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Council meeting sees public air concerns about addition proposed by Chervin Custom Woodworks Whitney Neilson
A 28-year old man driving westbound on Hessen Strasse lost control of his van, rolling into the ditch just east of Greenwood Hill Road at approximately 11:40 a.m. Jan. 5. The van broke through the ice lining the bottom of the ditch, causing water to flow into the vehicle. Waterloo Regional Police say no one was injured, and no charges are expected. [scott barber / the observer]
When it comes to clearing snow, Woolwich has standards Township typically goes beyond the minimums set by the province, resulting in fewer complaints
Whitney Neilson Winter’s return this week had Woolwich crews out on the roads, tackling the snow and ice notably absent over Christmas. When and in what strength they’re deployed is determined by the weather, of course, but also by mini-
mum standards set by the province. The township’s own guidelines for clearing roads and sidewalks were determined by a 2011 review of winter maintenance service levels. Simply complying with the provincial minimum wouldn’t necessarily mean
people would have an easy time getting where they need to go, says Dan Kennaley, Woolwich’s director of engineering and planning. “Our standard is basically, as much as our existing resources allow, try to snow | 2
It was a full house at Wellesley council Monday night as Hawkesville residents shared their concerns over a proposed rezoning for an expansion at Chervin Custom Woodworks on Geddes Street. Council decided to defer the rezoning after hearing complaints about noise and traffic and the potential impact on homeowners on Geddes Street, Orville Court, and Broadway Street. Township planner Geoff VanderBaaren said Hawkesville is identified as a service settlement area, which means it’s a mixeduse area that contains a concentration of single-detached dwellings, as well as commercial, industrial and institutional type uses. Chervin operates a plant
and a yard in the village, and added an addition to their facility last summer. Now, they’re looking to expand again. They need to comply with a number of conditions for council to give them the rezoning. Firstly, they need to justify there’s a need for the additional land. “In 2012 the township undertook an employment land strategy which identified that the municipality has very little designated ready-to-go industrial or commercials lands,” VanderBaaren said. “We feel the justification is there for adding additional lands. It just comes down to whether this is the appropriate location for that or not.” Council must also consider the agricultural and Expansion | 2
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snow: Provincial standards, liability concerns shape township’s road-clearing policies FROM | cover
direct as many of those resources at the commuting times and try to within reason make sure the roads are as clear as they can be, given the amount of resources we have available to us.” He said they try to concentrate on early morning and late afternoon to keep the roads in as good as shape as possible for work commuters. By and large, that means there are few complaints about the plowing of roads in Woolwich. It’s the sidewalks that used to be the issue. “We used to get a lot of complaints about clearing of sidewalks in Elmira,” Kennaley said. “We tried to hire a better contractor and
we seem to have achieved that. The complaints have fallen off drastically.” And Woolwich, like all municipalities, has a legal duty to take care of its snow removal in a timely manner. That was made very apparent when two sisters in Oshawa were left wheelchair dependent after a car accident in 2004. In 2012 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the city of Oshawa, proving municipalities can be found at fault for poor maintenance of their roads. Woolwich has been spared that kind of legal action. Richard Petherick, Woolwich’s director of finance, said as far as claims related to the roads, he’s not aware of anything against the township in
recent years, except “the typical pothole stuff.” “From a sidewalk perspective it’s the typical slip and falls [the township could be liable for],” Petherick said. “From a roads side, you could be liable if you didn’t meet the minimum maintenance standards with regard to clearing the roads: not clearing it at the time you should have.” The minimum maintenance standard is determined by the province. Roads are divided into classes based on their average annual daily traffic. The standards apply to the depth of snow on the roads and the time threshold. For example, a Class 3 road must be plowed as soon as possible once eight centimetres have accumulated.
Once it stops snowing snow must be removed to eight centimetres or less within 12 hours. It also must be treated for ice within eight hours after the township has become aware it’s icy. To ensure the minimum standards are met, two individuals from the township do road patrol early in the morning, over the course of the day, and late in the afternoon when commuting starts. They make the call as to how many people need to be out working given the road and weather conditions. “This road patrol is very important,” Kennaley said. “That’s really how we determine how much plowing, salting and sanding has to take place. And again they don’t have a
hard-and-fast standard. They are certainly aware of the minimum maintenance standard, but beyond that what they’re looking for is, do conditions warrant calling our snowplow people to plow the roads?” The township’s report states actual levels of service are typically higher, and must be to keep roads in safe driving condition. The township is divided into eight snowplow routes, with primary and secondary designations. Kennaley notes the difficult season Waterloo Region and much of Ontario had last winter. Woolwich went well over budget in terms of winter control. He said the previous council was concerned they were sometimes being a little
overzealous and going out when there wasn’t, in their view, enough snow to warrant the attention they were giving it. “We’ve been a little more deliberate in addressing that question – are conditions sufficient to warrant a callout where our staff would undertake plowing or salting and sanding operations?” Kennaley said. And it isn’t just municipalities who can be liable for insufficient winter care. Homeowners are subject to the Occupiers’ Liability Act, which outlines the duties people have to keep snow and ice clear of their driveways and walkways. The general rule is snow must be removed and a reasonable effort must be made to prevent falls.
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environmental factors. VanderBaaren said they could never have intensive agricultural purposes on the property, thus the agricultural impact is small. There are no environmental features, such as woodlots or wetlands on the lands either. The final consideration is lot servicing. Given
the space available, a little over nine acres, he said he doesn’t anticipate any issues with providing a private well and septic if there was a building in the future. “The dry industrial commercial designation is what they’re asking,” VanderBaaren said. “It specifies that those types of uses generally provide for a range of light
industrial uses. They’re typically low water use, so you’d only really have washroom facilities for the employees. Their processes wouldn’t include anything that required water as primary use.” It also has to be deemed not to be obnoxious, defined as excessive odour, dust, noise, fumes, or vibrations. A noise con-
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sultant will determine what the existing sound level is in the community to compare it to the work being doing by Chervin. VanderBaaren says it will be relatively low, certainly less than on a busy road in Kitchener or Waterloo. The Ministry of the Environment also requires they look at land-use guidelines to see what an appropriate distance is between two incompatible land uses, like Chervin’s and neighbouring homes. “There are a number of considerations,” VanderBaaren explained. “They work on a class of industries. Class 1 is a really benign industrial use, operates during the day, doesn’t have much traffic coming in and out. Class 2 industry would operate a step above that. It may operate in shifts. There would be a little more traffic coming in and out of the property. It also may have outdoor storage.” The MOE says for a Class 1 industry there’s an impact at 70 metres. That 70 metres can be reduced to as low as 20 metres through some kind of mitigation, like a noise berm. He said they’ve recommended there be the 20-metre setback for this property, with a three-metre berm around the property. Kirby Martin lives directly north of the land in question on Geddes Street. He submitted a letter of concern to council signed by numerous residents affected by their proximity to the woodworking operation. “There is huge anxiety over the industrialization of Hawkesville,” Martin said. “We have serious concerns about the potential impact on the quality of
life for our residents. Many of them settled here to enjoy the benefits of family life in a rural village with a safe, serene mix of homes and smaller family businesses.” Jennifer Burkholder lives just east of Chervin’s on Orville Court. There’s a berm on her property, but because of different terrain grades between her property and Chervin’s, and an increase of work at the plant, it’s no longer sufficient, she says. “Due to the shifts that are taking place through the night, there is noise that is being carried on past 7 o’clock in the evening, and therefore the noise is now influencing people like ourselves,” Burkholder said. “That berm was put there originally by the developer and was made for that property and not for Chervin’s. According to his grade there’s no berm on his property. The berm is on my property
and it’s not to the threemetre grade of the noise.” Debra Sargent lives on Geddes Street and also expressed concerns over the new night shift. “Was night shift in consideration when they classified it as Class 1 or did they go by this proposal that only said daytime shifts?” Daytime hours are considered from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and anything going on outside of those hours is treated at a different level, VanderBaaren said. He added it’s a bit of a judgment call in terms of when you tip over from a Class 1 to a Class 2, and that’s something he would differ to a noise expert. “We’re still sorting out the noise considerations, that’s one of the big things we need to look at it. Access to Geddes Street is something that the public works department has considered,” VanderBaaren said.
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Ina Martin of Elmira, who celebrated her 89th birthday in September, recently completed her walk across Canada. In April of 2010, she started her walk using the track at the WMC and wearing a pedometer wherever she went. She completed her last mile on December 20, a total of 4,337 miles – the distance from Newfoundland to British Columbia. Someone asked her if she listened to music as she walked, but she said no. Instead she sang, prayed and remembered the places she and her late husband Eldon visited as she walked through each province. Planning to keep up the pace, she has decided her next goal will be to walk the Bruce Trail. [submitted]
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Social isolation a growing concern for seniors
Community Care Concepts already working to combat problem identified in a recent report from National Seniors Council Scott Barber With the Baby Boomer cohort aging and life expectancy on the rise, the problem of social isolation amongst seniors will become magnified, a report by the National Seniors Council says. The report, commissioned by the federal government in 2013, saw some 300 organizations and individuals across the country consulted on the growing issue. “Social isolation is commonly defined as a low quantity and quality of contact with others,” the report states. “A situation of social isolation involves few social contacts and few social roles, as well as the absence of mutually rewarding relationships.” With the number of seniors (persons over 65 years of age) expected to double in the next 25 years, and the trend of smaller, more geographically dispersed families, the issue is becoming more prevalent, according to the report. “Although knowledge and data about social isola-
tion of seniors in Canada are limited, existing findings demonstrate that many older Canadians are socially isolated or at risk of becoming so,” the report states. “In a Statistics Canada 2012 Health Report, almost one in four adults over the age of 65 (24%) reported that they would have liked to have participated in more social activities in the past year. Statistics Canada’s 200809 Canadian Community Health Survey found that 19 per cent of individuals aged 65 or over felt a lack of companionship, left out, or isolated from others. Also, according to a 2006 study conducted by Dr. Janice Keefe, more than 30 per cent of Canada’s seniors are at risk of social isolation.” Here in Woolwich and Wellesley townships, experienced senior care workers are witnessing the issue firsthand. And they’re taking action. “When I read the report, all of those components resonated with what we see and what we’re about
as an organization,” said Cathy Harrington, executive director of Community Care Concepts. “The core messages were not surprising because they are things that we see daily and they are the things that we have been trying to address through the full continuum of services we offer the community.” Funded by the WaterlooWellington Local Health Integration Network, the townships, service clubs, private donors and fundraising events, CCC is able to provide a wealth of programs and services to seniors in the region, often free of charge. And while there is a myriad of services offered to seniors by CCC and a number of other local organizations – Woolwich Community Services and the Woolwich and Wellesley Community Health Centres just to name a pair – each service is geared to ensure that seniors have the opportunity for social activities and connections. “When we take a look at what it means to age in a healthy manner, there are all different dimensions that you can look at,” Harrington explained. “So there is the physical and mental health that people need, and certainly we
Cathy Harrington and Karla Frey of Community Care Concepts are working hard to prevent social isolation amongst the townships’ senior population. Programs like the senior support worker initiative and the fall prevention and exercise classes – both launched over the last two years – have been popular ways for elderly members of the community to maintain active social lives. [scott barber / the observer] have a great health care system. We know that we need good nutrition, and our meal programs and Meals on Wheels dining is a way to support the nutritional needs. We also know that physical exercise is important, and we have incorporated a popular exercise and falls prevention program. But time and time again, we also know
that even if you have those components, if you don’t have a way to engage with others in a meaningful way, than all of those other things fall down.” Social connections are fundamental to our health, but it can mean very different things for different people, Harrington added. Some people aren’t interested in getting out into a
larger crowd at a dining program or at an exercise class. Maybe, they prefer one-onone time with a close friend or a care worker. That’s why CCC offers everything from drop-in day programs and dinning times to the friendly visiting and lunch date programs. isolation | 4
Community rallies to make Tree of Light the best yet whitney neilson The closure of the Foodland grocery store in St. Clements didn’t stop the Paradise and District Lions Club from raising more money than ever before for its annual Tree of Light. The club raised $7,052.20 for Innisfree House, a new 10-bed residential hospice in Kitchener that will offer end-of-life care once it’s completed. Janet Pfaffinger said the decision to give the money
to Innisfree House was an easy one. “In past years we were giving to local charities, and this time we thought all of us are touched by cancer and this was a new venture for them, Innisfree House,” Pfaffinger said. “And we thought what a great charity to donate toward.” The club used to primarily sell the bulbs for the tree at the St. Clements Foodland, so when it closed they thought they’d
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She said they don’t know specifically where the money will go at this point, but they’re raising funds to build the building and do the interior. They raised the most money they ever have this year, since starting the initiative six years ago. “When we first started the Tree of Light in 2008 we took in $3,506 and every year it has increased substantially and as you can tell from 2008 we’re now double that amount,”
Pfaffinger said. “The Lions members were simply stunned by the amount of money we raised. No one expected quite that much so we were just delighted.” She said they had forewarned the people at Innisfree House they might not raise as much this year because their main venue was gone, so they were also pleasantly surprised but yet very grateful. “I think people realize we’re putting the donations toward very important
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Wellesley eyes last phase of Greenwood Hill subdivision Staff recommends township take cash in lieu, hold off on parkland development until larger parcel is available Whitney Neilson The need for more parkland was the subject of debate this week at Wellesley council’s public meeting on the sixth and final phase of the Village Estate subdivision on the corner of Greenwood Hill and Gerber Road. Council decided to defer the motion to rezone it from an agricultural zone to an urban residential zone until staff can come up with recommendations to include parkland in the subdivision or close by. Township planner Geoff VanderBaaren said of the 16 proposed lots, single homes would be on lots one to eight, 15, and 16. Semi-detached are proposed on lots nine through to 14, which back onto Greenwood Hill. “One thing we are proposing as part of the zon-
ing bylaw is to encourage more affordable units in Wellesley, that the lots that are proposed for semidetached units be zoned specifically for a semi and remove the permission to allow a single to be built on them,” VanderBaaren said. “What we found in the previous phase was there were a number of lots proposed for semi-detached houses in that portion of the subdivision. Some of those lots have been purchased and singledetached house have been built on them.” VanderBaaren said the developer was required to put in a walkway along Gerber Road, which was installed. Staff would like to see that continued on north, along Greenwood Hill up to the limit of the subdivision. Coun. Shelley Wagner asked where the closest
playground is to the proposed subdivision. Facilities manager Brad Voisin said Wellesley Public School’s playground would be the closest. “That’s a distance,” Wagner replied. Coun. Herb Neher said it’s always a dangerous area to get into, not having parkland. “The closest playground area, that’s always been a problem,” Neher said. “Would there not be a possibility of getting a mini playground so that the people in that whole playground would be able to have a swing, a place to sit, maybe a couple of park benches, instead of the cash in lieu?” VanderBaaren said staff considered the parkland dedication requirements for the area. They recommend taking cash from the developer rather than land,
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working to raise $4.4 million from the community and will rely on the community to provide more than 50 per cent of its annual operating costs. Connie Dwyer, executive director of Innisfree House, lit the tree. Bulbs were sold for $5 each, or $50 for a string of bulbs. Donations over $50 lit the star and anyone who donated $50 or
more received advertising as an official thank you. The bulbs were bought in memory of or to honour a loved one, and the names were read aloud at the tree lighting ceremony. “I’d like to thank everyone for their kind and caring generosity because without the people and the businesses our campaign would not be nearly as successful as it has been,” Pfaffinger said.
pating the area would be developed and then combining the total acreage being developed in order to request a larger piece to be set aside for parkland?” VanderBaaren didn’t have an answer for that, as previous developments occurred before he came to the township. “It seems to me a developer can develop small parcels and every time a small parcel is developed it will not meet the requirements for a larger green space,” Van der Maas said. He continued, “But if we know the developer is eventually going to create a development over a much larger area, I think we’re in a better position to demand more or ask for more parkland.” Tresaurer Theresa Bisch said the cash in lieu is set aside in its own bank account and held until there’s
parkland available. Representing the developer, planner Andrew Head said they’re generally in agreement with the staff report and have no issues with it. He noted parkland was considered at one point in time: they had designed a layout of four parks, but township staff recommended taking the cash instead. “There are considerations into looking at the future of Greenwood Hill across the street for a future dedication where the park would go there at one point in time. And there’s been some speculation there,” Head said. “I think that’s what helped to drive the parkland idea. That’s still going to be formulated in that area with room to grow and to suit everybody in the neighborhood and not just one single subdivision.”
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a position that stems out of the parks and recreation master plan that calls for acquiring larger parcels of land. “Taking a small piece of land here is not really going to help the municipality solve their parkland requirements at this point,” VanderBaaren said. He added the best the township could do there would be five per cent of the proposed 3.4 acres, which comes out to a fairly small area. Informed by VanderBaaren that the same developer had been involved in previous subdivisions, Coun. Peter Van der Maas asked why the entire area hadn’t been considered as one packaged. “Had we taken cash in lieu at that time instead of parkland, too?” Van der Maas asked. “Had we given any consideration to antici-
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The agency also initiated a social support worker program last year that provides seniors with visits, medication remainders, shopping and help with chores while also providing a bridge to the greater network of services offered in the community. Celebrating its 30th year, CCC functions on the back of the 160 volunteers who provide some 9,000 hours of service annually.
Their dedication is “beyond amazing,” CCC community outreach director Karla Frey said, noting the incredible sense of community found in Woolwich and Wellesley townships. The volunteers are the “eyes and ears” of the organization, she added, helping to spot red flags and make sure people have access to everything and anything they need. This will be a big year for CCC, as the popular senior support worker and fall-
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Wellesley sets tax goal of 2.5% Following the first of two budget consultation sessions this week, Wellesley councillors rebuffed a staff proposal to hike tax rates by 3.77 per cent for 2015. The Tuesday session held at the Wellesley municipal offices saw a lineby-line examination of the 2015 draft budget by staff and council members. The proposal would see even levels of expenditure and revenue at $7,189,290, with two full-time staff positions added to the payroll (one
administrative position and a lead hand for the recreation department) and one paid co-op student. In order to balance the budget, township staff proposed a significant increase to the tax levy rate (3.77 per cent, compared to 1.48 per cent in 2014, 1.99 per cent in 2013 and two per cent in 2012). But council rejected the notion, instead asking staff to work towards an increase closer to 2.5 per cent. Township reserves currently stand at some $4.5 million while its debt sits at $380,909.97 including interest payments.
Woolwich start tax ball rolling at 3.5% for 2015 Even before the 2015 budget process got rolling, Woolwich staff is looking to dig deeper into your wallet. Rather than zero-based budgeting – an idea bandied about early in the last term of council and quickly discarded – the baseline right now is a 3.5 per cent hike. Such an increase – two per cent overall and a 1.5 per cent special levy for infrastructure projects – would add $27.02 to the average tax bill based on
the township’s average assessed home value of $331,500. The first draft of the budget calls for total operating expenditures of $14.7 million, with net operating revenues of $7.8 million. Spending on capital projects is targeted to hit $9.8 million.
The end of 2014 brought with it a seven-year high for home sales in the Region with 6,564 residential sales processed through the Multiple Listing Service of the Kitchener-Waterloo
Association of Realtors, an increase of three per cent compared to 2013, the agency reports. Sales lagged behind 2013 figures for the first five months of the year. However, sales ramped up again with a delayed spring market, taking off in June of 2014. The year ended strong with 314 residential sales in December compared to 283 the same time last year resulting in an 11 per cent increase. A total of 6,564 residential properties were sold compared to 6,371 at the end of 2013. Total residential sales in 2014 included 4,384 single detached homes (up 3.3% from 2013), 470
semi-detached (down 6.9%), 444 townhomes (up 11.3%) and 1,206 condominium units (up 4.7%). The dollar volume of sales in 2014 increased 7.2 per cent over the previous year, totalling $2,207,485,532 surpassing the $2 billion mark for only the second time in the KWAR’s history. The average sale price of all residential sales in 2014 increased four per cent to $336,302 in comparison to 2013. Single-detached homes sold for an average price of $382,798 (up 4.3%), semi-detached for $256,606 (up 2.9%), townhomes for $287,951 (up to 3.4%) and condominiums sold for an average of $222,359 (up 2.5%).
assaultive, resulting in the taser being deployed. He was taken into custody and charged with being intoxicated in public. He was held in custody until sober. There were no injuries to the male or officers as a result of the incident.
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1:30 PM | A single-vehicle collision occurred on Snyder’s Road West in the Town of Baden. A Kitchener woman was travelling westbound on Snyder’s Road West when her vehicle left the roadway and struck a pole in the parking lot
2:30 AM | A lone 37-year-old Woolwich Township woman struck a pole near Sawmill and New Jerusalem roads. Police arrived and found the woman to be impaired and she was arrested. She was treated for minor injuries and later
Home sales reach up again in 2014
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4:20 AM | At Moser Young and Lobsinger Line in Wellesley Township, a vehicle left the road and went in the ditch. A male driver who had been drinking alcohol was located and arrested for impaired driving. A three-day driver’s license suspension was later issued.
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3:30 AM | A 2011 Infiniti was travelling on Benjamin Road when the driver lost control, left the road and struck a tree. The driver and a passenger then left the area on foot. No effort was made by the driver to contact the police. Due to the severity of the collision, the occupants of the vehicle may have been injured. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Traffic Services Branch at 519-653-7700, ext. 8793 or email traffic@wrps.on.ca.
Pair honoured for their work in local theatre Whitney Neilson Connie Dickinson and Florence Arkell’s more than 20 years working in community theatre in Elora hasn’t gone unnoticed. The dynamic duo, from Not So Grand Players, was presented with the Lis Pieper Memorial Plaque to recognize their dedication to playwriting, directing, and producing quality entertainment for the community. Gary Bryant received the award last year and said Dickinson and Arkell are involved in all facets of the theatre community. “Their most recent collaboration was a Remembrance Day show at the Elora Legion (War Time
Musical Memories) which consisted of a series of popular war songs connected by a radio broadcast, which more or less described goings on during the Second World War and then the 20 or so members of the group would burst into song at appropriate moments,” Bryant explained. “Recently too, the group did a medley of World War One songs at the Wellington County Museum as part of their seasonal Christmas activities.” The award is given out each year on behalf of the Elora Community Theatre, On the Spot Productions, Centre Wellington Children’s Theatre, Fergus Grand Theatre Volunteer Group, Vision Theatre Productions, Assembly Hall
Theatre and the Not So Grand Players. It was originally created by ECT after Pieper passed away. The two were previously both employed at Wellington Terrace, a long-term care home, when it was in Elora and have since retired. While their most recent productions would appear to be a tad on the depressing side, Bryant said that’s not the case. “Their writing and their productions are fun-filled because they are both upbeat personalities and they aim to give pleasure to the audiences that they write for,” Bryant said. “Their works are not at all somber, they are fun-filled.” He says the two ladies typically do their produc-
tions in the fall or winter. Each theatre group gets to nominate someone from their group for the award annually and a committee of all the groups decides who’s most deserving. “Because these two often work together I think they found it difficult to separate them,” Bryant said. “I say this because a couple of years ago I received this award as a member of the Elora Community Theatre and I’m not sure how they picked me exactly.” Bryant said this is the third year for the award. ECT created the award because Pieper was someone who did a whole lot of different roles for them, from backstage to administration, and she didn’t get
Connie Dickinson and Florence Arkell accept Lis Pieper Memorial Plaques. much credit for it. She also was a member of the Elora Community Theatre Board of Directors. “The group decided because of her hard work and the longevity of her work over the years that they would create an award which goes to people who have labored for many years
on behalf of local theatre,” Bryant said. “Lis Pieper was an excellent stage manager but she did venture on stage once or twice but she didn’t like that. She preferred to be on the backstage side of theatre life.” The plaque with their names hangs in the lobby of the Fergus Grand Theatre. They were also given individual plaques to keep. Other productions they’ve done include musical comedies Show Me the Money, which they both wrote and Arkell directed, and All Sales Final, written by Dickinson, Arkell, and Linda Dolinsek. “Music and laughter seem to be the two components of most of their collaborative efforts,” Bryant said.
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Court of public opinion judges beer deal guilty The public backlash over revelations of a secret deal between the Beer Store and the LCBO prompted a quick response. Not from the province – a few platitudes aside, it’s done what it always does when it comes to providing good governance, policies in the public good and taxpayer value: absolutely nothing – but from the Beer Store itself. Already unpopular, and now embroiled in a public relations fiasco, the outfit announced this week that ownership is being opened up to all Ontario-based brewers. As well, small brewers will have their listing fees reduced and will have the flexibility to more easily introduce seasonal brands, the Beer Store claims. Currently, the private business is run by three foreignowned brewers: InBevSA of Belgium, U.S.-based Molson Coors Brewing and Japan’s Sapporo. Last month, a Toronto Star story revealed a secret noncompete agreement between the government-owned LCBO and privately operated Beer Store. The deal involves restricting beer sales at the LCBO to six-packs rather than the cases of 12 and 24 that are more popular and cheaper. In essence, LCBO agrees to hand over a lucrative business to a private, foreign-owned enterprise, driving up prices and foregoing more than half a billion dollars in revenue. It was a tale of greed and corruption, with a corporation and government colluding to rip off Ontarians. The story and the resultant action are a testament to the importance of transparency, and the work of those looking to shine a light on all such dealings – it would be naive in the extreme to believe that this is the only corrupt agreement the government is involved with. This week’s announcement from the Beer Store caught the industry off guard. The Ontario Craft Brewers, a group of some 50 small brewers, says it needs more information before deciding if the changes will make any difference. “The announcement today by the Beer Store regarding opening ownership for Ontario’s small brewers came as a complete surprise to our members,” said Cam Heaps, the organization’s chairman. “It certainly does not address our major issue of improving access for consumers. Before we can comment, we need more information; we have a lot of questions.” Originally a co-operative formed in 1927 to warehouse and distribute the beer produced by hundreds of brewers, BRI now represents two major shareholders – Labatt and Molson – and a minor one, Sleeman. The province has admitted the company had become essentially a private monopoly for the retailing of beer in Ontario. Small breweries have argued for years they don’t get a fair shake at retail stores owned by the big players. As the craft brewers note, the impact of the proposed changes remains unknown. But if beer was sold in grocery and convenience stores, it would benefit smaller breweries, which are now dependent on a retail channel owned and controlled by their much larger competitors. That’s a longstanding issue the government – beholden to unions and unwilling to act in the public interest – wants to avoid. Perhaps changing the rules to allow the craft brewers access to corner stores would increase their profile, and their profits. For a government with an even worse reputation than the Beer Store, it might be a good idea to do something that actually creates more convenience, cutting high prices while they’re at it. A good decision would be a novelty from the gang at Queen’s Park, so much so that we might actually take note.
Left unchecked, some people will opt for certain priorities instead of spending that’s good for the entire “household.” WORLD view / GWYNNE DYER
Muslim immigration and the limits of tolerance WORLD AFFAIRS The language of the immigration debate in Germany has got harsh and extreme. German Chancellor Angela Merkel attacked the anti-immigration movement in her New Year speech, saying its leaders have “prejudice, coldness, even hatred in their hearts.” The “anti-Islamisation” protests all across Germany on Monday fizzled out in the end. 18,000 people showed up at one rally in Dresden, where the weekly protests by the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West (Pegida) began last October, but that hardly counted because there are few Muslims – indeed few immigrants of any sort – in Dresden. Anti-immigrant sentiment in Western countries is always highest where there are few or no immigrants. In big German cities like Hamburg, Berlin and Stuttgart that do have large immigrant populations,
the counter-demonstrators outnumbered the Pegida protesters ten-to-one. But the debate is not over. Germany is taking in more immigrants than ever before: some 600,000 this year. That’s not an intolerable number for a country of 82 million, but it does mean that if current trends persist, the number of foreign-born residents will almost double to 15 million in just ten years. That will take some getting used to – and there’s another thing. A high proportion of the new arrivals in Germany are Muslim refugees. Two-thirds of those 600,000 newcomers in 2014 were people from other countries of the European Union where work is scarce or living standards are lower. They have the legal right to come under EU rules, and there’s really nothing Germany can do about it. Besides, few of the EU immigrants are Muslims. The other 200,000, however, are almost all refugees who are seeking asylum in Germany. The number has almost doubled in the past year, and will certainly grow even larger this year.
And the great majority of the asylum-seekers are Muslims. This is not a Muslim plot to colonise Europe. It’s just that a large majority of the refugees in the world are Muslims. At least threequarters of the world’s larger wars are civil wars in Muslim countries like Syria (by far the biggest source of new refugees), Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and Libya. Many of these refugees end up in other predominantly Muslim countries (like Lebanon, where between a quarter and a third of the population is now Syrian refugees.) But Europe is relatively close, and a much better place to be if you can get there: each asylum-seeker who is accepted by Germany gets free accommodation, food, medical care and clothing. Adults also get $160 a month. Moreover, if they make it to Europe, the war cannot follow them. Every country has an obligation to accept and protect legitimate refugees seeking asylum, but in practice some dodge their responsibilities. Last year the United Kingdom,
which has 65 million people, accepted less than half as many refugees as Sweden, which has 10 million people. But even the best-intentioned countries, like Germany, are starting to show the strain. It’s easy to mock the fears of Germany’s “Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West” – only five per cent of Germany’s population is Muslim. But nine per cent of the children born in Germany in recent years have Muslim parents because of the higher birth rates of Middle Eastern immigrants. If the current wave of asylum-seekers continues – and there is no particular reason to believe that the Syrian civil war will end soon – then Germany will add another two million Muslim immigrants to its population in the next decade. And they too will have higher birth rates than the locals. With its current asylum policy, Germany could be 10 per cent Muslim ten years from now. You might reasonably ask: what’s DYER | 8
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" Most Europeans still try to see things in proportion [but] ... People are people, and their tolerance has limits. " Gwynne Dyer | 6 HIS view / STEVE KANNON
Paris shooting an indication of our values under attack by Islamists EDITOR'S NOTES The first reaction to the slaughter at the office of Charlie Hebdo was horror. That was quickly followed by a show of solidarity in the streets of Paris. There were global messages of both grief and support for free speech. In the longer term, the killing of 12 people and wounding of 20 others will fuel an already growing distrust of Islam, especially in Europe where immigration policies are under increasing fire. We aren’t immune to anti-Muslim sentiment here, as online forums buzzing with updates from the scene were quick to link the crimes there with Canada’s pledge to accept 13,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees, as well as the country’s broader immigration policies. In the immediate aftermath, anti-Muslim sentiment is running strong. The killing of the staff at a satirical newspaper
brings into sharp focus a lengthy string of atrocities committed in the name of Islam. From the totalitarian aspirations of ISIS to the murders carried out in Ottawa and Quebec, inhuman activities are a regular occurrence around the globe. Well beyond Syria and Iraq, the examples of Islamist extremism extend from Nigeria to Australia, from Canada to France. Each new act of violence breeds fear – a terrorist goal – and fear eventually breeds hatred. There’s a sense the barbarians are at the gate, with the potential for a backlash against Muslims in the countries of the West. We don’t know what the longer-term implications will be for France and Europe, which have avoided some of the kneejerk reaction we saw in the U.S. and, to a lesser extent, in the UK following terrorist attacks there. Still, there’s a bigger issue here, one already at play in much of Western Europe where shifting demographics and im-
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our own freedoms, nor act against immigrants in the way reminiscent of how Islamists treat “infidels.” That’s not to say, however, that we shouldn’t have a discussion about immigration. Clearly, there’s substantial support for looking at how we accommodate newcomers. People want some clear lines drawn about just how much license will be given to immigrants, and nowhere is the issue of immigration and accommodation more volatile than with Muslims and Islam. We saw how such debates can go with Quebec’s attempt in 2013 to ban overtly religious symbols from the ranks of the public sector. Not able to simply banish burkas and niqabs, the Parti Quebecois had to include turbans, kippas and even crosses as a way of seeming to apply the rules to everyone. The so-called secularism charter was rightly derided by critics inside the province and, much more vocally, in the rest of Canada. Such overt
intolerance makes us uncomfortable, despite our unease with the number and nature of immigrants. Outside of Quebec, we’ve been slow to tackle a growing problem. Political correctness has stifled debate. Quebec is not alone in its distrust of Islam – the movement, not necessarily the religion, though the public often makes no such distinction. There’s been little talk of defending Canadian culture, unlike the debate in Quebec at the time, defused by the province’s ouster of the PQ government. While Quebeckers are more likely to take exception to the creeping multiculturalism and growing immigration-related problems, we’ve seen signs of that elsewhere in the country. Quebec’s awkward, heavy-handed approach was easy to mock, but there’s a part of what happened there resonating outside the province. Tensions have, are and will be running much higher in Europe. As Gwynne Dyer notes in his column this week, the
Charlie Hebdo murders came in the same week as “anti-Islamisation” protests in Germany, albeit muted ones. There were counter-demonstrations denouncing the protests, but demographics and increasing terrorist violence could easily turn the tide. More fear – of the “other” and of terrorism – breeds hate and creates the right climate for a backlash, the kind that will sweep up more than just the radicals. The collateral damage will include the so-called moderates, and our own values if we’re not careful. One of those values – freedom of speech – was the target in Paris this week. Most of the victims, including four cartoonists, were killed for having the temerity to caricature the Prophet Muhammad. In a satirical newspaper. A paper that took shots at a variety of targets, with only one segment uttering threats (among those killed was a police officer assigned to protect editor Stephane Charbonnier). kannon | 8
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migration have led to simmering tensions for years. We’re already seeing the growth of rightwing and nationalist political parties in England, France, Germany and even traditional neutral Switzerland and liberal Holland, among others. You can bet right-wing, anti-immigrant parties such as France’s National Front, Holland’s Party for Freedom and the UK Independence Party will be making gains. Even traditionally liberal European countries have been grappling with the issue, and what happened in Paris Wednesday will only fan the flames. The Charlie Hebdo shooting could heighten concerns about immigrants. Such traumas tend to breed cultural fears, which are projected onto immigrants or the unknown. Suspicions deepen. We can easily start down a path we might regret, even more so than the eradication of our civil liberties and privacy in the post-9/11 era. We must be careful not to let our fear of the “other” erode
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Before lunch Monday, the first official workday of 2015, Canada’s highest paid CEOs had pocketed what most Canadians work all year to earn. The 2013 compensation levels for Canada’s highest paid 100 CEOs and finds they pocketed an average $9.2 million, compared to the average Canadian income of $47,358. The last time CEO pay was this high was in 2007, when the average for the highest paid 100 CEOs was $10 million.
“It’s perhaps a bit pompous, what I’m about to say, but I would rather die standing than to live on my knees.”
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wrong with having a 10 per cent Muslim population? But it’s hard to think of a Muslim country that would welcome the relatively sudden arrival of a 10 per cent Christian minority with equanimity. And special thanks to the Islamist thugs who committed the massacre at “Charlie Hebdo” in Paris on Wednesday for making it even harder for Europeans to see the difference between terrorist fanatics and ordinary Muslims. Most Europeans still try to see things in proportion and not judge all Muslims by the acts of a few, but they are failing more frequently. People are people, and their tolerance has limits. Even in Sweden, the most heroically open country in Europe, where
they are expecting more than 100,000 asylum applications this year, former prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said just before last September’s election: “I’m now pleading with the Swedish people to have patience, to open your hearts, to see people in high distress whose lives are being threatened. Show them that openness, show them tolerance.” Once more, the Swedes did that. The mainstream parties, all of which share that vision of Sweden, have formed a coalition government that is pledged not to slam the gates shut on asylum-seekers. But the anti-immigration party, the Sweden Democrats, more than doubled its vote and became the third-largest party. Even in Sweden, time is running out on tolerance.
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The paper’s office was actually firebombed in 2011, again by Islamists. “We publish caricatures every week, but people only describe them as declarations of war when it’s about the person of the Prophet or radical Islam. When you start saying that you can’t create such drawings, then the same thing will soon ap-
ply to other, more harmless representations,” Charbonnier told the German newspaper Der Spiegel in 2012. “And a drawing has never killed anyone.” Extremists and totalitarians (not mutually exclusive) almost always try to suppress thought and expression, as their ideologies can’t withstand logic or scrutiny. Or the ridicule they deserve.
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scott barber The Elmira Sugar Kings put together two strong performances in their first weekend back from the holiday break, but came away with just one win. Riding a five-game winning streak, the Kings blanked Brantford 6-0 last Saturday on the road. The next night, the squad hosted the Guelph Hurricanes at the WMC, falling 4-2 in a tight-checking affair. Despite the loss, the Kings remain in first place in the Midwestern Conference with a five-point cushion over the Kitchener Dutchman. And head coach Jeff Flanagan likes the way the team is playing. “I thought we played really well actually,” he said, referring to the Sunday matchup with Guelph. “We just couldn’t score. We had lots of chances and probably hit the post four or five times. (Adam) Brubacher hit two posts on his own. We played well enough to win we just didn’t get the goals that we needed.” The game was scoreless until midway through the second period when Hurricane Patrick Hudla beat Jonathan Reinhart. Hudla added a shorthanded mark-
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Jonathan Reinhart made 30 saves and surrendered three goals in the Kings’ 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes Jan. 4 at the WMC. Inset, Brodie Whitehead looks to clear out a rebound and Alex Mutton topples over Guelph netminder Jason DaSilva. [scott barber / the observer] er deep in the same frame struggled against Brantford the group played hard, FlaThe final minutes were to give the visitors a twothis year even though we’ve nagan said. tense, as Flanagan pulled goal advantage. beat them every time, but Missing key players like Reinhart early. Klayton Hoelscher got last night the guys played Mitch Klie (suspension), It paid off with a Zac the Kings on the board Cash Seraphim (illness) and really well, which was nice Coulter goal (Alex Mutton, at 11:22 in the third from to see.” Mac Clutsam) with just over Rob Kohli (injury) certainly Marselis Subban – in his The first game back after played a role. three minutes to play. first game as a King – and the holidays is a scary time The night prior, Elmira But it was all for not, as Mitch Montgomery, but for coaches, Flanagan said, had no problem finding the the Hurricanes secured the the Hurricanes quickly re“Because you don’t know back of the net. win with an empty netter sponded with a goal of their “We played really well,” at 19:28. kings | 13 own a minute later. Flanagan said. “We have It was a tough loss, but
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Dec. 14 vs Dundas Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Josh Caron (2), Matthew Darrigan Assists: Jordan Maclachlan (3), Owen Weppler (2), Cameron Biesel Player of the game: Matthew Darrigan
Tyke: Select Dec. 16 vs Milton Home: 4 Visitor: 2 Goals: Mitchell Roemer, Connor Goebel Assists: Ethan Burkholder, Danny Schaefer Player of the Game: Aiden Schaap Dec. 20 vs Hespeler Home: 4 Visitor: 3 Goals: Ethan Burkholder (2), Jordan Machlachlan, Mitchell Roemer Assists: Owen Weppler, Matthew Darrigan, Bryson Rozema Player of the Game: Evan Grant Dec. 21 vs Milton Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Josh Carson, Connor Goebel, Jordan Machlachlan Assists: Owen Weppler (2), Ethan Burkholder, Keaton Kidd, Matthew Darrigan, Jordan Machlachlan Player of the Game: Jordan Machlachlan Jan. 4 vs Erin Hillsburgh Home: 3 Visitor: 4 Goals: Mitchell Roemer (2), Jordan Machlachlan Player of the game: Jordan Noot
Novice: Major A
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Dec. 13 vs Brampton Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Stuart Sinclair, Brady Martin, Pacey Camm Assists: Sam Ratcliffe, Mitchell Walker Dec. 14 vs Oakville Home: 6 Visitor: 1 Goals: Evan Passmore, Pacey Camm (2), Sam Ratcliffe, Brady Martin, Nathan Martin Assists: Stuart Sinclair, Michael Gear (3), Brady Martin, Pacey Camm, Liam Wood, Evan Passmore Jan. 2 vs Brampton Home: 11 Visitor: 2 Goals: Isaac Lopers (2), Ian leech (2), Sam Ratcliffe (2), Brady Martin (2), Eric Kane, Michael Gear, Mitchell Walker Assists: Michael Gear (3), Brady Martin (2), Pacey Camm, Mitchell Walker, Stuart Sinclair, Nathan Martin, Evan Passmore Jan. 3 vs Erin Hillsburgh Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Ian Leech, Sam Ratcliffe, Pacey Camm Assists: Michael Gear (2), Elijah Weiss, Mitchell
Walker Jan. 4 vs Milton Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goal: Brady Martin Shutout: Tyler Fisher
Atom ll squad runners up in kitchener
Novice: LL# 1 Dec.13 vs LL# 3 Home: 3 Visitor: 5 Goals: Joshua Uhrig (2), Owen Tettman Assists: Ethan Adams, Brandon Fishman, Patrick McCarthy Dec. 14 vs Beverly Home: 2 Visitor: 10 Goals: Dawson Brubacher, Joshua Uhrig Assists: Ryan Scheifele
Novice: AE Dec. 5 vs Orangeville Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Carter Snyder, Owen Weber Assists: Owen Weber, Kane Kruschat , Preston Hackert, Daniel Kochut Dec. 16 vs Halton Hills Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Hunter Brown, Cale Waechter, Josh Gibson Assists: Andrew Chumley, Kane Kruschat, Keegan Martin, Daniel Kochut, Jack Rozema Jan. 3 vs Centre Wellington Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Tyson Roth (2), Cale Waechter Assists: Preston Hackert (2), Hunter Brown, Josh Gibson, Kane Kruschat Jan. 4 vs Halton Hills Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Hunter Brown, Cale Waechter (3), Owen Weber Assists: Andrew Chumley (2), Jake Patterson, Daniel Kochut, Seth Shantz
Novice: LL# 3 Dec. 13 vs Paris Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Riley Dettweiler (3) Assists: Carson Duldhardt Dec. 14 vs St. George Home: Tyson Bauman (3), Declan Johnson (3), Riley Dettweiler (3), Blake Dueck, Ethan Woods (2) Assists: Carson Staken (3), Declan Johnson, Beckett Wadel, Evan Woods, Haiden Wagner, Lucas Hubbard, Kyle Zehr, Riley Dettweiler Jan. 3 vs Twin Centre Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Riley Dettweiler, Tyson Bauman Assists: Carson Duldhardt, Lucas Hubbard, Carson Staken
Novice: LL# 2 Dec. 13 vs St. George Home: 11 Visitor: 0 Goals: Ben Lother, Jamie Ferretti (2), Tyson Roth (2), Tanner Armstrong (4), Tyler Gingrich, Evan Yorke Assists: Sam Brown (2), Brody Shaefer, Tyler
The Woolwich Wild Atom LL squad finished runner up in the Jason Cripps Memorial Tournament in Kitchener on Dec. 30. Coaching staff back row: Rod Gerth, Mike Ratcliffe, Kirby Gingrich, Tammy Sargent. Middle row: Brooklyn Van Der Moden, Emme Williams, Annie Sargent, Sophie Hanley, Carlee Mueller, Haley Newton. Front row: Annabel Musselman, Kate Ratcliffe, Lauren Gerth, Payton Karn, Karli Gingrich. [submitted] Gingrich Dec. 20 vs Plattsville Home: 4 Visitor: 3 Goals: Tyson Roth (3), Tyler Gingrich Dec. 21 vs Paris Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Tyson Roth (2), Tyler Gingrich Assists: Tanner Armstrong, Tyson Roth Dec. 27 vs Ayr Home: 2 Visitor: 4 Goals: Tyson Roth (2) Assist: Tyler Gingrich
Atom: Major A Dec. 7 vs Milton Home: 1 Visitor: 4 Goals: Lucas Carson Assists: Brett Moser Dec. 13 vs Milton Home: 6 Visitor: 3 Goals: Shelby Rempel, Lucas Carson (2), Reid Burkholder, Nolan Karger, Brett Moser Assists: Brett Moser, Nolan Bridge, Zack Bender, Lucas Carson, Corbin Schmidt Dec. 14 vs New Hamburg Home: 3 Visitor: 4 Goals: Shelby Rempel, Carter Rollins, AJ ShawMcMahon Assists: Corbin Schmidt, Carter Cousineau, Sam Goebel Dec. 19 vs Oakville Home: 2 Visitor: 7 Goals: Corbin Schmidt (2) Assists: Nolan Karger (2) Dec. 20 vs Guelph Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Nolan Karger (2) Assists: Adam Pauls, Shelby Rempel Jan. 4 vs Halton Hills Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Lucas Carson (3), Zach Bender (2) Assists: Brett Moser (4), Nolan Bridge, Lucas Carson, AJ Shaw McMahon
Minor Atom: A Dec. 9 vs Halton Hills Home: 1 Visitor: 2
Goal: Isaiah Reitzel Dec. 13 vs Milton Home: 5 Visitor: 3 Goals: Joey Martin (4), Sam Hacock Assists: Drew Birmingham, Keenan Martin, Eric Hutton, Cade Beacom (2), Evan Lucier, Isaiah Reitzel Dec. 17 vs Milton Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Isaiah Reitzel Assists: Evan Lucier, Denver Martin Shutout: Nathan Whittom Dec. 20 vs Milton Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Sam Hacock, Jordan Chang Assists: Isaiah Reitzel, Denver Martin Dec. 21 vs Halton Hills Home: 6 Visitor: 0 Goals: Jordan Chang, Eric Hutton, Joey Martin, Isaiah Reitzel, Parker Collingwood, Ethan Bickerton Assists: Cade Beacom, Joey Martin (2), Ethan Bickerton, Drew Birmingham, Will Lavigne, Isaiah Reitzel (2), Eric Hutton, Keenan Martin, Jordan Chang Shutout: Evan Catton Dec. 23 vs Guelph Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Joey Martin (3) Assists: Cade Beacom (3), Isaiah Reitzel, Eric Hutton, Evan Lucier Jan. 3 vs Brampton Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Isaiah Reitzel, Jordan Chang, Evan Lucier, Joey Martin Assists: Keenan Martin, Joey Martin, Will Lavigne, Sam Hacock, Eric Hutton, Evan Lucier Shutout: Nathan Whittom Jan. 4 vs Burlington Home: 2 Visitor: 7 Goals: Jordan Chang (2) Assists: Cade Beacom (2), Denver Martin, Joey Martin
Atom: AE Blue Dec. 13 vs Ancaster Home: 2 Visitor: 7 Goals: Owen Brown (2)
Assist: Daniel Kelly Dec. 14 vs Erin Hillsburgh Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Josh Moore (3) Assists: Daniel Kelly Dec. 16 vs New Hamburg Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Parker Alles, Owen Brown, Ryan Brubacher Assists: Mason Spark, Ryan Curtis, Sam Siopiolosz Dec. 21 vs Caledon Home: 7 Visitor: 7 Goals: Sam Siopiolosz (3), Jackson Smith, Owen Brown, Austin Schnarr, Coleton Benham Assists: Ryan Brubacher (3), Josh Moore (2), Owen Brown (2), Ryan Curtis, Austin Schnarr Jan. 3 vs New Hamburg Home: 7 Visitor: 0 Goals: Ryan Brubacher (3), Parker Ailes (2), Ryan Curtis, Austin Schnarr Assists: Parker Ailes (2), Mason Spark (2), Sam Siopiolosz (2), Josh Moore, Mitchell Brubacher Jan. 4 vs Centre vs Wellington Home: 2 Visitor: x Goals: Ryan Brubacher, Sam Siopiolosz Assists: Ryan Curtis, Mitchell Brubacher,Ryan Brubacher, Ben Moyer, Daniel Kelly
Atom: AE Red Dec. 10 vs Centre Wellington Home: 3 Visitor: 6 Goals: Ethan Murr, Seb Garrett, Aiden von Kannen Assists: Seb Garrett, Lucas Radler (3), Ethan Murr, Nolan Williamson Dec. 13 vs Centre Wellington Home: 1 Visitor: 3 Goal: Seb Garrett Assist: Nolan Williamson Dec. 14 vs Centre Wellington Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Seb Garrett, Tristan Kraemer (2) Assists: Nolan Williamson Dec. 11 vs Woolwich AE Blue
Home: 0 Visitor: 0 Dec. 20 vs Woolwich AE Blue Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Nolan Williamson Assists: Seb Garrett, Haiden Idzik Shutout: Simon Bauman Dec. 22 vs Caledon Home: 5 Visitor: 4 Goals: Haiden Idzik, Mitch Hartman (2), Seb Garrett (2) Assists: Nolan Williamson, James McCormick, Seb Garrett, Lucas Radler, Aiden von Kannen Jan. 4 vs Erin-Hillsburgh Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Lucas Radler, Mitch Hartman Assists: Mitch Hartman, Lucas Radler
Atom: LL#1 Dec. 13 vs Hespeler Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Griffin Boerner, Riley Snider
Atom: LL# 2 Dec. 13 vs Beverly Home: 1 Visitor: 4 Goal: Nathan Lipp Assists: Emmett Weissenboeck, Turner Duldhardt Dec. 14 vs Hespeler Home: 0 Visitor: 0 Dec. 27 vs Hespeler Home: 8 Visitor: 1 Goals: Turner Duldhardt (3), Ethan Martin (2), Ashton Weber, Evan Gruhl, Jon Staken Assists: Nathan Lipp(2), Turner Duldhardt (2), Ethan Martin (2), Josh Sager, Jett Renon, Ben Wilkie
PeeWee: AE Red Dec. 11 vs Hespeler Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Gavin Wilson, Andrew Kieswetter, Tyler Newton, Dante Del Cul, Brendan Grant CONTINUED ON PG. 12
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galea: Finding the right balance between the state of your back and condition of your auger blades from | 9
a new pair. It might have something to do with the cost – but honestly, it’s hardly more expensive than buying a handful of lures. Less expensive if you consider the medical costs of getting a handful of lures removed. No, they don’t do it because, among the old-school ice angling fraternity, there is a certain pride in saying, “I sharpen my own blades.”
And that’s where the conversation ends. If you were to point out that the blades the person “sharpened” have been drilling the same hole for 90 minutes, you might inspire scorn or worse. Yes, that person might suddenly ask you to take over. Since you no longer have the debilitating back injury ploy to fall back on, this could take all the fun out of ice fishing.
The other reason why ice anglers don’t buy new blades for their hand augers is because this means that they have given up on “the dream.” That dream is buying a power auger. No one in their right mind (which is anyone who ice fishes) wants to let go of that dream. In fact, we stay awake at night imagining our buddies drilling hundreds of holes with our new power auger while we sit in
a comfortable camp chair, moan about our fake back injury and jig for willing lake trout. The most important reason new blades are not on everyone’s agenda is that you do not want to be known as the guy who has the sharpest auger. This is inviting a world of work in what should be a highly recreational activity. That’s because over the years ice anglers have
learned key phrases like “No, I’ll let you drill a hole for me. I’d feel horrible if I broke your auger or dulled those new blades ...” With all this said, you are probably wondering why I bought new blades for my auger. I did so because they come in handy while fishing alone. As far as everyone else is concerned though, I sharpened them myself. This is a closely guarded
secret. Between us, I want my friends and everyone else on the ice to keep saying the things they always say about me. This seems to be what’s happening, too. The other day I stopped by the bait shop to load up a minnow bucket and someone said, “There’s Steve. He’s not the sharpest guy I know.” Next year, I’ll leave that $20 alone.
the score
Assists: Matt Thaler, Tyler Newton (2), Ian McGregor (2), Mike Wang, Grayson McGirr, Gavin Wilson, Andrew Kieswetter, Mac Benham Dec. 13 vs Hespeler Home: 1 Visitor: 3 Goal: Andrew Kieswetter Assists: Mac Benham, Kolin Weigel Dec. 14 vs Woolwich Blue Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Connor Waters, Kolin Weigel, Matt Thaler Assists: Brendan Grant, Gavin Wilson
bronze in cambridge for novices
Bantam: LL# 1 Dec. 13 vs Twin Centre Home: 0 Visitor: 4
Midget: Minor A
Minor PeeWee: AA Dec. 12 vs Ancaster Home: 1 Visitor: 1 Goal: Cole Slade Assists: Colton Schmitt, Evan Roth Dec. 14 vs Burlington Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Kyler Auston, Colton Schmitt Assists: AJ Mitchell, Gavin Roemer, Owen Lee, Dec. 19 vs Flamborough Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Owen Lee,Owen Troyer, Kyler Austin Assists: Tyler Martin, Cameron Leonard, Gavin Roemer, Nate Snyder Dec. 20 vs Caledon Home: 5 Visitor: 3 Goals: Andrew Weber, Kyler Austin, AJ Mitchell, Cameron Leonard, Tyler Martin Assists: Owen Lee (2), Gavin Roemer, Owen Troyer Dec. 21 vs Oakville Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Gavin Roemer, Kyler Austin, Colton Schmitt Assists: Cameron Leonard, Owen Lee, Nate Snyder Jan. 2 vs Halton Hills Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Nate Snyder, Tyler Martin Assists: Gavin Roemer, Kyler Austin Jan. 3 vs Centre Wellington Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Kyler Austin, Owen Troyer Assists: Cole Slade, Ethan Roth, Michael Hayes, Nate Snyder
McLaughlin, Jesse Sterling Assists: Jesse Sterling (2), Evan Gowing, Cade Schaus Shutout: Mathew Turkalj
The Woolwich Wildcats Novice AE team earned the bronze medal with a 2-1 victory over New Hamburg that culminated with a thrilling shootout in the Hespeler Olympics Tournament on Dec. 29. [submitted]
PeeWee: Major A
PeeWee: LL#1
Dec. 13 vs Halton Hills Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Jesse Martin, Keaton McLaughlin Assists: Jesse Martin, Cole Chipman Dec. 14 vs New Hamburg Home: 2 Visitor: 0 Goals: Cameron Martin (2) Assist: Blake Roemer Shutout: Zach Verwey Dec. 19 vs Owen Sound Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Jarrett Anderson, Cameron Martin, Matt Fleischmann Assists: Matt Fleischmann (2), Cameron Martin, Brett Allen, Nathan Taylor Dec. 20 vs Guelph Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Brett Allen, Keaton McLaughlin Assists: Blake Roemer, Cole Chipman, Matt Fleischmann Dec. 22 vs Burlington Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Keaton McLaughlin, Nathan Taylor, Cameron Martin Assists: Nathan Taylor, Jake Clemmer Jan. 3 vs Oakville Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Cole Chipman (2), Keaton McLaughlin Assists: Jarrett Anderson, Brett Allen, Cameron Martin, Blake Roemer
Dec. 13 vs LL # 2 Home: 4 Visitor: 2 Goals: Connor Kroetsch (3), Braxten Breen Assist: Zackery Downs
PeeWee: AE Blue Dec. 21 vs Woolwich AE Red Home: 0 Visitor: 4 Dec. 22 vs Erin Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Matthew Brubacher, Adam Schill, Kieran Oberholzer Assists: Simon Shantz, Keith Mikel, Danny Soehner, Jordan Dickieson, Jonathon Dingelstand Dec. 23 vs Flamborough Home: 1 Visitor: 3 Goals: Jonathan Dingelstand Assists: Logan Frey Jan. 3 vs Hespeler Home: 6 Visitor: 1 Goals: Logan Frey, Danny Soehner, Jonathon Dinglestand, Matthew Brubacher (3) Assists: Danny Soehner, Jonathon Dingelstand, Adam Schill (2), Andrew Weber
Minor Bantam: AA Dec. 8 vs Milton Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Lukas Shantz, Nolan Hislop, Bart Sherrer
Assists: Austin Cousineau, Kieffer Beard (2), Kyle Rintoul, Griffin Herogtt, Kurtis Hoover Dec. 14 vs Burlington Home: 1 Visitor: 7 Goal: Lukas Shantz Assist: Austin Cousineau Dec. 19 vs Garden City Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Eli Baldin, Griffin Hergott Assists: Griffin Hergott, Riley Demers Dec. 22 vs Caledon Home: 0 Visitor: 3 Jan. 2 vs Halton Hills Home: 5 Visitor: 1 Goals: Griffin Hergott (3), Austin Cousineau (2) Assists: Riley Demers, Kieffer Beard, Lukas Shantz (4), Eli Baldin (3), Kyle Rintoul Jan. 3 vs Oakville Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Griffin Hergott, Bart Sherrer, Eli Baldin Assists: Bart Sherrer, Owen Harnock, Nolan Hislop (2)
Bantam: Major A Dec. 1 vs Burlington Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Jesse Sterling, Riley Runstedler Assists: Nolan Hislop, Jesse Sterling, John Wang Dec. 2 vs Oakville Home: 4 Visitor: 2
Goals: Evan Gowing (2), Riley Runstedler, Jesse Sterling Assists: Matthew MacDonald, Cole Altman, Riley Runstedler, Brade Hale, Nolan McLaughlin, Jesse Sterling Dec. 6 vs Halton Hills Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Brad Hale, Nolan McLaughlin, Riley Runstedler, Daniel Carr, Jesse Sterling Assists: Matthew MacDonald, Riley Runstedler, Evan Gowing, Jesse Sterling, Nolan McLaughlin Shut out: Ethan Wilkie Dec. 7 vs Oakville Home: 3 Visitor: 4 Goals: Evan Gowing, Nolan McLaughlin, John Wang Assists: Austin Cousineau, Riley Runstedler, Jesse Sterling, Nolan Hislop, Matthew MacDonald Dec. 11 vs Halton Hills Home: 7 Visitor: 2 Goals: Nolan McLaughlin, Evan Gowing, Brad Hale, Cole Altman, Matthew MacDonald, Jesse Sterling, Daniel Carr Assists: Riley Runstedler, Matthew MacDonald x3, Jesse Sterling, Brad Hal, Nolan McLaughlin Dec. 12 vs Guelph Home: 7 Visitor: 0 Goals: Cade Schaus (2), Cole Altman, Brad Hale, Evan Gowing, Nolan
Dec. 14 vs Brampton Home: 4 Visitor: 4 Goals: Jonah Boehm, Mitch Waters, Jordan Gamble, Ryan Shantz Assists: Connor Martin, Noah Zeller, Cameron Brown Dec. 16 vs Oakville Home: 2 Visitor: 4 Goals: Mitch Waters, Noah Zeller Assists: Noah Zeller, Mitch Newson, Aaron Fuller Dec. 19 vs Guelph Home: 2 Visitor: 4 Goals: Noah Zeller (2) Assists: Mitch Waters, Mitch Newson, Aaron Logan Dec. 20 vs Oakville Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Jonah Boehm, Mitch Newson, Noah Zeller Assists: Ryan Shantz (2), Mitch Newson, Mitch Waters Dec. 21 vs Caledon Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Jordan Gamble, Noah Zeller, Ryan Shantz Assists: Ryan Shantz, Mitch Waters, Earl Schwartz Jan. 4 vs Oakville Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Cameron Brown, Mitch Newson Assists: Johan Boehm, Nolan McLaughin, Matt Uhrig, Scott Chisholm Jan. 5 vs Caledon Home: 6 Visitor: 6 Goals: Cameron Brown, Ryan Shantz, Connor Martin, Noah Zeller (2), Earl Schwartz Assists: Jordan Gamble (2), Ryan Shantz, Connor Martin (2), Aaron Logan , Scott Chisholm, Jonah Boehm, Cameron Brown
Midget: AE Nov. 24 vs Orangeville Home: 2 Visitor: 4 Goals: Dan Rennie, Brant McLaughlin
Assists: Brant Mclaughlin, Eddie Huber, Gareth Rowland Dec. 6 vs Orangeville Home: 3 Visitor: 4 Goals: Kyle Brohman, Gareth Rowland (2) Assists: Brett Henry Dec. 19 vs Caledon East Home: 4 Visitor: 3 Goals: Dan Rennie (2), Connor Bauman, Jordan Shantz Assists: Dan Rennie (3), Brett Henry, Tyler Martin, Jordan Shantz, Eddie Huber (2), Connor Bauman, Adam Jokic
Midget: LL# 3 Dec. 10 vs St. George Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Connor Runstedler, Luke Charter Assists: Nick Kieswetter, Keenan Dowdall Dec. 12 vs St. Geroge Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Connor Runsteddler, Luke Decorte (2), Mitchell Rempel Assists: Luke Charter (2), Joe Butterworth, Connor Rundstedler, Liam Dickson
Midget: LL# 1 Dec. 13 vs Tavistock Home: 1 Visitor: 5 Goal: Nick Berlet Assist: Chris Taylor Dec. 19 vs Tavistock Home: 4 Visitor: 8 Goals: Dylan Smith, Troy Nechanicky, Austin Horst, Nick Berlet Assists: Alex Berry, Alex Bean, Nick Berlet, Austin Horst, Brodie Keen
Midget: LL# 2 Dec. 27 vs Grand River Home: 4 Visitor: 3 Goals: Liam Dickson, Nick Kieswetter, Connor Runsteedler Assists: Luke Charter, Connor Runsteedler, Blake Doerbecker, Vincent Dally
HOCKEY TOURNeyS
Novice: AE Hespeler Olympics Dec. 29 vs New Hamburg Home: 2 Visitor: 1
Atom: AE Blue Brantford Tournament Dec. 27 vs Oshawa Home: 1 Visitor: 9 Goal: Josh Moore Dec. 27 vs Hamilton Home: 0 Visitor: 3 Dec. 28 vs Brantford Home: 1 Visitor: 5 Goal: Sam Siopiolosz Assist: Owen Brown, Ryan Curtis Dec. 28 vs Kitchener Home: 2 Visitor: 9 Goals: Josh Moore, Austin Schnarr Assists: Austin Sc hnarr, Ryan Brubacher
Major Atom: A Brampton Silver Stick Dec. 28 vs Whitby Home: 3 Visitor: 4 Goals: AJ Shaw McMahon (2), Nolan Karger Assists: Carter Cousineau, Shelby Rempel, Corbin Schmidt Dec. 28 vs Vaughan Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Nolan Karger (2), Brett Moser Assists: Corbin Schmidt (2), Lucas Carson, Shelby Rempel Shutout: Dominic Roth Dec. 29 vs Erin Hillsburgh Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Carter Cousineau, Nolan Karger, Brett Moser Dec. 29 vs Oakville Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goal: Nolan Karger
PeeWee: Major A Silver Stick Brampton Brampton Dec. 27-29 Game 1 vs Whitby Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Trevor Ferretti, Cole Chipman Assists: Brett Allen, Jarrett Anderson Dec. 27 vs Caledon Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Jarrett Anderson (2), Matt Fleischmann, Cole Chipman, Jesse Martin Assists: Brett Allen (3), Blake Roemer, Eric Martin, Nathan Taylor Dec. 28 vs Halton Hills Home: 6 Visitor: 0 Goals: Jarrett Anderson (2),
Nathan Curtis (2), Nathan Taylor, Matt Fleischmann Assists: Matt Fleischmann (4), Brett Allen (3), Cameron Martin (2), Blake Roemer, Jarrett Anderson Shutout: Zach Verwey Dec. 29 vs Brampton Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Matt Fleischmann, Cameron Martin, Jarrett Anderson Assists: Matt Fleischmann (3), Cameron Martin (2), Jarrett Anderson, Brett Allen, Trevor Ferretti Dec. 29 vs Whitby Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Cole Chipman, Matt Fleischmann Assists: Jesse Martin, Eric Martin, Keaton McLaughlin
Minor PeeWee: AA Richard Bell Memorial Dec. 28 vs Toronto Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Owen Troyer (2), Cameron Leonard, Owen Lee Assists: Gavin Reomer, Colton Schmitt (2), Kyler Austin, Owen Troyer, Cole Slade Shutout: Quinn Brown Dec. 28 vs Garden City Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Owen Troyer (2), Cameron Leonard Assists: Colton Schmitt (2), Owen Troyer, Michael Hayes Dec. 29 vs Mississauga Home: 2 Visitor: 0 Goals: Kyler Austin, Owen Lee Dec. 29 vs Detroit Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Easton Gowing, Owen Lee, Tyler Martin Assists: AJ Mitchell, Owen Lee, Owen Troyer, Colton Schmitt Dec. 30 vs Mississauga Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goal: Owen lee
Woolwich Wild
Novice: LL Dec. 13 vs Kitchener Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Emily Martin, Claire Catton Assist: Olivia Straus Dec. 14 vs Wilmot
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senior lancers fall to GRCI
lady lancers dominant on ice
The EDSS senior boys’ basketball team fell 66-16 to Grand River Collegiate Institute on Jan. 6, despite being just a point behind (8-7) after the first quarter. Clockwise, Jordan Frey drives to the net, Frey shoots over his opponent, and Colin Wideman goes for the jump shot.
The Elmira District Secondary School girls’ hockey team pummeled Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute 11-1 Jan. 5 at the WMC. [scott barber / the observer]
kings: Team takes five-point lead atop standings into weekend action against Stratford,Waterloo FROM | 9
if the guys will be in shape and ready to go.” That was not a problem this year though, Flanagan said, as the team came back motivated for the second half of the season. Coulter opened the scoring at 7:24 into the first from Klie and Clutsam and Mitch Wright added another at 18:05 from Klie and Sam Harris. Ethan Skinner scored a power play goal at 6:03 into the second (Brubacher, Eric Palazzolo) and Palazzolo got one of his own at 17:22
from Harris and Brubacher. Klie notched his tenth of the season five minutes into the third (Coulter, Wright) and Brubacher capped off the night with a power play goal at 6:48, assisted by Palazzolo and Mutton. With games against Stratford (Saturday, 7 p.m. at the WMC) and Waterloo (Sunday, 1:30 p.m. on the road) the Kings will need to perform at a high level to keep their spot at the top of the conference. With that in mind, Flanagan said the squad would be spending the week fine tuning their systems.
Zac Coulter snaps a wrist shot – snagged by the Hurricane goalie – on a clear breakaway during a tight third period.
[scott barber / the observer]
the score Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Olivia Straus, Kara MacPherson (2) Assists: Kara MacPherson, Charlotte McMillan, Brookelynn Kroetsch, Olivia Straus
Novice: LL Jan. 3 vs Grand River Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Olivia Straus (2) Assists: Emily Martin, Brookelyn Kroetsch, Charlotte McMillan
Visitor: 1 Goals: Jane Hinsperger Assists: Faith Katsube, Carly Bauman Dec. 22 vs Belmont Home: 0 Visitor: 1 Atom: C Dec. 6 vs Mooretown Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Eadyn Maier Assists: Kayla Shantz Shutout: Sydney Chapman Dec. 7 vs Huron Home: 0 Visitor: 1
Atom: LL
Atom: LL #7125
Jason Cripps Tournament Dec. 27 vs Waterloo #3 Home: 0 Visitor: 2 Atom: BB Dec. 21 vs Twin Center Home: 1
Dec. 12 vs Kitchener Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Carlee Mueller, Sophie Hanley, Annabel Musselman, Payton Kam Assists: Kate Ratcliffe,
Carlee Mueller
Twin Centre Herricanes
PeeWee: C Dec. 10 vs Wilmot Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goal: Valerie Wolf Assist: Blythe Bender Dec. 13 vs Orangeville Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Amelia Byrd, Emily Whitney, Evaleena Adam, Blythe Bender, Valerie Wolf Assists: Valerie Wolf (3), Blythe Bender, Kara Dietrich, Amelia Byrd, Kyla Hartung (2), Evaleena Adam (2) Shutout: Kylie Zacharczuk Dec. 14 vs Woolwich Home: 4
Visitor: 0 Goals: Nicole Hehn, Hannah Kieswetter, Evaleena Adam, Valerie Wolf Assists: Blythe Bender, Kara Dietrich Shutout: Kylie Zacharczuk
Bantam: LL Jan. 3 vs Cambridge Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Gracie Durrer, Mary MacKenzie, Jade Lipczynski Assists: Claire Robertson, Alenna Martin
Herricanes Jan. 4 vs Orangeville Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Blythe Bender (2) Assist: Valerie Wolf
Ringette
Midgets take home silver from tourney
Woolwich: U 14 Dec. 14 vs Elora-Fergus Home: 10 Visitor: 7 Goals: Madison Waters (6), Alice Wang (2), Erica Buehler (2) Assists: Abby Murr (2), Alice Wang (4), Erica Buehler (3), Madison Waters (2), Hilary Bauman
Karate
Belt Grading Students earning Stripe Belts: Austin Balmer, Jackson Bauer Students earning Yellow Belts: Cale Waechter, Emily Bagg, Xander Straus, Kim Snyder, Tracey Haase
The Woolwich Wild Midget LL team won silver at the Jason Cripps Memorial Tournament in Kitchener over the holiday break. Back row: Caitlin Pickard, Marlowe Schott, Rosemarie Hartman, Tia Kirkey, Amanda Bauman, Meagan Langer, Dezarae Kirkey, Lauren Winfield Ward. Middle row: Alyssa Winfield-Ward, Kaitlyn Lang, Karlianna Keen, Allyson Bromberg, Jessica Schopp, Cassidy Bauman, Emily Schuurmans, Riley Bauman. Front: Lindsay Glofcheskie. [submitted / the observer]
14 | BABIES OF THE YEAR 2014
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The Observer Presents
The 2014 Babies of the Year
Myla Castle January 14, 2014
Ethan Floto August 11, 2014
PARENTS
PARENTS
Ryan & Amanda Castle ELMIRA
Nick & Melissa Floto ELMIRA
Kandis Heckendorn
Brandon King
PARENTS
GRANDPARENTS Roger & Barb King,
September 4, 2014
Stacey & Mike Heckendorn ELMIRA
Lucy Price July 14, 2014 PARENTS
June 25, 2014
PARENTS Rob & Marisa King
Steve & Joni Hartwick DRAYTON
Charlotte Harper Rank April 25, 2014
Matthew & Marina WELLESLEY
PARENTS
“I’m ready for my close up!”
Kyle & Roxanne Rank ELMIRA
Samuel Murray Bauman
Dylan Michael Brooks May 31, 2014 PARENTS Kevin & Gillian Brooks
August 29, 2014 PARENTS Rod & Lesley BIG SISTER Molly ELMIRA
GRANDPARENTS Diane & Lee Coulman, Judy Cutts, Felicia Orcan & Larry Brooks, Garry Kruger & Barb Nagy
Boyd David Frede
Zoe Florence Gingrich
September 30, 2014 PARENTS
November 9, 2014 PARENTS Dale & Colleen
Craig & Julie Frede ELMIRA
GRANDPARENTS Leighton & Florence Martin,
Benjamin Reed Koster
Clara Helen Lichti
Noreen Gingrich LINWOOD
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New development whetting your APPetite for local food New smart phone app aims to make it easier for consumers to find the products that match their tastes Scott Barber In a region blessed with a myriad of farmers, food producers and one of the country’s best farmers’ markets, residents of Woolwich and Wellesley townships are spoiled when it comes to local foods. But it’s not always easy for Canadians to connect with the meats, produce, craft beers and wines and specialty products on offer in Sean Doherty their communities. To bridge the gap, researchers at Wilfrid Laurier University and Western University have launched a smart phone app, aptly titled, “Smart APPetite” that strives to make local food more accessible. “The goal of this app is to increase the consumption of local foods because that creates local jobs,” WLU Geography and Environmental studies professor Sean Doherty explained. “Every dollar spent on local foods promotes the local economy.” And eating local foods is good for your health, Doherty adds. “We also think there is a health implication tied to
consuming local foods that we are going to be testing over the next couple years.” The app is free and works by sending short text messages about local food availabilities, nutrition tips and information about food preparation that is customized to the user’s individual preferences. If you’re a vegetarian, for example, you won’t be receiving information about the local butcher’s latest cuts. Or perhaps if you’re a big fan of craft beer, the app would be keyed into providing directions to local breweries. It’s a win-win for consumers and producers, Doherty explains, as consumers get pertinent information that leads them to great meals and producers get free advertising for their products. The project is a practical way to apply – and further – research being undertaken by academics at WLU and Western, Doherty said. “When I heard that the endgame of this research work was to take our research to do with human APP | 16
FIELD NOTES Please indulge me. I had what turned out to be a wonderful experience with Canadian beef over the holidays, and I want to share it with you. My wife (mainly) and I prepared individual beef Wellingtons for our family. It was a treat and a terrific meal, thanks to The Food Network, host Emeril Lagasse, my wife’s cooking prowess … and Canadian beef. The pursuit of the right cut of beef for this meal was an eye-opener. Unfortunately for us, our helpful neighbourhood butcher shop was closed, so we had to seek out the basic part of the meal ourselves, elsewhere. We started our search by trying to find a reasonably sized tenderloin. After all, we were having dinner for just four people, not 14, like we sometimes do. But I guess small is not the way nature necessarily intended beef tenderloin to be. The ones we found in the grocery store meat sections we visited were whoppers. So ultimately, we simply bought four individual filets, which is what the recipe said we should have done in
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ROBERTS: Various players in the sector will have to work together to help boost the beef industry from | 15
the first place, and turned them into amazingly tasty individual servings. The recipe’s suggestion for smaller portions made me think consumer rants about too-huge cuts of meat had started to pay off. It’s not easy to move an entire industry, but if anyone can do it, consumers can. So I was glad too, to see consumer confidence listed as a priority in the new national beef strategy, released Wednesday. The industry has very high expectations
for this strategy, and wisely, is making consumer interests prominent. Despite the increase in demand for meat protein, consumers are very confused. They’re continuing to be misled by the likes of A&W’s hormones-and-steroids campaign, which suggests anything other than that company’s beef is subpar, if not downright dangerous. Then there are the antibeef publicity hounds. They engage in stunts like setting fast food (burgers and fries) aside for months or even
years, then loudly marveling at how little its structure has changed, presumably because of preservatives. Realistically, this has little relevance to food hot off the grill. It’s this kind of junk marketing and science though, that chips away at some consumers’ faith. But here’s a problem: what if there’s not enough Canadian beef available to love, hate or desecrate? Canadian beef supplies are tight, and producers know they need to catch up. The sector is still rebound-
ing and rebuilding from the mad cow scare that obliterated it more than a decade ago. Plus, little new land is opening up on which to graze cattle, or grow feed for them. The national strategy aims to help fix those woes. The country’s five main beef organizations, all signatories to the document, say Canadian beef farmers will get their share of the growing and affluent global market for meat protein only by working together. And they know they can’t
wait for another entity, such as the federal government, to take the lead. “The need for industry to push itself is now,” says Martin Unrau, co-chair of the National Beef Strategic Planning Group. He says the sector must work in a united way, as a national industry, rather than one segmented by province or position in the value chain. It’s a rallying point, in fact – strategy organizers call the spirit of collaboration “the anchoring pin” in the whole approach.
Amen to that. No one – feed producer, feedlot operator, processor, whatever – is an island in this market. If the sector can’t increase demand, production efficiency and carcass value, while figuring out ways to compete with other countries who have cheap cost of production, it will linger behind them. Bridging the fierce independence of farming with the need for cooperation has long been a challenge for other commodities. It’s the beef sector’s turn at bat.
APP: The goal is to link consumers with the producers of local food, making access more convenient from | 15
tracking and behavioural change and lifestyle impacts on health and turn it into something that could come full circle to change people’s behaviour, potentially down the road, I was like ‘I’m in.’” He continued, “I have a longstanding interest in tracking human activities and travel using sensors on a body to get a good understanding of a person’s daily life. It turns out, your daily lifestyle, meaning where you go, how you get there, how much walking or physical activity you’re
getting, where you do activities, how long you’re spending at home, how much time you’re spending being sedate or active, that has a huge impact on your life, your wellbeing and your health. It also has a huge impact on city and travel flows and urban design, so it is a huge component in urban planning but also in health because the links between lifestyle and disease are big. As geographers, we’re starting to make closer causation links between what we do on a day-to-day basis and how it affects our health.
And that is a little different model of health than we are used to. … Increasingly prescriptions are becoming things like changing your life, whether it’s your eating habits, a lack of physical activity or even the environmental pollutants you might be exposed to.” Doherty’s research strives to establish causation links between certain lifestyles and behaviours with health. Typically, that involves the collection and analysis of data without any practical implications for the
persons being studied. With the Smart APPetite app, Doherty and his colleagues are able to actually give people useful information that can have a positive impact on their health as well as on the local economy more broadly. The app launched in November and is still in the beta phase. Currently, most of the information the app provides relates to the Middlesex County area, though the group is looking to expand. For more information check out www.smartappetite.ca.
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THE ARTS On stage / live music
Bringing the (family friendly) noise Buckets N Boards show makes a stop at Drayton Entertainment’s St. Jacobs Country Playhouse on Jan. 18 Whitney Neilson It’s a conundrum many parents know all too well, how do I find quality entertainment for my kids that doesn’t leave me wanting to either rip my hair out or fall asleep? Matt Levingston and Gareth Sever’s Buckets N Boards show might be just the ticket, with drumming on – you guessed it – buckets and boards, ukulele songs, quick wit, tap dancing, and hilarious improv. Steve Roth, executive producer of Drayton Entertainment, said they’re lucky to be able to offer the show at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse this month. “I do know they have a really busy schedule doing a lot of Disney cruises as well as Branson (Missouri),” Roth said. “There was a window of time where they were able to come down and do a one-nighter with us and it’s a perfect fit, really.” The comedy percussion show has been a hit in Branson for years. After the show in St. Jacobs they’re off to perform on Disney cruises until mid-March, when they’ll return to Branson for nine shows. Roth said they brought the dynamic duo on board because they’re trying to do some more family programming, not only in their regular season, but in their extra shows. “It’s perfect for [ages] 4 to 400. It’s a pure entertainment type of show where they don’t speak above kids, they don’t speak
Matt Levingston and Gareth Sever bring their Buckets N Boards show to St. Jacobs next weeked. [Submitted] below them,” Roth said. “When you find entertainers like that and you see that they’re so natural in their performance, that rubs off on the audience and everyone ends up leaving going ‘wow that was great fun.’” As a parent to a 10- and a 13-year-old, Roth says it’s the best feeling in the world when he can bring his kids to a show, and they leave having just as much fun as he did. He describes their performance style as natural. They have real chemistry
together and a great ability to harmonize. “It looks like there’s a lot of improv that happens onstage too. That stuff doesn’t happen magically, it usually evolves over time,” Roth said. They were rated best show of 2013 and 2014 by www.BransonRank.com and best comedy show by www.BransonCritic.com. The show shares some similarities with Stomp, a music, dance, and theatre show which uses household items to create beats and music. The major differenc-
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es are the Buckets N Boards show is geared toward families and it incorporates comedy into the show. “Stomp is such an innovative show where they use everyday objects as percussion, and these are items we touch and feel everyday and all of a sudden these five buckets we have in our basement make magical sounds,” Roth said. “They do that and more. They also pull out their ukuleles and they’ll sing songs. There’s a lot of interaction. These guys are way more than that and that’s why I think
it makes a perfect family show. You’ve got music, you’ve got humour, you’ve got visuals. It’s one of those perfect family outings.” This show is being presented as a fundraiser for Drayton Entertainment. He adds it’s the ideal vehicle because moms, dads, and grandparents can bring the kids and enjoy an afternoon together. “There are a lot of pop culture references, a lot of things that are familiar to us in everyday life,” Roth said. “The two performers are very down to earth peo-
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ple. The songs they sing, for example, they do ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow.’ It’s a really upbeat version of a song that’s so iconic in one of their acts. I would say it’s very contemporary, very hip, very fun, very accessible.” The show hits the stage at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse at 1 p.m. on January 18. Tickets are $25, available at www.draytonentertainment.com, in person at the box office, or by calling (519) 621-8000 or toll free 1-855-DRAYTON (372-9866).
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Family Album Death Notices ALLGEIER, Donald Edward | Passed away
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peacefully with Betty at his side on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Chartwell Westmount Retirement Residence, Kitchener. He was born 86 years ago in Elmira. BAER, Pauline (nee Dettwiler) | Of Elmira
and formerly of Moorefield, passed away peacefully at Grand River Hospital on Saturday, January 3, 2015, in her 84th year. COXON, Dr. Earl Northwood | Passed away
peacefully at his home on Thursday, December 18, 2014. Born August 14, 1917. Earl was a Veterinarian in the town of Wellesley for 40 years and resident for more than 65 years. DIETRICH, Monica Isabel (Walton) | Formerly of
Waterloo, Salem and Elmira, died peacefully on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Leisure World Caring Centre, Elmira. HARRIS, Grace Elizabeth
| Passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at age 78. Local relatives are her son Scott and Heidi Harris of Elmira. JANTZI, Aaron L. | Passed
on to his eternal reward, surrounded by family at the Guelph General Hospital on Sunday, January 4, 2015. Aaron of Nithview Community, New Hamburg and formerly of Wellesley, in his 87th year.
Doug and Jenny Martin proudly announce the graduation of their son, Kyle Nicholas Martin, from University of Western Ontario with a degree in Bachelor of Arts, Specialization in Visual Arts. We are proud of your accomplishments, Son. We wish you great success in your future endeavors.
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Alexander William Brubaker Daniel and Rebecca Brubaker are delighted to announce the arrival of Alexander William on Sunday, November 2, 2014. Alex made his early entrance into the world at 7:30 p.m., weighing 6 lbs 2 oz and was 18” long. Big brother Luke loves showering Baby Alex with hugs and kisses; Grandma Twila Brenneman is delighted to cross town to get her “Alex Fix”; Grandpa Cliff would be overjoyed with his second grandson; and Granddad Myron and Grandma Jane Brubaker in South Carolina make the most of cross-border visits with their 8th grandchild. Heartfelt thanks to Countryside Midwives and the medical staff at Stratford Hospital for their expert care of Alex in the weeks following his birth.
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May of Maryhill passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Twin Oaks of Maryhill, at age 85.
MUSSELMAN, Lynetta Katie | Passed away
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Obituary Pidgeon, Grace Shirley (nee: Dagg) April 11, 1928 – January 3, 2015
MAY, Kenneth Mark | Ken
Passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by her family at Grand River Hospital. Local realtives are her sister Sandy Glenn and husband Doug of Elmira.
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On Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 4:53pm a massive earthquake in Haiti changed our lives forever. Serving as a nurse in Haiti, Yvonne Martin lost her life and we lost a dear wife and mom. After 5 years, so much has changed in our world and yet we feel like she was here just a moment ago. She poured her love into our families and we deeply miss her presence with us: clapping at our recitals, cheering at our games, laughing around our table, holding our hands in prayer. May God grant us the privilege of her strength and inspiration as we walk with our treasured memories, our sorrow, our hope, and each other, into the seasons to come. Thanks to the many friends and strangers alike, who have shown kindness to our family during these past 5 years. Ron, Luke, Dean, Terry, and families. We miss you, Mom
Passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord, surrounded by her family at the age of 86. Beloved wife of the late George Pidgeon (1999). Lovingly remembered by her children Marsha Pidgeon of Elmira (Lindsay Whyte 2013) (Eugene Woods 2006), Terry and Iris Pidgeon of Saskatchewan, Carol and Gary Martin of RR#2 Guelph and Elly and Gord Snyder of Saskatchewan. Special Grandmother to Toby (Danyel), Rhonda (Sam), Colleen, Ted (Tabitha), Byron (Ida), Tonya (Eric), Alayne (Dustin), Paula, Brian, Laurie (Kevin) and Crystal (Dave). Great grandmother to Braedon, Greysen, Jon, Luke, Bella, Ricky, Paul, Brianna, Joey and Daniel. Survived by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law Jack and Irene Pidgeon of Ottawa. Grace will be remembered by her many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her sisters Irene, Jean, Bev and brother-in-law and sister-in-law Bob and Sally Pidgeon. Lovingly remembered by Les and Shelly Skerritt and family, Bryan and Maureen Ruston and family and Jennifer Alblas. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will take place at the Graham A. Giddy Funeral Home, 280 St. David St S, Fergus on April 11, 2015 from 10:00-11:00 am, a Memorial service will follow in the funeral home chapel at 11:00 am. Donations in Grace’s memory may be made to Groves Memorial Hospital Bldg Fund.
It is with great sadness that the family of Klazina Wasylycia announces that Klazina died on January 1, 2015, at the age of 92 after a full life. She will be greatly missed by Harry, her husband of 67 years; by her six children: Elizabeth Macdonald (David), Mary Ann Wasylycia (Ken Coe), Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Ron), Andy Wasylycia (Deb), Neil Wasylycia (Ibolya), and Nancy Coschi (Frank); and by her 17 grandchildren: Greg, Dan and Brian Macdonald, Aaron, Scott and Trevor Coe, Nick and Joe Wasylycia-Leis, Sam, Josh and Emily Wasylycia, Ethan, Seth and Brynna Wasylycia, Alaine, Amanda and Ian Coschi; as well as eight great-grandchildren: Leo, Lillianna, Harry, Annie, Noelle, Elise, Claire and Blythe. She is also lovingly remembered by her sister Janny Swijters and her family, and Margaret Lehman Wasylycia and Kathy Wasylycia. Klazina was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Nielsen-Koops (1940) and her father Hendrik Nielsen (1983). Klazina “Titie” took great pleasure and pride in her large family. Born November 7, 1922 in Assen, Holland, she left her family and country to emigrate alone to Canada in 1947 to marry Harry. They met while he was serving with the Canadian Army in Holland. She and Harry settled in Winterbourne where they lived until last November. She was a long-time member of Conestogo United Church, the UCW, and later West Montrose United Church. She was an active member in the Winterbourne Women’s Institute for over 50 years. Thanks to the staff at Leisureworld who gave such special care to Mom in her last days. Cremation has taken place. Friends were invited to share their memories of Klazina with the family at the Dreisinger Funeral Home on Monday, January 5, 2015 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service to celebrate Klazina’s life was held on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. At Klazina’s request, donations to the United Church Mission and Service Fund are greatly appreciated. Klazina’s death leaves a great void in our family and we miss her enormously.
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Marching to the beat of a fitter drum Wellesley Public School wins Active at School Challenge, earns funds to take part in DrumFIT program Whitney Neilson Wellesley Public School students will soon have a new way to stay active at school after being chosen as the Ontario winner of The Play Exchange’s Active at School Challenge. The school will receive $3,000 for their idea to partner with DrumFIT and make the program part of the school’s mission to add more options for students to be healthier. One winner was chosen for each of the provinces and territories. DrumFIT is a fitnessbased drumming program combining the mental health benefits of drumming with the overall health benefits of physical fitness. Principal Brian Morgan said they haven’t received the cheque yet, and once they do they’ll set up a time to get the teachers trained on how to teach with the DrumKIT. “The kids have drumsticks and then you’ve got, it’s like a big yoga ball, and so they’re bending, they’re up and they’re down, they’re shuffling,” Morgan said. The winners were selected by a panel of judges from Active for Life, Canadian Public Health Association, and Canadian Pediatric Society. The Play Exchange was launched in 2014 to help Canadians discover new ways to get healthy. The Active at School Challenge aims to engage students to stay on the go at school. “One of our members of
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basic things we can do with it,” Morgan said. “A physical education class can come in, or looking at potentially with a lunch club and kids that are in intramurals. It’s something different than your typical floor hockey or soccer. It’s another way for kids to be active and engaged and feeling good about themselves.” It will be especially useful on cold days like we’ve seen this week where it was too cold to send the
Muffin trends come and go but there will always be some form of muffins available at coffee shops and grocery stores. They are not as popular now as they were years ago. I remember when I always made muffins when friends came for coffee. Or was that because I didn’t know how to make anything else? There have been all kinds of muffin recipes that I just had to try – healthy trail mix muffins, morning glory muffins that turned out like hockey pucks and muffins that were practically dessert. I recently read that “Muffins are just an excuse to eat cake for breakfast.” The difference between a muffin and a cupcake is that cupcakes have icing. A muffin might have a glaze ... but not icing. These Chocolate Orange Muffins are the secondbest muffins on my list (best is banana). If you have an aversion to chocolate and orange together you may substitute the chocolate chips with nuts or raisins or dried cranberries. The texture and
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Luisa Bocanegra, Maeve Finley, Liam Robertson and Celeste Goring practice their bucket drumming in anticipation of the new DrumKITs Wellesley PS will receive after winning The Play Exchange’s Active at School Challenge for Ontario. [Whitney Neilson / The Observer] school council brought it forward to us last year and shared the information,” Morgan said. “Council looked at it and decided it was a great idea and supported in looking at benefiting students for their health, fitness, the overall wellness.” He said the DrumFIT equipment can also be used in music classes, in conjunction with the bucket drumming club they run at the school. Another positive is it can be used by all grade levels at WPS, from kindergarten to Grade 8.
Sue Wattenburg, school council president, said Wellesley PS is fortunate to have a committed community of parents, teachers, administration and volunteers who work for the betterment and well-being of their children. “We are so grateful to have been chosen as the recipients of this funding,” Wattenburg said. “The funds will be used to purchase DrumFIT equipment which will be accessible to all children in the school, regardless of age, grade or physical or mental abili-
ties. Our goal is to provide an inclusive opportunity for students to be active.” It comes with a teacher’s manual, a DVD and an online resource to pick out different lessons and relate them to various subject areas. The challenge for the school now will be figuring out space. The 30 exercise balls take up a lot of room to store, but they want them to be easily accessed so different physical education and music classes can take them out to use them as needed. “We know some of the
Welcome Shavonne! We would like to welcome Shavonne Martin back to our team at Leroy’s as our new office administrator. Shavonne just returned from 3 years in the Philippines with her husband Kirby (a former mechanic here as well). She loves crossfit, sports and baking and is excited to return to Leroy’s.
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JANUARY 11 St. Jacobs Mennonite Church invites you to a morning of music presented by Teen Challenge of London, Ont. Teen Challenge is a faith-based residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Approximately 30 choristers/students will share testimonies, music and their ministry; 10:45 a.m. at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church. A “Love Offering” will be accepted to support this very important ministry. Elmira Legion, Feb. 21. Jimmy G’s Hypnotic Comedy Show & Dinner. Dinner 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. $30/ person. After Feb. 14 it is $35/person.
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Woolwich Community Lions Club’s Second Annual Trivia Challenge, Feb. 7, Lions Hall, Elmira. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., trivia at 7 p.m. Prizes, snacks. Advanced registration only, $20 per person/$160 team of eight (deadline to register Feb. 1). Register as an individual or as a team of 8. Registration forms available at wclctrivia@gmail.com or call Marnie 519-210-0250. Funds raised by this event will be put towards the EDCL van project, the Lions Resource Centre and community betterment.
Ariss and District Lions Club monthly Fish Fry; 4-8 p.m. Maryhill Heritage Park Community Centre, 58 St. Charles St. E., Maryhill. Haddock, $15 pp. Takeout available. Call 519-648-9865 after 3 p.m. day of. Proceeds to Lions projects.
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Exercise and Fall Prevention: Stand Up To Falls. Topic: Building Balance at Home & Arthritis. St. James Lutheran Church, 60 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Exercises 3-4 p.m. Stand Up to Falls starts right afterwards. More information at 519-664-1900.
Exercise and Fall Prevention: Stand Up To Falls. Topic: How to get up from a Fall and Goal Setting. St. James Lutheran Church, 60 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Exercises 3-4 p.m. Stand Up to Falls starts right afterwards. More information at 519-664-1900.
2015 Elmira Kiwanis Music Festival. Official Syllabus is available on the Kiwanis Club of Elmira website. Deadline for entries is Jan. 23, 2015. For more information please contact Sue Brenner at 519-669-1641 ext. 27.
Elmira & District Horticultural Meeting. Guest speaker: James Graham - past pres. Ont. Horticultural Soc. “A Walk Down the Garden Path;” 7:30 p.m. at Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. Please use the back entrance. Please bring shoes or slippers to wear.
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What you’ll be watching determines just how much snack matter you’ll need WEIRD NOTES
Q. What makes coffee “the world’s most popular drug�? A. Coffee bean genes help foster the drink’s winning flavour, but it’s not just genes, says Penny Sarchet of “New Scientist� magazine. Coffees will taste different depending on where the beans are grown (El Salvador coffee farmer Alisandro Martinez) and how the bean is roasted (James Hoffmann of Square Mile Coffee Roasters of London). As Hoffman explains, bean moisture content, roasting temperature and
the color of the ground coffee all factor into taste quality and consistency. Even the water used in the brew is critical, explains Christopher Hendon of the University of Bath, UK, with calcium and magnesium ions bringing out the flavour better and bicarbonate ions killing it (“Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry�). Ordinary coffee purchased at the local cafe is usually a mix of arabica for flavor and less-flavorful robusta for the high-caffeine kick customers have come to expect. Tweaking the robusta genome could produce a tastier coffee by allowing for a reduction in the robusta and an increase in the arabica—making for a mix that “tastes better
without losing its punch.� Tweaking could also produce new flavours of specialty coffees. For instance, around 5% of a coffee bean is chlorogenic acid, which doesn’t taste very nice, Hendon explains. Getting rid of it could result in a coffee that would be “incredibly sweet and very floral.� And, says Hendon, “That would be cool!� Q. When you have friends over to watch some TV together, how much should you buy in the way of snacks? Does this depend on whether they’re male or female and how much they weigh?
A. Better to consider what
you’ll be watching, since high-octane content can prompt excessive snacking compared with more sedate
avoid snacking. If people wish to watch TV while eating, they should use preportioned quantities to avoid overeating.� Q. If you’re thinking about saving “Bambi,� what might the following numbers mean to you: 1,000,000,000 and 33,000,000 and 3,000 miles and 3 countries?
programs, according to the “Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine.� In one study, viewers watching a Hollywood action movie, which included “highly stimulating and distracting programming with high camera cuts and high sound variation,� ate 98% more grams of food (206 vs 104) and 65% more calories (354 vs 215) than did viewers watching an interview program. The effects held true for both males and females but were more pronounced for males. (The study did not consider the weight of the participants.) So take heed of JAMA’s conclusion: “When watching highly distracting TV content, it may be best to
A. Once called the “Bambi of the insect world,� the monarch butterfly—whose winter migration tends to peak in October—has been facing a declining population, from about a billion east of the Rocky Mountains down to only about 33 million, says Roger Drouin in “Scientific American� magazine. According to Dan Ashe of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, “We
are on the verge of losing one of the most magical animal migrations.� Much of the monarch’s life is spent migrating from Canada and the U.S. to Mexico, covering generally more than 3,000 miles. The most recognized butterfly of North America, the monarch is now endangered. A trilateral effort is underway to monitor its numbers carefully, with task forces of researchers and wildlife officials planning a combination of approaches to help save this insect favorite by reversing its drastic numbers decline.
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Outdoor rink enthusiasts greet winter’s cold return WLU’s tracking program is once again busy recording data from our backyards Whitney Neilson With the arrival of the cold weather – really, really cold – it’s time for that most Canadian of undertakings: the backyard rink. Robert McLeman and Colin Robertson, Wilfrid Laurier University professors, started RinkWatch two winters ago to track outdoor rinks across Canada and the United States. McLeman said they’re keen on getting the broader public involved in environmental science and at that time it was a very mild winter, after a number of mild winters in a row. “We were starting to see reports from scientists saying that the outdoor rink was an endangered
species so we thought that’s it, maybe we should gather information from people who actually make backyard rinks,” McLeman said. “And maybe this is a way to connect the public with climate change and get some data.” The concept is simple. People with backyard rinks or outdoors rinks at their local park can pin the location on the map on their website and come back on a regular basis with updates on whether the weather allowed them to skate or not. “Within a couple of weeks we had literally hundreds of people trying to register their rinks,” McLeman said. “One of the things we learned from the rinks | 28
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kids outside during their nutrition breaks. They’re planning to do a kickoff DrumDAY where the whole school is introduced to the new equipment. The school will be purchasing enough for a class of 30 to use them at one time. The balls also come with special stands so they’re not bouncing all over the place. “Right now it doesn’t mean a lot to them until they see what the DrumKIT looks like,” Morgan said. “That’s why I want to get in touch with DrumFIT, do they have any photos they could send us, so we can put it up and they can see.” DrumFIT is a local company based out of Waterloo. They also offer a variety of classes for kids, adults, families, and mom and tots. Morgan said this challenge was important to
the school because they’re always looking for creative ways to get kids interested in staying active. Only four per cent of children in Canada get the recommended amount of daily activity. It’s recommended children be active for at least an hour a day, five days a week. Staying active throughout the day has been linked to a better ability to focus at school. “It certainly supplements what we’re doing in the program and allows us to provide some different things at lunch time for kids,” Morgan said. “We run a lunch club for some of those kids with different challenges and sometimes struggle with making friends and they do different games, they eat together, they bring a friend. This is another way to get them some activity and exercise, and it’s good for the brain.”
Terry and Melanie Martin have been building backyard rinks for 12 years for their children, Asia, Eve, and Jesse to practice skating, hockey, and host games with the neighborhood kids. [Whitney Neilson / The Observer]
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flavour of these muffins is sublime and here’s the secret: there are pureed dates in the batter!
Chocolate Orange Muffins 1 whole orange, cut up (discard ends) 1/2 cup orange juice 1/2 cup chopped dates 1 large egg 1/2 cup butter, softened 1-3/4 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup chocolate chips
Cut orange into 7 or 8 pieces. Remove the seeds, leave the rind on. Put them into the blender along with the orange juice. Blend. Add dates, egg and butter to blender. Mix until all
Chocolate Orange Muffins is smooth. Pour into a mixing bowl. Measure dry ingredients and chocolate chips into the mixing bowl with wet ingredients. Mix only until all dry ingredients are moistened. Fill greased muffin tins
almost full. Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips if you want to. Bake at 400F for 20-25 min. Let sit for 10 minutes, then remove them from the pan and they will slide right out.
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users was while they enjoyed giving information about their rinks they also wanted to speak to one another and share photos and rink making tips. We created user forums so those have been quite popular.” He said well over a thousand people have participate in the project over the last two winters. They’re hoping to get people coming back year after year. They’re using the data to compare one year to the next and compare rinks within the same area. “Here in Waterloo Region we tend to get all our weather reports from the Breslau airport,” McLeman said. “But as you know from up in Elmira to down in Cambridge you can get very different weather conditions on one drive.” They can then use this data to find out what’s going on with the weather, on a more local scale. One of the things they found out so far is that during the first cold snap in November, there were people out West making rinks and skating on them, which he says is a very early start. At that time there were also people skating outside in Ottawa, for instance. “We get good pockets. We get a lot in Waterloo Region, and metro Toronto,” McLeman said. “We get a lot in the Montreal region and then the United States we get quite few in Chicago, Boston, DetroitWindsor region. And then, of course, out West. Right
now we have rinks from Maine as far as Edmonton and as far south as into Ohio.” They’re also giving the data to their students to see what they can do with it in terms of innovative mapping techniques. He says it gives families a context to talk about climate change and their own experiences. “It really does provide people a way they can learn about climate change and make connections to their own daily lives,” McLeman said. “If you like going outside skating it’s terrible when it warms up outside in the winter.” They hope the project keeps going because to talk about climate change you need year after year data. They’d also like it to continue because it’s become an online meeting place for people who love outdoor sports in the winter. “There seems to be a bit of revival around building the backyard rink and we’d like to explore that this year,” McLeman said. Elmira’s Kevin Schmitt has been building a rink in his backyard for his kids for years to practice hockey. After getting started, mild temperatures in December left him with a giant puddle. “It’s rare you’re on before December,” Schmitt said. “You need nights that get minus-10. The ground’s not cold yet, either.” Mild temperatures weren’t an issue last winter.
“Last year was a phenomenal year for rinks,” Schmitt said. It was plenty cold to keep outdoor rinks frozen but there was a lot of snow and clearing to be done. “With everything the (Old Farmer’s) Almanac and the weather forecast said we should hopefully have another awesome year,” Schmitt said. Despite being heavily involved in hockey, Schmitt didn’t have a rink in his backyard growing up. He said he learned to make it through trial-and-error and people around Elmira giving him tips. It’s important for him to keep the rink going each year to allow his kids to enjoy the winter outside. “It’s a totally different feeling skating on an outdoor rink than in the arenas,” Schmitt said. “It allows them to do outdoor activities with their friends in the winter months.” He laughs and says his kids would much rather go outside and go skating than help shovel. As they’ve gotten older they’ve used the outdoor rink less, but they still use it for games with their friends and extra hockey practice. “I wouldn’t be surprised if they’d be out there eight to 10 hours in a day if time permitted,” Schmitt said. “You’d be bringing out lunch and dinner.” To add your outdoor rink to the map and see where other ones are visit www.rinkwatch.org.
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