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WITH PARK PROJECT DEAD, BALL IS IN BRESLAU’S COURT

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SIGNS THAT WINTRY WEATHER HAS RETURNED

Emergency services were called to the scene of a single-vehicle collision just before 12 p.m. on Jan. 11. The vehicle, travelling north on Arthur Street in Floradale, left the road in front of a farm and crashed through a fence along the roadside before coming to a stop facing the road. No serious injuries were reported. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]

No school on Breslau parkland, council decides After residents turn out in force to oppose the proposal one last time, councillors split vote, vow to let the idea die

STEVE KANNON BRESLAU MEMORIAL PARK WILL remain intact, as Woolwich council this week rejected the proposed sale of land to house a Catholic elementary school. After more than three hours of impassioned pleas, most overwhelmingly opposed to the parkland deal, the audience gathered at the Breslau Community Centre waited

with bated breath as councillors debated the issue then voted. An even split, 3-3, saw the motion to proceed with the sale die. Unsure what had just happened – and wary that there might be another disappointment in the offing – the crowd that reached about 150 as the meeting started had to wait for assurances from council that the idea had been scuttled once and for all before breaking into applause.

Coun. Mark Bauman’s change of heart was the deciding factor. Initially voting against the deal with the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, he then switched his vote. Council remained split 4-2 in favour through much of the ensuing debate, with opponents turning up at meetings in hopes of a reversal. On Tuesday night at a meeting moved to Breslau specifically to PARKLAND | 28

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016

WHY DO I HEAR BUT NOT UNDERSTAND? Did you know that 47% of adults age 60-79 have hearing loss?1 Your hearing difficulties could be caused by damaged hearing hair cells inside your inner ear (cochlea). When damage occurs in the high-frequency areas of the cochlea, speech may sound garbled and comprehension may become difficult.

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Wellesley lowers taxincrease target to 2.2-2.5% Councillors look for small tweaks to reduce expenditures, allowing for lower rates and more to reserve funds WHITNEY NEILSON WELLESLEY RESIDENTS COULD SEE between a 2.2 and 2.5 per cent tax increase this year, as council discussed the township’s 2016 budget this week, with just under $9.5 million proposed for capital and operating expenses. Township expects to bring the draft budget to council in early February. Council was given a previous draft budget before Christmas with a suggested 3.178 per cent tax increase, which Mayor Joe Nowak said they’d be aiming to lower during budget discussions this week. In an effort to reduce expenses, councillors Herb Neher and Carl Smit, along with Nowak asked that their

annual stipends of $2,500 be reduced to $1,500. Coun. Shelley Wagner’s will increase to $3,000 due to additional training she requested to better understand planning matters. Coun. Peter Van der Maas’s will stay at $2,500. At least three of the councilors along with Nowak will be going to the Ontario Good Roads Association conference this year, which this budget helps pay for. “The councillors felt and I did as well thought we could bring it down. We saved $3,000 there. We also saved another $5,000 when we looked at the web design. We felt that we had budgeted a bit too high for that,” Nowak said. The township expects an additional $21,500 in reve-

nue this year from solar panels installed in the township, which will come in handy since they’re looking at purchasing a bylaw enforcement vehicle for $21,000. “That’s a rental fee that we receive. It’s a contractual fee that we receive from the company. That $21,500 will be put into our building reserves for building maintenance and upgrades,” Nowak said of the solar panel revenue. Council created a Walking Trail Advisory Committee last year and they’ve put some money into the reserves for that plus public works has identified a number of areas in conjunction with the committee that they’ll be moving forward BUDGET | 4

Rates continue to climb for Woolwich water and wastewater customers STEVE KANNON

A comprehensive hearing assessment will identify the challenges you face and what can be done to help improve both your hearing and your comprehension. It only takes 60 minutes, you don’t need a referral from your doctor, and there’s no cost or obligation whatsoever.

Hearing tests are provided free of charge for adults ages 18 and older. Some conditions may apply. Please see clinic for details. [1] CampaignForBetterHearing.org/Research

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TAKING WATER IN WOOLWICH will cost you more every time you open the tap. Making water will cost you more every time you flush. The township will increase water rates by 2.4 per cent this year, doubling that to 4.8 per cent when calculating wastewater fees. The increases approved this week by councillors bring the cost of water to $1.71 per cubic metre, up from the current $1.67, while wastewater charges climb even higher, to $2.40 per cubic metre from $2.29. For the average residential user – based on 204 cubic metres annually –

that amounts to another $8.16 per year for water, and $22.44 in wastewater fees. The township lays the blame for another year of well-above-inflation increases on the Region of Waterloo, which continues its multi-year hikes to the fees it charges for water and waste treatment. The region plans to hike water rates, which account for 62 per cent of Woolwich’s costs, by 2.9 per cent. For wastewater, the planned increase is 6.9 per cent on costs that amount to 68 per cent of Woolwich’s budget, director of finance Richard Petherick told councillors meeting Tuesday night in Breslau. While the township

has tried to temper those aspects of the budget it controls, the bulk of the expenses simply get passed through. After some years of wet weather, a return to drier conditions reduced the incidents of storm water getting into the sanitary lines – a condition known as inflow and infiltration (I&I) – and helped lower costs billed to the township by the Region of Waterloo, which operates the sewage treatment plants, he explained. Huge increases have been the norm in recent years, as the region implements the user-pay, full-cost-recovery model for its water and wastewater systems, as mandated by the province.

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Winter warmth program expands to meet changing needs WHITNEY NEILSON CODY PETROSINO HELPED KEEP Woolwich residents a bit warmer this winter. The Wilfrid Laurier University student marked a decade of his Panther Winter Warmth drive last month, collecting roughly a dozen bags of clothing and toys for Woolwich Community Services. He originally began collecting clothing when he was a student at St. Boniface Catholic Elementary School in Maryhill, before expanding it to St. David Catholic Secondary School, and eventually all the feeder schools to that high school. “I always feel like there’s always a need to give back to the community and try to make a difference and the real reason why I started the program and wanted to continue it was I remembered all the good things I’ve seen come out of it,” Petrosino said. Inspired by his preschool teacher, Susan O’Toole, he started gathering clothing for people in need when she wasn’t able to collect enough to help out a family she’d been supporting. He collected clothing, brought it to her, and she’d distribute it to families in Woolwich. “I know Susan, way back when, she had a family come in and there was a little girl, I think she was seven years old, that got her first pair of boots and snow pants and gloves, so that she could go out and play in the snow. WARMTH | 28

Exhibit shows quilting and healing go hand in hand THIS ISN’T YOUR GRANDMA’S quilt. Launched at UW’s Conrad Grebel University College this week, the As the Women Sew: Community Quilts of Mamupján, Colombia exhibit showcases four quilts by a group of women who’ve found healing by telling their stories of displacement through the art of quilting. The women were part of Mamupján, a Colombian community that was displaced by a paramilitary group in 2000. Paul Heidebrecht, director of the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement, says they were initially encouraged to quilt as a way of gathering together and processing the trauma of this experience of displacement. “That process of creating these quilts over a decade ago enabled the community to gather together to process that experience collectively as much as the women who created the quilts to tell their story and begin to move toward healing. And also in the course of doing that beginning to find their voice, not just to be able to tell their stories to each other, but also to authorities and communities beyond themselves and Colombia and begin to work for a better future for their community,” Heidebrecht said. The group of women were collectively awarded the Colombian National Peace Prize last year for their contributions through quilting. Each semester the gallery hosts a different art

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exhibit intended to help the community reflect on what it means to advance peace in the world, while also recording the stories of peacemaking around the world. It’s ongoing work, he says. “The gallery itself is in the heart of what’s still a relatively new centre for peace advancement. It opened in June of 2014 and one of the things we’re committed to doing in the centre, in addition to research and in addition to incubating new peace related startups is community engagement, so the gallery is one way of doing that,” Heidebrecht said. The idea for the quilt exhibit was born out of a conversation with Mennonite Central Committee last year. A MCC staffer who’s based in Bogotá, Colombia happened to be at Conrad Grebel for unrelated meetings and was inspired by the gallery space. “We have a team of people and when we met last and we were considering different options, we all got quite excited about the prospect of curating this exhibit, given some other activities that the college was facilitating this semester. We have an annual lecture series that this year has a quilting theme,” Heidebrecht notes. He says with all of their gallery exhibits they try to find ways to reach specific audiences who wouldn’t ordinarily have reason to come to Conrad Grebel. They’ve reached out to the Colombian Canadian community in Kitchener-Waterloo, and to others with connections in Colombia.

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New parking lot takes cars off roadway at Floradale dam LIZ BEVAN WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP AND THE Grand River Conservation Authority have teamed up to give walkers and hikers a safe spot to park while using the trails around the Woolwich Reservoir. The trails, maintained and championed by the local Lions Club, are used all year round by residents and visitors to the area to take the dog for a walk, spot that rare warbler, or even catch some dinner. Until now, winter access to the conservation area surrounding the Woolwich Reservoir, while open to foot traffic, has posed a problem for those who

drive to the area. Dave Bennett, director of operations with the GRCA, the group responsible for the dam, says wintertime users were parking their cars unsafely before walking into the area to get to the trails. Now, they have an alternative: a designated parking lot. “We close the area (to cars) in the winter, and obviously residents desire to use the area. They were parking on Reid Woods Drive, which is a very narrow right-of-way, and causing a traffic hazard,” he said. “We needed to keep the driveway closed, but we still wanted to give people the opportunity to walk into the area.”

Concerned about cars parking along the narrow roadway, Woolwich officials worked with the Grand River Conservation Authority to create a parking lot outside the park gate. The lot gets cars off the road, where parking has been prohibited, as residents continue to access the trails even when the Woolwich Reservoir is closed for the season. [SUBMITTED]

Wastewater Treatment Master Plan Update Notice of Project Commencement Background The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Region) is responsible for treating wastewater from homes and businesses throughout Waterloo Region, and operates 13 wastewater treatment plants and 6 Regionally-owned wastewater pumping stations. The Region’s Wastewater Treatment Master Plan recommends the long-term strategy for these facilities. The Master Plan was last updated in 2007, and encompassed planning to the year 2041. In light of recent growth trends, changes tothe regulatory environment, climate change, and river water quality changes, the Region is updating this Master Plan. This update will assess the current status of its wastewater treatment facilities and recommend the preferred wastewater treatment strategy, to the year 2051. This strategy will be consistent with the Region’s Strategic Plan. It will also be environmentally sustainable and economically viable.

Class EA Master Plan Study Now Underway The Region has initiated this study to identify and evaluate wastewater treatment projects, technologies and servicing strategies that will meet the long-term needs of residents and businesses. The Master Plan Update Study will follow Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) process (June 2000, amended in 2007 and 2011).

Public Involvement Welcome Public involvement is an important part of the Class EA process. Residents and community organizations are invited to participate in developing the updated Wastewater Treatment Master Plan. Opportunities for public input will occur throughout the study process. A Master Plan Update mailing list will be maintained. If you wish to be placed on the mailing list to receive notices and information, or if you have questions regarding the study, please contact: Mr. David Arsenault, M.Sc., P.Eng. Sr. Project Engineer, Water Services Region of Waterloo 150 Frederick Street, 7th Floor Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, N2G 4J3 Phone: 519-575-4757 ext. 3682 Fax: 519-575-4452 E-mail: darsenault@regionofwaterloo.ca

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Cars had been known to park in front of the closed fence at the dam, creating problems for the GRCA. If they ever needed to access the dam in an emergency, the way could be blocked. The driveway also isn’t plowed very often, creating snow hazards for cars parked in the area. Now, that has been fixed. Dan Kennaley, Woolwich Township’s director of engineering and planning, says the parking lot was an easy fix for the safety hazards that arose from winter parking on Reid Woods Drive. The township amended its parking bylaw to preclude parking along shoulders of Floradale Road. “We signed the road accordingly so that no parking was permitted there, but at the same time, we didn’t want to eliminate the possibility of people using the trails in the win-

ter,” he said, mentioning that the partnership with the GRCA went smoothly, with a finished product before the winter of 2015 came along. “We pushed ahead and were able to complete it this fall just before the gate was closed. Now people have a safe place to park.” The new parking lot can fit eight vehicles and is situated on a piece of property acquired by the township from an adjacent property owner. A fence was put up around the area, and the GRCA took over from there. “It happened pretty quickly,” said Bennett. “Start to finish, it took about a month between the fence getting put in and us coming in with the contractor. We had to remove some trees and put in the parking spaces. The township acquired the property from the

adjacent land owner, had the fencing installed and went through the process of getting surveys and everything.” The project isn’t 100 per cent complete, however. Kennaley says the township is confident the project was a success, but there is still one more step to take before all the ‘i’s are dotted and the ‘t’s crossed. “We’re really pleased with it,” he said. “We are really happy about working with the conservation authority as well - that partnership effort. The only thing left to do now is to transfer the land. We are going to recommend to council that we transfer the land to the conservation authority.” The GRCA has agreed to keep up with the new parking area in the wintertime with regular plowing and general maintenance.

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with this year. “I think that’ll be an exciting project for us,” Nowak said. They’re going to do a considerable amount of sidewalk improvements this year, and roadwork. He says there’s been some roadwork that’s been on the wish list for quite a number of years, for example north on Nafziger Road by the cider mill, that’s going to be redone. They’ve budgeted more than $1.5 million for roadwork. The fire master plan will be done this year, so they’ll find out what the budget implications will be for that. One of the fire trucks is 15 years old now, but they have decided to defer it to 2017. “They have it in their fire

master plan that every 15 years those units should be replaced. You take a close look at them after 15 years to say can we squeak by another year. Because of the incredible difference in the Canadian dollar, the trucks that we would buy come up from the States. It would have added 25 per cent [to the budget] and having looked at the truck the fire chief said well maybe we can get by for another year and hopefully that dollar figure will come back down,” Nowak said. A new truck would have cost somewhere in the neighbourhood of $100,000. They’ve added a community improvement program line to the budget this year, which will cost $5,000 and be divided equally among

the four wards for activities like community breakfasts. “We’re also improving our fleet, some of our small vehicles are sort of at the end of their life. I think there’s about four of them we’re looking to replace,” Nowak said. They’ve budgeted $5,000 for new board room chairs along with $3,000 to rewire the board room. The new administrative assistant added in 2015 has been “very effective,” said CAO Rik Louwagie at Monday’s budget discussions. The township’s proposing they make the position a permanent position. “I think what is really important is we’re looking ahead. We’re looking to 2017 more so than they ever have before,” Nowak said.

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Boy succumbs to injuries after being hit by truck Seven-year-old Abner Martin died in hospital on Sunday morning after being hit by a courier truck on Line 86 last week. Abner and his nine-year-old brother were riding their bikes to school along Line 86 between West Montrose and Ariss on the morning of Jan. 6. The boy cut across two lanes of traffic in an attempt to enter Halm Road and was struck by the truck. He was initially transported to Guelph General Hospital before being airlifted to McMaster University Medical Centre in Hamilton with massive head

injuries. He was taken off life support on Sunday. Line 86 was closed for several hours while police investigated. Police say the weather and road conditions were clear and dry at the time of the incident. They believe Martin was wearing a helmet when he was struck, but didn’t have it strapped on properly, rather it was resting on top of his winter hat. Along with wearing proper safety equipment, police would like to remind the public that while riding a bike along major routes in the area, to be vigilant and aware of your surroundings before changing direction or crossing roads. Police say no charges will be laid against the driver of the courier truck.

Woolwich rec. fees to rise Costs to use Woolwich recreation facilities will increase by 1.5 per cent this year, meaning staying healthy will be just half the rate of the extra cost of dying: the township’s cemetery fees will go up by three per cent. If you use township facilities or services – from renting a soccer pitch to going for dip in the WMC pool – you’ll be digging deeper into your pocket this year. Most fees and charges are slated to go up by 1.5 per cent. Meeting Tuesday night, councillors passed the new charges with little debate. Pool rental rates jump by 1.5 per cent.

Ice rental fees at the township’s arenas will go up by that amount effective Aug. 1. As Woolwich continues to alter services and standardize rates at community centres across the township, new fees have been approved for the Breslau Community Centre. There are added fees for parks in Bloomingdale, Conestogo, Maryhill.

Changes OK’d for Maryhill site Watch for some changes at the old Maryhill Knights of Columbus property this spring, Woolwich council’s approval this week of a zoning change having set the stage. The decision add a place of religious

worship/church as a permitted use at the site while removing the private club and recreational sports fields as permitted uses. That clears the way for the 20-acre site at 689 St. Charles St. E. to house a place of worship for the Vien Quang Vietnamese Buddhist Association of Kitchener Waterloo.

St. Jacobs dog park gets the nod

The area provides a low-cost option to meet the demands of residents who’ve been asking for a dog park. With the area pretty much ready for the proposed use – there’s no clearing needed – the township expects to pay out less than $1,500, mostly for signs. The township is also looking at the option of a fenced dog park elsewhere, though that would be a more expensive undertaking.

Woolwich is moving ahead with an off-leash dog park in St. Jacobs. Meeting this week, council approved plans to use a 13-acre site near the Health Valley Trail – access at 65 Water St. – as an unfenced open space where dogs can run freely under the supervision of their owners.

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CLARIFICATION

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rolet Silverado pickup truck had been left on his Mill St. West driveway since Monday morning Jan. Police confirmed that this truck was the stolen truck from Shakespeare. There appears to be a connection between the stolen pickup truck from Hamilton to the stolen pickup in Shakespeare and the stolen pickup truck in Milverton. The person(s) responsible for these thefts may still be in possession of the stolen white 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck from Milverton. This pickup truck may however have been discarded and another vehicle may have been stolen in its place, police report. The Perth County OPP is requesting anyone who may have observed individuals around these stolen vehicles or who has information about vehicle thefts to contact them. If the whereabouts of the stolen white 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck from Milverton is known you are asked to contact the OPP at 1-888310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), and you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000

8:00 AM | A seven-year-old Woolwich Township boy was attempting to ride his bike across Line 86 onto Halm Road when he was struck by a 2016 Ford cube van driven by a 40-year-old Guelph man. The boy was airlifted to McMaster hospital in Hamilton with life-threatening injuries. Line 86 was shut down for more than seven hours while police investigated. Any witnesses are encouraged to contact Waterloo Regional Police Traffic Branch at 519-650-8500, ext. 8793. JANUARY 7

9:20 AM | A collision involving two vehicles occurred in the area of 730 Bridge St. W. A silver Mazda Tribute driven by a 46-yearold Guelph woman was travelling west on Bridge Street, while a red Hyundai driven by a 23-year-old Kitchener man was travelling east on Bridge Street. The Hyundai was attempting to turn left into a private driveway when the front end of the Mazda impacted the passenger side of the Hyundai. After the impact, the Mazda vehicle rolled over and came to rest on the passenger side. The driver of the Hyundai was transported to Grand River Hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries. The driver of the Mazda suffered minor injuries. As a result of the investigation, the driver of the Hyundai was charged with ‘turn not in safety.’

5:00 PM | Wellington County OPP responded to a serious collision involving a tractor trailer and a pedestrian on Wellington Road 6 near the 6th Line, Town of Minto. Officers responded along with Guelph-Wellington Emergency Services (EMS),Town of Minto Fire Department and Wellington County roads department. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured. The cause of the collision is currently being investigated by the Wellington County OPP. The Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to call 1-888-310-1122. JANUARY 9

7:40 AM | A 54-year-old St. Clements man was driving his blue 2010 Volvo dump truck northbound on Herrgott Road at Ament Line in Wellesley Township at the same time a 59-year-old Waterloo man was driving his green 2000 Dodge Ram pickup truck westbound on Ament line. The driver of the pickup truck failed to stop for the stop-sign and his pickup was struck by the dump truck in the intersection. Both vehicles ended up on the side yard of a nearby steel business. The driver of the pickup truck was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the dump truck was not injured. The pickup truck was demolished

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They also connected with the local art community. “It’s purposeful art, but nonetheless it’s also something that people can come and experience and receive as they would any other art exhibit... When people think quilts and they think Mennonite college they aren’t going to be thinking about what they’ll experience when they come to this exhibit. These aren’t purely aes-

thetic works. A couple of the quilts have disturbing images on them, capturing the disturbing experience that’s been woven into this tapestry. It’s a different take on Mennonite quilts that’s for sure,” Heidebrecht said. And as we prepare to welcome Syrian refugees here in Waterloo Region this exhibit can help people begin to empathize and grapple with the nature of their experience

and recognize the trauma they too will have gone through. This marks the first time the quilts have been shown in such a way. “Typically they’ve been hung outside homes in a community when they gathered together to discuss things. They’ve served a variety of other purposes, but they haven’t been gathered and arranged in this way. The women were eager to hear

of this opportunity. This will be an ongoing process as we let them know the stories and the conversations that they’ve prompted in North America,” Heidebrecht said. Located in the Grebel Gallery at the MSCU Centre for Peace Advancement, the quilts along with 10 photos by MCC worker Anna Vogt documenting the lives of these women will be on display until April 23. Admission is free.

in the collision and the dump truck had moderate damage. The driver of the pickup truck has been charged with disobeying the stopsign. There was restricted visibility due to thick fog at the time. JANUARY 10

7:00 AM | A 34-year-old Kitchener man was travelling southbound on Bridge Street East in the Township of Woolwich when the driver swerved to miss a deer on the roadway, which caused him to lose control and strike a hydro pole in the east ditch. The driver was extricated out of the vehicle and taken to local hospital with minor injuries. The road was closed for several hours while hydro crews repaired the damaged pole and lines. JANUARY 12

4:05 AM | Members of the Wellington County OPP received

a report of a break-and-enter at the Esso gas station on Woolwich Street in Centre Wellington Township. The investigation revealed at approximately 3:50 a.m. two males forced open the door of the business and removed the ATM from the leg bolts, pushed it out the door and loaded it into a dark coloured sport utility vehicle (SUV) with a roof rack. Both male suspects are described as having a medium build, wearing baggy jackets with hoods pulled up and running shoes. The vehicle was last seen travelling northbound on Wellington Road 7. Any person with information regarding this incident is asked contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip on-line at www.csgw.tips. You may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.

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Breslau’s chance to step up after council decision THE LARGE CROWD GATHERED at the Breslau Community Centre Tuesday night went home happy, Woolwich council having killed the prospect of selling off part of the adjacent parkland. Most of those who came out on a very wintry evening did so to voice their opposition to the sale of part of Breslau Memorial Park to the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. The few supporters who did show up were likely less disappointed than the opponents would have been if the vote had gone the other way. In the end, it was the 10-to-1 turnout by those in favour of keeping the park intact that swayed things. Coun. Mark Bauman played the hero, reversing course to split the vote evenly at 3-3, enough to defeat a motion that the township declare part of the land as surplus, a prelude to selling it off. The arguments made and the volume of opponents that showed up, versus the numbers of those in favour, led to the Ward 2 councillor’s change of heart. The numbers were nothing like an even split. The plan to sell parkland to the school board had been a divisive issue since it was first made public early in 2015. Even after township efforts to get the word out via a community taskforce did little to bridge the divide. While informal canvassing of households in Breslau by taskforce members showed 36.5 per cent were in favour, 34.6 per cent opposed and 21.5 per cent undecided, the split was nothing like that through the many public meetings and the feedback received by the township. Prior to the vote, councillors had heard plenty of reasoned arguments for scrapping the deal – and few in favour of going through with it – and more than a few pleas to do right by the people of Breslau, who have a long, bumpy history with the township. Past history and more recent animosity towards Woolwich officials left many feeling the community wouldn’t get a fair shake, that the sale was a done deal no matter what the people said. “For them to come down here saying they want to listen, then vote in favour after hearing what we had to say, well ... that would say something,” noted vocal opponent Matthew VanderMeer after the meeting. He and others who took up the cause of defending the parkland argued throughout the process that the sale would weaken community spirit, discourage volunteers and set back fundraising among those eager to make the park improvements Woolwich touted as the end result of the $1.75-million deal. Forego the money, keep the parkland, and rely on the community to raise the money itself, in partnership with the township, they argued. Now, the residents will have to follow through. The only way things get done is by the community leading the way. A big fundraising effort will be needed to upgrade what everyone acknowledges as a rundown park. The township, too, will have to act, setting its own financial plan for contributing to maintenance and upgrades at the site. Both parties will have to sit down cooperatively, trying to put aside past grievances. Some kind of committee, rolled out as a way to involve the public when the township was on track to sell the land, will be needed to set priorities and lead fundraising efforts. It’s at that point that Breslau residents, having argued they have a history of coming together to raise money for community projects – rather than selling off parkland, residents can raise the needed money, they said – can put their money where their mouths are.

With January not only comes wintry weather, but the financial pain that sticks around long after the snow melts. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

Refugees, sexual harassment and Angela Merkel WORLD AFFAIRS CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL OPENED Germany’s doors to a million refugees and migrants last year – three times as many as the rest of the European Union put together. Critics in Germany predicted a popular backlash, and warned that even her own Christian Democratic Party (CDU) would turn against her. In the case of the CDU, at least, they were dead wrong. At the party’s annual congress last month, Merkel’s speech – in which she did not retreat one inch from her frequent assertion that “we can do it” (accept and integrate the refugees) – got a 10-minute standing ovation that brought tears to her eyes. Despite a dip in the opinion polls, she also still enjoys widespread popular support – or at least she did until the ugly events in the city of Cologne on New Year’s Eve. In the crowds that gathered in front of Cologne’s

railway station to celebrate the New Year, hundreds of young men in gangs began harassing and robbing German women. “All of a sudden these men around us began groping us,” one victim told German television. “They touched our behinds and grabbed between our legs. They touched us everywhere, so my girlfriend wanted to get out of the crowd. When I turned around one guy grabbed my bag and ripped it off my body.” There were 379 complaints to the police, 40 per cent of which involved sexual assault, and two accusations of rape. Only 31 men were arrested in connection with these offences, a police failure that caused popular outrage. But the incendiary fact – which the police at first declined to reveal – was that 18 of the 31 men arrested were asylumseekers, and all but five were Muslims. So there was a firestorm of popular protest about the Cologne attacks (which also happened on a smaller scale in Stuttgart and Hamburg). The German authorities did their best to contain

the damage. The Cologne police chief, Wolfgang Albers, was suspended for holding back information about the attacks, and in particular about the origin of the suspects. Merkel felt obliged to promise that she will change the law which says that asylum seekers can only be forcibly sent home if they have been sentenced to at least three years in prison, and if their lives are not at risk in their home country. The new law will say that migrants sentenced to any jail time, or even put on probation, can be sent home no matter where they come from. It’s the least she could do politically, as the extreme anti-immigrant parties are already making a meal out of the Cologne events. But what on earth made those young Muslim men, the beneficiaries of Germany’s generosity, think they could sexually attack young German women in public (and rob them while they were doing it)? They were not professional thieves, and I very much doubt that they would sexually attack

young Muslim women in public if they were back home. I suspect that they were mostly village boys who still believe the popular Middle Eastern stereotypes about good Muslim girls whom you must not harass, and “loose” Western women who are fair game for sexual assault. I once lived in Istanbul for a while with my wife and two little boys, and we had the same experience as most other Westerners: when my wife was out with me or with the children, she was treated with respect. When she was out alone, she was the target of constant sexual harassment. At least once a day, as young men passed her in the crowded streets, she would suddenly experience the full frontal grab – and if she protested, they would simply laugh at her. So I taught her what a Turkish woman would say if the same thing happened, and it did help. She still got molested, but when she rebuked the attackers in Turkish they were overwhelmed with shame and DYER | 8

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

How are you feeling now that the holidays have passed?

» Andrea Fleming

» Sara McNeil

“Tired and excited for the snow. I wish there was more for Christmas.”

“Not as stressed now that I don’t have to shop “I am feeling happy about the new year.” for everyone.”

» Emma Osborne

» Troy Osborne

» Iris Osborne

“Busy. New year, new responsibilities.”

“Happy, because I get to play with my new cat.”

“No good deed goes entirely unpunished, and this is part of the price Germany will pay for its generosity. ” Gwynne Dyer | 6 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Reaction to David Bowie’s death shows the impact music has on our lives EDITOR'S NOTES THERE’S A SCENE IN the 2012 film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower in which the young characters riding in a pickup truck fly through a tunnel to the strains of “Heroes” playing on the radio. None of them had previously heard the song, nor could they identify David Bowie as the singer. Though the movie is set in the pre-Internet ’90s, I still found it hard to fathom that three teenagers, ostensibly fans of “real” music as opposed to top-40 pablum, wouldn’t know “Heroes.” The bit rung hollow – how could they not know that song? Not know David Bowie? – until I read that the director, and author of the book, Stephen Chbosky, really didn’t know the song: his knowledge of Bowie was limited to the “Let’s Dance” era.

I came back to that tidbit in reflecting on Bowie’s death Sunday. First came the shock: how could it be possible that David Bowie was dead? Struck down by cancer at age 69 – a young age these days, all the more so now that I’m a long way from the early teen years when I started listening to his music – when his legion of fans expected him to be around forever? He was there through many eras of our lives, changing images and personas, his music marking our own journey through the years, from his Space Oddity and Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke and the pop explosion of the ’80s that turned him into a huge star. Iconic from the early days, he become a cultural icon. More than the music, the plays, the movies and the art, there was the personification of cool. In that vein, David Bowie didn’t seem like one of us: like Ziggy, he was something alien for his talent, his shape-shifting and his deportment.

He hadn’t performed live for the better part of a decade, but had continued to release new music – his latest album, Blackstar, appeared last Friday, his 69th birthday – and to lend support to new acts, including Canada’s Arcade Fire. Like his own changing musical directions, he collaborated with an assortment of other artists throughout his career. That gave us the likes of “China Girl” with his friend Iggy Pop – another of my early musical favourites – and the Christmas classic “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy” with Bing Crosby, the latter something of a surreal event back in 1977, recorded just weeks before Bing’s death. News of Bowie’s passing brought an immediate outpouring. His peers. Musicians who he’d influenced (there are many). The famous. But mostly from the very long list of fans. Such responses, including tributes and memorials, aren’t unusual in our celebrity-

obsessed world. I take note as they happen – the start of a new year is always prime time to look back at those who passed away under the previous calendar – but occasionally they hit home. That’s certainly the case with Bowie’s death. Like most of the fans sorrowed by the news, I never met the man and, as such, suffered no personal loss. But having his music as the soundtrack of our lives, especially the early, formative years, makes his death mean something. While we tend to stick with the music that brings us back to those teen years, some of it remains a guilty pleasure – it hasn’t stood the test of time, but it does provide some nostalgia – and some of it warrants both the critical acclaim and devotion of new generations of fans. Bowie’s music definitely falls into the latter category. Much of his music is instantly recognizable, remaining as interesting and entertaining as when it was released.

Watching The Martian on Saturday, I picked out the strains of “Starman” just a couple of notes in, singing along under my breath. The film, a good one, offers up a soundtrack filled with ’70s music, some of it unfortunate, in contrast with some of the great stuff the decade produced. (Known for disco and, to a lesser extent, progressive rock, the 1970s gave rise to a counterpoint in punk and minimalism, Bowie’s Berlin trilogy among them.) Speaking of the Berlin period, it was that time frame that gave us Heroes, the second of three albums from 1976-79. The first of those albums, Low, provided the track “Sounds and Vision.” A fine tune in its own right, this being a personal take on Bowie’s passing, I’m reminded that the lyrics “Blue, blue, electric blue/That’s the color of my room where I will live” provided the inspiration for my friend Mark to paint his bedroom, ceiling included, with a shockingly

blue glossy paint, the effect topped with a vivid red stripe reminiscent of the now-iconic cover of Aladdin Sane. I’m willing to bet there are a million such little, Bowie-related stories out there. Though gone, he may continue to inspire yet more stories among those who come to discover his music, just as it did our young protagonists in early-’90s Pittsburgh. Just as many of the musicians we’ve lost, some many years ago, continue to find new audiences who make the songs their own – think of Jim Morrison and Joe Strummer, Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon, Janis Joplin and Bob Marley. Bowie, like many artists who left before him, has an immortality that most of us travelling briefly through the void on spaceship Earth won’t. That, perhaps, is the reason for the outpouring of grief, and the celebration of a musical legacy.

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It was another grim year for threats and attacks against journalists around the world, as 77 journalists and media workers were killed in relation to their work in 2015. The numbers are down from 2014 (100 journalists killed), but the dangers faced by journalists remain unchanged. Last year saw a continued rise in the targeting of journalists as a means to quell dissent, incite fear and gain publicity, lead by the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris.

“This past year it seemed like there was a new spending scandal every day. So what better way to track wasteful spending in 2016 than with a special calendar, featuring 12 ways that the Ontario government has frittered away tax dollars. To borrow from Robbie Burns: ‘Should old Ontario waste be forgot, and never brought to mind?’ Of course not – government waste should be top of mind all year.”

Stringent provincial rules governing drinking water have put local governments in charge of another local water system. On Jan. 21, the Waterloo Region and Woolwich Township will assume control of the system owned by Heidelberg Motors that supplies water to 26 homes in the village. The move follows an order from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment issued before Christmas.

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panic, and disappeared into the crowd as fast as possible. This was back when Istanbul only had three million people (it now has 14 million), but already my Turkish friends were moaning about how their city was being “villagerized” by people migrating from the countryside. Even Turkish women who looked too “Western” were being harassed, and they blamed the ex-villagers. When you take in a million refugees, more than half of them from the Middle East, you may expect them to include a few religious fanatics who may

be or become terrorists. They will also include a considerably larger number of ignorant hicks who think that it is not a crime or a disgrace to attack nonMuslim girls sexually. No good deed goes entirely unpunished, and this is part of the price Germany will pay for its generosity. It’s not an unbearable price, even if it involves one or two more Islamist terrorist attacks than would otherwise have occurred – and in a couple of years most of the young Muslim men who attacked women in Cologne will have figured out that being free, as German women are, does not mean being immoral or freely available.

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Ringette struggling to make the grade in Woolwich Low registration put the season on ice, with local players having to travel elsewhere to take part LIZ BEVAN WITH HOCKEY PLAYERS TAKING to rinks across the country this winter, there is one winter sport that doesn’t get much recognition, or even participants: ringette. Here in Woolwich Township, the Storm don’t have enough interested players to put a team on the ice. Canada has the largest ringette-playing population in the world, but the numbers just aren’t translating to teams in the area. Marilyn Buehler is the co-president, along with Amy McDougall, of the Woolwich Minor Ringette league, and says the sport just doesn’t have the same kind of exposure as its more popular counterpart, hockey. “Hockey is an Olympic sport and ringette is not. If you could watch it on television, it would help,” she said. “I know people have been watching ringette feeds over the Internet, but it is just about publicizing it more, especially at the older playing level so younger kids can see what it is all about.” McDougall expressed her frustration at not having enough interested players to put a single team in game rotation.

“We were really disappointed this year when we realized that we wouldn’t be able to make any teams,” she said. “For a team, you have to have a minimum of seven players and a goalie to ice a team. This year, we didn’t have enough players in any age group to do that.” In previous years, to ice a team, the executive has pooled together different age groups, but there still weren’t enough skaters this time around. There is plenty to brag about when it comes to ringette. Buehler says the area has crafted a lot of high-quality talent, but now that talent has moved on to bigger things. “Woolwich has put out a lot of quality players that have moved on to a higher caliber of play other than the regional level,” she said. “That took a lot of players away from the sport here and it was hard to make teams with the girls left in Woolwich. Basically, we need to start from the bottom up, again.” Because there are no lucrative contracts to be had in professional ringette, or much international exposure, McDougall says those who do play, play because they want to be there.

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Marilyn Beuhler and Amy McDougall’s daughters pose with their Woolwich Storm ringette jerseys, but this year, those colours will be hanging in the closet. Both girls need to travel to K-W to play the ladies-only winter sport. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER] same rules as hockey, and “For those that play, travel to Kitchener-Waterfocuses on different skills. and have been around the loo to get on the ice. “It is mostly about the sport, they are passion“The year or two before skating. The players don’t ate,” she said, touting the our kids started, they were stop moving,” she said. “It benefits of joining the loconsidering closing down is a lot of team play. You cal ringette club. “There because they only had one have to pass the ring and have been good friendteam left,” said McDougall. involve everyone on the ships made as well. The “Then, a bunch of younger ice.” girls play from the time players came along and That community is they are seven or eight built it back up, but now it shrinking drastically, and years old, all the way up is back at the beginning.” the club now has to start to the highest age group. For more information from the bottom to rebuild on the local ringette club, It is really nice to see all the sport’s following in of that. We create a comor to express interest in Woolwich. Both women munity.” joining next winter’s team, have children who play Buehler added that the visit their website at www. ringette, but now have to sport doesn’t have the woolwichringette.com.

THE OTHER DAY I was watching TV when I stumbled across a program that promised to show me how to get a beach body. Of course, this means nothing to me. I mean, if whales that wash ashore count, I already have one. Regardless, I don’t really need a TV show to tell me how to get a beach body. After all, ice fishing season is upon us. Some people have a mistaken belief that ice fishing is about catching fish through the ice. Nothing could be further from the truth – so don’t ask me if I caught any on my last outing ever again. Ice fishing is, pure and simple, an exercise in fitness. Done properly, each and every facet of the sport, from digging an ice hut or ATV out of a snowdrift to drilling holes with a hand auger after your gas-powered one decided to quit, is about good, healthy exercise. Even the cursing is good for your vocal cords, which GALEA | 11

Kings add a goaltender and defenseman ahead of trade deadline LIZ BEVAN THE ELMIRA SUGAR KINGS have made some roster changes, meeting the junior hockey trade deadline on Jan. 10. Former Kings goalie Jonathan Reinhart is back after heading out to British Columbia earlier this season to play for the Nanaimo Clippers in the British Columbia Hockey League. While in Nanaimo, he

managed a .909 save percentage in 15 games before moving to the Brooks Bandits in Alberta for three games. Now, he is back playing at Dan Snyder Arena starting this weekend. Kings head coach Ty Canal says he is going to be an asset to the team heading into the final stretch of the regular season. “Any time you can add a player like him, it is a bo-

nus,” he said. “We have two good goalies and when you look at how much hockey is going to be played down this next stretch and into the playoffs, you need two good goalies and you need them to be on top of their game. When you look at it and you break down the time on the ice, it is a lot.” Canal says having strong net minders behind the rest of the team gives the guys confidence on the ice.

“It makes a team better,” he said. “They are helping each other out. It makes our shooters better and makes our guys better.” Another addition to the Kings’ roster is defenseman Kevin Fitzpatrick, fresh from playing with the Guelph Hurricanes. This season so far, the d-man has 10 points in 15 games and Canal says he is going to be a valuable addition to the team.

“It is about beefing up our back end. When you look at that much hockey in a short timeframe, the more bodies the better,” he said. “When you look at the scores in the playoffs, they are typically low and we definitely have to make sure that our d-side of the puck is strong. We are going to focus on that from here on out - limiting shots and executing. Everything starts in the defensive

zone. (Management) has done a great job bringing in the guys, and now we are set.” Along with some new and returning faces to the team, there are some injured players on the mend, filling out the Kings’ roster. Elmira forward Mackenzie MacSorley was noticeably absent from play this past weekend against ROSTER | 10

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Kings come up short against Siskins, twice Coach points to “sloppy play” as Elmira drops both ends of a home-and-home series against Waterloo rivals LIZ BEVAN THE SUGAR KINGS DROPPED two in a row this weekend in a home-andhome series against the Waterloo Siskins. The Kings are ranked two spots ahead of the Siskins in league standings, and head coach Ty Canal chalked the weekend’s losses up to sloppy play. “We just didn’t execute the way we needed to throughout the games,” he said of Saturday and Sunday’s losses, 4-3 and 3-2 respectively. “There were some stints where we were playing some pretty good hockey, and then we just sort of, for whatever reason, let up and let Waterloo take the momentum and play the pace they wanted to play. We weren’t able to match it as quickly as we

wanted to and it came out on the wrong side for us.” Saturday’s game was played on home ice for the Kings, and went into double overtime, ending with a goal from Siskins’ forward Nate Schnarr getting the puck past Elmira netminder Liam Devine, with an assist from Nick Hirst. The game was tied at one goal apiece at the end of the first, with Elmira taking the lead heading into the third. In the final 20 minutes of play, Waterloo scored twice, the first from Owen Kipke on the power play (Conner Jean and Schnarr) and just a couple minutes later from Gary Mantz (Joshua Slegers and Nate Schnarr). It looked like the Siskins were going to take the win in regular time before Kings’ forward Jeff

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Waterloo, but Canal says he will be back this coming game against Brampton after a hard hit a couple of weeks ago. “He will be back at practice this week,” he said. “It was just one of those things where we wanted to make sure everything was alright. He has been cleared and everything is fine.” Klayton Hoelscher has been on the injured list since the beginning of October, breaking his ankle against Brantford and requiring surgery. He has recently made it back to the ice, skating and making huge improvements, says Canal. “He is coming along. He is off his crutches and he is skating,” he said. “Everything is going as the

Jonathan Reinhart keeps an eye on the puck for the Sugar Kings during the 2014-2015 season. He is back on the roster just in time for playoffs after spending most of the season out west. [FILE PHOTO] doctors planned and he ice time and just waiting is taking small steps and for the full clearance. He is completing small goals – moving in the right direcmoving along. He is getting tion.”

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GALEA: Although fitness isn’t the goal, an ice-fishing workout is a good reason to wish for spring FROM | 9

is why I intentionally lose every big fish I hook. Not to brag, but the way I ice fish might very well scare off many high-level competitors in Ironman competitions. You see, I walk out to my fishing grounds, actually towing my toboggan. That’s right, I do this intentionally ... almost every time I can’t bum a ride. If you have never ice

fished like this, it might not seem like such a big deal. But, believe me, it is. You see, in that 2-foot by 5-foot sled is approximately four tons of gear. Typically, it contains a one-burner butane stove, a cast iron pan, a bit of lard, some fish crisp, a fillet knife, baggies, a dozen eggs, a flipper, assorted spices, a can of potatoes for home fries, a coffee pot, rock-hard, frozen cof-

fee, cream, sugar, paper towels, a garbage bag, cutlery, a small folding table and chair, a candelabra, candles, table cloth, center piece and mood lighting. Unlike most anglers, I tend to go light. In my pack is fishing gear, which consists of five tangled rods and reels, three plastic boxes filled with clumps of lures (I will actually use only one lucky spoon), a minnow bucket,

auger, ladle, measuring tape, pop up hut, electronic flasher, shovel and dip net. Lugging all this out through a mile of slush and shin deep snow isn’t even the bad part. That comes with trip two, which is what you make when you realize you’ve forgotten your fishing licence and lighter in the car. So much for the cardio part of the activity; the real exercise starts when you start drilling with a

hand auger whose blades have been installed backwards by your “hilarious” practical-joking, ex-friend. You realize this, three holes and several near heart attacks later. Luckily, chasing him around for 15 minutes, while swinging a ladle is a good workout too. Not many fishing partners believe this, but drilling holes is good for your back and upper body too. You also get hundreds of

deep knee bends every time you ladle slush out of the holes. Then there are flexibility exercises, such as the splits, which are never intentional. Jigging is also fun and good for the forearms – especially when you get resistance training from snagging bottom. The point is ice fishing can be a workout. I can hardly wait ’til spring …

Jacks emerge victorious in two out of three games With season winding down, Wellesley is gunning for fourth-place with an eye on playoff matchups LIZ BEVAN WITH ONLY EIGHT GAMES left in the regular season, the Wellesley Applejacks are gunning for their goal of fourth place in the standings. The team won two of their three games this past week, losing out against first-place Ayr last Thursday, but coming out on top of Burford and Norwich on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Head coach Brad Gerber says the weekend left the players feeling good, but the team still needs to work on playing a full 60 minutes, especially when up against the best team in the league. They lost Thursday’s game against Ayr 5-1. “We lost that game in the first period. We just didn’t come out. We were soft on the puck and we weren’t ready to play the game. We were down 3-0 after the first,” he said, adding that the rest of the game went much better, showing him the potential is there. “Ayr is a really good team and you almost have to play a perfect game to beat those guys. The first period, we

were flat and made mistakes all over the ice, but the second and third period, I thought we played right with them. If you take away that first period, it was a 2-1 game. It showed that we can play with them, but you have to play 60 minutes. If you don’t, then you are going to lose.” Friday and Saturday went better for the Jacks. Up against the Burford Bulldogs on home ice Friday, the boys got an early lead and held it for the rest of the game. Scoring for Wellesley were Cal Jefferies, Nick Palmer, Tyson Bender, Nathan Schlupp and Braidon Kerbs, all in the first and second periods. Burford tried their best to bring the disparity a little closer with two goals from Kurtis Christo and Mitch Randall. Heading into the third, the Jacks were up by three, and Gerber says that is when the boys started to rest on their laurels. “For the first 40 minutes, I thought we played pretty well. We had a 5-2 lead, we were getting pucks in deep and when we do that, five-on-five, we are a really

good team. I don’t think we let them get a lot of scoring chances. We played well on both ends of the rink, they just capitalized on the chances they did get,” he said. “Going into the third, we took our foot off the pedal a little bit. The score was closer than what I thought the game was, but that is what happens. You let up, and the other team is going to score goals.” On Saturday night, Gerber says the team was a shining example of what to do to win hockey games. The Jacks won the game 3-1, with two goals from forward Nick Breault and a third, shorthanded, from Palmer on the power play. Norwich’s Jamie Kelly scored unassisted in the second, putting the team’s only point on the board. “We played a 60 minute game. Norwich is a good team and they were right behind us, chasing us. It was a good game for us and the boys played a solid 60 minutes,” he said, specifically mentioning the superb goaltending on both ends of the ice. “We did all the little things right. We got pucks deep in

Applejacks goalie Ryan Porter makes the save in Wellesley’s game against Burford on Friday night. The team only has eight games left in the regular season and are aiming for a fourth-place finish. They currently sit in fifth with a game in hand. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER] only eight games left until when we were supposed to, their toes and have an upplayoffs. and I thought that both of beat practice this week. Get “Our goal is to finish the goalies, theirs and ours, them back in action for the fourth – as high as we can. played really well. There weekend.” You can’t take Delhi lightly. were no breakdowns on If the team finished They have won some our part which is why they fourth place, like they hope games this year. We have only got the one goal they to, it will give the boys beat them every time, but did. We are quite pleased home-ice advantage in the there have been some close with our outcome for the first round of the playoffs. moments,” he said. “If you weekend.” “We are playing some start playing a game (like Up next, the boys take teams that are ahead of the other team is easy to on last place Delhi on us and we have a game in beat), you start getting into home ice at 7:30 p.m. on hand, so I think that we bad habits. We play against Friday before hosting Ayr can definitely work it out,” Ayr on Saturday night and on Saturday night, also said Gerber. “If we win the you can’t have bad habits at 7:30 p.m. Gerber says games we should win, we against Ayr. We definitely both games are equally as will be able to catch those want to keep the boys on important, especially with guys.”

Woolwich Youth Soccer offers up winter training camp LIZ BEVAN THERE IS SNOW ON the ground and the temperature is dipping below zero, but Woolwich Youth Soccer players are still hitting the pitch. Starting this month and for the first time in club history, Wolf Pack players from both the traveling rep and house league teams can brush the dust off their cleats and hone their skills before the start of the regular season in May. Steve Sider, president of the club’s board, says the idea is to keep the kids’ heads in the game even though it isn’t soccer sea-

son. Every Saturday morning until the end of April, Wolf Pack players will be taking to the turf at Max’s Golf Centre in St. Jacobs. “The first Saturday of every month, our house league players can come and participate in what we are calling the fundamentals program. It gives them the opportunity to develop basic skills like dribbling, passing, shooting and defending,” he said, adding that the house league clinics also give leadership opportunities to senior rep players. “They work with a number of coaches as well as some of our senior players coming in. It is really

exciting because it gives boys and girls who are 15 or 16 years of age a chance to serve as mentors.” Rep players have the same chance to brush up on their soccer skills on the third Saturday morning of every month, perfecting skills and building on the basics of the game. The first and fourth Saturdays, the program takes on a bit of a different format. “It is open scrimmage time,” said Sider. “It gives them a chance to keep touching the balls and passing without specific work on their individual skills. The idea is to keep them thinking about soccer

and giving them a chance once a week to keep up.” The board sees the new weekly program as putting Woolwich players on an even playing field with other clubs around the region. “We are a smaller centre compared to Waterloo and Kitchener,” said Sider. “They run programs all year round. Our goal is to give those kids who want to play soccer in the summer, whether it is house league or rep, extra touches on the ball and keep them in playing shape – giving them something to look forward to when spring finally rolls around.” The program is free of

charge for registered Woolwich Wolf Pack players, a big difference compared to other conditioning and practice programs from other soccer clubs. “Other centres run the same kind of thing and may charge $100 or $200,” explained Sider. “It is a way for our club to say that we really value our young people in the community and to help build their soccer skills. We are really excited about it.” The first meeting was Jan. 9 for the house league players, and is currently being run only for players that have already registered for the upcoming

season. However, Sider says that if a kid wants to come and watch a practice before registering, they are more than welcome to sit on the sidelines and observe. “It is about getting the word out,” he said. “It may be minus-20 outside, but hopefully summer is on its way.” Registration for soccer teams opened on Jan. 1, and can be accessed online. For more information about the winter programs in St. Jacobs, or to learn more about the Woolwich Youth Soccer Club, visit their website at www.woolwichyouthsoccer.com.

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THE SCORE

WOOLWICH WILDCATS

Novice: LL #3 Jan. 9 vs Embro Home: 1 Visitor: 5 Goals: Carson Staken

Novice: LL #3 Jan. 10 vs Ayr Home: 3 Visitor: 6 Goals: Taylor Weber, Carson Staken, Adam Lavigne Assists: Logan McLaughlin, Brodi Gibson, Casey Dronick

Atom: MINOR AE Jan. 6 vs Orangeville Home: 7 Visitor: 3 Goals: Kane Kruschat, Daniel Kochut (2), Josh Uhrig (3), Preston Hackert Assists: Owen Tettmen, Cale Waechter (2), Owen Weber, Kane Kruschat, Preston Hackert (2), Seth Shantz

Atom: MINOR AE Jan. 9 vs Milton Home: 2 Visitor: 8 Goals: Josh Gibson, Daniel Kochut Assists: Kane Kruschat, Cale Waechter

Atom: LL #1 Jan. 10 vs Woolwich #2 Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Jamie Ferretti (2), Tucker Armstrong, Evan McDowell Assists: Evan McDowell (2), Tucker Armstrong, Tanner Armstrong, Evan Sauve, Jamie Ferretti, Jett Renon

Atom: LL #2 Jan. 9 vs Ayr

Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Daniel Grant, Jonathon Enns, Teagan Cadeau Assists: Teagan Cadeau, Andrew Palmer, Jack Hacock, Jakob Geimer, Michael MacDonald

PeeWee: MINOR AE Jan. 5 vs Orangeville Home: 2 Visitor: 6 Goals: Tristan Kraemer, Lucas Radler Assists: Adam Pauls, Sam Siopiolosz, Mitchell Hartman

PeeWee: MAJOR AA Jan. 9 vs Centre Wellington Home: 5 Visitor: 1 Goals: Colton Schmitt, Spencer Young (2), Kyler Austin, Owen Lee Assists: Spencer Young (2), Owen Lee (2), Gavin Roemer, Colton Schmitt, Evan Roth

PeeWee: MAJOR AA Jan. 10 vs Garden City Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Cameron Leonard, Kyler Austin, Spencer Young Assists: Michael Hayes (2), Gavin Roemer

PeeWee: LL #3 Jan. 7 vs Beverly Home: 1 Visitor: 5 Goals: Owen Hackert Assists: Coleton Benham, Tanis Uhrig

PeeWee: LL #3 Jan. 11 vs Embro Home: 4 Visitor: 2 Goals: Coleton Benham, Tanis Uhrig, Matthew Yorke (2) Assists: Oscar Fitch, Matthew Yorke

Bantam: MINOR A Jan. 9 vs Brampton Home: 0 Visitor: 4

Bantam: LL #1 Jan. 8 vs New Hamburg #2 Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Nathan Taylor (2), Adam Schill Assists: Nathan Taylor, Adam Schill

Bantam: LL #1 Jan. 9 vs Embro Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Nathan Taylor (3), Noah Bauman (2) Assists: Adam Anstett, Ben Madison (3), Nathan Taylor (2), Noah Bauman, Adam Schill, Alex Devore

Midget: MINOR A Jan. 10 vs Milton Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Cade Schaus, Chase Mooder, Evan Gowing, Nolan McLaughlin (2) Assists: Cade Schaus, Cole Altman, Riley Runstedler, Devin Williams, Brad Hale (2), Brent Mulder, John Wang

Midget: LL #2 Jan. 8 vs Paris Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Luke Decorte, Blake Doerbecker, Bruce Martin, Nick Kieswetter Assists: Luke Charter, Sammy Huber (2), Jordan Luis, Nick Kieswetter, Luke Decorte (2)

Midget: LL #2 Jan. 9 vs St. George Home: 6 Visitor: 2

Goals: Nick Kieswetter (2), Matt Greene, Sammy Huber, Jordan Luis, Blake Doerbecker Assists: Hayden Fretz, Joe Hanley, Vince Dally, Blake Doerbecker, Luke Decorte

LANCERS PUSH VISITING GALT SQUAD

Atom: LL #2 Jan. 10 vs Woolwich #2 Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Teagan Cadeau Assists: Michael MacDonald, Jack Hacock

WATERLOO WOLVES

Atom: BB #7103 Dec. 19 vs Grand River Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Brooke Rempel, Avery Grundy Assists: Paige Woods, Tia Zettel

Atom: MAJOR AA Dec. 19 vs St. Thomas Home: 5 Visitor: 5 Goals: Brandon Kong (3), Nolan Reesor, Liam Witmer Assists: Tyler O’Hearn, Damon Radley, Carson Bernhardt, Galin Moir, Dimitri Eleftheriadis, Jackson Heron

Atom: BB #7103 Jan. 2 vs North York Home: 2 Visitor: 0 Goals: Kaitlyn Hyatt, Chloe Hislop Assists: Chloe Hislop, Kaitlyn Hyatt

Atom: MAJOR AA Jan. 9 vs London Home: 1 Visitor: 4 Goals: Brandon Kong Assists: Caleb Hunter, Carson Bernhardt

Atom: BB #7103 Jan. 10 vs Grand River Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goals: Kaitlyn Hyatt Assists: Ayla Brubacher

WOOLWICH WILD

Novice: B

PeeWee: LL #7130

Jan. 10 vs Guelph Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Sara Forwell (2) Assists: Olivia Straus, Hailey Mueller

Jan. 10 vs Kitchener Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goals: Sarah Button Assists: Lauren Rintoul

Novice: LL # 7121

Jan. 9 vs Grand River Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Morgan Hanley, Megan Henry Assists: Emily Winfield

Bantam: LL #7135

Jan. 10 vs Waterloo #2 Home: 0 Visitor: 4

Atom: LL Jan. 10 vs Ayr #2 Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Claire Jacklin (2), Alison Martin Assists: Emily Martin

The EDSS senior boys’ basketball team played an excellent game versus Galt Collegiate Institute on Jan. 12, but fell in a close 53-43 defeat. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]

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AGRICULTURE / DOLLARS AND CENTS

Farm employment numbers on the rise in the townships

Pass the beans, it’s the year of pulses

New report from the Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin paints a positive picture of the agriculture sector in the region WHITNEY NEILSON TAKE A STROLL DOWN any rural road in Waterloo Region and it’s clear that farming is thriving. A recent Agriculture Research Project Report by the Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin shows Woolwich and Wellesley townships both experiencing significant growth in farm employment. Woolwich saw a 36.2 per cent increase in farm jobs from 2008 to 2014, while Wellesley’s rose by 46.2 per cent in the same timeframe. The planning board’s executive director Carol Simpson says they’ve been doing some work on the agriculture sector for a number of years and noticed a shift in the number of businesses and the types of businesses in agriculture. Using Statistics Canada data, voluntary surveys, and conversations with local industry experts, they discovered how the sector has changed, and how those changes differ from provincial trends. “Certainly from Woolwich’s perspective, there’s a bit of a shift away from animal combination farming, which generally means they do pork and dairy. So maybe they specialize, one decides to go dairy versus pork. It seems to be a little

bit more specialized you could say. They’re certainly bucking the trend in things like beef and dairy, where we’re seeing a fair amount of growth in the number of businesses,” Simpson said. She says it would be interesting to look at the breakdown of some of those businesses and where there are new opportunities opening up to support any new markets. For example, Woolwich has seen an increase in sheep and goat farms. From 2012 to 2014 they added five new sheep farms and four new goat farms, while there were 70 fewer animal combination farms. “A lot of people living here are from the Middle East and the Caribbean. Those are much more important to that demographic than say beef would be. You’ve got that shift in demographic and people taking advantage of that,” Simpson said. Wellesley’s data isn’t as promising. The report indicates 175 animal combination farms disappeared from 2012 to 2014,

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along with 72 dairy cattle and milk production farms and dozens of feedlots, pig farms, and crop farms, for a total loss of 369 farms. But that might not tell the whole story. “The numbers were quite

dramatic to say the least for Wellesley. Some of the people I spoke to felt that it was because of the large Mennonite population because maybe they’re passing off farms or not reporting those kinds of things. I

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still think it warrants a bit more detail and in-depth research into that,” Simpson said. She says it could also be affected by people who stop farming and amalgamate with their son or daughter’s farm next door. So while the actual number of businesses is declining it doesn’t mean that land’s not being farmed. Geoff VanderBaaren, Wellesley Township’s director of planning, agrees the numbers don’t paint an accurate portrait of the township. “It’s hard to reconcile the numbers because what we have seen from our building permits is that farmers are certainly building new barns, they’re improving their farm facilities, so why the report is showing a drop in farms and farm employees, I don’t have a definitive answer for that,” VanderBaaren said. He says it’s true that Mennonite farmers may not have answered the survey and the township isn’t experiencing a dramatic reduction in farms. “We certainly are see-

IT’S A NEW YEAR. And according to the United Nations, it’s the International Year of Pulses ... whatever they are. Pulse is an odd moniker. It’s based on the Latin word puls, roughly meaning porridge. Typically, the porridge we eat in our part of the world comes from oats, not peas, beans and other pulses. Pulses are part of the legume family – which may be more familiar to some people – but “pulse” refers only to the dried seed of the plant, not to the whole plant family. It that a little clearer? Going forward, we’re sure to develop a new understanding and maybe even an appreciation of pulses. The driver of all this is the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Every year, the United Nations declares something to be “the international year of.” The FAO typically turns that declaration into action, such as this year’s International Year of Pulses. The organization made this declaration, as it does with others that have come before it, well in advance of the calendar turning over. It didn’t sneak up on

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anyone. Yet when the New Year arrived, pulses appeared like fireworks. Even though they’re as old as Father Time himself, they captured huge attention in mainstream media and elsewhere. Why? Well, several reasons come to mind. First, gee-whiz stories never get old. And when you can get a gee-whiz

story out of something as accessible and easy to talk and write about as beans and peas, what media outlet would pass? As well, consumers’ interest in food in particular, as well as agriculture, continues to grow. The media responds to its audience’s interests. Health is a big one, and in that regard, pulses are a winner. Researchers at the University of Guelph, the FAO and

elsewhere extol pulses’ virtues as important providers of plant-based protein, fibre and amino acids. Environmentally, pulses are important as well. Plants such as beans look after most of their own nitrogen needs, reducing the requirement for additional nitrogen fertilizer. And another reason for this story’s popularity in Canada is that a homegrown media machine,

along with the one active in the FAO’s headquarters in Rome, is working to give it legs. Canada is a huge pulse producer. Pulse Canada says over the past 20 years, Canada has emerged as the world’s largest exporter of lentils and peas, and one of the world’s top five exporters of beans. It, and provincial pulse organizations such as the Ontario Bean Farmers, want to keep the pulse story in

a broader appeal, such as 2014’s International Year of Family Farms, and last year’s recognition of Year of Soils. But this year’s dedication focuses solely on a food product, which appears to be making its uptake more accessible than the others. So cheers, with a bean beer, to the International Year of Pulses. May you help make the world a healthier place.

front of consumers. Their success depends on their tenacity and creativity. The pulse industry knows it’s been handed a gem by the FAO. I’m encouraged by the public activities it has planned, including the introduction of a black bean brown ale (which judging from early sampling, is an absolute winner). To me, other globally declared years have had

AGRICULTURE: Sector starting to show more diversification in participants, farming choices FROM | 13

ing growth on farms, in terms of farmers adding more livestock buildings, barns. They are doing improvements to their

farms. They’re certainly still actively farming. We’re not seeing a lot of farm consolidations, like you might in other municipalities, where there are some larger farmers,” Vander-

Baaren said. The workforce planning board gathered the data from senior levels of government, provincial data and national data and township staff had an op-

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portunity to review a draft of the report and provide any comments, he adds. They’ll review the report and see if there’s anything they need to change in their planning documents to facilitate growth in farming. “I think it’s a good snapshot of where agriculture is heading in terms of you’re getting more diversification in farming, as you see there’s more sheep farmers for instance and there’s more goat farmers and there’s more of that specialized agriculture, like they note in the report about people growing specialized crops now. I think that’s a trend that we will see going forward,” Simpson said. For all of Waterloo Region there were 316 fewer agricultural businesses when comparing 2012 to 2014. Dairy cattle and milk production farms saw the largest hit. The region also added 18 soybean farms, seven of which are in Woolwich. Woolwich also added 36 beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlot farms, and 23 dairy cattle and milk production businesses. Simpson notes they’re seeing across the region more young people getting into agriculture, specifically sheep and goat farming for products like artisanal cheese and wool. There’s also a lot of demand for specialty advisors, like a green advisor or a sales advisor - people who can help farmers tap into the

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try works. But there hasn’t been a lot of attention paid to how that technology is impacting the agriculture sector,” Simpson said. The full report can be found at www.workforceplanningboard.com. 13

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Rachel Dingle received her honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2005 and continued on to complete a Masters (2008) and a Doctorate (2012) at Dalhousie University. She has recently co-authored a chapter in the 7th edition of The Handbook of Clinical Audiology. In 2015, she received a Masters of Clinical Science in Audiology from Western University. Rachel is the most recent addition to our Ear and Hearing Clinic team and will be working at our Elmira and Palmerston locations.

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The Clock Tower Wellness Centre Juliane Shantz

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Madison Leigh Brooks

Bennett Battler

Olivia Lee Brown

Kylie Danae Brubacher

May 30, 2015 PARENTS Brad & Amanda BIG SISTER Olivia ELMIRA

October 6, 2015 PARENTS Kevin & Gillian BIG BROTHER Dylan GRANDPARENTS Diane & Lee Coulman, Judy Cutts, Felicia Orcan & Larry Brooks, Gary Kruger & Barb Nagy

GRANDPARENTS Robert & Kathy Brown,

ST. JACOBS

April 4, 2015 PARENTS Paul & Tanya SIBLINGS Alyssa & Parker WELLESLEY

Brinley Rose Frey

Logan GingrichBrilhante

Liliana Grant

Blakleigh Harper Jantzi

August 6, 2015 PARENTS

Angie Sherrer & Trevor Frey WATERLOO

October 9, 2015 PARENTS Michelle & Todd ELMIRA

Brett Scott Martin

Brooklyn Grace Martin

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July 20, 2015

July 29, 2015

August 18, 2015 PARENTS Collin & Cristen

Karen & Wayne Hobbs, Paul Quigley

August 24, 2015

July 28th, 2015

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Sarah Pollice & Michael Grant ELMIRA

Craig and Julianne Jantzi NEW HAMBURG

Wyatt Martin

Jase Rudow

December 30, 2015 PARENTS

January 13, 2015

Kirby & Carley Martin ELMIRA

Fermon & Rachel Martin HAWKESVILLE

Javan & Sheila Martin BIG SISTERS Erin & Morgan ELORA

Vienna Abigail Scott

Cohen Reid Shantz

Cash Walton Weber

Andrej Zivkovic

PARENTS Andrew & Holly Scott (Meyer) SIBLINGS Isaac, Landon, Chloe, Blake

PARENTS Gavin & Shannon BIG SISTER Kailey - xoxo

PARENTS Dayna & Scott Weber

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February 3, 2015 ST. JACOBS

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THE ARTS ON STAGE / THE SYMPHONIC EXPERIENCE

A flying mouse makes for some laughs The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony stages two performances this weekend of the comedic operetta Die Fledermaus LIZ BEVAN TO CELEBRATE ITS 70TH anniversary, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) orchestra is inviting music lovers of all kinds to a party – a comedic, operatic party. For two nights, Jan. 15 and 16, the KWS is putting on the classic John Strauss opera, Die Fledermaus, a romp in comedy and beloved solos and chorus pieces. The show originally premiered in 1874 and was the third operetta written by Johann Strauss, who was mostly known for his ballroom dance music. The Viennese operetta centres around a New Year’s Eve masquerade ball, hosted by a character named Count Orlovsky, a Russian prince. The show goes from the bedroom to the ballroom to a prison, in a practical joke that spins out of control. “The characters want to attend the party, but have to lie in order to go,” said Kari Hueber, director of audience engagement at the KWS. “One character, Eisenstein, delays his prison term to have fun at the ball, but tells his wife that he’s off to jail. There’s a wonderful scene with everyone asking for more champagne and everyone ends up in jail. The main thing to remember is that

The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony performs Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus Jan. 15 and 16 at the Centre In The Square in Kitchener. it’s a big party on stage.” The KWS will be putting on a concert version of the classic performances, but Hueber says it won’t take away from the audience’s experience. “The audience will be massively entertained by the plot twists and the vocal talents of so many great singers - many of them with ties to Wilfrid Laurier University,” she said, men-

tioning the partnership the KWS enjoys with the Laurier music program. “This one came together with Wilfrid Laurier University and we couldn’t be happier to have members of Opera Laurier, Laurier Singers and WLU Alumni Chorus join us on stage along with talented soloists, many of whom went to Laurier themselves.” She also noted that you

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don’t have to be an opera connoisseur to enjoy the singing and orchestral music - anyone will appreciate the performance. “This concert is perfect for all music lovers. Those who love opera will be thrilled to hear that opera is back in KW, but those who aren’t familiar with opera will love this hilarious tale and catchy music - it’s wickedly funny,”

she said, referencing how the opera is traditionally performed in German, but not this time. “It will also be sung and narrated in English, so it can be easily followed by all audience members.” Over 140 years later, the plot and the jokes will still entertain theatre-goers and music-lovers alike with relatable writing and a ‘light-hearted’ atmo-

sphere. “Comedy has the ability to put all the characters on the same level, so characters in the opera of different classes...are all brought together by the comedy, kind of like in Shakespeare’s comedies,” she said. “Comedy brings out the human aspect in all of us, which is something that will always resonate. The music is also just fabulous – it’s lighthearted and full of delightful waltzes. This opera is all about a party, and who doesn’t love a good party? It’s often performed around New Year’s for this reason.” The show also marks the 70th anniversary of the orchestra itself, first taking the stage in 1945. “We started in the Lyric Theatre in Kitchener in October 1945,” said Hueber. “It’s a huge milestone and to help celebrate we programmed concerts like this one that really show the breadth of the orchestra and the wonderful partnerships we have in the community.” The curtain goes up on the first performance of Die Fledermaus at 8 p.m. on Jan. 15, with a second performance at 8 p.m. on Jan. 16 at the Centre In The Square. For tickets to see the operatic comedy, visit www.kwsymphony.com.

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Eldale Machine & Tool is a manufacturer of hubs and spindles, as well as a custom machine shop. Located in Elmira, Ontario, we presently have an opening in our SHIPPING/RECEIVING department. Responsibilities for this position include the following: • Assist with the ﬂow of goods throughout the production and warehouse areas • Staging, loading and unloading trucks • Order picking and preparation for shipping • Completion of necessary documentation • Inventory control • Unpacking/unloading and inspection of received goods • Maintaining a clean working environment • Includes various other warehouse duties Applicant must: • Have forklift license with experience • Be able to do some heavy lifting • Be computer literate • Have experience in a shipping/receiving environment

BUS WASH/ CLEANING PERSON KIWANIS TRANSIT is the Specialized Transit Service for Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot Townships. We have a part-time evening position in Elmira that requires large vehicle driving experience. Must have a clean driving abstract. Position involves interior and exterior cleaning of buses with an average of 10 + hours a week depending on season. Please send resume ONLY to email or address noted below by Saturday, January 23, 2016. No phone calls please. Only applicants successful for an interview will be contacted. jobs@k-transit.com Kiwanis Transit, 13 Industrial Dr. Unit #C Elmira ON N3B 2L9 HELP WANTED

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DISHWASHER Apply in person with resumé to 39 Arthur St. S., Elmira ON

Licensed 309A Electrician Required Require Experience Installing rigid conduit. Must be able to read drawings and turn into finished jobs. Require WHIMIS, Fall Arrest Training, and Skyjack / Lift training certification. Experience running small jobs desirable. Travel to Job-Sites required. Benefit plan and company sponsored RRSP after 3 months. Please direct resumés to: Tim Ropp Operations Manager Ziegler Electric Ltd. 101 Bonnie Cres. Elmira, ON N3B 2Z5 FAX: 519-669-1343

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HELP WANTED ELMIRA FAMILY DENTAL seeks C.D.A. for permanent P/T 3 days a week. Send resume to: Dr Paul Shutsa 45 Arthur St. S., Elmira, ON, N3B 2M6 or email drpaul. shutsa@hotmail.com FULL TIME JOB opportunities on modern farm in Elmira area. 40 hour week. Fax 519-669-5429 or email lorrainfarms@sympatico.ca

TRAINING & LESSONS PIANO LESSONS AVAILABLE. 1 hour or 45 minutes in length. All ages and levels welcome. Call 519-6695046.

HEALTH CARE BOWEN THERAPY YOUR choice for effective treatment of specific health conditions or wellness maintenance. KEVIN BARTLEY, Professional Bowenwork Practitioner, Clock Tower Wellness Centre, 69 Arthur St. S., Elmira. 519-669-0112. Every Body is Better with Bowen!

FOR SALE BOYS HUSKY WRANGLER Jeans. Blue and black, sizes 10 - 16. $24 ea. 519-638-5037. SOFTNER SALT - 20kg bags, minimum 25 bags, skid lots of 56. Delivered in St. Jacobs, St. Clements, Elmira & Linwood areas. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-5744141 or 519-669-2045.

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AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF Antiques, collectibles, household goods and miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, for Wayne & The Late Lorraine Roth, New Hamburg and additions, on Saturday, January 16th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

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Sat Jan. 16 9:30 a.m.

SAT. JAN. 16 at 10:00 AM. Toy auction of farm toys; precision; tractor trailers; Nascar; banks; literature; and other collectables to be held at the St. Jacobs Community Centre for local collectors. Jantzi Auctions Ltd, 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com WED. JAN. 20 at 10:00 AM. Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; household effects; collectables; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacobs Community Centre in St. Jacobs for a Waterloo area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

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Elmira - Character and charm are evident throughout this Century home! This spacious 2 storey is elegantly decorated throughout with large principal rooms Including a study on the main floor. Beautifully landscaped with a detached double garage. Located in the friendly town of Elmira 10 mins from Waterloo. Zoned for a home based business. MLS 30500671.

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MUCH TO OFFER $534,000 Impressive & inviting custom home, sought after family neighbourhood. Stunning grounds, interlock walkways, concrete slate dbl driveway, covered back porch/patio, fenced yd & shed, maple hardwood throughout, fin basement. MLS.

CALL TODAY FOR YOUR FREE FALL MARKET ANALYSIS!

$264,900 Elmira starter home with recent updates offers 3 bedrooms, renovated bathroom, rec room with fireplace and walk-up to side yard, kitchen/dinette with bay window, nice front porch, new garden shed and driveway. MLS. Call Bert to view. Your referrals are appreciated!

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AUCTION SALE OF antiques, collectibles, military, household goods, tools and miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, for Mark and Denise Mayer, Gads Hill, and the Bill Mayer Estate, on Saturday, January 23rd @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

FARM EQUIPMENT DAIRY EQUIPMENT FOR sale. 700 gal. milk cooler, almost new plate cooler, pipeline & milkers, TMR power feed cart, calf hutches, 4’ fans, mow system, feed bins, blue harvester silo. Call Randy at 519-589-6800.

FARM SERVICES

$369,000 A GREAT COUNTRY PROPERY, NORTH OF ELMIRA and backing to farmland. Private lot is 100’ x 179’ and well treed. Lg country kitchen w/walkout to deck. Lots of bsmt with large windows! - rec room, games room & office. Garage & lots of parking! Immediate possession. MLS.

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BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-6692045. FERTILIZER AND SEED GRAIN - at competitive pricing. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141.

$279,900 “CHARACTER” GALORE in this quaint home backing to Mill Race in Hawkesville. 3+ bdrms. Formal LR/DR and eat-in kitchen. Main flr. family room w/walkout to a deck. Office in lower level w/separate entry. Zoning will allow for some commercial uses. MLS.

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DRAYTON | $279,500 A full 2 storey solid yellow brick home on a large lot close to all amenities. Original woodwork, large principal rooms, high ceilings, and a detached double garage/workshop with loads of parking. Great value here! MLS For info on these or any other real estate enquiries, Call Dale

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RENTALS HOUSE FOR RENT in Elmira. Available now. Close to schools, arena/rec. Centre & downtown. $1350/month plus utilities. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Lg. rec room & basement workshop. Large driveway & backyard. Snow removal & lawn mowing incl. Central air & vac./ high eff. furnace. Includes: washer/dryer, 3 frig & stove. Inquiries: 519-778-0529 or email r_lhenry@rogers.com

RENTALS MODERN ONE BEDROOM apartment - Close to downtown, with gas fireplace, air conditioning, secured entrance. Non-smoker, appliances included, including no charge laundry. Lots of closet space. Available March 1st. Call Hugh 519669-5533 after 6:00 p.m. or daytime 519-746-5111 ext. 1

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KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter. Minimum 15 ton lots. Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

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AUCTIONS

AUCTION SALE At the St. Jacobs Community Centre for a Waterloo estate with additions on:

SATURDAY JAN. 20 AT 10:00 AM

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS: hospital bed 2 yrs old; curio cabinet; coffee and end tables; 2 single beds; chest of drawers; bookcase; 2 night tables; maple table and chairs; maple china cabinet; dresser with bookshelf mirror; 2 oak bookcases; kitchen table and 4 chairs; water dispenser; desk; file cabinet; corner pine shelf; display cabinet; card table and chairs; bar stools; foot stools; small pine chest; 5 tier bookshelf; oriental bookshelf; wood folding stool; wood cabinet; plastic totes; Chinese Bombay chest; magazine stands; directors chairs; recliner; treadmill; closet organizer; writing desk; 8 drawer plastic cart with door; plant stand; swivel table; office chair; Danish wood table with built in planter; leather top coffee table; folding wood bookcases; bar fridge; heater; standing mirror; organizer; globe liquor stand; instrument stand; guitar with case; metal clothes racks; Hassock; quantity of good glass and china; Tupperware; cookware; kitchenware and other items too numerous to list. ANTIQUES

AND

COLLECTABLES:

UFO pinball machine; doll collection; doll furniture; high chair; chrome table and chairs; rocking chair; cedar chest; blanket box; approx. 25 toy tractor trailers including Home Hardware; McDonald’s Canada post; Winross; Pepsi Cola; banks; large marble collection; peanut jars; Bridal Rose dishes; dressing table; vintage hats; hat boxes; Oriental chest; buffet and matching china cabinet; plant stand; pottery vase; china elephant; picture frames; artwork; woven basket; globes; extension table; older glass and china; and other unique items.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: 10 speed bike;

girls bike; step and other ladders; fertilizer spreader; carpet cleaner; safe boxes; plant containers; printers drawers; toboggan; cross country skiis and boots; wooden bob sled; walking sticks; tool boxes; folding saw horses; electric lawnmower; gas cans; garbage holder; fan; wave master punching bag with punching gloves; back rest support; Bushnell telescope; quantity of hand; power; and lawn and garden tools.

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RENTALS 3 BEDROOM HOUSE in Drayton available Feb 1 or March 1. $980 + Utilities. Call 519-893-5313. ELMIRA - SPACIOUS main level apartment available February 1, 2016. 900 sq ft features 2 bedrooms and open concept style, newly renovated with laminated flooring and window coverings. Appliances within unit Include fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer & dryer. Central A/C, forced air gas heat. 2 parking spaces available.Walking distance to downtown, schools & arena. $1000.00 plus utilities monthly. No pets, no smoking. Serious inquiries please call 519-504-9077 to book an appt to view.

Loving God … Loving our Neighbour We are a welcoming local church looking for an Administrative Assistant to support our staff in planning and delivering programs within our church and throughout our community. The successful candidate is energetic, enthusiastic, and organized with excellent skills in the following areas: writing, Word and other Microsoft Office software, clerical accuracy, bookkeeping, and social media. Skills in website maintenance and computer network administration are also highly valued. The Administrative Assistant works four hours per day from Tuesday through Friday at a competitive hourly wage. Attendance at Sunday morning worship services is not required. We do expect a respect for Christian values and a person who enjoys working in a church setting.

Please apply to fmcjobsearch2016@gmail.com by January 26. Please check www.floramc.org for a complete job description.

AUCTION SALE Of Antiques, collectibles, military, household goods, tools and miscellaneous items, to be held the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, for Mark and Denise Mayer, Gads Hill, and the Bill Mayer Estate, on

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD @ 10:00 A.M.

ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES: Pine 12 light,

2 door flat wall cupboard, raised panels. Cherry bonnet chest. 3 drawer chest. Jam cupboard. Flat wall cupboard tops (various widths). 3 & 4 tier barristers bookcases. 2 drawer standup desk, old paint. Drop front desk. Single door wardrobe with drawer, raised panels. Oak china cabinet, bowed front. Blanket box. Wooden bed. 2 drawer work table. Drop leaf table. Cherry drop leaf coffee table. Parlour tables. 50’s chrome table & 2 chairs – nice. 50’s stools. Storage cabinet & chest. Rocking chairs. Nursing rocker. Krug arm chair. Trunks. Mirrored what-not shelf. Horse drawn cutter. 4 WW1 helmets (Leather State of Bavaria, felt Pickelhaube State of Baden, Prussian Infantry 1915, Leather Infantry State of Baden). WW1 sword, Bayonet & Dagger. 2 Bayonets (possibly WW2 Canadian). Victor “Talking Machine” in oak cabinet, nice. Matching & other kitchen chairs. Floor model radio. Tea wagon. Selection of table top radios. 56in. wooden airplane prop. Berlin Lion Brewery, CN Huether Proprietor amber beer bottle. Black Horse “Leo Magnus” beer tray. 2 Stenciled child’s wagons. Dyola dye cabinets. Rare brass ship port hole. Other brassware. Small old safe. Fancy counter scale. Motion lamps. Light fixtures (including hall). Selection of coloured glass light shades. 1960’s Johnny Seven “Seven Guns in One” by Topper Toys in original box. Structo “Auto Haulaway”. Structo “City of Toyland” utility truck. Windup toys. 33in. high Teak elephant. Numerous lightning rods and balls. “Fire outs”. Dutch weight clock. Harp. 4 copper boilers. Dolls. Advertising piece “Home Treasure”, D. Moore Hamilton. Miniature, bracket, finger & other oil lamps (some coloured). Paintings and prints (including Ross Thistle, Robert Bateman & Goetz). Wooden butter bowl. Ink wells. Kitchen collectibles. Older Christmas ornaments. 1940’s KCI year books. Jello collectibles. Tub stand. Old doors and windows. Neck yokes. Cast iron grates. Old door hardware. Few old farm tools. Large wooden carvings. Buffalo robe coat. Raccoon coat. Cadillac car jack. Ford lamp. Comb boxes. Jardinières (1 – flo blue). Old life magazines. Selection of china & glass including Fire King, Fiesta ware, coloured glass, decanters, biscuit jars, store jars, cups & saucers, mixing bowls, etc.

HOUSEHOLD: Maple ext. table & 6 chairs.

Chest of drawers. Pfaff Creative 1473CD sewing machine. Hobbylock 794 Serger. Wall clock, etc. MISC. ITEMS: Beaver wood lathe. 4in. jointer. Ryobi 10in. planer. Delta table saw. Parva 180 – 110 arc welder. Hand, power & garden tools. Wheel barrow. List goes on.

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“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAST; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”

Community Information Page NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

RATIONALIZATION OF SETTLEMENT BOUNDARIES AS PART OF THE SCOPED OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW

Take Notice that in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended, the Township of Woolwich has initiated a process to consider the rationalization of Settlement Boundaries within the Township of Woolwich, as part of the Township’s scoped Official Plan review. The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Official Plan Amendment process. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them. A public meeting on the rationalization will be held on: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers Township of Woolwich Administration Office 24 Church Street West, Elmira The Township is required to bring our Official Plan into conformity with both Provincial policy and the new Region Official Plan. In 2011 staff presented a report to Council regarding the major changes and issues proposed in the review. One of the changes noted was the rationalization of settlement boundaries. The Regional Official Plan allows for a one time rationalization of settlement boundaries. This rationalization is an alteration of the current settlement boundaries with no overall net increase in the total developable lands within the settlements. This allows the Township to remove land from similarly classified settlements (Rural, Township Urban and Urban and add them in another location (either within the same settlement or another similar type settlement) or reconfigure boundaries on the same parcel. The Township has established criteria to appropriately assess which lands should be considered for removal from the settlement and which lands should be considered to be added (or reconfigured) to the settlement. Details of the criteria will be provided in the Township Information report available at the public meeting. Some of the rationalization proposals identified were at the request of the individual property owners, while others are being proposed by the Township. Specifically, the rationalization will consider the settlement boundaries adjustments to the following properties within the corresponding Rural Settlements, Township Urban Areas or Urban Area (Breslau): Rural Settlements (total proposed to be rationalized 4.37 ha.)

• Floradale – 1088 Jesse Place – rationalization to reconfigure 1.26 ha on site. • Heidelberg – 2805 Lobsinger Line – remove and rationalize 0.48 ha. • Winterbourne – 61 Peel Street – remove approximately 0.68 ha (0.47 ha to be rationalized) • Maryhill – 17 St Charles Street West – remove 1.4 ha (1.6 ha to be rationalized) and consider adding lands at 44 St Charles Street East and along Sunset Hills Crescent. • Bloomingdale – 700 Sawmill Road – remove 0.4 ha. • Shantz Station (Urban) – 2092, 2098, and 2114 Shantz Station Road remove and rationalize 1.4 ha. • Shantz Station Commercial Area – 2069 Shantz Station Road remove 3.66 ha rationalize a 2.78 ha portion within the settlement with the vacant lands to the east.

Other requests for rationalization by the public have been made for Crowsfoot and Maryhill. Township Urban Areas St. Jacobs • 1436 Arthur Street North, 3015 Sawmill Road, 55 Hawkesville Road – remove approximately 26.25 ha (25 to be rationalized). • 47 Hawkesville Road - add 0.89 ha. Other requests for rationalization by the public have been made for St. Jacobs. Elmira • 40 Eldale Road, 1681 Floradale Road, 1733 Floradale Road, Township open space lands at Snyder Avenue North / Victoria Glen Street, 154 Snyder Avenue North - remove and rationalize approximately 120 ha. • 1211 Listowel Road rationalization to reconfigure approximately 2 ha on site. Four options proposed to rationalize the majority of the rationalized lands (approximately 145 ha) to Elmira to Industrial purposes. The recommendation is to add approximately 156 ha (Option 1A) 144 Southfield Drive, 1665 Scotch Line Road, 1857 Scotch Line Road, 1903 Scotch Line Road, 461 Arthur Street South to the settlement. Other requests for rationalization by the public have been made for Elmira. Urban (Breslau) • 22 Ebycrest Road, 2038 Victoria Street North - rationalization to reconfigure approximately 4.76 ha on site. • 2252 Victoria Street North and vacant lands Ebycrest Road / Fountain Street and Victoria Street North - rationalization to reconfigure approximately 6.72 ha on site. • 33, 27, and 38 Mader’s Lane and 118 Menno Street rationalization to reconfigure approximately 5.63 ha on site. The rationalization of the Township Urban Areas and Urban Area (Breslau) will also require Regional Official Plan approvals. A previous informal public meeting on rationalization was held in 2012. Additional Public Meetings will be held in regard to other matters related to the Scoped Official Plan Review at a later date. Please Note: APPEALS: Official Plan Amendment If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Council of the Township of the Woolwich to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submission to the Township of Woolwich before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. NOTIFICATION: If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed official plan amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the official plan, additional Township public meetings or Township staff reports regarding these applications you must make a written request to Engineering and

P.O. Box 158

24 Church St. W. Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6

Phone:

519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820

After Hours Emergency:

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

Planning Services at the Township of Woolwich. If you cannot attend the meeting, you can express your concerns/comments about the proposed change in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before February 2, 2016 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will also be considered. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Ofﬁcer at 519-6691647 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6005. MORE INFORMATION: Due to the various parcels and locations being considered through this rationalization process mapping has not been included with this notice. The public may view mapping, planning documents and background material at the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Township website at www.woolwich.ca and navigate to News and Events – Ongoing Planning Items – Scoped Ofﬁcial Plan Review (Rationalization) or contact Jeremy Vink at 519-669-6038 or toll free 1-877-969-0094 ext 6038, email jvink@woolwich.ca Questions or written submissions may be directed to: Township of Woolwich Engineering and Planning Services Department Box 158, 24 Church Street West Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6 Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 14th day of January, 2016.

Downtown Elmira Business Improvement Area (BIA) Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 Networking – 6:30PM Meeting – 7:00PM Township Council Chambers, 24 Church Street West, Elmira Notice to all Downtown Elmira Business Improvement Area Members of the 2016 Annual General Meeting. The meeting will consist of the following: • Downtown Elmira BIA Business Networking 6:30-7PM • Introduction of the Board of Management • 2015 Year in Review • Completed Projects • Treasurer’s Report • Approval & Discussion of Terms of Reference • Discussion & Approval of 2016 Budget • Board Member Appointments (vacant positions available) • Questions and Comments For more information or to register, please contact the Downtown Elmira BIA. The full agenda package will be available on the Township’s website, www.woolwich.ca on Thursday, January 14th. Downtown Elmira BIA 24 Church Street West, Elmira ON N3B 2Z6 elmirabia@gmail.com 519-669-1647 ext.6113 Registration required by Friday, January 15th

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FAMILY ALBUM DEATH NOTICES HONE, JACK (JOACHIM ECKHARD) | Of Waterloo,

passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at age 73. Local relatives are his daughter Lisa (Richard King) of Wellesley.

IN MEMORIAM

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Audrey Marie Smalldon

Paul Anthony Bruder

Nov. 9, 1922 – Jan. 18, 2010

MARTIN, ABNER | Age 7 years, of RR 1, West Montrose, died on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, as a result of a traffic accident. MARTIN, LEROY WEBER | Passed away suddenly on Friday, January 8, 2016 at his home, RR 1, Linwood, at the age of 2 years. STEMMLER, DELPHINE |

Peacefully passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Barnswallow Place, Elmira, at the age of 90 years.

Fondly Remembered By Family and Friends

IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory of

Alan William Reynolds who passed away 2 years ago

There is much rejoicing in heaven! On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, our brother, Paul Anthony Bruder, was reunited with our mother, Mabel Ellen (Brown) (2011) and our father, Fern John Bruder (1966). Born with severe cerebral palsy, Paul was loved at home until the age of 14 years, when he moved to Southwest Regional Centre, Blenheim, Ontario, until 2007. For the last nine years, Paul has been loved and nurtured by the caring staff at Reid Woods, part of Elmira District Community Living. We are forever grateful to Joanne Olson and the many people who were part of Paul’s family at Reid Woods. Paul is survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law and their families: Bill and Karen, Kingston, Jim and Janet, Guelph, John and Linda, Elmira, and Bob and Kathy, Guelph. Paul and his family received exceptional care and support from the Emergency and ICU staff at Grand River Hospital. A private funeral Mass was celebrated with family in Guelph. Donations to Elmira District Community Living, 118 Barnswallow Drive, Elmira ON N3B 2Y9. Fly with the angels, Paul. You are free.

Peacefully passed away at Groves Memorial Community Hospital, Fergus, on Friday, January 8, 2016, in his 88th year. Joe Horst is survived by 10 children, 26 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, a great-greatgrandchild, and a brother John (Minerva) Horst. Cremation has taken place. There will be no visitation or funeral service. The family wish to express their appreciation to the nurses and staff at Caressant Care Fergus and Groves Memorial for their compassionate care; with special thanks to Dr. Beamish. Arrangements entrusted to Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

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Horst, Joseph Martin

GO AHEAD, MAKE THEIR DAY.

June 10, 1935 – January 16, 2014 Lovingly remembered by your family.

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Shantz, Eral (Cressman) Brubacher With family by her side, Eral Shantz of Fairview Mennonite Home in Cambridge passed from death into the loving arms of her heavenly Father on Monday, January 11, 2016 at the age of 92 years. Eral was devoted to family, church and community. Her gardening, flower arranging and cooking skills were exceptional during the years she raised her family on the farm on the Heidelberg Road, and later at her home in St. Jacobs. She ministered God’s love and faithfulness to all she met, including those she encountered during her time at Fairview. Much loved wife of the late Harold Brubacher (1983), then of the late Stanley Shantz (2009). Loving mother to five children: Elizabeth and Claude Setzkorn of Franklin, PA, Margaret and Dan Griffin of Hamilton, Paul and Marilyn Brubacher of Elmira; predeceased by James Richard and Charlotte Rose who both died shortly after childbirth. Loving stepmother and grandmother to Stan’s family: Jeanne Leis (Ralph 1998), Lois and Tom Broda, Ross and Jean Shantz, Larry and Cindy Shantz, their children and grandchildren. Family was so important to mom, she would have wanted to acknowledge each by name. Loving grandmother to Rebecca and Dave King and daughter Angela of Lancaster, PA; Charlotte and Travis McGinnis and children Kayden, Alayna and Brenna of Westminster, CO; Matthew Setzkorn of Guelph; and Andrew Setzkorn of Eugene, OR; Sonya and Dylan Fry of Victoria, BC; Loni and Ben Krul and son Brayden of Mansfield, ON; Bronwyn and Austin Garrick of Los Angeles, CA; Jonathan Brubacher of Waterloo, and Danielle Brubacher of Sudbury. Survived by her sister Florence and Roy Kreider of Broadway, VA and sistersin-law Shirley Mader of Cambridge and Alberta Cressman of Kelowna, BC. Predeceased by siblings Verda (Gord) Lichty, Willard (Isabel) Cressman, Leonard Cressman, Donald Cressman and Mary in infancy. Friends and relatives were invited to share memories with the family at Fairview Mennonite Home in Cambridge, on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. and at the Dreisinger Funeral Home on Thursday, January 14, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Following a family committal service, a celebration of Eral’s life and Christian faith will take place on Friday, January 15, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church with Pastor Mark Diller Harder and Pastor Jonathan Brubacher officiating. Reception in the church hall will follow the service. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be given to MCC Ontario or the Fairview Mennonite Home Auxiliary. The family expresses sincere appreciation to the staff at Fairview for the kind and compassionate care of their mother for the past 3 years, after she moved from her Fairview apartment to long term care. ‘Her children will rise up and call her blessed... a woman who honours the Lord is to be praised.’ Proverbs 31

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LIVING HERE CHARITABLE ENDEAVOURS / A BIG PUSH

Suddenly, he’s on the run again, and he’s doing it for a cause His name drawn for a chance to enter the Boston Marathon, Conestogo man is now busy getting ready for it WHITNEY NEILSON PHIL BAUMAN HADN’T GONE for a run in probably five years. But when his name was pulled in the Manulife lottery for an opportunity to run in the Boston Marathon while raising money for charity, it was time to lace up those sneakers once again. The Conestogo resident will run the Boston Marathon in April as one of 150 Manulife employees who were randomly chosen to run after entering their names, so long as they raise at least $5,000 for a charitable organization. Bauman is running for Mennonite Central Committee, to help support the group’s work with Syrian refugees. His goal is to raise $15,000 and so far he’s nearly halfway to that point. Manulife owns John Hancock, a key sponsor of the marathon in Boston, and one of a few organizations that allow people to enter the marathon without having qualified through a race as part of the Boston Marathon Official Charity Program. “For me initially it was something that I did on a bit of a whim. Once I received the news that I had won the lottery that’s when I started thinking seriously about if this is

what I wanted to do and think about,” Bauman said. He said it’ll be an important accomplishment for himself, but more importantly it’ll raise funds for a good cause. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me but the charitable aspect of it was an additional motivation for me,” Bauman said. He ran a half-marathon in October and started training the month before. He runs three to four times a week, plus a longer run on the weekend and hockey once a week. To fit them all in he does a run every Tuesday during his lunch break and evening runs after the kids are in bed. This Tuesday’s run was no cakewalk, as Waterloo Region was hit with snow and wind most of the day. “I was doing pretty well in December in sticking to that routine. It’s been tough the last week, especially today,” he said on Tuesday. “I ran over my lunch hour and it was tough. I was sliding all over the place. It was cold and windy. The next few months are going to be pretty tough because I need to ramp up my training and then make sure I’m going along the distances.” RUNNER | 27

CHEF’S TABLE/ DIERRE ACHESON

Soup is a good option for eating healthy to start the year RECIPE NOTES THANK YOU 2015: WE had a great year, all in all. You were not without your drama, but we had amazing friends and family with a dash of relaxation. Christmas entertaining brought in indulgence, multiple dinners and entertaining with appetizers. Now we need to bring it down a bit, make some healthier choices and get back to reality. Soups are quite comforting without being high in fat or calories. The choice should be vegetable-based when creating a healthy soup. Being creative in garnishing your soups is a fun way to be original – some salsas, croutons, cheeses or creams can dress up a soup for entertaining or adding another element of flavour to a dish. Not all soups take hours to create and simmer. A tomato-based soup, for example, requires less time to simmer as it will lose its lightness and delicate flavour with overcooking. Enjoy your new year of 2016. We don’t know what it will hold, but we are

Phil Bauman will be running the Boston Marathon in April, aiming to raise $15,000 for Mennonite Central Committee, after he was drawn in the Manulife lottery to participate as a charity runner. [SUBMITTED]

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SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon. Breslau Community Centre, 100 Andover Dr., Breslau. Cost: $6. Join us for a noon daylight lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-6641900 for more information.

SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Wellesley Community Centre, 1000 Maple Leaf St., Wellesley. Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Linwood Community Centre, 5279 Ament Line, Linwood. Cost $11. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a noonday meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.

WELLINGTON FARM & HOME Safety Association and Ontario Provincial Police hosting ATV Safety. ATV use on and off-road applications. The information session being presented in Teviotdale at the OPP office, 6725 Wellington Rd. 109 starting at 7 p.m. If you would like more information please contact Walter Grose, Wellington County Farm and Home Safety Association between 7:30 and 5 p.m. at 519-846-5329.

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WOODSIDE EVERGREEN FELLOWSHIP FOR Seniors, 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira. “Aussie Fun Show” - Songs from Australia, Peter Shaw - singer/guitarist, Steve Martin - bass player. Devotional - Pastor Daniel Moes. Suggested donation $7/ person - includes hot lunch. For more information contact Reta Malloy at 519-669-8752. NEW HORIZONS WELCOMES ALL zoomers, boomers and seniors. Enjoy coffee or tea and a delicious snack. Speaker: Rick Cober Bauman. Topic: Where can we find some Mennonites to take down our house and other wonderful questions we get at MCC. Rick is the executive director for the Mennonite Central Committee of Ontario; $2 per person, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre. For more information call Joan Haid at 519-648-2742 or email at jehaid@explorenet.ca.

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THERE ARE MANY EXCITING winter activities planned for the week of Jan 26-29 for youth Grade 6 - age 19 at the Woolwich Youth Centre. Some highlights include snow sculpting, Winter Olympics, banana snowmen, balloon badminton, snow painting and gym night at EDSS. For more information contact Carlina or Lori at the Youth Centre, 519-669-3539 or woolwichyouthcentre@hotmail.com.

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WOOLWICH COMMUNITY LIONS ANNUAL Trivia Challenge at Lions Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., fun starts at 7 p.m. A fun evening of trivia and competition where teams of eight compete against other teams of eight for the title of Trivia Master and prizes. Snacks, beverages, fun challenging trivia and some surprises. For more info wclctrivia@gmail.com or call Marnie @ 519-210-0252.

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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.

Library of every book that could be written would be fascinatingly useless WEIRD NOTES

Q. What just might be the most fascinatingly useless invention in history? Clue: Think â€œThe Total Library.â€? A. Only recently has new computer technology brought into reach â€œThe Total Library,â€? containing every phrase that could ever be uttered, says Jerry Adler of â€œSmithsonianâ€? magazine, reporting on the work of Jonathan Basile. This student of English literature has set his mind to recreating The Total Library as described years ago by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, who â€œimagined it

holding not just every book ever written but every book that could be written.... It would contain, along with an almost infinite quantity of gibberish, all of civilizationâ€™s wisdom, true accounts of the past and future...â€? This was a revisiting of the classic â€œinfinite monkeyâ€? thought experiment where endless rows of monkeys seated before typewriters were to keep on typing until they came up with â€œHamlet.â€? In his calculations, Basile quickly discovered that such a library would contain more books than could fit into the observable universe â€“ somewhere shy of 10 to the power of two million! Yet as Borges foresaw, says Adler, â€œwisdom is useless if it is lost in a sea of nonsense.â€?

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the opening passage of the U.S. Declaration of Independence? If so, how might you use it to find almost certain â€œhappinessâ€??

A. Start by picking any word out of the first 20 and call it your â€œspecialâ€? word, says John Allen Paulos in his book â€œA Numerate Life.â€? Count its number of letters and move forward that many jumps (words) to your next word, and then do this again and again. For example, the special pick â€œcourse,â€? with six letters, would jump you forward six words to â€œnecessary,â€? your next special word. Counting its letters would move you ahead nine jumps to â€œwhich.â€? Follow this pattern until

that they are endowed BY their CREATOR with certain unalienable Rights, that among THESE are Life, Liberty and THE pursuit of HAPPINESS.â€? Trying it with a different word will yield the same result. Q. Itâ€™s called a â€œcompression sleeveâ€? and itâ€™s quite high-tech. Who might be using one in their training?

you come to the end of the passage: â€œNo matter what word you pick initially, your last special word will be â€˜happiness.â€™â€? Hereâ€™s the passage: â€œWhen in the COURSE of human events, it becomes NECESSARY for one people to dissolve the political bands WHICH have connected them with ANOTHER, and to assume among the powers OF the EARTH, the separate and equal STATION to which the Laws of Nature AND of Natureâ€™s GOD entitle them, A DECENT respect to the opinions of MANKIND requires that they should declare the CAUSES which impel them to the SEPARATION. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all MEN are created EQUAL,

A. Various professional cyclists, runners and triathletes, plus a U.S. basketball team and a British soccer team, for starters. This helps them gauge their workout intensity and gives them an edge over their competitors, says Emily Waltz in her article â€œThe Quantified Olympian.â€? Worn on the calf, the

device measures exercise intensity signalled by lactic acid build-up in the bloodstream that can cause discomfort and force the athlete to slow down. Its noninvasive sensor can be worn while working out, thus avoiding the multiple finger-prick blood samples and lab work otherwise required. Using near-infrared spectroscopy, the device reveals changes in blood oxygenation to estimate lactic-acid concentration, which can compromise an athleteâ€™s optimal performance.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you â€œStrange But True.â€? Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.

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51. Curiously 52. Fundamental 53. Game on horseback 54. Eastern wrap 55. Lost 56. ___ fly 59. â€œSmoking or ___?â€? 60. Pieces of paper 61. Coil 63. Make lace 65. Turn black, maybe 66. Ross Sea sight 69. Lively intelligence 72. Russian assembly 73. Wildcat 75. Sorry 79. â€œAll My Childrenâ€? vixen 81. Irish whiskey 83. Perry Comoâ€™s â€œ___ Loves Mamboâ€? 84. Had a bug 85. Potential lifesaver 86. â€œPumping ___â€? 87. City on the Aire 88. Boringly 89. E-mail, e.g.

DOWN 1. Woolen caps 2. Boring 3. â€œThe Open Windowâ€? writer 4. Spot broadcast, often 5. Collisions 6. Yearn (for) 7. Derisive cry 8. Intimate 9. Bring on 10. Feral feline 11. Parenthesis, essentially 12. Barbital 13. Lifeless, old-style 14. Cerium oxide 15. Show respect, in a way 23. __, myself and I 25. Phi Delt, e.g. 28. Hutu & Tutsi 30. Sticker 31. Honor 32. Plugs 33. Spill 37. Beardless 38. Spotted, to Tweety 40. Californiaâ€™s San ___ Bay

41. Lets up 43. Slept in a convenient place 44. High spirits 45. Protect, in a way 47. â€œHelp!â€? 48. â€œThe Catcher in the ___â€? 52. â€œ___, humbug!â€? 57. â€œDo the Right Thingâ€? pizzeria owner 58. Carbon compound 60. Lean 62. Input device 64. Attraction 66. Archetype 67. 1911 Chemistry Nobelist 68. â€œSouth Pacificâ€? hero 69. Accessory 70. Information technology 71. Collapsible shelters 74. Black, as la nuit 76. Charge 77. â€œOnce ___ a time...â€? 78. Capture 80. Personals, e.g. 82. Abate

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RUNNER: Having to get back

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The longest run he’s done so far is 25 kilometres, just over half of what he’ll have to run for the 42-kilometre marathon. “I really have no background in running. It’s totally intimidating,” Bauman said. His first run back in September was seven or eight kilometres he estimates and it was a tough go. Every run now is about pushing himself a little bit further. “I’m getting better but I think one of the biggest challenges is not only the idea of the race, the 42K, but finding the time to make sure that I’m sticking to a training schedule where I am running multiple times a week and a long run on the weekend to help prepare myself,” Bauman said. Beside work, he’s a volunteer firefighter at the Woolwich Fire Department’s Conestogo station. As well, he has three children ages 1, 3, and 4 that keep him occupied. He says the firefighting and training for the marathon mean he has

two good reasons to stay in shape. And his fellow firefighters have been supportive, making donations to MCC on his behalf. Social media has played a significant role in his donations. He says friends and family have shared the fundraising page and he notices more donations coming in just about every day. “I’m ecstatic that I’m already halfway there. I’m hoping to get a big push over the next few months to hopefully hit my goal,” Bauman said. But he credits his wife the most for encouraging him to pursue this goal. “The biggest supporter is my wife. I spent quite a bit of time talking with her. We have three young boys, a busy family life. The biggest discussion was determining how can we fit this in to our busy life already. She was very supportive I should do this,” Bauman said. To contribute to Bauman’s fundraising effort, visit https://donate.mcccanada.ca/registry/philsrunning-boston-refugeecrisis.

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PARKLAND: Residents assured project is dead was also part of the WCDSB proposal. On the upside, however, council may have won back some goodwill from Breslau residents who have long felt short-changed by the township. Distrust was evident in the words of many who spoke Tuesday night. “It’s not what’s good for the people of Breslau, it’s what good for the township’s bottom line,” said Lynn Hoffmann of Woolwich’s motivation for the deal, joining others earlier in the meeting in calling on council to drop the plan. “Breslau is being asked to give up a lot in order to gain a little from the township.” Many of her fellow residents suggested the sale of parkland would take away a much-used community resource likely to see even more demand as Breslau continues its large growth spurt. That, in turn, would sap community spirit. In light of the eventual decision, the onus is now on the community to walk the talk, noted resident Matthew VanderMeer after the meeting. A member of the taskforce that studied the proposal and a vocal opponent, he said there is hard work ahead. “They’re throwing it back at us,” he said of council’s

decision. “‘OK, Breslau, you’re telling us that you can handle it, so handle it.’” Bauman had much the same take. “They’re a bunch of very passionate people – they’ve challenged themselves to do this.” The next steps will require some collaboration between township officials and residents, both groups agree. That may mean letting passions die down a little, as some of the evening’s many comments from the public were barbed. More to the point, there was a certain amount of dissent, even heckling, as Mayor Shantz and Coun. Martin explained why they would vote in favour of the project. Having digested the news, the school board expressed regret Wednesday. “We’re disappointed Woolwich council has decided not to proceed with the proposed joint-school/ community centre/public library project in Breslau,” John Shewchuk, WCDSB’s chief managing officer, said in an email. “While this exciting opportunity to create a vibrant community hub has been lost, we nevertheless look forward to bringing a new Catholic school to Breslau in the near future.”

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After seeing that I knew that even though I don’t see that firsthand, that was happening again and again and again as I ran the program,” Petrosino recalls. When she retired and couldn’t continue the clothing drive he took over and started choosing different community groups each year to help out, like Ray of Hope and Anselma House. He’d collect whatever they needed most. “So for Ray of Hope they really needed dress-type clothing, winter dress clothing, just for families or individuals that are trying to get back into the workforce. So individuals that had some rough times we’d get them a full suit, and then they’d be able to go and apply for jobs and do different things that way,” Petrosino said. The donation to Anselma House came out of a friendship he made with a teacher at St. David. She’d used their services and said she’d love to give back some way. Petrosino collected lots of clothing, especially women’s and children’s for the women’s shelter and donated it in her name. On that same year St. Louis Church said they needed male or unisex gloves, hats,

and scarves. So they collected those, along with sheets for a local Out of the Cold program through the St. Vincent de Paul Society. When he was still at St. David school two years ago they filled their library pit with clothing, accumulating 250 items of clothing. “The past two years now that I’m at university I’ve been trying to apply the program here or to start some type of initiative. It expanded to having St. David, my original elementary school being St. Boniface in Maryhill, where the program started and then expanded to not just St. Boniface and St. David but all the other nine elementary schools, their feeder schools for St. David’s,” Petrosino said. The program continues at St. Boniface under the Winter Warmth Program, but Petrosino has shrunk it back so that the other schools have started their own initiatives including food and clothing drives. “It doesn’t matter what the program’s called, as long as they’re actually doing something to give back,” Petrosino said. He was inspired to donate to WCS this time around after reading about how fami-

lies moving to the region from other countries were having trouble learning English, supporting themselves, and needed basic necessities like clothes. He contacted a Mennonite church in St. Jacobs that runs a program to support those families, who he’d donated to before, but they’d already wrapped it up for the year. “This year we had some toys, a lot of child clothing, both male and female, all ages, so I decided it would be a good idea to give it to them. They said we’re in partnership with Woolwich Community Services, why don’t you go and bring it there?” Petrosino said. He hopes to continue his community work at Laurier, but he’s still deciding what avenue to take, while overseeing the clothing drive at St. Boniface. “My big thing I want to get across with this program is it’s not what you do, it’s what you do for others. What I want to be clear is the recognition is not to get me recognition, is not to get anyone recognition. It’s more or less doing it out of the goodness of your heart. It’s being able to make that difference. It’s also being able to inspire others,” Petrosino said.

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