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RALLYING AROUND THE CAUSE For 26 hours last weekend, elmira was teeming with energetic hockey fans supporting Woolwich’s bid to make the top five list for cBc’s Kraft hockeyville contest. one finalist will be announced photo | marc miquel helsen weekly, starting with sunday’s all-star Game.

Hockeyville contest becomes a waiting game Voting was fast and furious, now Woolwich awaits results that will trickle out over the next month JONI MILTENBURG After a marathon day of hockey and a weekend blitz of voting, Woolwich residents are waiting to see if their efforts will be rewarded with a spot in Hockeyville’s top five communities. Woolwich could know as soon as Sunday or as late as Feb. 21 whether it made the top five. The first finalist will be announced during the NHL allstar game Jan. 25, and another finalist will be announced on

consecutive Saturdays after that. “I think it’s already been decided but I have no idea whether we did it or we didn’t,” said Graham Snyder, who’s spearheading the Hockeyville entry. “I’ll just keep on with the positive thinking.” Snyder was happy with the turnout for last week’s hockey day that saw minor hockey players, hockey families, Mennonite players and Sugar Kings alumni take to the ice. He guessed that more than 800 people laced up their skates

over the 26 hours, and hundreds more were in the stands watching. Snyder was at the rink with a phone in one hand and a Blackberry in the other, voting as often as he could. Along with learning how to multitask, Snyder and his family discovered text messaging is the most efficient of the three methods. “You can do it continuously; you just have to make sure you’ve got a plan that it’s not going to cost you hundreds of dollars to do it.”

“I know on the Blackberry we probably got close to the 10,000 [texts] that our plan allowed for. We did lots of phoning and lots of online too.” Hockeyville spokesperson Jessica Hanick said she didn’t have the final tally on how many votes were cast, but they topped last year’s total. Last year more than 1.7 million votes were cast in deciding the top five. At Park Manor Public School, phys-ed teacher Ken Lubert had his health classes add their votes.

“We thought it might be healthy for Woolwich to be Hockeyville, so we took the whole class down to the computer lab and they spent the whole period voting … I believe some of the other teachers found some curriculum ties as well. So we should have had several thousands votes from our school.” Region of Waterloo employees who logged on to the employee portal found information and links on where to vote on the login page. ReSee VOTE page »02

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Neighbours apprehensive about Wellesley development Owner is looking to rezone parcel to permit commercial and residential building lots The proposed development of a portion of land in the area of Doering Street and Nafziger Road in Wellesley has many area residents concerned. Attending a public meeting at the township council Tuesday night, several of them voiced their opposition to a proposal that could see a number of commercial businesses set up in the residential area. “I’m concerned about what it will do to the environment of our neighbourhood – it’s a very quiet street; I’m concerned about the traffic

impact with small children in the neighbourhood; I’m concerned about what it will do to the property value for all of our homes …this could affect it dramatically,” said neighbour Gretchen Robertson. The property under discussion is 12.75 acres at the east end of Doering Street and along the east side of Nafziger Road. Robertson’s apprehension was echoed by several of her neighbours, who touched upon a number of concerns, including an increase in traffic volume, parking problems, construction in a floodplain area, and the potentially contaminated fill underlying a

portion of the property. “When you buy something and they say nothing will be built behind you and now it’s proposed that something could be behind you – it’s kind of deceiving,” said resident Ron Gropp. The owners of the property have submitted an application to the township requesting that it rezone the property to allow for a portion to be used for employment lands and another portion for residential purposes. The applicants are seeking an amendment to the official plan to re-designate the existing shop and surrounding gravel parking from ‘open space’ to ‘commercial.’

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connections to allocate, the township would not even be in the position to service semi-detached homes which would require more hook-ups, explained chief administrative officer Susan Duke in response. “Certainly, that is going to have an impact or bearing on the nature of the development of the area. The other way of regulating it would be to incorporate that restriction into the zoning bylaw; in other words – frame the bylaw so that only single detached residential units will be permitted in that area,” said Duke. Hosea also raised concerns about the quality of the soil, as the area is one given to historical filling with foreign materials. “There’s all kinds of

Among the commercial uses permitted under the zoning requested is a craft shop, contractor shop, electrical/electrical contractor, caterer, woodworking shop, offices, printing shop, sculpture sales, an art studio, beekeeping, florist and accessory greenhouse, the sale of pets and supplies, dog grooming, small appliance sales and service, and the sale and service of computers. The applicant also proposes nine residential lots on the southwest portion of the site, fronting onto Nafziger Road. Resident George Hosea sought assurances from the township that nine single-family homes would not suddenly mushroom into multiple semi-detached homes or apartments. With just nine service

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gional Chair Ken Seiling also did his part for Woolwich, casting 10 or 12 votes every time he sat down at a computer, and taking in some of the action at the rink. “I think it’s great to see that many people out and in the arena and supporting the community,” Seiling said. “These kinds of things, win or lose, they’re great community builders.” That said, Seiling is confident Woolwich will make the top five. “I’d be surprised if we didn’t,” he said. The winner of Hockeyville will host an NHL pre-season game, receive $100,000 for their arena and be featured in a one-hour CBC television broadcast. The four runners-up will receive $25,000 each. Even though they may not know the results for several weeks, Snyder and his team have already turned their attention to the next step: how to showcase Woolwich in the top five, and how to garner the votes to take the top prize. Right now, Snyder said, they’re looking for ideas from the community on how to present Woolwich to the rest of Canada. The five finalists will be profiled on CBC television between Jan. 31 and Feb. 28. CBC camera crews will be in town the Thursday after the announcement

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is made, and the committee wants to have events ready to go. Along with event ideas, the Hockeyville committee wants suggestions on how to vote most efficiently to propel Woolwich into the top spot. They’d also like to hear stories about how people voted and where they had friends and relatives voting from. “We had people voting in Japan and New Zealand and Australia and over in Europe and in the United States in Chicago and Atlanta, two cities close to our hearts,” said LuAnn Snyder. “I heard

from someone I haven’t heard from in a long time; she said, ‘how did it go on the weekend? I voted my face off all weekend.’” Suggestions and stories can be submitted through the hockeyville website, www.woolwichhockeyville.ca. “It would take a monumental effort from the community to be number one,” said Graham Snyder. “We’ve got a lot of things to arrange in the weeks ahead, and we’re just going to proceed as if we’re winners, because we are, whether we win it or we lose it.”

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“I want to get … a lot of songs in the set about grace and hope and mercy.” Perry Domzella

MUSICAL THERAPY Perry Domzella is organizing a concert at Elmira’s Woodside Bible Fellowship in memory of Valerie Ferguson, with proceeds going to support programs combating family violence.

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Friends plan concert at Elmira’s Woodside Bible Fellowship in memory of Valerie Ferguson MARC MIQUEL HELSEN The outpouring of support that the family and friends of Valerie Ferguson received in the days following her death last spring has been so abundant that they are now seeking to express their appreciation by staging a concert in her honour. On Feb. 7 at Woodside Bible Fellowship in Elmira, friends and family of the murdered woman will get together to celebrate her life and to give back to the greater community for its unrelenting support through the tragic days following her death. The body of Ferguson, a 44-year-old mother of two, was found in her Elmira home

Apr. 3, 2008. Her husband, Kenneth Michael Ferguson, 41, was subsequently charged with first-degree murder in the strangulation death. “The reason why we’re doing this concert is, while we acknowledge that this has been an absolutely tragic and horrific event, we are so aware of how God and the community have blessed the people who were so affected by this. It’s a chance to give back to the community for that,” said Cairine Domzella, a close friend of Valerie Ferguson’s. “Understanding the tragedy we can see the blessings that have come to us because of it, and we are so overwhelmed that we would like to have a chance to give something back.”

The concert, which will feature both sacred as well as secular songs, will be performed by a number of musicians from Woodside, Ferguson’s former church, and will feature a variety of music. “I want to get … a lot of songs in the set about grace and hope and mercy; also a lot of tunes that are about pain and grief and loss and rage and fear and so on,” said Cairine’s husband, Perry Domzella, who’s organizing the concert and will perform on guitar. “I want the set to move through a sort of parallel process to what the friends of Valerie have gone through. If we were just going out to sing worship songs, it wouldn’t have the impact as if we acknowledged the horror of the

situation through other music first,” he said. “He’s really tried to put together something that acknowledges the grief and the rage that we feel, but brings us to more beautiful things in the end,” said Cairine, noting that the concert is also meant to celebrate and reflect the type of person Ferguson was. Committed to her family, her faith, and her community, Ferguson is remembered by many people as a kindhearted, selfless, upbeat and positive influence. “One thing that was so core to her … was how she loved God and loved her neighbour, she really did exemplify that in her life,” said Cairine. “Val was very generous with her time and her energy.”

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The two spent a lot of time together, watching their children swim at the Elmira pool. “Her laugh, she had a great laugh … and her way with children was really special and remarkable. She always got down with the kids. She never stood before a child and spoke to them, she would get right down on the floor and meet them at eye level and she was very creative in the way she dealt with children. “She was always thanking you, she would thank you for things – like you would ask her to do something for you and then she would thank you,” said Cairine with a chuckle. To help offer up a well-rounded performance, Perry, who plays acoustic, electric, classiSee CONCERT page »09 7

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Breaking the chain will set you free Possibly it has something to do with resolutions for the new year, or maybe people are just cooped up inside because of the weather, but I’ve been receiving more chain letters in my e-mail inbox. You know the kind: the virus-that-willblow-up-your-computer warnings, the sick-kid’s-dying-wish, the what’s-everyone’s-birthday list, and so on. Typically, these messages exhort you, the reader, to pass them along to five or 10 friends, promising some form of good luck if you do so, and threatening some ill omen if you don’t. As I routinely delete these messages and have yet to be struck by lightning or the like, I have to believe the threats are empty. On the other hand, having never passed such messages along, I can’t say for sure that good luck wouldn’t come of the practice. I am, however, content to stay the course. Most are fairly harmless, in that they’re not directly scams, though some begin circulating simply to harvest names for mailing lists: more spam will follow. Some, however, are clearly pyramid schemes. The classic example of this is what’s known as the Dave Rhodes chain letter, a longtime staple on Usenet newsgroups. You’ve probably seen a variation of this one: “My name is Dave Rhodes. In September 1988 my car was repossessed and the bill collectors were hounding me like you wouldn’t believe. I was laid

off and my unemployment checks had run out. The only escape I had from the pressure of failure was my computer and my modem. I longed to turn my avocation into my vocation. This January 1989 my family and I went on a ten day cruise to the tropics. I bought a Lincoln Town Car for CASH in February 1989.” The e-mail then talks about how this is not a scam, that it really works and that it’s perfectly legal. Wrong on all three counts, but there’s a sucker born every minute. Later, the post details how you’re going to make a fortune in a matter of weeks by investing just $5. The gambit involves sending $1 to each of the first five names on the list provided. You then insert your name and address in the first spot, bumping the others down accordingly, and then begin spamming others with this message. In time, envelopes containing cash ($1) will begin arriving at your door. You’re on your way to Easy Street. Or are you? Not likely. Like all pyramid schemes – all of these chain letters are pyramid schemes, but not necessarily for financial gain – this one will eventually leave at least 90 per cent of the participants high and dry, even under the best-case scenario of unanimous participation. It’s all about the math, as explained by the Rutgers University computer science department, which maintains a list of such things. “The reason people are even tempted by these schemes is that the human mind does not have an intuitive view of geometrical progressions. Suppose we presume the chain letter to have

a list of five people. You are asked to send one postcard to the person on top of the list, and re-mail the letter to five friends. You are promised thousands of postcards from all over the world if everyone participates. Your cost: a postcard, five photocopies and envelopes, and six stamps. Not much to risk to see what comes back ...” If every on the list participates and makes five copies, you are one of 5x5x5x5 or 3,125 people receiving copies in your “generation” of the letter. So far, the numbers don’t seem outlandish. And looking the other way, you stand to get postcards from 3,125 people. That doesn’t seem impossible either. But view it as the “chain” you’re in the middle of, and there will be 5 to the 11th power or 48,828,125 people receiving copies in that generation of the letter. That’s already more than the population of Canada, and would surpass the population of the U.S. in the next generation. Simply put, there aren’t enough people to keep even the most innocuous chain letter going.

So, why do we perpetuate chain letters at all? Each one you receive came from somebody, after all. An Ohio university psychology course looked to determine just that. “One reason is that it is a great source for obtaining new e-mail addresses. These addresses may lead to new contacts. “Some people send chain letters simply to see how far it will go or to harass another person. There may be times when someone decided that they want to damage a person’s or organization’s reputation.” The originators are one thing, but when we pass along these letters, we’re chewing up Internet bandwidth (again, it’s about the exponential power). Quite simply, many of us perpetuate these e-mails because of superstition – we don’t want to risk bad luck – or wishful thinking about the benefits that will come from the good luck we’ve been promised by passing the message along. In reality, you’ll be doing yourself and everybody else down the line a favour by simply hitting the Del key.

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Centre Wellington Township this week got its hands on a cheque for $501,852, the latest installment of its share of revenues from slot machines at the Grand River Raceway. The payment represents five per cent of the revenues generated in the third quarter (October to December 2008). To date, the township has received more than $9.1 million in non-tax gaming revenue since the operation was forced to move from Woolwich Township. Slots at Grand River Raceway opened on Dec. 4, 2003. Since that time, it has attracted more than 3.1 million visitors. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation issued more than $17.9 million in revenue last quarter to 23 host communities of slots at racetracks and charity casinos. To date, those communities have collected $579.5 million. The tracks themselves receive 10 per cent of the gross slots revenue, with another 10 per cent going to the horse-racing industry.

Sunday market shifts to antiques The Waterloo Farmers’ Market, set to close Feb. 8, will be reborn as an antique marketplace in April, St. Jacobs-based Mercedes Corp. announced this week. Often referred to as the Sunday market, the facility is across the road from the popular St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market, also operated by Mercedes. The move comes after the nearby Waterloo County Antiques Warehouse announced last month it would be closing. The new venture will operate seven days a week. Food vendors at the Waterloo Farmers’ Market are being encouraged to move to the larger market across the street.

Buying a little backup power An ounce of prevention on the emergency-preparedness front at the new administration building is going to cost Woolwich another $37,400. Township council voted this week to spend the funds on a portable generator that will power the building, designated as the primary emergency operations centre if trouble strikes. All telephone, fax and computer systems would remain operational in the event of a power failure. A smaller existing unit will remain at the St. Jacobs fire hall, which was formerly the primary emergency centre for the township. The station is now the secondary operations centre.

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DOWN MEMORY LANE Cathy Neal has been calling on her Heidelberg neighbours, asking them to support her in the Walk for Memories. The event, now in its 13th year, goes Sunday.

taken a toll on it. It’s still pretty good, but it’s not as much as last year,” Neal says. The money raised at the Walk for Memories goes to programs at the K-W Alzheimer Society, including support groups, respite care, caregiver education, awareness and the Safely Home bracelet program. Although it can be tough to watch her clients deal with encroaching dementia, Neal says the job has its own rewards.

“The people are so appreciative and they so look forward to you coming. To be able to brighten someone’s day, to me the real reward is that.” The 13th annual Walk for Memories takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan 25, with registration at 1 p.m. The venue is the Waterloo Recreation Centre, and walkers, skaters and wheelchairs are welcome. For more information, check out www.alzheimerkw.ca. To register, visit www.walkformemories.ca.

Despite a pending OMB appeal, Woolwich should stay the course with its new aggregate extraction policy, says a citizens’ group fighting a gravel pit proposed for West Montrose. The Bridge Keepers are squaring off against Guelph-based Capital Paving, which wants to extract aggregate from a 115-acre site near the intersection of Letson Drive and Kathleen Street. Prompted by the company’s appeal of the issue to the Ontario Municipal Board, Tony Dowling attended Monday night’s council meeting to support the township’s new aggregate policy. That policy, known as official plan amendment 13 (OPA 13), is at the heart of Capital’s appeal to the OMB. The company says its application for the West Montrose pit predates OPA 13, so it should not be subjected to the more stringent requirements of the new aggregate policy. The application was submitted Sept. 28, 2008, while OPA 13 was adopted by Woolwich council Oct. 20, and has yet to be approved by Waterloo Region. In the appeal sent to the OMB last month, Capital’s lawyers argue the “significant new informational requirements” demanded by OPA 13 don’t apply to the application, which the township has twice sent back to the compa-

ny as incomplete. Given the size of the proposed pit and its impact on the area surrounding the historic covered bridge, the township should stand firm against Capital’s claims, Dowling said, adding that five gravel pit applications under consideration stand to affect some 2,000 Woolwich residents. In support of the Bridge Keepers’ position, the group brought out Nick McDonald of Meridian Planning, a consultant with years of experience with aggregate policies. The group had several supporters out, and was joined by members of the Conestogo Winterbourne Residents Association The studies Woolwich is requesting of Capital are “standard, commonsense information,” McDonald told councillors, praising the language in OPA 13 – “I can tell you the official plan amendment is well-written.” The application process is underway with both the Ministry of Natural Resources, which licenses gravel pits, and the township, which must grant a zone change to allow the operation on what is currently farmland. Capital Paving representative George Lourenco said in an interview this week the company would make no more comments about the project until the OMB has dealt with its appeal. In a related matter, council voted to oppose See GRAVEL page »08

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Plans for Elmira bus to Waterloo in its final stages Yearlong pilot project to begin Apr. 6, with residents encouraged to show there’s sufficient demand STEVE KANNON Even as the finishing touches are still being put on a pilot project to extend bus service to Elmira, residents are being warned to “use it or lose it.” Grand River Transit’s yearlong project will see buses connecting Elmira to the terminal at Conestoga Mall in Waterloo beginning Apr. 6. Strong public support for the idea has to translate into ridership in order for the service to continue past the trial stage, Mayor Bill Strauss indicated during a GRT presentation at council Monday night. “You’ve got to use it or lose it.” “The onus is on the

community to step up and use the service,” agreed Coun. Mark Bauman. If the numbers seen in the public consultations so far hold when the buses start rolling, the service should be well used. Transit planner Blair Allen said the turnout at public meetings and positive feedback have surpassed anything seen for other new routes added to the GRT’s service area. In his presentation to council this week, he indicated approximately 91 per cent of survey respondents indicated support for a pilot public transit service. After looking at a few options, including a larger loop of stops throughout Elmira, GRT has

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decided to go with the model that provides the quickest frequency of service – 30 minutes – with a few designated stops in Elmira and in St. Jacobs. When the the route begins operating Apr. 6, service will be offered from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The 30-minute service – two buses making one-hour circuits – will be offered during the peak hours of 6-9 a.m. and 3-6 p.m. during the week. On Saturdays, that will be 40 minutes, and 60 minutes during off-peak

hours in the week. The pilot project has a budget of $240,000, with costs growing to $320,000 if the service is continued and expanded to include more off-peak hours of operation. Initially, GRT is looking

to recover 25 per cent of its costs from ridership fares. If the service continues, that figure will likely jump to 50 per cent, Strauss suggested. Noting that recovery rates “vary widely,” with the busiest routes on the main line in Kitchener-Waterloo covering some 80 per cent of costs, Allen said in an interview the system-wide rate is about 40 per cent. Planners expect it will take some time to build up ridership, however. First, residents have to become aware the service is in place, and then begin to incorporate it

into their lives, he explained, adding he’s optimistic given the public feedback. “There’s definitely a latent demand,” said Allen, adding talks of a bus to Elmira have surfaced for years, even before the amalgamation of city services was turned over to Waterloo Region in 2000. “The year before, in 1999, we were already getting phone calls asking ‘When are we going to get the bus up here?’” he said. A regional planning and works committee meeting scheduled for Jan. 27 should move the project further along, to be followed by finalizing the stop locations in Elmira and selecting locations where bus passes and tickets can be bought in town.

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An ounce of prevention JONI MILTENBURG Elmira resident Todd Cowan has been named to the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council as a community representative. The crime prevention council brings together community agencies and groups like social services, police, housing, education, mental health and neighbourhood associations, to work on preventative ap-

proaches to crime. Cowan, who worked in the Ministry of Community Safety and Correction at Queen’s Park, said the council’s collaborative approach helps break down the “silo” tendency of government. Cowan sits on the antibullying committee at his daughter’s school, and he’s been asked to put together an anti-bullying toolkit for other schools. “I want to look at our schools here and say, “Is

bullying an issue?’” Ideas that work in Elmira will be offered up to schools across the region, and vice versa; the council actively seeks out solutions that prove effective elsewhere in Canada and around the world. Crime prevention will become more important as Elmira grows, Cowan said. The town has made a good start with initiatives like the youth dropin centre, and he’d like to see more work done in

that direction – perhaps a mobile skate park like one in Kitchener. “As we grow into a bigger community, we get the positives – better business, better economy. [But] the negative we have is more crime. It could start out as petty crime but then it could escalate. “If we spend a little bit of money now on preventing crime and the causes of crime, it’s going to have a better effect at the end.”

THE OBSERVER | Saturday, January 24, 2009

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Horse put down after collision with car January 17

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9:50 AM | Two vehicles were involved in a collision on Listowel Road, south of Line 86 near Elmira. One vehicle, turning left into a driveway inadvertently clipped another vehicle travelling in the opposite lane. The driver of one vehicle was taken to Grand River Hospital for undetermined injuries. One driver was charged with ‘turn not in safety.’ 3:00 PM | Police received a

A horse that had been tied up at an outdoor rink on Hutchison Road in Wellesley Township broke free of its restraint about 9:30 p.m. Jan. 19 and began to walk north along Hutchison Road towards Crosshill. As the horse headed northbound, it crossed into the southbound lane and into the path of a 1997 Honda Accord that was being driven by a 29-year-old man from New Hamburg. The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital and then transferred to a London hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The horse, belonging to a Wellesley Township man, sustained serious injuries and was put down at the scene. The vehicle was a write-off. report of a lost front license plate, belonging to a Toyota 4 Runner, bearing the marker AVFA H22.

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11:25 AM | A three-car collision brought police to the area of 855 Arthur St. S., near Elmira. All three vehicles were southbound on Arthur when the driver of the lead vehicle slowed to make a left turn. The driver of the second vehicle turned onto the shoulder to pass the lead vehicle and was subsequently rear-ended by a third vehicle also attempting to pass the lead vehicle. The driver of the third vehicle was charged with ‘careless’

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7:05 PM | Police were called to Ament Line in Wellesley Township for a single-vehicle collision. It appears that the driver of the vehicle lost control of it, eventually crashing into a guardrail and tree. Although no injuries were reported, the driver was charged and the vehicle was towed from the scene. 8:25 PM | Another single-vehicle collision brought police out, this time to the area of 550 Northfield Dr. E., south of Conestogo. The driver lost control of the vehicle, crossed over into the lane of oncoming traffic and then spun around before crashing into a guardrail. There were neither injuries nor charges.

GROUP EFFORT Emergency crews remove the driver of a pickup truck prior to transporting them to Grand River Hospital with undetermined injuries. The two-vehicle collision took place Jan. 19 on Listowel Road.

11:38 AM | Two $20 bills turned into Scotiabank by representatives of the Linwood Recreation Centre turned out to be counterfeit. The money, stemming from the centre’s New Year’s bash, was analyzed by police. The two bills bear the serial number AZ2678514. Anyone who encounters such bills is asked to notify Division 3A or the WRPS’s fraud branch. For identifying features of Canada’s currency, contact your local police department.

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Obama’s rise gives us all a lift The inauguration this week of Barack Obama as the United States of America’s 44th president was greeted with almost as much glee on this side of the border. Canadians can’t get enough of the man who replaces George W. Bush. Canadians followed the protracted U.S. election campaign with far more interest than we mustered for the federal election here. We’re drawn to the U.S. vote because of the spectacle and because we’re in many ways tied to what goes on to the south. When Obama won the Democratic nomination, we seemed as captivated as everyone else by his eloquence and rallying cries for change. It’s safe to say most Canadians would have opted for Obama if we’d had a vote. Our choice over John McCain. Certainly over Bush. And over Stephen Harper, too. There was also an additional pull this time, sparked by what Bush has done to the U.S. While we relate in many ways to our American cousins, we simply can’t wrap our heads around the appeal of the Republicans, especially the socially conservative, warmongering version in power for the last eight years.

But can we really expect to see real change in the U.S.? Probably not, and not just because Obama assumes the job burdened by Bush’s many mistakes: the financial collapse, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and record deficits, among others. There will be some improvements, notably on the budget front, including more fairness in the tax system. That’s how it played out when Bill Clinton came to the White House, cleaning up after the huge mess made by Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr. So much the better, but not likely the kind of systemic changes some people have in mind after listening to Obama’s speeches. Real change would involve the U.S. discontinuing its imperialism, pulling out of its wars and state-sponsored terrorism and reducing its military spending and adventurism. To do so, Obama would have to rein in the special interests that really set the agenda, the powerful lobbies led by the military contractors. An unlikely scenario. Still, he did get off to a quick start, moving to undo the long list of mess-ups Bush

» VERBATIM “Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page has reported that the Conservatives have positioned Canada to rack up at least $46 billion - possibly as much as $105 billion - in new debt over the next five years without any new spending planned in their stimulus budget.” Liberal Finance critic Scott Brison looks ahead to next week’s budget

left behind, his only legacy. Obama has already announced plans to shut down the prison at Guantanamo Bay while reducing the presidential powers Bush had concentrated in his White House. That includes ordering prisoners held without trial and wiretaps without judicial orders. He also pledged to make his administration more open, immediately calling for information to be released more freely. “Let me say it as simply as I can. Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency. “Information will not be withheld just because I say so,” Obama said. “It will be withheld because a separate authority believes my request is well grounded in the Constitution.” Symbolic gestures such as freezing salaries for staff members making more than $100,000 were joined by tighter control on lobbyists, a move that if enforced correctly could have at least some impact on the way business is routinely done in Washington. Don’t expect the world to change, but there’s reason for optimism.

» THE MONITOR In November, retail sales fell by 2.4% from October to $34.9 billion, the largest monthly decline since January 1998. November’s decline largely reflected price-induced lower sales at gasoline stations and a drop in unit sales at new car dealers. Excluding the automotive sector, retail sales were flat. Statistics Canada

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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR

Free speech must stand always, not just when it’s convenient I suppose I must start this piece on civil rights by enunciating, one more time, that I haven’t a soupcon of anti-Semitism in my body. I say this because more than once, when I’ve talked about matters that involve Jewish people, or anything the Canadian Jewish Congress doesn’t see as in agreement with its core beliefs, it has brought my editors a call or even a visit. I ask this question: Why was Ernst Zündel put in a German prison and David Irving in an Austrian one? Because both those countries, based on well justified national shame, make it a law to deny the Holocaust.

Surely this is unacceptable. I can deny that there was a Second World War, that Sir John A. Macdonald was ever a prime minister of Canada or pronounce moon shots faked and that the earth is flat. My only punishment would be that I would rightly be seen as a kook. I can deny that any Canadians died at Dieppe, deny that Hong Kong Canadian defenders were imprisoned in ghastly Japanese prisons or that Pol Pot all but exterminated the people of Cambodia. Now I become a kook that has insulted the memories of literally millions of people. But I don’t go to jail because in Canada we still have some free speech, though it’s dwindling. The evidence of the Holocaust is incontrovertible (as are the other events cited above, mainly), in large part because the Nazis kept meticulous re-

cords of what they did. Free speech is not an absolute right. It can be constrained in times of war, for example. It should also be restrained if it is used to incite violence against a person or persons or any identifiable group. But, as always, the devil is in the details. How do you go far enough without going too far? Section 319 (2) of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it a crime to communicate, except in private conversation, statements that willfully promote hatred against an identifiable group. The courts have had difficulty with the words “willfully promote hatred against an identifiable group.” Surely it’s not trite to point out that political parties do that all the time. So do sports fans who cheer on the local ruffian every time he provokes a fight. It’s little

wonder that the courts, mandated to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, have difficulty finding guilt unless it’s clear that the accused not only produced “hate” literature, but intended it to do specific harm to a specific group. It must be noted, too, that the courts have held that “willfully” doesn’t include “recklessly.” Parliaments always have trouble when they try to pronounce upon public morality. And that’s what we’re dealing with here for the most part. We are attempting to legislate against bad manners, hurtful speech and terrible insults. The stand I take today is not new. I believe in free speech even when it hurts people’s feelings, even badly. The slur, the gross insult, the expressions See MAIR »12

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Terrorist attacks more likely with Obama as president President Obama’s inauguration increases the likelihood of a major terrorist attack in the United States. That was the stark message of the South Waziristan Institute for Strategic Hermeneutics, a think tank that offers strategic advice to some of the leading players in global politics. SWISH warned in its mid-December report to Obama’s transition team that al-Qaeda “will attempt a 9/11-level attack, probably within the United States, at some point between now and mid-2010. If and when that happens, your country will require exceptional levels of political leadership if you are to avoid yet another misguided military response.” Unfortunately, the South Waziristan Institute for Strategic Hermeneutics only exists in the fertile brain of British academic and strategic analyst Paul Rogers, who publishes its reports on the website of Open Democracy. Moreover, the Obama transition team did not ask for this report, although one devoutly hopes that they read it. Because the prediction is quite serious, as is all of SWISH’s work. The SWISH phenomenon began as a one-man attempt to educate Western analysts in the thinking of their Islamist enemies. The reports mimicked the format used by consultants in the

various Washington think-tanks that advise the U.S. government and the Pentagon on strategic matters, but they came from the mythical South Waziristan Institute, which had supposedly been hired by the leadership of al-Qaeda to provide a similar service for them. In its first report to al-Qaeda in 2004, SWISH advised bin Laden’s planners that “the immediate requirement ... is therefore to aid, in any way within the framework of your core values, the survival of the Bush administration.” By invading Afghanistan and Iraq, by his policies of illegal detention, torture and rendition, and by his absurdly militaristic declaration of a “war on terror,” Bush was doing exactly what al-Qaeda wanted. So, the report continued, it could not recommend a further large terrorist attack on the United States, since its impact on American public opinion was unpredictable. It might strengthen support for Bush in the November 2004 election, but equally it might turn American public opinion against him. On balance, SWISH concluded, it was best not to risk an attack, since Bush was likely to win re-election anyway. The third SWISH report to al-Qaeda, in 2006, brought the subject up again: “It is not possible to say what would be the political impact of another attack on the scale of, or larger than, 9/11. It could either produce a strong political reaction against the Bush administration, pointing to the futility of its cur-

rent conduct in making America safe, or it could be used as a rallying-call for an even tougher response. “No doubt your intention would be to encourage the latter, given that you do not want any kind of U.S. disengagement from current policies. On balance we expect that this would be the effect, but we are not sure. … If you wish to commission further work in this respect we would be happy to oblige in association with our Washington office.” You may wonder what all of this has to do with reality. The answer is: a great deal more than most of what passed for political analysis in Washington over the past eight years. While your average Beltway bandit treated the al-Qaeda leaders as a bunch of “mad mullahs” driven only by unreasoning hatred, Paul Rogers assumed (quite correctly) that they were intelligent people with coherent long-term strategies. In particular, he assumed that a primary purpose of the 9/11 attacks was to sucker the United States into invading Afghanistan (and, if possible, other Muslim countries), as that would radicalize Muslim populations and generate waves of recruits for bin Laden’s organization. Once Bush did that, he was al-Qaeda’s man, and its main interest was keeping him in power. So, no more attacks on the U.S. between September 2001 and January 2009. This is not rocket science. Long-time readers of this column will recall that

I have repeatedly predicted no further al-Qaeda attacks on the United States on exactly the same logic. Why would al-Qaeda risk a backlash against Bush when everything is going so well? American analysts are very resistant to the notion that their country could be a pawn in somebody else’s strategy, but gradually this perspective has been making headway. I shared a platform with former Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge a couple of years ago, and he was willing to concede that his success in “preventing” further alQaeda attacks after 9/11 might have been due to the fact that they weren’t actually planning any. But by the same token, Barack Obama’s arrival in power may make a new 9/11 desirable. While he is certainly not proposing a U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan or even a complete troop withdrawal from Iraq, he seems less persuaded than Bush that invading and occupying Muslim countries is a good idea. Moreover, he intends to end the torture and abuse of (overwhelmingly Muslim) prisoners. So if there is any way that al-Qaeda can organize a major attack on U.S. soil in the coming 12 to 18 months, they will do it. These are not stupid people, and their main goal now must be to stampede the American public back into the fearful mindset that allowed Bush to launch his wars in the first place, and hope that Obama will be swept along by it.

pockets. If Iraq wasn’t such a disaster, stirring up the embers of terrorism into a flame, Hillary Clinton, or even John McCain might have been taking the oath on Jan. 20. Who would have believed even four years ago that an African American would be calling the White House home, that he would be hailed as a messiah around the globe, that he would be seen as the hope for a new order where spin and power no longer fuel the political engine? If the Bush policy of deregulation, letting financial institutions run amok, hadn’t brought the U.S. to the brink of what the Roman Empire suffered in 410 AD – its sacking – it prob-

ably would be more of the same, the staid, time-honoured method of wielding power through lobbying by powerful interest groups. This isn’t to suggest that Obama isn’t just a man with feet of clay like the rest of us, but there is something very special about this guy. Other-worldly, even. If his wife Michelle can be believed, what you see on the hustings is what he’s really like behind closed doors. If there is a problem it is that there are still red flags flying: Is he anything more than a silver tongue? Are action and results part of his makeup? Great expectations for his presidency range from hugging the Castro broth-

ers to sitting down for tea with the Iranian president, who is rumoured to be bankrolling the Gaza conflict. One thing is for certain: The United States, once the planet’s only superpower, has hit bottom with egg on its face. That was no more obvious recently than when its figurehead became the victim of the soleful act that rang around the world, the hurling of the shoes. Barack Obama should enjoy a long political honeymoon as he airs out the Oval Office and treads an upward path to where the eagle once again rules the roost. Jim Newton New Dundee

» LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Time to discover if Obama’s for real To the Editor, Criticizing George W. Bush, who finally departed this week, is like throwing your line into a fish bowl and not expecting a bite, so infinite are the targets for ridicule. Finding something positive about his eight years at the helm is like finding a needle in a haystack, but for one thing: His actions will bail out the United States. If it weren’t for Bush’s woeful performance, Barack Obama might still be warming a seat in the senate, with change being what we carry in our

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of prejudice all belong in the sphere of human expression that must be dealt with by the disapproval of decent people, not the courts. It’s hard to imagine any uncomplimentary remark that couldn’t be construed by some as preaching harm to the object of the remark. Indeed, as I mentioned, things as common as sporting events and political campaigns include, automatically, intemperate statements that could easily be construed by some as calling for bodily harm and worse. What the law is aiming for, I think, is criminalizing serious calls for harm to be done. “Let’s go and burn the synagogue,” “let’s get the niggers” and that sort of thing clearly must be proscribed by law and prosecuted vigorously. Surely all decent people should agree with that. The trouble is the law goes too far when it says one must not willfully promote hatred against an identifiable group. If the term “physical harm” were to replace “hatred” that would cover the situation we’re trying to deal with, but I suspect that wouldn’t satisfy the Canadian Jewish Congress and similar groups. The infamous Ernst Zündel underwent two criminal trials in 1985 and 1988. The Crown, knowing that Section 319 of the Criminal Code would be tough to make stick, chose lesser charges under Section 180 alleging that he “did publish a statement or tale, namely, ‘Did Six Million Really Die?’ that he knows is false and that is likely to cause mischief to the public interest in social and racial tolerance, contrary to the Criminal Code.” Zündel was originally found guilty by two juries but was finally acquitted by the Supreme Court of Canada, which held, in 1992, that section 180 was a violation of the guarantees of freedom of expression under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the section was struck down as unconstitutional. If the “easier” section was unconstitutional, it’s safe to infer that Section 319 is also all but unenforceable. Let me pause here to say that I count myself as a pretty fair history

buff who was a teenager when the full horror of what the Nazis did to Jews and others came to our movie screens. I have never had a moment’s doubt that the Holocaust and all its attendant atrocities happened as described in Sir Martin Gilbert’s seminal treatise The Holocaust. David Irving, acknowledged as a brilliant researcher, has been rightly and roundly criticized for apologizing for Hitler and the Nazi regime, his hatred of Jews and denial of the Holocaust – and writing rubbish about Churchill. It was he, you may remember, who exposed the “Hitler Diaries” as frauds thus greatly embarrassing the famous British historian Hugh Trevor-Roper (Lord Dacre) who had confirmed them as being legitimate. When Stern magazine held their sensational Hamburg press conference to announce the find of “Hitler’s Diaries” on Apr. 25, 1983, Irving was smuggled in as special correspondent for the rival Bild mass-circulation newspaper with the task of torpedoing it. Bild editors, you see, knew that Irving alone had duplicate copies of the fake Hitler documents, including pages of the “diaries” that Stern actually began publishing that day. Unfortunately Irving was also a neo-Nazi, a devoted hater of Jews and a denier of the Holocaust. Ernst Zündel is a Jew baiter and a denier of the Holocaust. They are both beneath contempt. There is no doubt that both Zündel and Irving carefully calculated to deeply wound Jewish people and there can be no doubt that both are vicious anti-Semites. But they are not in jail because they tried to incite violence, but because of their idiotic denial of the Holocaust. Freedom of speech should never be diminished on the basis that doing so makes prosecutions easier. The fact that Zündel escaped the consequences of his filthy mind and actions tells me that Canadians are much inclined to regard freeing people like that as the insurance premium free people pay for the preservation of that freedom. May it stay that way.

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There are still some stray bits and pieces scattered around the shop, but Steed and Evans Limited settled into its new Heidelberg headquarters with barely a hitch on Dec. 1. The construction company was forced to move out of Kitchener when its landlord decided he wanted to develop the property in which its headquarters sat. Steed and Evans had been slowly outgrowing the Kitchener space for years, and that was the push it needed to make the move. â€œOur old office was built sometime in the 1950s,â€? said company president Malcolm Matheson. â€œWe were really crowded in the old office, and we needed more shop space.â€? Steed and Evans was founded in 1953 by Roy Steed and Denis Evans in Maple, Ontario. The company moved into Kitchener in 1973 with the acquisition of Blacktop Construction. At the same time, Steed and Evans acquired aggregate reserves, a crushing plant and an

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A Woolwich hockey tradition

Players from Baillargeon group round out Elmira’s round-the-clock hockey marathon MARC MIQUEL HELSEN

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It’s become a way of life, a highlight of the week. Something to which some 20 local hockey players aged 14 to 62 look forward every week. It’s as much about meeting up with the boys for some camaraderie and socializing as it is about playing the game. The “it” in question is pick-up hockey with the Baillargeon crew at the Elmira Arena. And it is something that has been going on for the better part of 34 years. “Some of these guys have been getting together for 20-something years, close to 20 years – it’s a friendship, and you kind of miss that if you’re not there,” said Serge Cadorette, an original and founding member of the Sunday pick-up league. Steve Webb, first vice-president of the Elmira Sugar Kings, and Cadorette’s teammate for 14 years, agreed. “It’s that kind of group that is so well, tightly knit,” said Webb. The games take place every week from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. and feature some 22 regulars and several rotating players who come out when needed. It’s a no-contact league with neither ref-

FACING OFF WEEKLY Tim Baillargeon, Serge Cadorette and Steve Webb are part of a crew of local hockey players that has been playing at the Elmira Arena every Sunday since the mid-1970s. erees nor scorekeepers. 1980 and now runs it, col- friend, by word of mouth, Judging by its longevity, lecting money and booking the players divided into two the system appears to work. the ice. teams – one green, the oth“Once in a while someIt was these players that er white – and maintained body will ask if you think capped last weekend’s 24- their allegiance for, pretty it’s close; somebody will hour hockey marathon, much … ever. Webb’s been say ‘what’s the score?’ and tacking on two hours to playing on the same side everybody will give pretty make it 26, symbolic of the throughout his 14 years. well a different answer,” 26 hours in a marathon. Both teams, however, quipped Tim Baillargeon, When they joined the change in the same dresswho joined the league in group, usually through a See PICK-UP »17

An early lead fell by the wayside as the Sugar Kings eventually fell 5-4 to the visiting Waterloo Siskins Wednesday night. Despite jumping out in front on first-period goals by Kyle McNeil (Trent Brown, Brent Freeman) and Brown (Josh Ranalli, McNeil) at 2:57 and 19:18 respectively, the Kings were unable to contain a hungry Siskins squad. Waterloo (25-12-3) is sitting in fifth place in the Midwestern Conference, 16 points ahead of Elmira, and 15 points behind the increasingly insurmountable Brantford Golden Eagles. But as Elmira’s solid upset win over Brantford revealed last week, any team should be within reach for the local squad. The Siskins had other plans, however. Waterloo’s Ryan Dilks, from Mark Mantynen and Eric Lekun, potted his team’s first at 1:50 of the second, making a 2-1 game. Michael Therrien made it 3-1 for Elmira at 10:38, combining on the power play with Philip Teri and Paul Thompson. The Siskins got the last word before the second intermission when Dilks netted his second on the power play at 14:06; Matt Sherry and Colton Wolfe-Sabo picked up the helpers. In the third period the Kings were outdone by Waterloo, as the visiting team potted three unanswered goals. Eric Lekun (Dilks, Wolfe-Sabo), Dilks (Sherry, See KINGS »17

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» THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA

After all these years, she’s still the one This week, my compound bow and I celebrate our 10th anniversary. Sadly, these days, this sort of commitment is almost unheard of. That’s because we live in a society where new beautiful bows are in the spotlight each and every day. With all these accessible sexy catalogue models beckoning, many of us forget about the one we’re with and succumb to the temptation of another. It’s tawdry, I know, and awkward too. A break up means you divide up the old friends, hope that the new bow gets along with the kids, and so forth. As anyone who has been through it can attest, it can be quite costly. Then there are the awkward emotions you feel every time one of your friends compli-

ments your new bow, no matter how innocent. And, let’s face it, after the shine is off, you realize that the new bow is often more temperamental and less forgiving than the one you traded it in for. You lose the comfort level you had. Heck, one of my friends confided that he woke up one day realizing that he hardly knew her at all. Yes, leaving behind the old one isn’t easy. Of course, this won’t happen to us. I’m loyal as the day is long and I can still tug at her strings. There’s no need for another. That bow is still everything I ever wanted and more. What’s our secret? We have history. In the time we’ve been together, she and I have taken a few deer, a lot of grouse, some varmints, and even a rabbit or two. We’ve seen a lot of country, spend countless hours in trees, and put aside at least an hour or two a week to spend

“us time” at the range. We work well together too. There’s no blame if we miss. We know it was the arrow’s fault. Another secret is we never end the day mad at each other. Nor do we let the arrows pit us against each other. When it comes to them, we maintain a united front. She’s built, too. I guess you could call it a love story for the ages. Look, I’m not saying that my bow is perfect, and yours probably isn’t either. But every time I look at her I remember how I felt the first time I held her in my arms. This doesn’t mean that you cannot improve things in order to spice up the relationship. Between you and me, for this anniversary, I’m going to surprise her. I’ll start with new strings and cables. Then I’ll upgrade her sight so that she has a

sexier fibre-optic rig with 5-pins. She’ll also be surprised with a dozen carbon arrows and a better, more ergonomic grip. I know it’s extravagant but it’d be worth every penny just to see how she reacts to them. I might even throw in a package of sound dampeners to reduce the stress on her limbs and quiet her up a bit; she is kind of noisy at the moment of truth. That’s the thing though – when you’ve gotten this far, you learn to live with each other and accept each other’s faults. Sure, she’s a bit noisy, but my form is not as good as it could be either. It all works out. I guess what I’m saying is that we’re comfortable with each other. And when it comes to crunch time, I know I can depend on her and she feels the same about me. Getting a new bow would just be weird.

Inconsistent play the bane of Jacks’ season MARC MIQUEL HELSEN This season the Wellesley Applejacks have often offered up fleeting moments of brilliance, single periods with eager players doggedly determined to reverse their record in what is now, by all accounts, an abysmal season. Too often, however, those bright moments have quickly faded over the course of an entire hockey game, eventually overshadowed by periods full of consistent errors, a lack of fluidity, and a massive loss of concentration. In short, this season the Applejacks have encountered some good moments but little in the way of final results. “We’ve had a season of good signs, but we’re not putting anything together,” said general manager Dave Litt after his team picked up a win against Ayr (7-4) Jan. 15, a 4-3 shootout loss against Hagersville Jan. 16, and a 6-5 loss to Ayr on Sunday. Despite snapping a 14 game losing streak with an 8-4 shellacking of the Tavistock Braves on Jan. 9, the Jacks have been unable to knit together a streak of wins since a four-win stretch in October. The Jacks are now 2-2-1 since the match against Tavistock. Not bad, but not good enough for the coaching staff. “We’ve got some good moments, there’s no doubt about it. If we can put 60 minutes together, we’ll be a team to be reckoned with. But until that hap-

pens, we’re going to have these shortcomings,” said Litt, who described his team’s effort this weekend as “on and off.” In the game against Hagersville, the Jacks, with a sporadically valiant effort, put on a show for their home fans, taking on the Hawks in a suspenseful contest. Wellesley’s Rob Bolger got things going in the first period, combining with Eric Parr at 1:08 to make it 1-0, giving the home fans reason to hope. Meanwhile, netminder Luke Zehr kept his boys in the game, stopping a total of 43 out of 46 shots. In the second period, Aaron Knol, from Scott Hanley and Mike Moggy, made it 2-0 for Wellesley at 2:57. Hagersville’s David Watson scored his team’s first at 18:09 and the plot suddenly thickened; Jay Pepper picked up the assist. Ben Jefferies, from Mike Moggy and Eric Davidson, made it 3-1 for Wellesley at 19:02. It was a great way to end the second period. Unfortunately for the Jacks, their second period gusto seemingly disappeared, and at 8:24 of the third frame, Hagersville’s Bob Neilson, from Jesse Sommers and Jake Deuxberry, made it 3-2. Darren Drehmer tied the game at 9:15, combining with David Watson to make it 3-3. Neither team, despite battling hard and keeping the opposing goalie occupied, was able to nab the game’s two points in the third, and so, the game went into over time. That extra frame also proved futile and the teams head-

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Wellesley team looks for one last solid push to put them on the right track going into SOJHL playoffs

SOLID PERFORMANCE Wellesley netminder Luke Zehr kicks out a pad, stopping one of 46 Hagersville shots during a match Jan. 16 at the Wellesley arena. The Jacks lost the game 4-3 in a shootout. ed to a shootout. Both goalies stopped the first attempt. The tension was high, the fans sat tautly on the edge of their seats as the second round began: both shooters found the mesh. The third round saw both goalies, again, stand up tall, and so a fourth round ensued. This time, however, the Jacks fired blanks whereas Hagersville scored. On Sunday, the Jacks found themselves on the other end of a formidable lead early in the game. Four unanswered goals in the opening period had the Jacks facing an uphill battle in the second frame. Wellesley’s Chris Armstrong, from Shawn Fitzpatrick, gave his team its first goal at 4:47. Ayr

replied shortly after, however, as Tyler Gauthier, from Kyle Longpre and Andrew Tapsell, made it 5-1 at 5:06. Before the second stanza was over however, Wellesley’s Dan Berwick (Jefferies) and Read Shantz (Berwick) potted one each to make it a 5-3 game. In the third and final frame, Matt Snyder (Scott Hanley) and Jeff McAllister (Bolger, Scott Litt) potted one each to make it a 5-5 game. Unfortunately for the Wellesley side, Ayr’s Andrew Tapsell combined with Jeff Chambers and Tyler Gauthier to give his team the 6-5 advantage at 13:32. The Jacks battled back to get into the game but had no such luck. Now that the season is winding to an end, the

Jacks, who will make the playoffs regardless of their performance this season (every team in the Bauer conference has a guaranteed berth in the playoffs), have just one priority: preparing a mindset that will enable them to take on any team in the playoffs. “The priority right now is tightening it up and getting a full 60 minutes, and getting people to mentally prepare for the hockey games; to be ready to go and be mentally into it for 60 minutes and keep their emotions in check,” said Litt. The Jacks (7-20-5) will play either Tavistock or Thamesford, depending on whether they surpass Ayr (13-14-3). To do that, the Jacks, who have at least eight games re-

maining on the regular schedule (not counting rematches), will have to win the majority of those contests. “Can we do that? It’s still mathematically, I think, viable; but if we continue to play the way we are right now it definitely won’t happen,” said Litt. “If we continue to play the way we are right now playoffs will be short run; if we can start mentally preparing for the hockey games and get 60 minutes … we can still do some damage, and make some noise in the playoffs.” The Jacks play host to the Thamesford Trojans Friday night, then regroup as the Port Dover Sailors arrive in Wellesley for a match Saturday night. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.

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ing room before games – perhaps a tad more comfortable than how it was years ago, when they started at 6:30 a.m. “We used to get dressed at home and drive over with our equipment on and as soon as you open the arena at 6:30 we just had to put our skates on and away we went,” Cadorette said. As for line changes, the players seem to do well without coaches, taking an average of 90 seconds per shift. “Guys here are pretty quick if they take too long of a shift – they get told,” said Webb with a chuckle. Though the league now bears the Baillargeon name, it is Cadorette who initiated the league some 34 years ago. A former employee of Elmira’s B & L Metals, Cadorette decided to start a league in 1975-76 when his workplace team fell apart. “There was a demand

for it,” he said, noting that a handful of guys wanted to continue playing hockey despite the disintegration of the work-place league. Now, more than 30 years later, the league is still going strong, featuring multiple generations of players. “It’s pretty neat now because we’ve got guys playing with their kids,” said Webb. Up until last year, the Baillargeon group’s oldest player was 73 years old; he has since decided to finally hang up his skates after decades of play. Throughout the course of a career spanning more than three decades, the players have seen many changes and improvements to the equipment, particularly the weight of pads and skates. Now, the equipment seems to allow the players to move more freely, quickly and with greater ease.

Though more players wear the standard equipment these days, it wasn’t always that way, Baillargeon remembers. “When I first started with that group, in 1980 only half the guys wore equipment, and most of the guys only wore partial equipment,” said Baillargeon. Some guys would wear just shin pads and a helmet. “We had one guy who played without skates – he wore rubber boots. Most of the time he would play goalie or in the end zone near the goal. He would just run around with his rubber boots and a hockey stick. That’s how ‘back barn’ it was. In fact, the arena was much like a barn at that time,” said Baillargeon “I think it was only one season I saw that but I can actually attest to the fact that there was a guy out there without skates,” he said. “Strangest thing I’ve seen.”

PHOTO | JONI MILTENBURG

Pick-up: Sunday game has been a fixture for 34 years

WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE Philip Teri straight-arms Waterloo’s Tanner Pearson as the two battle for a loose puck Jan. 21. The Kings dropped a 5-4 decision to the Siskins.

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Wolfe-Sabo) – completing his hat-trick – and Mantynen (unassisted) buried one each at 7:02, 11:44 and 14:14 respectively. The Kings battled to get back into the game but were unable to do so: just one of their 16 third

period shots made it past Waterloo’s Will Sibley. It was a busy night for both goalies: Elmira’s Jake Williams stopped 39 of 44 shots, and Waterloo’s Will Sibley blocked 42 of 46. The Kings are now in seventh place (16-19-5), 10

points ahead of the Guelph Dominators, and 12 behind sixth place Cambridge. After facing the Cyclones in Listowel Friday night, the Kings return home Saturday to face Guelph. Game time is 7 p.m.

Pair of wins has Kings feeling optimistic MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Elmira’s Junior B squad were Kings of the weekend, defeating the topranked Brantford Golden Eagles (32-6-4) 2-0 Jan. 17, and then downing the Guelph Dominators 5-3 at home the following night. It was all in all a good weekend for the Sugar Kings who, despite a few slip-ups on Sunday, put in a strong, energetic and ambitious effort in both games. On Saturday, Elmira’s big man, Kyle McNeil, got things going at 14:34 of the first period while on the power play; Josh Ranalli and Brent Freeman, the Kings’ point leader with 58 points (2137) in 37 games, picked up the helpers. In the second period the prolific line combined once again to put the game away as Freeman banked one in courtesy of McNeil and Ranalli. From then onwards, the Kings were able to withstand Brantford’s pressure, ultimately earning two points for the win column and shutting out a team that had, until this point, scored in every single one of its 42 games this season. “It was a really good

weekend; can’t ask for much better,” said coach Geoff Haddaway. “When you go on the road and win you take any sort of victory, especially going to the first place club, where they haven’t been shut out all year.” On Sunday, the Kings welcomed the Guelph Dominators to the Elmira Arena, where the glass and the walls were lined with posters supporting Woolwich’s bid to make the top-five list in CBC’s Hockeyville competition. The Sugar Kings busted out of the corral in the first period. Energized by the previous evening’s win over Brantford, the Kings were fast and furious from the get-go. It wasn’t long before they were rewarded for their pugnacity when, at the third minute mark, Philip Teri, from Michael Therrien, made it 1-0. But the Dominators were also down with a fight and were quick to get back, tying things up at one, shortly after at 5:12, courtesy of Dave Merker; Dan Mohle and Ken Rolph picked up the assists. In the middle frame, the Kings came out hard and quickly drilled in three successive goals: Ther-

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Confidence-building weekend comes as Elmira begins eyeing the Midwestern Conference playoff race

ON THE ATTACK Sugar King Jeff Zippel carries the puck in Junior B action against the Guelph Dominators Jan. 18 at the Elmira Arena. The Kings won 5-3. rien, from Freeman and Jutzi, gave his team the 2-1 edge at 6:27. A few minutes later, Ranalli got his first of three, courtesy of Freeman, at 9:50, and his second, unassisted, at 12:42 to make it 4-1. Guelph tried to spark something of a comeback in the third as Tyson Theaker, from Matt O’Brien and Dan Mohle, made it 4-2 at 1:49. But then Ranalli completed his hat-trick and made it 5-2 at 5:14, combining once again with

Freeman and McNeil. The Dominators fought back to get in the game but were only able to score one more at 11:32, making it a 5-3 game. The Kings held on to their lead and left the arena two points the richer. It was a good weekend for the Kings, and a good weekend for the team’s top line of McNeil, Freeman and Ranalli. Ranalli, who has been on fire as of late – the Stoney Creek native notched five points in two nights last weekend, and has re-

corded 12 in the last five games – credited his linemates for his own recent success. “I’ve been playing with them for a good couple months now, but I think now we’re starting to gel even more,” he said. With hulking forward McNeil and fluid passer Freeman attracting a lot of their opponents’ attention, Ranalli is consequently taking advantage of the open ice. “McNeil opens a lot of space for us because everyone goes after him, so,

when they watch Freeman and McNeil it just kind of opens space for me,” said Ranalli. As the season winds down, and the Kings look to the playoffs, Ranalli noted that he and his teammates want to keep it simple. “We’re just trying to win as many games as we can now, keep trying to move up in the standings but at the same time do better as a team.” The two wins came at a crucial time for the Kings as they prepare themselves for the playoffs: with 12 regular season games remaining every point is invaluable for the seventh place team. The Kings are now 12 points behind the sixthplace Cambridge Winter Hawks in the Midwestern Conference. Shutting out the league’s top team, to whom the Kings have lost five times this season and been outscored 36-12, reinforced the coaching staff ’s message that the Kings can do battle with any team. “That’s sort of been our message for a long time; but it’s one thing to say it and it’s another thing for the guys to actually do it and believe it,” said Haddaway, hoping that his players stay confident.

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SCORECARD Jan. 17

Emma Norcott) Shutout: Heather Bauman

Waterloo 3 Woolwich 1 Goal: Morgan Hanley (Abigail Burkholder)

LLFHL BANTAM B GIRLS

WOOLWICH ATOM HOUSE LEAGUE GIRLS Jan. 17

Woolwich 3 Cambridge 2 Goals: Hannah Weber, Jaycee Kaufman, Meghan Mathieson (Hannah Weber)

WOOLWICH ATOM B GIRLS Jan. 10

Woolwich 3 London 0 Goals: Taylor Rempel, Rachel Weber x2 (Jaimee MacDonald, Cassandra Tuffnail, Emily Willms x2, Erika Morrison) Shutout: Dana Colombo

WOOLWICH PEEWEE B GIRLS

Jan. 17

Jan. 18

Woolwich 3 St. George 1 Goals: Ryan Shantz, Jake Lewis, Nick Langer (Benton Weber, Zach Pogue, Nick Campagnolo, Jake Lewis)

Woolwich 1 Twin Centre 1 Goal: Meghan Hovey (Jessica Shantz)

WOOLWICH MIDGET LL GIRLS Jan. 19

Cambridge 3 Woolwich 2 Goals: Emilie Fife, Lisa Ashworth (Lisa Ashworth, Lindsay Goulden, Abby Dalton)

Woolwich 4 Ayr 2 Goals: Zach Pogue, Quinn Young, Jake Lewis, Walker Schott (Jake Lewis, Nick Campagnolo)

TWIN CENTRE MIDGET BB GIRLS

WOOLWICH ATOM LL #2 BOYS

Jan. 17

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Woolwich 4 Beverly 1 Goals: Luke Charter, Ryan Diemart, James Cooper x2 (Max Bender, Tyler Martin, Nathan Horst)

Jan 17

Woolwich 1 Ancaster 1 Goal: Tori Martin (Gillian Olsthoorn, Kendra Harold) Orangeville Sweetheart tournament

Woolwich 3 Embro 2 Goals: Troy Baird, Mitchell Lee, John Wang (Eli Baldin)

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Jan. 12

Woolwich 4 Stayner 0 Goals: Amy Calenda x2, Carly Horst, Courtney Horst (Elise Conlin x2, Emma Norcott, Maddie Jansen, Maggie Lariviere) Shutout: Heather Bauman

Woolwich 4 Twin Centre 0 Goals: Chad Hoffer, Mitchell Lee, Joseph Boehm, John Wang (Ryan Belanger x2, Joseph Boehm) Jan. 18

WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #1 BOYS

Game 2

Woolwich 6 Plattsville 1 Goals: Ryan Belanger x3, Brannon Slade, John Wang, Mitchell Lee (John Wang, Mitchell Lee x2)

Jan. 16

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Jan. 17

Woolwich 1 Orangeville 1 Goal: Emma Norcott (Carly Horst)

Woolwich 7 Burlington 2 Goals: Keanan Stewart, Sam Davidson, Tyler McBay, Cole Altman, Matthew MacDonald, Liam Hartman, Riley Runstedler (Daniel Carr, Cade Schaus x2, Liam Hartman x2, Riley Runstedler, Keanan Stewart)

Semi-finals

Woolwich 4 Highland 0 Goals: Kayla Wideman, Katharine Hoffman, Elise Conlin, Victoria Horst (Amy Calenda, Victoria Horst, Emma Norcott, Kayleigh Moser, Marissa Woodburn) Shutout: Heather Bauman Championship final

Woolwich 1 Waterloo 0 Goal: Amy Calenda (Katharine Hoffman,

WOOLWICH MAJOR PEEWEE A

Jan. 17

Hespeler 3 Woolwich 1 Goal: Timmy Shuh (Alex MacLean)

WOOLWICH RUSSELL PEEWEE AE BOYS Jan. 19

Woolwich 3 Owen Sound 3 Goals: Joseph Dubue, Calvin Cressman,

Jan. 16

Woolwich 3 Paris 1 Goals: Joey Primeau, Zack Bauman, Brandon Lamers (Joey Primeau, Zack Bauman, Trevor Cummings, Jesse Summers, Scott Shea)

Jan. 18

WOOLWICH MIDGET AE BOYS

WOOLWICH BANTAM AE BOYS

Jan. 13

Jan. 17

Woolwich 5 Dundas 1 Goals: RJ Good, Brent Kron, Brandon Brubacher, Jake Radcliffe x2 (Brent Goetz, Kyle Uttley)

Woolwich 3 Hespeler 2 Goals: Sebastian Huber, Evan Yantha, Jordan Moore (Mackenzie Martin)

Bantams claim Orangeville tourney

Woolwich 6 Guelph 1 Goals: Noah Zeller x3, Daniel Gallant x2, Isaac Frey (Mitch Waters, Isaac Frey, Keegan Saunders)

Jan. 9

Jan. 18 â€“ OMHA playoffs

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GRAND RIVER MIDGET LL #1 BOYS

Jan. 18

WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #4 BOYS

Game 3

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WOOLWICH MINOR ATOM A

WOOLWICH BANTAM LL GIRLS

Woolwich 5 Twin Centre 0 Goals: Marissa Woodburn, Amy Calenda, Courtney Horst x2, Victoria Horst (Katharine Hoffman) Shutout: Heather Bauman

Plattsville 6 Woolwich 1 Goal: Zach Perry (Troy Nechanicky)Â

Tavistock 2 St. Jacobs 1 Goal: Nick Berlet (Brendan Taylor)

Jan. 19

Twin Centre 2 Petrolia 2 Goals: Contessa Brenner, Steph Baril (Stephanie Straus, Melanie Freeman, Emily Sanderson)

Woolwich 1 Kitchener 1 Goal: Tori Martin

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Woolwich 2 Guelph 0 Goals: Connor Runstedler, Greg Huber (Mason Buehler, Connor Goss) Shutout: Connor Duench

WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #2 BOYS LL#2 4 LL#1 3 LL#2 goals: Ryan Devries x3, Zeke Schneider (Mackenzie Turchan, Zach Goetz) LL#1 goals: Zac Martin, Isaac Fishbein, Brodie Keen (Dylan Arndt x3) Jan. 18

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SMILES ALL AROUND The Woolwich Wild Bantam LL team romped to its second tournament championship in a month, defeating Waterloo 1-0 in the Orangeville Sweetheart finals Jan. 18. Back row: trainer Gail Norcott, coaches Doug Woodburn, Tony Hoffman and Murray Horst. Second row: Courtney Horst, Emma Norcott, Kayla Wideman, Carly Horst, Victoria Horst, Marissa Woolburn, Katie Lamka and Elise Conlin. Third row: Madison Jansen, Becca Wade, Amy Calenda, Katherine Hoffman, Maggie Lariviere and Kayleigh Moser. Front: Heather Bauman.

WOOLWICH ATOM LL #1 BOYS Jan. 10

Woolwich 11 Paris 2 Goals: Ryan Shantz x3, Benton Weber, Joe Hanley, Zach Pogue, Jake Lewis x3, Matt

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EVERYONE’S ON BOARD Scores of enthusiastic fans armed with posters and placards filled the Elmira Arena from 7 a.m. Jan. 17 to 9 a.m. the following day for the Woolwich Hockeyville Marathon Hockey Day. Local enthusiasts rallied in support of Woolwich’s bid to make the final five in CBC’s Kraft Hockeyville contest.

MARATHON SUPPORT Front row: Kyle Bruder, Riley Runstedler, and Matthew MacDonald. Back row: Ethan Wilkie and Matthew Turquo.

RAISE THE ROOF Spirits were high along the parade route and into the arena.

HOCKEY FAMILY Trisha, Makenna and Bret McLaughlin got a good view of the marathon of action. The McLaughlins have three boys in Woolwich Minor Hockey.

ETCHED IN STONE Sculptor Timothy Schmalz, working on a bronze piece known as the National Hockey Monument that will tower at 50 feet and weigh 10 tons, was at the Elmira Arena working on a 10-foot model of the original.

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30 Arthur St. S., Elmira

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WILD SUPPORT Woolwich Wild players Chantal McMurray, Matthew MacDonald, Jaimee MacDonald (puck), Tracey MacDonald, Caitlin Pickard, Ma- LET THE GAMES BEGIN The opening ceremonies saw the Elmira Sugar Kings gain Lair, and Alyssa McMurray. take the ice with some of the township’s youngest players.

WOOLWICH IS

THE LATE SHIFT A large contingent of hockey enthusiasts showed up for a 3 a.m. game of shinny. Dennis Frey Durrell Frey Merlin Frey

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CLASSIFIED DEPT. HELP WANTED

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for sale APPLIANCES FOR

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MOOD DISORDER SEMINAR with Dr. Grant Mullen

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

TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE ARTHUR STREET, BRUBACHER STREET AND SECOND STREET RECONSTRUCTION

The Township of Woolwich and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo are proceeding with the reconstruction of Arthur Street (from First Street to South Street), Second Street (from Snyder Avenue to Arthur Street) and Brubacher Street in Elmira. The work includes the rehabilitation and/or replacement of the underground sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and watermain, as well as the complete replacement of the existing pavement, curb and gutter, and sidewalk. Construction is tentatively scheduled to commence in May, 2009, and take approximately twenty (20) weeks to complete. All interested parties are invited to attend an Open House for this project to be held as follows: Thursday January 29th, 2009 TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING - FOYER 24 Church Street West, Elmira 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Township, Region and IBI Group staff will be present to answer your questions, and your comments will assist the Project Team in making decisions on this project. Information and plans will also be available for viewing after Thursday January 29th, 2009 at the Township Municipal Administration Building. If you are unable to attend the Open House and would like to make your views known, please address your comments to either person listed below. In addition, a Regional Staff report regarding the scope of this project will be presented to the Region’s Planning and Works Committee at its regularly scheduled meeting on February 17, 2009. At that time, the public will have the opportunity to address the Committee regarding this project.

P.O. BOX 158, 24 CHURCH ST. W. ELMIRA, ONTARIO N3B 2Z6 WEBSITE: www.woolwich.ca

TEL: 519-669-1647 or 519-664-2613 FAX: 519-669-1820

AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY: 519-575-4504

NOTICE OF INTENT

TO PASS A BY-LAW TO REMOVE A HOLDING PROVISION FROM THOSE LANDS LOCATED WITHIN THE EMPIRE COMMUNITIES (RIVERLAND) LTD. SUBDIVISION, BRESLAU Committee of the Whole Meeting Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. and Council Meeting Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. To be held in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor Township Offices, 24 Church Street West, Elmira The Township is considering removing the Holding Provision (H) applied to the zoning of 33 lots/blocks within Empire Communities (Riverland) Ltd. subdivision plan in Breslau (see Map 1). The lands are located on Dolman Street, Staines Street, Stamford Street, Tilbury Street and Norwich Road and described as Lots 141, 142, 160 to 162, 183 to 206 and Blocks 210 and 211 of Plan 58M-456 and 2 lots within Phase 2 on Draft Plan 30T-97008. The subject lands are zoned Residential Mixed Medium Density with Holding Provision (R-4 (H)), Residential Mixed High Density with Holding Provision (R-5 (H)) and Residential Multiple with Holding Provision (R-7 (H)). The Holding Provision (H) prohibits development of the lots/blocks until such time as the Region of Waterloo has issued a clearance letter advising the Township of Woolwich that the Ministry of Natural Resources and the gravel pit operator (Dufferin Aggregates) have both confirmed that the area identified as B1 on the Operation Plan for License No. 5487, has permanently ceased operation with respect to aggregate extraction. Empire Communities has requested the Township to remove the Holding Provision for these lands because extraction is not occurring within area B1 of the Operation Plan and a Regional clearance letter was received. The effect of removing the Holding Provisions will be to allow Empire Communities to proceed with residential development on the subject lands. Township Committee of the Whole will consider the request to remove the Holding Provisions (H) on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 and Council will consider the Committee’s decision on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. The earliest date that Council can pass a By-law to remove the Holding Provision (H) would be February 3, 2009. For further information regarding this By-law, please contact John Scarfone, Engineering and Planning Services at 519669-6037 or 519-664-2613 ext. 6037.

SIDEWALK SNOW REMOVAL BY-LAW #85-2006

Notice to all Property Owners in St. Jacobs, Heidelberg, Breslau, Conestogo, Maryhill, Bloomingdale, Winterbourne, West Montrose, Floradale, Stockyards Area. Woolwich Council has adopted a Sidewalk Snow Removal By-law requiring property owners to clear adjacent sidewalks of snow and ice in all settlement areas, except Elmira.

Mr. Rod Kruger, C.E.T. A.M.C.T. Manager of Engineering Operations Township of Woolwich 24 Church Street West PO Box 158, Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z6

Mr. Peter Fitzgerald, P. Eng. Project Manager IBI Group 17 - 105 Lexington Road, N2J 4R7 Waterloo, Ontario

Telephone:(519) 669-6029 Fax: (519) 669-4669 E-mail: rkruger@woolwich.ca

Telephone:(519) 585-2255 Fax: (519) 585-2269 E-Mail: peter.fitzgerald@ibigroup.com

Mr. Jim Ellerman, A.Sc.T. Project Manager Regional Municipality of Waterloo 150 Frederick Street, 6th Floor Waterloo, Ontario, N2G 4J3 Telephone:(519) 575-4757 ext. 3757 Fax: (519) 575-4430 E-mail: ejim@region.waterloo.on.ca

The Sidewalk Snow Removal By-law requires the owner to clear away snow and ice from the sidewalks in front of or alongside their property within twenty-four (24) hours after a snowfall ends. Non-compliant property owners can be ticketed under the by-law ($100 fine) and the cost to have the Township clear the sidewalk can be charged to the property owner (approximately $100). The by-law does not apply to:

a) Sidewalks in Elmira; b) Sidewalks adjacent to back-lotted properties on Kressler Road between Apollo Drive and Alten Way in Heidelberg; c) Curb-faced sidewalks where snow has been pushed onto the sidewalk to a depth of at least 12 inches by road clearing operations. Curb-faced sidewalks are defined as sidewalks adjacent to the curb face or not more than .25 m from the curb face. Questions about sidewalk snow removal in Elmira should be directed to the Township’s Engineering Department at (519) 669-1647 Extension 6041. Questions about sidewalk snow removal in all other areas should be directed to the Municipal Law Enforcement Division at (519) 669-1647, Extension 6005 or 6016. Your co-operation in keeping the sidewalks cleared of snow and ice is greatly appreciated.

CLEAR YOUR VENTS, EXITS AND FIRE HYDRANTS Now that winter is upon us, Woolwich Fire Department has the following reminders: s As a safety precaution, take a few minutes to clear your natural gas meters and make sure that ice and snow is not blocking vent pipes for furnaces and hot water heaters. These need to be kept clear to prevent carbon monoxide build up in the home. s All building exits must be easily accessible and clear of any obstruction such as snow and ice. s Residents are asked to ensure that snow is cleared away from fire hydrants near their homes. If you are unable to clear the snow from the hydrant, please contact Engineering/Roads Depart at 519-669-1647 ext 6041 or 519-664-2613 ext 6041. A Message from The Woolwich Fire Department

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Puzzle answers, games, opinion polls and much more at:

www.kidscoop.com

Kid Scoop looks at three ways valleys are formed.

Moving glaciers also carve valleys. Glaciers erode both the sides and bottoms of an area forming a valley that is shaped like the letter U. Use the code to see what some people call such a valley.

A small stream of water at the top of a mountain or hillside is pulled down toward the sea by gravity. As it travels and mixes with water from other streams, rain and snowmelt, it becomes a powerful agent in shaping the way the earth looks.

Death Valley in California is the lowest ____________ in North America. At its lowest, it is about 282 feet (86 meters) below sea ______________ .

At the bottom of a valley, a river continues its path to the sea. Rain and snow melt run down the walls of the valley, eroding more soil and making the valley wider.

Death Valley _________ as the driest and hottest valley in North America. It gets about 2 inches (5 cm) of __________ each year. In the summer, temperatures can _____________ to 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius).

It is the power of the river that makes a valley. The water in the river picks up dirt, rocks and even boulders on its trip towards the sea. The water carves out a valley. Large boulders, stones and pebbles also cut through earth and rock.

The movement of the earth also causes valleys to form. A rift valley forms when a portion of land sinks and land on the two sides is pushed up.

One of the largest rift valleys on the earth is the Great Rift Valley in Africa. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,438 km) long. Some of the Great Rift Valley walls are more than 6,000 feet (1,829 meters) high.

Look through a print or e-edition of your newspaper to find: A number larger than one million The name or picture of a landform The name of the place you live A place you would like to visit with your family

A river created after a glacier melts is called a:

Find the answer by crossing out: words that contain double letters (such as “spoon” or “mall”) words with a k words that start with a d words that start with a vowel

VALLEY ERODE RIFT GLACIERS CARVE GRAVITY LANDFORM AREA SOIL EARTH AGENT SINKS MELT SNOW PATH

Despite the heat and the dryness, more than 1,000 kinds of ____________ live in Death Valley. Those on the valley floor have adapted to a desert life. Some have __________ that go down 10 times the height of a person. Some plants have a root __________________ that lies just below the surface but ________________ out in all directions. Others have leaves and stems that allow very little ___________________ and loss of lifegiving water.

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. T T G H S K N I S H E Y F L A G E N T S C T Y I A E N R C E O I F E R C A R V E H V R L L E I V A L T A L I D L M E L T A R W O N S A E R Y P G R S F O R V M S S E M R O F D N A L

How would you describe a valley to someone who is blind?

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When it comes to talking, men can hold their own Q.Â Why are women such big talkers?Â Or are they? A.Â Youâ€™d certainly think so based on media reports putting them at 20,000 words per day vs. only 7,000 for men, even though not a single study has systematically recorded the natural conversations of large groups of people, say Matthias Mehl and colleagues in Science magazine.Â A British study estimated the numbers at 8,800 vs. 6,100, though its authors admitted a possible flaw in that participants could manually turn off their recorders whenever they chose to.Â Then Mehl introduced electronically activated recorders that track real-world minute-to-minute interactions, turning on every 12.5 minutes for 30-second talk samples.Â And here, averaged over six groups of university students -five U.S and one Mexico -- the women spoke about 16,200 words per day, the men 15,700, which is not a statistically

significant difference.Â In other words, both average about 16,000 words per day, though with very large individual differences.Â â€œThus we conclude on the basis of available empirical evidence that the widespread and highly publicized stereotype about female talkativeness is unfounded.â€? Q.Â Youâ€™ve no doubt encountered this word countless times, having read it, spoken it, written it, heard it. Itâ€™s a kind of â€œshaggy, all-purposeâ€? term, though originally signifying â€œsimple-minded, stupidâ€? (c. 1290), from the Latin for â€œignorant, not knowing.â€?Â In the 14th century, Chaucer used it to mean â€œwanton, licentious,â€? then from the 15th to the 18th century, it took on the sense of â€œcoy, reserved, diffident.â€?Â In the 16th century, it acquired two still current senses, â€œfussyâ€? and â€œprecise.â€?Â In the 18th century, the word began its modern career as a compliment that damns with faint praise, meaning â€œagreeable, pleasant, cour-

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magically penetrate the solid ice. Eventually the wire cuts completely through and the masses fall away, leaving the ice block intact.Â Yes, Houdini certainly would have been impressed!â€? Q.Â Are you Shakespearen scholar enough to decode this one:Â â€œIn one of the bardâ€™s best-thought-of tragedies, our insistent hero, Hamlet, queries on two fronts about how life turns rotten.â€? A.Â Itâ€™ll take some checking but this is an anagram for the opening of Hamletâ€™s famous soliloquy, â€œTo be or not to be, that is the question, whether â€˜tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,â€? says Richard Wiseman, PhD, in Quirkology:Â How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things. Given the large number of combinations of letters in the words, and the huge amount of text in plays and books, it is not surprising (by the â€œlaw of large numbersâ€?) that once in a while amazing anagrams do emerge.Â â€œWhat is perhaps more surprising is that some people are prepared to invest significant amounts of their time looking for them.â€?

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R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. 45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4

519-669-2772

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Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated WEBSITE: www.remaxsolidgold.biz EMAIL: paul@remaxsolidgold.biz

BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record

SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.

DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.

LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.

DALE KELLER Sales Rep.

MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PROPERTIES

BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record

JULIE HECKENDORN Broker MVA Residential Res: 519-669-1068 Res: 519-669-8629

ALLI NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-577-6248

BILL NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-588-1348

TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-505-0627

ADDRESS: 180 Weber St. S., Waterloo

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OPEN HOUSES Single Detached,

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY & SUNDAY 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 35 and 42 ROBERTA STREET, ELMIRA

PARADIGM 2 STOREY AND MODEL BUNGALOW HOME

Homes starting at $312,000. Beautifully appointed homes offering great designs and styles, Superior kitchens, ensuite baths, fireplace and HRV are some of their standard features. Located near the new Rec Centre, schools and downtown. Visit our open house or make an appointment.

SUN. JAN 25th, 2-4 PM 71 Edward St. S., Drayton

Magnificent, quality at itâ€™s best, a must see home. Maple cabinets, hardwood and stairs, huge foyer feat. ceramic floors & cathedral ceiling, open concept, walkout from kitchen to back deck. Beautifully landscaped prop. asphalt drive to insul 720 sq ft shed with hydro & plumb. Finished basement. Walking distance to golf course & curling club, oversized dbl garage, 45 yr shingle, extra attic insulation, the extras are too many to list. MLS.

SUN. JAN 25th, 2-4 PM 206 First St. W., Elmira

DRAYTON - SPACIOUS 4-level MOVE IN! New home w/walkout

back split. Oversized kitchen -walkout to covered deck & deep lot. 3+1 bedrooms, 2 baths, dble garage. MLS. $234,900.

OPEN HOUSE | SAT 2-4 P.M.

bsmt! 3 baths (ensuite). Large kitchen. Main flr. laundry. Upper level fam. room. Lots of upgrades. MLS. $355,000.

Helping to support the Community,

NEW LISTINGS

14 ROBERTA STREET, ELMIRA $337,000 | ELMIRA | Almost new. Many

$695,000

A portion of my commission from the sale of every home is donated to Cure for Cancer & Childrenâ€™s Miracle Network

upgrades are offered in this great 2-storey designed home, open oak stairs, open lookout from 2nd floor, 3 baths, fireplace, hardwood and 6 appliances. Make your appointmnet today. MLS.

519-669-1544 24hrs 17 Church St. W., Elmira www.thefreyteam.com

OPEN HOUSE | SAT 2-4 P.M. 18 Smith Drive, DRAYTON

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HOME

$249,900 | A gorgeous home on a large lot; main floor laundry; patio/deck; backyard play set included; central air and vac; seperate dining room; loads of family space; 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. MLS.

OPEN HOUSE | SUN 2-4 P.M.

12 Carriage Hill Trail, ELMIRA $218,900 | WOW! Beautiful link home with

NEW HOME Spacious front entry w/ dble closet, open concept main flr, great room with cathedral ceiling, ceramic in entry, kitchen & bthrms. APPLIANCE PKG INCLUDED (3) NEW MLS $274,900.

LIKE NEW Spacious semi in a new subdivision. Ceramic flrs, maple cabinets, convenient side entrance to bsmt. 12â€™ wide garage. Large master w/walk-in closet and ensuite. NEW MLS $239,900.

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Mildred Frey

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large covered front porch, bright oak kitchen walkout to fenced yard, huge master bedroom with cheater ensuite, appliances included, central air, water softner. NEW MLS.

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GREAT FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE in downtown Elmira. Approx: 133â€™x125â€™. Existing building on property approx. 3450 sq. ft. C.1 zoning. REDUCED MLS$479,000

3 bdrms, huge master w/ ensuite and w/i closet. Open concept mn flr. w/ walkout to cedar deck and lovely landscaping. Mn flr. 2-pce and laundry. Finished bsmt. NEW MLS. $217, 900.

$199,900 - ELMIRA | NEW LISTING, EXCELLENENT STARTER. 3 level backsplit semi. 2 bedrms, 1 newly renovated 4 pc. bath with whirlpool tub. Could be converted back to 3 bedrooms. Open concept main floor with seperate eating area. Rec room has walk-up to rear yard and 2 tier deck. Lots of parking and storage in crawl space. Well kept home. MLS Call Wendy Taylor.

Edith McArthur * 519.638.2509 Kathy Robinson * 519.343.4816

#8252 CONC 12, MARYBOROUGH, Come have a look! New brick MAPLETON - NEAR DRAYTON) bungalow 1.29 acres. Choices

OPEN HOUSE SAT JAN 24, 1-3PM

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available from specs. Open concept, 3 bedrms, ensuite bath. Exceptional features including walkup from basement to garage, door to deck from mbedrm, cathedral ceiling, lots of pot lights. Easy commute to KW or Guelph. Call Edith McArthur 519.638.2509 MLS. 0844436 $379,900.

Beautiful 3+1 bedrms, brick bungalow ideal for growing family. Features greatrm w/vaulted ceiling, gas fireplace & hardwood floor, formal diningrm, large eatin kitchen, decks, finished basement w/ bedroom, 5pc bath, office, recroom, walkout to back yard & more. Must be seen to be appreciated! Call Edith or Kathy to view this exceptional home. 519.343.2124 MLS. 0847252 $369,000.

OPEN HOUSE - ELMIRA Sun Jan 25, 2-4PM - 27 Cedar Waxwing

DRAYTON Beauty! - Custom built with quality throughout! 9â€™ ceilings. Maple cabinetry. Lavish ensuite. Hardwood flrs. 3 gas fireplaces. Fin. rec. room, bdrm. & office in lower level. Huge garage. MLS REDUCED $424, 900.

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Sat Jan 24, 2-4PM - 13 Aspen Cres.,

Coach House Realty Inc. Brokerage

159 William St., Palmerston (Across from Home Hardware)

Mary Lou Murray marylou@mmrealestate.ca

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Call your realtor now! OFFICE PHONE: 519.343.2124

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$209,900 - ELMIRA | GREAT DEAL. Perfect for first time buyer needing lots of space. Nice open kitchen with large dining area. 3 bedrooms, 1 in finished basement, rec room, gas heat stove and moveable bar w/fridge. MLS CALL MARY LOU** TO VIEW.

$289,900 | Excellent mature location.

60 x 125 ft lot. 5 full levels, including mainfloor family room with fireplace. Excellent potential in 1st and 2nd levels. MLS

Wendy Taylor wendy@thefreyteam.com

3 BEDROOM BRICK BUNGALOW - w/ updated flooring. Gas fireplace in rec. rm, updated furnace. Bsmt potential! Large rear yard, shed w/hydro. NEW MLS. $239, 900.

MAPLETON | 100 acre farm with 35,000 sq. ft. single level barn set up for hogs and well-kept 14 yr. old, 2000 sq. ft. 3 bedrm, 3 bath home. 90 acres cultivated, 32x68 quonset style drive shed. Home features mainfloor laundry, separate diningrm, eat-in country kitchen, separately fenced inground pool and much more. MLS Call Wendy Taylor.

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JANUARY 31

»» Spaghetti Dinner & Salad Bar – Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira. Two sittings: 5 p.m. & 7 p.m. Tickets purchased in advance at the Legion. Call 519-669-2932. Adults $10; children 5-10 yrs. $4; under 5 yrs. $2. FEBRUARY 1

»» First time in concert – Heading Home Trio, at Waterloo North Presbyterian Church; 7 p.m., free-will offering; 685 Highpoint Ave. at Northfield Drive and Westmount Road. Wheelchair accessible. 519-888-7870. FEBRUARY 3

»» Caregiver Coffee Hour 10-11:30 a.m. This group meets at Chateau Gardens. WCHC and the Alzheimers Society are your hosts. A video “The First Snowfall” will be viewed with opportunity for discussion and sharing. Call Lorraine at 519664-3794, ext. 229 for more information. FEBRAURY 5

»» Cholesterol Solutions – 1-3 p.m. Learn easy ways to improve cholesterol level. Call 519-664-3794. »» Health Education Session – 10:15-11:15 a.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre. Topic: food, drug and herbal interactions. Everyone welcome. No registration. No charge.

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»» In concert – Reunion; 7 p.m. at Waterloo North Presbyterian Church. A don’tmiss gospel concert of easy listening songs. Free-will offering. For more information, call 519-888-7870.

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New to the Community? Do you have a new Baby? It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess. Elmira & Surrounding Area

SHARON GINGRICH 519.291.6763

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FEBRUARY 18

SANYO CANADIAN

MACHINE WORKS INCORPORATED

»» Waterloo Rural Women’s Day – A panel talk about alternative health care, iridology, therapeutic touch, osteopathy, a massage therapist and reflexologist. Presentation for CARE program, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Emergency Medical Services; $15 for day (hot lunch included) held at Living Waters Christian Foundation, 45 Hincks St., New Hamburg. Call 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information. FEBRUARY 21

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»» Alma Winter Family Day 12:30-3:30 p.m. Skating at the dome, family activities at Wallace Cumming Park, Alma. Ultimate frisbee, tobogganing, cross country skiing, snow man building contest. Complimentary cookies and hot chocolate.

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»» Trinity United Church Roast Beef Dinner. Continuous seating from 5 to 7 p.m. Takeout delivery available. Advance tickets only available until Feb. 24. Cost: family $35 (two adults and children under 16 yrs); adults $12; children $6. Children under 5 eat free; 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. Wheelchair accessible. Tickets available from Trinity United Church office, 519-669-5560; Reads Decoarating, 519-669-3658; Elwyn Bridge, 519-669-5635; Frank Cooper, 519-669-2115 or Larry Martin, 519-669-2772.

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»» Elimination Draw and Valentine’s Dance – 8 p.m. – 1 a.m. featuring The Jeff Tanner Band. St. Clements Community Centre. Tickets $25, include admission, midnight lunch and live entertainment. Chance of winning numerous cash prizes up to $1,000 grand prize. Don’t miss out on this fundraiser to support your local recreation facilities. Ticket information, call Trevor at 519-699-5792, e-mail stc_rec@yahoo.ca Presented by St. Clements Recreation Services Board.

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»» Alma Optimist Plunger Plop 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. There are over 50 teams competing from across Ontario. Alma Skating Rink, Alma. »» Woolwich Community Lions present Country N’ Rock Valentine’s Dance with live band, Moonshine. Doors open at 8 p.m. No reserved tables. Band starts at 9 p.m., Elmira Lions Hall, $15/person. There is a prize table and roses are available for your valentine. All proceeds to Elmira Memorial Centre and community betterment. Tickets are available at Brown’s Menswear (Elmira), Pampered & Polished (Elmira) or by calling Julie at 519-669-8629. Tickets may also be available at the door – no guarantees.

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- Peacefully, on Friday, January 16, 2009, at KW Health Centre. Own Reist, in his 90th year, or RR1, St. Jacobs.

- ON Saturday, January 17, 2009 at KW Health Centre, Connie (Chambers) Lyon, in her 60th year, of Baden, formerly of Kitchener. Local relatives are parent Rose (Hillis) Chambers of Elmira and the late Arlee Chambers (2003). Sister of Sandy Bott and her husband Rick and Steve Chambers and his wife Mady all of Elmira.

SHANTZ, Arley

– Passed away on Monday, January 19, 2009 at Freeport Health Centre. Arley resided in New Hamburg and was formerly of RR2, Petersburg. Local relative is his daughter Mary Lou Shantz of Wellesley

MARTIN, Amos B.E.

– Peacefully on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at his home, Amos B.E. Martin, age 81 years ,of RR1, St. Clements.

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FAMILY ALBUM in memoriam MAC MILLAN ~ In loving memory of Doug who passed away Jan 23rd 1989. Itâ€™s hard to believe twenty years ago today, In a place you loved, you suddenly slipped away. Every day that goes by thereâ€™s always a memory of you; that special grin, twinkling eyes, and all the good times too. With love in our Hearts, We all miss you still. Then, Now and Tomorrow just know we always will.

16 stall horse barn and 80 foot by 180 foot arena on 36 acres. A shed and house are also allowed to be built. It is located within 35 min of Waterloo. The Barn and Riding arena are to be built. MLS.

LOTS FOR SALE Country lots with high speed internet access, 40 to 45 minutes from K-W or Guelph. They are located in the small hamlet of Carthage. Individual well and septic. Great opportunity to build your own house or get us to customize a home for you. For more information please call Leon Excl. Minto Twp Country bungalow only 13 years old on an acre of property. Three large bedrooms, good sized kitchen and dining area, open concept. $254,900. MLS. 200 ACRE FARM With municipal drain running through property. There are barns for sheep, and hay storage. 150 acres cleared. MLS. PET LOVERS Business opportunity for a person that wants to work from home. Very good income, website included Havanese dogs. MLS.

Arthur St. S., ELMIRA â€˘ EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net

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HAPPY

BIRTHDAY ISABELLA CLEMMER

HAPPY 2nd Birthday Allison

~Forever Loved~ Wife Barb and Family

LEON MARTIN

Telephone....................519.669.5790 Toll Free .......................1.888.966.5942 Fax...............................519.669.5753 Email............................ads@observerxtra.com

BIRTHday

Love always Mom & Dad Grandma & Grampy Curry Grandma Coombs Uncle Mike, Uncle Donnie Uncle Ian and Aunty Jenn

Love Mom, Dad, Troy & Scott XOXO

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Stag for & Doe Chad Ray & Amy Walter Saturday, January 31, 2009 8pm - 1am Elmira Lionâ€™s Hall $10.00 per ticket

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obituary

Ratcliffe, Hilda (Mrs. Bertram â€œBertâ€?)

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated

4B Arthur St. S. Elmira t www.remaxsolidgold.biz OFFICE: 519-669-5426

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz

BERT MARTIN, BROKER

$1,450,000

FARM! Square 100 acres, 90 workable, cash crop and hog operation with finishing and nursery barns, drive shed, older livestock barn, 1500 s/f 3 bedroom bungalow with new kitchen and attached double garage. MLS. Call Bert to View.

LEASE SPACE! Approximately 2,000 s/f of commercial with office and warehouse. Zoning allows many uses. Located in a busy plaza with lots of parking. Only 10 minutes to Waterloo. MLS. Call for details.

Your referrals are appreciated!

Peacefully on Thursday, January 22, 2009 at Leisureworld Care Centre, Elmira, Hilda (Butterworth) Ratcliffe in her 102nd. year of Elmira. Beloved wife of the late Bertram â€œBertâ€? Ratcliffe (1990). Dear mother of Edward and Sharon Ratcliffe of Elmira, Colin and Diana Ratcliffe of Oakville. Also lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Gordon (Richard), Lindsey (Gary), Mark and Michael (Megan) and by her great grandchildren Sara, Katelyn and Samuel. Also survived by her extended family in England. Predeceased by her parents and one brother Leslie in England. The family will receive their friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Saturday, January 24th, from 1 p.m. until time of funeral service in the chapel at 2 p.m. followed by cremation. In her memory, donations to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated by the family as expressions of sympathy.

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