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Wellesley wants aggressive attack on giant hogweed

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Council calls on region to launch seek-and-destroy mission, charging landowners when weeds found

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Apparently as hardy as it is harmful, giant hogweed remains a problem despite Waterloo Region’s ramped up efforts to do away with the plant it added to its list of “noxious weeds” last year. Problem areas exist across the region. One such spot, a section of Wellesley bordered by Lobsinger Line, Hessen Strasse, Herrgott Road and Moser Young Road, came under township scrutiny this week. Ward 4 Coun. Paul Hergott won support from his colleagues Monday with a motion calling on the region to take a proactive approach to eradicating the plant. Currently, regional weed inspectors can order landowners to destroy the plant on sight. If they don’t, eradication crews can be ordered in and the bill added to property owners’ taxes. Hergott said he thinks this will be more effective, as some farmers voiced concerns over spraying plants near waterways. Giant hogweed develops pods containing in the area of 10,000 seeds. The plant likes wet soil along waterways, where it drops pods into the water, its seeds propagating downstream. Better to have the experts take care of the problem, Hergott argued. Regarding the possible opposition by some property owners to being billed for the cost of the region’s proactive services, Hergott noted that a collaborative effort by the different munici-

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palities in the region, combined with the expertise of the region’s weed handlers, might make for a more effective campaign to get rid of the nuisance. “Being there’s so much of it to get rid of, and in all the municipalities, they (the region) might be able to work things out to make it reasonable enough for the property owners to afford it,” he suggested. Under his proposal, the region would undertake spraying of hogweed on private properties along watercourses, charging property owners for the costs. A copy of the motion was forwarded to neighbouring municipalities for support. Woolwich Coun. Mark Bauman, who has been warning about the spread of hogweed since 2006, said the Wellesley recommendation goes too far. “I wouldn’t be prepared to endorse that in Woolwich Township. I think it would be fine for the region to notify the property owner, but I think that’s getting a little big brotherlike,” he said of the neighbouring municipality’s stance. Rather, raising awareness and educating people should be enough, said Bauman, who knows firsthand how noxious the weed can be. Thinking it was a “nice-looking garden plant,” he transplanted a specimen into his garden. Soon after, See HOGWEED page »02

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Breslau to mark start of work on new community centre Township is also ramping up for opening of Woolwich Memorial Centre; tackling noise issue STEVE KANNON Work is now underway at the site of the future Breslau community centre, but an official groundbreaking ceremony is set for July 16. This week, the contractor began stripping soil and digging the footings for the 10,000-square-foot

addition to the existing Empire Communities Ltd. sales office, which is to be turned over to the township when the 475-home subdivision is built out, said Brian Detzler, the township’s manager of facilities. The $2.2-million project is expected to be completed by mid-December. “There are always fac-

tors, such as weather, that can get in the way, but we’re on target for that date.” Construction is also on track at the largest project on Detzler’s list, the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira. Building has been at or ahead of schedule all along, and the facility will be ready for its September

opening. Adjacent to the site, demolition of the old Elmira Arena is well underway, and should be completed by the end of the month. Immediately afterward, work will begin on turning the space into a parking lot. Work is also underway tackling a glitch that has surfaced up at the WMC

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blisters developed on his hands, akin to a seconddegree burn. When he learned that he had in fact planted a dangerous weed, Bauman uprooted the growth. That method has proven fairly effective and herbicides aren’t necessarily needed, he said. By wearing protective clothing (goggles, long sleeves and gloves), and uprooting the plants near sunset (the plant’s irritating sap is photosensitive), he has been successful in

removing the plant from his property. That said, the plant spreads its seeds easily, and property owners and municipal and regional staff need to stay on top of it, he noted. “To just right off the bat step up to the plate, eradicate it and then back-charge the owner – I have a bit of a problem with that. So, I think if the owner would refuse then you could take that route. But the owner needs to have some op-

portunity to do their own, because it doesn’t take a lot of effort.” The weed, a member of the parsnip family, is a very aggressive species. Often confused with cow parsnip, a smaller plant, giant hogweed can grow three to five metres (nine to 15 feet) in height. Its leaves can span 1.5 metres (five feet). During its blooming season in mid-summer, the plants are festooned with small white flowers. The weed prefers moist, rich soils

of the kind found along stream banks and roadside ditches. If you become exposed, cover the area and wash with soap and water as soon as possible – perspiration and sunlight appear to be triggers for the harmful reaction. The plant sap produces painful, burning blisters within 24 to 48 hours after contact. Plant juices also can produce painless red blotches that later develop into purplish or brownish scars that may persist for several years.

project: a very noisy dehumidifying unit that prompted complaints from many of the neighbours. The noise has been traced to the fan blade and motors, and the township is working with the architect, mechanical consultant and sound engineer to solve the problem, said Detzler. A solution should be in place in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, the unit has been shut down. “Our objective is not to turn it back on until it has been retrofitted,” he explained. A formal meeting with the neighbourhood will be arranged after the noise problem has been addressed and residents have had a chance to assess the changes.

There will be a more celebratory mood in Breslau at 3 p.m. next Thursday for the official sod-turning ceremony. The event takes place at the Empire Communities Ltd. sales office, 200 Woolwich St. S. The new building, a gymnasium/community centre, will be built to complement the existing sales pavilion erected by Empire Communities. That structure is 3,600 sq. ft.; with the basement included, it provides about 7,000 sq. ft. Under a deal made with the township in 2006, the company located the facility at Breslau Memorial Park with the intention of selling it to the municipality for $2 when the subdivision is built out.

St. Jacobs Lions support Medic Alert initiative JONI MILTENBURG Students at Conestogo and St. Jacobs public schools with conditions like asthma, diabetes and allergies will now be supplied with Medic Alert bracelets free of charge, courtesy of the St. Jacobs Lions Club. The Lions are sponsoring the two schools through the No Child

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“It’s working out amazingly. The kids are loving it.” Karyn Kennedy

HOME AWAY FROM HOME Treyce Pomroy, Jordan Thirkettle, Keaton Sanders, Meaghan Westman, Brieanna Knarr, Brady Preedom, Mackenzie Sanders, Bailey Preedom and Chanelle MacMillan were some of the youth enjoying the youth centre’s new space in the former township office on Wednesday. photo | Joni miltenburg

Juvenile antics expected now Former Woolwich council chambers have been converted to serve as temporary home for youth centre JONI MILTENBURG After spending a week wondering where they would end up, the users of the Woolwich Youth Centre have settled into their new quarters in the former township office quite comfortably. “It’s working out amazingly,” said youth centre coordinator Karyn Kennedy. “The kids are loving it.” The youth centre and the senior’s centre were the last two groups to move out of the Elmira Arena and community centre before the May 13 deadline. The youth centre is making its home in the former council chambers, replacing the desks and chairs with couches and a Nintendo Wii. Kennedy said the youth en-

joy being closer to downtown, where they can walk to the video store. With the extended summertime hours – 2 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Friday – the youth centre’s numbers have gone up. The former council chambers are smaller and cozier than the old youth centre, which often felt too spacious. “It was so big you could have people at the other end and you didn’t know what they were doing,” said Meaghan Westman, who is working at the drop-in centre for her second summer. The only drawbacks are that there are no computers, and with the extra numbers of youth coming out for the summer, the township hall is almost too small. But both those problems will be remedied come

September when the program moves into its new digs in the Woolwich Memorial Centre. In the meantime, the youth centre is a busy place. They’ve planned a series of trips to Bingemans in Kitchener and another trip to Canada’s Wonderland that will be open to the community. They’re also going on smaller excursions to the movie theatre, the mall and the mini-golf course. This is also the centre’s year for giving back to the community, with small projects every month to show their appreciation. Next month they’ll be helping with Woolwich Community Services’ backpack program. Kennedy is hoping the youth centre can be the drop-off point for items and the youth can sort them and then deliver them to WCS.

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The youth are also getting their hands dirty in the centre’s vegetable garden. WCS plants a garden every year and the youth centre gets a plot. Kennedy, who started working at the youth centre in December, confessed this is her first time growing a garden since her mother showed her how to put seeds in the ground, so they’ve started with easy things like radishes, carrots, zucchini and squash. The produce goes to the food bank so it can hand out fresh vegetables along with the non-perishables. “Since I’ve never done a garden before, I’ve learned a lot,” she said. Westman had a chance to check out the new space in the Woolwich Memorial Centre earlier this week. The room is smaller than the old youth

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Oh, for those smoggy days of summer

One upside to this summer’s lack of, well, summery weather has been the improved air quality. Small comfort, perhaps, but there have been only two smog days this year. Last year, you may recall, was another less-than-stellar summer. But the air quality improved for it, with “only” 17 smog days, down from 39 the year before. Although the weather hasn’t been overly inviting, it is in some ways a good time to get outside to breathe in the fresh air. It’s almost inevitable that we’ll see more smog in the days ahead. It’s more than a little ironic that just as we’re itching to be outdoors to enjoy the warm weather – particularly necessary after the long, harsh winter we endured – the experience is lessened by the degrading air quality. Although suffering neither allergies nor respiratory difficulties, I am certainly aware of just how bad the air can get. For many of us, however, poor air is more than just a damper on outdoor fun. According to the Ontario Medical Association, air pollution will account for some 6,000 premature deaths this year, costing the province almost a billion dollars in health-care and lost productivity costs. In a 2005 report, for instance, the OMA estimated the number of Ontarians admitted to hospitals with health problems related to air pollution ex-

posure at approximately 17,000. That number is expected to jump to more than 24,000 by the year 2026. The number of emergency room visits, pegged at almost 60,000 cases, could rise to 88,000 in that time. “We are paying the price for poor air quality with our lives and if we don’t take action immediately, the cost will continue to rise significantly,” says Dr. Greg Flynn, a past president of the OMA. “If we do nothing to tackle air pollution in Ontario, it is going to cost billions of dollars and thousands of lives. “The cost of inaction is clearly much higher than any price our province could pay to improve air quality.” Smog is a complex mixture of pollutants, mainly ground-level ozone and fine particulate matter. Ground-level ozone is different from the stratospheric ozone layer, which protects us from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. At ground-level, ozone gas is toxic to the respiratory system, and is the pollutant that has historically triggered nearly all of the smog alerts in Ontario. Fine particulate matter consists of tiny specks of liquid or solid particles that are suspended in the air, and contain soot and acids, which can lodge deep in our lungs. The main sources of the manmade chemicals that make up smog are automobile emissions, coal-burning power plants and heavy industries. The toxins may be local, or from as far way as the U.S.: prevailing winds often carry pollutants from the Ohio valley up into the province. Since polluted air masses cover large

areas, and usually move slowly, the smog problem is not only confined to cities and industrial centres. Smog builds up in both urban and rural areas, blanketing southern Ontario, from Windsor to the Quebec border, along the Lake Huron shoreline, and as far north as Sudbury and North Bay. Smog episodes can also last for days at a time. That’s why the haze of the worst smog days can be seen out in the townships. Although nothing like what you’ll see coming over the crest of the hill into Hamilton, for instance, smog is still a fact of life here. We’re encouraged to be active – walking, hiking and cycling – but also warned about the increased stress on our lungs due to the pollutants. A quick jump on a bike in the thick of traffic, even now, will let you know why that is. The heat and exhaust pouring out of cars, buses and trucks can be stifling. A bout of that makes you appreciate the wide open spaces and sparse traffic to be found on township roads.

Avoiding traffic will make your own life more pleasant, but the smog levels will remain the same. The key is to reduce or eliminate those practices that contribute to poor air quality. Driving less is an obvious choice, as is conserving electricity (some of the smog is generated by coal-, gasor oil-fired sources). However, the barbeque on which you’re grilling up some steaks or the campfire over which marshmallows are turning an inviting golden brown also contribute to the problem: talk about taking some of the fun out of summertime traditions. Even creating that freshly cut grass I so much enjoy is apparently a bad idea, unless a push-mower was used to do the job. Gas mowers are notoriously dirty devices, churning out more pollutants than a fleet of cars. Perhaps, as we (hopefully) enter into the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, it might be advisable to focus on the lazy part: park the car, park the mower and park yourself in a hammock, still an environmentally friendly pursuit.

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Wellesley OKs increase in sewage units A proposed residential development in Wellesley will receive 10 additional units of treatment capacity – once they become available, that is – councillors decided this week. Last September, the township approved the allocation of 22 hookups to the Wellesley wastewater treatment facility to accommodate a proposed residential development on the remaining undeveloped lands of Wm. J. Gies Construction Ltd. At that time a residential development in the area of Greenwood Hill Road and Meadows Drive comprising 22 semi-detached homes was anticipated. The development now being considered will incorporate a number of townhouses, which will increase the number of units to 32.

GRCA gets upgrade grants The Grand River Conservation Authority will invest $1.3 million in new facilities at three conservation areas, having received grants from the provincial and federal governments. The GRCA will receive a total of $867,000 in grants, split between the Recreation Infrastructure Canada Program (RInC) and the Ontario Recreation Program (Ontario REC). The GRCA will pay the remaining $433,000 of the total cost of the three projects. The money will be used to invest in: a new $300,000 gatehouse at Brant Conservation Area, Brantford to replace the existing structure built in 1971; new washroom facilities worth $700,000 at Elora Gorge Conservation Area, Elora; and new washroom facilities worth $300,000 at Guelph Lake Conservation Area, Guelph.

WLU pool gets a lifeline Competitive swimmers, including local members of the Region of Waterloo Swim Club, can breathe a little easier now that federal and provincial contributions of $1 million each will extend by 15 to 20 years the operational life of Wilfrid Laurier University’s 50-metre pool. The facility, the only one of its kind in the region, was slated to be closed last year due to the high cost of repairs. But community response saw $2.2 million raised by the university, students, aquatic groups, the cities of Waterloo and Kitchener, and individual donors. Community groups use approximately 60 per cent of the pool’s scheduled operation time.

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BIA launches survey of members Elmira group hires student to compile up-to-date information JONI MILTENBURG The Elmira BIA has come knocking. The BIA has hired Janelle Wilkinson for the summer to conduct a survey of downtown businesses and local shoppers to figure out how to serve the community better. “She’s going to be our voice and our face for the summer,” said Krista McBay, chair of the Business Improvement Area. Wilkinson, a life science student at Queen’s University, has extensive volunteer experience but said she’s never done anything like this

Wellesley’s finances look rosy

Auditor suggests now is the time for township to take on capital projects MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Despite the economic downturn, Wellesley’s finances are faring well these days. Scratch that; perhaps because of the economic downturn, Wellesley is doing well. The 2008 financial report for the township shows a $1.58-million increase in the overall

surplus. That figure compares favourably with a 2007 figure of approximately $400,000, according to a report discussed by council Monday night. “It was a good year. They’re in a really strong position. The financial position if you like, or the surplus, the retained earnings, went up approximately $1.58 million, so that’s always good,” explained Peter Graham of

Graham Mathew Professional Corporation, the firm acting as the township’s auditor. But those figures can be a little misleading, Graham went on to explain in an interview, noting that upper tier stimulus spending is at the core of the healthy surpluses. A number of grants from the federal and provincial governments remain in the coffers while the

township lines up its capital projects for the year. “It’s a bit of a two-edged sword, isn’t it? We’ve got all this money being dumped into the economy. Hopefully, it ends up stimulating it to the point we can repay everything. When I say we, I mean the federal and provincial governments are going into considerable debt to do this. Hopefully, it provides

a stimulus that creates new business and new jobs and that of course produces taxes – we have to pay all this back at some point in time,” said Graham. Chief administrative officer Susan Duke shared a similar view. “We certainly have benefitted from the injection of both federal and provincial monies in 2008. See FINANCES page »06

Woolwich, Wellesley groups get mini-grants MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Several local service groups were the recipients of mini-grants under the Building Community Capacity in Rural Waterloo Region Initiative, a project sponsored by the Social Planning Council of Cambridge and North Dumfries Funded with the sup-

port from the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation, five groups from Wellesley and Woolwich townships were awarded mini-grants of less than $1,000. The Wellesley North Easthope Agricultural Society, the Wellesley Township Seniors Networking Group, the Heidelberg Parks and Recreation Association, Woolwich Community

Health Centre and the Maryhill Playgroup were among the rural organizations that were successful in their funding bids. “It’s a really great project. We piloted it about four years ago, and we’ve been able to offer it in some form ever since. I’m very glad of the support of the Hallman Foundation because without that we couldn’t

continue but they’ve been very generous,” said Dina Etmanskie of the Social Planning Council of Cambridge and North Dumfries. To qualify for the minigrants, which are small community betterment grants to encourage neighbourhood groups and organizations to bring about change in their community, applicants have to be living

or working on projects in the rural areas of the Waterloo Region. A variety of project applications were submitted, including projects for child development, youth development, promotion of education and training, health and wellness, nutrition, welcoming and supporting newcomers, violence prevention, and arts and See GRANTS page »06

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Grants: Making a difference » From page 05

culture. This time around, the council received nearly 20 applications for the mini-grants from a variety of nonprofits, arts organiza-

tions, and grassroots groups. Service groups or agencies do not have to be registered charities to qualify for grants. “One of the beauties of these mini-grants is

that there’s no requirement that you be a registered charity – the intent is to make them as accessible as possible to people in the community with ideas,” said Etmanskie.

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Lions: Conestogo, St. Jacobs schools to benefit from grants » From page 05

existing medical conditions, current medications, special needs and physician and family contacts. Parents are also immediately notified in case of an emergency involving their child. “It’s a terrific program,” said Dennis Lougheed, spokesperson for the St. Jacobs Lions. “Lots of kids come from families where the money’s not there or maybe they’re not even aware of [the program] … They’re being made aware of it and they don’t have to worry about the money.” The benefits of the program continue after age 14; from 14 to 18, children who were part of the No Child Without program get a 40 per cent discount on the annual Medic Alert registration fee. The program was launched in 2006 in partnership with Lions Clubs of Canada. Clubs provide funding to expand the program into their local schools; currently more than 4,500 schools across

WORKING TOGETHER Bruce Schweitzer (left), president of the St. Jacobs Lions Club, and Mike Martin, principal of Conestogo P.S., mark the announcement of funding for Medic Alert bracelets for all students at Conestogo and St. Jacobs public schools. Canada are registered with the program. The Waterloo Region District School Board implemented No Child Without in early 2007, making it available in a handful of elementary schools. When the St. Jacobs Lions decided to get involved, they had to get permission from the school board, as neither of the two schools were on the initial list. Bringing the program to Conestogo and St. Jacobs cost about $1,600

per school, with the money coming from the Lions’ charitable fundraising efforts. Lougheed said the program was a natural fit for the Lions. The St. Jacobs club is already involved with the schools through their annual peace poster contest, child identification kit and regular eye testing for kindergarten classes. “We had some funds that were available and looked at this one and said, ‘this looks like a good program.’”

BIA: Reaching out to the base to improve communication » From page 05

before. “I thought it would be an interesting opportunity,” she said. “Her main focus is to gather information for us because one of the things we struggle most with is communication with our members,” McBay said. “We’ve tried over the years to gather a list of contact names and numbers and e-mail addresses so we can keep a regular communication line going, and it’s just been a horrific task.” On top of collecting names and numbers, Wilkinson will be taking

photos of storefronts and business owners. She’ll also be asking questions such as, how many years has the store been in business? What products or services does it offer? What are its hours of operation? Using the photos and the answers from the questionnaire, the BIA is hoping to build a website that will serve as a local Yellow Pages. “Hopefully the website will generate an image of the business and their top 10 items or what they’re known for … so we can advertise to our local consumers that you know what, you’ve

got this downtown.” When she’s knocked on all the doors downtown, Wilkinson is going to turn around and survey the shoppers. The BIA wants to know how people feel about downtown – what they like, what they dislike, and what hours they prefer to shop. “We want young families, mature families, seniors; we want to get a good cross-section of the community and find out where are we letting them down,” McBay said. Wilkinson will also be spreading the word about BIA events like the sidewalk sale and street festival in August.

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The interesting part of it is, of course, we’re going to have to spend that money and so next year, the 2009 financial statement isn’t going to look quite so rosy because we won’t have that large influx of dollars from grant monies,” she noted, adding that to date this year, the township has received commitments from the upper tier governments for $1.27 million in infrastructure

funding (Hessen Strasse, Weimar, Siegner Bridge projects), and has applied for a total of $3.15 million. Graham advised council to continue applying for grants and when possible to consider borrowing money now that interest rates are low.“It stimulates jobs and the money is cheap,” he explained. Under current grant formulas, the federal, provincial and local governments each contrib-

ute a third of the cost of any approved projects. “In a way it’s almost a no-brainer because you’re getting one dollar from the feds, one dollar from Ontario – two dollars from senior government to your one dollar – and it gives you three dollars to do infrastructure investment where you need it. That’s a good thing in the case of Wellesley and other municipalities,” said Graham.

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Too much booze and a whole lot of trouble July 2

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Steaming hay bales draw attention

Complaints that a man had been seen fighting with someone in the area brought officers to Porchlight Drive in Elmira about 8:23 p.m. on July 2. Witnesses also said that the 45-year-old Elmira man, known to police, had been screaming at and harassing passing youths, and kicking passing vehicles. When constables arrived on scene, the man approached them in “an uncontrollable rage.” He was allegedly swearing, screaming, and uttering racial insults at his neighbours. Police told the man that he was under arrest for causing a disturbance, at which point he resisted. He was eventually subdued, then transported to the drunk tank as alcohol was a factor. The man was charged with ‘causing a disturbance’, ‘resisting arrest’ and ‘mischief ’ after he smeared his own feces on the camera in the jail cell. He was held for a show cause hearing the next morning.

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1:56 PM | Waterloo Regional Police major case detectives arrested a Woolwich man in connection with allegations of an incident of sexual activity involving a child on July 2,

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2009. Kenneth Banks, 49, was charged with ‘sexual assault,’ ‘invitation to sexual touching,’ and ‘sexual interference.’ He was held for a show cause hearing and remains in cus-

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1:14 AM | A blue newspaper box was set afire on King Street North in St. Jacobs. Police were the first to arrive on scene and the responding officer, using an extinguisher from his cruiser, put out the fire. The fire did not cause any structural damage to the nearby business but an interlocking stone walkway that the box was sitting on will require significant cleaning and repairs. Anyone with information regarding this incident or any other suspicious activity that took place the same night is asked to notify police at (519) 570-3000, ext. 3319 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS.

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12:00 AM | Shortly after midnight, a red Subaru was seen driving erratically eastbound on Line 86 near Wallenstein. The vehicle crossed over the center line, almost causing a head-on collision, and then went into a ditch near Sloman Lane. A concerned citizen in the area stopped to inquire into the driver’s well-being, concluded that the driver was likely impaired by alcohol and immediately notified police. Officers arrived on scene and, noting signs of impairment on the suspected individual, eventually charged the lone occupant of the vehicle with ‘over 80.’ The driver ended up blowing more than two times over the legal limit. 2:46 AM | Unknown suspects

COOLING OFF PERIOD Firefighters watch as a combine is towed from a shed at 5385 Streicher Line near Crosshill in Wellesley Township July 3. The fire department was called after bales of hay that were stored wet were observed to be steaming and hot enough to combust. threw a beer bottle through a glass window on Hunsberger Road in Conestogo, causing a significant amount of damage. Residents were home at the time but nobody was injured. Anyone with relevant information concerning this incident is asked to notify police. A lightcoloured pickup truck was seen in the area.

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4:00 PM | An officer on patrol on Church Street East near Bolender Park in Elmira noticed a New Brunswick license plate attached to a Honda Civic with an expired validation tag. A trace discovered that the driver was new to Ontario for about half a year. The plate was not authorized to be on the vehicle. The driver could not provide a permit for the vehicle. The driver was subsequently charged with ‘use plate not authorized.’ ‘fail to surrender permit for vehicle,’

and ‘drive no insurance.’ The driver faces a minimum fine of $5,000 and a court date. The plates on the car were seized.

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July 6

8:48 AM | A resident of Mill Run Lane in Winterbourne called police to report that the front wheels from her car were stolen at some time overnight. The investigation continues. 2:18 PM | The Wellesley Township council chambers on William Hastings Line were broken into on the weekend. Nothing was taken but a small amount of damage was reported. 3:04 PM | Baxter Transport on William Hastings Line was also the victim of a break-in. This time, approximately 32 transport truck tires were stolen. The value of the tires was estimated at $12,000.

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July 7

4:37 PM | After damaging the interior of a Riverside Drive, Elmira home, an upset youth left the home and ran off. Police dispatched a canine unit to track the youngster. She was later found in a field and apprehended under the Mental Health Act and brought to the hospital.

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Another meeting, another set of targets for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions. The setting this time around was the G8 summit in Italy. The agreed upon goal was to reduce emissions 80 per cent by 2050, though there was no base year against which to measure. More revealingly, there was no talk of how to reach that figure, no interim steps set out to achieve the goal of keeping global warming to two degrees. Given that we’ve heard this kind of talk before without any commensurate action, we can be forgiven for being skeptical. It’s hardly an ideal run-up to the next climate change conference, set for December in Copenhagen. At that meeting, scientists and environmentalists tell us, all countries are going to have to set very firm targets to reduce global greenhouse-gas emissions before 2020 to stave off some of the harsher predictions about climate change. Again, recent history tells us not to be optimistic. Still, it’s something that the leaders of the world’s eight most industrialized countries made climate change a major issue at the summit. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, for instance, called for the meeting to focus on the economy, not the environment.

Harper stuck to his familiar refrain about the need for emerging economies such as China and India – far bigger polluters than Canada – to come on board, arguing our efforts would be somewhat fruitless otherwise. It’s true that the big players are doing most of the damage. Canada’s contribution to total greenhouse gas production is about two per cent. Even if we shut down our entire economy, we’d have a negligible impact on the problem. That’s not an excuse, however, to do absolutely nothing. With Harper at the helm, Canada’s international reputation has taken a pounding, as the country is seen as a roadblock to agreements on limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Harper has, of course, shunned the Kyoto protocol. While other options have been floated, to date he has no intention of agreeing to any targets. It can be argued Kyoto and the subsequent follow-ups are a waste of time: more a feel-good photo op than anything concrete. That’s especially so in Canada’s case: any targets we set would be a drop in the bucket if the real culprits – the U.S., China, India and Russia – refuse to play ball. Perhaps it’s time to move past the rheto-

» VERBATIM “The emerging economies will be hit as hard, if not harder, by climate change as anyone, so it’s important for them to realize the necessity of making commitments.” Stephen Harper says all countries must be part of climate change measures

ric and actually start doing something. Even climate change skeptics – those who argue the changes are naturally occurring, not manmade – can’t argue the fact we’re polluting the only home we have. Measures designed to improve the environment can only improve our own health and quality of life down the road. Those opposed to fighting greenhouse gas emissions often cite economic reasons, saying we’d kill the economy by cutting back on energy production and manufacturing. This stance ignores many realities. First off, resources such as oil and coal are finite – we’re going to run out of them eventually. In that dilemma lies an opportunity to develop alternatives, to make Canada a supplier of technology that will replace dwindling resources and help protect the environment. Technology that can be sold to the major players, where greenhouse gas reductions will make a difference. Uninterested in global warming, Harper should see the business possibilities of moving away from conventional energy ideologies and embracing what is needed for the future. That would be leadership.

» THE MONITOR Worldwide, renewable energy had a record year in 2008, attracting some US$120 billion, becoming the leader in power generating capacity investment over coal and natural gas. Canada, however, is lagging: the U.S., for instance, will outspend this country by a factor of 14:1. The Pembina Institute

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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR

Still some good to the UN, the mother of all talk shops Given that there are so many other groups of nations, is United Nations of use to anyone? It’s a fair question. First, let’s remember that a number of UN agencies have done great work; both the World Health Organization and UNICEF come quickly to mind. Then there is the International Labour Organization, which was founded in 1919 and is the only surviving major creation of the League of Nations. In 1946, it became the first specialized agency of the UN. Many relief efforts have been failures but those failures must be measured against its successes, which are many. The Security Council has been a huge disappointment in many ways but again, as retired General Lewis

Mackenzie once said, its purpose in 1945 was to prevent another world war and, whether by luck or design, it has done that – so far. I think there are two ways to approaching this. If both the Security Council and, to a greater extent the General Assembly, are nothing more than “talk shops” is that all so bad? Winston Churchill wisely said, “To jaw-jaw is always better than to warwar.” This may seem like thin gruel, but I rate quite high the proposition that bringing countries together under one roof, if only to meet and talk to one another, is a worthwhile thing in itself. It’s so difficult, of course, to prove a negative. How much tension would there have been between nations if there had been no General Assembly? The question applies with even greater force to the Security Council. If there had been no Security Council

could, would the United States and the Soviet Union have avoided war just through an exchange of ambassadors? I very much doubt it. There are, of course, other very important groupings of nations providing limited “talk shops” but they often, like NATO and the EU, exclude the nations most likely to cause trouble. I think the answer is this: If you compare the UN to the ideal so bruited about in 1945 when the organization came into being, it’s a failure. No question about that. But if you compare it to the League of Nations, which failed abysmally to stop Japan and Italy from taking other peoples’ land away, it is moderately successful. Let’s remember that world opinion is important so that despite the fact that the United States, Britain and Israel notably have ignored Security Council orders, the very fact that’s happened operates so as to become part of the judgment world opinion makes.

I would argue then, that despite its failings and failures we’d be much worse off without the United Nations than we are with it. It should stay, and, as best as possible, be improved.

Must electronic gadgets toy with me so cruelly? What is it about electrical things that turns my knees to jelly? I must be the only person in the world who thinks cell phones are going to nuke him. Actually there are stories abroad in the land that they do just that, so perhaps my fears are justified. I must admit that I have a cell phone in my car for emergencies, except I can’t make it work! I’m hopeless. It gives me many, many options, and therein lies the difficulty – I don’t want options, I just want to phone Wendy See MAIR »10

» INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | GWYNNE DYER

Nukes: putting the cart before the horse Speaking in Moscow on July 7, President Barack Obama was the very soul of reasonableness. The United States and Russia must cooperate to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons, he said, while keeping the goal of a world without nuclear weapons always in sight: “America is committed to stopping nuclear proliferation, and ultimately seeking a world without nuclear weapons.” Unfortunately, that is the wrong way round. The deal that underpinned the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, signed way back in 1968, was that the five great powers who already had nuclear weapons would gradually get rid of them. In return, the rest of the world’s countries would not make them at all. But more than 40 years later, none of those five countries (the U.S., Russia, Britain, France and China) has kept its side of the deal. In the circumstances, it’s remarkable that only four more countries have developed nuclear weapons. Three of them (Israel, India and Pakistan) never signed the treaty at all, and the fourth (North Korea) signed it in 1985, quit it in 2003, and then tested its first bomb in 2006. But the queue of those who are now thinking about doing it stretches down the block and around the corner.

“Any [treaty] ... has to have a sense of fairness and equity, and it is not there,” said Mohamed El-Baradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in an interview with the Guardian newspaper two months ago. “We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power, you are buying insurance against attack. That is not lost on those who do not have nuclear weapons, particularly in [conflict] regions.” It was probably the U.S. invasion of Iraq that made the North Koreans go nuclear, for finding yourself on President Bush’s short list for invasion (the “Axis of Evil”) is bound to be a bit unnerving. That may also explain why the Iranians put their nuclear programme into high gear – although there is an ideological difficulty here. Just last month, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared once again that “nuclear weapons are religiously forbidden in Islam and Iranian people do not have such a weapon.” Since Khamenei is a religious scholar, we may presume that he is not lying when he says that nuclear weapons are forbidden (haram) in Islam. Ayatollahs do not trim their conclusions on such matters to suit the tactical needs of the moment. So how does Khamenei reconcile this principle with the obvious fact that Iran is relentlessly developing all the technologies needed to build nuclear weapons?

“Virtual nuclear weapons,” of course. You get all the technologies and the enrichment facilities up and running, you continue to the point where you could build your first nuclear bomb in only a few months – and then you stop. So far, all legal and morally correct. But if a hostile nuclear-armed country starts making open threats or secret preparations against you, you throw your legal and/or moral qualms out the window, quickly cover the remaining distance and, presto!, you have your own nuclear deterrent. “This is the phenomenon we see now and what people worry about in Iran,” said El-Baradei in May. “And this phenomenon goes much beyond Iran. Pretty soon ... you will have nine weapons states and probably another 10 or 20 virtual weapons states.” It’s legal because another part of the deal that underpinned the NPT gave all the signatories the right to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes. Since the technologies for enriching nuclear materials for fuel in reactors are basically the same as those for enriching them to weapons grade – you just run the fissile material through the process many more times – every country has the right to become a virtual nuclear weapons power. The only thing that can stop the rapid spread of nuclear weapons now, argues El-Baradei, is a genuine move by the existing nuclear powers to get rid of

their weapons. If they finally kept their 40-year-old promise, it would change the whole psychology that drives the current wave of proliferation. Can they? It has to start with the U.S. and Russia, who still own 95 per cent of the world’s nuclear weapons. The agreement that the United States and Russia signed in Moscow on July 6 doesn’t begin to meet that requirement, proposing only that the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which must be signed by the end of this year, will reduce their longrange nuclear weapons by up to a third within seven years. That’s not nearly enough. But maybe they’re just trying to lower expectations. Maybe, by the time they actually finish negotiating the treaty in December, it will decree 90 per cent cuts within three or four years, leaving Russia and America with only enough nuclear weapons to destroy a couple of hundred cities each. That might be enough to turn the tide and stop the proliferation. El-Baradei got it exactly right. If that is done before the NPT comes up for review next April, “you would have a completely different environment. All these so-called virtual weapons states ... will think twice ... because then the major powers will have the moral authority to go after them and say: ‘We are doing our part of the bargain. Now it is up to you.’” But the existing nuclear powers have to move first.

of people in cars, SUVs, pickup trucks and obscenely noisy motorcycles speeding right through the centre of our town. These vehicles are often going in excess of 100 km/h past houses, pedestrians and right through a school zone. They are noisy, invasive of our peace and quiet, and very dangerous. The Township of Woolwich recently set up its speeder warning sign on the road leading from St. Jacobs into Conestogo, and not surprisingly this showed that a majority of traf-

fic leading into our town speeds right through the main intersection. They say they are going to study the data. Congratulations. What’s there to study? Traffic goes through Conestogo much too fast. The traffic signal installed a couple of years ago at the main intersection directly contributes to this speeding. Cars, gravel trucks, motorcycles, and transport trucks actually speed up as they approach a green light in order to “beat the light.” I know because I live on the corner.

As far as I can tell the Region of Waterloo has intentionally designated Conestogo as a victim of their developmental plans. I can only assume they dare not ticket speeding traffic for some reason known only to them. I think it is time for the Region of Waterloo to slow the traffic down through Conestogo. They can do it, but they apparently have no interest in doing so.

» LETTER TO THE EDITOR Speed enforcement needed in Conestogo To the Editor, The other day a friend of mine was caught in a police radar trap set up adjacent to a farmer’s field along Appleby Line outside of Burlington. That’s right – a radar trap on a country road. Yet we never see a police car in Conestogo where we have literally hundreds of heavy trucks and thousands

Rick Hendershot Conestogo

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Mair: Gizmos aren’t user friendly here » From page 09

and tell her I’m running a bit behind. Why can’t I handle gadgets that are electrically driven? We pay a fortune for cablevision, and the TV isn’t on an hour a month unless Tiger is playing or for some news story. It’s a huge waste of money, mostly because I can’t make the damned thing work. I turn it on and am immediately faced with options. Being naturally in a state of panic, I make the wrong choice and all hell breaks loose. I can’t get a picture or sound, and I call the cable company help line, where, I’m told, they draw straws at the sound of my voice. Wendy and I have DVDs dating back, unopened, to Christmas three years ago, and they’ll likely stay that way. Speaking of help lines, I think the folks at Apple are even braver than the cable guys, as they walk me through, one more time, how to register an iPod or deal with a problem. When I reach someone (usually in P.E.I. or Newfoundland), there is a hideous half shriek of recognition when I say I’m Rafe. I’m probably Apple’s version of the LSAT for getting into law school: get Rafe on his way, and your probation period is up. But it’s not all my fault, don’t you see? First off, they want the serial number of the iPod, which is so small that one must put the machine under a strong magnifying glass to read it. The number is, of course, visible on the screen of the iPod but since not seeing the screen is my problem, it rather begs the question.

The Internet and email are a bundle of laughs at Mair Manor. Mine are always on the fritz, it seems. Patiently, the man from the cable company takes me to the modem and has me pulling wires from the socket and putting them back in, then moves me to the “Linksys” for a similar exercise. Sometimes this doesn’t work, so I’m asked where the switch on the modem is set: on or off ? “What switch ... oh that switch! Um, never mind.” Like many writers, I get brilliant ideas when I can’t write them down. I was told, “Get yourself a neat little pocket recorder.” So I did. That was three months ago and I still look at it and stare at the instructions, frozen into inactivity. I can’t bring myself to overcome inertia and put the first move on it. I think we’re wrong to refer to these infernal nuisances as inanimate objects. For some people, they are indeed alive and they take pleasure out of torturing certain people. Such as me. Here is my final proof. When I fly, which is often, it’s almost a dead certainty that the inflight entertainment won’t work, or if it does work, will fail mid-movie. Sometimes it’s only my seat that’s affected, sometimes Wendy’s too, sometimes it’s the whole cabin. My conclusion is that electrical things are alive for certain people – if you’re taking a long flight and can’t wait to see a movie, check the passenger manifest, and if one Kenneth Rafe Mair is aboard, make other arrangements.

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LIGHTER AND BRIGHTER The Central Tavern’s Lori Page in front of the new façade, the latest change to a building with a long history in downtown Elmira.

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Facelift the latest in a long line of changes

The building now home to Elmira’s Central Tavern has undergone many incarnations over the decades MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Elmira’s only watering hole, the Central Tavern, has joined the wave of construction downtown. Changes to the façade of the Arthur Street building had been a long time coming and all the recent activity downtown may have inﬂuenced its owner, Nagi Kulafofski, to join in on the fun. “I wanted to do it for quite some time. I just figured it was time for a facelift, and with all the other things going on in town I thought it was a good time to do it,” he explained. The changes to the front wall of the building have given it larger windows and a more contemporary look, said Kulafofski.

Even with the makeover, however, the building still maintains its early- to mid-twentieth century vibe. The building has a long and varied history in town, having served a number of purposes since its initial construction in the 1860s. The original building that stood at 30 Arthur St. S. was built by Conrad Rau and consisted of a hotel, bar, stable and workshop. The Dominion Hotel stood in the block at which the Central Tavern, Tien Lee, and William Knells are currently located. In the 1890s the saloon was purchased by Thomas O’Donnell and its name was changed to the “O’Donnell House” some time in the 1890s. A fire destroyed the hotel located on the corner of Church and Arthur Street in 1898, as well as a number of neighbor-

ing buildings, but did not fell the O’Donnell House. But prohibition and another fire eventually destroyed the establishment; in 1919 a new owner, Albert Gents, rebuilt it. Due to prohibition, however, the new building was re-opened as a grocery store. This is the same building that still stands today. Local lore reports that one could still procure a drink during the prohibition days with a secret knock to get into the “back room.” Alcohol was made legal again in 1927 and the grocery store was converted back into a bar and the “Gentz Hotel” was born. Under new ownership, the building was completely renovated a few years later and the front façade remained virtually intact until the most recent facelift last month. In 1946 the bar

changed its name to the Central House, again under new ownership. Several more proprietors purchased the bar in the successive decades and in the late 1960s a rear addition was added, including new men’s and ladies’ bathrooms – the original men’s room in the front was retained, which is why there are two men’s and only one ladies’ bathroom. The Central Tavern came to be owned by Azem Kulafofski in 1988. In 1992 Kulafofski renovated the bar area and installed a modern solid oak bar that still stands today. Kulafofski conducted business with the help of his family until 1994, when his son and present owner Nagi Kulafofski took over. In 2002 the patio was added at the rear of the building when the Region of Waterloo intro-

duced a smoking ban. While that smoking ban saw a number of competing businesses in the area fold, the Central Tavern persevered to this day. “We’ve been in the business for quite a while. We’re not new,” said Kulafofski, noting that experience and location may have helped the watering hole survive so many changes over the years. “I think the location that we have helps quite a bit.” Prior to last month’s renovations, in 2005 all three bathrooms were gutted, renovated and modernized. The most recent renovation has already proved popular with its patrons, said Kulafofski. “It’s amazing the response we’ve got. Everybody’s coming up to me saying that they really like the change.”

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Feeding the hungry world is farming’s destiny My brother called me In many ways, futuristic technology to remind me our dad has already arrived. Robot harvesters, would have been 100 satellite-housed disease sensors for years old this past crops and remote internal temperature Canada Day. Imagine monitors for livestock aren’t exactly that – a century old. commonplace, but they’re here. Plus, we Like most people, have the ability to make what was once Earnest Arthur Rob- called space-age food – cloned meat, for erts didn’t make it to example, and nutraceutical crops loadthat milestone, by a ed with health-related traits. It’s almost long shot. And realistically, I don’t plan Orwellian. to, either. But should some medical mirSome people consider this scenario acle happen and I’m re-reading this par- frightening, and that could spell trouble ticular column in 2059, I know one thing for agriculture. Scarce venture capital, for sure: I’ll be feasting on crow. uptight regulations and the fear of sciThat’s because this column is dedi- ence-based advancement thwart innocated to the top technological develop- vation more than anything else. ments in agriculture likely to emerge in Nonetheless, technology will evolve. It the next 50 years. Given how technology must. Here’s why. advances in ways no one can foresee, I Effective technologies leading into the can’t imagine being right. middle of this century will be needed to However, who – including me – will re- continue feeding the soaring population member if I’m wrong? and providing food security. We won’t be T:5.0625” So here goes. able to ignore the unfortunate fact one

out of every six people in the world is hungry. Last month, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization predicted the world’s hungry will reach 1.02 billion this year, mostly in Africa, with the population marching towards eight billion by 2030. Such predictions are almost always accompanied by pleas to produce more food, a task that will fall to farmers, at home and abroad. Africa, like everywhere, wants greater self-sufficiency. But to that end, it needs a healthy agricultural workforce. Farmers can’t raise plants and animals if they’re sick from the likes of contaminated water. And the booming population puts incredible strain on available water resources. Humanitarian Stephen Lewis, the former United Nations envoy for HIV/ AIDS in Africa, has long maintained that adequate and proper water and food helps people in underdeveloped countries – farmers included – fight disease. Farmers need strength to produce food and feed a hungry nation. So too then, we need technologies to clean up water – affordable, portable, versatile technologies that can be used around a community well in rural Africa as easily as they can be employed in

a developed country’s municipal water supply. We also need technologies – droughttolerant plants, for example – that help farmers deal with water shortages. Same for livestock. Can heat tolerance from equatorial animals be bred or built into traditional lines? As well, if agriculture is to provide a significant amount of the world’s renewable-source fuel, there must be technologies in place – as well as policies – to preserve the soil that produces those fuel-generating crops. The Ontario government gives annual innovation awards to what it considers the most innovative developments in agriculture. This year, they mainly focused on innovation that would spur on local food and agritourism, including heritage grains, water buffalo farming and horse whisperer training. The province also invests in and recognizes technologies that will feed the world, such as research at the University of Guelph and elsewhere designed to develop plants and animals that use nutrients more efficiently. It doesn’t grab as many headlines, but it’s vital as we look at where the world’s headed in the next 50 years.

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A GOOD SPORT Sixteen-year-old Cameron McKnight is taking a stab at the Subaru triathlon series this summer, getting off to a good start with a 32nd-place finish in the Guelph Lake triathlon June 21.

Triathlon the latest goal for St. Clements teen With just a week’s training under his belt, Cameron McKnight gladly jumped at chance to compete JONI MILTENBURG No one can say Cameron McKnight is afraid of a challenge. Last year, at age 15, the St. Clements native completed a 12.5-mile swim around Key West in Florida, placing second in the race. This year, he decided to tackle the Guelph Lake triathlon with only a week of training. McKnight was the youngest competitor there; he finished first in his class – not tough in a category of one – and an impressive 32nd overall. This is only McKnight’s sixth year of swimming. He joined the Region of Waterloo Swim Club (ROW), where his mother and aunt both swam, looking to get fit. He wasn‘t the most graceful swimmer

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» THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA

Goofing off is best when elevated to an art form this might seem like a random choice, but believe me it’s not. Lake fishing, you see, takes a bit of work. You need to load up your gear, trailer and launch the boat, pay attention when you are driving around, watch your depth finder, find a likely spot, choose the proper lure, and begin. To fish a creek, all you have to do is gather your waders, vest, hat and rod and go to it. You need not worry about mechanical breakdowns, the price of filling up your outboard, or getting to the spot. The minute you step into a creek you are half way there. On this particular one, I meandered towards a pool I like to fish for smallmouth bass. Seeing how I was under a bunch of tight deadlines, I took extra time and stopped every now and again to have a good look around. I watched creek chub take insects in a shallow run, marveled at

the Ebony Jewelwing damselflies, and listened as a wood duck called just around the bend. I know what you’re thinking. And, yes, I am a professional when it comes to this sort of thing. But don’t despair; with a little practice you can elevate your goofing off to these dizzying heights too. The key ingredient is a total disregard for what’s unimportant – which, of course, means anything that is pressing or stressing you out. If you can’t hold your head up high while telling a story about it to your fishing buddies, it’s obviously of little real value to society. There are other little tips that make goofing off easier. Leaving your cell phone at home helps a lot. Not taking a wristwatch with you is also advisable. Here’s another hint: if it feels similar to the excitement you felt when you were a kid playing hooky, then you are on the right track.

Kings see big changes for next season MARC MIQUEL HELSEN It’s still early in the preseason but at this point it looks as though, come September, the Elmira Sugar Kings are going to be a younger – and larger – squad than that of last season. With a number of key players graduating out of the system or moving on to other clubs, the Kings are slowly filling the ranks in preparation for next season’s campaign. “We’re going to be young; we’re going to be really young this year. I think we’ll be competitive,” general manager Keith Stewart said in an interview this week. Head coach Geoff Haddaway and assistant coaches Jim MacEachern and Kyle Campbell “are going to want them to be a really hard working team, so basically we’re going to be a pain in the ass to play against.” With a number of returning players and new acquisitions the Kings are currently in full-out rebuilding mode, and

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places on the roster will have to be won in the coming weeks. A training camp is set for Aug. 24. “Guys are going to have to work real hard,” said Stewart. “We’re pretty excited because we know, in another year from now or whatever, we’re going to be real good with some of the guys that we’ve picked up.” Climbing to the top of the standings in the early going isn’t expected as the Kings deal with the growing pains of a vastly changed lineup. Gone are some of last season’s key players: captain Patrick Shantz, speedy playmaker Brent Freeman, who notched a ninth place finish in the conference’s scoring leaders’ race with 30 goals and 46 assists; and forward Kyle McNeil, who joined the squad midway through the season and still managed to pick up 24 goals and 23 assists in 32 games. All graduated out of the system. Blue liner Trent Brown is also leaving the Kings, having accepted an offer

to join Lake Forrest College in Illinois. Goalie Jake Williams and forward Philip Teri are also currently courting other clubs. Preparing to deal with these losses, the Kings were, however, surprised with the departure of newcomers Josh Ranalli and Kyle Blaney, whose quick and energetic play towards the end of the season signaled promise for a growing team. The two players have recently signed contracts with tier-two hockey teams. “We thought Ranalli and Blaney both had pretty good years last year and we were hoping to have them back so they could expand on that, but they made the choice to jump to tier two, so we’ll see what happens,” explained Stewart. “You just have to reload every year. You’ve got your work cut out for you every year scouting and things like that – plugging the holes.” Despite the losses, the Kings will have some returning players such as defenceman Jeff Zippel and creative forward

Mike Therrien on which to build the team. And a prospect camp held May 9-10 is already yielding some positive results: some 30 players out of a prospective 68 have been asked to return to the August camp. Management has already signed a handful of players. Some of those acquisitions include two players coming from the Waterloo and Guelph Midget ranks and Tyson LeBlanc from the now-defunct Owen Sound Greys and former Kitchener Dutchmen netminder Matt Smith. “It’s going to be pretty competitive,” said Stewart, describing what is to come of the August training camp. While the roster will, without a doubt, be vastly different from last year’s the coaching staff isn’t planning on tinkering with the Kings’ traditional penchant for speedy players and quick movement of the puck. “We’re not going to change things up much; it will take these young guys we’re bringing some time to get adjusted. We’re pretty excited.”

On that afternoon, I took my time getting to the isolated pool I wanted to fish. When I got there, I had a good long look at my fly box and then I tied on a wet fly that I had not used since I was a kid, just for nostalgia’s sake. In minutes, I was into beautiful creek smallmouths and even caught a chunky thirteen-incher, which was quite respectable considering the size of the creek and the fine tippet I was using. Not to brag, but this was goofing off at its finest. After an hour or so of this, I decided that I probably should get back to work; after all I didn’t want to miss afternoon break time. When I returned, I was de-stressed, energized, and smiling. The writing came easier and my deadlines were met with minutes to spare. I guess it is just like they say: good things come to those who wade.

St. Clements hosts softball tourney MAKING CONTACT Josh Davison of the Aussie Steelers, Australia’s national softball team, takes a mighty swing at a pitch from Drew Faulkner of the KW Outlaws. The Outlaws took on the Aussies in a double header game in St. Clements July 6.

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Some people pride themselves on their mechanical aptitude or artistic ability. Some take comfort in their physical prowess or athleticism. Others still are consoled by the fact that they’ve got impressive mental faculties or true financial acumen. Me, I’m good at goofing off. The other day, for example, I was bogged down with work and up against several important and pressing deadlines all at once. I knew that, if I was going to get through this, I needed a good plan. So I weighed my options and asked myself a simple question, “Should I go fishing at the lake or visit this little creek I know?” I chose the creek. Now, for the uninitiated at goofing off,

Gold for local bowler Karole McDonnall of Elmira Bowl helped team Ontario to gold at the Canadian Open five-pin bowling championships in June. Team Ontario played 43 games in Saskatoon, ultimately beating Alberta 1385 to 1133 in the finals. McDonnell also claimed silver in the ladies’ singles category.

After defeating Alyra Spark of Saskatchewan 304 to 221, McDonnell fell to Karen Armstrong of Manitoba 268 to 212 in the finals. McDonnell returned to Saskatoon in July for the Masters Bowlers Association nationals along with Bruce Malina, who qualified for the senior team. Both teams finished fourth.

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Those big round bales weigh 1,000 to 2,000 pounds. Developing safety awareness begins with the operator’s manual. Take time to read through it when the machine is new, and make sure each operator reads or re-acquaints himself with the manual at the beginning of each season. Make sure that all employees are trained and know how to operate the equipment. • Before starting, inspect the tractor-baler combination. Make sure all shields are in place, especially the Power Take-Off (PTO) shields. Pull hard on the PTO shaft

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Silo Gas Dangers Contact with deadly silo gases continues to occur wherever silos exist. Although such contact may not occur as often as with other kinds of hazards in agriculture, one should not be lax with safety during the ensiling process. These gases are and will continue to be a very real hazard for as long as silage remains a common livestock feed. It is important that every farm worker understand the dangers associated with silo gases and learn how to deal with them. Silo gas is formed by the natural fermentation of chopped silage shortly after it is placed in the Silo. Though a variety of gases are released during this process, the

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The ideal candidate must work independently yet be a good team player that excels in producing accurate, final, print-ready advertisements within tight deadlines. Must be skilled in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Candidates with a willingness to learn will thrive in this position. Previous newspaper experience is not necessary, however strong typesetting skills with attention to detail will ensure success with our company. Apply

Qualified applicants are invited to e-mail a cover letter, resumé, & samples of work to: pmerlihan@woolwichobserver.com

Located at 10 Church St. Elmira Shopping Village Upper Level Unit II (House calls provided) Book an appointment today for nerves, hormones, muscles, hands, arms, neck,shoulders, legs, feet, circulation.

Term Positions ~ August - October 2009 14 Day Shift Positions Responsible to the Shift Foreman for helping to maintain service levels to Home Hardware Dealers, you will contribute to the smooth flow of merchandise through the Distribution Centre by picking, packing, unloading containers, and other functions as directed. Compliance with all health and safety regulations is essential. You have the ability to perform strenuous physical activities including walking, standing, bending, and heavy lifting. Excellent attentionto-detail, and good reading, writing, and number skills are required. High school or equivalent preferred. Rate of Pay: $13.87 per hour, Hours: 7AM to 3PM Monday to Friday We offer a competitive salary and great working conditions. If you are interested in becoming part of The Home Hardware Team, please forward your resume, quoting Material Handlers #WO79 by Monday, July 20th, 2009 to: Human Resources Department, Home Hardware Stores Limited, 34 Henry St. W., St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0 Fax: 519-664-4711 e-mail: hr@homehardware.ca (Microsoft Products Only)

1-11/2 Hr. $45.00*

Only applicants requested to interview for the position will be contacted.

FOR SALE

GREENHOUSE

FOR SALE

HELP WANTED

DESIGN Howard Ave. Unit FABRICATION 3 Elmira, OntarioINSTALLATION N3B 2C9

Do youTEL: take a logical and systematic approach to (519) 669-4200 FAX: (519) 669-4659 EMAIL: adv.mill@rogers.com problem solving? Advance Inc.self is anstarter established millwrighting Are youMillwrights a motivated who takes pride company in Elmira involved in the feed mill, fertilizer and in their work? bulk food industries. Due to increased sales, applications are being accepted for Inc. self-motivated experienced Advance Millwrights is based in and Elmira, Ontario.

We service the Aggregate, Feed & Grain, Food and FITTER/WELDERS Foundry industries throughout Ontario. We would like to toaour team of skilled Weadd offer competitive benefit employees package by filling the following position: in a growing company.

Please submitFITTER resumés inWELDER confidence to: adv.mill@rogers.com • 5 years experience in a custom fabricating environment or fax: (519) 669-4659

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints • Ability to complete sheet metal layouts • Ability to work with minimal supervision

CONSTRUCTION MILLWRIGHTS & MILLWRIGHT APPRENTICES

Requirements: • Stick welding experience • Must be mechanically inclined • Ability to work with minimal supervision

We offer a competitive wage, benefit and RRSP package. Please fax resumes to 519-669-4659 or email to brads@advancemillwrights.com

COMPUTERS

Elmira’s LARGEST selection of major brand computers

COMPUTERS LAPTOPS MONITORS and SERVICE Come see our showroom at:

112 Bonnie Crescent, Crescent Elmira r ra

519-669-5551

If you are friendly, inspiring, goal oriented person with excellent communication skills consider a position that is more than a job. At HERBAL MAGIC personal health coaches provide guidance, support, encouragement and education to empower our clients to achieve their goals. Successful applicants receive comprehensive training on our products and programs. Opportunities for career advancement are available. Applicants should email their resume to:

jlkherbalmagicelmira@bellnet.ca or drop by our centre located at:

25 Industrial Drive, Unit 6, Elmira and speak to the Centre Director.

HELP WANTED

TRAINING & »»Seasonal/Part Time/ LESSONS

Flexible. Wellesley Board of Trade requires a dependable person/couple to manage the Wellesley Arena Concession Booth. General responsibilities would include; scheduling volunteers, some volunteer training, maintaining stock and purchase supplies, maintain float, oversee cleanliness. Compensationn & incentive income $$. Email resume to: bluebird@cyg. net or mail to: P.O. Box 9, Wellesley, N0B 2T0.

»»Congratulations

to my students for another Great Guitarama recital! Summer lessons are now available. Join me for a Summer of inspiration. Call Bob Wilhelm’s Guitar Studio. 519-669-5371.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

»»1. Tables available in Elmira Indoor Market (Saturdays) in Shopping Village - reasonable rate. 2. Turn key kitchen facility available for your caterCHILD CARE ing business - for lease. 3. Larger space available REQUIRED for your meetings or spe»»B e f o r e A n d A f t e r cial gatherings. 4. Retail school care required for and Office space availConestogo Public School able for lease in downstudent in our home town Elmira. Please call our yours. Please call 519-590-4110, email ja519-664-0245. fark@bell.net

trades & services

20,000 sq/foot gutter connected Westbrook Apex Greenhouses. Most current model 21x20’ bays. Includes Swart Rolling Trough Benches throughout, heaters, CO2 burner, Priva Computer etc. Only $35,000. Call: 519-527-1938 or email: hybridhibiscus@yahoo.com to make an offer.

FOR SALE

»»2007 CargoMate aluminum landscape/utility trailer 5’X10’ folding rear tailgate, 10” sides, tie down hooks, pressure treated floor, mint condition. $2900. 519-669-3510. »»Dis N Dat Treasures open every Thurs. and Fri., 10-6. 15 Dunke St., Elmira, 519-669-5005. »»Huge Yard Sale - 3 days only. Fri. July 10, 11, 12. Country Carpet and Furniture parking lot, downtown Mount Forest on Hwy 6. Clearout mattresses, sofas, laminate, carpet & vinyl flooring. 519-323-1331. »»N E W M A T T R E S S SETS all sizes, great quality, great prices! Household items, pots, dishes, Tupperware, footwear, toys, baby items, large selection of good used “Living Books”. Many items on sale - up to 50% off ! Nearly New Centre, 5116 Ament Line, Linwood. (519) 698-0088. Tues Friday 9-5, Sat 9 - 3.

• Manufacturing of Landscape & Snow Removal Equipment • Custom Manufacturing and Machining • Agricultural, Industrial, Transportation & Construction Equipment Repairs

519.669.1501

Call Grant

100 Union St., Elmira, ON Toll Free 1.877.467.3478

*Prices in place until Dec. 2009

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519-577-3251 COMING EVENTS

ELMIRA INDOOR MARKET SATURDAYS 8am-1pm

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ADVANCE MILLWRIGHTS INC.

SERVICES

519-577-3251

Temporary Material Handlers #WO79

HELP WANTED

FAX | 519.669.5753 EMAIL | sales@ObserverXtra.com

Hands On Therapy

hr@homehardware.ca

Qualifications

519.669.5790 | 1.888.966.5942

Grants

Our St. Jacobs Distribution Centre currently has the following opportunities...

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The Observer requires a part-time graphic artist to work in a busy award-winning production department 3 days/week. The position will be available mid-August.

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Over 12 vendors Refreshments Served SHOPPING VILLAGE 10 CHURCH ST. WEST

Vendor inquiry - 519.669.0334

PETS

»»Puppies - black & white, cross. 5 weeks old, ready to go. $100. Call 519-669-0711. AUTOMOTIVE

»»2001 Dodge Caravan Sport. 3.3L V6, auto, fully loaded 7 passenger van. 170,000 kms. finished in inferno red/taupe interior. You Certify You Save. $4,500. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. »»2002 Dodge Gr. Caravan Sport. 3.3L V6 auto. Full load including alum., road wheels, rear heat/ air, pwr, driver seat. One owner. never seen winter. Only 108,900 kms. $7,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. »»2005 Dodge Caravan SE. 3.3L V6, auto, fully loaded 7 passenger van. One owner, all original. Only 90,000 kms. Finished in butane Blue/gray interior. All this for only $9,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. »»2 0 0 6 D o d g e R a m 1500 Quad 4X4 SLT. 5.7L MDS Hemi, auto, all SLT options including trailer tow group, box liner, pwr. driver seat. Only 73,000 kms. Finished in Mineral gray/gray interior. $22,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. Continued »Page 20

AUCTION

AUCTION SALE OF CONSUMER GOODS AT K & K LIQUIDATION AND AUCTION LTD.

1011 INDRUSTRIAL CRES. UNIT # 3, ST. CLEMENTS

MONDAY JULY 13, AT 5:30 P.M.

SALE CONSISTS OF: Ass’t Furniture Items; Ass’t. Electronics; BBQue; Lawn Mower; Bike; Umbrellas; Watches; Swar; House wares; Kid's & Adult Clothing; Toys; Linens; Hardware Items; Books; Candy; Consumer Goods; Plus a Large Selection of Other Misc. Items LUNCH BOOTH TERMS; Cash, Interac, Visa, M.C. NOTE: Clothes will be sold in large lots, list subject to additions & deletions. Viewing from 4:00 P.M. day of sale. Owner or auctioneer not responsible for accidents day of sale. OWNER: K & K Liquidation and Auction Ltd.

519-699-6084 AUCTIONEERS: GRAY’S AUCTION SERVICE INC., HARRISTON

519-338-3722 TENDER NOTICE

WOOLWICH MINOR HOCKEY

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

Woolwich Minor Hockey is requesting submissions for the provision of sweaters and socks. As well as asupplier of spirit wear. Quantity: 3 sets of Jerseys (17/set) (Home and Away) 3 sets of Jerseys (17/set) 700 pairs of socks

Deadline: July 22, 2009 Award Date: July 29, 2009 Delivery Date: September 2, 2009 Form of Proposal: Provide a written propsal outlining your ability to provide the required items on a timely basis.

Submit Proposal: Please contact Paul Wilson, Equipment Manager for minimum standards at cpairbrush@cyg.net or download form from woolwichminorhockey.ca 20 Queen St. • N3B 2S8 • Elmira, Ontario

AD RATES | Residential 20-Word Ad $7.50 Extra Words 20¢/word | Commercial 20-Word Ad $12.00 Extra Words 30¢/word | Bold Headline Add $1.00 /line | Display Ads are quoted individually. PLACING A CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT | Classified ads can be obtained in person, by phone | fax from Monday to Thursday 8:30am-5pm or Friday 8:30am-4pm. Email queries to classifieds@woolwichobserver.com 24/7 - email will be replied by next business day. All classified ads are prepaid by Visa | MasterCard | Debit | Cash | Cheque unless on account. Deadline is Thursdays by 10am.

ADVERTISING POLICY | All advertising is accepted subject to the Publisher’s discretion. The Publisher will not be responsible for damages arising out of errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occured. Please check your ad on the first day of publication. The Observer’s responsibility, if any, is limited to the charge for the space for one insertion only.

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

wOOLwICH mEmOrIAL CENTrE

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

pRe-SeaSON ICe tIMe

The Township of Woolwich would like to remind residents and visitors that the Elmira Downtown is open for business.

Call Recreation Services at 519-669-6025 to request pre-season ice from August 24 to September 8/09

We encourage you to continue supporting these businesses during summer road construction.

THE wOOLwICH FIrE PrEvENTION TEAm asks You to Install Smoke alarms On every Level of Your Home Only Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives â€“ Clean Monthly and Check your Batteries. A reminder from the Woolwich Fire Prevention Team.

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AUTOMOTIVE

ÂťÂť2006 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Mega Cab 4X4. 5.7L Hemi, auto. All SLT options. Including trailer tow package, trailer tow mirrors, tow hooks, box liner, pwr driver seat and more. One owner. Only 64,000 kms. $24,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. RENTALS

ÂťÂť36 Memorial Ave., Elmira. 1 bdrm apartment, available August 1. Please call 519-744-3711.

RENTALS

ÂťÂť36 Memorial Ave., Elmira. 2 bdrm apartment. Available July 1. Please call 519-744-3711. ÂťÂťClean, Quiet, Large 1 bedroom, centrally located apartment in Elmira. Adult building, non smoker please. Please call 519-669-2212. ÂťÂťElmira - 1 bedroom $475 plus utilities. A/C, no pets, downtown location. July 1. 519-669-8074. ÂťÂťElmira - 2 bedroom town house. Please, no smoking, no pets. $875. plus utilities. Suitable for quiet tenants. Call 519-743-7479, one parking space included.

COmmUNITy ALErT NETwOrk (CAN) Update For Residents & Businesses New to elmira or if you have recently relocated in elmira The Township of Woolwich is updating the CAN system call list. To update your telephone and address information on the database, log on to the Township of Woolwich website www.woolwich.ca click on Township Services, Community Alert Network and complete the Contact Information Update Request. For more information or to ensure you are on the database, please contact the Township of Woolwich 519-669-6010.

Students of Pilkington school reunite in Maryhill

RENTALS

ÂťÂťSt.

Jacobs - 4 bedroom house , 1 bathroom. Available immediately. $1000 plus utilities. Phone 519-699-9358 or 519-664-1196. ÂťÂťWellesley - House For Rent 3 bedroom, 11/2 baths, $900 + utilities. Parking included. Available Sept. 1. Call 519-656-3098 ext. 26.

TRADES & SERVICES

ÂťÂťCustom Wood Fireplace surrounds and mantels. Your designs or ours, painted, stained or unfinished. Call 519-210-0107. GARAGE SALES

ÂťÂťYard Sale - Friday, July 17, 8 a.m - ? Household items, new windows, many other items. 366 Arthur St. S., Elmira, across from Voisinâ€™s.

PHOTO | submitted

Buying or Selling?

TOGETHER AGAIN Some 60 former students of S.S. #6 Pilkington School gathered at the Maryhill Heritage Park Community Centre July 4, marking the first reunion since the school closed some 45 years ago. Back row: Leo Wright, Vince Kurtz, Mary Kurtz (Drexler), Helen Kurtz (Bruder) and Ted Hewitson. Front row: Helen Lehman, Gertie Bruder and Vern Drexler.

BY THE NUMBERS

THE REAL DEAL EASY

AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY: 519-575-4504

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

MEDIUM

To place a Classifieds ad Call 519-669-5790 HARD

HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started.

HOME HUNTERS

519.669.5790 | 1.888.966.5942 FAX | 519.669.5753 EMAIL | sales@ObserverXtra.com

Paul Martin

A Must See. This unique custom built home on large treed, landscaped lot, 10 minutes from Waterloo. 3 & 1 bedrooms and professionally finished basement. Extensive renovations with many extra including new high efficency furnace, A/C, and 50 yr. roof.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

EMAIL: paul@remaxsolidgold.biz

DIRECT....519-503-9533 HOME ....519-669-3074 OFFICE ...519-888-7110

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated ADDRESS: 180 Weber St. S., Waterloo

www.homeswithpaul.ca

7 George Street, Elmira

$529,000

ELMIRA Open concept, rec rm, exercise rm, master bdrm ensuite, ceramic in foyer, kitch. & bathrooms, hardwood livrm & dinrm, pantry & cherry cabinets w/ glass doors in kitch., separate dinrm, familyrm. MLS.

$359,000

BRESLAU 2100 sq. ft. almost brand new beauty! Open concept mnflr, large kitch. (upgraded cabinets), extra large patio dr, 3 large bdrms, loft area on second flr, master ensuite boasts large windows, whirlpool tub and walkin closet.

$439,000

ELMIRA Quality at every corner throughout this beautiful home, 4 bedrm, 3 bathrm. Maple kitchen, extra height ceilings, cozy family rm with gas fireplace, mstr bdrm w/ deluxe ensuite, double garage. MLS.

$374,000

ELMIRA Why buy a Resale Home when you can build your dream home on this 50’ lot. Hardwood & ceramic throughout main floor, maple kitchen cabinets, 4 bedrooms, master has walkin closet and ensuite.

RECREATIONAL LOT! 6.5 acres on the Conestogo River. Excellent camping and/or seasonal property ideal. Services (gas, telephone, hydro) available at road side Line 86. MLS.

$189,000

ST. CLEMENTS Prime location, 4 bedroom bungalow, oak kitchen cabinets, cedar lined cath ceiling family room, mainfloor laundry & master bedroom, Patio, deck, 616 sq. ft. heated workshop w/ extra circuts. MLS.

$489,000

Wilfred McIntee & Co. Ltd. Brokerage 105 Garafraxa St. N., Durham,

TEAM

McNeil

CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR HOME’S VALUE IN THIS CURRENT MARKET?

CALL US TODAY FOR A FREE CURRENT MARKET EVALUATION

TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

Sales representative

BROKERAGE

519-579-4110 OFFICE

519-369-3816 | 519-378-5636 cell

$264,000

ELMIRA Completely finished, waiting for you to move in! 6 Bedroom plus office, hardwood & ceramic on mainfloor, kitchen with peninsula, gas fireplace, patio/deck with BBQ gasline, insulated & painted garage. MLS.

45’ and 50’ lots available in Elmira. Several plans available in bungalow or 2 storey models, or will build to suit.

519-369-2128

Jack Lawrence

RENT OR OWN

WOW! 12.9 ACRES. 2800 sq. ft. bungalow, 4 bedrooms, main floor master bdrm, main floor laundry, patio/deck, hot tub, walkout basement, detached workshop, backs on to greenbelt, waterfront property. MLS.

Introducing... HURON HOMES INC.

What’s your Home worth? Call Paul for your Free Market Evaluation

www.elmirarealestate.ca

sold@clickthathouse.com

Melanie McNeil - Sales Representative

Warren McNeil - Sales Representative

00 9,9 1 $4 CASH CROP/ HOBBY FARM 50 acres on paved road with 45 acres of crop land, 3 bdrm brick home in good state of repair, large bank barn & implement shed. $369,000. #9-024

95+ ACRES ROLLING LAND This property comes with a 4 bdrm brick farm house with many upgrades & a solid barn set up for dairy with equipment. Most ﬁelds in hay. $379,000. #9-038

MODEL HOME- 51 Ridgeview Drive,

Call to view by Appointment

www.mcintee.ca | www.jacklawrence.ca jack.lawrence@mcintree.ca

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

New three bedroom bungalow on half acre lot with highspeed internet access. Don’t miss this opportunity to own a little piece of country. $311,900. MLS.

Arthur St. S., ELMIRA • EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net DIRECT: 519-503-2753 • OFFICE: 519-669-5426

ROUND

LIVING

Totally renovated in ‘04 with all new windows, roof, furnace, appliances, water heater and flooring. Newer wooden shed in back included. Freshly painted and well maintained. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath w/ laundry. Conveniently located close to the expressway, St Jacobs Farmer’s Market and Conestogo Mall. Shows well! MLS.

LEON MARTIN

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 MLS.

MODEL HOME for sale! Priced well below replacement! Gorgeous 3 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow featuring c/air, c vac, gas fireplace, luxury ensuite, m/f laundry, sep. dining room, stunning kitchen w/pantry, hardwood & tile floors, Partly finished basement. Unbelievable value 30 mins to K-W. A must see. MLS.

YEAR

00 3,9 8 $

ADDRESS: 4-B

First Time Buyer? Buy with Paul and receive a Complete buyers package

OPEN HOUSE | SUN 2-4PM

$434,000

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Build Your Dream from $299,900

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51 RIDGEVIEW DR. DRAYTON

Large Lots only 30 minutes from Waterloo, Only 4 lots left! Model Home available for sale, 10 plans to choose from, Quality standard features include: 9’ ceilings on main floor, 200 amp service, Fruit Cellar, Ceramics, Ensuite & Main or Upper Laundry

NEED LOTS OF SPACE?

Rarely found oversized backsplit with double garage & big backyard. Features 3+1 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, super spacious kitchen with island open to huge family room. Lower level finished with recroom, bedroom & bath. Lots of space for a growing family. Much bigger inside than it appears. A must see!

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HOME HUNTERS 17 Church St. W., Elmira Independently Owned and Operated

THE FREY TEAM

Len Frey

Mildred Frey

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

BROKER MANAGER

frey@golden.net

$ 30

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www.thefreyteam.com

Wendy Taylor

Mary Lou Murray SALES REPRESENTATIVE

BROKER**

marylou@mmrealestate.ca

$ 24

9,9 0

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

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

OPEN HOUSE - 8 Riverside Dr. Elmira Saturday July 11 | 2-4 PM

ELMIRA | Very clean older home. Attractive oak stairway, wood insert fireplace in family rm. Great 4 season sunroom and useable attic. Large outside yard and detached garage. All within walking distance of downtown. MLS Call Len Frey.

Great 3 bedroom, 2 bath starter located on mature, tree lined street. Walking distance to junior public school and downtown. Updated kitchen, wiring, plumbing. Roof done in 2007. Great rear yard for the kids. Backs to greenspace. MLS. Call Wendy Taylor to view.

$699,900 MAPLETON | 3 1/2 acres pride of ownership throughout. Backs on River. 3+1 bedrm. Basement finished. Large Storage shed with high doors. MLS. Call Mildred Frey.

Log onto www.PropertyGuys.com

ID# 117623

Bedrooms: 4 • Bathrooms: 3.5 • Home Size: 2100

This stunning custom built two storey home is on a premium treed lot in lovely Elmira. It is professionally decorated and landscaped, features a gourmet kitchen and more!

(between elmira & salem)

519-669-0344

Tell your realtor the Observer set you ELMIRA REAL ESTATE Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage SERVICES

LOCATIOn! - spotless bungalow on quiet court. Renovated main floor. W/U basement. Central air. Walk to downtown. Shows well! MLs $258,900.

BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record

SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.

DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.

LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.

519-669-3192

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

DALE KELLER Sales Rep.

MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PROPERTIES

OPEN HOUSE - SAT AnD SUn 2-4PM 42 ROBERTA STREET, ELMIRA

$332,250 | Paradigm Homes bungalow CLOse TO eveRYTHInG! Beautiful, private yard. 4 bdrms, 2 bths. 2 f/p’s. Sunrm. Rec. rm. Updated oak cupboards Lots of character! MLs ReDuCeD to $279,900.

Open COnCepT custom built bungalow. Great rm w/ w/o to partially covered patio. 3rd bdrm & bthrm finished in bsmt. MLs $399,000.

$359,900 CONESTOGO | 3300 Sq. ft. renovated older home in desired Town of Conestogo. Large lot with studio detached garage. Many updates. A must see! MLS. To view call Mildred Frey.

$469,000

pARk-LIke GROunDs. 11 acres, mixed bush, pond! Lovely updated bungalow w/ great room. Min’s from Elmira/K-W & Guelph. MLs ReDuCeD to $595,000.

$355,000 SIDEROAD 15 | Quiet country property on over 5 acres of wooded area. Huge eat-in kitchen overlooking family room with heat stove. Deck to rear yard off kitchen. Detached workshop 30 x 30. Great for the handy man!! MLS. Call Mildred or Len Frey.

23 South Parkwood Blvd

Elmira, ON

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

Open HOuse | sun JuLY 12, 2-4 pM

DRAYTOn 2-sTOReY - backing to parkland! Eat-in kitchen w/ island & w/o. Finished bsmt w/gas fireplace. C/A and vac. Shows well! MLs. $284,900.

WOOLWICH TWP. | 50 acre farm located 4 minutes north of Waterloo at the edge of St. Jacobs. Large all brick house setup as a multi family with 3 units. Large barn easily converted to storage for cars etc., Detached workshop. This property has endless opportunities. Great investment. MLS Call Len Frey.

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

6634 THIRD LIne, W., CenTRe WeLLInGTOn

OPEN HOUSE - 28 Hampton St. Elmira Sat July 11 & Sun July 12 | 2-4 PM

$1,190,000

FAX | 519.669.5753 EMAIL | sales@ObserverXtra.com

519-669-2772

BROKERAGE

BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record

wendy@thefreyteam.com

519.669.5790 | 1.888.966.5942

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

519-669-1544 24hrs

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model with upgrades and appliances. OR pick your plan to be built; 2 storey or bungalow plans, 3 remaining lots to choose from. Great location in Elmira Raceway Estates. MLS.

ELMIRA LEASE

PER MOnTH | Available Immediate. 1350 Sq. Ft., Bay/Office in 3 year building at South end of Town. Great access to highway, 22' ceiling, over head door at back for deliveries, M-5 Zoning. MLS. $1380

ELMIRA

Gale Presbyterian Church eXIsTInG CHuRCH! Seating capacity 175+. Addition at rear in 1986, incl. full basement. Ideal for office, lofts, etc.1 block from downtown. C-1 Zoning. MLs $549,000.

neW HOMe - open concept large kitchen/d.a. to great room w/cathedral ceiling. Ceramic in entry, kitchen & baths. Huge master bdrm. Choose your colours MLs $274,900.

$267,900 | Absolutely stunning home,

hardwood, ceramics, spacious kitchen w/walkout to deck. Finished basement, across from park. NEW MLS.

SOUgHT AfTER PROPERTy $309,900 ELMIRA | Charming Century

$685,000 WEST MONTROSE | Pride of ownership throughout this custom built executive Bungalow. 17’ ceilings, infloor heating on both levels, gourmet kitchen with built-in appliances, lots of windows overlooking a large entertaining deck & large backyard. Part finished walkout basement with extended family potential and more! MLS Call Mary Lou.

$349,900

home on beautiful tree lined street, 174' deep fenced yard!! Large covered front porch, lovely original wood work/pocket doors, inviting formal rooms, nice decor, many updates, finished walk-up attic/08. A MUST SEE HOME. NEW MLS.

$749,000 MOOREFIELD | Great Country property at the edge of Moorefield, 3 bedrm. bungalow, finished basement with fireplace, 12 x 16’ wood deck, 14’6” x 24’ detached workshop with hydro. 48.79 total acres, 34 tillable tile drained, 2 acres building site + 4.25 acres zoned for future residential, 7.5 acres zoned for future industrial development. Great investment property. MLS. Call Len Frey. GOLDSTONE | Unique 2 storey home approx. 2500 sq.ft. in a country setting. Large living area with oak kitchen & island. Large garage and workshop. Sliding doors to rear deck and above ground pool. Sale will be subject to severence of side lot. MLS Call Mildred Frey.

InvesTMenT pROpeRTY 5 plex, always fully occupied! Lots of parking. Shows a good return on your investment! MLs $479,000.

CHARMInG older home.Maple kitchen. Hdwd. floors. Fin. attic. 2 tiered deck. 2 bathrms. Main flr laundry. MLs $259,900.

BuILD YOuR DReAM HOMe on 1 acre site, sloping to the south (ideal for w/o bsmt). Located on the edge of Goldstone. MLs. $110,000.

www.thurrealestate.com

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$318,900 | 1625 sq ft, One year

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WILF and DOROTHY DIPPEL

HAPPY 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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BIRTHDAY

Happy 40th Anniversary D&D

HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY

Edna

You are invited to an

Open House

Wilf and Dorothy are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Please join the family at an Open House on Sunday, July 12, 2009 from 1-4 p.m. at Wing 404, 510 Dutton Drive, Waterloo Best wishes only please.

July 26, 2009

Love and Best Wishes from your family & friends. BIRTHDAY

ANNIVERSARY

BIRTHDAY

HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY

Fifty years to create precious memories together. Fifty years to discover new things to enjoy about each other. Fifty years to build a life rich in love and laughter Fifty years to strengthen a marriage that defines ‘forever’.

Myrna and Lorne Leis July 11, 1959 - July 11, 2009

Those who hold love in their hearts are forever young! Much love and continued health and happiness from your family.

BIRTH NOTICE

ELIZABETH TURPEL will be 30 years old on July 14, 2009 Please come and wish her a Happy Birthday on July 11, 2009 at 47 Raising Mill Gate, Elmira from 11am until 2pm Cards and pictures will be gladly received.

GRADUATION

Crystalview Mennonite Church 2-4 pm Best Wishes only THANK YOU

HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY

We wish to thank all those who helped us celebrate our 50th anniversary in so many ways. A special thanks to the family for all their efforts to make it a joyful day.

Happy Birthday from all of us

Love endureth forever

Doris, Joyce, Dennis, Jim, Cory, Stacey, Rob, Emma, & Brooke

Henry & Leah Martin

St. Jacobs the site of weekend tournament

Travis & Sarah Vogel are thrilled to announce the arrival of their precious little angel, Kaylin, born June 11, 2009, weighing 6lbs 9oz. Proud Grandparents are Kevin & Diane Vogel and Peter & Cheryl Reynolds. A special thanks to Pooja, Sky and Brandi of the St. Jacobs Midwives. We love you now and always and will forever - Mommy & Daddy.

Steffen Pentelow graduated in June with a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Guelph. He was named to the College of Physical and Engineering Science Society of Excellence. Congratulations!

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KAYLIN MAE VOGEL

ON THE BALL The Woolwich Wolfpack took on the Waterloo Black in u10 boys’ action July 4 at the 2009 House League and Select tournament, held July 4 and 5 in St. Jacobs. Kitchener won the u10 Boys title and London South End came in second.

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People can stand with feet together, but sheep can’t mates. However, big animals are more vulnerable to extinctions, notes paleontologist David Hone. They eat more and breed more slowly, which can do them in when times get tough. Giant sauropods like the Argentine lizard probably needed to eat a tonne of vegetation a day, which they did by having long necks and small heads with enormous feeding range. Instead of chewing, they swallowed foods whole, allowing them to go without huge grinding teeth and elaborate musculatures. The nutrients could have been extracted by internal microbial fermentation, all of which helped these sauropods become a fixture of the dinosaur age for 145 million years. Q. How might lightning knock down a whole group of people, such as the players in a baseball game? A. You’re most familiar with a direct solo hit, which can send a large amount of current through the chest, stopping the heart, paralyzing the muscles required for breathing, and causing internal burns, says Jearl Walker in The Flying Circus of Physics. A more subtle way of injury or death lies in the “ground current,” or

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and then admitted “I have no idea,” says James Kalat in Biological Psychology, Ninth Edition. With an impish grin, the professor replied, “Presumably, an ant can see at least 93 million miles--the distance to the sun.” Groan! Yes, this was a trick question though it illustrates an important point: How far an ant -- or a person -- can see depends on how far the light travels. We see because light strikes our eyes, not because we send out “sight rays.” But that principle wasn’t known until the Arab philosopher Ibn al- Haythem (965-1040) demonstrated that light rays bounce off any object in all directions though we see only those rays that strike the retina perpendicularly. “Even today,” says Kalat, “a distressingly large number of college students believe that energy comes out of their eyes when they see. The sensory systems, especially vision, are quite complex and do not match our commonsense notions.”

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DEATH NOTICES

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McHALE, Vincent P.

â€“ Passed away peacefully at Freeport Health Centre, Kitchener on June 30, 2009, at the age of 87. Local relatives are his daughter Martha McHale (Brooks Campbell) of Elmira.

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ÂťÂť Community Care Concepts â€“ adult day program. Tues., Wed., Thurs.; 9:30 a.m. â€“ 3 p.m. Call for more details; 519-669-1223. JULY 15

ÂťÂť Agent Animal at Linwood Branch Library, 3:30-4:15 p.m. This free program includes stories, crafts and activities for children ages six to 12. Find out about animals that can help with mystery solving and make your own sniffer-dog puppet. For more information, call 519-698-2700. ÂťÂť Agent Animal at St. Clements Branch Library, 1:45-2:30 p.m. This free program includes stories, crafts and activities for children ages six to 12. Find out about animals that can help with mystery solving and make your own sniffer-dog puppet. For more information, call 519-699-4341.

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ÂťÂť Peameal on a kaiser with salad; $5.; 6 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira. ÂťÂť Agent Animal at Wellesley Branch Library, 2:15-3 p.m. This free program includes stories, crafts and activities for children ages six to 12. Find out about animals that can help with mystery solving and make your own sniffer-dog puppet. For more information, call 519-656-2001.

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ÂťÂť Master of Disguise â€“ join us for master of disguise at the Waterloo Region Libraries Agent 009 TD Summer Reading Club. This free program includes stories, crafts and activities for children ages six to 12. Come in disguise and enter for your chance to win a prize. Linwood 3:30-4:15 p.m., 519-698-2700; St. Clements 1:45-2:30 p.m., 519-699-4341, for more information.

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ÂťÂť St. Clements Autorama â€“ rain or shine, free admission. Vintage, classic and custom car show sponsored by JD Graphics. Silent auction, 50/50 draw, BBQ, refreshments. Show vendors welcome. KFUN 99.5FM will be on site. All proceeds towards the enhancement of recreational facilities within St. Clements. First 200 cars will receive a free dash plaque. Call 519-699-4989 or e-mail stclemautorama@yahoo.ca

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ÂťÂť Master of Disguise â€“ join us for master of disguise at the Waterloo Region Libraries Agent 009 TD Summer Reading Club. This free program includes stories, crafts and activities for children ages six to 12. Come in disguise and enter for your chance to win a prize. St. Jacobs 3:30-4:15p.m., 519-664-3443; Bloomingdale 1:45-2:30 p.m., 519-745-3151, for more information. JULY 24

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ÂťÂť Master of Disguise â€“ join us for master of disguise at the Waterloo Region Libraries Agent 009 TD Summer Reading Club. This free program includes stories, crafts and activities for children ages six to 12. Come in disguise and enter for your chance to win a prize. Wellesley 2:15-3 p.m., 519-656-2001 for more information.

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