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Shantz reinstated to mayor’s seat by court decision

Despite intervention by complainant Alan Marshall, judge rules in favour of bid to return to office, reversing default STEVE KANNON Sandy Shantz was reinstated as Woolwich’s mayor by a court ruling Thursday afternoon. The proceedings were slightly more complicated than in the case of Coun. Mark Bauman, who was reinstated in minutes after being removed from office for similar reasons. The court granted leave to speak to Alan Marshall, whose complaint led to Shantz’s removal in the first place. In the end, Shantz was returned to the office she was forced to vacate on July 8 when the township served her with a notice of default for failing to file the required paperwork related to her election expenses. Marshall’s revelations prompted Shantz’s removal less than a week after a Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee (MECAC) decision to dismiss an application by the Elmira resident for a

Brady Mayhew (centre) is hosting Skate for Heart at the Elmira Skate Park at First and Centre Streets beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday (July 25) to raise money for Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. Inset, Thomas Gedja ollies up the steps at the park on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]

Saturday’s skate park event a fundraiser for Sick Kids Hospital

Sandy Shantz won her bid July 23 to return to her Woolwich council seat. review of Shantz’s election filing. The judge’s decision came as a relief to Shantz. “That’s the outcome I hoped for, but I certainly didn’t go in without some apprehension,” she said in an interview Thursday afternoon. “It’s nice to have it behind me, and just to be able to get back to some form of normalcy.” For Shantz, it’s now SHANTZ | 2

SCOTT BARBER When Brady Mayhew was a baby, just 10-months old, he underwent open heart surgery. The Wellesley native was born with congenital corrected transposition of the great arteries, an extremely rare heart defect in which the heart twists abnormally during fetal development and the ventricles are reversed. Fortunately, the surgery at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto was a success, and

doctors at the renowned hospital have been able to monitor his condition over the years since – he’s now 20 – with annual checkups. Now, Mayhew is looking to give back to Sick Kids, with a Skate for Heart fundraiser this weekend at the Elmira Skate Park. “I’m putting this event on because when I was a baby I had open heart surgery and I’ve gone back to Sick Kids every year for checkups,” Mayhew explained. “When I turned 18 I graduated from Sick Kids

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and I was no longer able to go back, so I decided to put together an event to start donating back to Sick Kids for helping me to get through that part of my life.” He added, “I had a really good experience with Sick Kids. The people are great; anything you needed or any questions you had, they would help you out as much as they could.” An avid skateboarder, Mayhew spearheaded his first fundraiser three years ago in Kitchener’s McLen-

nan Park. After the Elmira facility opened earlier this year, he began reaching out to Skate Elmira and local businesses for sponsorships to launch the event even closer to home. “This is my favourite skate park around here,” Mayhew said. “It used to be McLennan, which is where I held my last skate competition, but ever since they made this park, I find it’s way smoother and it’s FUNDRAISER | 2

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“back to work,” the decision having made it as though the paperwork issues had never occurred. “It essentially reverses the default. That’s how I understand it.” Shantz acknowledged her original expense report was inaccurate, submitting a new, audited statement to the committee. With that, MECAC members saw no need for an additional audit, dismissing Marshall’s application. Marshall argued, however, that the act was clear in stating that Shantz was in default by failing to submit the proper paperwork before the deadline, filing additional claims with the township and the audit committee in the days fol-

lowing the hearing. That prompted Woolwich to seek out legal advice, culminating in the notice of default served earlier this month. Since then, Marshall had been conducting an email campaign to get standing in the court case, including requesting that the township take a position and call him in as a witness. Woolwich, however, opted to take no position in Shantz’s bid to be reinstated by a judge. On Thursday, the judge allowed him to testify but not to submit information that wasn’t already in evidence. Shantz said she won’t let Marshall’s efforts have an impact on how she does the job. “We’ll just keep on going.

It should not be for him to decide on the agenda of the township,” she said. The extra court time will be tacked on to the growing legal bills related to the expense filing woes of three Woolwich councillors. While Shantz, like Bauman, was required to pay for her own petition to the court for reinstatement, the township lawyers were also involved. Even without Shantz’s case, costs have climbed to $22,000, reports township clerk Val Hummel. Three MECAC meetings have cost $3,150 (each member is paid $150 per meeting), plus an estimated $500 in mileage expenses. In the case of Coun. Scott Hahn, the MECAC-ordered audit of

his election expenses, currently ongoing, will cost an estimated $10,000. Legal costs for his case sit at about $1,900 to date. Legal fees for Bauman’s case – he was removed for failing to file a statement of election expenses despite being acclaimed to the Ward 2 seat – rang in at $6,100. Costs for Shantz’s case are ongoing, and likely to be much higher. Shantz, who is expected to file a final revised copy of her expenses with the province to wrap up the case, said the public support she received over the last few weeks was helpful. “I received a lot of support from people in the township. It was so important to feel that.”

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Arrest warrant issued for Todd Cowan Defendant’s lawyer has been unable to reach former Woolwich mayor, who was a no-show for Tuesday’s trial WHITNEY NEILSON An arrest warrant has been issued for former Woolwich mayor Todd Cowan after he failed to appear in court Tuesday to answer to charges of fraud and breach of trust. Accused of doublebilling expenses to the township and Waterloo Region, Cowan did not attend his court date on July 21 despite a court order to attend. His lawyer, Thomas Brock, said he made more than 30 attempts to reach his client before the trial date. “On June 17 I wrote Mr. Cowan a letter confirming the pre-trial and asking that upon receipt he contact my office. On June 23 I appeared in court, adjourned the matter to July 21. It was on the 23rd that an order was made requiring him to be here and I confirmed that by letter to him June 23 telling him he had to be here,” Brock said at the Ontario Court of Justice in Kitchener on Tuesday, the seventh such

court date so far. Cowan’s expense records came to light last July when a citizen acquired records of his claimed expenses for the Region of Waterloo and Woolwich Township via a freedom of information request. An examination revealed Cowan received a double reimbursement of more than $2,700. He paid back the full amount, $2,770.68, in August, and chalked it up to poor accounting on his behalf. There were six cases of double reimbursement found, spanning 2012 to 2014. The expenses covered mileage, meals, and conferences he attended as Woolwich’s representative on regional council. “Since June 23 to today’s date, I must have phoned him over 30 times. I’ve left messages on his answering machine, sometimes the machine would be full of messages. The following day there would be space on the machine for new COWAN | 4

Pauline Frankena shows off some of the popular books at the Elmira library this summer.

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Summertime, and the reading is easy Predicting which books are likely to be in highest demand is part art, part science at the Region of Waterloo’s libraries; summer reading club a draw WHITNEY NEILSON Plenty of free time, long car trips, and lazy afternoons at the cottage all require one thing – a good book. And books are certainly flying off the shelves at libraries across the region, with summer book clubs and children’s programs filling up. “The summer reading club is a huge draw. We have lots of programs going on, weekly programs, entertainers. So that really brings the kids in to the

library and they’re taking out lots of books and reading quite a bit,” said Heather Woodley, manager of information services at the Region of Waterloo Library. They’re seeing lots of kids checking out the Geronimo and Thea Stilton books, along with the Diary of Wimpy Kid series. Popular teen books this summer include The Air by Kiera Cass, the newest one in the Selection series, and An Ember in the Ashes, a new fantasy book. As for adult non-fiction,

the newest book about Blackberry, Losing the Signal by Jacquie McNish, has practically flown off the shelf. “The main one that a lot of people would have seen in the media is Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. It’s the follow up to To Kill a Mockingbird. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel is really big for our region this season. It’s our one book, one community pick. That’s one that has a lot of holds in the library. It’s been very, very popular,” Woodley said.

Local to Woolwich, Rocky Mountain Locust by Elmira author M.I. Lastman has been popular. Woodley says it was just added to the catalogue and already has people placing holds on it. “The branches do all have their own individual niches. For example the local Elmira author, that author’s book will be very popular in Elmira and Woolwich Township. This year our New Hamburg branch is celebrating its 100th anniversary and READING | 6

Little library program embraced by Breslau Rec. Association, community members WHITNEY NEILSON Breslau residents may not have their own library yet, but they’ve got four little libraries, which are seeing growing usage. Breslau Recreation Association member Kristy Smith says she heard about the little libraries from a Kitchener-Waterloo little library group and decided Breslau could benefit from it too.

“The Breslau Recreation Association supported the idea, so fully funded the project. So we purchased the kits from the Kitchener-Waterloo little library organization. They provide the bare essentials. So the wood, they have it all cut, and then the plans to build it. A few volunteers from the rec. association, we painted them all, went out and bought the posts and put them all together,”

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Smith said. The K-W group started in 2014 to help promote little libraries across the region. The Township of Woolwich installed the four libraries in Hopewell Heights and in the Riverland subdivision, at the Breslau Community Centre. She said it was important to have a couple in both areas so people could walk to them. “For the little libraries,

it’s really all about providing books that are accessible. We wanted somewhere that neighbors could actually walk to, or somewhere neighbours are already gathering to be able to pick up or drop off books they wanted to share,” Smith said. The libraries are two different heights, originally intended to have one for adults and one for kids. Smith says the books don’t

always end up in the right one, but they’re open to the community using them as they please. The original books for the libraries came from the Breslau Recreation Association’s former library. The library isn’t operating anymore, so they had all the books in storage. “At first we were continuously stacking the libraries with our books. But we are now seeing our books come

back or brand new books come in from the community. It’s pretty cool to see that change now and that turnover rate,” Smith said. The little libraries in Hopewell Heights were damaged, either by vandalism or misuse. The recreation association still isn’t sure what happened. One of them has been fixed and is back up. The other one LITTLE LIBRARY | 6

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Region sees year’s first case of West Nile virus infection of mosquitoes, but certain types that can carry the West Nile virus,” Wang said. They start their campaign every May to let people know how to protect themselves from contracting the virus in the warmer months. “We also have things that provide us an indication of the degree of West Nile activity. So for instance we have human case monitoring. We also put out mosquito traps and try to see what kinds of populations are out there and if they’re

WHITNEY NEILSON As can be expected at this time of year, the Region of Waterloo has its first human case of West Nile virus. Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, associate medical officer of health for the Region of Waterloo, says some years they have no human cases, while others they’ll have a handful. “Every year we can expect it to be present. It’s in mosquitoes and it can pass to humans. Not all types

infected with the virus,” Wang explained. She says they’ve had their first indication this season, with one person testing positive for the virus. It’s important to note there is no human to human transmission. “The significance of this is just that it confirmed that West Nile activity has indeed begun in our region and really reinforces the need for people to take precautions. So things like avoiding activity between dusk and dawn, if you do go out make sure you wear repellant with DEET, cover

yourself up in light-coloured clothing, long sleeve shirts and pants, and try to remove standing water from your property,” Wang said. Other ways to decrease your odds of attracting a mosquito include ensuring all windows and doors are closed tightly and changing water in livestock watering tanks and bird baths at least weekly. DEET is not recommended to be used on children less than six months old. West Nile virus symptoms are pretty general, like having a fever, headache,

muscle aches, and fatigue. The best way to find out if you have it is to get your doctor to do a blood test. Wang notes doctors are aware when the virus is present in the region, and are on the lookout for it in their patients. “Most of the time West Nile cases are actually either asymptomatic, that means no symptoms, or they don’t have serious complications. In some serious instances, about less than one in 100, there can be more severe complications, like some neurological complications. These

are rare,” Wang said. People are asked to take precautions between May and September. After that it becomes too cold and mosquitoes are no longer active. The virus sits dormant then. “We’ve been monitoring the population of mosquitoes out there so that we can larvicide, that’s sort of like kill the mosquitoes. We have these populations growing in things like catch basins and storm water management ponds. Obviously it’s not 100 per cent and we need people to take precautions,” Wang said.

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Evan Hori, Cody Dawson, Jessie Pollard, Addison Williard, Kara Hamelin, Natalie Elliot, Jordan Williard, Devon Hamelin and Cameron Dawson sold loom bracelets and lemonade July 16 on Kingfisher Drive in Elmira to raise money for Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]

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messages. So I assume that he received those messages. I advised him that should he not contact me and not be here today, more likely than not a warrant would be issued for his arrest and I would be asking for an order to remove myself as counselor,” Brock said. Brock said he was initially worried something untoward had happened to Cowan, but he realized someone must be listening to the messages to free up space on the answering machine. “On July 13 I wrote him another letter, telling him once again that he was court ordered to be here in person. I’m prepared to file these letters with the clerk. In any event, he was well aware that he was required to be here,” Brock said. He then asked for Cowan’s name to be paged to the courtroom, which was

done, but he didn’t show. Justice of the Peace Zeljana Radulovic said if Brock wanted to be removed from the file he would have to file the proper application. Brock decided to remain as counsel for Cowan, once Radulovic issued a warrant for his arrest. Radulovic said she was absolutely satisfied there were grounds to issue a warrant for arrest. “Being satisfied that counsel did take upon himself to make every effort to obtain instruction from his client, he was not successful and the name of the accused person was paged at 10 past 10, the bench warrant for his arrest shall issue and not to be endorsed, considering he was well aware that he should be here a number of times,” Radulovic said. Cowan’s case has been before the court since March 3. It has been unable to move forward, due to

Cowan’s lack of communication with his lawyer. Once he makes his appearance they will set a trial date, which is estimated to last four days. The Crown requested the arrest warrant be issued. In an interview after the court session, Brock explained the meaning behind issuing the arrest warrant but not endorsing it. “Upon his arrest he must be brought back before a justice of the peace. She could endorse the warrant for him to be released by a police officer or a peace officer, but she refused to do so. She wanted him arrested and brought back personally to court before a justice of the peace,” Brock said. Cowan is required to appear before the court because Brock has already judicially pre-tried the case and is in a position to resolve it or set a date for trial, neither of which can

be done without Cowan. “I am hesitant to set a trial date and waste those particular resources,” Brock said. The case will not continue until Cowan shows up or is brought to court. Now that the arrest warrant has been issued, the police might try to track him down at his house over the weekend, Brock explained. Or if he’s pulled over for speeding, or something of that nature, the police will see there’s a warrant out for his arrest when they run his name. He’ll be taken into custody to be brought before a justice of the peace that day if there’s sufficient time or alternatively the next day, and if it’s a weekend he’ll be detained in custody until Monday. “I just don’t know what’s happened,” Brock said. “He’s failed to meet with me to give me instruction as he wishes to proceed, so I’m in a little bit of a bind.”

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The cash keeps a-flowin’ The Township of Centre Wellington is $543,438 richer this week thanks to a first-quarter (April to June) non-tax gaming revenue payment from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation for hosting OLG Slots at Grand River Raceway. Centre Wellington has received more than $22.9 million to fill its coffers since the facility first opened. These payments are made under a formula in the Municipality Contribution Agreement that determines the fee municipalities receive for hosting an

OLG gaming facility and are based on an escalating scale of slot machine revenue that is consistent across all sites in Ontario. Under the agreement, municipalities receive: 5.25% on the first $65 million of slot revenue; 3% on the next $135 million of slot revenue; 2.5% on the next $300 million of slot revenue; 0.5% on slot revenue above $500 million; and, the new element, 4% on table game revenue. At approximately $2 billion annually, OLG provides the Ontario government with its largest source of non-tax revenue. Some $115 million has been allocated this year for distribution through the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Hillside gets with the music Very summery weather in store – event organizers decreed a month ago that it’s not going to rain at all – the Hillside Festival brings the music this weekend out by the water at Guelph Lake. Well, more than just a huge assortment of music, it offers up spoken word, workshops, children’s area, drum and dance sessions. Main stage headlining slots include Michael Franti & Spearhead Friday night, Constantines on Saturday and Great Lake Swimmers Sunday.

Hillside is famous for its mash-ups where artists get together for impromptu, in-the-moment collaborations. This year, you could see Daniel Lanois mixing it up with the Nels Cline Singers or a meeting of the minds between Mo Kenny, Tony Dekker, Jeremy Fisher, and Susan Jarvie. More about the lineup, along with ticket information (kids 12 and under are admitted free) can be found at www.hillsidefestival.ca.

Airport in Breslau. The seasonal service begins December 10, running through to April 28, 2016. The airport announced this week it will also be reducing the arbitrary costs – in this case, the passenger facilitation fee – by 25 per cent effective January 1. The plan is to align the U.S. destination fee with the domestic rate of $15 per departing passenger.

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Be on the lookout for signs of marijuana grow-ops, police ask The summer growing season has police asking the public to be on the lookout for marijuana operations – not to supplement the weekend party supplies, but by way of notifying them of anything suspicious. Marijuana plants have already been planted during the months of May and June, the OPP reports. Growers head out to rural areas in search of property suitable for the illegal crop. Swamps, cornfields, and wooded areas (especially near a river or stream) are common locations. The growers may even rent a rural property with acreage. The growers return to maintain the plants about every two weeks until they are ready for harvesting in the fall. Common indicators of an outdoor marijuana grow location may include: • People who are not from the area all of a sudden showing up, claiming they are going for a walk or fishing. They may have two way radios,

maps or a GPS; • Bags of fertilizer, planting trays, or chemicals located in remote areas; • Plastic cups, other trays, soil, garbage bags left around; • “No Trespassing” signs all of a sudden posted in an area (posted by the grower); • Unattended vehicles parked on the shoulder of the road for several hours. Police warn residents not to get involved, but to call them immediately. Grow-op locations could have booby traps set up that could cause serious injury or death. Another danger is being confronted by the growers, who may or may not be armed with a weapon. If you have information or suspect an outdoor marijuana grow operation, you can reach the OPP at 1-888310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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phetamine and marijuana. Officers searched the vehicle and located additional methamphetamine and marijuana. As a result, a 48-yearold Palmerston man was charged with ‘possession of a schedule 1 substance – methamphetamine, possession of a schedule 2 substance – marijuana’ contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and ‘drive while under suspension.’ He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal court on August 25 to answer to the charges.

8:00 AM | Police received a report from a farm on Eighth Line, Mapleton Township of a theft of diesel fuel, regular fuel and hoses. The theft is believed to have occurred sometime between July 10 and July 14. Any person with information regarding this incident should contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. J U LY 1 9

1:16 AM | Members of the Wellington County OPP investigated the driver of a 2000 Chrysler van that was travelling northbound on Highway 6 in Mapleton Township. They found that the driver was unlicensed and under suspension and when he exited the vehicle, police observed a package in his waist band that contained suspected metham-

4:39 PM | Police were conducting radar speed enforcement and monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 109 in Mapleton Township. A male driving a 2013 Toyota was observed travelling well above the posted speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar at approximately 136 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. A

COLLISION AT WELLESLEY TOWNSHIP INTERSECTION

Emergency crews responded to the scene of a collision between a minivan and a dump truck at the intersection of Herrgott Road and Ament Line around 1 p.m. July 17.

Police, firefighters and paramedics responded to a dirt biking accident along Line 86 just east of Northfield Drive around 2:30 p.m. July 15.

53-year-old Caledon man was charged with ‘race a motor vehicle’ and his driver’s licence and vehicle were seized for seven days. He is to appear in Guelph Provincial Court on September to answer the charge. J U LY 2 0

6:50 AM | Police received a report of a serious collision on Nafziger Road in Wellesley Township. The collision took place between a northbound 2015 Volvo five-ton truck driven by a 65-yearold Wilmot Township man and a southbound 2008 Ford Escape SUV driven by a 23-year-old Milverton man, who succumbed to the injuries he sustained in this collision. Regional police had the road closed for approximately eight hours in order for traffic services officers to reconstruct this collision. Investigators are requesting anyone who witnessed this collision to contact traffic services at 519-653-7700, ext. 8857

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5:30 AM | OPP officers were called to a reported break-in at Pinacle Health and Fitness, located in a strip plaza along Main Street South in Milverton. The investigation revealed that

sometime between 11:30 p.m. on July 20 and 5:30 a.m. on July 2, unknown suspect(s) forced open the front door of the business. Once inside, the suspect(s) forced open and damaged a number of locked interior doors

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and rummaged through the office area. A very small amount of cash was removed from the office area. Anyone with information about this break-in is requested to contact the Perth County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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will be finished within the next two weeks. “They’re our community assets and we want everybody to look after them and take care of them. We want everybody to be able to use them for as long as they’re able to stand for,” Smith said. Despite this, the community seems to be taking a liking to the little libraries. Volunteers look after the libraries, and one of them told Smith how she had been to fill them up on a Saturday night, and not 48 hours later there

was a complete turnover in books. “I know when we first put the books out, we almost couldn’t stock it quick enough. They were going quite quickly,” Smith said. She’s also encouraged by how the younger generation has taken a liking to having accessible books. “Another neighbour told me that the one at Hopewell Heights Park, it was really cute because there were a bunch of kids one day all at the park and they had pulled the books out of the library and they were sitting on the grass,

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“I hope it brings people together, for one. I think it really helps with neighbourhood engaging and neighbourhood bonding. Books can have such a powerful influence on everyone. When we see people writing notes in books, that’s such a cool way to engage with people that maybe you would never have engaged with before,” Smith said.

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there’s a couple of books about New Hamburg that have quite high holds and are very popular in Wilmot Township,” Woodley said. Another frequently read book across the region is The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. As a popular author, at all 10 Waterloo Region branches, her new book tells a life of survival during World War 2 in France. Genres that always seem to be well read include romance, inspirational fiction and fantasy stories for teens. Readers can look forward to this September, as fall means the busiest publishing month. Mitch Albom will have a new book called The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto and Margaret Atwood’s latest, The Heart Goes Last, will hit the shelves. “One book that people might be looking forward to is Mindy Kaling’s new book. It’s called Why Not Me? Her previous book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? was very

popular, and her television show has also been quite popular,” Woodley said. In order to keep up with demand, the library keeps a close eye on past circulations to predict what readers will be asking for in the future. When a new James Patterson book comes out, they make sure to have lots of copies. They also look at promotional material from publishers because the books that are predicted to by them to be highly popular. “Books that are talked about on the news, on the radio, online, those are getting a lot of notice by our patrons, we want to make sure we have them in the library for them. And also pop culture. So if a book’s going to be made into a movie, there’s probably going to be a resurgence for that book, so we want to make sure we have it on the shelves. Still Alice is a good example of that,” Woodley said. Readers can check out this summer’s programs and book clubs at www. rwl.library.on.ca.

A two-time participant, Sally Draper is hoping this experience will help her meet more people and teach her how to serve the people around her in more diverse ways. Her community and school involvements include regional director of HOBY (Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership) for Waterloo Region, organizing a workshop for more than 100 students this May, working at the St. Clements arena concession stand, participating on the student senate of Waterloo Region, EDSS student council, DECA, the debating team, and the rugby team. She will be studying international development at the University of Guelph in the fall with the goal of traveling, working with communities to develop sustainable farming and economical practices, and eventually pursuing a career in family law.

Katie Kneisel

With the gift of the gab, Katie Kneisel is excited to meet new people in Wellesley through the ambassador program and create lasting friendships. She’s looking forward to the leadership skills and other opportunities this will bring, as she loves talking to people and in front of people. The 17-year-old has been active in Wellesley for seven years with the Optimists Club, helping with Father’s Day, Family Day, and teen dance events. She’s also been dancing for 14 years, along with playing hockey and soccer. Her artsy side comes out too, having performed with the Community Players of New Hamburg for four years. She has one year left at Waterloo-Oxford Secondary School and hopes to become an English teacher, gym teacher, or youth minister.

Ceilidh McBay

Having spent her whole life in Wellesley, Ceilidh McBay is ready to get out of her comfort zone. A 2013 Waterloo-Oxford grad, she was nominated for the fall fair ambassador program by her employer, John Pym. She has worked at Pym’s Village Market in Wellesley since 2013. She’s considering what to do for post-secondary education, and has a keen interest in music and art. Her community involvements include the Apple Butter and Cheese Festival and the Lion’s Club sausage stand and pancake booth. The 19-year-old played piano for 10 years and is looking forward to the public speaking workshop the ambassador candidates will be participating in.

Emma Seip

Heading into her final year at Waterloo-Oxford this fall, Emma Seip, 17, is hoping the ambassador program will help her improve her public speaking and connect her with more local people. She’s planning to attend university next year, followed by a law degree, with the goal of becoming a lawyer. Her hobbies are reading, writing, fishing, camping, cooking, and baking. At school, she’s involved with the Agents for Change, a leadership club which helps Grade 9 students transition to high school, dance, and volleyball. She’s been involved with Art Round the Pond and the Optimist Club in Wellesley. She’s looking forward to working on her fair display because she’ll get to put her craft skills to good use. Her sponsor is Stroh Homes.

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Taking the long view in making pension policy IT COMES AS NO surprise that the Fraser Institute discourages improvements to the Canada Pension Plan in a report released this week. The right-wing group argues that increases in contributions lead to decreases in voluntary savings. And private savings are better, it maintains, because they offer more flexibility, including self-directed investing and the ability to cash-in early if the money is needed. Leaving aside the confirmation bias, the potential for riskier investments and the option of raiding the cookie jar, the report ignores the reality that the people most likely to depend on CPP are precisely those who can’t or won’t set aside money for their retirement years ... if they ever come. About two-thirds of Canadian workers don’t have a company pension plan. In fact, about a third don’t have any retirement savings at all – about 30 per cent of eligible workers didn’t contribute to an RRSP last year, for instance. For those who have no savings of their own, relying only on government sources, retirement will be a meagre affair. Or simply put off altogether. The CPP provides 25 per cent of a worker’s average annual earnings – hardly enough for a comfortable retirement, which is where programs like Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement come into play. That level has been consistent since the program was introduced five decades ago. Payments for current recipients come partly from invested reserves and partly from contributions from today’s workforce. In order to ensure a more stable system and to provide a decent retirement income, we’ll have to start boosting CPP contributions. Ideally, that 25 per cent figure would become 70 per cent, the figure most often cited as the level of income needed to preserve our standard of living in retirement. Much higher contribution levels should have been ramped up years ago, but better today than not at all – that’s the rationale for Ontario’s proposal for a pension plan of its own, though undermined by the fiscal incompetence of Kathleen Wynne. While there’s a kneejerk reaction to equate contributions to taxes – that’s not the case – and to fret about the drag on business costs, the benefits trump those concerns. Moreover, governments truly interested in the long-term welfare of the people would seek to reduce expenditures – staffing costs being paramount – to allow for commensurate reductions in tax rates, with the bulk of the cost savings redirected to useful infrastructure projects with long-term benefits (the “useful” being a necessary qualifier given governments’ penchant for spending vast sums on useless projects, a very long list that includes the current Pan Am Games and the LRT right here). Even more concerning, almost 60 per cent of those on the cusp of retirement (55-64 years of age), and a little more than 40 per cent of those aged 65-plus report that they have not put enough money aside. Women and those with lower levels of household income were even less likely to have put money aside. More than a third of Canadians say they don’t know when they’ll be able to retire, while some 40 per cent of employers believe their employees are overly optimistic in their assessment of when they will be able to retire. As spending priorities go, there are few things more important than financial security and the stability of a wellfunded pension system. But long-term thinking – and the public good – is in short supply among those making decisions.

The Harper government doesn’t even pretend to be doing anything other than pre-election vote buying as it rolls out the Universal Childcare Benefit. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

Falling Chinese economy sees a dead cat bounce WORLD AFFAIRS A few weeks ago, at the height of the panic in the Chinese stock markets, a sour joke was doing the rounds: “Last month, the dog was eating what I eat. Last week, I was eating what the dog eats. This week, I think I’ll eat the dog.” A lot of people have lost a lot of money. The Chinese government is permanently terrified. It is terrified of climate change, of slowing economic growth, even of a fall in the stock market – of anything that might cause the population to turn decisively against it. When you are running a 66-year-old dictatorship, and your only remaining credibility in the public’s eyes is your ability to keep living standards rising, any kind of change is frightening. How terrified is it? Consider its reaction to the recent sharp fall in the two main Chinese stock markets. China has a capitalist economy, albeit a highly distorted one, and stock

markets are a normal part of such economies. They go up, they go down, and normally governments do not intervene in the process. The Chinese stock markets have recently been on a roller-coaster ride. After treading water for years, prices exploded in June 2014. Over the next year, there was a 150 per cent average rise in prices on the Shanghai Composite exchange, and almost 200 per cent on the Shenzhen. Obviously this was not sustainable, especially since growth in the real economy has been falling for years. A “correction” was inevitable. It came with a bang, on June 12 of this year. Since then prices have fallen 30 per cent on the Shanghai market, 40 per cent on the Shenzhen. Around $4 trillion in paper values have been wiped out – but so what? Chinese stock prices are still far higher than they were a year ago. Indeed, at an average of 20 times earnings they are still overvalued by real-world standards. Why would any government intervene over this? Some investors will win, some will lose, and it will

all work itself out. But the Chinese government intervened in a very big way. First it cut interest rates to the lowest level ever. When that didn’t stop the slide in prices, it banned large investors (holding more than five per cent of a listed company’s shares) and all foreign investors from selling their shares for six months. It encouraged around 1,300 Chinese companies – half the stock market – to suspend trading in their stocks. It forbade any new listings (IPOs) on the markets. It even ordered a state-backed finance company to make new loans to people who want to make bigger bets on the stock market than they can afford. Anything and everything to stop the prices from falling, and lo, they did stop. Last week, prices even rose a bit. This may just be what traders call a “dead cat bounce” – if the price falls from high enough, there is bound to be a little bit of a bounce at the bottom – but that is mainly of interest to Chinese investors. The interesting question for

the rest of us is: why did the Chinese Communist regime do all this? Because there are 90 million private investors in the Chinese stock markets. They tend to be older (two-thirds of them didn’t finish high school), they have been betting their savings on the market – and according to state media they have lost, on average, 420,000 yuan ($67,000) in the past six weeks. That would be no problem if you were already in the market a year ago: you would still be well into the black. But a great many of the private investors piled in very late in the game – 12 million new accounts were opened as recently as last May – and they have already lost their shirts. They would have lost their skirts and trousers too if the government did not stop the collapse in prices. So the regime intervened. This may be because the Chinese Communist Party loves the citizens so much that it cannot bear to see them lose. It is more likely to be because it is frightened that those DYER | 10

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What’s your go to summer read this year?

»»Sarah Kipfer

»»Calum Crawford

“Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith.”

“Invasion of the Overworld: A Minecraft Novel “Battle for the Nether: An Unofficial by Mark Cheverton.” Minecrafter’s Adventure by Mark Cheverton.”

»»Jamie Crawford

»»Tim Schade

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“The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods “If I Stay by Gayle Forman.” by Hank Haney.”

“The risk is that China’s road ends where Japan’s 30 years of high-speed growth ended in the late 1980s ...” Gwynne Dyer | 8 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Feds foster a climate of fear to further Harper’s goal of greater control, voter angst EDITOR'S NOTES A pair of groups has launched a legal challenge against the Conservatives’ draconian Bill C-51, calling the legislation unconstitutional. Given the Harper government’s track record of drafting unsupportable laws, there’s every reason to believe the Orwelliannamed Anti-terrorism Act will not stand up to scrutiny. And if you’re at all mindful of the difference between wrong and right – and concerned about the loss of your rights and freedoms – you’ll be rooting for the good guys in their fight against Harper and co. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) say the legislation presents disturbing implications for free speech, privacy, the powers of government, including CSIS, and the protection of civil liberties in Canada. They’re challenging the

legislation on the grounds that specific sections of Bill C-51 violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms “in a manner that is not justified in a free and democratic society.” These sections must be struck down as unconstitutional and of no force and effect, they say. “Bill C-51 is a grave threat to our rights in Canada. It will lead to censorship and a massive chill on free expression, and enables a potentially widespread abuse of power,” says Tom Henheffer, executive director of CJFE. “It unjustifiably infringes on the rights of all Canadians without making our country any more secure, and must be struck down.” “We are challenging several provisions of Bill C-51 that in our view are unconstitutional,” said Sukanya Pillay, executive director and general counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. “It creates broad and dangerous new powers, without commensurate accountability, and this can result in serious mistakes. “Some of the powers

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potential security threats. They claim that they will use good judgment when deciding which individuals and groups constitute ‘true’ threats. But this discretionary power just means that whether or not a particular group is seen as a threat may turn on whether their cause is politically popular and in line with the views of the government of the day, argues the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, for example. “The Harper government is employing a very dangerous strategy – stoking the politics of fear and division in order to distract voters from the state of the economy. Harper’s dream of turning Canada into what he has called an “energy superpower” by rapidly expanding tar sands exports has proved to be a bad bet for our economy and a political liability. So as oil prices drop, the Conservatives ratchet up the rhetoric on terror,” writes Joanna Kerr, executive director of Greenpeace Canada, of her appearance in March before the commons standing committee reviewing Bill C-51.

“Good short-term tactics often make for bad laws. More than 100 legal experts have written to parliamentarians to say that this legislation is dangerous – that it will make it harder to effectively fight terrorism while introducing unprecedented infringements on our rights and privacy. Their concerns have been echoed by four former prime ministers, five former Supreme Court judges, the federal Privacy Commissioner, Amnesty International, the Assembly of First Nations and a host of other organizations. Are they all terrorists?” Well, the terrorist-underevery-bed (or in every closet, given Harper’s own proclivities when it comes to running away) does constitute the Conservatives’ primary re-election strategy – along with handing out money, pandering to select groups. With all but the blindest partisans now aware of the party’s fiscal incompetence, invoking the boogeyman is what’s left for the “master tactician.” Reviews of the legislation by legal scholars indicate

at least parts of Bill C-51 are likely to be struck down. Such arguments – and even the eventual rescinding of the legislation – play into another of Harper’s distract-and-lie tactics: the patriots versus liberal elites, with a smattering of Supreme Court baiting for good measure. That serves Harper just fine, playing as he does from the Republican handbook: candidates right up to the presidential hopefuls lie continually – the big lie treatise – and are encouraged to do so. A completely false sound bite trumps the often complex truths ... each and every time. If called out on it, they just continue to lie, attempting to smear those pressing the actual facts. This plays out well with the unthinking who form their base. It’s a common tactic for Harper, his MPs and staffers – in the case of Bill C-51 specifically, just look at how Conservative members of the commons committee attempted to smear any and all of those who identified problems with the KANNON | 10

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granted by Bill C-51 are secretive in nature, so the public may never know if and when Canadians’ rights are being violated, though individuals will be faced with the fallout.” The challenge will address five key components of Bill C-51, which violate the Charter unjustifiably and must be struck down. These components feature amendments to (1) the CSIS Act, (2) the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, and (3) the Criminal Code with respect to “advocating or promoting terrorism.” The challenge will also address (4) the new Secure Air Travel Act as well as (5) the new Security of Canada Information Sharing Act. In launching the challenge, the CJFE and CCLA join the sustained and vocal opposition from civil society, privacy, law and civil rights experts, prominent civil servants, academics, former Supreme Court justices, and former Canadian prime ministers. Bill C-51 gives the government the ability to designate an extraordinarily broad range of activities as

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Ontario manufacturers saw a 1.1 per cent decrease in sales in May – the fourth decline for the province in 2015. In June, Ontario had the highest number of job losses within the country’s manufacturing sector; 5,200 jobs were lost in a one-month period alone.

“We believe that a Guaranteed Livable Income plan will help the steadily increasing numbers of people trapped in the low-wage economy and especially Canadian youth, who struggle to survive with part-time employment.”

Although it lasted just 10 minutes, the rainstorm that whipped through Elmira Monday afternoon left a significant amount of damage in its wake. Gone as quickly as it came, the localized storm snapped trees, toppled poles, and flooded the streets as sewers were overwhelmed by the volume of water. Much of Elmira was left without power for more than three hours. A funnel cloud made it look like a tornado, but was classified as a downburst.

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tens of millions of stockmarket losers (who were officially encouraged to invest) will start protesting in the streets. Whether the Chinese regime’s power is secure or not, it certainly does not feel secure. This latest government action is part of a pattern that extends back to the global bank crisis of 2008, after which China was the only major country to avoid a recession. It did so by flooding the economy with cheap money. So few people lost their jobs, but the artificial investment boom created a bubble in

the housing market that is now starting to deflate: millions of properties lie empty, and millions of mortgages are “under water.” Sooner or later, this game is going to run out of road. The risk is that China’s road ends where Japan’s 30 years of high-speed growth ended in the late 1980s, with a collapse to two per cent growth or less and a quarter-century of economic stagnation. China is around the 30-year point now, and its regime is doing all the same things that the Japanese government did just before the collapse there.

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St. Clements hosts OASA championship is a good fit for the event. “We try to move it around the province and I was approached by the Waterloo Legends last fall about St. Clements and we thought it was a great idea. I came up and looked at the diamonds and I was really impressed with the facilities and the host community has been great to deal with. And now I’ve been getting lots of phone calls over the past few weeks from ball fans from all across the province asking about St. Clements and looking for directions to the tournament, so it looks like we’re going to draw some pretty good crowds.” A highlight of the weekend took place Saturday afternoon when this year’s Ontario Masters Fastball Hall of Fame inductees were honoured. The class includes Sylvia FASTBALL| 12

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blocked shots with 39 and was tied for fourth in plusminus at plus 12. Overall, Johnston massed five goals and 37 assists in 110 games with the Raiders. Johnston signed the deal after participating in the Canadiens’ summer development camp earlier this month, and will likely play for the St. John’s Ice Caps of the American Hockey League or the Brampton Beast of the East Coast Hockey League this fall.

on Johnston’s deal with Montreal. “I want to thank Ryan for his three years at Colgate,” he said. “Ryan feels at this time he is ready to take the next step in achieving his goal of playing in the National Hockey League. We wish him nothing but the best as he moves onto his professional career.” During the 2014-15 campaign, Johnston tied for the team lead in points with 15, was third in

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Former Elmira Sugar Kings defenseman Ryan Johnston signed a twoyear, two-way entry level contract with the Montreal Canadiens earlier this month, forgoing his final year of NCAA eligibility. The 23-year-old Sudbury native played with the Kings during the 2009-10 season, winning rookie of the year honours after scoring three goals and 20 assists in 37 games.

The following year Johnston moved to the Nepean Raiders, a Junior A team in the Central Canada Hockey League. There for two campaigns, his offensive game blossomed, as he notched 110 points over 113 games. Next, Johnston earned a scholarship to play NCAA Division 1 hockey at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, where he spent the next three seasons. Colgate’s head coach Don Vaughan commented

The other day I was attacked by a lawn chair. As far as I can tell, the incident was unprovoked. The scary part is the lawn chair in question was one I thought I knew. I won’t tell you we raised it from a lawn stool – because that is untrue, plus it also sounds really gross. But I will say, this particular lawn chair was very familiar to me. Unfortunately, that familiarity was almost my undoing. You see I made the near-fatal mistake of forgetting all lawn chairs are, at the core, wild, ferocious and unpredictable creatures that prey on unsuspecting humans. True, we domesticated them sometime in the early 50s, but they still have a streak of the untamed within. I knew this but I let down my guard. Like all lawn furniture attacks, this one came suddenly and with great fury. One moment, I turned my back to it, the next we were wrestling on the ground. I found myself trying to keep those massive jaws from closing shut on my behind and after its initial lunge, we rolled around the back deck for what seemed to be several minutes with me clawing and punching.

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Fourteen teams in the masters (40+) and legends (50+) categories competed for the Ontario Amateur Softball Association championship title in St. Clements July 17-19.

Last weekend, the top masters and legends level fastball teams in the province competed for the Ontario Amateur Softball Association championship in St. Clements. Fourteen teams were on hand for the annual event, which ran Friday evening through Sunday afternoon at the ball diamonds surrounding the St. Clements Community Centre. “We have two divisions, the 40-plus masters and new this year, the 50-plus legends division,” tournament organizer Mike Goodridge said. “We are very excited about having the legends division this year given that the Toronto Gators, a world renowned fastball team, are entering a team with their world class pitcher, Darren Zack. He’s well known in the KitchenerWaterloo region and all over

North America for being one of the premier players in the sport.” The Waterloo Classics took top spot in the masters division, while Zach’s Gators won the legends class. Other teams in the masters category included: Waterloo Classics, Waterdown Hammer, Oshweken Senior Braves, St. Thomas Storm, Kitchener Outlaws, Cambridge Rusty Jiggers, Athur Merchants, Grimsby Diamond Kings and the Fenelon Falls Flyers. Other teams in the masters class were: Waterdown Hammer, Waterloo Legends, Toronto Gators, Ingersoll Crush and the Durham Bulls. The tournament was hosted in Cambridge the last couple years, but often moves around in order to draw more teams and fans. Goodridge says St. Clements

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My cries for help went unheeded. I know. Right now, there are probably a few do-gooders who probably think I provoked the attack. But let me just say I did not startle it or approach too quickly. My only mistakes were turning my back on it and entering all alone into an area where lawn chairs are abundant. The fight remains a blur to me. I just remember fragments. At one point, I tried to play dead, but then I remembered that only works on grizzly bears, chaise lounge chairs and ottomans. So I fought back with everything I had. It worked, too. The chair backed off. As it stood there gauging my weakness, I tried to show no fear.

My sense of survival kicked in. I thought to myself, “I don’t want it to end this way – not with me wearing track pants and Crocs.” Desperate, I recalled all the things I ever read about how to survive a lawn chair attack. First, I outstretched my arms and made myself look bigger. Then, I began to yell things at it and threaten to replace it with a Muskoka chair or a picnic table. And while every fibre in my being wanted to turn and run, I held my ground and in fact advanced a step. Then, I picked up some of the peanuts Jenn uses to feed chipmunks and began throwing them at the rogue chair. We were circling each other, when Jenn opened the sliding door onto the back deck.

“Oh my goodness,” she said. “What the heck happened?” I stood amidst the overturned table and accompanying umbrella as well as the knocked down pots and pointed directly at the predatory lawn chair. “Be careful,” I said, as I heroically stepped behind her. “That lawn chair just attacked me.” I’m still not certain if the chair was intimidated by two adult humans or finally realized that I was not going to be a pushover. All I know is that its aggressive behaviour stopped and it once again tamed right down when Jenn approached, set it up, and sat in it, then began calmly reading a book. And I realized the chair was making a fool of me. Needless to say, I won’t take this sitting down.

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The Ingersoll Crush walked off the Waterdown Hammer 4-3 in legends action Saturday, under sunny skies and blistering heat at the St. Clements Community Centre diamonds. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]

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Sparky Ryan, Rod Fevreau, Mike “Red Dog” O’Hearn, Jim Trimm, Paul Clemens and Waterloo native Dana Seiling. “Dana Seiling has been involved in fast pitch for probably 20 some years, he’s an administrator, organizer and a coach and one of the driving forces behind masters fast pitch and it is very well deserved,”

Goodridge said. The tournament was well attended and the facilities were top notch, he added. “I’ve been involved in fastball for over 40 years and the condition of the diamonds and the timely process by which the diamonds were groomed in between games, I’ve never seen it better in 40 years in all the tournaments I have been to across Ontario. It was that good.”

Temperatures were scorching hot on Saturday and Sunday, but organizers made sure water coolers were also available for players and fans, Goodridge said. The OASA was so impressed, it decided shortly after the final game concluded on Sunday to bring the event back next year. For complete results and more information, visit http://www.alsfastball.com.

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Swim team morphs into Woolwich Wave Elmira Aquaducks opt for name change to cast a wider net, attract older kids into the competitive fold SCOTT BARBER With a new name and a new schedule in the works starting this fall, the Woolwich Wave swim team – formerly the Elmira Aquaducks – is looking to appeal to more young people in the township. “We’ve had quite a bit of feedback that people felt the name Aquaducks was a bit juvenile,” club executive Erin Schmidt explained. “You know, people kind of associate with a rubber duck and things like that. So, we are trying to attract more older swimmers. You’ll notice at the meets that the other clubs, Fergus and Kincardine, have a lot more swimmers in the 11-12 and older categories, and so, I think there are lots of kids in the Woolwich area that would be interested in our club, but we want to make sure that we’re not putting them off just with our name.” She added, “We also wanted to expand it so that people know it’s not just for Elmira, because a lot come from the sur-

Woolwich Wave swimmers competed in the semi-finals meet at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira on July 18. The team will swim in the South Western Ontario Recreational Swimming Association finals in Baden on Aug. 8. rounding area.” The organization is also adjusting their schedule going forward, to give swimmers in the summer session more time to train for the annual swim meets which take place in June,

July and August. Instead of four 10-week sessions through the fall, winter, spring and summer, there will now be three sessions, the first running October 6 to December 6, the second from January 5 to April 21

and finally April 26-August 4. “It’ll be the same number of weeks overall, but having three sessions instead of four should give our swimmers more time to prep for the summer

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WCS golf tourney is largest fundraiser for family violence prevention program

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Jeanne Renault Golf Classic set for Aug. 13 at the Conestoga Country Club SCOTT BARBER For 21 years, Woolwich Community Services has held the Jeanne Renault Golf Classic to raise funds for the organization’s family violence prevention program. Through the program, WCS staff support men, women and children in the community dealing with violence – both physical and emotional – get access to counseling, legal aid, shelters and support groups. Last year, the tournament brought in $12,427. Without those funds, the program would not be possible, family violence prevention coordinator Virginia Logan said. “This is our biggest fundraiser for the family vio-

lence prevention program, and without that money coming in, we ultimately wouldn’t be able to do the work that we do.” In particular, the golf classic is a vital part of the work the program has been doing in local elementary schools for the last decade, she added. “One thing we do here in Woolwich and the part of Wellesley that we cover is we have an educator that goes into all of the schools, both the public school board and separate school board, and each classroom gets three lessons every year on healthy relationship skills. So our educator goes into all of the classrooms from junior kindergarten up through Grade 8 and she is visiting pretty

much every child in our community and they are all learning the same lessons in an age appropriate manner. She’s got lots of fun props and songs and the kids really enjoy it. And to me, that’s the real prevention part of the program.” The fundraiser will take place August 13 at the Conestoga Country Club and will include 18-holes of golf, contests, dinner and a silent auction. “The Jeanne Renault Golf Classic happens every year for the past 20 years,” WCS community resource coordinator Alexandra Miciak said. “It benefits the family violence prevention program and that includes educating the community and of course the golfers and everybody that comes

out to support Woolwich Community Services the day of. There is a lot of education and outreach that goes on within and also outside of the program that the golf tournament supports through the funding and donations.” Over the last year, the program has reached 2,990 young people and provided support for over 100 survivors of family violence, Miciak added. The early bird fee to participate is $125 per golfer before August 4, and $140 after. Registration will open at the Conestoga Country Club at 11:30 a.m. on August 13, with a shotgun tee-off at 12:55 p.m. To register, contact the WCS office at 519-669-5139 or email wcs@execulink.com.

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next rain starts. “Since I grow some hay, it’s fantastic for growing hay when you have rain every second or third day. However, it makes it very difficult to harvest because you need more than two days to get hay dry in order to harvest it, so both good and bad. It doesn’t necessarily help to have fantastic hay when you can’t harvest it and get it in the barn,” Reusser said. He adds that corn and soybeans in the region are doing alright in some fields, while others are behind where they should be. It all depends on the individual field and if it’s light or heavy land, with the heavy lands doing the suffering.

Schedule-wise, my wife Angi moved mountains last weekend and brought family and friends together to celebrate my 60th birthday. Coordinating schedules is a herculean task, given how busy life has become. It’s a gift to be able to share time together. We could do it without money, but not without our health. My son-in-law Greg asked me if I’m reflecting on anything in particular as this milestone birthday arrives. And really, it’s the complexity of health and all that it encompasses – the choices, the infrastructure, the joy of realizing a modicum of good health and good luck, and the unfortunate inevitability of decline. Maybe my antennae were more finely tuned into health-related matters last week, but news angles seemed to keep cropping up everywhere. For example, in the U.S., legislation was passed to speed up the development of new drugs and medical devices, by increasing health research funding and streamlining the approval process for new treatments.

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A wet start to the season didn’t put a damper on most crops, as the bulk of Ontario produce is now ripe for the picking. WHITNEY NEILSON A hot May and rainy June have made a pretty great combination for Waterloo Region’s fruit and vegetable crops, so long as the sunshine continues. James Herrle, of Herrle’s Country Farm Market in St. Agatha says they’re just starting to harvest sweet corn, which benefited from all the rain in June. Some of the heavier fields don’t look as good because of how much rain they absorbed, but overall, most sweet corn fields are thriving. Sweet corn is in season from midJuly to Thanksgiving. “Strawberry season will be wrapping up in the next four to five days for the June crop. And then the ever-

bearing strawberries follow right behind that. Sometimes there’s a gap of a week or two between the two strawberry crops. But this year it’s going to be virtually seamless,” Herrle said. People looking to get their strawberry fix in all summer will be happy to hear that. But a hard frost on May 23 didn’t make the season look too promising. The growers who didn’t have frost protection had almost no crop, making it harder to stretch the berries around to everyone who wanted them. Sometimes there just wasn’t enough to meet the demand, requiring U-Pick farms to close occasionally to give fields a day to rest. “Couple that with a cooler June and the early part of

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July that we had, the crop just wasn’t ripening as fast as we needed it to. But it’s July 22 and we’re still picking strawberries. So it’s really stretched out because of the cool weather has stretched our season significantly but it made it tight for fruit availability during that season,” Herrle said. He says this year is relatively the same as last summer, which was on the cooler side too. The growing season started off exceptionally dry, which gave the crops a good start, but then the hard frost hurt some of their progress. He notes the average commuter driving past fields is seeing green corn, soybeans, wheat or alfalfa, all of which are harvested in

the fall. “There’s a variety of vegetable crops that are coming. We’re picking peas and beans and field tomatoes are just beginning,” Herrle said. “Cantaloupe, melon, peach season is just beginning. Plums, apricots, all those fruits that we crave in February are finally here or are just around the corner. We literally have every crop in right now with the exception there aren’t any new crop apples in yet.” Mark Reusser, local poultry and cash crop farmer and board member of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, says the weather has led to great conditions for growing hay, except when there’s not enough time for it to dry before the

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It’s called the 21st Century Cures Act, and it’s destined to provide a mandatory $11 billion in health care research annually. This sum won’t have to be debated or politicized, while people die hoping for new developments that can save them and their children. Researchers can plan important studies that require more breadth, depth and financial support. Some worry that fasttracking treatments could compromise patient safety. Others say it’s a money grab by big pharmaceuticals. I

say let’s ask those who need the treatment, or those who care for them, what level of risk they’re willing to take, and if they care whether the treatment is coming from a pharmaceutical company. Try as we may, we can’t stave off some diseases. But the more we learn through research, the better chance we have. For example, we’re learning more about preventative measures for better health for humans and livestock. Last Wednesday, Ottawa gave almost $270,000 to the Alberta Farm Animal Coun-

cil to help, in its words, “ensure that cattle arriving at auctions and abattoirs are in good health and meet the standards required for processing.” Beef producers know consumers see animal care as a priority. They also know that healthy animals are more profitable. For its part, the federal government knows cattle are an almost $10-billion industry in Canada, and that investing in agriculture is good business. Closer to home, similar research efforts by University of Guelph Prof. Derek Haley and others are

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“Farmers are very appreciative of the sunny and warm weather lately, in that it will really help things along. It’s been some very variable conditions this spring and early summer in Waterloo and in cases where farmers lost crops because of the early frost and had to replant they really need the warm weather because their crops are behind,” Reusser said. There certainly aren’t any dry spots in the region and they’ve had more than ample rain, he said. And while

the fields are looking green and lush, it doesn’t necessarily equal good yields. There needs to be plenty of heat along with the rain. “A couple of days of hot, humid weather really makes corn grow. Farmers are looking forward to that happening. We could use a lot more of it. Humans don’t necessarily like hot humid weather, but corn really thrives in that kind of climate. Not too hot, but hot and humid,” Reusser said. A look at the two-week long-term weather forecast has farmers optimistic too

because it’s looking like there will be lots of sunshine. He says wheat will be ready in a couple of weeks and other small grains will follow behind. Herrle notes this is likely the best time of year to get your fill of fresh, local produce, as much of it is ripe for the picking right now. “We’re right at the cusp of all this good eating Ontario produce has to offer. It’s a busy time of year, but it’s probably one of my favourites because there’s all this good stuff we get to eat,” Herrle said.

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underway to help cattle stay healthy on their long trek from western Canada feedlots and grasslands, to processors in Ontario. And even before livestock are born, Prof. Bonnie Mallard, with support from Semex and various governments, has developed technology to identify the genetically healthiest animals, those that grow the best naturally and require the least health care, such as antibiotics. Similarly, last Wednesday, a $10.3-million project was announced, involving University of Guelph

researcher Filippo Miglior and counterparts in Alberta, to select dairy cattle with the genetic traits needed for more efficient feed conversion and lower methane emissions. Again, it’s about health, this time environmental health. And it’s about the economy, too – dairy is a $16-billion business in Canada. And finally, when it comes to health and agriculture, who can forget bees? We need healthy bees for a healthy environment – not to mention healthy farmers, like my other sonin-law Mark, to grow our

food. To that end, still last week, the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists said data they’ve compiled from 2014-15 shows wintering losses in most provinces were within the acceptable long-term targeted winter loss by beekeepers. Plants, animals, communities and the environment – good health is central to the vitality of everything. I hope this column finds you, your family and friends in good health, and that like me, you savour that blessing and support those who help provide it.

Community foundation accepting application for community-based grants SCOTT BARBER Looking to promote a sense of belonging in each of the municipalities under its purview – Kitchener, Waterloo, Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot – the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation is launching a new $60,000 grant program. Through its annual Vital Signs reports, the not-forprofit organization has established the importance of a sense of belonging as a means towards pro-social behaviors like volunteering, donating to charity and participating in local politics. Now, they are seeking applications from the public for a two-year grant ($30,000 each year) beginning this fall. “This is new for us and what happened basically is that in 2014, the Governor General – Wellesley’s David Johnston – he is sort of the patron saint of community foundations, he unveiled this idea he has for Canada’s 150th (anniversary of confederation), and he calls it ‘smart and caring,’” KWCF director of philanthropic services Brendan Sheehan explained. “So basically, he wants Canada, across the country, to be a smart and caring nation, and he selected community foundations as the vehicle, to do that. And how that manifested was a challenge to come up with local solutions.” Recognizing that “we’re a community of communities,” in the Waterloo Region, the KWCF decided to seek out the insight and initiative of each municipality separately, Sheehan said. “The grant is for the best local solutions, by local residents, to address belonging in their communities,” he added. “Belonging can be a bit vague, but even though it’s vague, it is very real. The best way I’ve had

it explained to me is that someone said, ‘if someone came into your house and dropped a pop can or a chocolate bar wrapper on the floor, you would take some action. You might be angry, you might go pick it up right away. But that may not happen outside of your house, maybe outside of your neighbourhood, but really, nowhere further than that, because you don’t feel like you have responsibility over it, or most people don’t, and that’s what a decline in a sense of belonging really is.” KWCF chief executive officer Rosemary Smith agreed. “We know that our voting rates are not where we would like them to be, and we know that contribution rates (to charity) are declining in our geography, and we know that when people don’t feel that they matter and that they can make a difference, that they tend not to participate in the way they could. And so we really took a good hard look at ourselves and said, ‘we are preaching to people about the importance of belonging and we’re trying to educate and understand what it means and create some common language so we know what we’re talking about, but are we doing everything we can, so that all the (communities) we serve, feel like they matter and that they contribute to this region of ours?’ And we came to the conclusion that no we weren’t doing the best job we could, and so a big part of our vital grants is to focus on that one pressing issue that’s been outlined in vital signs and to proactively get out to make sure we are moving the needle in the right direction.” The hope, she said, is that members of each community in the region step up to take responsibility for local change. The foundation is not

looking to prescribe solutions, rather, to see what ideas and projects the public believes are important. And there are very few guidelines for applications. “Projects should incorporate the three building blocks of belonging: shared experiences; feeling welcome; authentic interactions,” the application states. “Projects should consider the four routes to impact belonging identified in the report: relationship building; promoting self-growth; promoting the helping of others; promoting collaboration.” Another key in this process, Sheehan added, is that each community is going to receive the same amount of money. “There is a lot of focus in the region put on the issues in the cities, just because they are bigger and they tend to attract more attention,” he said. “But we’ve always recognized this undertone, that there are also issues in the rural areas and the townships. And what is unique actually, and what surprised us and was very positive, is that the data in (our Vital Signs reports) is actually starting to show that the townships actually, in some ways, have a higher sense of belonging than the cities. So typically the urbanrural divide is typically in a negative framework, you know there is no transit out to the rural areas, there’s no services and there’s not a lot of accessibility, whereas, some of the data show that actually, some of the cities could learn from the townships.” Preliminary proposals are due Friday (July 24), after which selected groups will be asked to submit an online application between July 31 and Aug. 21. For more information, visit the KWCF website at www.kwcf.ca.

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THE ARTS ON STAGE / KEEPING ‘EM LAUGHING

Pair of Drayton actors up for comedy awards Terry Barna takes to the stage in The Odd Couple and Alan Kliffer most recently appeared in Hilda’s Yard SCOTT BARBER A pair of Drayton Entertainment stars are up for Canadian Comedy Awards. Terry Barna, set to play Speed in The Odd Couple at the Dunfield Theatre in August, got the nod for best male performance in a TV series for his work on the hidden camera show Meet the Family. And Alan Kliffer, most recently appearing as Gary in Hilda’s Yard at the Drayton Festival Theatre, received nominations for best variety act and best live performance for Mixed Company, a production that blends improv and scripted theatre at the Comedy Bar in Toronto. Kliffer, a 29-year-old Winnipeg native, is already an accomplished improv and musical theatre performer, having graduated from Toronto’s Randolph Academy, spent time with Second City and launched his own production company. The role in Hilda’s Yard is his first in a traditional play, and it’s been a great experience so far, he said. “It’s been quite freeing. I’m used to sketch comedy, and I think of a play, especially a Norm Foster play and Hilda’s Yard, kind of as sketch comedy because there is so much comedy that goes on in it. So for me, doing this play, I call on my improv training and my comedy training.” He added, “while it certainly takes a great actor to pull off a musical, I feel like being in a play is kind of

like real acting, where you are delving in even deeper because you don’t have the layers of song to hide behind. Of course, it takes great acting chops to pull off a great song in a musical, but in a play you don’t have those layers and it’s a greater challenge to keep the audience engaged and interested.” Hilda’s Yard is the story of a couple of empty nesters set in 1956. Hilda and her husband Sam are all set for a blissfully quiet retirement when the kids-not so youthful anymore- suddenly return back at their doorstep, and hilarity

ensues. So far the show has been a big hit, Kliffer said. “I think Mark (DuMez) our director, has done such a great job in directing the show and keeping everyone on their toes and keeping everyone really involved in the story. I really enjoy hearing people’s laughter and hearing people react to the story because it is so cool making the audience feel something like that.” Kliffer is also still involved with the ongoing production of Mixed Company in Toronto, which he is hoping will take home a pair of Canadian Comedy

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Terry Barna stars like Colin Mochrie (Whose Line is it Anyway), Sean Cullen (Royal Canadian Air Farce) and Scott Thompson (Kids in the Hall) to the stage. Hilda’s Yard ran at the Drayton Festival Theatre

Alan Kliffer until July 18, and The Odd Couple will run August 1229 at the Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.draytonentertainment.com.

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OK Tire in Elmira is a growing company looking to add a full time tire installation person to work in our shop installing passenger and light truck tires. We are looking for someone who is hard working and able to work well within a team environment. Experience an asset but not necessary. Benefit package. Please drop off resumé to: ATTN: ROB BOWMAN 35 Howard Ave., Elmira EMAIL: rbowman@oktireelmira.com

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We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Looking for a mature person with good retailing qualities and communication skills, friendly customer service and motivated: must be able to work some Saturdays and evenings. Job description: sales, writing orders, pricing stock, computer skills and general duties. This position is for a mature adult and student looking for flexible full-time and part-time hours. Apply in person with resume to: W.C. Brown and Sons – Men’s Clothier, Downtown Elmira · 519-669-1152

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Please send your resume to laverne@woodlandhorizon.com or call 519-638-5961 to set up an interview.

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Tri-Mech Inc. is a mechanical company specializing in Gas Fitting, Hydronic Heating, Geothermal, Furnaces, Air Conditioning, Sheet Metal, and High Pressure Cleaning Systems. We service agricultural, light commercial and residential systems. Applicants must be able to work with minimal supervision, and have good customer relation skills. Applicant must have experience and hold a minimum 308A or 308R Apprentice or Journeymen License. Tri-Mech offers competitive wages and health benefits. Applicants are invited to submit a letter of application or resume by fax to 519-638-3342, or by email to jobs@trimech.ca

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Retail Sales Associate (Part-time & On-call) Approximately 24 hours per week Responsible to the Retail Store Manager for providing courteous and efficient service to our customers and staff, you will provide advice on appropriate merchandise and related items. You will handle cash, credit card, and debit card payments by using PRISM and Royal Bank Debit card machines, ticket and replenish merchandise, and general housekeeping of shelves and merchandise on display. Heavy lifting and unloading truck shipments will be required. You have a high school diploma or equivalent, a friendly and helpful attitude toward customers and good communication skills. Knowledge of hardware and home repairs is an asset. We offer a competitive salary and great working conditions. If you are interested in becoming part of Home Hardware, please forward your resume, quoting the Retail Sales Associate (#837), by Friday, July 31st, 2015 to: Human Resources Department, Home Hardware Stores Limited, 34 Henry St. W., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0 E-mail: hr@homehardware.ca (Microsoft Products Only)

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PART TIME HELP wanted for Linwood area dairy farm. Experience an asset but will train. Call 519-504-5860.

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1 BEDROOM MODERN apartment, close to downtown. Secured entrance, free laundry, A/C, gas stove, lots of closet space. Call Hugh at 519-669-5533 after 6PM available August 1st.

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Dynamic Millwrights is looking for an experienced Mechanical Designer. The Successful applicant will be detail oriented, have strong math skills, exceptional communication/interpersonal skills, and be team player with the ability to work independently. In addition, the successful candidate will have: • Advanced experience with Auto CAD; including 3D drawings • Experience in Industrial sector; knowledge of equipment design. • Reading blue prints • Complete shop drawings for fabrication Company Benefit and Group RRSP package offered. Please forward resume to info@dynamicmillwrights.com

INDUSTRIAL UNIT - For lease or rent. M-2 zoning, 2640 ft2, 16’x16’ electric OH door. 600V, 600 Amp service, gas radiant heat, natural and energy efficient lighting. Please call 519-669-8776 for details.

TRADES & SERVICES BICYCLE REPAIR TO all makes by Certified Mechanics. Will pick up and deliver for a nominal fee. Call Ontario Cycle 519-291-9675 or Text 519-292-0382 to schedule a pick up.

REAL ESTATE ELMIRA - 2 Bedroom Condo for sale. 11/2 bath, laundry rm, storage rm, appliances included. $165,000. To view call 519-669-5279.

GARAGE SALES HUGE RUMMAGE SALE. Sat. July 25, 7 a.m.- 1 p.m. Elmira Pentecostal Church, kitty corner to Tim Hortons on Arthur. Bargains, treats, coffee and more!

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FAMILY ALBUM ANNIVERSARY

BIRTHDAY

Bob and Judie Witney

Please join us for an

We are celebrating our 50th anniversary

Family and friends are invited to an Open House on Sat Aug 8th at the Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St E, Elmira, between 2 and 4pm. No gifts please but donations to the Woolwich food bank would be gratefully accepted if you choose.

OPEN HOUSE

for Lila(Westlake)Frey’s 80th birthday

Sunday, August 2nd, 2 to 4pm Emmanuel Missionary Church 2 First St., W., Elmira Best Wishes Only Please

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Happy 80th Birthday Marilyn Cherry

Happy 40th Birthday Dale!

All Our Love, Jim, Willard, Lois, Matt, Chris, Mark, Lynn, Ben, Stacey

With love from your biggest fans,

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IN MEMORIAM

Happy Sweet 16 Nicole!

Miles Price Hamilton

Colleen, Kenzie, Carter & Zoe

July 25, 1992 – October 22, 2010

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Corporation of the Township of Wellesley TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Wellesley will hold a Public Meeting on the 25th day of August, 2015 at 6:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 4805 William Hastings Line, Crosshill, Ontario, for the purpose of receiving comments with respect to various housekeeping amendments to Zoning By-law 28/2006. THE PROPOSAL: The Township of Wellesley is proposing a number of general amendments to the existing Zoning By-law to correct certain errors, provide additional definitions, clean up unclear wording and make other general changes to the by-law. The proposed amendments affect all lands in the Township. A full copy of the proposed amendments and other background documentation is available from the Township website at www.wellesley.ca. The following items identify some of the more substantive proposed changes to the Zoning By-law. 1. A number of new definitions are added to the Zoning By-law and other definitions will be revised. 2. Section 2.71, farm definition is revised by deleting the 4.0 hectare minimum farm parcel size. 3. Section 2.74, farm related occupation definition is proposed to be revised by removing the 8.0 hectare minimum lot area restriction. 4. That Section 4.2 accessory uses be amended to restrict the accessory building size to being no larger than the primary use on the lands. The maximum building height for accessory buildings is proposed to be increased from 4.88 metres to 6.0 metres. 5. Section 4.22 farm related occupations be amended to increase the number of off farm employees from two (2) to five (5). 6. Section 4.22 Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) setback from existing livestock facilities be amended to specify that MDS I does not apply for additions to existing dwellings. 7. Section 4.28, Non-complying uses is proposed to be changed to recognize that non-complying lots that are changed in size as a result of a severance application are considered to comply with the zoning by-law regulations. 8. Section 19 regulations regarding wind turbines be deleted in their entirety. 9. New regulations are proposed in the Urban Residential, Settlement Residential and Settlement Commercial zones to add in a maximum building coverage restriction. 10. That two new residential zones be added to the by-law to permit medium and higher density residential dwellings. Any persons may attend the public meeting and make written and/ or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed amendment and plan of subdivision.

You would have been 23 today on your birthday and carving up the lake. I’m sure the lakes are beautiful in heaven. Loving you and missing you, always and forever, my dear sweet boy. Love, Mom, Dad, Colin and Cassandra

Mom xoxo 

DEATH NOTICES

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SCHNARR, SANDRA | Passed away at her residence in Elmira

on Monday, July 13, 2015, at the age of 62 years. LICHTY, ELAINE | Passed peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2015. Elaine, formerly of Wellesley, at the age of 56 years.

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Thank You Thank you to everyone who attended our moving sale at 45 Crane Crs. and helped raise money for Ronald McDonald House. Your contributions were greatly appreciated

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Wellesley before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Township of Wellesley to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Wellesley before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Additional information relating to the proposed application is available for inspection during regular business hours at the Municipal Offices of the Township of Wellesley and on our website. Information requests may also be submitted to: Geoff VanderBaaren, Planner, gvanderbaaren@wellesley.ca 4639 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements, ON N0B 2M0 PH: 519.699.3952 FX: 519.699.4540, Dated at the Township of Wellesley this 17th day of July, 2015

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Mapleton - This sought after 4.5 acre country property not only has a lovely open bungalow with a wood burning stove, main floor laundry in the mud room off the garage, but also a newer 30 x 30 shop, currently being used as a horse barn. Enjoy country living just 35 minutes from K-W! MLS 1531802.

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$324,900

SUPER STARTER Linwood - This open concept living room and Dining room walks out to the private patio situated on a large 66 x 217 ft lot only steps from the school. This home also features a detached single car garage and a shed. Don't miss out! MLS 1531340

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METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED Waterloo - Immaculate end unit bungalow condo has everything you need on one level. Two bedrooms with a private ensuite plus a spacious open concept kitchen, dining room living room combo that backs onto a nice deck and green space as well as a double car garage. MLS 1531346

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4 BEDROOMS ON HUGE LOT! Rothsay - This century old home has been refinished top to bottom including new kitchen, bathrooms, deck, main floor laundry, poured concrete foundation, windows, siding, steel roof, electrical and plumbing. Situated on a huge 264’ x 132’ lot, enjoy the country view from the back deck. MLS1525051.

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PRIVATE HAVEN! Drayton - Located on 6 acres this extraordinary home is nestled in picturesque scenery. Featuring: Private lane, 1500 sqft, (30ft x 50ft) workshop with 60amp service, and 1600sqft home. Finished top to bottom with an open layout this rare find is extremely well kept. MLS 1527262.

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PERFECT STARTER OR RETIREMENT PROPERTY Drayton - Eat in kitchen, spacious living room, walk out from the master bedroom to the large back deck, great starter home, or retirement spot. The finished basement includes 2 extra bedrooms and a 3 piece bathroom. Lots of room in the oversized shed at the back of the property. MLS 1521798.

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Earthbound, but ever gazing up Events a chance to look at the heavens through the eyes of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada SCOTT BARBER The great theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking mused, “To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.” Indeed, astronomy, or, the study of that which exists outside of Earth’s atmosphere, is the oldest of the natural sciences, dating back to antiquity. Here in the Waterloo Region, those interested in learning more about space and how to operate a telescope are encouraged to join the Kitchener-Waterloo chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada for a singular Stargazing 101 events at Conestoga Lake. “These are opportunities for our members to gather during the summer months when we don’t hold our regular meetings,” organizer Mike Renner said. “It’s an opportunity to show off the skies to the campers and staff at the park. ... It’s more aligned with beginners and people who just want to observe.” It’s a great chance for newcomers to chat with experienced stargazers, to pick up tips on where to look and how to use a telescope, Renner said. And this time of year there are some great sights to behold. “Saturn is going to be prominent, which is arguably one of the best items to show anyone,” Renner said. “And in the case of the moon as well – it will be a

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Mike Renner of the K-W chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is always eager to share his passion for stargazing. first quarter moon – there are thousands and thousands of craters and mountains that even a small telescope will reveal. So someone who has never seen the moon through an eyepiece is in for a shock. They won’t believe how much detail they can see. And Saturn, similarly, it is like a (three dimensional) item floating there with its rings on display. Both always elicit the ‘ooh’ and ‘aww’ comments from people.” The club has some 125 members who meet regularly throughout the year at a private farm not far from Conestoga Lake. The rural setting is ideal for stargazing, as light pollution in and around urban areas makes it more dif-

ficult to view dim objects in space. “Typically our members don’t have access to nice, dark skies in the city,” Renner said. “Most of us hail from Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge or Guelph, and the skies aren’t very friendly for astronomers in the light polluted cities. So this is a focal point for the summer.” Renner’s interest in the activity, like so many Baby Boomers, arose during NASA’s Apollo missions of the late 1960s and early ’70s. As a young teen, Renner became enthralled with space after learning about the Apollo 8 mission, which saw the first manned spacecraft leave Earth’s space orbit. Soon after, he had his

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own telescope and his lifelong passion for astronomy took flight. “A lot of my peers grew up with the same sort of spark from the space program,” he said. “Now, kids are more in tune with video games than what is happening in space. But we do have a lot of younger members that are joining now, which is great.” When newcomers check out their meetings, Renner says the most common questions are ‘what can I see? And where should I point my telescope?’” They can certainly help you with that, and much, much more. In fact, “if you know where to look, you can see 2.5 million light years with

your naked eye,” Renner said. Add a telescope to the mix, and you can “collect a lot of light to see very dim objects, and they have a resolving power to let you see detail that comes with effective magnification.” It’s a wide, wide world out there, with scientists estimating that there are some 100 billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, and that there are 10 trillion galaxies in the universe. Interested in learning more? Attend the Kitchener-Waterloo chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Stargazing 101 event August 28 at the Conestoga Lake campground parking lot, 6580 Wellington County Rd. in Wallenstein.

Each summer, since as long as I can remember, I wait impatiently for the peas to ripen. When I was a child, Mom planted the rows of peas in the garden in full view of her kitchen window so she could keep an eye on them and us. That did not stop us from trying to sneak a few pods to eat hastily behind the shed! We spent many lazy summer afternoons sitting under the weeping willow tree podding bushels and bushels of peas. Mom paid us per pint of podded peas for our labours ... pennies is what it amounted to. But back then, penny candy was plentiful at the Yatton General Store and we would deliberate and pick and choose for quite some time before we left with a little brown paper bag of stale penny candy. The best way to eat peas is directly from the pod in the pea patch. But blanching and freezing them is second best and each time you eat some in winter you get another taste of summer. In the fall, Mom’s freezer was full of neatly CHEF’S TABLE | 26

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SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT 7-9 p.m., Gore Park, Elmira. Featuring: Gerald Davidson & the Country Versatiles. Bring your own lawn chairs. Free.

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

Real vampires are batty for bacon, or at least theyâ€™ll go for pigs if available WEIRD NOTES

Q. How is a career a lot like a love affair? Feel free to pucker up those opinionated lips. A. There are parallels aplenty here as both are life engagements of a deep sort. Both naturally have their ups and downs, good times and not so good. And just as itâ€™s hard to find the right job, the right lover can be a dicey choice as well, says Madeleine Jacobs, former CEO of the American Chemical Society, in â€œScienceâ€? magazine. One job to last a lifetime? Maybe, maybe not. The same lover over the years? Maybe,

maybe not. â€œTo be worthwhile, relationships and careers must be rich and rewarding and provide an environment in which we can grow and learn,â€? Jacobs says. â€œI canâ€™t imagine staying in a relationship that didnâ€™t have these qualitiesâ€“and what else is a job except a relationship where you spend anywhere from 8 to 16 hours a day.â€? Perhaps Cole Porterâ€™s 1933 musical â€œNymph Errantâ€? has something to say in dealing with these â€œLife Challenges Supremeâ€?: With spunky heroine Evangeline intent on losing her virginity, her chemistry teacher exhorts her in song: â€œTo do what all good scientists do/ Experiment/.../ Be curious/.../ Get furious/

At each attempt to hold you down./ If this advice you always employ/ The future can offer you infinite joy./.../ Experiment/ And youâ€™ll see.â€? Q. The three wooded acres contain â€œbodies stuffed inside cars, enshrouded in plastic, rotting in shallow graves.â€? What is this so-called â€œbody farmâ€? doing on the grounds of the University of Tennessee?

A. Set up in the 1980s, itâ€™s

the Forensic Anthropology Center, the oldest facility in the country dedicated to helping investigators determine time of death in criminal cases, says Renee Ebersole in â€œMental Flossâ€? magazine. The brainchild of anthropologist Bill Bass, the farm was the first to help pinpoint how a body rots:

help scientists uncover clandestine burial sites in the worldâ€™s most dangerous conflict zones.â€? Q. The truth of the matter is far from glamorous but what is it that vampires prefer feeding on?

â€œHow long until the arms fall off? When does the skull start showing through? How long before all the flesh is gone?â€? Bass and his students found that, not surprisingly, a body decays faster in summer than in winter, in sun than in shade, wearing wool rather than cotton (since wool preserves heat). Also crucial are corpsefeeding insects, especially blowflies, which lay their eggs in the bodyâ€™s damp orifices and whose lifecycle marks the hours since death occurred. Taken together, these two factors make it possible to estimate quite accurately how long a person has been dead. Recently, the Center began â€œa cutting edge threeyear experiment that may

A. Oh, make that common vampire bats. Researchers knew that one of the few ways to detect whose blood the bats suck and which blood they like best is by taking excrement samplings and studying them for telltale DNA, says Chris Cesare in â€œScienceâ€? magazine. To collect viable samples, researchers spent 47 nights in 18 villages in the Amazon, capturing 157 bats. Their findings: 60% of the feces contained chicken DNA, while just 30% contained pig DNA. So how

could the magazine declare that â€œvampire bats prefer baconâ€?? After accounting for the relative scarcity of pigs, the scientists statistically concluded that â€œvampire bats were seven times more likely to feed on pigs than chance alone would have predicted.â€? Perhaps, they speculated, batsâ€™ saliva â€œis better at liquefying mammal blood than bird blood. In addition, pigs had the highest concentration of red blood cells.â€? Ultimately, such research may aid in understanding the batsâ€™ role in transmitting the rabies virus.

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

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ACROSS 1. Chaotic 5. Physics lab device, for short 10. Cannabis concoction 15. â€œ___ Not There,â€? 2007 film 16. Propel, in a way 18. Roll up 19. Cliffside dwelling 20. Pastureland 22. Third word of many limericks 24. Do schoolwork? 26. Clock standard: Abbr. 27. Linda ___, Supergirlâ€™s alias 28. Animal with a mane 30. ___ Wednesday 31. â€˜Monopolyâ€™ square 32. Blah 34. Cut down 36. Hacienda hand, maybe 38. Tagged player

39. â€˜50s audiophileâ€™s purchase 41. Rapid transit 42. Dead-on 44. Yours truly 46. Ballpoint, e.g. 47. Used before a vowel 48. Word before large 49. Beeâ€™s cousin 51. Erupt 53. Ego counterpart 54. Become unhinged 55. Maiden name preceder 56. Kind of column 57. Stylish 58. Swear words 59. Stopping point 60. Big Apple inits. 61. Sideways 62. Dutch pottery city 63. PM preceder 65. ___ lab 66. Gift-tag word

67. Rwandan people 69. ___-friendly 70. Onion relative 71. Icelandic epic DOWN 1. Water barrier 2. Arab leader 3. â€œWho cares?â€? 4. Small sailing vessel 6. In event that 7. Cashew, e.g. 8. Length x width, for a rectangle 9. Catch 10. â€œ___, humbug!â€? 11. That man 12. Jasonâ€™s ship 13. Game with matchsticks 14. Bribe 17. Cereal fruit 21. â€œAwright!â€? 23. Costa del ___ 25. Leopardâ€™s kin

29. Water nymph 31. Vex, with â€œatâ€? 33. Two-legged 35. â€œSilent Nightâ€? adjective 37. Plow puller 38. In and of ___ 40. Handful 43. Ear part 45. Catch a glimpse of 48. A chip, maybe 50. Bombard 52. Ice cream flavor 53. Publicity, slangily 54. Amniotic ___ 56. â€œ___ momentâ€? 57. Part of the verb â€œto beâ€? 58. ___ or about 59. You and I 64. Lively Polish dance 65. Drenched 66. Most northerly region 68. Angry, with â€œoffâ€?

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packaged vegetables from the garden that would last the winter until the next garden season came. I made this pasta salad with the first fresh peas and herbs from my garden on the weekend. For the best flavour, let the salad marinate overnight in the fridge.

Pasta Salad with Peas and Ham 2 cups rotini pasta 1-1/2 cups raw shelled peas

2 Tbsp. fresh oregano, chopped 2 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped 1/2 cup green onion, sliced 2 cups ham, cubed 1 red pepper, diced Dressing: 1/3 cup olive oil 2 Tbsp. vinegar 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 2 Tbsp. soya sauce 1 clove garlic, minced 3/4 tsp. salt Freshly grated black pepper

Cook pasta according to manufacturerâ€™s instructions in lightly salted water. Drain pasta and cool under cold running water. Let it sit in a strainer while

you prepare the rest of the ingredients. Assemble salad ingredients in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients and then pour it over the vegetables and cooked pasta. Stir gently to coat. Marinate overnight. Serves 6-8.

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MORE BI-WEEKLY

AND GET

T:13.5”

INCLUDES SPECIAL $1,000 JEEP BONUS CASH* ENHANCEMENT UNTIL JULY 31

Starting From Price for 2015 Jeep Patriot North Edition shown: $22,535.§

Starting From Price for 2015 Jeep Wrangler Sport S shown: $28,640.§

2015 JEEP PATRIOT SPORT 4X2

THE MOST CAPABLE OFF-ROAD VEHICLE IN ITS CLASS√

116 3.49 0

BI-WEEKLY FINANCING‡

2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO

THE MOST AFFORDABLE SUV IN CANADA∆

2015 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DOOR SPORT 4X4 AVAILABLE

OR GET

FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

INCLUDES $2,500 JEEP CASH*

AVAILABLE

CANADA’S MOST AWARDED SUV EVER±

85 3.49 0 99 4.99 %

BI-WEEKLY FINANCING‡

FINANCING† FOR 48 MONTHS

Starting From Price for 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland shown: $58,690.§

OR GET

FOR 96 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN

FINANCING† FOR 48 MONTHS

WEEKLY LEASE♦

OR GET

FOR 60 MONTHS WITH $4,998 DOWN

OR PURCHASE FOR

STEP UP TO THE OVERLAND AND GET A

NO CHARGE 3.OL V6

FINANCING† FOR 48 MONTHS

INCLUDES $2,500 LEASE CASH ¥

PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES $3,750 CONSUMER CASH,* FREIGHT AND FEES. TAXES AND RETAILER CHARGES EXTRA.+

AVAILABLE

INCLUDES $3,750 JEEP CASH*

15,495

% $

$4,995 VALUE

ADDITIONAL $1,000 OFF SELECT VEHICLES IN STOCK THE LONGEST.≈ +Your local retailer may charge additional fees for administration/pre-delivery that can range from $0 to $1,098 and anti-theft/safety products that can range from $0 to $1,298. Charges may vary by retailer. Wise customers read the fine print: ◊, ➤, †, ‡, *, ♦, ¥, ≈, § The Trade In Trade Up Summer Clearance Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected in-stock new and unused models purchased/leased from participating retailers on or after July 1, 2015. Offers subject to change and may be extended or changed without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695), air-conditioning charge (if applicable), tire levy and OMVIC fee. Pricing excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Financing and lease offers available to qualified customers on approved credit. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. ◊Total Discounts of $3,750 consist of $3,750 Consumer Cash on the 2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2 (25D). Total Discounts of Consumer Cash/Lease Cash discounts are deducted from the negotiated lease price before taxes. ➤2.99% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on select new 2015 models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD (24A) with a Purchase Price of $24,495 with a $0 down payment, financed at 2.99% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $133 with a cost of borrowing of $3,077 and a total obligation of $27,571.64. †0% purchase financing for up to 72 months available on select new models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport (24A)/2015 Jeep Renegade Sport 4x2 (21A)/2015 Jeep Wrangler 2-Door 4x4 (23B)/2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2 (25D)/2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (23E) with a Purchase Price of $24,495/$19,995/$20,995/$15,495/$39,395 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 72/48/48/48/48 months equals 156/104/104/104/104 bi-weekly payments of $157/$192/$202/$149/$379 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $24,495/$19,995/$20,995/$15,495/$39,395. ‡3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on new select models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2015 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2 (25D)/2015 Jeep Wrangler 2-Door 4x4 (23B) with a Purchase Price of $15,495/$20,995 with a $0 down payment, financed at 3.49% for 96 months equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $85/$116 with a cost of borrowing of $2,286/$3,097 and a total obligation of $17,781/$24,092.43. *Jeep Cash/Consumer Cash Discounts are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. ♦4.99% lease financing of up to 60 months available on approved credit through WS Leasing Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Westminster Savings Credit Union) to qualified customers on applicable new 2013, 2014 and 2015 models at participating retailers in Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (23E) with a Purchase Price of $37,125 leased at 4.99% over 60 months with $4,998 down payment, equals 240 weekly payments of $99.48 with a cost of borrowing of $6,173.80 and a total obligation of $29,637.40. 22,000 kilometre/year allowance. Charge of $0.18 per excess kilometre. Some conditions apply. ¥$2,500 Lease Cash available on the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (23E). Lease Cash is deducted from the negotiated lease price before taxes. ≈Additional $1,000 Bonus Cash applies to the retail purchase/lease of the oldest 10% of 2015 vehicles in retailer inventory from July 1 to 31, 2015 and will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Some exclusions may apply. See participating retailers for complete details. §Starting From Prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g., paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ∆Based on 2014 Ward’s Sport and Cross Utility segmentations. ∞Based on 2014 Ward’s Middle Cross Utility segmentation. √Based on 2014 Ward’s Small Sport Utility segmentation. ±Jeep Grand Cherokee has received more awards over its lifetime than any other SUV. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under license by FCA Canada Inc. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc.

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THE OBSERVER | JULY 25, 2015

3 DAYS ONLY!

BLOW-OUT!

SUMMER

LAMINATE IN STOCK

LAMINATE 12.3 MM CLICK LAMINATE

IN STOCK

25YR WARRANTY

SWITZERLAND

IN STOCK

REG 1.47

IN STOCK

PER SQ FT

HARDWOOD SOLID HARDWOOD

IN STOCK

FIRST SERVED!

REG 3.99

2 NEW COLOURS!

PER SQ FT

REG 2.99

TILE PORCELAIN TILE

IN STOCK

PER SQ FT

REG 2.99

DOOR HANDLES IN STOCK

FIRST COME

FIRST SERVED!

EACH

REG 3.99

EACH

CLICK VINYL TILES

IN STOCK

GROUTABLE!

$ 97

3 NEW COLOURS!

37 $ 97 7x10

57 $ 127 $

8x11

PER SQ FT

REG 4.99

TILE BAMBOO SERIES

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5x8

EACH

VINYL

PER SQ FT

AREA RUGS! 4x6

FROM

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PER SQ FT

$ 97

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IN STOCK

VINYL CLICK VINYL LUXURY PLANKS

IN STOCK

$ 37

12x15

STAIR TREADS

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PER SQ FT

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12x9

REG 3.99

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$ 99

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$ 49

REG 2.99

PER SQ FT

REG 2.99

CARPET

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CARPET CARPET TILES

IN STOCK

$ 37

MADE IN

PER SQ FT

REG 2.99

FREE UNDERPAD!

CANADA!

AC4 COMMERCIAL GRADE!

PER SQ FT

CARPET BERBER OR FRIEZE

LAMINATE

IN STOCK

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MADE IN

SAT JULY 25 9-6 SUN JULY 26 11-5 MON JULY 27 9-9

PER SQ FT

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