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Residents unite to save Victoria Glen Woolwich looking at declaring the land surplus, opening the door to residential development

The threat of losing some green space has a large group of Elmira residents seeing red. Woolwich councillors can expect to get an earful Tuesday night as they discuss turning a portion of Victoria Glen park over to developers. At issue is a township proposal to declare as surplus a total of about three acres of land it owns, a prelude perhaps to a builder clearing the forest to make room for residential development. The properties in question are in Elmira’s north end, bounded by Victoria Glen Street, Snyder Avenue North and Dunke Street North. The Kissing Bridge Trail See VICTORIA GLEN page »02

IN IT TOGEThER given that it’s home to some of the largest trees in Elmira, residents Cheryl Fisher (left), Karen Orr and Brad Fisher are part of a growing group looking to save Victoria glen park.

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runs to the north. The portions of parkland under discussion run along a portion of the existing Victoria Glen Street, and would front on either side of that route’s extension on an unopened road allowance between Dunke Street and Snyder Avenue. The sites in question make up about 20 per cent of the forested area. Neighbourhood reaction to the proposal was swift, as residents quickly circulated a petition that has already garnered more than 600 names. A meeting last week at Trinity United Church drew more than 100 people. “People are concerned about this issue. It keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger,” Snyder Avenue North resident Karen Orr said of the community response. She along with some 30 others have formed the Friends of Preserve Victoria Glen Park ini-

tiative. The group wants to halt any thought of destroying part of the parkland. “It’s a valuable resource. It’s not the money that’s the value, it’s the forest, the green space,” she said in an interview. Cheryl Fisher, a lifelong resident of Elmira who lives on Riverside Drive West with her husband Brad, said Victoria Glen is a popular spot for the whole community, not just people in the neighbourhod. Initial information gathered by the group traces the park back to 1914, when it was purchased for $2,000. Some of the land appears to have been given residential zoning in 1948, she explained, calling that zoning inappropriate. She was taken aback when the township circulated information about the proposal for residential development. “It doesn’t make a lot of sense after 61 years to all

of a sudden decide now is the time to develop the land. It’s always been a park.” For Brad Fisher, the fight involves saving the wide variety of animal and plant life in the forested area. If the township starts chipping away at the site, it could damage the micro-ecosystem in place there. “It’s a very significant area environmentally,” he said. “You’ll find the largest and oldest trees in Elmira there.” Such fears are unfounded at this point, however, cautions Laurel Davies Snyder, Woolwich’s economic development and tourism officer. Next week’s public meeting to discuss the future of the Victoria Glen land is part of a larger review of township-owned land. While most are small parcels such as unopened road allowances or rights of way, the relatively larger tracts at issue in Victoria Glen warrant being

looked at separately, she said. There are no plans for the land, and no one has pitched a development proposal, but the township has come up with a few scenarios for the site, which could house up to a couple of dozen homes depending on lot size and configuration. “There are a lot of options as to what could go there based on the residential zoning,” said Davies Snyder. One of those options is to leave the land as it is today. That would certainly make residents happy, but they’re preparing to make their case rather than letting the chips fall where they may. In preparing a case for preserving the forest, Orr found many others shared her concerns. Initially, she thought this would be a neighbourhood issue, but quickly discovered it’s a resource enjoyed by many others in Elmira and beyond.

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Victoria Glen: Zoned to allow for new homes to be built

A NATURAL WONDER Brad Fisher appreciates the area for the wide variety of flora and fauna to be found there.

“People using the trails – this is a heavily used part of the trail system – are happy to sign our petition. They’re from all over Elmira, and also from Conestogo, St. Jacobs and elsewhere.” The initial public meeting to gather feedback is set for June 23 at 7 p.m. in Woolwich council

chambers. Officials are expecting a large turnout, and many people have already signaled their intent to speak about the issue. The preservation group has an active blog (http://preservevictoriaglenpark.blogspot. com) in support of its cause.

Classic cars take centre stage in Knights’ fundraiser MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Automobile enthusiasts will get a chance to see some of their favourite vintage vehicles at the Heritage Community Park in Maryhill June 27. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., vintage cars of all types will dot the landscape as part of the Maryhill Knights of Columbus’ effort to raise funds for its charitable projects. “We have a fun thing for everybody,” said event chair and third degree Knight Robert Gobbi. “We’re expecting 200plus cars at the show. All different eras: from model As and Model Ts right up to late 1960s and 1970s Ford Mustangs and Firebirds.” In addition to the cars, the event will also feature face-painting for kids, food and refreshments as well as a live band: The Hogans will perform music from the 1970s and 1980s throughout the day.

Tickets will also be on sale for a chance to win a 1967 Mustang convertible. Sponsored by the Delhi Knights of Columbus, tickets for this prize – which will likely be raffled off in February – will also be sold at next week’s event. “We’ve got a wide range of organizations that we support throughout the year. That money goes into helping our local community with various projects that we support,” said Gobbi. Car admission is $10 with prizes awarded to the top three cars; general admission is $2 per person or $5 per family. Funds raised will go toward Knights of Columbus charities, including an area drop-in centre and specific individuals in the community in need of assistance with medical issues. The Knights are also working with a local play group to help offset the organization’s rental fees at the Maryhill Heritage Community Centre.

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“We didn’t quite think we’d be here for 33 years, but it’s amazing how things develop” Donna Lenz

MUSICAL SENDOFF Donna Lenz is retiring from giving piano and voice lessons after 33 years of teaching in Elmira. A number of her former students are organizing a concert for her at Trinity United Church June 25 at 7 p.m. PHOTO | joni miltenburg

Three decades of music

Set to retire, Donna Lenz has influenced hundreds of students in teaching piano and voice for 33 years JONI MILTENBURG When Donna Lenz decided it was time to retire from giving music lessons, she planned to quietly “fizzle into the sunset.” But after 33 years of teaching in Elmira, she has several hundred former students who weren’t going to let her go without a party. Her former students have organized a musical performance set for 7 p.m. on June 25, at Trinity United Church. Lenz is down to seven students now, four of whom are graduating and heading to university. She teaches both piano and voice, and until the past few years, she was the only voice teacher in Elmira. Now that there are two other teachers in town, she doesn’t feel she’s abandoning her students.

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“This is a good year for me to say enough is enough,” Lenz said. One of those new teachers is Angela Brubacher, a former student who said Lenz was an important part of her musical development. “She’s a really good combination of being knowledgeable, knowing what she needs out of you, and being a very warm person at the same time,” Brubacher said. “Laughter is a big part of how she approaches her lessons.” Lenz moved to Elmira from the Maritimes in 1976. Originally from Prince Edward Island, she met her husband Fred at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, where they were both studying music and education. They taught in Nova Scotia for a year before moving to Ontario. Fred’s job was

only a one-year contract and the Nova Scotia curriculum didn’t include strings, which is what he wanted to teach. He was offered a job at EDSS, and Donna figured she’d find something here. “We didn’t quite think we’d be here for 33 years, but it’s amazing how things develop,” she said. Donna’s teaching license wasn’t recognized in Ontario, so she worked at Home Hardware and took on a few piano students while upgrading her certification. By the time she had completed those courses, the Lenzes were expecting their first child. “I decided teaching was great job to do and be an at-home mom,” she said. She has enjoyed being around young people, and said that’s what she’ll miss most after she retires.

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Region prepares to gamble your money on LRT experiment Region of Waterloo residents will be forgiven for feeling like they’re being, well, railroaded into the light rail transit proposal that’s likely to win council approval next week despite opposition and common sense. From the beginning, the process has been skewed in favour of the train rather than buses, which even LRT boosters admit make more sense from a transit perspective. The real goal behind spending $710 million on a train linking Conestoga Mall in Waterloo to Fairview Park in Kitchener is to encourage growth along that corridor. Essentially, the region argues people will choose to live and businesses choose to locate along the rail lines. This intensification will control suburban sprawl and take cars off the roads as the region’s population grows over the next two decades. If we’re interested in transit, rapid buses make more sense, but the train is a development tool, say boosters. It’s a nice theory, but the jury is still out on whether it works. A Conference Board of Canada report from 2007 suggests the experiment is likely to fail. “In Canada, most big cities aim to support public transit by linking land use and transportation planning with higher density residential and commercial development. Nevertheless, policy initiatives aimed specifically at more sustainable land use have had a

disappointing track record,” says the organization in “Sustainable Urban Transportation: A Winning Strategy for Canada.” A variety of other studies have found that investing in public transit is another approach that has had limited success in North America. Traditional rail transit systems operate on a huband-spoke network. When cities were more compact and jobs concentrated in a central district, such networks worked well. But they are ill-suited to the dispersed trips that people actually take today, and they are very expensive to build and operate. Therein lies the rub. The limited, fixed system that comes with the LRT option is anathema to the way we want to live. Bus rapid transit, the option proposed for the Cambridge link at a cost of $80 million, offers much more flexibility at a tremendously lower cost, but has been dismissed because intensification has been deemed the prime goal, even though it appears unlikely to be reached. The Conference Board report recognizes even the most ideal transit system – and in scope, convenience and frequency, the regional plan doesn’t come close to that designation – is not enough to get us out of our cars, let alone change the residential and business patterns. “Improving the viability of public transportation is not enough – on its own – to guarantee the changes in travel behaviour that are essential to achieving sustainable urban transportation. Incentives to leave the car at home need to be combined with disin-

centives to use the car.” By disincentives, the report means adding additional costs such as road tolls and other barriers in order to force people out of their cars. Other financial burdens include the model adopted in London, England whereby car drivers are charged high fares simply to enter the central zone of the city. Such measures are likely to meet staunch opposition from Canadians, however. Drivers already pay far more in fuel taxes than governments spend on roads. Yes, there are social and environmental costs related to our dependence on the automobile, but significant “sin” taxes are already being collected. Statistics Canada figures indicate that federal fuel taxes bring in about $4 billion a year, with only 10 per cent of that money being spent on roads. But promoting transit, especially fixed, inflexible rail systems, goes beyond changing – or, more to the point, penalizing – our love affair with our cars: it means altering our entire landuse policy. With the LRT, the region

argues intensification will naturally occur along the line, reversing our desire to live and work outside the urban core. In large cities such as Toronto, people have been driven out to the suburbs by rising prices, exorbitant taxes, crime and the desire for elbow room. Businesses, too, moved out of the cores because of the same land cost and tax pressures, along with a greater availability of space and services. While the region’s cities have not had problems on the same scale, most of us have sought to avoid the cores for various reasons. That phenomenon is not likely to change. In Kitchener, for instance, a recent study shows 90 per cent of new homes built in the next few decades will be on land on the city’s periphery. Much of the employment land to be developed will be not in downtown Kitchener, Waterloo or even Cambridge, but around Breslau; that’s even official regional policy. “Further exacerbating the urban transportation problems is the phenomenon of “employment sprawl.”

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The union representing LCBO workers in Elmira, Elora, Fergus, New Hamburg, Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Guelph this week opened a strike headquarters in advance of a June 24 strike deadline. The members of the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union Local 285 will use the union’s Guelph office on Speedvale Avenue to coordinate any action should a strike occur. “The goal of our negotiations is not to go on strike, but to bargain a collective agreement that protects and creates jobs in our community,” said Paula Sossi, president of Local 285, in a statement. “We are hoping to get a deal, but we need to be prepared in case we don’t.”

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Waterloo Region ranked second among Ontario communities during the Commuter Challenge held May 31 to June 6. A total of 64 organizations and 1,433 individuals gave up driving, commuting roughly 110,000 kilometres in sustainable and active ways, the equivalent of four roundtrip flights to Hong Kong. The alternate measure kept 18,300 kilograms of harmful greenhouse gases out of the air and saved close to $7,000 in fuel costs.

Open house for Conestogo Dam The Grand River Conservation Authority’s plans for upgrades at the Conestogo Dam will be discussed June 25 at a public open house for residents of Woolwich, Wellesley and Mapleton townships. The event is set for 7-9 p.m. at the Floradale fire hall, 50 Florapine Rd. Under discussion will be two major projects worth a total of about $23 million to upgrade several important parts of the dam, and a new emergency preparedness and response plan, which has been developed by the GRCA, municipal governments and emergency response agencies, to protect residents of Glen Allan, St. Jacobs and other Conestogo River communities in the unlikely event of a dam emergency.

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Feds, province contribute to four projects in township; Wellesley will see $1.3 million STEVE KANNON It won’t be on the scale of roadwork seen in Elmira this spring, but drivers can count on detouring around more construction next year, as the federal and provincial governments have ponied up millions of dollars for infrastructure projects in the townships. Woolwich will receive just shy of $6 million for four projects; Wellesley will get $1.3 million for three of its roads projects. With Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht and his provincial counterpart, Leeanna Pendergast, at Woolwich council chambers June 12 to dole out money, there was nothing but smiles going around. Two projects in Elmira – the reconstruction of Snyder Avenue and Samuel Street – are slated to cost $2.6 million apiece. The township will pay a third of the cost, with the federal and provincial governments each

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CASHING IN Smiles abounded June 12 as Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht (back, third from left) and his provincial counterpart Leeanna Pendergast (front, right) visited Woolwich council chambers to announce infrastructure funding for Woolwich, Wilmot and Wellesley townships. Happy to take the cash were (back row) Woolwich Coun. Mark Bauman, Wellesley Mayor Ross Kelterborn, Wilmot Mayor Wayne Roth, Wellesley Coun. Jim Olender, Woolwich Coun. Murray Martin, (front row) Woolwich Coun. Sandy Shantz and Woolwich Mayor Bill Strauss.

picking up a third, working out to $1,733,334. Each of the senior governments will contribute $400,000 toward the resurfacing of Floradale Road and the rehabilitation of the Floradale Bridge, a project estimated to cost $1.2 million. In short order, the combined Building Canada

grant of $1.7 million will be put to work in construction of the Breslau Community Centre. That project is expected to get underway shortly. Richard Petherick, Woolwich’s director of finance, said the first step in the road projects will be to release requests for proposals to hire engineering consul-

tants to plan the work, sending the construction portion out to tender early in 2010. In Wellesley, the funding announced last week will support the resurfacing of Hessen Strasse, between Moser Young and Hutchison roads, at a total cost of $1.3 million; the Building Canada money will amount

to $843,000. Resurfacing is also planned for a stretch of Weimar Line between Greenwood Hill Road and Hutchison Road, with the federal and provincial contributions covering $246,000 of the $369,000 budget. A smaller project, the upgrade of handrails on the Siegner Bridge, See STIMULUS page »06

Tighten assisted-suicide legislation, says local MP Albrecht wants Criminal Code language updated to include current technologies MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Canada’s Criminal Code may not be clear enough when dealing with people who assist others to commit suicide, says the MP for Kitchener-Conestoga. Conservative Harold Albrecht this week held a media conference with Deborah Chevalier, the mother of Nadia Kajouji, a Carleton University student who was coun-

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in May. That motion could be debated in the fall. “Part of my goal is being realized in simply drawing attention to this as a risk – obviously, the end goal we want to see [is] these words in the legislation,” said Albrecht in an interview, noting that the lack of clarity in the Criminal Code could allow for a dangerous loophole. As it reads now, the code makes

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will see Wellesley receive $190,000 toward the $285,000 total budget. Unlike his Woolwich counterpart, Mayor Bill Strauss, who said he would welcome Albrecht and Pendergast to return with money again soon, Wellesley Mayor Ross Kelterborn noted his township has many projects, but nowhere near enough money to pay for even one-third of the cost. He also worried that doing all this infrastructure work at the same time would lead to it deteriorating at the same time decades down the road, putting the township in a tight financial bind again at that time. Still, he said he was “happy to get the funds” to help with the current needs. Each of the projects was chosen because the work could be done quickly enough under the governments’ stimulus program to offset the downturn in the economy. “This funding is intended to help Ontario communities get shovels

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in the ground quickly – within the next two construction seasons – to create jobs and stimulate the economy,” said Albrecht. First off the mark, perhaps as early as this week, will be the Breslau Community Centre, a $2.5-million facility. Work is slated to be completed by mid-December. The 10,000-square-foot structure will be joined to the existing Empire Communities Ltd. sales office, which is to be turned over to the township when the 475-home

subdivision is built out. The Ventin Group Architects’ final design came after a long process of consultation with residents and the Breslau Recreation Association. While the final price tag, the lowest of 12 bids, was some $460,000 higher than budgeted for, the financing was deemed workable. Changes to the development charges formula, plus community fundraising in excess of the original $330,000 target will reduce the gap to $106,000. Community fundraising efforts con-

tinue. The new building, a gymnasium/community centre, will be built to complement the existing sales pavilion erected by Empire Communities. That structure is 3,600 sq. ft.; with the basement included, it provides about 7,000 sq. ft. Under a deal made with the township in 2006, the company located the facility at Breslau Memorial Park with the intention of selling it to the municipality for $2 when the subdivision is built out.

Motion: Looking for updated wording » From page 05

that making specific mention of certain technologies would be a better safeguard against potential loopholes, and, in an “Internet age,” would send a stronger deterrent message to “anyone who might think they could lurk in an anonymous fashion.” Nadia Kajouji, 18 at the time of her March

2008 disappearance, had entered some Internet chat rooms looking for comfort as she struggled with depression. Roughly a month after disappearing, her body was found in the Ottawa River and police deemed the death a suicide. The investigation eventually widened, and a male nurse in Minnesota was connected to the case

allegedly having counselled Kajouji and others to end their lives. Albrecht contacted Kajouji’s family after following her story in the Ottawa media. “The whole issue of assisted suicide is one that I feel strongly about. I think all of us at one point or another have gone through some periods of discouragement

or depression, and for those for whom it’s a little longer period of time, what we don’t need is someone coming along and encouraging us to end it all or throw away the very gift of life,” said Albrecht, adding that the motion has received support from members of various parties. The motion will be up for debate in September.

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Community foundation looks to boost profile in Wellesley MARC MIQUEL HELSEN In the last eight years of operation the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) has seen merely one request for assistance from a service group or organization in Wellesley Township. Not a good record for an organization whose geographic area covers Kitchener, Waterloo, Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot. “My belief is that purely and simply we’re not known. People don’t know that we’re here and we’re here to serve Wellesley,” said the organization’s CEO, Rosemary Smith, who addressed township

council Tuesday night. Her visit to Crosshill was prompted by a desire to raise the foundation’s profile, letting residents know it’s able to help local organizations in need of funding support. “I’m really here to make you aware that we have a granting process that serves all.” The KWCF is a “charity for charities.” It does not provide charitable services but instead helps other community organizations by providing them with funds for new programs, capital needs, student awards and more. It provides them with ‘venture capital’ so that they may, in turn, establish new projects and

programs and helps new organizations with their start-up costs. It does not, however, offer ongoing funding to cover operating costs of organizations from year to year. At Tuesday’s meeting, Wellesley chief administrative officer Susan Duke noted that the sparse requests from within the township were likely the result of past confusion about the KWCF’s range of coverage. “I think you’re dead-

on that it now needs to be promoted properly in the community; there are so many organizations here that are in a fledgling state that could take advantage of what you have to offer,” Duke said. She also lauded the organization for allowing the municipality to step in and ‘sponsor’ groups not registered as charities searching for funding. While the KWCF requires that an applicant must be a registered charity recognized by

the Income Tax Act, it will consider applications by non-registered charitable groups if the township sponsors them and acts as a legal entity “that will take responsibility for ensuring that the money is spent in the way that the money said it would be spent,” Smith explained. KWCF receives its funding primarily from individual donors. Some funding also comes from companies and some Trillium Foundation grants. It has supported

451 organizations and assists anyone from Catholic Family Counselling and KW Counselling to MT Space, a group that offers a program of plays and performances geared towards immigrants and newly arrived Canadians. Applications for funding are available at the KWCF website and a grants manager is available to help applicants see whether they qualify for funding before submitting their applications.

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Crosshill church’s fundraising has local, international goals MARC MIQUEL HELSEN

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It was a community fundraiser held by the Crosshill Mennonite Church, meant to help the congregation’s neighbours in Wellesley … and Haiti. Last weekend, the church held a rummage sale, a tearoom, and a rhubarb and bake sale to raise money for two of its community building projects: the first involves building affordable housing for large rural families in Wellesley, including Low German families living in the area; and the second involves sending a team of volunteers, along with building and medical supplies, to Haiti to help build homes for impoverished residents near a mission. The affordable housing

project in Wellesley encompasses building two semi-detached homes that should be ready by November. The project is a team effort bringing together the resources of local builders and volunteers from the Old Colony Mennonite Churches in Ontario. The project is to be in the vein of a barn-raising. “Basically people are providing free labour and in the end there’s an affordable house for the poorest people that are living in the rural country right now, which are the Mexican Mennonites,” said Margaret Holst, one of the event organizers. Many tradespeople from local churches have already committed to donating their services, materials or a combination of both. Tenants will be selected from the caseloads of four out-

FOR ThE CAUSE Nikolas loBrutto, Dawson Shantz, Ashlyn Shantz, and Sheila loBrutto get in on the fun at Crosshill mennonite Church’s tearoom and rummage sale june 13.

reach workers on a priority basis. Crosshill Mennonite Church’s second project will involve bringing together funds and people in support of mission work in Cabaret, Haiti. The group hopes to enlist some 30 to 40 volunteers by February to travel to impoverished areas of the city and help build concrete homes – better able to withstand the elements in an area where mud huts are common – and provide medical services to people who are too poor to access such services in their own country. Volunteers must each pay his or her way (around $1,800). This will cover the costs of transportation and room and board. In Haiti, volunteers will be able to work within the construction side of the project or its medical focus. Crosshill Mennonite Church is taking on this specific project in Cabaret for the first time and is connecting there with Mission of Hope, a mission that has a permanent presence in the country. “We try to get a team together and give as much medical care as we can in the two weeks that we’re there for people who never see doctors,” said Holst, who, having already travelled to Haiti twice, brought the idea to her fellow parishioners at Crosshill. Having gone with a Niagara-area church, Holst returned more than en-

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Library targets adults for summer reading program JONI MILTENBURG

to solve the mystery is by completing weekly puzzle sheets. The clues will add up to answer the question “What’s brewing at the library?” Answers to the mystery have to be submitted before August 15, when the solution will be revealed

and one correct guesser will receive a prize pack. Sheryl Tilley, supervisor of the Elmira branch, brought the idea with her from Wellesley, where she was posted before moving to Woolwich. Last summer, library staff ran a series

of trivia questions for adults based on TV comedy shows. Tilley chuckled remembering how the answer to one question lay in the theme song from “Gilligan’s Island,” and patrons serenaded the children’s librarian all day,

trying to figure it out. “We just want to make this fun,” she said. “We’re just hoping to engage people in the library as a community place to come that’s fun – and we’ve got more than just books. Although books are great too.”

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If you head straight for the mystery section or flip to shows like CSI on television, let your sleuthing instincts lead you to the Elmira library this summer. Library staff are expanding the summer reading club beyond the children’s section and starting the “Summer of Mystery 2009” for adults. There will be two parts to the program, starting the week of July 6.

The first is a weekly series of trivia questions drawing on patrons’ knowledge of TV shows like Bones, NCIS or CSI. Answers will be posted the following week, and one correct answer will be pulled from a draw for a weekly prize. The other part is a mystery that patrons have to solve using weekly clues. A new clue will be revealed every week, directing people to a literary reference, historical fact or an item to be found in the library. The other way

SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY St. Teresa of Avila Church in Elmira held its popular annual garden party June 12. Among those taking part in the festivities were (from left) Buttons the Clown, Cassie Cowan and Sandy MacDonald, who roamed the site providing musical entertainment.

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» LAW & ORDER

Man wanders into farm kitchen, ends up in jail June 10

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June 11

1:20 PM | Police found an abandoned car in a bush in the area of Line 86 and Side Road 19, just outside Waterloo Region’s boundaries. Inside the car, police found a pickaxe, some fertilizer and a shovel. The plates had been removed from the vehicle. However, the vehicle’s serial number led police to the vehicle’s owner, a young man from Palmerston. A marijuana grow op was found in the area near the vehicle.

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June 12

7:00 PM | A 17-year-old man revealed what appeared to be a gun and then pointed it at his landlord. The individual, a boarder at a home in the area of Line 86 near County Road 12, appears to have gotten into an argument with the landlord. The individual then took off after pointing the weapon. Police found him walking down Line 86, arrested him and charged him with several weapons offenses. It turns out the weapons used in the confrontation were in fact a paintball gun and a gun

A young resident of a Kressler Road and Boomer Line home found a man inside her kitchen about 7 p.m. on June 11. Her father was out in the barn at the time and had left the door to the house open. The man, described as a “wild” guy came in asking for some food, refusing to give his name. He added that he had been walking all night. Police arrived on scene and arrested the 46-year-old man. The family did not wish to press any charges but the man was nevertheless taken to jail on an outstanding warrant. then found that a rock had been thrown through the window, causing an estimated $300 worth of damage. The home appears to have been a random target.

that serves as a lighter. 8:00 PM | A collision occurred in the area of Line 86 and County Road 12 where an SUV rearended a pickup truck hauling a trailer. There were no injuries.

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Setting the Wheels in Motion

June 13

1:00 AM | A resident of Falcon Drive in Elmira reported a theft from their vehicle. The complainant spotted a youth going through her vehicle who then took off down Church Street with some other individuals. One of the individuals was described as a 16- or 17-year-old male, with a slim build, roughly 5’9”, and with spiky brown hair; he was wearing a white T-shirt with brown shorts with designs at the time. 1:00 AM | A broken window was reported in the area of Park and Peter streets in St. Clements. The complainant reported hearing a noise and

9:00 AM | Some time overnight, vandals ripped out flowers and broke pots in the Riverworks area of St. Jacobs. A sign and fence were also damaged. 10:00 AM | Police in the area of Line 86 and Side Road 16 found a car broken down on the side of the road. They checked the vehicle and found one of the men to be impaired. Other passengers in the vehicle had blood on their hands and a knife was visible. It turns out the men had been chicken catching. 12:00 PM | A wood splitter was stolen from a home in the area of Crowsfoot and Beitz roads near Conestogo. The

splitter has an estimated value of $1,800 and was taken from the rear of the residence. 3:30 PM | Police received a report that an individual had his car entered while at Weber Street near the farmers’ market in St. Jacobs. A black briefcase, a ring, and a Pioneer stereo were among the items stolen within the two hours prior to the report.

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June 14

9:00 AM A vehicle was broken into while parked at Conestoga Country Club. A GPS unit and a black briefcase were among the items taken; some of those articles were later located in the Halton Re-

gion the following day.

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June 15

8:00 AM | A mountain bike with an estimated value of $4,000 was stolen from a Golf Course Road, Conestogo location. 9:00 AM | An Arthur Street, Elmira business had its windows broken over the weekend. Damage to the south-facing window was estimated at $200.

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June 16

7:00 PM | A black, 21-speed mountain bike with silver lettering, worth an estimated $800, was stolen from a Flamingo Drive, Elmira home.

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11:00 PM | A bike was stolen from EDSS. It appears that the complainant had gone inside to clean up following a fall. When the cyclist returned the black and gold Ferengetti, dual-shock bike was gone.

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e lung l b u o d simple rloff, a a e H h t n g o n i For D s enjoy n a e ranted g m t r o n f a l k transp nce too o e h s thing

year ago, Don Harloff couldn’t walk from his car to his office without fighting for air, even with the help of an oxygen tank. Showering, getting dressed – doing anything was a struggle. His breathing problems developed gradually. At first he was puffing after skating up and down the ice at hockey; then he was breathing hard on the golf course. Soon it was clear the problem was more than just being out of shape. After a battery of tests, Harloff was diagnosed with scleroderma. Most types of the disease cause hardening of the skin; in Harloff ’s case, it was the cells in his lungs that were losing elasticity. As his lungs lost capacity, it put extra strain on his heart and he developed pulmonary hypertension. In July 2007, he started using oxygen for any physical activity, and by January he was using it almost all the time. He went from sitting on the couch at home to sitting at his desk at work. “Without a large amount of oxygen, I couldn’t walk upstairs,” Harloff said. The change in Harloff today is incredible; he can walk freely without gasping for breath or using oxygen. He’s the recipient of a medical miracle: a double lung transplant. Harloff struggles to find the words to describe what the transplant has meant to him. “It was amazing, it’s a new life – it’s a new lease on life. I don’t know how to say it other

[BY JONI MILTENBURG ]

than that. It was an absolute into the operating room. Ten with tubes stuck everywhere miracle.” hours later, he was wheeled out and machines all around me. The executive director of with a new set of lungs. They had to see all that.” Woolwich Community ServicHarloff doesn’t know anyHarloff was heavily sedated es, Harloff is one of 62 people thing about who the donor was, for the first week, and unaware in Ontario who received a lung only that they were the same of what was going on. By the transplant last year. size and blood type as him. He second week the meds were To be a candidate for organ was able to write a letter to the wearing off and things were transplant, a patient has to be donor’s family, thanking them clearer, and by the third week both sick enough to need one for their gift and offering his he was discharged from the and healthy enough to condolences hospital. go through with it. For the next month, HarHarloff was first conloff had to make sidered for a transdaily visits to the plant in April 2008. hospital, so the After putting him family rented through a series of a condo three Liver tests, doctors at Toblocks away. 303 Heart ronto General Hos“I walked to the 49 pital concluded he hospital every day; Kidney wasn’t sick enough. it was an amaz1,190 Lung Harloff knew better ing turnaround. 54 Heart lung and so did the staff Three weeks ear1 at Freeport Hospital lier, without an exPancreas in Kitchener, where treme amount of 20 Small Bowel he went for pulmooxygen, I couldn’t 4 Kidney Pancr nary rehabilitation have walked three eas 39 twice a week. They blocks.” saw how rapidly his Nine months later, Total health was deterioHarloff was back to 1,660 rating, and how he work part time. He [Ontario | 2009 YTD] was using more and will take a cocktail of more oxygen to do the anti-rejection drugs same things. They persuaded for their loss. for the rest of his life, Toronto General to take a clos- If they choose, the family can but otherwise there’s no er look at his case, and Harloff get in touch after a year passes, outward sign he was ever sick. went on the transplant list in so he may still get the chance to Harloff is one of the lucky May 2008. thank them in person. ones. Not only did his recovery For the next two months, HarHarloff said the operation go smoothly, with no rejection loff wore a beeper everywhere was tougher on Kathryn, his or infection, but he was on the he went. When he got the call at wife of 28 years, and his two waiting list only two months 11 p.m. on July 18, he grabbed sons than it was on him. before an organ became availthe bag he kept packed at all “They were up all night dur- able. times and headed to Toronto ing the surgery wondering if Nearly 1,700 Ontarians and with his family. I was going to make it. They more than 4,000 people across They got to the hospital at 2 were constantly with me while Canada are currently waiting a.m.; at 6, Harloff was wheeled I was recovering and seeing me for organs. Last year 303 Cana-

Wait list by organ

dians died while waiting for a transplant. The number of transplants has increased over the past decade, but most of that increase has come from living kidney and liver donors. In Ontario, the number of people waiting for a transplant peaked in the early part of this decade but hasn’t changed significantly over the past 10 years. Bree Cordick is one of those still waiting. The 23-year-old is an anthropology student at the University of Guelph. She should have graduated last week alongside her friends, but she’s been on a medical leave of absence for the last year. Cordick has bronchiectasis, a disease that stretches and damages her airways. The stretched airways form pockets that collect germs, dust and mucous, causing infections. Cordick takes about 10 different medications to open her airways and loosen the mucous in her lungs, and antibiotics to reduce the risk of infection. Cordick was born with bad lungs, but when she was younger she could play soccer and dance. Now, pulling on her socks is an effort. Her lung function peaked at 80 per cent of what it should be; these days, it has deteriorated to 20 per cent. Diagnosed at 17, Cordick found it tough to accept that she wasn’t going to get better. Meeting other people with lung disease at Freeport Hospital and Toronto General, where she does pulmonary

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STILL WAITING Bree Cordick can’t wait for the day when she gets her lung transplant and can leave her oxygen tank behind. The 23-year-old has been on the waiting list for 13 months.

bREAThING A SIGh OF RELIEF Don Harloff relaxes with his son Bobby and wife Kathryn 11 months after a double lung transplant. The operation freed him from the scleroderma that was hardening his lungs. rehab, has helped her come to terms with it. At Freeport’s pulmonary rehab clinic, oxygen tanks are towed around like suitcases at an airport. There are roughly 70 patients, most of them with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Some, like Bree, are waiting for a transplant; a few are post-operative, doing mandatory exercise under supervision. The patients have become an informal support group for each other, a community of people who understand what someone’s going through without being told. “You can’t really explain how you feel to healthy people,” Cordick said. “With those people, you don’t need to say anything, they just get it.” Cordick says the social networking website Facebook has also been a good resource for connecting with others, especially people her own age. The disease most closely related to hers is cystic fibrosis, and she has a number of friends with CF at Toronto General. But in a cruel twist, they have to stay at least three feet away from each other, because of the risk of cross-infection. So Facebook is one way they can keep in touch. Cordick has been on the transplant list for 13 months. She had one false alarm last September; she rushed off to Toronto but was turned back in Milton because the donor had deteriorated too fast. Cordick was bumped up the

list last month after she was hospitalized and CT scans showed her disease was progressing. Finding a size match is the tough part; she’s petite, about five feet tall, so lungs will likely have to come from a child. “You don’t want to hope for that,” Cordick said. In Ontario, organ donations and transplants are coordinated by the Trillium Gift of Life Network. After matching for size and blood type, donated organs go to the person who needs them the most. Canada lags behind other developed countries when it comes to organ donation. In 2006, the Canadian Medical Association Journal reported that Canada’s donation rate was 12.8 donors per million, compared to 35.1 per million in Spain and 21.5 per million in the U.S. One suggestion for increasing donations is switching to a system of presumed consent like that used in Singapore, Spain and a number of other European countries. Under presumed consent, people are assumed to be organ donors unless they opt out. NDP MPP Peter Kormos has introduced presumed consent bills three times in the Ontario legislature, most recently last fall. The bill has never passed. Facing low public support for

presumed consent, the Trillium Gift of Life Network has focused on increasing awareness of the need for organ donation. Trillium runs a high-profile ad campaign encouraging people to not only sign their organ donor cards, but to make sure their families are aware of their wishes, because the family has the final say on whether organs are donated. Trillium also encourages

gan donation,” she said. “Our message to the public is please register your consent to donate and talk to your family about your donation wishes.” Until organ donations increase, research is focused on making fuller use of organs that are available. As well as being one of the premier transplant facilities in the world, Toronto General Hospital is a leader in organ research. Last December, 56-yearold Andy Dykstra was the first person to receive a set of lungs that did not meet transplant criteria. After being harvested n a g from the donor, the lungs r o r u Sign yoor card were transferred to a bubdon ble-like chamber where hes s i they were pumped with w r u o family Make y a bloodless solution of r u o y to n w oxygen, proteins and o n k nsent o c nutrients. r u o y Lungs are easily inRegister te organs by jured and currently to dona ding a form only about 15 to 20 per downloa .giftoflife.on.ca ww cent of donor lungs from w are acceptable for transplant; using this people to new lung perfusion system, register their intent to donate those numbers could be doutheir organs with the Ontario bled. Ministry of Health. Don Harloff is eager to see the Versha Prakash, vice-presi- results of the research pay off dent of operations at Trillium, for his friends still on the waitsaid a high percentage Ontar- ing list at Freeport. While he’s ians say they support organ happy for himself and knows donation, but only 16 per cent they’re happy for him, that joy of adult Ontarians have regis- is mingled with a bit of guilt. tered their consent to donate “I try as best I can to keep through the Ministry of Health their spirits up and to try and database. make sure they maintain hope “Every three days, a person that there will be a call. Do I dies while waiting for an or- feel guilty? Yes. I want them to

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be better, I want them to experience what I’ve been able to experience.” Lori O’Donnell, physiotherapist at Freeport’s pulmonary rehab clinic, said stories like Harloff ’s provide a tremendous boost to the other patients. “The lift in a place like this is amazing,” she said. “The day Bree gets her transplant, the people here are going to go crazy.” O’Donnell was lucky enough to work with the first double lung transplant recipient at Toronto General, and 23 years later, she still marvels at the transformation in her patients. “It truly is a miracle,” she said. “Sometimes that word gets misused, but it truly is a medical miracle.” For Cordick, a transplant would mean the chance to really live a life that has been put on hold by her disease. She wants to get back to school and someday travel to the foreign countries she’s read about. In the future, she’d like to put some of her experiences to use counseling young people in hospitals or volunteering with Trillium to raise awareness. Mostly she’d like to be able to live without planning around her disease. “Just to be able to get out and walk around would be nice. You don’t really focus on the big things like going abroad; just being able to do simple things without having to catch your breath or slow down. “There’s so much I want to do – just go out and live my life.”

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Sustainable funding the real key As this week’s edition notes, Woolwich was the recipient of almost $6 million in handouts from the federal and provincial governments. The money was largely earmarked to repair crumbling infrastructure, though a good chunk will go toward construction of the Breslau Community Centre. It’s a difficult time to argue in favour of spending on, say, a new community centre when there are concerns about water quality and the safety of overpasses. Still, such facilities are an integral part of our communities, and the front line in what we’re told is a major push to overcome obesity and failing health by getting us to be more active. As with other infrastructure projects, recreation supporters are calling on the provincial and federal governments to provide increased and ongoing funding to cash-strapped municipalities. Calling one-off grants and programs inadequate, they want a guaranteed slice of taxes such as the GST. Under no circumstances should we head down the path outlined by the province when it gave special taxation powers to the City of Toronto. Many municipalities have proven unwise in their spending

and mismanage the taxes they already collect; it would be folly to let them reach even deeper into our pockets. In Toronto, councillors immediately turned to a slate of fee hikes, new taxes on license renewals and land transfer taxes. Also under consideration are road tolls and more taxes on beer and liquor, among a long list of other harmful proposals. Municipalities should indeed expect a bigger share of the revenues collected by senior governments. Looking to fix its fiscal situation, Ottawa downloaded costs to the provinces. In Ontario, particularly during the Harris years, the province in turn passed down the expense of many programs to the municipalities, with an inadequate share of the money to fund them. Over time, that decision put an increasing amount of strain on municipal budgets, and communities were hardpressed to deal with immediate costs, let alone stockpile reserves for the replacement of aging infrastructure. Big-city mayors are leading the charge for more money. Smaller municipalities, such as Waterloo Region’s townships, feel left out of the debate, and may end up with the crumbs if the pie is divvied up for the cities.

» VERBATIM “We’re going to move to close those loopholes. We should have had tougher rules in place.” Dalton McGuinty reacts to scandals in eHealth Ontario and other agencies

Small communities such as Woolwich and Wellesley have very little power – a small population means fewer voters, perhaps too few to warrant throwing cash our way. The small population base, however, is spread out over a comparatively large geographical area, making large demands on municipal infrastructure budgets for such things as roads and bridges. Ironically, while Woolwich and Wellesley will receive much less funding, the cost per metre of road maintenance is no less in the townships than it is in neighbouring Kitchener or Waterloo. It costs as much to span the Grand River here as it does in the cities, yet $1 million, for instance, means much more to a township budget than it does in the cities. Certainly larger cities have larger problems: a bigger population demands all kinds of services, and puts increasingly larger strains on municipal infrastructure … and on city coffers. But real needs exist in rural townships, as Wellesley Mayor Ross Kelterborn noted at last week’s Building Canada announcement, where his township received $1.3 million. If the goal is to secure more money for municipal infrastructure, then the little guys deserve a break, too.

» THE MONITOR Consumer prices rose 0.1% in the 12 months to May 2009, down from the 0.4% increase in April. The slowdown in the 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) was primarily the result of an 18.3% year-over-year price drop for energy products. Excluding energy, the CPI rose 2.3% Statistics Canada

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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR

Simple formula for Ignatieff’s Liberals if they want to win The election is dead! Long live the election! I believe that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will go to the people this autumn, mainly because he doesn’t want to have to bring down a budget in early 2010 knowing that it will be chock-ablock full of bad news. Out here on the west coast, we always think that our votes are critical but that’s not always so. If a party can get either Ontario with a reasonable number of MPs from Quebec or vice versa it’s a slam dunk. I don’t believe that Harper can get that combo, however, so he will be heavily reliant on the Atlantic provinces, the Prairies and B.C. Likewise Michael Ignatieff will need votes outside the “golden triangle” if he’s to become prime minister and he knows it. High on Harper’s never-to-be-mentioned concerns is that Ignatieff already is and will be more popular than he. A good part of this is because the PM has the personality of a discarded Barbie doll and really is a hard person to like much less love. Unloved politicians can win, but it’s better to be liked. It’s sort of like Damon Runyan’s statement that “the race is not always to the swift, nor

the contest to the strong – but that’s the way to bet.” Ignatieff has that “something” that Pierre Trudeau had. It’s hard to define. Some people can, through force of intellect, or perhaps a better way of connecting with people, develop charisma. A good example is the speeches at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863 where two men spoke, long time Senator and Harvard president, the respected Edward Everett, and Abraham Lincoln. As the most prominent orator of his day, Everett gave the keynote address at the dedication of the new national cemetery and connected the heroic struggle for freedom in the classical and modern worlds with the valor and sacrifice demonstrated on America’s battlefields justifying the Union cause. He predicted a reconciliation that would lead to a restored and stronger Union. Everett’s speech lasted two hours and was much praised in the newspapers of the day. Abraham Lincoln, using two minutes and 272 words, said in part, “The world will little note nor long remember what we say here” – a world class false prediction! – finishing with the memorable words “… we here highly resolve ... that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from

the earth.” The press excoriated his brief effort but we all know which speech stood the test of time. Though Harper is no Edward Everett and Ignatieff certainly no Lincoln the comparison is apt because it demonstrates that charisma and large concepts compressed into compact phrases can win the day. Let us suppose that there is a fall election and that things stay much as they are except Harper makes up some ground in Quebec, meaning that both parties are competitive. (I leave out the NDP because except in a few seats they are irrelevant). British Columbia’s seats will be important – even, perhaps, the difference between election or not, majority or not. Michael Ignatieff must do three things and if he does them he will carry this province. 1. Get his political geography straight. He has to understand that B.C. is not part of “the West” but is properly described by the title of Jean Barman’s wonderful book, “The West Beyond The West.” Any who doubt the truth in this should hearken back to December 1995 when then prime minister Jean Chrétien in coming up with a constitutional amendment formula, included B.C. with the Prairie provinces and learned plainly and graphically what British Columbians thought of

that idea. 2. Defend our iconic salmon. He must promise to beef up fisheries enforcement by taking back authority over salmon as mandated by the Alexandra Morton case, ordering all fish farms to be self contained, giving a reasonable but not a long time for those in existence to convert. He will revive Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), moribund since the days of the Mulroney government, and his distinctly un-environmental (OK, Merriam-Webster, so I made the word up myself) Fisheries Minister, Tom Siddon. This is long overdue and despite British Columbian distaste for Ottawa and its rules, most here would welcome with enthusiasm a return to protection of our fish and their rivers. 3. Return a voice to local citizens. Ignatieff should do this by insisting, under the federal environmental jurisdiction, that all policies meaning a disruption of any river must be preceded by a public hearing process that allows citizens the right to debate the need for such a project; in short the merits of the project itself, as well as the environmental concerns. Ignatieff will look at the provincial election results in B.C. and see that where these concerns were very real, the NDP won. He should know that NDP seats will go Liberal if See MAIR »16

» INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | GWYNNE DYER

In Soviet style, Russia attempting to rewrite its history In the old Soviet Union, the future was always certain; only the past was liable to change without notice. The signal that it had changed was often the publication of a pseudo-scholarly article that denounced the “Falsifications” of the existing version of history. Here we go again. Last week Colonel Sergei Kovalev, the director of the scientific research department at the Institute of Military History, published an article on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defence entitled “Fictions and Falsifications in Evaluating the USSR’s Role On the Eve of the Second World War.” He says it was the Poles who started the war in 1939, not the Nazis. The British and the French were to blame too, because earlier in 1939 they guaranteed Poland’s independence if it stood up to Hitler’s demands. That gave the Poles “delusions of grandeur,” unfortunately, and misled them into rebuffing Germany’s “very modest” requests. Germany only made two demands to Warsaw in 1939. One was the return of Danzig, a German-speaking city that had been separated from Germany by the Treaty of Versailles that ended the First World War. The other was a German road and rail corridor across the strip of territory (the “Pol-

ish Corridor”) that gave the Poles access to the Baltic Sea, but separated eastern Germany from the rest of the country. Kovalev is right about one thing: Hitler’s demands were reasonable enough. By 1939 almost everybody agreed that the Versailles treaty had been wrong to blame the First World War on Germany, and that the five million Germans whose lands had been handed out to neighbouring countries under that treaty had been treated unfairly. But most historians also think that Hitler’s demands were just an opening bid. The conventional wisdom is that Hitler was determined on world conquest from the start, and that if Poland had accepted his terms in 1939 it would just have faced further demands not much later. But the conventional historians may be wrong, for Hitler also offered Poland a secret alliance against the Soviet Union when he made his demands. Poland’s military rulers rejected the whole package, trusting in the AngloFrench guarantee to protect them. From the day that the guarantee was issued in March 1939, they refused even to discuss it with the Germans. That may have been a mistake, for when war came in September Britain and France were unable to help them militarily, and Poland was overrun in a month. But this hardly explains why Kovalev blames Poland for causing the war, and why the Russian Ministry of

Defence put his article on its website. The reason for that, most likely, lies with their need to rewrite the history of the Nazi-Soviet Pact. That was the secret agreement of August 1939 in which Germany and the Soviet Union carved up eastern Europe between them. The Russians got eastern Poland, all of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and parts of Romania. The Finns fought back and managed to save most of their country, but all the rest succumbed. This deal has always been hard for the Russians to defend, especially since the Nazis attacked them two years later anyway. They usually say they were just trying to win time, but Stalin clearly fooled himself into believing that he had a real deal with the Nazis. He was recovering almost all the lands that had won their freedom from the Russian empire after the First World War (and he wasn’t interested in the opinions of the residents). The Soviet secret police killed or deported hundreds of thousands of “politically unreliable” people in the newly conquered territories. (Twenty thousand Polish officers who had surrendered to the Russians were murdered in Katyn forest to decapitate any resistance movement.) So it’s not surprising that some people in the Baltic states welcomed German troops as liberators in 1941, and that very few people anywhere in Eastern Europe saw Red Army troops as liberators when they came back in 1944.

This has always infuriated the Russians, who see the Red Army as heroes and liberators. Col. Kovalev’s article blaming the Poles for the war was bound to appeal to Russian patriots just as much as it would appall Poles, Estonians, and all the other Eastern Europeans who had to live for decades under the Soviet yoke. The Polish ambassador in Moscow protested and Kovalev’s article has now been removed from the Ministry of Defence’s website, but the broader trend in Russia is clearly to rewrite history in ways that rehabilitate the Soviet past. Indeed, last month Russian President Dmitri Medvedev ordered the creation of the Commission to Counteract the Falsification of History to the Detriment of Russian Interests. That sounds slightly less weird in Russian, but not much. And there’s now legislation before the Duma (parliament) that would outlaw any portrayal of the Red Army as invaders even on the territory of former Soviet republics. Of course, Moscow could not enforce that legislation without invading (sorry, liberating) them again, so it has little practical effect, but it is indicative of the mood in the country. Russia isn’t planning to invade anybody, but it is feeling spectacularly touchy and grumpy at the moment. So far Medvedev (and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin) are managing to ride the tiger, but if they fall off they could be eaten up in a flash.

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Mair: Iggy needs to find votes outside of the GTA, Quebec » From page 15

their issues are recognized. (Those of a certain age will remember when Vancouver East went Liberal.) There are risks involved to be sure. If Ignatieff wins, he must deal with Premier Gordon Campbell and many powerful provincial Liberals are also federal Liberals. He will have to choose between promising what British Columbians want and peaceful relations with Campbell. The first choice wins him 24 Sussex Drive, the second doesn’t. Mr. Ignatieff is a smart man and can do elementary number work. It’s been said (attributed to many) that in politics six weeks is an eternity. We can, how-

ever, narrow the federal election down to two possibilities with the nuisance value of the federal NDP in the mix. The next election will be the last chance. Those of us who want to save our rivers and our fish will have to save the province from the evil face of Campbell-style capitalism. Evidently, British Columbians were unwilling to vote NDP to win this fight and stayed at home rather than voting. This time there will be no specter of a NDP government and true environmentalists, not those who’ve traded their principles for other considerations, will be able to begin the slow restoration of our province to what it once was and can be again.

» OBSERVER Q&A What is the ideal Father’s Day experience?

“I think just making sure your Dad’s doing nothing because he’s done things for you his whole life, so, just give him a day where he can kick back and you can do all the work that he usually does.”

“Just having a barbecue together and hanging out. Spending some quality time together.”

“Becoming a dad for the first time. Getting hand-made gifts from your kids.”

“It would include a big bacon and egg breakfast, a family walk around the neighbourhood or to the beach, and peace and quiet to watch the final round of the US Open.”

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Victoria Glen plan is an outrage To the Editor, We have lived on the corner of Dunke Street and Riverside Drive for 43 years. During this time, we have seen many changes in the neighbourhood, but the one constant has been the forest at the end of Dunke Street where the road meets Victoria Glen. This forest has meant a great deal to our family. Our three children spent the majority of their childhood within its peaceful boundaries, riding bikes, building forts and learning to appreciate the environ-

ment. Our five grandchildren are now enjoying the forest just as much as their parents did, and it is truly wonderful to see our next generation experiencing the simple beauty of nature right outside our door. It is our opinion, and we are sure that is the opinion of the vast majority of those in the neighbourhood, that it would be a huge mistake to build new houses on that site. Not only would it destroy a beautiful natural ecosystem, along with the memo-

ries of generations of children and adults alike, but it would drive down property values of the existing houses in the neighbourhood as a result of traffic, noise and diminished green space. Elmira has already turned so many of its farmers’ fields into cookie-cutter neighbourhoods: why does it have to destroy forests as well when there are so many other spots, such as the vacant lot at Church Street and Memorial Avenue, where new homes would be a

welcome addition? To categorize the Victoria Glen forest as “surplus land” is just plain wrong, and to knock it down for the sake of a few dollars is nothing short of an outrage. We hope Woolwich councillors will see how devastating the destruction of this forest would be to this neighbourhood, and that they will discard any future plans to develop this land that is anything but “surplus.” Ron and Bernice McTavish Elmira

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The art of Woldemar Neufeld gets its own gallery New addition to the mix in St. Jacobs showcases the works of a career that spanned decades The second floor of the old mill in St. Jacobs – previously the home of retail business – will, as of this summer, be home to an extensive collection of Woldemar Neufeld’s paintings. The Neufeld Gallery is now open and features its first exhibition: “Woldemar Neufeld: Rural and Urban Landscapes 1928-1982. Curated by Laurence Neufeld, a son of the artist, it is tentatively scheduled to run for one year. Currently, the exhibition houses examples of the artist’s woodblock, oil, and water colour creations that document his view of landscapes, tracing Neufeld’s journey from Canada to Ohio (1935-44), New York (194549), Connecticut (from 1949) and then back to Canada (from 1968). Visitors to the gallery will be astounded by the variety of styles that the local artist employed in decades of painting. “He was so prolific. He painted so much, that my hope is that we can just keep rotating his work through there; we can have an ongoing presence there but keep

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HOME AGAIN Jenny Shantz of Mercedes Corp. cies Wollman Skating Rink as one of her favourites on display at the Neufeld Gallery in St. Jacobs. In decades of painting, Woldemar Neufeld captured the landscapes and landmarks of many places: from Waterloo town hall to New York’s Central Park.

changing it,” said Jenny Shantz of Mercedes Corp., the gallery’s landlord. Although the loan agreements from Wilfrid Laurier University, Conrad Grebel University College and the Neufeld family last one year, Shantz hopes the gallery will be able to secure new paintings from other collections and collectors in the future. Shantz, whose father,

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the late Milo Shantz, was a personal friend of Neufeld, thinks the St. Jacobs mill is the perfect setting for the Neufeld Gallery. “I think it was always in Milo’s mind that it would be a wonderful thing to have a gallery of Neufeld’s work in St. Jacobs because so much of what he painted was right in this area, in addition to painting in Manhattan and Cleve-

land and Connecticut. A good chunk of his productivity, a volume of his work happened right here in this region.” This new gallery, dedicated entirely to the work of Neufeld (19092002), will hold some 85 works on loan from several sources, including WLU, Conrad Grebel and several private donors. The gallery opens during a year of centenary celebrations

of Neufeld’s birth that will include the publication of a collection of his paintings and block prints. Neufeld began his career as a painter in the Waterloo Region in 1924, as a 15-year-old immigrant from the Mennonite village of Waldheim in Ukraine. His family left for Canada as a result of the Russian Revolution. In Canada, the young

Neufeld quickly embraced the rural towns and farming communities of his new world, later placing them on the canvas. During the late 1920s and early 1930s, he was in contact with leading Canadian artists, from Homer Watson to members of the Group of Seven. In the 1930s, Neufeld enjoyed a career as an independent artist, livSee ARTIST page »25

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Health and agriculture are bound by biotechnology The search for a global economic beacon turns now to biotechnology, and specifically, agriculture’s potential role. It’s prompted by a new report from the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) that says biotechnology could help address the most serious challenges to world economies and societies. Providing food, water, energy and healthcare to the mushrooming population, which is expected to grow to 8.3 billion by 2030, are among the biggest challenges. And every one of these imperatives involves agriculture. The organization, which helps countries around the world develop policy, says way too much of the global investment in biotechnology – more than 80 per cent—has gone to health applications, such as therapeutics and diagnostics. That, it claims, is out of whack, given its prediction that three-quarters of biotechnology’s economic contributions will come from agriculture and industry.

Those contributions will be reflected in the bioeconomy, which is likely to involve three elements: renewable biomass (straw, grass, forest waste, etc.) and efficient bioprocesses for sustainable production, advanced knowledge of genes and complex cell processes to develop new products, and integrated biotechnology knowledge and applications across sectors. The OECD is calling for research to be boosted by reducing regulatory barriers, encouraging private-public partnerships and increasing the public investment in research. Canada is actually ahead of the pack in this matter. As we speak, a movement is afoot in our country to create an integrated health and agriculture strategy. This is an unprecedented approach to policy development, which would wisely tie the two areas together inextricably. It would mean that policy development and regulatory matters in health-related areas would not fly in the face of agriculture, and vice versa. For example, policies around renewable fuels, which are generally put forward as being healthier for humans, animals and the environment, would

be accompanied by agricultural policies that would support their sustainable development. To drill down on that a bit deeper, agricultural policies would be created to ensure measures were taken to maintain or enhance soil health, if biomass that was formerly being put back into the soil to replenish it was instead directed towards renewable fuel production. The timing is superb. Here’s a chance to create Canadian policy that is actually aligned with global priorities, rather than it being full of regional, political and departmental compromises. The worldwide challenges it’s built on – food, water, energy and health care – are the same ones we as Canadians face daily. We know what they are, we know what needs to be solved, and we can predict some biotechnology applications that will address them. Biotechnology lets us gaze into the future. The OECD says it requires a mile of regulatory requirements that leave a lengthy data trail, so you can watch products and processes develop. Biotechnology also takes existing products – fuels, plastics and crop varieties

– and turns them into something that resembles the original, but contains new “parts” that can be observed. From a regulatory perspective, someone has to watch biotechnology progress. To some of those working on the Canadian integrated health and agriculture strategy, the nation’s universities, with their depth in research and education, are perfect for the role. This approach would get some regulatory functions out of Ottawa, where they’re fraught with bureaucracy, sluggishness and politics. Instead, research-intensive universities with their active legions of graduate students and professors would apply the latest knowledge and techniques to questions such as biotechnology products’ safety and performance. This would also help ease universities’ funding crunch, by contributing much-needed operating money and capital to labs and facilities. And it would help a much broader segment of society learn about and prosper from biotechnology – which looks like an increasingly versatile approach to current and future challenges and opportunities.

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ing and working in Waterloo, Toronto and Vancouver. He began taking trips to northern Ontario to sketch, and visited his sister in the United States. He later enrolled at the Art Institute in

Cleveland, Ohio, and spent much of his career in the U.S., moving to New York in 1945. Just as his experiences in Waterloo Region became the inspiration for his creations, so too did New York’s many landmarks become sub-

jects for his watercolour, block print and oil creations. “When you go there you will not believe that the same man painted all these paintings – I mean, they’re from the 1930s right through to the ’80s and

I think what’s astounding to a lot of people is that the same individual is actually the artist in all of this work,” said Shantz. Admission to the gallery is by donation.

Grand River Conservation Authority Notice Public Open House Safety plans for the Conestogo Dam The Grand River Conservation Authority is holding a public open house for residents of Mapleton Township, Wellesley Township, and Woolwich Township about the GRCA’s continuing work to ensure Conestogo Dam meets or exceeds provincial safety standards. The GRCA plans two major investments worth about $23 million to upgrade several important elements of the dam over the next five years. The GRCA has worked with municipal governments and emergency response agencies to develop an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan to protect residents of Glen Allan, St. Jacobs, and other Conestogo River communities in the unlikely event of a dam emergency. If you would like to know more about the upgrades and the emergency plan, you’re invited to attend a public open house:

Floradale Fire Hall 50 Florapine Road, Floradale Thursday, June 25 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Conestogo Dam was built in 1958 to protect residents and their property from floods and to ensure an adequate water supply in the summer and fall. It is regularly examined by GRCA staff and independent experts under the GRCA’s Dam Management Program. As a result of those examinations, the upgrades and the Emergency Plan were developed to meet new, more rigorous provincial standards.

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JONI MILTENBURG Elmira District Secondary School handed out awards to its top athletes at the school athletic banquet June 11. Taking home the awards for top senior male and female athletes were Scott Albrecht and Melissa Blake. Blake, a five-sport athlete who excelled in all of her sports, said winning the award still came as a surprise. “It actually was, I was not expecting that at all,” she said. Blake was also honoured with an award recognizing extraordinary contribution to Lancer athletics over five years, an award that hasn’t been handed out for eight years. Blake is finishing her fifth year at EDSS, having returned partly to boost a few marks but mostly to play sports for another year. This year, she was a strong presence on the basketball, volleyball and slopitch teams and also competed in badminton and javelin. Blake said one of her favourite moments in sports this year was the basketball team’s playoff game. “It was one of my better games. It was intense, the stands were

full,” she said. Another highlight was setting a Waterloo County record in the javelin throw. Blake bested her own record toss from the year before with a throw of 36.09 metres. Next fall, Blake will be heading to the University of Louisiana at Monroe on a javelin scholarship. She had offers from several schools, but ultimately settled on Lousiana. “I really liked the coach and it was a smaller school, so it made me feel more like home,” she said. Blake will be studying biological science, with plans to major in marine biology. Like Blake, Albrecht didn’t expect to be singled out for an award. “There are lots of other people that are good athletes and play lots of sports,” he said. Albrecht played volleyball, basketball and rugby at EDSS. Outside school, he also plays in a men’s hockey league. Albrecht will be returning to EDSS for one semester next year, to pick up an extra university credit and play volleyball and basketball. Albrecht isn’t sure yet what he’d like to study in university; See WINNERS »27

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Elmira high school doles out kudos, hardware at its year-end banquet

WINNING FORM Melissa Blake was presented with the award for top senior female athlete at EDSS’ athletic banquet June 11. Blake is headed to the University of Louisiana at Monroe on a javelin scholarship in September.

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» THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA

It’s hard to counter the bite you don’t see coming Last night I had perhaps the most horrible sleep of my life. No, I was not dreaming about a romantic liaison with Rosie O’Donnell. Instead, I had the misfortune of being selected as the main course for what appeared to be a ravenous horde of No-see-ums – the worst biting insect in all of Ontario. For those of you who are unacquainted with these microscopic bloodsucking flies, let me just say that you are not missing much – unless, of course, you enjoy stinging, itchy bites and endless

torment. In which case you’d enjoy my Rosie O’Donnell nightmares too. The worst part about these little midges is that, as their name implies, they are barely visible to the naked eye and completely invisible in the dark. Well, that’s not actually the worst part. The worst part is that they much prefer my blood to that of my wife’s. The really insidious thing is that you don’t even know that they’re near until it’s too late. They don’t buzz like mosquitoes. Oh no, they fly around using their indoor voices. And so, the first hint that you are being attacked is a burning welt about the size of a dime. Generally several. Last night, they were particularly bad.

It didn’t help that my wife left the bedroom window open either. They can pass right through most screens, just about three abreast. I tried to repel the attack as best I could. At one point, I even positioned a flashlight to shine on my wife’s bare arm in hopes that this would provide them with alternate food sources and better ambient lighting. But apparently, they like Mediterranean cuisine – which I happen to be full of. By the way, I know trying to divert them to my wife was wrong on a whole lot of levels, but since she was already sleeping and never reads this column, I figured there would be no harm done. Besides, I think she worked out some sort of I’ll-open-the-window-you-botherthe-short-one deal with them. Or maybe, given the choice, they’ll always dine on the animal that smells closest to moose. In our relationship, that’s definitely me. In any case, No-see-ums have always been my bane. They’ve bothered me on camping trips across the province. They’ve harassed me at evening bonfires. They’ve disturbed the peace I felt while viewing the night sky. They’re the only insects that make mosquitoes look okay. Speaking of which, I even burned a mosquito coil last night. For a while, that seemed to keep them at bay too but,

I imagine, that’s only because they were gathering tiny little buckets of water to put it out. In any case, I finally fell asleep and they had their way with me. Which is why I woke up this morning as one big, miserable welt. A friend of mine called this morning and I mentioned all this to him. I then asked if they were particularly bad around his place last night too. He mentioned that though they often made a pest of themselves, they were conspicuously absent. “Really?” I said. “Because they were all over the place here.” “Not here,” he said. “They just weren’t around.” This made me want to sell our house and move to his area “Not any huh?” “If they were around,” he continued. “I didn’t see them.” The phone went silent for a moment and I muttered, “I think that’s the point.” “Oh … right,” he replied.

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On June 9, 2009, at its annual general meeting, the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation was pleased to recognize the recipients of its annual awards:

TOP OF HIS GAME Scott Albrecht was honoured with the award for top senior male athlete. Albrecht will be returning to EDSS for one semester next fall.

Winners: School recognizes the athletes’ accomplisments » From page 26

he’s thinking about social work or teaching in the future. He enjoys being around kids – he’ll be a counsellor at Conestoga Bible Camp again this summer – and would like a career that involves working with

Awards of Excellence John Arndt Marion Roes Ron Hackett Dr. Frances L. Stewart & Nancy Maitland Dr. Gail Pool Bradley Paddock Donna Wall Dr. Jean Steckle Award for Heritage Education Warren Stauch Sally Thorsen Award, for professional commitment to heritage concerns John Clinkett The Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation congratulates all the award winners, and applauds their tremendous commitment to maintaining and promoting heritage in Waterloo Region.

children. At this point, he hasn’t heard anything from universities about athletic scholarships, but he certainly wouldn’t turn one down if offered. “If it happens, that’s great; if it doesn’t, that’s fine too.”

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ENTERTAINMENT » CENTRE’S 2009-2010 SEASON

THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT Next season’s schedule at the Centre In The Square will offer a variety of performances, including The Wizard of Oz; comedian Colin Mochrie; Cindy Church, who’ll be part of the Songwriters’ Circle; and Stephen Kabakos as the King in Elvis: The Way it Was, part of the Electric Thursdays lineup.

CITS’ new season reflects economic times Series pruned back to “The Magnificent 7,” as venue looks to keep entertainment within reach STEVE KANNON Recognizing the economic realities, the Centre In The Square has pared back its offerings in the 2009-2010 season, details of which were announced this week. Having expanded into doubledigits, this coming year’s series have been reduced to seven, billed as The Magnificent 7. “We’ve recognized that people still need entertainment, but they’re more price conscious – that’s why we’ve reduced the number of shows in the series, to make them more affordable,” said general manager Jamie Grant at Wednesday’s launch. “We’ve made them more bite size.” Though fewer in number, the series will continue to offer a range of entertainment, from surefire family offerings to performances on the edge. IA banner ad out - construction “Playing it safe guarantees

Among the offerings, the you death,” he said in an interBroadway Series this season view. For the next season, the seven will feature two musicals – series will be: Broadway, Com- The Wizard of Oz (three shows edy, Edge of Broadway, Encore, Dec. 29 and 30) and Beauty and Electric Thursdays, Great the Beast (three shows Mar. 16 Canadian Play and On Stage. and 17, 2010). Both are scheduled on school CITS will also continue the holidays – Christmas and popular Songwriters’ Circle. The current economy means March Break, respectively – to finding just the right blend of allow for these classics to be value and the kind of enter- enjoyed by the whole family, tainment people need to pro- Grant explained. The Comedy Series will feavide a diversion such as a good laugh or poignant family expe- ture three performances: Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherrience. “The world changed last fall, wood (Oct. 17), stars of the but one thing that has stayed Emmy nominated Who’s Line the same is the power of con- Is It Anyway? and masters of necting to a live performance improv; The Blackpack Sellout and in turbulent economic (Feb. 20), four young Africantimes we need these experi- American comics essentially demystifying the black expeences more than ever.” The presentations on tap for rience, stressing individualnext season are diverse, in- ity and lots of laughs; and The cluding the likes of Cabaret, Just for Laughs Road Show comedians Colin Mochrie and (Apr. 30). The AM Edge of Broadway takes Brad Sherwood and Down- 9:43 sale - week1:Layout 1 6/16/09 Page 1 conventional theatre a few exchild Blues Band.

tra steps away from the mainstream. Altar Boyz (Oct. 7) is a parody full of irreverent humour in telling the story of five small-town boys – Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham – trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time. They’re a pious pop act with songs that include lyrics like “Girl You Make Me Wanna Wait” and “Jesus Called Me On My Cell Phone.” Avenue Q (Nov. 24-26) is a musical featuring actors and puppets, but it’s definitely not for young kids, touching on subjects such as sex, drinking, and surfing the web for porn. But with a building superintendent by the name of Gary Coleman (yes, that Gary Coleman), humour is the order of the day. “It’s kinda like the Muppets meet Rent,” said Grant. The series concludes with Cabaret (May 6), taking the audience back to the Kit Kat

Club in the Berlin of 1929. The story is familiar, but Grant has sought out the edgiest version he could find. “The Edge of Broadway Series is raw, naughty and fun. We are so jazzed to be bringing this new kind of Broadway to The Centre. This ain’t Oklahoma, and is designed for a younger crowd!” The Great Canadian Play Series presents two plays, Jake’s Gift (Nov. 3), about a reluctant veteran’s return to Juno Beach, and Summer of My Amazing Luck (Feb. 24), the stage adaptation of a novel by Governor General Awardwinning author Miriam Toews about two moms who are out to change their luck. Information and tickets for the complete 2009-2010 series are now available from the Centre In The Square box office at 578-1570 or toll-free 1-800265-8977, or online at www.centre-square.com.

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

SPECIAL MEETING COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING July 13, 2009 On Monday, July 13, 2009, at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 24 Church Street West, Elmira to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson at 519-669-6040 or 519-664-2613 (ext. 6040) regarding meeting details. Email: nthompson@woolwich.ca. The Committee will also consider signed, written submissions for or against the applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Submissions can be forwarded by mail or hand delivery to: Township of Woolwich, Attn: Jeremy Vink, P.O. Box 158, 24 Church Street West, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 or Fax 519-669-4669 or Email jvink@woolwich.ca. CONSENT APPLICATIONS B7/09 AND B8/09 (Johan Peters)

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

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

AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY: 519-575-4504

TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT - BRESLAU SERVICING STUDY The Corporation of the Township of Woolwich is initiating a Servicing Study to identify and propose alternative servicing strategies for water, wastewater, and general stormwater needs for the existing community of Breslau. This study will be conducted in accordance with the Master Servicing Plan Approach of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. The study will identify existing servicing constraints/deficiencies, and consider, evaluate and detail alternative solutions and design concepts. The result of this study will be a comprehensive plan for Breslau that identifies the preferred strategy for water, wastewater, and general stormwater servicing. The plans will also identify the individual projects required to implement the servicing strategy, and prioritize these projects based on need, funding, and integration with surrounding regional/municipal planning. An integral component of this study will be public consultation with various interested stakeholders (both public andTownship regulatory agencies). Two Public Open Houses will be held to present of Woolwich the project details andNotice to collect of community feedback and input before finalizing the preferred Commencement strategy. The first Open House is expected to be held in September 2009. Details regarding Breslau Servicing Study these meetings will be advertised as the study progresses.

PROPERTY: 300 Arthur Street South, Elmira GCT Part Lot 86, Plan 58R-11982 Part 4

A mailing list for notification purposes is prepared. you are The Corporation of being the Township of If Woolwich PROPOSAL: is initiatinginterested a ServicinginStudy identifyon and beingtoplaced the propose alternative servicing strategies for Application B7/09 - The applicant is requesting permission to sever a project mailing list to receive future vacant parcel of land measuring approximately 18 by 53 metreswater, from wastewater, and general stormwater information, or if you have any needs the south side of 300 Arthur Street South for the purpose of creating a for the existing community of Breslau. please contact either of This studyquestions, will be conducted in accordance new vacant residential lot on full municipal services. with the Master Servicing Plan listed Approach of the representatives below. the Municipal Class Environmental

Application B8/09 â€“ The applicant is requesting permission to convey Assessment. Mr. Randy Miller, C.Tech. an L shaped easement, being approximately 49 square metres in area, Project Manager from 300 Arthur Street South in favour of the proposed severed The landsstudy Township will identify existing servicing Township of Woolwich constraints/deficiencies, and consider, (Application B7/09) for the purpose of providing access to the proposed 24 Church Street Westsolutions and evaluate and detail alternative severed lot. design concepts. The result this study will Elmira, Ontario, N3Bof2Z6 be a comprehensive plan for Breslau that Phone: (519) 669-1647 Both the proposed retained and severed lands are zoned Residential One identifies the preferred strategy for water, Fax: (519) 669-4669 Unit Low Density (R-2). The proposed retained lands contain a single wastewater, and general stormwater rmiller@woolwich.ca family dwelling. servicing. Email: The plans will also identify the individual projects required to implement the

strategy, andRobinson, prioritizeM.A.Sc., these projects Ms. Barbara P.Eng. Further information about the applications may be obtained fromservicing Enbased on need, Projectfunding, Managerand integration with gineering and Planning Services at 519-669-6038 or 519-664-2613 surrounding regional/municipal (Ext. 6038). Stantec Consulting Ltd.planning. 49 Frederick Street An integral component of this study will be DATED this 20th day of June, 2009 Kitchener,with Ontario, N2Hinterested 6M7 public consultation various Jeremy Vink, RPP, MCIP Phone: (519) 585-7379 stakeholders (both public and regulatory Senior Planner agencies).Fax: Two Public Open Houses will be (519) 579-8806 held to present project details and to Engineering & Planning Services Email:the barbara.robinson@stantec.com

NOISE BY-LAW EXEMPTION

collect community feedback and input before finalizing the preferred strategy. The first Open House is expected to be held in September 2009. Details regarding these meetings will be advertised as the study progresses.

The Township of Woolwich has the following positions available in the Recreation & Facilities Services.

A mailing list for notification purposes is being prepared. If you are interested in being placed on the project mailing list to receive future information, or if you have any questions, please contact either of the representatives listed below.

PART TIME RECREATION CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF

To provide excellent customer service in the operation of Woolwich Memorial Centre.

Mr. Randy Must Millerbe , Cwilling .Tech.to work evenings, weekendsMand s. Bstatutory arbara Roholidays binson,.M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Township Project Manager Project Manager The Council of the Township of Woolwich has approved a nship of Woolwich Tow tante c Cowww.woolwich.ca nsulting Ltd. Job description can be viewed on TownshipSweb site: under Job Opportunities. 24 Church Street W est 49 Frederick Street request from Home Hardware Ltd, 34 Henry St, St. Jacobs lmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z6 Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6M7 for an exemption to Noise By-law #19-2002 to allow the E use Send resume to: Phone: (519) 669-1647 Phone: (519) 585-7379 Human Resources of an amplification sound system for a Family Outdoor Movie Fax: (519) Annette 669-466Levean, 9 Fax: (519) 5 79-8806 oficWoolwich Email: rmilTownship ler@woolw h.ca Email: barbara.robinson@stantec.com Night to be held at 39 Henry St (opposite Home Hardware

warehouse) on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 commencing at 9:30pm to 11:00pm subject to the condition that any outdoor speaker face downwards.

24 Church Street W., Elmira N3B 2Z6 Deadline: Friday, July 3, 2009

We thank all who apply. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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                         

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                     

                                          

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            

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ELMIRA Let this beautiful home on a large lot WOW!!! you, Come see for yourself. Single detached home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, separate dining room, den/office, rec rm, and excercise rm. Walkout to patio.deck. 50 yr steel roof, upgrades galore.

$459,000

OPEN HOUSE

$269,900

$359,000

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

$695,000

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

$369,900

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

$439,000

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

Paul Martin SALES REPRESENTATIVE

EMAIL: paul@remaxsolidgold.biz

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated ADDRESS: 180 Weber St. S., Waterloo DIRECT....519-503-9533

HOME ....519-669-3074

OFFICE ...519-888-7110

What’s your Home worth? Call Paul for your Free Market Evaluation Introducing... HURON HOMES INC.

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

Tell your realtor the Observer sent you!

IAN INGLIS BROKER

519-888-7110

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd. BROKERAGE

www.homewithian.com • iani@bell.blackberry.net

MODEL HOME FOR SALE

$428,000

2323 sq.ft. 2 storey home. Gleaming hardwood floors. Beautiful ‘barzotti’, maple kitchen with island. Cosy family room with gas fireplace. 4 Spacious bedrooms. Luxury ensuite & finished Rec room. Builder is offering $5000 landscaping credit & 10 x 12 pressure treated deck. MLS 0924029.

FAX | 519.669.5753 EMAIL | sales@ObserverXtra.com

$229,900

SUN, JUNE 21 | 2-4PM | 4 BRISTOW CREEK DR. ELMIRA 3 bedroom, family room addition, newer laminate flooring, rec. room. with fireplace, built in cabnetry in dining room & rec. room, cedar deck, hot tub & custom built shed. MLS.

519.669.5790 | 1.888.966.5942

Large bungalow condo with great low fees. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, mainfloor laundry. Open concept layout $8000 into builder upgrades. Single car garage. Huge unfinished basement. Modern, neutral decor. MLS.

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THE OBSERVER | Saturday, June 20, 2009

$374,000

ELMIRA Why buy a Resale Home when you can pick the things you enjoy in a home. Build your dream home on this 50’ lot. Hrdwood & ceramic throughout main flr., maple kitchen cabinets, 4 bedrooms, master has walkin closet and ensuite.

$259,000

ELMIRA. Spacious backsplit made for family living, appliances included. Cathedral ceiling in kitchen, open concept, walkout to deck. 4 plus bedrooms. Fenced yard that backs on to park. MLS.

$189,000

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

$499,000

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

$529,000

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

HOME IN DESIRABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD E AL S TE A V I PR

VERDONE MODEL HOME IN ELMIRA

$489,900

Custom built 3 Bedroom Bungalow with loft. 2616 sq. ft, 10’ ceilings. Luxury ensuite, open concept Kitchen/Family room. 4 walkouts, backs onto green belt. Builder is offering $5000 landscaping credit. MLS 0841053

NEWER 3 BEDROOM HOME IN ELMIRA

Gorgeous kitchen, hardwood/ ceramic floors. Luxury ensuite bath. Finished Rec Room. MLS 0914552

$349,900 ASK ABOUT EARNING

AEROPLAN MILES

KITCHEN

FAMILY ROOM

MASTER BEDROOM

LOCATION - 2 storey, 3 bedroom semi on extra large corner lot in Southwood Park subdivision. Upgrades galore: brand new flooring throughout, professionally painted, quality appliances & lots of extras included. Maple kitchen featuring glass doors, built-in appliances, undercounter lighting and upgraded faucets. Solid hardwood flooring on main floor. Walkout to large deck and patio within a fenced, landscaped yard. Finished basement with entertainment area and office space, air-conditioning, central vac & more!

www.merlihan.com

BACKYARD 1 Bitternut Place Elmira, Ontario N3B 3L1 List: $259,900 Closing: October 30, 2009

CONTACT: Pat or Heather | 519.669.3833

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THE OBSERVER | Saturday, June 20, 2009

519.669.5790 | 1.888.966.5942

ELMIRA REAL ESTATE Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage SERVICES

FAX | 519.669.5753 EMAIL | sales@ObserverXtra.com

519-669-3192

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

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

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

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record

SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.

DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.

LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.

DALE KELLER Sales Rep.

MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.

BERT MARTIN, BROKER

THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PROPERTIES

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

OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY JUNE 20 | 2-4PM 14 ROBERTA STREET. ELMIRA

ALMOST NEW

$318,900 | 3 Bedroom with 4th potential

Your referrals are appreciated!

in the basement. 3 Baths, Spacious kitchen, vaulted great room and den, located in Elmira Raceway Estates. MLS.

OPEN HOUSE - SATURDAY & SUNDAY | 2-4PM 42 ROBERTA STREET, ELMIRA

You’ve come to the right place to find a home.

PARADIGM HOMES MODEL BUNGALOW

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

$332,250 | Inviting open concept

plan, terrific kitchen with huge island and loaded with drawers. 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath. NEW MLS.

519-669-2772

BROKERAGE

STARTING OUT?

$154,900 DRAYTON | This recently

remodeled and very unique turn-of-thecentury semi detached home features 9' ceilings, original trim & moldings, new laminate flooring, newer furnace, main flr laundry and main flr master bdrm. MLS.

ELMIRA SENIORS TOWNHOME

BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record

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

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

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

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

ELMIRA MLS LISTINGS 130 MUSCOVEY DR. $409,900 4 HAMPTON ST.

$267,500

$245,900 ELMIRA | Cozy 2 Bedroom

with open dining/living area. Galley Kitchen, mainfloor laundry, garage, full basement. MLS.

FLORADALE

$264,900 | Small village setting, 3

14 FIRST ST. W.

$289,900 87 ORIOLE PKWY. reduced to $179,900

Bedrooms, with finished basement, newer oak kitchen and double garage. MLS.

DRAYTON BUNGALOW

concept kitchen/dining with walkout to deck and private yard, fully finished basement. MLS.

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automotive

RENTALS

»»2005 Dodge Caravan SE. 3.3L V6, auto, fully loaded 7 passenger van. One owner, all original. Only 90,000 kms. Finished in butane Blue/gray interior. All this for only $9,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. »»2006 Dodge Gr. Caravan SXT 3.8L auto trans. Full load including pwr. door group, overhead, console temp/comp. alum. road wheels, rear air/heat, pwr driver seat. Only 47,000 kms. Finished in inferno red/gray interior. $17,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. »»2006 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad 4X4 SLT. 5.7L MDS Hemi, auto, all SLT options including trailer tow group, box liner, pwr. driver seat. Only 73,000 kms. Finished in Mineral gray/gray interior. $22,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. »»2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4X4. 3.8L V6, 6 spd. trans. Loaded including dual top group, air, speed control, pwr. windows, alum. road wheels. Only 44,500 kms. Finished in rescue green/gray interior. $24,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. »»2008 Dodge Caliber SXT/ Sport - 2.0L 4cyl., variable CVT trans, loaded including alum. road wheels, keyless entry, AM/FM CD radio, air, previous rental. Only 22,569 kms. Finished in silver/ gray int. $16,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831.

»»Bright, Spacious, 2-bedroom apartment in quiet building. Ideal for non-smoking mature tenant. Close to downtown. Phone 519669-3423. »»Conestogo - 3 bedroom house, completely renovated, 1600 sq. ft., finished basement, gas fireplace, one acre lot. $1400/mo. + util. Call 519-669-3999. »»Elmira - 1 bedroom $475 plus utilities. A/C, no pets, downtown location. July 1. 519-669-8074. »»Elmira - 2 bedroom town house. Please, no smoking, no pets. $875. plus utilities. Suitable for quiet tenants. Call 519-743-7479, one parking space included. »»For Rent - 3 bedroom bungalow, including 2 bathrooms, air conditioning and 4 appliances. $975 plus utilities - non smokers. Available August 1. Please call 519-6690914 for more information. »»Room For Rent in our home. Floradale. Parking, shared kitchen, bath & living space. Non smoker, no pets. Call 519-669-2918 or 519503-3349.

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FAMILY Artists gather around Wellesleyâ€™s pond today ALBUM

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The scenic pond in Wellesley will be a picture perfect sight to see today (Saturday) as some 50 local artists bring out their paintbrushes, plumes and musical instruments to celebrate the fourth annual Art Round the Pond. From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., visual artists, potters, photographers, quilters, musicians and other artists will showcase their talents at the one-day art show and sale. Visitors will get a chance to see and meet artists at their pond-side booths. There will also be an opportunity to sample local wines and cheeses, view art pieces at the juried art show and listen to live music. With some 25 artists setting up in the vendor section and another 30 to 40 in

the juried portion of the show, visitors will have plenty to see. The event will also feature the works of local students and emerging artists. Part of the proceeds of these events are used to support local young artists by helping them with set up costs and giving them exposure. Also on tap this year is a large mural wall on which artists and spectators will get a chance to contribute their own artistic visions. â€œWeâ€™re asking artists and event-goers to add to our mural wall; thereâ€™s a certain part of our pond area that backs onto more of an industrial building and we kind of want to â€Ś add a new aspect to our event,â€? said Art Round the Pond chair Jeff Quint. A photographer who participated as one of the artists in previous shows, Quint underscored the importance of

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» STRANGE BUT TRUE | BILL & RICH SONES

No time for thinking when you’re at the plate body in the world has a chat with one other person, for about 3.5 billion conversations, and that each of them types about 5 characters (or bytes) per second -- very roughly 20 billion cumulative bytes per second globally. Now high-speed links in the core of the Internet can generally handle a billion bytes per second, and with hundreds of such links, it’s quite likely the Internet could handle this. But keep in mind that most chat conversations go through servers and that these servers are not provisioned to handle such high numbers of sessions, so in fact it wouldn’t work. Yet in principle, the basic Internet infrastructure (routers and links) has the capacity. Q. What do the very best baseball hitters know to leave behind in the dugout when they head for the plate? A. Baseball with its many strategies is often thought of as a thinking person’s game, but the smartest hitters “leave their brains in the dugout,” reports the National Baseball Hall of Fame website. As Yogi Berra once put

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EBY, Grant Eugene

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– Just before his 93rd birthday, went to be with his Lord, on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge.

– Quietly in her sleep, at Freeport Health Centre, on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, Marie (Doering) of RR1, Wellesley, in her 90th year.

GERVAIS, “Gerry”

NOVAK, Jack “Red”

Gerard

- ON Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at Freeport Health Centre, in his 65th year. Local relatives are his brother Roger Gervais and his wife Almeda of Elmira.

– After a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease),, he now has peace and has gone home to join his Heavenly Father, on Friday, June 12, 2009 at Trinity Village at the age of 76. Local relatives are his brother Don Novak and his wife Jean of Heidelberg.

OBITUARY

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Allen Clinton McDonald (June 11, 1923 to June 11, 2009)

In Kingston General Hospital with family at his side. Son of Hazel and William McDonald. Loving husband of Grace McDonald. Cherished father of David (Darlene), Lynn (Tom), Bruce (Rina) and Brent. Grandfather to Leigh, Erin, Ryan, Michael, Anita, Kaitlin and Scott. Predeceased by his brothers Jack, Lloyd and his sister Mae. Veteran of WWII, trained as a Lancaster bomber in the Royal Canadian Air Force. After the war he pursued a career as a mechanical draftsman in Toronto which included a position at Orenda Engines where he worked on the Avro Arrow project. In 1962 he graduated from teachers college and accepted a position as a mechanical drafting teacher at Elmira District High School where he resided for 40 years, raised his family, and retired. To be closer to family, Allen and Grace moved from Elmira to the comfort of The Riverine Retirement Residence in Napanee in 2002. He loved his workshop throughout his life. Visitation was held on Friday June 19, at Trinity United Church, 25 Bridge Street East, Napanee, Ontario followed by a memorial service. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, in memory of Allen, donations to Trinity United Church or the Lennox & Addington County General Hospital Foundation will be appreciated.

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»» Elmira Legion Hungry Man’s Breakfast for Gavin White; 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.; $5 per person, all you can eat. »» The Master’s Four in Concert 7 p.m., Waterloo North Presbyterian Church. Bring Dad to this special Father’s Day concert. Highpoint Avenue at Northfield Drive and Westmount Road; 519-888-7870. JUNE 23

»» Alma United Church Strawberry Social and Garden Party; 102nd annual, serving country-style supper of ham, potato salad, cabbage salad, jello salad, deviled eggs, fresh strawberries, homemade cake and homemade tarts; 5-7:30 p.m. at Alma United Church, Rebecca Street, Alma; $12/adults; $4 children. »» Strawberry Supper – West Montrose United Church. Continuous sittings starting at 4:30 p.m. Adult $12; children (6-12 yrs) $4. JUNE 26

»» Strawberry Social at Floradale Mennonite Church; 4:30-7:30 p.m., continuous seating. Tickets: adults $12, children (ages 10 and under) $5. Meal includes salads, cold meat, dinner rolls, strawberries with cake and whip cream. Tickets available at the door. JUNE 27

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»» Children’s Farm Safety Day hosted by Waterloo Rural Women at Martin farm just north of Floradale. Cost $5 per child. For more information please call 519664-3794, ext. 237. »» Community Worship at Gore Park – Songs in the Park; 6:45 p.m.: Band prelude; 7 p.m.: worship service including hymn singing, worship and readings. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Free-will offering with proceeds to WCS Back Pack program. Rain location: Emmanuel Missionary Chruch. Contact Marilyn 519-6695548 for more info. »» Family Fun Day 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Uptown Waterloo Square. Toddler town, giant sandbox, Kitchener Rangers Street Team, face painting, bouncy jungle, food and much more. Free event, donations welcome to Gabbie’s wish to cure cystinoisis. For more information visit www.gabbieswish.ca or call 519-880-9495. »» Maryhill Knights of Columbus Car Show and Shine; 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Maryhill Heritage Community Centre. Prizes for top three cars that are the people’s choice, raffles, face painting, BBQ, new car displays, live entertainment. Participants $10; general admission $2, family $5. Proceeds donated to local charities. For more information, call Rob Gobbi, 519-837-5739 or Doug Zinger, 519-648-2939.

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»» Canada vs Australia – Kitchener Outlaws vs Australian Men’s National Team. Doubleheader – 7 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. game times, St. Clements Ball Park Diamond #2. BBQ. Admission $5/person, kids 12 yrs and under are free. All proceeds to the St. Clements Recreation Service Board.

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»» Caregiver Coffee Hour Support Group, 10-11:30 a.m. at Chateau Gardens in Elmira. The Alzheimer Society and Woolwich Hospice are your hosts. Topic for the meeting is “Recognizing Caregiver Stress.” For more information contact Lorraine at WCHC, 519-664-3794.

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»» Wellesley Township Caregiver Support Group, 2-3:30 p.m. at the Wellesley Township Community Health Centre. Topic is of special interest to those caring for a family member with Parkinson’s disease. For more information call Lorraine at 519-664-3794 or reception at 519-656-9025.

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»» Pancake Breakfast at the Alma Community Hall, 8-11 a.m.; $4/adult; $2/child. All proceeds to the Alma Community Recreation Association (ACRA) playground fund. For info., contact Doug at 519-846-0764. AUGUST 8

»» Pancake Breakfast at the Alma Community Hall; 8-11 a.m.; $4/adult; $2/child. All proceeds to the Alma Community Recreation Association (ACRA) playground fund. For info., contact Doug at 519-846-0764. SEPTEMBER 12

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