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Province pledges to increase number of trips, upgrade line to reduce travel time and delays between region and GTA STEVE KANNON Provincial pledges to improve GO Train service in Waterloo Region don’t include an anticipated park-and-ride station in Breslau, at least not yet. Speaking at a Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday, Premier Kathleen Wynne promised fullday, two-way GO Train service between Kitchener and the GTA. The plan calls for more GO Train trips, with operator Metrolinx to introduce two additional morning and afternoon peak period trips by 2016. There will also be upgrades to the rail corridor to improve travel times. The move would restore the number of trains initially planned half a dozen years ago when GO Transit trains were proposed for Kitchener. Ridership numbers have been a sore spot since the service began, with complaints about speed and reliability. Currently, the route between Kitchener and Union Station takes about two hours, with delays hitting about a third of the trips. With upgrades, one trip between WaGO TRAIN | 4
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Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (top) and MP Harold Albrecht (bottom left) touted the trade deal at Conestoga Meat Packers. Bottom right: Kitchener MP Stephen Woodworth and several factory employees were on hand for the announcement. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER}
Pointing to the advantages offered to Canadian meat producers in the global marketplace, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley visited Conestoga Meat Packers on Tuesday to tout the benefits of a new Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement. The pact comes as something of a response to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, signed in 2012. Finley told media that Canadian businesses saw a $1.5 billion decrease in exports to Korea after the U.S. deal, and Arnold Drung, president of Conestoga Meat Packers, said that his company’s dealings with the country experienced a similar fall. “Canadian pork has had success in Korea in the past. It saw significant erosion in the past few years due to trade agreements between Korea and other pork exporters. With last week’s announcement, Canada will again be on a level playing field where we can ably compete.” Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht added, “Even the best business in the world – the most efficient, most competitive business in the world – cannot compete if the rules of the game are stacked against them.” The fourth-largest market in Asia, South Korea’s population numbers 50 million. The agreement, Canada’s first free trade treaty with Asia, will eliminate 86.8 per cent of agricultural tariff lines, with duty-free exports of meat and animal products. “The Korean market places a higher value on certain cuts than other markets around the world do, so it’s important to have access in order to maximize returns FREE TRADE | 5
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Wellesley looking for faster emergency response times Mayor would like to see new rural paramedic unit stationed in his township, which has region's slowest response ELENA MAYSTRUK Having the longest ambulance response times in the region, Wellesley Township may or may not see improvement when a third rural emergency response unit (RERU) is rolled out this summer. Waterloo Region officials are still working on where the unit, a customized sports utility vehicle manned by paramedics, will be based. The RERUs bolster emergency response when an ambulance is not readily available. Slower response times in Wellesley are a concern for Mayor Ross Kelterborn. “Sometimes there are ambulances from Perth County
closer to that call than something from the region is. I don’t believe that this RERU is going to be much of an increase in response times in Wellesley Township, it may be but not much,” said Kelterborn, who sees little benefit to residents unless the third unit is located in or closer to the township. There are currently two rural units, one each in St. Jacobs and Baden. If the roving paramedics are the closest resource when a medical call comes in, they provide treatment on-scene, bridging the time until the arrival of an ambulance. Kelterborn grants the unit would have to serve the entire region. “In my opinion there
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Wellesley councillors split over new fire truck purchase Decision eventually made to spend $380,000 to replace current vehicle at Linwood fire station
WILL SLOAN A new pumper truck is in the works for the Linwood fire station, but not without debate as Wellesley council was split on the merits of replacing the existing 15-yearold unit. The price tag of up to
$380,000 was cause for concern to Coun. Shelley Wagner, who unsuccessfully pushed Tuesday night to have the existing pumped inspected for possible further use. The National Fire Protection Association recommends that fire depart-
ments replace their pumpers after 15 years, after which time the possibility of failure increases. Wagner, who interviewed the mechanics who inspect Wellesley’s trucks at Mike’s Auto Service, relayed that expenses on the pumper have been minimal, and that the cur-
rent Linwood pumper is in good condition. She added that Wellesley’s fire trucks see less service than those of Waterloo and even Woolwich. Township fire chief Andrew Lillico responded that the employees at Mike’s Auto Service are not emer-
First came the vandalism at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. Then came residents’ response, working around the disruption and getting the place back in shape. Now, there’s a family event lined up to say thank-you to the community. On April 13, Crime Stoppers Waterloo Region, with the help of the Woolwich Minor Hockey Association, will be offering up a bevy of activities. The importance to communities of places like hockey arenas was apparent in the response to the New Year’s Day vandalism that caused $100,000 in damage to the WMC, Crime Stoppers program coordinator Cst. Darryl Paquette said this week. “Being a hockey player as my previous occupation, I lived in the hockey arena. For me, when I heard of the [vandalism] it kind of hit home because that’s where I did a lot of growing up and met unbelievable people. The arena is not just a place to play hockey: it provided me with a lot of life skills. I know the community had such an important role in getting the [WMC] established, it’s got to hurt when somebody maliciously damages things,” he said. Plans for the event started as a tribute to the community standing up
against crime. Coincidentally, the event falls close to the 40th anniversary of an Elmira vandalism spree that spawned the restorative justice movement. The Elmira case arose from an incident in which two intoxicated teens tore through Elmira in May 1974, vandalizing 22 properties. In a first for a court system anywhere, the perpetrators were given the option of facing their victims and making amends. “It’s kind of neat how it’s all fallen into place, it works really well. It kind of rehashes the whole community aspect of the event.” Crime Stoppers is partnering with Woolwich Minor Hockey for the event, employing former hockey players, now local police officers, to hold a skills session for the kids. Part of the plan is to develop positive relationships between youth and police officers. “It was just the community response, how the community rallied around it, how they cleaned up quickly and just the overall response in apprehension of the suspects,” Paquette said. “Just shows the strength of the community and we thought that’s a great time for Crime Stoppers to come in and do a program or an event for the
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Park Manor Grade 7 students started the project when asked to create something inspiring. From left, Justin Taylor, Morgan Hanley, Seth Morrison, Nate Maier, Hailey Gore. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER}
Spirit of community reflected in Park Manor mural of Nelson Mandela WILL SLOAN In our media-saturated landscape, inspiring images can be hard to find. This is what Sarah McEachern’s two Grade 7 language classes decided when they collaborated on a mural honouring the memory of Nelson Mandela. The idea came from a media project in which students investigated print and video advertising to find out what it said about the world. “What we were learning is that most of the time, they’re trying to get people to buy buy buy, consume consume consume,” said McEachern. “There wasn’t anything to inspire.” For their summative project, students were told to use and quote and
draw a picture to create something inspiring. Of the 50 submissions, students from both classes were able to vote on a design that they wanted to turn into a larger painting. “There was a friendly competition among the children to create something that would inspire,” said McEachern. In honour of the South African leader, who died on December 5, student Tyler Elg designed a globe surrounded by people of all races. “The faces are to represent all different cultures, and that we’re a community – not as only a school, but as a global community,” said McEachern. With permission from the principal, the students began the long and collaborative process of creating the
image. Each student had a chance to author one of the faces, with classes working together on the globe. “We got our plan in action and began to sketch the image on our wall,” said student Seth Morrison. “After a long three months, we finished painting.” “We had a bunch of help from different teachers; our librarian Ms. Grant, who gave us painting supplies; and from our janitor, Mr. Henderson, who helped us finish up,” said student Nate Maier. In the end, the process was a learning experience, said McEachern. “As a group of 50 children, they learned about teamwork and community and working together and not giving up.”
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failed to start. Kevin Beggs, general manager of community services, told council, “I don’t think any of our departments are blessed with extra equipment, so if a piece of equipment does go down, it’s down.” Wagner suggested putting forward a motion to defer purchasing a new pumper until refurbishment of the old model had been considered. “Part of doing good business is also checking your other options, and I don’t see why we don’t at least investigate having it refurbished to look at what our costs might be,” she said. Coun. Herb Neher, however, leaned towards following the staff’s recommendation. “We have to be very careful. If we’re going to
start to question every time we get a new truck and say, ‘This one might have seven years, this one might have six years,’ then we’re also have to ask ourselves: Do we want to take that additional risk?’” He added, “Obviously these are guidelines; they are not mandatory … So we in council have to decide, ‘Do we get a cheaper deal the other way, but do we also want to take the risk factors associated with possible breakdowns?’” Ultimately, Neher declined not to withdraw the motion to make room for a deferral by Wagner. “We have a program here in place. I rely on the integrity, on the professionalism, on the knowledge of the fire chief. I agree with the motion,” said Neher. The motion passed in a recorded vote 3-2, with Wagner and
Fire chief Andrew Lillico at Tuesday's meeting. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER} Mayor Ross Kelterborn voting against. In an interview on Wednesday, Neher called the debate a symptom of “putting the cart before the horse” with regards to budget deliberations. He suggested that capital expenditures be proposed in advance of budget deliberations to offer more time for debate.
“We approved the budget – Shelley fully approved the budget, that was in the budget – but now that [Lillico] said, ‘Okay, I’m just going to present something that you’ve already approved,’ all of a sudden there’s this hoopla.” Also cause for concern was the fact that Lillico would be visiting the manufacturer twice in New Brunswick to inspect the pumper and its design. Lillico noted that the first trip would be paid for entirely by a fire station tender sale fundraiser, and the manufacturer would cover accommodations on both trips. Chief administrative officer Willis McLaughlin pointed out that such trips are not uncommon, and said that after attending a similar inspection in Peterborough, “I had no doubt it was in the interest of the taxpayers to have it done.”
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past record, how can anyone really believe what the Premier is saying today?” In scaling back GO Train service in the region, the province also put on hold plans for a Breslau facility. In 2009, Woolwich council heard plans for a Greenhouse Road site for a park-and-ride train station. The project would see the construction of a small station and parking for 700 cars (with room for an additional 350) on land running along the existing CN/Goderich-Exeter Railway tracks running south of Hwy. 7. That line would connect Kitchener and Guelph to the current GO service in Georgetown, then on to Toronto. From the start, there were concerns about using
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freezing rain, and snow as temperatures stay around that freezing mark.” That’s hardly encouraging news, and working at Environment Canada, Coulson finds that the most common emotion among Ontarians is frustration. “I think it’s just been the length of this winter. We started with chilly temperatures back in Decem-
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aways, a public school essay contest, face painting, seniors centre activities including presentations on elder abuse, barbecue, raffles and draws. As a precursor to an anti-bullying program in collaboration with Crime Stoppers, the Kitchener Karate Academy
will be putting on self-defense demonstrations. A complete schedule of events and times will be available closer to the date of the event. “Our main focus is bringing the community together, celebrate a great building that they have
that has everything. It’s not just a place to play hockey, it gives everyone a place to go. These are the areas we really need to make sure that we don’t have our young kids out doing vandalism – give them something productive,” Paquette said.
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Market vendors to receive grants In just a few weeks, indoor vendors affected by the fire that ravaged the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market will begin receiving grants from the fund held at The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) established in their name. Thanks much in part to corporate support and pledges, the Vendor Relief Fund expects to grant some $180,000 to vendors who applied for support earlier this month. The money came from corporate and individual
donations, which were matched by an anonymous national organization with local roots and the Mersynergy Charitable Foundation. The foundation will hold two phases of granting. The first phase was open to all vendors from inside the main building affected by the fire. A general disbursement of $1,000 will be granted to each vendor who submitted a request by the deadline of March 14. In total, 33 applications have been received for this initial round, resulting in $33,000 in grants being disbursed. The remainder of the fund, of approximately $149,000 will be granted out as a part of the second
phase. Applications are currently being reviewed by the grants committee. Priority will be given to applicants seeking to replace inventory and fixtures lost in the fire. Successful applicants will be notified by April 30.
MP condemns court ruling Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht spoke out this week against a court ruling that he claims takes free speech too far. The Minnesota state Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of William Melchert-
Dinkel, who was convicted on two counts of aiding suicide, including the 2008 death of Carleton student Nadia Kajouji. Melchert-Dinkel was convicted of aiding suicide for encouraging vulnerable people to take their own lives, but his attorney argued that the First Amendment protects such speech. The court ultimately agreed, ruling that it could prosecute for directly assisting suicide, but not for simply encouraging it. In Canada, Kajouji’s death inspired Albrecht to put forward two pieces of legislation, both of which passed: M-388 (targeting Internet predators) in 2008, and Bill C-300 (about suicide
prevention) in December 2012. “Free speech doesn’t give you the right to yell ‘fire’ in a crowded movie theatre,” said Albrecht in a statement. “Melchert-Dinkel did not just ‘encourage’ suicide. … He planned it, he created the circumstances, he assumed a false identity to make it happen.”
Local food event With the coming of spring this week, local food events are getting into gear. Among them is the launch of a new initiative, From the Farm to My Table, taking place at the Walper Terrace Hotel in Kitchener March 23. The launch
will celebrate the United Nations International Year of Family Farming. The event “was created as a solution to the daily struggle of trying to find real food, that was sustainably farmed, to feed my family. I’ve noticed huge behavioural changes in my children when they are not eating preservatives, and other chemicals in their food, so everything in my house is cooked from scratch. We have to travel extensively to locate the food and then figure out how to prepare it. This takes time, money and culinary skill,” said CEO Anne Marie Heinrichs in a release. See www.fromthefarmtomytable. com for more information.
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Suspicious behaviour traced to Wellesley teen playing a prank A suspicious person seen loitering outside of a Wellesley church during a youth event earlier this month has been identified as a 16-year-old Wellesley Township boy. He was described as behaving in a suspicious manner while being seen during a youth night at a church located in the 2500 block of Hutchison
Road on March 3. He subsequently fled when approached by an adult. Police determined that his appearance was intended as a prank and the teen has since apologized for his behaviour. Police are satisfied that no one in the church was in danger and that any perceived threat is no longer present.
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cube van travelling eastbound on Line 86 slid past his intended turn into a private drive near Powell Road. The driver believed the roadway was clear and began to reverse. As he backed up, a pickup truck travelling eastbound on Line 86 came over the crest of a hill and, in attempting to avoid a collision, struck the guardrail. Poor weather and road conditions were a factor and no charges were laid.
7:37 AM | The driver of a purple Saturn lost control on ice and rolled into the ditch at Northfield Drive East and Balsam Grove Road in Woolwich Township. The driver was charged with ‘careless driving.’ MARCH 11
8:47 AM | A transport truck with a flatbed trailer was stopped in the northbound lane at the intersection of Manser Road and Line 86 when a westbound Toyota Sienna struck it from behind. The Sierra turned at the intersection to continue southbound and struck the corner of the transport. The driver of the Toyota was charged with ‘turn not in safety.’ MARCH 12
8:52 AM | A 25-year-old woman driving a Toyota eastbound on Kossuth Road south of Breslau lost control due to the snow-covered roads and went into the ditch. Her car sustained minor damage. There were no charges due to the poor conditions. 11:34 AM | The driver of a
2:58 PM | The driver of a vehicle was southbound on Arthur Street North approaching the curve near Kenning Place in Elmira when they left the roadway and went into the ditch. Poor weather and road conditions were a factor and no charges were laid. MARCH 13
6:54 AM | The driver of a vehicle travelling on Line 86 in Wellesley Township lost control on icy roads, crossed over the centerline and struck an oncoming vehicle. There was moderate damage to the vehicles but no one was injured and no charges were laid.
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A Stratford woman was charged with ‘driving without a license’ after losing control of her vehicle on William Hastings Line on March 14 and colliding with a pickup driven by an Atwood man. Both drivers sustained minor injuries. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]
8:45 AM | A Dodge Caravan southbound on Arthur Street South in Elmira slowed for traffic, lost control on icy roads and slid into the northbound lane before striking a Ford pickup. No one was injured and no charges were laid due to poor weather and road conditions.
8:53 AM | A Subaru and Pontiac collided at Line 86 and Lavery Road in Wellesley Township. Both vehicles were eastbound on Line 86 and struck a vehicle that had slowed in front of it due to icy roads. There were no injuries. No charges were pressed.
8:45 AM | A westbound vehicle on Line 86 in Wellesley Township hit an icy patch of road, crossed over the centerline, struck a snowbank and flipper over. No one was injured or charged.
8:20 AM | A homeowner on Henry Street in Wellesley Village discovered an attempted break-in at the residence and contacted police. The patio screen door had been tampered with but no access was gained.
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11:35 AM | A 20-year-old Stratford woman driving a red 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier westbound on William Hastings Line lost control on packed snow and entered the eastbound lane, colliding with a 57-year-old Atwood man driving eastbound in a blue 2008 Ford Ranger pickup. The woman was charged with ‘operating a vehicle without a license,’ but no moving violation charges were laid due to an abundance of packed snow on the roadway and resultant poor driving conditions. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage, but the drivers declined an ambulance. The investigation continues.
for the business,” said Drung. Albrecht previously used the Breslau facility to tout the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement, with the ambassadors from Romania and Austria visiting in November. Both deals are part of an ambitious slate of free trade legislations the government hopes to complete, with 20 deals encompassing 76 countries. While Finley also positioned the deal as a potential boon for the Waterloo Region’s tech sector (tariffs are also eliminated on information and communication technology), the legislation has drawn some criticism. Ontario trade minister Eric Hoskins released a statement on March 11 alleging that the deal could hurt Canadian automakers, warning of “an unequal playing field.” In response, Finley noted that the Global Automakers of Canada support the deal, and added, “The U.S. is able to bring in duty-free cars from Korea because of their free trade agreement, and then they can transship those to Canada because of NAFTA. So I really don’t understand why they would oppose a free trade agreement for Canadians when they supported the one with the U.S.”
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LRT vote a failure to do what's right for the public WITHOUT THE MORAL AUTHORITY to do so, regional council has now locked residents into its ill-considered LRT scheme. The spike was driven through the heart of the public good Wednesday night when councillors signed on to a $1.9-billion contract for only a portion of an unneeded rail link between two K-W malls. It’s unfortunate that a legal challenge that could have halted or at least delayed the project, allowing for a reversal, was derailed. Ideally, citizens would have had the opportunity to decide via a referendum. At the very least, they would have had another municipal election to voice their concerns, though voters were misled during the last trip to the polls. It seems now that the only recourse is for residents to wait until October 27 to eject every member of council who voted in favour of the project. It may be small consolation for the years of fiscal pain ahead, but it would send a message about the importance of real democracy. Leading up to Wednesday's vote, Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig made the case for excluding his city from paying any of the costs associated with the LRT. Just as none of the four rural townships benefits from the train, Cambridge residents stand to gain nothing. Unlike those in the townships, they’re on the hook for what is still billed as an $818-million project, huge ancillary expenses such as this week’s council decision to the contrary. On purely practical grounds, Cambridge has a good argument to leave the costs strictly to residents of Kitchener and Waterloo. Doing so could actually scuttle the scheme, to everyone’s benefit – the already unjustifiable costs would become untenable. Given the inevitable failure of what’s optimistically dubbed phase one, Craig points out that it’s very unlikely the train will ever be extended to his city, where it’s not wanted anyway. Thus the promise of pay now, ride later holds little sway: Cambridge residents will indeed pay now, but only get taken for a ride. As expected, Craig’s call for fairness was dismissed by most regional councillors, who voted to continue the project over public opposition and without any protection for citizens or penalties for the inevitable failure. Make no mistake, even as optimistically forecasted, the rapid-transit plan will cost taxpayers, most of whom will never use it, large sums of money every year. Even as the LRT debate raged on, the Premier Kathleen Wynne was in the region making an election-style announcement about the GO Train. The upgrades proposed, with few details, appear to be half-measures. But it’s on this link between Kitchener and Toronto that investment would be worthwhile. A high-speed rail link would do far more to get people out of their cars than a train taking the milk run between two shopping malls in K-W. A cheap and fast train to Toronto would take many commuters off the roads, particularly the 401. It would also encourage more people to use transit, which is often shunned because it’s slow, inconvenient and costly. With the right incentive – fast and inexpensive – more people might be willing to become accustomed to public transit. At that point, they may even opt to use Grand River Transit to connect to the fast trains. A bit of a gamble, but far less so than the risk the region is prepared to take with piles of your money. The LRT should have been dismissed immediately, any money available from the province and feds put toward such a project. But doing what’s smart and what’s right is asking too much of politicians.
Some of those on hand for an event in Breslau touting a free trade deal with South Korea see an opportunity to send a message ... and expand Kim Jong-un's list of friends beyond just Dennis Rodman. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
Afghanistan: mission not accomplished WORLD AFFAIRS Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron rambled a bit on his visit to Afghanistan last December, but ended up sounding just as deluded as former U.S. president George W. Bush had been when he proclaimed “Mission accomplished” six weeks after the invasion of Iraq. British troops were sent to Afghanistan, Cameron said, “so it doesn’t become a haven for terror. That is the mission ... and I think we will have accomplished that mission.” Prime Minister Stephen Harper was equally upbeat when addressing Canadian troops just before they pulled out in 2011. Afghanistan no longer represents a “geostrategic risk to the world (and) is no longer a source of global terrorism,” he said. Both men are technically correct, since Afghanistan never was a “geostrategic risk to the world” or “a haven for terror,” but they must both know that the whole war
was really a pointless waste of lives. Obviously, neither man can afford to say that the soldiers who died in obedience to the orders of their government (448 British troops, 158 Canadians) died in vain, but Barack Obama has found a better way to address the dilemma: he just doesn’t offer any assessment of the campaign’s success. “I never doubted Obama’s support for the troops, only his support for their mission,” wrote former defence secretary Robert Gates, and he was right. So was Obama, in the sense that he realized the mission, whatever its purpose (the definitions kept changing), was neither doable nor worth doing. But in fact he did support it, at least to the extent of not pulling the plug on it – and 1,685 of the 2,315 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan died on his watch. Could do better. Now there’s another “election” coming up in Afghanistan (on April 5), and at least three-quarters of the remaining foreign troops (perhaps all of them) will be gone from the
country by the end of this year, and the whole thing is getting ready to fall apart. This will pose no threat to the rest of the world, but it’s going to be deeply embarrassing for the Western leaders who nailed their flags to this particular mast. The election is to replace President Hamid Karzai, who has served two full terms and cannot run again. It will be at least as crooked as the last one in 2009: 20.7 million voter cards have already been distributed in a country where there are only 13.5 million people over the age of 18. Karzai is so confident of remaining the power behind the throne that he is building his “retirement” residence next to the presidential palace, but he’s probably wrong. His confidence is based on his skill as a manipulator of tribal politics. Indeed, his insistence that the U.S. hand over control of Bagram jail, and his subsequent release of 72 hardcore Taliban prisoners, was designed to rebuild ties with the prisoners’ families and clans before the election. But it is that same Tal-
iban organization that will probably make all Karzai’s plans and plots irrelevant. It’s not that the Taliban will sweep back to power all over Afghanistan once Western troops leave. They really only controlled the Pashtun-majority areas of the east and south and the area around the capital even when they were “in power” in 1996-2001, while the Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazaras of the “Northern Alliance” ruled the rest. That pattern is likely to reappear, with the Taliban and the northern warlords pushing politicians like Karzai aside – probably not at once, when most or all of the Western troops go home at the end of this year, but a while later, when the flow of aid (which accounts for 97 per cent of Afghan government spending) finally stops. The U.S.-backed government of South Vietnam did not collapse when American troops went home in 1973, but two years later, when Congress cut the aid to Saigon. The Soviet-backed government of Afghanistan did not colDYER | 8
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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are you most looking forward to with spring’s arrival?
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Looking forward to the warm weather, and getting out of the house.
Riding my bike.
Just enjoying the great outdoors.
Seeing new life.
The lack of snow.
"The new part-Taliban Afghanistan that emerges will be no more a source of international terrorism than the old part-Taliban Afghanistan was." Gwynne Dyer | 6 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON
We'll need more than symbolic gestures to deal with uncertain energy future EDITOR'S NOTES Like everybody else on the planet, you’ll be asked to turn off the lights for an hour next Saturday (March 29) at 8:30 p.m. Organized by the World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when two million people switched off their lights. By 2008, more than 50 million people around the globe participated, and that number has increased into the hundreds of millions. It’s a purely symbolic gesture, as the amount of electricity involved is negligible – about three or four per cent below the average for a Saturday in March. Some argue the need for standby power from generating stations and the surge that comes when we turn the lights back on actually leads to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions as fossil-fueled generators pick up the slack. Still, it does serve to remind us of our energy consumption, which is among
the highest in the world. We’re also to be mindful of the perils of fossil fuels, reflecting on the alternatives. Ontarians, of course, are very much aware of what electricity costs us, at least as it applies to our wallets. Somewhat ironically, green energy is often blamed for ever-rising hydro rates. Though increasingly problematic, the impact is overstated by opponents. Whatever method we opt for, prices will go up. As consumers of electricity, we’ve never paid the actual cost of bringing it to us, let alone all the things that come along with our dependence on energy, such as the environmental impacts. As with so much of our infrastructure, we’re having to renew decades-old systems while building new ones to accommodate population growth. Increasingly criticized for generous payouts open to abuse, the Ontario government’s Green Energy Act has the ability to put the province in a better position for the long-term changes coming to the electricity industry. Con-
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three per cent to 17.1 TWh (one terawatt-hour is equal to one billion kWh), a result in part of lower demand peaks throughout the year. Coal generation, which by the end of 2013 had ceased production in southern Ontario, generated only 2.1 per cent or 3.2 TWh of total production. Electricity imports from neighbouring jurisdictions were also slightly up to 4.9 TWh in 2013, while exports rose to 18.3 TWh. Much of the energy exported was sold at steeply discounted rates, as supplies outstripped local demand. Wind turbines, for instance, often generate greater amounts of electricity at off-peak times, requiring the power to be offloaded elsewhere. Whatever the source, it’s clear Ontarians use a considerable amount of electricity. The total energy use, including fuels for heating and transportation, is much higher. Replacing fossil fuels presents a major hurdle. David MacKay, a professor of physics at the University of Cambridge and author of Sustainable
Energy - Without the Hot Air, sees a formidable challenge. In his research, he breaks down the numbers to levels we can relate to. The average American (the numbers apply here, too) uses 250 kWh per day for transport, heating, manufacturing, and electricity. That’s equivalent to every person having 250 40-watt light bulbs switched on all the time. And double the amount of the average European. Most of that energy comes from fossil fuels, he notes. How do we move away from that model? He focuses on three energy-supply technologies with the most potential today: solar power, wind power and nuclear power. Though much of his research is UK-based, those three technologies are certainly at play in Ontario. Even with the nuclear option, which certainly has more than a few critics, we’ve still got a steep hill to climb – and it won’t be a cheap journey. “As a thought-experiment, let’s imagine that technology switches and lifestyle changes manage
to halve American energy consumption to 125 kWh per day per person. How big would the solar, wind and nuclear facilities need to be to supply this halved consumption? For simplicity, let’s imagine getting one-third of the energy supply from each,” he writes, using the U.S. as an example. “To supply 42 kWh per day per person from solar power requires roughly 80 square meters per person of solar panels. “To deliver 42 kWh per day per person from wind for everyone in the United States would require wind farms with a total area roughly equal to the area of California, a 200-fold increase in United States wind power. “To get 42 kWh per day per person from nuclear power would require 525 one-gigawatt nuclear power stations, a roughly fivefold increase over today’s levels.” Those figures give us a relatable image of what those wrestling with Ontario’s long-term energy KANNON | 8
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Eleven million Canadians know someone who was personally affected by flooding in 2013; 69% of Canadians agree that climate change is causing more extreme weather and three quarters expect extreme weather to increase in Canada; more than any other weather event, Canadians perceive floods to be occurring more often in Canada compared to 10 years ago.
"Yet, the incovenient truth is that Kitchener and Waterloo can't afford it now and they want to force Cambridge into helping pay for it, without getting the service."
San Francisco district court handed U.S. chemical giant Crompton Corporation (now Chemtura) a hefty US$50 million fine this week for its role in a plot to fix prices in the global rubber additives market. The company, which operates a facility in Elmira, agreed to plead guilty Mar. 15 to charges linking them to several antitrust violations – namely a conspiracy to jack up prices on chemicals in that county between 1995 and 2002.
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lapse when Soviet troops withdrew in 1989, but three years later, after the Soviet Union collapsed and Russia cut the aid. It will happen that way again. The new part-Taliban Afghanistan that emerges will be no more a source of international terrorism than the old part-Taliban Afghanistan was. It was Osama bin Laden and his merry men, mostly Arabs and a few Pakistanis, who plotted and carried out the 9/11 attacks, not the Taliban. True, bin Laden et al. were guests on Afghan soil at the time, but it is highly unlikely that they told the Taliban about the attacks in advance. After all, they
were probably going to get their hosts’ country invaded by the United States; best not to bring it up. And there have been no international terrorist attacks coming out of Afghanistan in the past eight years, although the Taliban already control a fair chunk of the country. The election will unfold as Karzai wishes, and his preferred candidate (exactly who is still not clear) will probably emerge as the new president, but this truly is a case of rearranging the deck-chairs on the Titanic. The second long foreign occupation of Afghanistan in half a century is drawing to a close, and Afghanistan’s own politics and history are about to resume.
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supplies are up against. In MacKay’s model, we have to cut by half our energy use just to get to the point where the huge changes he suggests would meet demand. That’s a tall order. Whether it’s the noise of turbines, the aesthetics of solar farms or the odours of biodigesters, there are going to be conflicts if we hope to move away from megaprojects to small, community-based solutions to meet our de-
mand for energy. If we’re to move away from our dependence on conventional energy sources, however, we’re going to have to go down the road less travelled. In the near term, conservation is the most important factor. It’s the cheapest form of “generating” new supplies of energy, if the most neglected. Turning off a few lights next Saturday night is helpful only if we use it as a jumping-off point for more changes.
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Sugar Kings now just one win away from taking series With Elmira up 3-1, Siskins stave off elimination with Wednesday night victory to force a sixth game
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ELENA MAYSTRUK Facing elimination Wednesday night, the Waterloo Siskins managed to keep their playoff hopes alive, beating the Sugar Kings 3-1. The secondround series, now 3-2 in Elmira’s favour, will be decided this weekend. Having lost the opening game, the Kings peeled off three straight victories before Wednesday’s game –5-2 on March 14, 5-0 on March 16 and 6-3 on March 18. Still, head coach Jeff Flanagan wasn’t breaking out the champagne just yet. “We always say, take ’til midnight to enjoy or think about the loss and then after that it’s all preparation for the next game. They worked really well tonight and they deserve to have a little bit of fun and feel good about the win,” he said of his players following the string of wins. The team’s winning ways got rolling last Friday. Despite being outshot 31-25, the Kings played a strong road game. While it was close in the early going, by the third period it was all Elmira. Waterloo opened the scoring on a power play at 6:28, but the next two went to Mitch Wright at 10:01 and 19:43 assisted both times by Adam Campagnolo and Brad Kobryn, putting the visitors up 2-1 going into the first intermission.
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Brad Kobryn (right) and David Savery zero in on the puck on Sunday night when the Sugar Kings beat the Siskins 5-0. The Kings won another on Tuesday with a 6-3 decision then fell short on Wednesday night with a 3-1 loss. Elmira is ahead 3-2 in the series. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] Waterloo scored the sole (Kohli, Palazzolo). In the only one off his game Bolstered and at home goal of the second frame third period Wright (Kothat night, as for the first on Sunday the Kings did at 6:53 signaling the last of it all over again, this time bryn, Campagnolo) potted time the Siskins failed to the team’s luck as Elmira a goal at 5:27 and Camcapitalize on their power with a 5-0 shutout for took lead in third period. pagnolo (Kobryn, Coulter) plays, going 0-8. All of ElKings goalie Jonathan ReKobryn (Eric Palazzolo, sank the puck at 16:57. The mira’s goals came at even inhart. David Savery) scored with last goal came courtesy of strength, as the home “Reinhart played excela man advantage at Craig Johnson (Adam Bruteam went 0-3 with the lent. As far as [Siskins 12:54, followed by Cash bacher, Palazzolo) at 17:52. man advantage. Waterloo goalie Leo] Lazarev goes, Seraphim (Zac Coulter, The power plays conhad the edge in shots, 34he may have had an off Mitch Klie) at 14:34 before nected on the next meet28. night but we know that Cass Frey (Savery, Brodie ing Tuesday night, as scorAll of the scoring came he’s difficult to score on, Whitehead) sealed the ing was plentiful. It was all in the first and third peso we’ll keep working with deal with an empty-netter Kings in the early going, riods. Whitehead (Seraour guys on techniques,” at 14:34. It was the team’s scoring four times before phim, Coulter) potted the Flanagan said following first win against the Sisfirst goal at 6:51 followed the game. KINGS | 11 kins all season. at 7:12 in the first by Frey Lazarev wasn’t the
Last week, after landing a small lake trout, I ended up accidentally breaking my line when unhooking the fish. Unfortunately, I didn’t know it at the time. So, seconds later, I dropped my lure and the accompanying two feet of now-unattached line back down the hole – and quickly discovered that it had gone rogue. Since I was on the ice over 40 feet of water, I simply waved goodbye and never expected to see it again. Imagine my surprise when I tied on another lure, jigged once, felt a little weight, and brought that same lost lure back up. Somehow, the two feet of line on it had wrapped itself around the hook of the lure I was jigging. It was a classic case of “I couldn’t do it if I tried.” I mean really. The odds of this happening again are, by my estimates, about four trillion and six to one. Coincidentally, those turned out to be the same odds of me catching another fish that day. I only mention this because it illustrates one of the dilemmas that all anglers are vaguely aware of, but rarely speak about. That being that luck is a GALEA | 11
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Registration underway for another season of girls’ lacrosse and offensive play correlates with sports like basketball, hockey and ringette,” said Lubert. “With shooting, that can correlate to a lot of sports that have shooting and aiming. Plus, with any team sport, you’re needing to work together, and that corresponds to everything.” In addition, “It’s what you do in everyday life: being able to work with people. Just as with any sport, it’s being able to work with a team. “There’s just the mental aspect of persevering. If there’s hot weather and there’s not very much time left, you’ve got to keep going.” Unlike many sports, girls’ lacrosse is non-contact. It also offers plenty for the lay spectator. “It’s a fast game, and it’s an exciting game. A typical score in a lacrosse game is 12-10, whereas you can watch a whole game of soccer and not have any goals. That doesn’t happen so much in lacrosse.” Registration for K-W Lacrosse’s upcoming season is now open at www.kwminorlacrosse.com.
WILL SLOAN Elmira resident Jessica Lubert was a longtime hockey player when she took up lacrosse in Grade 11. Four years later, she’s a life sciences student at Wilfrid Laurier University on a lacrosse scholarship. Such is the nature of the fastest-growing sport for girls in North America. “It’s a good off-season sport to hockey … but then it ended up being my primary sport,” said Lubert. “It’s really just a great game about speed and athleticism. “I also had a great group of girls to play with, which helps. The team we’re coaching this summer, it’s an awesome group of girls, and that’s a reason to get into it.” Between studies, Lubert is coach at KitchenerWaterloo Lacrosse, where she helped take the U11 girls to the championships last May. As K-W Lacrosse gears up for another year, Lubert notes that the sport has transferable skills both in and out of the sports world. “A lot of the defensive
Since trying out lacrosse, Elmira’s Jessica Lubert has been a convert, making it her principle sport.
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KINGS: Team has a chance to end it in Waterloo Saturday night; if needed, game 7 goes Sunday
Cass Frey battles for the puck in the third period of Sunday’s game before things get heated between Alex Mutton and Siskin Luke Gazzola. FROM | 9
the home team got on the board. Frey (Savery, Kohli) got the opening period’s only goal at 8:22. Whitehead (Kobryn, Campagnolo) scored at 1:20 in the second period then Frey (Kobryn, Wright) sunk the puck again at 5:26 and
Matt Harding (Reid Denstedt, Alex Mutton) scored at 17:12. Waterloo got a second wind and scored its first goal right out of the gate at 0:45 in the third. Coulter (Whitehead, Justin Cooke) followed up at 1:02, and Frey earned his hat
trick at 2:03 (assisted by Klie). Waterloo found the back of the net too little, too late, scoring the final goals at 13:18 and 19:12. Special teams were more prominent this time out, with Waterloo notching two power play goals, while Elmira cashed one
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of its three chances. Both teams registered a shorthanded goal. A win on March 19 would have sent the Kings to the finals, but it was not to be. After a 0-0 first period where Elmira outshot Waterloo 9-7, the Siskins came out flying
in the second to run up a 3-0 lead with goals at 4:35, 4:56 and 16:31 before the Kings could reply. Savery (Frey, Campagnolo) found the back of the net once at 16:50 on the power play. Penalties were abundant, with the Siskins enjoying eight power plays,
cashing in on one opportunity. Elmira will be looking to finish off the series in Waterloo Saturday night. Game seven, if necessary, will take place Sunday night at 7 p.m. at the Woolwich Memorial Centre.
GALEA: All anglers remain convinced a change in their luck is just around the corner FROM | 9
fickle thing. The way I see it, I used up all the luck I had for the next three outings on that one incident. After all, I had caught a fish and lost and retrieved a good lure, against astronomical odds all in less than a minute. But did I pack up and go home? Of course not. You see, a normal per-
son would get out while the getting was good. An angler, on the other hand, wants to push Lady Luck a little further. The problem is she likes to get there in her own time. Pushing won’t help at all. That probably explains why a lure that recovered a fishing line in 40 feet of water couldn’t hook up with the next three fish
that were doing everything they could to eat it. But then, just to prove that Lady Luck has a sense of humour, it hooked my sweater after I reeled it in. Not just the front of the sweater either. No, it hooked that one spot on a sweater that you just can’t reach unless you take it off. So I resigned myself to do just that. But first I dropped another lure from
another rod through the ice and let it hang there. And – you guessed it – somewhere between the time my sweater passed over my head and landed on the ice, another fish hit hard. This caused me to rush for the rod, trip over a tackle box, spill the contents, get tangled in my sweater and the other line, and ultimately pick up a rod that no longer had a
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Getting more girls out on the ice
Woolwich Wild holding a Come and Try Girls Hockey event March 24 to encourage young girls to take up hockey ELENA MAYSTRUK
The excitement surrounding Canada’s success in women’s hockey at last month’s Olympics has generated even more interest in the sport. Riding that wave, as part of an annual call to put new players on the rosters, the Woolwich Girls Minor Hockey Association is holding a Come and Try Girls Hockey event on March 24 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. “I think typically people expect girls to do [something like] dance, but more and more, hockey is really growing throughout our region, especially this year with women’s hockey doing so well in the Olympics,” said Woolwich Wild scheduler Jacinta Faries. “There’s a resurgence of interest in girls’ hockey.” The day is a chance for local girls aged 4 to 12 to explore the uncharted (frozen) waters of the sport so close to the community’s identity and see what is involved in a typical hockey practice. “They might have played
Woolwich Girls’ Minor Hockey invites girls to come and try the game on March 24 at the WMC. From left to right: Woolwich Wild PeeWee Local League players Melyssa MacDonald, Brianna Fleming, Rachel Winfield-Ward, Maddy Cruickshank, Holly Faries and Maddy Waters. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] hockey on the street with friends and siblings and they want to find out what it’s like on skates – ‘Do I actually like it?’ It gives them a chance to come out and try without investing for the
whole season,” Faries said. While the prospects are usually interested in a general experience, it’s the parents who often find the information they need during the session, she added.
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“Sometimes it’s just, ‘What’s involved in girls’ hockey?’ So it’s as simple as that. Sometimes you get parents that are a little concerned because they think it’s a contact sport similar to the boys’ side of things. There’s no body checking in girls’ hockey and sometimes that puts parents’ minds at ease to find that out.” The association is seeing players join the association at younger ages, a sign the sport is taking off for girls, said Faries.
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her brothers played hockey. Everywhere you go there’s a lot of emphasis on hockey.” All girls must have a CSA approved helmet and facemask, skates, stick and gloves to participate in the Come and Try event on March 24 at the WMC. If families don’t possess the equipment they can contact Faries at jfaries@rogers.com or 519-669-8625. Arrival time is 5:30 p.m. and girls hit the ice at 6 p.m. For additional information, check out the Woolwich Wild website (www.woolwichwild.com).
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“We’re having a lot of young girls join that we didn’t used to; we have our rookie program now for four- to six-year-olds. It’s really growing on the bottom end, that’s a big part of the goal; to attract those girls so they’ll come out and try it. And, they’re the cutest; watching four-year-olds playing hockey is so cute.” Growing up in a hockey town like Elmira doesn’t hurt either, Faries noted. “Just looking at my own daughter. She grew up surrounded by hockey; all of
Mar 18 vs. Hespeler Woolwich: 4 Hespeler: 0 Goals: Earl Schwartz, Mathew Uhrig x2, Nick Campagnolo Assists: Garrett Reitzel, Alex Turchan, Matthew MacDonald, Justin Uhrig x2, Bruce Martin, Devin Williams, Benton Weber Shutout: Dylan Creelman
Game 2 vs. East Lambton Woolwich: 2 East Lambton: 7 Goals: Mason Spark, Nathan Wong Assists: Mason Spark, Tucker Armstrong MVP: Hayden (LJ) Brunner Game 3 vs. North Middlesex Woolwich: 1 North Middlesex: 5 Goals: Mason Spark MVP: Jake Patterson
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Keeping growing kids in clothing now as easy as 1,2,3 New Elmira shop builds on longstanding tradition of swapping children’s clothing as a way to ease pressure on the family budget ELENA MAYSTRUK There’s no doubt that raising kids adds oodles of expenses to a family’s budget. To help alleviate some of that pressure, a businesswoman has taken a longtime tradition of trading and sharing baby clothes to the next level, making dressing fast-growing kids as easy as 1,2,3. “There have been quite a few customers that have done some trading and they said ‘this is awesome.’ Because they just spent a couple of dollars and they went out with a bunch of clothes again,” said owner of Elmira’s 123 Trade With Me, Char Diefenbacher. Herself a mother of two, she talks about the challenges of moms dressing their rapidly-growing tots. “I’ve always enjoyed business and with the kids, you have to have something where you have enough time at home as well. I love kids’ clothes and dressing up my kids. With buying new clothes, we always need more because they just grow so fast,” she said. “I was just thinking one day about how so many people trade [kids’ clothes] with my sisters and my family and how that worked. And I thought it would be really neat if other people could do this kind of thing; just come in and trade items and if it would be a lot cheaper than to buy new clothes.” Trading clothes cuts down on waste and optimizes the use of a goodquality item, she added. Trading baby and kids’
hand-me-downs between friends, relatives and siblings is not a new concept, but making the practice into a business helps bring the tradition to all parents, Diefenbacher said. “If you are new to the area, you don’t have anybody to do that with, so then it’s nice if there are things like this. There are also online stores that are doing the same thing with trading clothes, but I always find I like to feel [the clothing] and know if it feels right.” Located in Elmira’s Village Shops (10 Church St. W.), 123 Trade With Me, is full of a rustic charm in an open concept, modern space. Its attempt at a cozy, kid-and-familyfriendly atmosphere, filled with bright colours and cartoon owls, was created through a family effort, Diefenbacher said. Before the store opened and she started to trade, Diefenbacher hit the consignment stores, and collected good-quality used kids’ clothes from relatives. Now, with the trades in full swing, the inventory virtually comes in on its own. The space reflects the reduce-reuserecycle mentality of her business concept, as well. Books for sale are displayed in cheerfully painted re-used crates hung up as shelves and the clothing is neatly organized into sections depending on price range and category. Her brother Colin even custom-made the clothing racks and counter, and installed the soft lighting. “My husband Chad, he has been an awesome help and supported me in start-
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Char Diefenbacher’s 123 Trade With Me is a childrens’ clothing shop in Elmira where customers can buy at discounted prices or swap gently used items for even less. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] ing up the store. I couldn’t have done it without him,” she added. So far, the store offers children’s clothing and used books in good quality, but Diefenbacher steers away from selling toys. Her standards for accepting and trading clothing and books are listed on the store website at www.123tradewithme.com.
Curious about the process? This is how the trades and purchases work: Patrons bring in their clothing and can sell, trade them for other items and get a deal on the price, or buy the products outright. Items are split into three categories, with some items priced at $1 to trade and $3 to buy, others traded at $2 and sold
for $6, or $3 and $9, hence, 1,2,3 Trade With Me. The trading fee allows the running of the store and covers overhead costs of staff. Diefenbacher’s plan is to encourage trading as the cost to buy outright is triple the price of trading. The store is located on the lower level of the Village Shops. For more information visit the website or call 226-749-1009.
Most of us are paying more attention to the Nutrition Facts label on food these days … aren’t we? We must be, or at least we should be. Otherwise, the province wouldn’t be proposing similar efforts, such as calorie counts, for some fast food restaurant menus. I like the idea of labelling for nutrition. At grocery stores, I find nutrition labels particularly useful for comparison shopping. My family and I have purposefully avoided some products when we see their fat or salt numbers, in side-byside comparisons. At fast food restaurants, you could use them for the same purpose. You could compare one item to another, calorie-wise, and make a choice. I know there are practical limits to labelling. But I’d favour even further measures. For example, what if a mechanism existed that would flag levels of fat or salt when they reach a high percentage of the recommended allocation? Maybe these warnings could be printed in the Nutrition Facts label in some cautionary colour, other than black. However, I also know it’s a matter of balance. A lot depends on the quantity of a given food you consume, and on what else is in your diet, not to mention exercise and genetics. Here’s something I suspect many people don’t realize about nutrition labelling: it’s come to further processed local food. Food sold at the roadside, at farmers’ markets or craft shows doesn’t need a ROBERTS | 15
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nutrition label. But once farmers sell the product at a local shop or online, however, the product must carry a Nutrition Facts label. The cut-off line is specified in the Food and Drug Regulations. “It may seem arbitrary,” says local food nutrition labelling specialist Lorraine Stanford of St. Catharines, “but you need to draw the line somewhere.” The key is processing, even minimally. According to Stanford, whom I met at a recent TasteReal event in Guelph, when you add other ingredients – for example, to change blueberries into muffins, tomatoes into salsa, or beef and vegetables into stew – you also change the food’s nutrient profile. She says depending on the type of fat used in the muffins, there could be high levels of saturated or trans fat (she recalls a client who used coconut oil in muffins, sending the saturated fat levels sky high). And sodium levels could be a concern in the salsa or the stew, which are known to use a lot of salt. “Consumers need a standardized way to judge the nutrients in these foods.” she says. “The Nutrition Facts table provides that. “ Here’s how it works. Farmers who plan to turn
local food into processed food send Stanford (or others who offer a similar service) their recipes. She calculates the food’s nutrition profile for a Nutrition Facts table, based on ingredient nutrient information provided by the ingredient supplier or taken from a standard nutrient database such as the Canadian Nutrient File. Then, following a federally approved template, she provides her client with a correctly formatted Nutrition Facts table. Stanford is part of an emerging field of specialized food and nutrition experts. The niche she’s carved out helps show why there are so many oppor-
tunities for food science and human health and nutritional science graduates, such as those coming out of the University of Guelph. They’re perfectly positioned to get not only interesting jobs, but also to provide an important service to society. Nutritional advice is vital. Enforced labelling may look like Big Brother, but in reality a diet-related disease epidemic is upon us. Every bit of sound information consumers can glean may be helpful. And at some level, labels help prove what pro-local food advocates have long claimed – that is, local food is better. Here’s a chance to provide evidence.
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1 Union St., Elmira The Shops At Roxton
Find out more about how Economic Action Plan 2014 can help you at ActionPlan.gc.ca
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HOURS: Mon.-Wed. 9:30-5:30 Thur.-Fri. 9:30-7:00 Saturday 9:30-5:30
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• New measures to support apprentices in the trades
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014
THE ARTS ON THE SCREEN / MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT
Putting the sound to silents Buster Keaton’s comedic classic The General is the next film featured in VOC Silent Film Harmonic performance WILL SLOAN Orson Welles called Buster Keaton “one of the most beautiful people ever photographed.” The critic Robert Benayoun, in his book The Look of Buster Keaton, compared Keaton’s stoic gaze to the paintings of Marcel Duchamp, Giorgio de Chirico, and Francis Picabia. James Agee called him “so much the most deeply ‘silent’ of the silent comedians that even a smile was as deafeningly out of key as a yell.” Hundreds of critics have spent thousands of pages trying to articulate “the Great Stone Face’s” stone face, but this adulation came late. In his 1920s heyday, Keaton was popular, but less so than contemporaries like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Fatty Arbuckle. On March 28, K-W’s Silent Film Harmonic will contemplate that famous gaze when it plays musical accompaniment to The General (1926) – Keaton’s best film, but the least popular upon its first release. “There is a strong current to his humour that is understated,” notes bass player Ted Harms. “Most of the gags come from his stone-faced reaction to things. I don’t want to rile
the feathers of people in the 1920s, but maybe that was more sophisticated.” He continues, “It’s that understated approach – that ‘I’m not going to feed you the joke’ approach. It’s not work to see his films, but it’s not going to just fall into your lap. In almost every Keaton film, there are a couple of moments where there’s a really small gag that you only catch after seeing it two or three times. Something like that will tend to have longer legs than something that is just one joke and done.” In The General, Keaton plays a railroad engineer in the Civil War south whose girlfriend tells him she’ll only see him if he enlists. The army sees his value as an engineer, and his girlfriend leaves him. A year later, the Union steals Buster’s train, with his gal as an accidental passenger, and our man launches his pursuit across enemy lines. Much of the film is spent on two spectacular chases, with Keaton’s small body leaping across the train with balletic precision (it is hardly surprising that Jackie Chan cites him as an influence). In the midst of so much chaos, his smallest gestures convey a world of emotion. He shows
The VOC Silent Film Harmonic will play the bass for the Great Stone Face on March 28. Keaton’s Civil War comedy, a box office failure on its first release, is now regarded as one of the classics of the silent era. [SUBMITTED]
shock and fear when his eyes widen slightly. When he’s at a loss for what to do, his brow furrows quizzically. And when things are going wrong, and he has no choice but to vent his frustration, he will open his mouth a fraction of an inch. But in moments of triumph, he will never, ever smile. He entered show business as a child, part of a family act called “the Three Keatons” in which his father would literally throw him around the stage. As long as he kept an indifferent look during the onslaught of abuse, the audience laughed, but he found that nobody liked it when he cracked a smile. In his private life, Keaton laughed as much as anyone, but if a camera was present, he put on a frown. (One documentary, Buster Keaton Rides Again, shows him hiding his face behind a curtain upon receiving praise.) Critics of the 1920s acknowledged Keaton’s talent, but regarded him as little more than a joke merchant. The General was his most ambitious film – with battle scenes inspired by the photos of Matthew THE GENERAL | 27
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CLASSIFIED HELP WANTED
THURSDAYS BY 10AM
HELP WANTED
Husky Farm Equipment Limited
Come Join Our Team!
Toyota Boshoku is a world class automotive interior parts supplier. We are recruiting for the following position at our Elmira facility:
Manufacturing Team Members
Full Time
Floradale, On.
to begin April 1, 2014.
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE AZ LIVESTOCK DRIVER
Husky Farm Equipment Limited is looking for a candidate to take responsibility of a full range of office management duties in running of our small, family operated manufacturing business. Duties Include: • Day-to-day running of the office and provision of administrative support to the owners • Manage A/R and A/P and all payroll and Human Resource functions • Manage our current safety program, including all safety training requirements.
Applicants must have: • Office Management experience. • Knowledge and experience with QuickBooks, EasyPay Payroll, and Excel programs. • Knowledge and experience with safety programs. • Knowledge and experience working in a manufacturing business. • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills. • Self-directed and organizational and problem-solving skills and a positive disposition. • CMA/CGA qualifications are preferred.
Contact Neil:
519.572.6748
Send Driver’s Abstract and Resume to:
Fax: 519-669-1874
Email: mardaletrans@cyg.net HELP WANTED
PART TIME BOOKKEEPER NEEDED This position could potentially include fielding phone calls, pricing, and processing customer orders, leading to full time employment. Bookkeeping and computer skills an asset. Send resume to sales@macoenterprises.ca, fax to 519-638-3730 or apply in person at:
7806 SIXTH LINE, DRAYTON HELP WANTED
Please submit your resume and cover letter by email to: walter@huskyfarm.ca HELP WANTED PINACLE HEALTH & Fitness HELP WANTED. Come join our team! We are currently hiring for the following positions: Cleaning Position - 8 10 hours weekly. Assist with cleaning and maintenance of our facility. RMT - looking for local Massage therapist to help our growing massage Department. Must be Registered Therapist. Administrative/Customer Service support - Part time. Must be outgoing, friendly, willing to work evenings and weekends. Apply on our website or email melanie@pinaclehealthandfitness.com
BRIDGELAND TERMINALS LIMITED
WORK WANTED LOOKING FOR DELIVERY work, full time. Passenger van available. Also carpentry and retail experience. A. Bauman 519-578-8897.
FOR SALE
Bridgeland Terminals Ltd is currently accepting applications for a 310T mechanic. Full time day position. Good wage and benefit package. Consideration may be given to individuals nearing completion of an apprentice program. Send resume to; nicoleb@bridgelandterminals.com or drop off at; 35 Oriole Pkwy E. | Elmira, ON N3B 2Z7 Phone 519-669-1588 | Fax 519-669-1928
FOR SALE
EVERGREEN SEEDLINGS, 8-16 inch size. $40 per bundle of 25. HST included. Buy 10 get 1 free. Colorado Blue Spruce, White Spruce, Norway Spruce, White Pine, White Cedar. Pick up at 8109 Wellington County Rd. 8, Mapleton Twp. (1 km NW of Drayton) on April 26th or by appointment. To order call Lorne @ 519-638-3589.
Our St. Jacobs Retail Furniture Store currently has the following opportunity...
Home Furniture Delivery Coordinator Responsible to the Home Furniture Store Manager for facilitating deliveries to customers, you will coordinate regular pick-up and delivery of stock to customers and coordinate Dealer shipments with the Elmira warehouse. In addition, you will load/unload trucks and set up furniture displays within the store. You have the physical ability and technique for heavy lifting and moving large items and a valid driver’s licence with good driving record. Excellent communication skills, customer service skills and a friendly helpful attitude along with general computer skills will round out your qualifications. You are willing to work the occasional weekend. A valid Class D driver’s licence is an asset. Please provide driving abstract with resume and/or application. We offer a competitive salary and great working conditions. If you are interested in becoming part of Home Hardware, please forward your resume, quoting Delivery Coordinator #1146, by Friday, March 28, 2014 to: Human Resources Department, Home Hardware Stores Limited, 34 Henry St. W., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0 E-mail: hr@homehardware.ca Fax: 519-664-4711 (Microsoft Products Only)
FOR SALE
FABRICS AND NOTIONS sale for Cozy Quilts (Clara Showalter). 7762 Wellington County Rd 8, 2 miles east of Drayton. Sat. Mar. 29, 40% discount, 10 - 5. Mon. Mar. 31, 50% discount, 10 - 5; Tues. Apr. 1, 50% discount, 10 - 8. In store specials daily. Cash or cheque only. 519-669-2148; 519-669-2218; 519-669-2488.
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HELP WANTED
SPRING SALE AT Countryside Fabrics & Books. Mar. 24th April 4th. Open Mon., Wed., & Fri. Books & Consignments - TAX FREE. Quilt tops $10.00 off, Fabrics etc 10% off. 7418 Rd.116, Rt 1 Linwood.
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Automotive Technician Position Available
Busy well equipped automotive service shop is taking applications for an experienced technician with automotive / medium duty truck certification to join our team. The successful applicant must be a self starter, have a clean driver’s abstract and possess good diagnostic skills with clean work habits. Previous work experience will determine remuneration. Please contact us in person with resume between the hours of 10 am and 3 pm Monday to Friday at 3 Elora Street, South Alma, or email resume to mail4shop@buehlerauto.com.
WE SPECIALIZE IN GETTING THE WORD OUT!
Office Manager
Manufacturing Team Members must be capable of working in a fast paced automotive manufacturing environment. Experience in robotic welding, injection molding or assembly in the automotive industry will be considered assets. Must be able to work overtime and rotating shifts (days & afternoons) Wage rate is $16.50 - $20.00 per hour Please submit a current resume to elmiraapps@tbamerica.com and address “Manufacturing Team Member” in the subject line Fax: 519-880-4185
hr@homehardware.ca
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014
ELMIRA BLOOD DONOR CLINIC
Sophia: Blood Transfusion Sunday 6:30am
Give Blood … to save lives. The Next Elmira Clinic:
Thursday, March 27th 2014 from 2:30pm - 8:00pm
at Lion's Hall, Elmira THE ELMIRA BLOOD DONOR CLINIC ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY-MINDED BUSINESSES: HANEY, HANEY & KENDALL
• Fabrics • Men's Wear • Ladies Coats • China • Glass Ware
JOHN KENDALL Bus: 519-698-9930 Res: 519-698-2213
Barrister & Solicitor
41 Erb St. E., P.O. Box 185, Waterloo ON TEL: 519-747-1010 FAX: 519-747-9323 EMAIL: jkendall@haneylaw.com
RR #2 Wallenstein, Ontario
Direct: 519-747-1256 Ex 209
Mon. Closed · Tues.-Fri. 8-6 · Sat. 8-5 2192 Floradale Rd. ~ Floradale, On.
(519) 669-1381
Steed and Evans Ltd.
FLORADALE FEED MILL LIMITED FLORADALE FEED MILL LIMITED Finest in feeds and service for over 50 years!
Finest in feeds and service for over 50 years!
Engineers and Contractors
The Quality You Demand, the Service You Deserve. Farm - Auto - Truck - Industrial and we have On-the-farm service
35 Howard Ave. • 519-669-3232
Bus 519.669.5478 • Toll Free 1.800.265.6126 www.ffmltd.com
3000 Ament Line, Heidelberg • 519-699-4646
Registered to ISO 9001, 14001 Manufacturers of Sulphuric Acid and Sodium Bisulphite
One Kilometre south of Winterbourne on Waterloo Regional Rd. 23
Regional Rd. 23 | 519-664-3701
SANYO CANADIAN MACHINE WORKS INCORPORATED
33 Industrial Dr. • 519-669-1591
Sulco Chemicals Limited
60 First St. E. • 519-669-5166
• Quality Drainage Systems • Backhoe Service
A family tradition since 1921
Wallenstein • 519-669-1440
Various sizes & rates RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL • POLE LINE CONSTRUCTION ESA Licence # 7000438
STORE HOURS: OPEN 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS A WEEK
CLEAN • DRY • SECURE
1025 Alfred St., Linwood • 519-698-2472
315 Arthur St. S., Elmira • 519-669-5403
100 South Field Dr. • 519-669-4964
CALL 1-888-2DONATE OR VISIT www.bloodservices.ca for more information or to book an appointment
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014
PUBLIC NOTICE
FAMILY ALBUM STAG & DOE
IN MEMORIAM
Stag and Doe for Tricia Koebel and Trevor Stroeder
Cindy (Helwig) Selnes
December 10, 1966 - March 22, 2013
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Friday, March 28, 2014
The Chemtura Public Advisory Committee (CPAC) Meeting will be held Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers 24 Church Street West, Elmira We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday, and days before that too. We think of you in silence, we often speak your name Now all we have is memories, and your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake, with which we’ll never part, God has you in his keeping, we have you in our heart.
8 pm - 1 am Elmira Lions Hall 40 South St. West Join us for games, prize tables, buffet and lots of fun
Lovingly remembered by Dad, Mom, Sherri, Kevin and Taggart, Family, Friends, plus Rosie and Diesel
Tickets at the door. $10.00
OBITUARY Hammar, Shirley Ann (nee Rau) Peacefully on Tuesday March 18, 2014 at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener. Shirley Ann of Kitchener was in her 75th year. Wife of the late James Hammar (1995). Shirley Ann was born on March 24, 1938 in Elmira, ON and was the daughter of the late Cyril Rau and Helen Graff. Jim and Shirley were married on July 28, 1962 at Sacred Heart, Kitchener. They lived in Elmira and Kitchener. Shirley was the family historian and produced genealogy reports and was happy to share her genealogy info with others. Shirley was a Brownie Leader for 17 years in Elmira and Kitchener. She received the James Reid Award in Elmira for Guiding. She was a volunteer for Sacred Heart Church Bingo and was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society with Sacred Heart Church. She enjoyed crocheting and made afghans for her grandchildren. Dear mother of Joanne (Bryon), Kimberley and Mark (Sue). Also lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Ryan (Samantha), Heather, Sarrah, Destiny and great-grandsons Avery and Kai. Shirley will be missed by her family who were very special to her. Remembered by Marlene Schmidt and Gladys Brydges, very good friends and 7 godchildren. Also remembered by sisters-in-law Marie Mederak, Janet Hammar of Kitchener and Janet Hammar of Harriston. Shirley was a member of the Ramblers and enjoyed bowling and bingo. Predeceased by her parents, husband and 2 grandsons – Jimmy and Jordan. Missed by many cousins, nieces and nephews and friends.
DEATH NOTICES BAUMAN, M. RITA | Peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 10, 2014 at K.W. Health Centre of Grand River Hospital. Rita (Musselman) Bauman, age 77 years, of Elmira. PLACE AN ANNOUNCEMENT: T. 519.669.5790
PATTERSON, BONNIE | Peacefully at the Grey Bruce Residential Hospice in Owen Sound, with her loving daughters by her side, on Monday, March 17, 2014, Bonnie Lynn Marion Patterson (nee Darroch), R.R. # 8 Owen Sound, at the age of 71 years. Local relative is her sister Barbara Beacom, of Elmira.
Township of Woolwich WEBER (SHANTZ), HANNAH (MRS. OSCAR) |
TAKE NOTICE that on March 11, 2014, the Council of the Township of Woolwich approved a request from the Floradale Mennonite Cemetery at 18-20 Florapine Road, Floradale to permit a cemetery expansion of 1600 square feet including a columbarium.
Peacefully passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at her home, RR1, Wallenstein, at the age of 82 years.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the applicant, Registrar or any person with an interest therein may, within 15 days after publication of this notice, refer the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board for a hearing.
CELEBRATE FAMILY
Further information may be obtained from Stephanie Thomas, Administrative Assistant, 519-669-1647 ext.6113.
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AUCTIONS WED. MARCH 26 at 10:00 AM -Clearing auction sale of Royal Daulton Collection; artwork; antiques; collectables; household effects; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Kitchener estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com SAT. MARCH 29 at 10:00 AM - Property auction of a one hoist mechanics garage and office and triplex situated on a half acre lot with many updates to triplex and garage. To be held at 761 Sawmill Rd in Bloomingdale for Jerry and Sons Car Sales Ltd. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com
AUCTIONS WED. APRIL 9 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of household items; furniture; antiques; tools; and; miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Waterloo estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com FRI. APRIL 11 at 5:00 PM -Toy auction of approx. 350 toys including farm; precision; tractor trailers; banks; cars; literature; and memorabilia to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a local collector. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com
FARM EQUIPMENT
RENTALS
RENTALS
BRIGHT, SPACIOUS 3+ bedroom house for rent in Elmira. $1500 + utilities. No smoking, no pets. Avail. April 1. Phone 519-669-1731.
SEED DRILL - 5100, mechanical lift, 16 run, grass & fertilizer. 50 cow stalls, good shape. 2� pipeline, surge with one touch automatic take offs. 6 plastic calf hutches. 519-595-425.
ELMIRA DOWNTOWN ONE Bedroom, no smoking or pets. References required. $575 + hydro (heat included). Immediate. 519-669-5431 or 519-669-8582.
ELMIRA - 1 Bedroom apartment. Fully renovated, $550/mth + hydro. Call 519-669-4188.
RENTALS
COMING EVENTS
ELMIRA - 3 Bedroom apartment, close to downtown, no smoking, no pets, laundry facility on site. $950.00/ mth plus utilities (about $150 $175/ mth). Available April 1. 519-669-8074, email allanpoffenroth@gmail.com
36 MEMORIAL AVE. Elmira. 2BR APT. May 1st. Only $825 + utilities + $25 for parking. BBQ for tenant use, Coin operated laundry. Please call 519-744-3711.
FREE SEMINAR - Top 5 Bra Shopping Secrets. Friday, April 11, 10 a.m. Clock Tower Wellness Centre, Elmira. 519-835-0310 info@pathornsby.com
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The family will receive friends and relatives at Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Friday, March 21, 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. The funeral mass will be at St. Johns RC Church, 85 Strange St., Kitchener on Saturday, March 22 at 10:00 am. Interment at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo.
The family would like to thank the nurses and doctors at Grand River Hospital (ICU and 5th floor), Theresa, Dorothy and all who visited with her.
FUNERAL, BURIAL, AND CREMATION SERVICES ACT, 2002 NOTICE OF DECISION
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014
OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
TIRE
WHERE TIRES
Complete Collision Service
SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE. 101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2
519.669.8330
Farm • Auto • Truck Industrial On-The-Farm Service
FAX: 519.669.3210
35 Howard Ave., Elmira
AFTER HOURS
519-669-3232
THOMPSON’S
Auto Tech Inc.
ARE A
519.669.8917
Providing the latest technology to repair your vehicle with accuracy and confidence.
RUDOW’S
CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE
AUTO CLINIC
519-669-4400 30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA www.thompsonsauto.ca
RUDOW’S
21 Industrial Dr. Elmira
24 Hour Accident Assistance Accredited Test & Repair Facility
BODY MAINTENANCE AT:
1-800-CARSTAR 519-669-3373
CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE
Call Us At 519-669-3373
519-669-7652
33 First Street, East Elmira, ON
33 First Street, East Elmira, ON
GENERAL SERVICES “25 years in Business”
• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location
Boat Covers | Air Conditioner Covers | Small Tarps Storage Covers | BBQ Covers | Awnings & Canopies Replacement Gazebo Tops | Golf Cart Enclosures & Covers
• Janitorial
• Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off / Pick up Service • Carpet Repair & Re-Installation • Bleached out Carpet Spot Repair
•Ratches, Hooks, Straps, Webbing etc. •Canvas, Vinyl, Polyester, Acrylic Fabrics
General Repairs
• Pet deodorization • Floor Stripping
519.595.4830
www.completecarpetcare.ca
6376 Perth Rd. 121 Poole, ON
ROB McNALL 519-669-7607 LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-866-669-7607
CONSTRUCTION INC. (519) 569-0772 • Commercial & Industrial General Contracting • Specializing in Concrete Work & Excavation • Retaining Walls
info@trappconstruction.ca www.trappconstruction.ca
• • • •
Stamped Coloured Concrete Demolition Bin Service Machine Bases
Concrete Breaking & Removal
GENERAL SERVICES
MUSIC-LOVER GIFT ALERT!
Various sizes & rates
CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call
519-669-4964
100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA
COUNTR Y
’s 60’s / 70
HIGH SCHOOSL BAND
GOSPEL
ROCK
BAUMAN PIANO
SERVICES TUNING & REPAIRS
MORE INFO | 519.669.0541 EMAIL: vinylp2cd@gmail.com
ORTLIEB CRANE & Equipment Ltd. • 14 ton BoomTruck • 40 ton Mobile Crane
MUSIC TRANSFERS FROM LPs, 45s, 78s, CASSETTES TO CD Your favourite albums get a whole new life on CD after we clean up the clicks, pops and surface noise.
RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EFFORT!
JAMES BAUMAN Craftsman Member O.G.P.T. Inc NEW PHONE NUMBER
519-880-9165
TROPHIES | CUPS | PLAQUES | MEDALLIONS RIBBONS | NAME TAGS | NAME PLATES DOOR PLATES | CUSTOM ENGRAVING
519-664-9999
QUICK LOCAL SERVICE | 245 Labrador Dr., Waterloo
24 Hour Service (Emergencies only) 7 Days A Week
www.UniTwin.com | 519.886.2102
ST. JACOBS
GENERAL SERVICES
...& SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING
SHELLY & SCOTT TAYLOR 28 Pintail Drive, Elmira, ON, N3B 3G9
519-669-0003
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AT YOUR SERVICE. We specialize in getting the word out. Advertise your business services in our directory. Weekly exposure with fantastic results! Call Donna at 519.669.5790 Ext 104. GENERAL SERVICES
While you wait!
Industrial • Commercial • Agricultural
HOME IMPROVEMENTS SERVICES
RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EFFORT!
KENJI ORITA
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$4.99 per pair
SteelKore Inc. • Millwrighting • Machining • Installation • Mobile Welding • Custom Fabrication • Maintenance
5th pair FREE.
22 Church St. W., Elmira
Tel: 519-669-5537 STORE HOURS:
M-W: 8-6, T-F 8-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 12-5
100% SUPERIOR QUALITY CUSTOM WOODWORKING
Korey Dowling
Cell 519-496-0198
steelkoreindustrial@gmail.com
TROPHIES | CUPS | PLAQUES | MEDALLIONS RIBBONS | NAME TAGS | NAME PLATES DOOR PLATES | CUSTOM ENGRAVING
QUICK LOCAL SERVICE | 245 Labrador Dr., Waterloo
www.UniTwin.com | 519.886.2102
• Custom Kitchens • Custom Furniture • Libraries • Exotic Woods
TEL: +1 (519) 574-6734 oritakenji@gmail.com 20B ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014
OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES
Sew Special Custom Sewing for Your Home
• Residential • Commercial • Industrial
1-800-668-4695 519-778-7730 (cell)
BLOWN CELLULOSE (attic insulation) PROTECTIVE COATINGS SPRAYED IN PLACE POLYURETHANES
AMOS INC
R O O F I N G
Custom Drapery Custom Blinds
Randy Weber
Free Estimates
ECRA/ESA Licence # 7000605
In Home Consultations
519.669.1462 Fax: 519.669.9970
Over 20 Years Experience
18 Kingfisher Dr., Elmira
Elmira
Tel:
Lois Weber 519-669-3985
• Specializing in residential re-roofs • Repairs • Churches A Family owned and operated business serving KW, Elmira and surrounding area for over 35 years.
WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED
CALL JAYME FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE.
519.501.2405 | 519.698.2114 In Business since 1973 • Fully Insured
HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES
RA HOME COMF ELMI (519) 669-4600 ORT
COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL
Steve Co.
ST. JACOBS
GLASS SYSTEMS INC.
APPLIANCES – FURNACES – FIREPLACES AIR CONDITIONERS – WATER HEATERS SPRING SPECIAL ON AIR CONDITIONING TUNE UP $99, INSTALLED FROM $1999 FURNACES INSTALLED FROM $2499 FRIDGES $499, STOVES $399, WASHERS $399, DRYERS $369, FREEZERS $199 Come visit our show room FREE QUOTES
Home Improvements
1553 King St. N., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0
• Store Fronts • Thermopanes • Mirrors • Screen Repair • Replacement Windows • Shower Enclosures • Sash Repair
1 Union Street, Elmira
TEL:
ehc@hotmail.ca (519)-669-4600
519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104 FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service
John Schaefer Painting
Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.
FREE ESTIMATES Interior/exterior Painting, Wallpapering & Plaster | drywall Repairs
RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL
WINDOWS & DOORS
ROOFING | SIDING | SOFFIT & FACIA DRYWALL INSTALLATION
MURRAY MARTIN | 519.638.0772
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GORGEOUS OPEN CONCEPT! Elora – Freehold townhouse w/double garage situated on corner lot backing onto Elora Cataract Trailway. Large eat-in kitchen w/ceramic tile & abundant w/maple cupboards. Bright Living room w/hardwood floors, corner gas fireplace, 2 storey ceiling open to stairs & 2nd floor hallway. Fantastic master bedroom complete w/ensuite & lg walk in closet. Second floor laundry. Bright Finished basement w/recroom, bedroom & bathroom. 2300sqft + finished space. A must see home. Prepare to be impressed. MLS 1414406. Call Alli or Paul direct.
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Elmira – Here is a classic 4 bedroom 2 storey home situated on a tree lined street offering all the charm of yesteryear with many modern day updates and conveniences! Carpet free with lots of hardwood (except staircase). Chef's delight kitchen boasts granite counters, tempered glass topped island, gas stove, built-in oven, dishwasher and lots of cabinets plus double door pantry! 2 updated bathrooms, terrace door walkout to deck with hot tub and the list goes on! MLS 1417247.
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Breslau – Located on 3.15 acres. Enjoy sunsets from your bckyrd haven. Tree lined private drive. Complete w/main flr LR, FR w/wood fp, eat in kit & sep DR. Main flr bdrm w/kitchenette & 3pc ens. Side entrance ideal for home office/business. Master bdrm w/8ftx8ft walk in closet & 3pc ens. Fin'd basement featuring lg bar & location for wood stove. Bsmnt bath incl sauna, whirlpool. 648sqft unfinished bonus room above garage. TLC Required. MLS 1414121. Call Alli or Paul direct.
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Palmerston – Move in & enjoy the summer in your new Home. Solid 1.5 storey brick 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath home w/detached sngl car garage. Recently remodeled master & both baths. New roof 2010, orig hrdwd flrs, double French drs & spacious rms throughout. Lots of character & space for young or growing family. 3 decks, children’s playground & huge private/fenced & beautifully landscaped backyard make this property ideal for entertaining or simply enjoying some family time. MLS 1417276. Call Paul or Alli direct.
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FEATURED PROPERTY GREAT BACK YARD – backs to a walking trail! Spacious kitchen w/lots of cupboards & w/o to composite deck w/vinyl & glass. Main flr. washroom. Upper level laundry. Rec. room w/full walkout, kitchenette, 3pc. bath & office in lower level. Dble driveway. Well maintained. New MLS $319,900. STUNNING CENTURY HOME – loaded w/character ! Natural woodwork & staircase. Hdwd. floors. Pocket doors. Oak kitchen, formal D.R. Cozy L.R. w/gas fireplace. Main flr. fam. rm. w/ custom built-ins. Two staircases to upper level. Private master suite w/ensuite bath & dressing area. Updated main bathrm. Floored attic. 200 amp. serv. Detached oversized garage. Private, professionally landscaped yard. Expect to be impressed! MLS $539,900.
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FEATURED PROPERTY LOCATION – Desireable Southwood Park. W/O from oak kitchen to the patio. Convenient side entry from private driveway. Central air. Spacious fin. rec. room. & 2pc. washroom in lower level. 3 bdrms. A great starter home. EXCL $284,900. CONESTOGO – This raised bungalow is in a quiet area, close to school and downtown. Walkout from D.A. to patio. Stone fireplace in the L.R. (w/ parquet flr) and a gas fireplace in the rec. room. Newer floor in games room. 5 pc. bathrm. (ensuite privilege) 1.5 garage (extra deep!). Dble. driveway. MLS $395,000.
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Bonnie Brubacher, Broker of Record and our Family Team welcomes Robin Hansford-Currie to Royal LePage Elmira Real Estate Services. Robin joins our firm with her extensive background in research, Robin Hansford-Currie customer service, building relation- Sales Representative ships and several corporate level responsibilities at Executive level positions. Robin; also is well known locally for her successful business in Elmira , “The Robin's Nest” she has shown her ability of organization, customer service, team building and many other assets that are required in owning and managing your own business. As a business owner, I can appreciate Robin's professional abilities will only benefit her career as a Real Estate Sales Representative in working with Buyers and Sellers. Please join myself and Royal LePage Elmira Real Estate Services in welcoming Robin Hansford-Currie to our firm, where our technology, professionalism and commitment will ensure Robin's success in here real estate career. Please contact Robin Hansford-Currie at 4-90 Earl Martin Drive, Elmira, On N3B 3L4. 519-669-3192 or Robincurrie@royallepage.ca
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She’s kept at it all these years because theatre work is fun ETC’s Bev Dietrich to be honoured with provincial award for her longtime commitment to community theatre WILL SLOAN Twenty-five years ago, Bev Dietrich joined the Elmira Theatre Company as an assistant stage manager. “Back then, you just jumped in with both feet not knowing what’s involved,” she laughs. “My very good friend Chris Grose said, ‘Oh, come on out, we need a stage manager.’” Since that fateful production, back when the company still operated at the St. Jacobs community centre, she has worked on more than 90 shows – as an actor, director, producer, volunteer, and especially stage manager. In May, that hard work will be recognized. Dietrich will be honoured for her years of work by Theatre Ontario, which has voted to present her with the Michael Spence Award for Contribution to Community Theatre. “She just kind of fell into the role of stage management,” says Chris Grose. “As a result of that, she’s mentored many, many other people into the stage management position.” Nominated by the Elmira Theatre Company and endorsed by the Western Ontario Drama League, Dietrich has been cited for involvement, commitment, and generosity of spirit “legendary” within the region.
“I didn’t give it another thought, because I didn’t in my wildest dreams imagine that I would win,” she says. “The names were all given to the board to vote on, and I saw who else was up there along with my own name.” Over the past 25 years, Dietrich notes that she’s gained more skill and experience in her job, but also that “It’s not the same as it was 25 years ago.” Indeed, in her long tenure she has been a witness to the company’s growth and evolution. The biggest change came six years ago, when the company moved into its own space at 64 Howard Ave. after years of rented, makeshift spaces. “I stage managed the first show at the new place, and they were literally building the building around us as we rehearsed,” she remembers. “One night we were rehearsing at one end of the space, and they were painting the ceiling and had the big scaffolding in. As the night went on, we just gradually moved as they moved the scaffolding.” Since the move, the company’s annual schedule has expanded from two shows to four, and all the work that comes with it. “We have our own theatre space now, so now we’ve got to THEATRE | 27
Finding time to ensure that you’re eating healthily RECIPE NOTES Let’s face it, people these days are busy. Oftentimes we are too busy to even ensure that we are fueling our bodies with the proper nutrients. And for some of us this means we end up skipping breakfast entirely. As most nutritionists would say, this is a bad habit to get into. My partner and I certainly fall into this category. Recently, we have been really trying to eat wholesome, healthy meals at regular times. And the hardest part is trying to find a quick and delicious breakfast option. Something that has been working really great for us has been slow cooker steel cut oats. At night, you do all the work (which is minimal) and in the morning you wake up and you have a hot, delicious, healthy breakfast waiting for you. It’s amazing. We really love Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats done in the slow cooker and we are sure you will too. You can also opt to make a batch of plain steel cut oats and add whatever toppings you desire at a later time.
Bev Dietrich, a stage manager with ETC for 25 years, is being honoured with the Michael Spence Award for Contribution to Community Theatre from Theatre Ontario. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]
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THE BRESLAU LIONS CLUB Kids Dance, 7 p.m. at Breslau Community Centre, 100 Andover Dr., Breslau. Go to http://breslualions.org/kids-dance for more information.
SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Woolwich Memorial Centre 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira (community room). Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900 for more information.
SCOTT WOODS (CANADIAN FIDDLE Champion) presents “Old Time Jubilee” at Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs at 7 p.m. Advance tickets only $25 and can be purchased at the church office Tues. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. or call 519-669-5912 in Elmira or 519-8855012 in Waterloo. Refreshments will follow concert. Calvary Church is wheelchair accessible and has hearing assisted.
MARCH 22 BETHEL MENNONITE YOUTH HOMECOMING, May 3 & 4. For registration information www. bethelyouthhomecomin.wix.com/bethelyouth or call 519-846-0180. 11TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE MENTAL Health “Your Role In Recovery,” 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Grand Valley Golf & Country Club, 1910 Roseville Rd., Cambridge. Phone 519-766-4450, ext. 224, email lmcshane@cmhawwd. ca. WOOLWICH COMMUNITY LIONS PRESENTS “Boot Stomp’n Good Time’ Country Dance - Moonshine - 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Elmira Lions Hall, 40 South St. W., Elmira; $15 per person. Tickets available at FB and Me, Brown’s Mens Wear and the Window Box. Prizes, grub, dancing and a whole lot more. Round up your friends and come on out. ELMIRA MEAT CANNING FUNDRAISING Breakfast Buffet, 8 a.m. Calvary United Church, 38 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs. Proceeds towards Mennonite Central Committee Elmira Meat Canning Project. Speaker Wendy Cotter, MCC material resources program coordinator. Tickets $12/adult, $5/6-12 yrs., 5 and under free. Advance tickets call MCC Ontario at 519745-8458.
MARCH 25 ELECTRONIC BINGO UPSTAIRS AT the St. Clements Community Centre, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. Phone Joe Brick at 519-6994022. Everyone welcome. COMMUNITY CARE CONCEPTS NEW Program! Free Community Exercise Class for Seniors. Wallenstein Bible Chapel, 4522 Hergott Rd., Wallenstein. Every Tuesday/Thursday beginning March 25, 9:30-10:30 a.m. No registration required. Questions 519-664-1900.
MARCH 26 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Linwood Community Centre 5279 Ament Line, Linwood. Cost: $11. Community Care concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.
MARCH 27 HEALTH EDUCATION SESSION - Healthy Eating As We Age, Tiffany Krahn, Dietitian, Woolwich Community Health Centre; 10:30-11:30 a.m., Breslau Mennonite Church, 226 Woolwich St., Breslau. Everyone welcome, no free, no registration. For more information call 519-664-3794.
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BETHEL MENNONITE YOUTH HOMECOMING, May 3 & 4. For registration information www. bethelyouthhomecomin.wix.com/bethelyouth or call 519-846-0180. WELLELSEY AND DISTRICT LIONS Club Folk Music Night, Wellesley Community Cetnre, 1000 Maple Leaf St., Wellesley. Doors open at 7 p.m. Come and enjoy a night of fold, blues and jazz featuring Sam Turton, Jane Lewis, Jesse Turton and Adam Bowman. Silent auction, cash bar and light snacks will be provided. Proceeds will be directed to Wellesley Public School Parents Council for classroom improvement.
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APRIL 2 HEALTH EDUCATION SESSION - Atrial Fibrillation: Causes, Consequences and Treatment, Dr. Zuzanna Majewski, MD, Woolwich Community Health Centre; 10:15-11:15 a.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Everyone Welcome! No fee, no registration. For more information call 519-664-3794.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.
For a growing number of us, there’s no need to have wisdom teeth removed WEIRD NOTES
Q. Do photos of pro ten-
nis players reacting emotionally at the end of a set or match tip off whether they just won or lost?
A. The research team set up experiments dividing subjects into three groups and asking them to rank such photos as showing wins or losses, explains lead psychologist Hillel Aviezer, as reported in “Science� magazine. Group 1 saw only the tennis player’s face, group 2 saw only the body (the face was masked out), and group 3 saw the entire photo (face + body). Surprisingly, those respond-
ing to body cues were most successful, whereas those seeing the face alone made many mistakes and, on average, thought both winners and losers had lost. Groups 2 and 3 more reliably determined a win or loss, though Group 3 shown both the face and body mistakenly claimed that their decision was based primarily on facial expression. This same ambiguity of peak negative or positive facial expressions was also found for joy (seeing one’s house after a lavish makeover), grief (reacting at a funeral), pleasure (experiencing sexual release), and pain (undergoing a navel piercing). Once the brief emotional peak passes, however, facial expressions are no longer ambiguous and
observers can reliably read them. Why the ambiguity? The authors speculate “the facial musculature is not suited for accurately conveying extremely intense affect. Much like speakers blaring at maximum volume, the quality of the facial signal becomes degraded and noisy.� Q. Some 35% of us are born without these, and the number is said to be growing. Without what, wise readers?
A. Wisdom teeth, with evolution likely to push the number even higher in the future, says “Mental Floss� magazine. Similarly, as time passes, fewer and fewer of us will be born with appendixes or even little toes. Already, male nipples are vestigial, or in
water� items include coffee, chocolate, cotton and the many products with semiconductor chips. For a cup of coffee, 26 gallons of water are used, even before any water has actually been added. Worldwide, two and a quarter billion cups of coffee are consumed every year. Also, it takes about 7,000 gallons of water to produce one kilogram of chocolate, or roughly 304 gallons of water per Hershey bar. “This should surely be something to think about while you’re curled up on the sofa eating one in your cotton pajamas,� adds Emmott, which themselves require 2,300 gallons of water to produce. And irony of ironies, something like four liters of water are needed to produce a one-liter plastic bottle
other words, pointless. For more of the “323 Amazing Facts You’ll Probably Enjoy That Will Likely Prove Useful During Awkward Silences,� check out the magazine itself. Q. How much “hidden water� is there in a hamburger, a cup of coffee, a piece of chocolate?
A. That’s the water used to
produce consumer items not typically thought of as containing water, says Stephen Emmott in “Ten Billion.� Take a hamburger, for example. By the time the cow is fed and processed as meat, it takes almost 800 gallons of water to produce that one burger. With roughly 21 billion burgers eaten each year in the U.S., that’s 16 trillion gallons of water! Other heavy “hidden
for water. In 2011, Americans averaged about 222 bottles of water per capita, or approximately 70 billion bottles total. Finally, it takes about 19 gallons of water to produce one of the “chips� that typically powers a car, GPS, laptop, phone, iPad, TV, microwave, camera -- with probably about 3 billion such chips produced in 2012. That’s at least 57 billion gallons of water just on semiconductor chips! In short, Emmott concludes, “we’re consuming water, like food, at a rate that is completely unsustainable.�
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.� Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.
OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS 1. Turning point? 5. Popular UK snack cake 10. In the same way 12. Equally 14. Used to express surprise 15. Sound at the door 17. 20-20, e.g. 18. Chilled 20. Hidden means of support? 22. Under the weather 24. Live 25. Ammonium nitrate 26. “___ alive!� 27. Fix, in a way 28. Majority shareholder in Chrysler 30. Transgression 32. Greetings 33. Wood sorrels 35. Sound reflection 37. Wise men 39. Before noon 40. Makes up
41. Driveway surface 43. Piano piece 44. Levisticum officinale 46. Stadium souvenirs 47. From 48. Coif 49. Before, to poets 50. Digestion aid 51. You and I 52. Perl 6 interpreter and compiler 53. Armageddon 55. Top-of-the-line 56. Massachusetts 57. Biblical pronoun 58. Remarkably 59. Listed questions and answers 60. A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry 61. College application parts 62. Higher position 64. Indicates maiden name 65. Chesterfield, e.g. 66. Good
67. Luau souvenir 69. Hideous 71. Average DOWN 1. Tangle 2. Words to a song 3. Operating room 4. Ragamuffin 6. Expressing a point in time 7. Little lie 8. Charges 9. Promotion 10. Prince, to a king 11. During 12. Be in a cast 13. Halvah ingredient 16. A gripping hand tool 19. “Rocky ___� 21. ___ Khan 23. Anita Brookner’s “Hotel du ___� 25. Some consider it superior to digital 29. Pang 31. Google talk
32. Queen’s residence 34. Flat 36. Buffoon 38. Travel 39. Bureau 42. “Tarzan� extra 45. Detroit’s Joe Louis ___ 46. Five-petalled flowers 48. The Righteous Brothers, e.g. 50. Constrictor 51. Pale 52. ___ Beta Kappa 54. Old PC platform 55. Away from the bow 56. Maine 57. In the direction of 58. 50 states 63. Busiest 64. Refusal 65. Alone 68. It may be easily bruised 70. Famous cellist
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Dietrich has worked on more than 90 plays during her time with ETC. educational opportunity for aspiring directors and actors. “After the end of each play, the workshop leader does a 20-30-minute workshop with them. ‘What if you did this? What if you tried this? This was really great,’ so it’s a learning experience for everybody.”
But stage management remains her legacy, says Grose. “That’s a position that carries all of the organization and management of cast and crew within the umbrella of the production. The stage manager oversees everything that has to do with the production. … Anything that happens on the stage – lights, sound – that’s all her responsibility under that umbrella.” When asked for advice for aspiring theatrical artists, Dietrich says, “Don’t take yourself too seriously, and try to learn as much as you can from different people. And have fun with it – if you’re not having fun, it’s time to get out. I would not be in it if I wasn’t having fun.”
THE GENERAL: A look at Keaton at his height
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get bums in seats and we have to support that theatre space,” she says. “It’s a huge involvement now if you want to be involved in all four shows. It can burn me out, and I recognize that. But I’ll have a major involvement in at least two of the shows, and the other two shows I’ll do house management, or something that’s not as time-intensive.” One of her proudest accomplishments was bringing the Western Ontario Drama League Minifest to Elmira for the first time in 2009 (Dietrich is chair of the program, and sits on the WODL board). The festival, which gives six community theatre companies a chance to stage the same one-act play, provides an
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Brady, it’s a much more convincing recreation of the Civil War than Gone With the Wind – but audiences were ambivalent. “Maybe it was just too much of a mash of genres,” suggests Harms. “You have romance, and it’s also a chase movie, and it’s also a war movie. Was that a little bit too much? Were audiences just expecting more of a series of gags? There are some relatively dramatic parts, and there are certainly some heroic parts, so
it is getting out of what was seen as Keaton’s area.” Keaton had a few more good movies after The General, but its financial failure hurt his clout. When he signed with MGM in 1928, he lost his creative freedom, found the bottle, and his career flamed out. After years in the wilderness, he worked as an actor-for-hire in the ‘50s and ‘60s, popping up in the likes of Beach Blanket Bingo. The years and the booze had aged him, and he was no longer “one of
the most beautiful people ever photographed,” but he looked more like Buster Keaton than ever. “The older Keaton got,” Robert Benayoun wrote, “the more one could see eternity in his look.” The VOC Silent Film Harmonic will accompany The General at the Registry Theatre (122 Frederick St.) on March 27, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 ($10 with food bank donation, $5 with eyego), and can be ordered at centreinthesquare.com or 519578-1570.
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Elmira’s Mitch Klie battles for the puck in a faceoff with Siskin Evan Kearns during last Sunday’s game, then takes the puck in the third period during the Kings’ 5-0 decision, their second victory against Waterloo in 2013-2014. [ELENA MAYSTRIK / THE OBSERVER]
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