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MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Do the trees that line the Grand River at the West Montrose Covered Bridge and the rolling hills adjacent to it add to the overall experience of visiting the regional gem? Should, then, the physical landscape and the historical buildings in the area be protected by the same heritage designation policies? Those issues will be the focus of the West Montrose Cultural Heritage Project, an initiative by the planning department at the University of Waterloo as it surveys the public for its opinions. Through maps, pictures and a 15-minute survey available on the project website, researchers are hoping to ascertain exactly what makes the area unique. The online survey wraps up Apr. 23. “We’ve had a series of focus groups with local people to determine what they think is important about the landscape; the whole effort is triggered because these kinds of areas that are considered significant under the Planning Act, they are supposed to be identified and conserved,” said project researcher Robert Shipley, a professor of planning at UW. “Our project has been aimed at trying to understand exactly what it means for these areas to be significant, and what sort of measures there might be to make sure that what’s valuable about them is protected,” he explained, suggesting that protecting the actual covered bridge and its surroundings are, currently, two different tasks. See HERITAGE page »06

AND THEy’RE OFF Danya Bowman was among the throng of children hunting for treats at the First Annual Easter Egg Hunt held Mar. 22 by the Elmira Optimists at Bolender PHOTO | MARC MIqUEL HELSEN Park in Elmira.

Province unveils modest budget

Minor economic stimulus package included as Ontario faces uncertain times MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Modest economic stimulus is the focus of the Ontario budget announced Tuesday. The McGuinty government emphasizes job training, the poor and the health care system in a middle-ofthe-road package. The budget provides for a $1.5-billion, three-year Skills to Jobs Action Plan meant to get more Ontarians into well-paying jobs and help 20,000 unemployed workers make the transition to new careers and well-paying jobs in

growing areas of the economy. The government will inject another $1 billion this year into municipal infrastructure programs, with the goal of supporting construction jobs. Also on tap is a new property tax grant for seniors that will help about 550,000 senior homeowners deal with property taxes; a boost in the healthcare budget to hire 9,000 more nurses, and establish 50 more family health teams; $135 million over three years for a free dental care program for poor families, $32 million over the same period for student nutrition programs in

schools and community centres; and $190 million in new funding for early identification of chronic diseases beginning with diabetes. There are no new taxes, and some modest cuts. With a recession looming south of the border, rising oil prices and a booming Canadian dollar, there had been calls for the McGuinty government to lower business taxes. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has been leading the charge. The kind of radical cuts proposed See BUDGET page »02

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tinue to invest in infrastructure, in the staff, then doctors will continue to come to our region. Once everything else is in place, we’ve built a community where we will continue to attract and retain doctors,â€? she said Wednesday. “If you cut taxes, you cannot continue to invest in the people of Ontario, so you cannot continue to invest in education, in health care, in our seniors, in affordable housing; yes, there are tax incentives, tax cuts, and tax relief in the budget, but at the same time we are still able to put $100 million in social housing improvements, able to realize $32 million dollars for a student nutrition program.â€? Of the $1 billion for new municipal infrastructure for 2007-08, $400 million will cover infrastructure renewal projects outside the Toronto area; Waterloo Region is expected to receive $2,600,938, including $1,308,003 for the City of Waterloo, $743,451 for Woolwich and $303,368 for Wellesley. That figure will add to the $450 million Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative (MIII), set to be divvied up by Mar. 31. With no imminent election, the provincial budget was lacking a clear political motive, said Barry Kay, a political scientist at Wilfrid Laurier University. “It wasn’t a very profound budget. It was incremental; it was trying to look like they were addressing some issues but nothing was addressed very dramatically. The bottom line is not a whole lot is going to happen ‌ a little money here and a little money there to touch on some issues so that he can claim that they’ve been addressed,â€? said Kay. With no political battles to be won – another election is more than three years away – the province is not in the same boat as the federal government, where its minority status could see an election called at any time. This week’s budget document is certainly not a lead-up to an election, he suggested. “It’s a budget to try to not get many headlines one way or the other – pro or con. This budget doesn’t antagonize very many people, it just doesn’t please many people.â€?

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“It’s a tremendous support. It means more than words can say.”

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DOTING FATHER Despite being paralyzed in a farming accident Feb. 1, Doug Weber, 33, is in good spirits thanks to an auction held Tuesday in Waterloo that generated $180,000 for him and his family: Todd, 1 (center), Dana, 4 PHOTOS | SUBMITTED (right), Kelsey, 7, and wife Carol.

Community rallies for a cause Livestock auction at OLEX nets more than $180,000 for Drayton-area farmer paralyzed in accident VANESSA MOSS Less than two months after he was paralyzed from the chest down in a farming accident, Doug Weber’s spirits are high. The Mapleton Township dairy farmer now has hope that he will be able to support his family thanks to $180,000 raised at a benefit auction in Waterloo Tuesday. “He said last night (Tuesday) something like, ‘the proceeds of the sale, it’s very encouraging to continue on,’” said Weber’s brother-in-law, Jason Martin. “It’s a tremendous support. It means more than words can say.” Weber, 33, was injured Feb. 1 while lifting hay bales with a tractor in his barn on the 8th Line. At around 10:30 a.m., a floorboard cracked and one of the vehicle’s wheels fell through a few inches. This caused a bale to roll off

the loader and hit Weber in the head. “He [Weber] said he first thought he was dying and then he realized he wasn’t and … he just kind of felt like he was floating, floating on the seat of his tractor,” Martin said. A conscious Weber sat there for two hours before his wife Carol, 30, found him. He said he could see his cell phone but could not reach out to pick it up because of the paralysis, Martin said. The only pain he experienced was in his armpit where a hydraulic lever was digging in. Upon finding her husband, Carol called a neighbour and simply uttered, “I need help.” By the time EMS arrived, Weber’s blood pressure was dropping quickly and he was fortunate to survive, Martin said. “They [doctors] figure another half hour to an hour [and] his system would have started shutting down.”

Since Weber suffered a C6-7 spinal cord injury, he was also lucky that the swelling did not move up to the vital C3-4 area, explained Martin. Now recovering at the Chedoke Hospital in Hamilton with his wife by his side daily, Weber has slight arm movement, but none in his hands and the likelihood he will regain those abilities is slim. Regardless of what happens though, Weber plans to return to the farm and continue running his dairy operation with the help of a fulltime herdsman. “Mentally, he’s very well. His spirits are great.” The money raised at the Ontario Livestock Exchange this week will help pay for the herdsman, along with renovations to the farmhouse so that Weber can move around in a wheelchair. Auction organizer Jim Hipel said he and the family were overwhelmed with the donations and attendance at the event that saw some people buy

and then re-donate heifers to generate more money. “The place was full: they were standing-room only,” he said. Weber’s constant willingness to help others likely contributed to this outpouring of support, Martin said. “Kindness was coming back to him. “If you needed a job done, you could always count on him.” Members of Weber’s church, Waterloo Markham Mennonite, and his family are working together through this transition period. His parents have even moved into his house to care for his three children: Todd, 1, Dana, 4, and Kelsey, 7. Although the younger children do not understand what has happened, Kelsey has had her ups and downs, Martin said. The same goes for Carol, who is trying to adjust to a new life. “She’s carried on the wings of See AUCTION page »06

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Beijing 2008? Best to avoid the whole thing

The smart decision would have been to refuse China as an Olympic city right from the get-go. There’s no way to justify hosting the event in a dictatorial nation that is an ecological wasteland and international pariah. Now, as China steps up its oppression in Tibet, other nations are left weighing the possibility of boycotting the Olympics later this year. No one can argue the world didn’t see this coming. When the Summer Games were awarded in 2001, China’s spots were clearly in evidence. They have not changed. Talks of a boycott are still in their infancy – France and Belgium were making some noise earlier this week – but could pick up steam if the Tibet situation worsens as the summer draws closer. The crackdown in Lhasa, where dozens have been killed thus far, is just one reason for Canada to look at a boycott, either in whole or in part (taking a pass on the opening ceremonies, for instance). From a pragmatic point of view, the pollution in Beijing is abysmal. The air is so befouled, it’s visible – the particulate poses a major health concern. Elite athletes, especially distance runners, are worried about the impact it will have on their performance. Opponents of a boycott say sports

should be above politics. In an ideal world that would be the case, but only the most naïve among us would maintain the Olympics is not a purely political event. From black power in Mexico in ’68 to the Mid-East power struggle on view in Munich, and the tit-for-tat boycotts in Moscow and Los Angeles, 1980 and 1984 respectively, the Olympics have long been associated with politicking. The latter was pure Cold War posturing. Perhaps the best comparison would be the Berlin Games in 1936. Hosted by the Nazi regime, international participation in the Games was a de facto recognition of Hitler’s government, legitimizing it on the world stage. In Beijing, the communist government hopes to do much the same thing, effectively whitewashing the country’s many faults. Human rights abuses, already legion, have actually increased as the government displaces people to make way for facilities, and looks to keep protestors under wraps. That’s why the Tibetan uprising has proven so embarrassing: it’s a very public demonstration of the hardline oppression commonplace in China today. With the Dalai Lama as its symbol, Tibet is a name on front pages around the world. Vocal supporters, including the likes of actor Richard Gere, have kept Tibetan independence in the limelight. Some would like nothing better than to see global reaction tip in the direction seen in South Africa during the anti-apartheid movement –

an example of where boycotts played a key role. Unlike South Africa, however, China holds major political and economic clout. Nations that do business with China – that’s most of them these days – are wary of making waves: human rights issues are secondary when so much money is involved. Still, it’s something that we’re discussing a boycott. Canada should consider it, if only to help prevent China from trying to legitimize what goes on inside its borders. If nothing else, Canada should lend its weight to calls to keep the Olympic Torch, on route from Greece to Beijing, from passing through Tibet. “China must not be allowed to parade the Olympic torch through Tibet while hundreds, possibly thousands, of Tibetans are tortured and brutalized in Chinese detention cells,” said a spokesman for the Free Tibet Campaign. “Unless the IOC wants the Olympic Torch to become a symbol of bloodshed and oppression, they must immediately withdraw all Tibetan provinces from the Olympic Torch relay route.” Bringing pressure to bear on the In-

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ternational Olympic Committee is something well within Canada’s grasp. Boycotting Olympic ceremonies or joining others in refusing to attend would be braver, even if it accomplishes little. Sure, an outright boycott would be hard on athletes unable to attend the event – after having trained for four years – but that alone is no reason to avoid taking action. Nor should we give much credence to the argument it’s easier to influence China from within the tent, rather than with external pressures – diplomatic efforts thus far have had little impact. No fan of the Olympics – I’m especially critical of the inclusion of any sport where judges determine the winner, rather than absolutes: fastest, highest, longest – I wouldn’t be heartbroken if the whole thing was called off. In the absence of any political action, and I’m not expecting any, the best I can do is maintain my own boycott: I certainly won’t be tuning in for any of the TV coverage of the event. Others doing the same might send a message that can in fact be quantified through the ratings system.

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Hobbies? Managing daughter’s hockey team (Wild Atom C); reading. What are you reading now? Frogs and French Kisses by Sarah Mlynowski. Favourite food? “Anything Italian.” Drink? Blue Glowtini from Disney World. Favourite Disney ride? Soarin’ at Epcot.

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Waterloo Region’s unseasonably cold temperatures are causing troubles for local maple syrup producers, who are experiencing slow sap flows. The Elmira Maple Syrup Festival on Apr. 5 won’t suffer because of it, however. “We’re going to have enough syrup for festival day, we know that,” said Doug McLean, the festival’s past-chair. Elmira maple syrup producer Norman Horst said that despite tapping on the same day as last year, Mar. 12, there has been a lot less sap flowing out of the trees this time around due to cold air and little rain. Things started to pick up a little this Wednesday though, with temperatures rising above zero. “We’ve got a good start, but not much more,” Horst said. “[We need] just a little bit more fluctuation in the temperatures. … That’s about all it takes.”

Region still competitive despite loonie Canada’s competitiveness as a place to do business slipped slightly, largely the result of the rising value of the loonie, says an international survey released this week. But Waterloo Region retained its overall level of competitiveness against U.S. cities, according to the “Competitive Alternatives Study” by KMPG. Costs for Waterloo Region are fifth lowest among the 20 principal cities in the North American Northeast surveyed by KPMG. Overall, business costs in Waterloo Region are just under the average in the U.S. “The results indicate that cost levels here have been contained and even reduced, mitigating the effect of the rise of the Canadian dollar in relation to its U.S. counterpart,” said John Tennant, chief executive officer of Canada’s Technology Triangle Inc.

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Club wants your phone books Kiwanis Club hopes to turn old directories into cash for Food Bank of Waterloo Region VANESSA MOSS The Elmira Kiwanis Club is “going green” and seeing yellow with its newest fundraiser, Books for Bucks, that involves collecting phone books to exchange for cash. While this project is a first for the local club, it has been successfully run by the Cameron Heights Kiwanis group and AMJ Campbell Van Lines for the last few years, said club president Jim Schwindt. This year, all Kiwanis clubs in the KitchenerWaterloo area have been asked to participate in partnership with the Wasteco recycling company. Schwindt set up blue collection bins at DubL-E Esso, Price Chopper, Foodland and No Frills in Elmira this week, with plans to add more throughout the town

during the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival Apr. 5. The club will then trade the books for money based on weight and use the proceeds to support the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. “I think it’s a good fit because people sometimes don’t know what to do with old phone books. At the best, they go in recycling, at worst they go in the garbage; this is just another form of recycling, Schwindt said. “If we can get them to carry it with them when they go grocery shopping and drop them in the tote that would be great.” The club is also encouraging people from out of town to bring their phone books with them to the festival to be dropped off. Since new area phone books were recently released, this fundraiser should be a simple task with potentially decent return, said Kiwanis

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Slow start to sap season

BOOKS FOR BUCKS Elmira Kiwanis president Jim Schwindt (left) and president-elect Tony Dowling are encouraging local residents to throw their old phone books in Kiwanis blue bins located at various locations in Elmira.

Breslau plays host to the world Students expand their global perspective at celebration of World Awareness Day MARC MIQUEL HELSEN

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Singer is Shinin’ Star Steve McElrea, a telecommunications technician from St. Agatha, took top honours at 94.3 Faith FM’s third annual Shinin’ Star Christian vocal talent search. The final eight hopefuls performed Mar. 22 at Kitchener’s Centre in the Square. Joy Borutskie of Hawkesville and Melody Francis of Mississauga were first and second runners-up respectively.

president-elect Tony Dowling. “If we raised $1,000 that would be a great start for the first year,” he said of the club’s goal. “It should be just a matter of drop the bins, grab the bins when they’re full and dump them and eventually wrap it up and send the bins back.” Currently, the 35-member club supports a wide range of projects, including the Woolwich Memorial Centre, the Waterloo Dragon Boat Festival, Lobsterfest, the Maple Syrup Festival, the Kiwanis Music Festival, Meals-on-Wheels, Kiwanis Transit, the Elmira Youth Drop-in Centre and a Christmas Food Drive. While the club’s motto is “We build,” its main focus is benefitting local residents in any way possible, Dowling said. “We really look at any project that is important in the community.”

WHAT’S IT GOING TO BE? Christine Shibata show the class how to make origami animals at World Awareness Day at Breslau Public School Mar. 20.

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For one whole day, Breslau Public School was the centre of the world – a cosmopolis teeming with activity and bustling with music, rhythm and the arts. Coinciding with the International Week for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, World Awareness Day on Mar. 20 found the school in discovery mode. “This is a fairly homogenous school, so there’s not a whole lot of diversity or just even access to many of these

things,” said Maureen Peat, a teacher and one of three longtime organizers of the event. “For many of these kids, this is the only exposure they’re going to have to a bigger world – that’s education; we feel very strongly about this part of our job.” While the program has varied year-to-year, this time around, World Awareness Day had a special focus: the environment. “[It’s about] making them a bit more aware of the world around them rather than just what’s in their own backyards,”

said Grade 3 teacher Jennifer Mills, co-organizer of the event, along with Peat and special education teacher Wendy Garret. The day was full of fun visual, aural and interactive activities that included: workshops on hip hop, origami, aboriginal and Caribbean culture, African drumming, karate and steel drumming. “They love, love, love this day,” said Peat. Great Big Theatre Company treated the students to three traditional myth plays: Lord of the Cranes See BRESLAU PS page »06

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300 metres away? “I think most people would consider that inappropriate, [but] right now there would be no way to stop that; well, there would be other ways, but some things that most people would consider not to be a good idea could in fact happen unless it’s clear what the rules are,” said Shipley. The project will look at a cultural heritage landscape designation under Ontario’s Planning Act, which would help conserve sites deemed valuable by the community. “I think we realize if we’re going to have these things in the future and if we think they’re nice and we want to pass them on to the next generation, then we need to have some rules about what can and can’t be

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child mattress; 450 for an adult one, said Mills. “We all have milk bags in our house, so, it became an environmental project too, because the milk bags weren’t going to the landfill. It was a two-fold thing,” said Mills, noting that her students took the initiative in collecting bags as well as helping make the event run smoothly. Seeing the event finally unfold was particularly rewarding for the senior students who began preparation work back in September. “It was kind of satisfying,” said John Ranisau, a Grade 8 student.

“Because you learn to do different stuff,” added classmate Alicia Kartechner. Both students helped their younger counterparts make paper birds at an origami workshop. Bringing together students and teachers, the event also featured the efforts of parents, said Peat, noting that the parent council helped fund the day’s festivities. “We wanted it to be as egalitarian as possible. And as noisy as humanly possible,” she quipped, the thundering sound of drums vibrating through the walls.

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Are we in Elmira yet?

Television show will tape segment during next weekend’s maple syrup festival An Elmira native has travelled the globe with his children’s show, Are We There Yet? World Adventure, and now he is bringing it home to the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival Apr. 5. Producer/director J.J. Johnson will tape a seven-minute episode of the program – now in its second season – in his hometown to highlight the Canadian tradition of producing maple syrup. “I have fond memories of the maple syrup festival because it was that one big day that seemed to put us on the map and everyone just had a great time. I just think it’s a fun event that’s richly Canadian.” Two of the show’s cast members, brothers T.J. and Tristan, will be taped flipping pancakes, pouring sap on snow, competing in the log-cutting contest and taking a trip into the sugar bush to see how syrup is made. The festival, along with trips to Niagara Falls, Ottawa for Canada Day and the Calgary Stampede, make up the Canadian portion of the travel show that will air on Treehouse TV and in 25 other countries this fall. Over the past year, Johnson and his 12-person crew have chronicled the adventures of two brothers and two sisters (six- to eightyear-olds) with no prior television experience as they explored 10 different countries. “At the end of season two we’ll have visited 65 per cent of the world’s population,” Johnson said. As the producer, Johnson tried to highlight unique aspects of each

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CHILDREN OF THE GLOBE Brothers Tristan (left) and T.J. have visited various countries while taping the children’s travel show, Are We There Yet? World Adventure, including New Zealand, where they took a trip to Woodlyn Park in Waitomo (above) and fed meat to eels (below). On Apr. 5, they will experience a Canadian adventure at the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival.

location by having the kids learn traditional music, interact with local animals, explore natural wonders and participate in various festivities. This will allow young viewers to travel the globe from their living rooms. “It’s a real eye-opener. You hear so much about these countries and then you go there and it’s completely not what you expected and so, for me, it keeps validating the importance of having to actually get out there and experience these places and I think for kids, being able to see other kids do that.” Johnson graduated from Elmira District Secondary School before attending Ryerson University for broadcasting in 1997. His first job at a talent agency provided inspiration for his initial children’s show, This is Daniel Cook, which he developed through Sinking Ship Entertainment, a production company he founded with former classmates Blair Powers and Matt Bishop. That project followed preschooler Daniel Cook as he encountered new

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seeing a pyramid. … I think everyone, we just fall in love with them.” Since the siblings were treated as normal children rather than actors, they were able to witness each country’s true culture and then share that knowledge with classmates when they returned home. Johnson said the show has been a blast to film and has been successful because of its Canadian roots. “I think what I like about taking Canadian kids abroad is that we’re such a great mix-match to begin with that these kids are really just blank slates and when you watch an episode, you can’t quite tell where they come from because there’s just this intrinsic openness that Canadians have. … They really feel like they’re world kids: they belong to everyone and they’re there to experience absolutely everything without any comparisons.”

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» LAW & ORDER

Drinking and driving nets list of charges »»

March 19

7:51 AM | A collision involving two vehicles brought police to the area of Arthur Street South and Listowel Road near Elmira. A vehicle slowing for traffic was rear-ended by a trailing vehicle. There were no injuries and damage was pegged at under $1,000. There were concerns however that the brakes on one of the vehicles were not working properly; it was directed for a safety check. 8:00 AM | A school bus veered off the roadway and ended up in a ditch in the area of Floradale Road and Sandy Hill Drive near Elmira. Empty at the time, the bus was towed from the ditch. There were no injuries and no charges.

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March 19

8:49 AM | A pellet gun was used to break some windows at a Floradale garage. Sometime overnight, suspects unknown shot at the business windows, causing under $1,000 worth of damage. 5:17 PM | Another traffic collision occurred at Arthur Street South and Listowel Road. One vehicle appears to have been travelling northbound on Arthur when a trailing vehicle failed to stop in time, subsequently striking the lead vehicle. There were no major injuries, though damage was significant. 5:15 PM | A little rubbernecking appears to have been the cause of another collision on Arthur Street South and Listowel Road. Two vehicles were northbound on Arthur, and likely scoping out the scene of the previous collision, when the trailing vehicle failed to stop in time for the lead vehicle, which was slowing for traffic. There were

A St. Jacobs-area resident was clocked by police while driving 138 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. His vehicle was stopped close to St. Jacobs and the driver was subsequently charged with one count of impaired driving; one count of ‘over 80,’ ‘stunt driving’ and ‘failure to display insurance.’ injuries that did not require hospitalization. A Waterloo man was charged with ‘careless driving.’ 9:56 PM | A patrol officer who clocked a vehicle travelling 116 km/h in an 80 km/h zone attempted to stop the driver on Arthur Street South, near St. Jacobs. Police turned onto Northside Drive and activated the emergency equipment but then deemed a vehicle pursuit too dangerous. A plate was never obtained, but the vehicle was described as a blue Chrysler Neon.

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March 20

10:00 AM | An Elmira resident reported the loss of a trailer plate bearing the marker A50 73A. 3:20 PM | Another trailer plate, this one bearing the marker D90 40J, was reported missing. 6:40 PM | Police were called to the scene of a collision involving two vehicles at Benjamin Road and Weber Street near the stockyards in St. Jacobs. A Waterloo driver was slowing for traffic when his vehicle was rear-ended by that of another Waterloo driver. There were no injuries, no charges and minor damage. 7:20 PM | A single-vehicle collision brought police to the area of Arthur Street South near the

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9:00 AM | A Conestogo resident attempted a U-turn on Industrial Drive and ended up on the lawn of a nearby property. There was no damage to the vehicle, but some property damage occurred. There were no injuries and no charges. 12:42 PM | Police received a report from a Robin Drive resident that two vehicle tires were slashed. There are no suspects. 4:33 PM | An officer patrolling near Heidelberg Park noticed some unusual activity in the area. A group of men was interviewed and a small quantity of marijuana was seized. A police warning was issued.

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11:30 AM | A police officer conducting radar enforcement on Manser Road clocked a vehicle travelling 50 km/h over the speed limit. Her vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days.

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3:45 AM | A blue, ‘91 Toyota van stolen from Overlea Drive in Kitchener was found on Road 116 near Wellesley Township. There was a considerable amount of damage to the vehicle.

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7:15 AM | Two vehicles were involved in a collision in the area of Arthur Street South and Sawmill Road. Both vehicles were southbound on Arthur Street and had just

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK The driver of this vehicle was charged with careless driving Mar. 26 after her vehicle rolled over on Listowel Road near Steffler Road. Police say the driver entered the curve with too much speed, subsequently losing control. There were no injuries, but the car suffered considerable damage. cleared the roundabout when the lead vehicle, attempting to accelerate, was clipped from behind by another car. There were no injuries and damage was minor. A Kitchener driver was charged with failing to produce insurance. 7:41 AM | The intersection at Listowel Road and Arthur Street South was the scene, yet again, of a collision involving two cars. One vehicle, being driven by a man from Listowel, slowed down to make a right turn onto Arthur when it was rear-ended by a following vehicle. There were no injuries, moderate damage and no charges. 8:13 AM | There were no charges and no injuries as a result of a collision at Line 86 close to Powell Road. Two vehicles had been travelling eastbound on Line 86 when the lead vehicle, driven by a man from Ailsa Craig, was rear-ended by another vehicle. Icy road conditions appear to have been a factor. One vehicle was severely damaged and

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Real economic threat is in Ottawa The townships will be scanning future provincial documents to see just how this week’s budget will translate into real money in their coffers, and new infrastructure projects down the road. The $1 billion in new municipal infrastructure money, including $400 million for communities outside Toronto, was part of Finance Minister Dwight Duncan’s low-key attempt to offset the effects of a cooling economy. Also on tap is a $1.5billion skills program, which includes an emphasis on retraining unemployed workers. There are no massive spending increases to prime the pump, nor are there any new taxes or major cuts. The government promises balanced books, and perhaps a small surplus. As with the federal budget last month, this could be described as a stand-pat document. While some may have expected a larger infusion of cash in the fight against an economic downturn – classic Keynesian theory – the government clearly had no stomach for deficit spending. The very word is taboo. The policy of going to the well when times are tough has been handcuffed by governments who slashed and

overspent when times were good – the Harris legacy in Ontario; Mulroney’s, federally – such that the rainy-day fund had been thoroughly raided before the weather turned bad. It’s ironic, then, that federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty used Tuesday’s budget presentation to continue his assault on the province – the Harper government went so far as to dispatch an official critic. Flaherty bungled the job when he was in Duncan’s position, and has chartered a similar course in his new position. Just as was the case in Ontario under Mike Harris, the federal Tories are giving away the store, preparing to argue there’s no room to help the economy even as it slows down in the wake of troubles in the U.S.: budget surpluses have been reduced troublingly close to the bone in the two years Flaherty has been out of his depth in Ottawa. His continuing attacks on the province, bizarre by any measure, are even more puzzling given that he’s an Ontario MP, representing an Oshawa riding that relies heavily on the automotive industry Flaherty appears intent on scuttling, along with the rest of the manufacturing sector.

» VERBATIM

Despite being an Alberta-based party, the Harper Conservatives should be working in tandem with the country’s most populous and prosperous province, Canada’s economic engine. The McGuinty Liberals have the upper hand here, as Ottawa is falling down on the job. The stimulus package offered Tuesday would have been much more effective had the federal government lent its support, or even stopped badmouthing the province at a time when investor confidence is already low. Canada has fared better than the U.S. because the fundamentals are sound: we’re not running massive deficits – the result of massive military spending and lopsided tax cuts – nor have we seen the kind of financial nonsense that led to the sub-prime mortgage fiasco (not that we’re completely immune from the fallout, direct and indirect). Yet by its adventures in Afghanistan and adherence to fiscal policies that failed so badly in the Common Sense Revolution, the federal government appears more intent to follow the Bush model than the course set out by the two federal predecessors: Paul Martin in Ottawa and Bill Clinton in Washington. Keep an eye on Ottawa.

» THE MONITOR

“The Chinese government plans to run the Olympic Torch through Tibet and up Mt. Everest in a blatant attempt to legitimize its control over our homeland.”

In a sign of the changing times, automakers in Brazil, Russia, India and China could produce a combined total of 20 million vehicles this year, surpassing their North American counterparts (17.4 million) for the first time.

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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR

Give rural voters more service, not more representatives Plans to redraw the electoral map out here in B.C. give rise to a discussion about the role of provincial politicians. We must understand that MLAs perform two functions. First, they do what they’re told and support their party no matter what they think or what their constituents think. When MLAs talk of voting with their conscience, it’s less persuasive than “your cheque is in the mail.” Their second job is to help their constituents deal with the government. Why can’t Joe Bloggs have a liquor license? Why hasn’t the single parent with a bunch of kids got his/her welfare cheque? May we in the OneEyed South American Butterfly Club please have some money? This is not an unimportant duty because people do have real problems dealing with the government and its Crown agencies and corporations. The new constituency map has been fraudulently argued not just at the political level but also by the media. It is solemnly intoned that large, sparsely populated ridings are too large to be allotted seats on the same basis as urban ridings. Never mind that new rural ridings will elect MLAs with half the votes of urban ridings. These constituencies, we’re told, are just too big to be serviced under the democratic principle of one person, one vote with all votes equal no matter where they’re cast.

Overlooking for a moment the argument about representation in the House, let’s deal with “servicing” the riding. No one, least of all I who represented what was then a very large riding, would deny that bringing service to far-flung constituencies is tough. I agree that this must be taken into account. The answer to this problem is simple. Virtually all constituency work is done by the staff in the constituency office. The MLA must show his face from time to time, but he or she doesn’t do the work. During my time – when the Kamloops constituency went to Blue River to the north, halfway to Merritt to the south, Monte Creek to the east, Logan Lake to the southwest and Savona to the west – there was no way I could spend the time in these areas that I would have liked. I was in cabinet the entire time and was away a great deal. My constituency secretary and my executive assistant did the work and did it well. I agree that’s a problem, but it’s one with a very simple solution: simply create more constituency offices in large ridings so people only need to travel relatively short distances to their MLA’s office and his or her secretary, who deals with matters between voters and the government and is in frequent contact with the MLA. This won’t give all people in all rural ridings the access one has in, say, North Vancouver, but people in remote areas know that living away from smog, cars and drive-by shootings gives them a better and safer lifestyle.

There is no decent argument that says rural ridings need more political clout per voter than urban ridings do. Why should my vote be worth only half of that in Northern B.C.? The law allows a 25 per cent variation, and to my mind that’s way too high. Yes, special allowances must be made for special areas but giving them extra political clout is not one of them. (I use “political clout” in the sense that they need fewer votes to elect their favourite legislative toady than more populated areas do.) Extra MLAs is not the answer. Better access to services is the answer. By all means, large rural communities should have that, and the small extra cost would be worth it. A simple and effective idea. No wonder the politicians ignore it.

A modest proposal

We’re going to have identity cards so we’re told. The final vestige of freedom and democracy is to be eliminated and now Big Brother will have no problems keeping an eye on us. The same thing is happening in the UK with this exception – the people there are upset and have made it a political issue for the coming election, big time. But, perhaps those who see a dark side of this are wrong. Maybe we should do a more thorough job. Let’s start with health care – wouldn’t it be a good idea for the government to have instant access to this information so that anyone, any company can search my records to see if I was ever treated for a dose of something? If done properly, the government would

know what organizations we belong to and make that all available to businesses and, routinely, to the police. Law enforcement becomes easier the more inside information they possess and we all want to help law enforcement any way we can, don’t we? I have another idea which worked so well in Nazi Germany – make everyone who travels from one police jurisdiction check with the local police, identify themselves, have the police run a computer check then make out a lengthy form explaining what the individual was up to, what business he had and when he was going home. On the way home, of course, he would be required to check back in with his own local police and report on what they’d been up to in the other jurisdiction. The identity card would have fingerprints and retinal ID along with every possible bit of the card-holder’s personal history. Caught with some candy pinched from a local store when a kid? That will be on your ID card so the police can warn businesses that someone known as a shoplifter is in their store. The mind truly boggles at the amount of information the government and industry will have about us all. And after all, if we have nothing to hide from Big Brothers in the provincial capital and Ottawa, why should we care about ID cards? I say the more information the government has on us the better. After all, why would citizens want to keep anything secret when they can do so much for the government, its business pals and the police by simply telling all?

» INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | GWYNNE DYER

Bio-fuels adding to the coming food catastrophe “This is the new face of hunger,” said Josetta Sheeran, director of the World Food Programme, launching an appeal for an extra $500 million so it could continue supplying food aid to 73 million hungry people this year. “People are simply being priced out of food markets. ... We have never before had a situation where aggressive rises in food prices keep pricing our operations out of our reach.” The WFP decided on a public appeal three weeks ago because the price of the food it buys to feed some of the world’s poorest people had risen by 55 per cent since last June. By the time it actually launched the appeal this week, prices had risen a further 20 per cent,

so now it needs $700 million to bridge the gap between last year’s budget and this year’s prices. In Thailand, farmers are sleeping in their fields after reports that thieves are stealing the rice, now worth $600 a tonne, straight out of the fields. Four people have died in Egypt in clashes over subsidized flour that was being sold for profit on the black market. There have been food riots in Morocco, Senegal and Cameroon. Last year it became clear that the era of cheap food was over: food costs world-wide rose by 23 per cent between 2006 and 2007. This year, what is becoming clear is the impact of this change on ordinary people’s lives. For consumers in Japan, France or the United States, the relentless price rises for food are an unwelcome extra pressure on an already stretched household budget. For less fortunate people in oth-

er places, that can mean less protein in the diet, or choosing between feeding the kids breakfast and paying their school fees, or even, in the poorest communities, starvation. And the crisis is only getting started. It is the perfect storm: everything is going wrong at once. To begin with, the world’s population has continued to grow while its food production has not. For the 50 years between 1945 and 1995, as the world’s population more than doubled, grain production kept pace – but then it stalled. In six of the past seven years, the human race has consumed more grain than it grew. World grain reserves last year were only 57 days, down from 180 days a decade ago. To make matters worse, demand for food is growing faster than population. As incomes rise in China, India and other countries with fast-growing economies, consumers include more

and more meat in their diet: the average Chinese citizen now eats 50 kilos (110 lbs) of meat a year, up from 20 kilos (44 lbs) in the mid-1980s. Producing meat consumes enormous quantities of grain. Then there is global warming, which is probably already cutting into food production. Many people in Australia, formerly the world’s second-largest wheat exporter, suspect that climate change is the real reason for the prolonged drought that is destroying the country’s ability to export food. But the worst damage is being done by the rage for “bio-fuels” that supposedly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and fight climate change. (But they don’t, really – at least, not in their present form.) Thirty per cent of this year’s U.S. grain harvest will go straight to an ethanol distillery, and the European Union is

section, or just rolled through, all in the 30 minutes that our crossing guard was out there trying to do her job. One of those vehicles was an Ayr school bus. The bus driver almost hit our crossing guard and no fewer than five children she was trying to get across the street. One of those kids was my son. I contacted the bus company, but was told because I didn’t get a route number, they couldn’t do anything

about it. I’m sorry, I was too busy pulling my son off the road to get a route number. How many of those 17 drivers have children that walk to school? Do they run the stop signs that their children have to cross at? Do bus drivers not have the same rules of the road that the rest of us do? We may only have one stop sign in Breslau, but it is also our school cross-

ing. We need drivers to be more aware when they are driving through small towns like ours. Treat our stop sign like you would your own. These are our children that you are putting at risk every time you decide that you don’t want to stop.

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» LETTER TO THE EDITOR Think about the kids before blowing right through a stop sign To the Editor, This letter is in regards to an incident that happened in Breslau Mar. 25, when no fewer than 17 cars either ran the stop sign, stopped in the middle of the inter-

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Another event for the scrapbook Hobbyists get a convention of their own, as local businesses head to Kitchener Auditorium for Scrap Fest Scrapbooking enthusiasts will get a chance to see, touch and learn from the best at Scrap Fest, a craft convention taking place at the Kitchener Auditorium Apr. 11 and 12. For two days (Friday’s date is sold out), hobbyists will converge on the venue to check out what’s ‘in’, catch up with old friends, talk shop with fellow hobbyists, suppliers and retailers, and learn from the best in the business. “They could buy stuff right there; it’s not very often that you can go to 35 stores in one day; so, if they’re big into the shopping, they can find a lot of the scrapbook stuff that they can’t find locally or whatever,” said Hannah Morley, owner of The Scrapping Turtle in St. Jacobs, one of the retail stores that will be present at the show. “It gives us a chance to network with other stores. It gives us a chance to meet new customers that don’t know that we’re here; the customers that we currently do have always like to come and see the stuff, so, it’s a lot of work but it’s a lot of fun, too. …You get to meet a lot of new people and share your craft.”

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HAPPY TOGETHER Hannah Morley of the Scrapping Turtle in St. Jacobs is looking forward to the two day event; her store will be one of some 35 present at the event running Apr. 11-12. All the newest materials ers and die cut systems, will classes, and door prizes. and variations of old sellers, be on the tables of some three While the Friday VIP comincluding everything from dozen retailers. Also on tap ponent of the event is already paper and adhesive to stick- at the event are a crop party, sold out, Saturday promises

a variety of offerings, said organizer Lisa Sales Furtney, noting that the overall jovial atmosphere is understandable given the fact that a good number of people will be engaged by their favourite pastime. With a digital form of the craft making headway in the industry, there will also be some digital scrapbooking classes. Yet despite the fact that the latter is gaining popularity in a fast-paced society, Sales Furtney is convinced that it will never replace the older, hands-on craft. “There’s a lot of scrapbookers who like to touch, and get dirty; it’s a hobby, it’s a craft for them, that’s kind of part of the fun, so, you’ll get those people who don’t really have the desire to do digital because it takes the fun away for them,” she explained. “There is that new wave but I don’t think it’s really going to affect the feelers out there, [those] who want to have the scissors in the hand and cutting, and sticking stuff down and adding some glitter, and beads and flowers and ribbons …” But the craft is much more than just a hobby: scrapbooking often serves as a night out for a group of busy moms; a scrapbook can function as a journal or story See SCRAPBOOK »16

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Someone has to pay farmers to feed wildlife The winter-that-willnever-end is not just a human experience, although surprisingly little has been written or broadcast about the harsh and chronically long winter’s impact on wildlife. Animals that don’t hibernate somehow have to eat when the snow is shoulder deep. In southern Ontario, and the populated parts of the north, many of those meals are courtesy of Ontario farmers. And they’d like some help picking up the tab. As part of their pre-budget submission to the province, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture asked that farmers get better compensation for their role in keeping wildlife alive. They’ve traditionally been helped under the Ontario Livestock, Poultry, and Honey Bee Protection Act, when their crops are damaged, when their animals are killed by wildlife, or when their buildings and fences are harmed. It happens a lot. More than half of Ontario’s farmers have reported wildlife-related losses. But the compensation schedule hasn’t

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kept up with inflation, let alone this year’s weather. In fact, the compensation schedule for farmers hasn’t changed in a quarter-century. And it certainly hasn’t kept up with our ceaseless encroachment on farmland, and wildlife. It’s to the point where in Ontario, we’ve finally mapped out an area where development pressure will intensify, drew lines around it, and called it the Greenbelt. In urban Ontario’s eyes, the Greenbelt is destined to become synonymous with farming. Most people’s experience with farming will be what they see in the Greenbelt, because those will be the farms on their doorstep. The Greenbelt is also an area where wild animal pressure is bound to intensify. As land gets developed around the Greenbelt, animals will head for quieter, sheltered areas. If they’re living on the perimeters of bushlots, they’re quite likely to dine on nearby fields. That means the Greenbelt. There, deer, raccoons and geese will gather in unprecedented ways. It’s unlikely hunting laws that could help control certain species are going to become more liberal, especially if the Greenbelt becomes the go-to locale for wildlife conservation. Urbanities out for

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a weekend drive won’t understand or tolerate the sight of hunters or farmers – even on their own land – killing wildlife, regardless of how responsible the hunters are, or how important the harvest is to a species’ population management, let alone farming. It’s no better in the north. There, the federation is urging the province to reconvene a spring bear hunt. It would also like to see an elk hunt considered. There are simply too many animals, it says. Private companies are emerging that offer what’s becoming known as agricultural trap crops, planted strategically to lure wildlife away from commercial crops. That’s a great example of co-existence. But farmers are the ones on the hook for the service. And that shouldn’t be. If society needs a farm reserve to stop its members from destroying any semblance of food security we might

have, then it must also be prepared to support those who farm there and shoulder the weight of wildlife conservation. The federation believes farmers have to be recognized and compensated for the ecological goods and services they provide for society – everything from scenic countryside to source water protection. Why do we just expect it will get done? As the federation says, society loves its wildlife and wants its government to do everything possible to preserve and protect not only the wildlife, but the habitat. Farmers need and deserve our help if we want to formalize their role as wildlife stewards. Some people will say wildlife was there first, so we don’t owe farmers anything. But that attitude simply isn’t going to keep wildlife fed or promote stability in the chain. Times have changed.

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which chronicles the meaningful moments in the author’s life. “I’ve always just been really passionate about it; I’ve always thought it is kind of important to kind of document our lives,” said Sales Furtney, noting a lot of people make scrapbooks to preserve memories of children, parents and grandparents.

“It’s also very therapeutic too because whether it’s someone in your family who has been touched by something tragic like cancer or a death in the family, by scrapbooking sometimes you get those feelings out on paper.” Tickets for Scrap Fest are $10 and are available at the door or online at www.scrapfest.ca.

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» JUNIOR B PLAYOFFS

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Cambridge comes out hard to win 4-1 to start the Mid-Western Junior League’s final series; “They won game-one, that’s all,” says coach Elmira native having a great year as Boston Bruins contend for a MARC MIQUEL HELSEN spot in the post-season festivities VANESSA MOSS

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The Elmira Sugar Kings got a taste of all-out war Wednesday night in the series opener against the reigning Cherrey Cup champion Cambridge Winter Hawks. After a clean sweep series against the Waterloo Siskins in round one, and a 4-1 defeat of the Stratford Cullitons in the series that ended Mar. 19, the Sugar Kings got a painful dose of déjà vu in the series opener at home. Although they battled hard, the Kings were outplayed by their bitter rivals, falling 4-1. A rash of undisciplined penalties and a series of bad bounces – a disallowed Elmira goal, a soft Cambridge shot that trickled its way past netminder Dan Morrison, and a couple pucks off the post late in the third period – made things worse. But the Kings weren’t making any excuses afterwards. “They won game-one, that’s all,” said coach Geoff Haddaway. “The better team won tonight. We know it. We didn’t play on our terms, and when we don’t play on our terms we’re not successful.” The first period saw plenty of action, as Elmira notched nine shots, and Cambridge 11, but no goals; the teams retired to their change rooms tied at zero. In the second period it was the Hawks who broke the ice when Ben Pearson potted an unassisted, shorthanded tally at 1:37. It took a while for the Kings to respond, but Jeremy Hilliard finally

ROUGH START Top: Speedy forward Brent Freeman applies the brakes in front of the Cambridge net during the series opener against the Cambridge Winter Hawks Wednesday night at the Elmira Arena. Below: Addison Fisher and Brett Priestap get acquainted in a late third-period tussle. The Kings lost the match 4-1. did so when he scored a to give his team a one-goal struggled to come back shorthanded goal of his edge before the end of the throwing everything they own, assisted by Brock second period. could at goaltender Louie Zinken at 10:10. The third period saw the George. But crashing “I thought we came out Kings come out eager to the net wasn’t enough, hard, we were ready to tie the game, but they had and at least two shots play but they capitalized no such luck. The Hawks hit the metal instead of on their chances and didn’t relent and contin- the mesh. Lady luck, it we didn’t,” said captain ued to pressure the Kings seemed, wasn’t with the John Lunney after the in their own zone hoping Kings on this night. game, noting that penalty to force a mistake. Then “That’s hockey, right? trouble also led to a shift Hall (Virgo) made it 3-1 You gotta fight through in momentum. for the Hawks off a quick that and bounce back. The tie was short-lived rush at 10:10. You can’t let stuff bother however. At 12:44, Greg An empty-netter at 19:59 you like that. It’s the playVirgo (Cody Hall) scored, sealed the deal at 4-1. offs, there’s no time to See KINGS »19 again while shorthanded, The Kings rallied and

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With the NHL regular season wrapping up next week, teams vying for playoff spots are in heated competition, and Elmira’s Dennis Wideman is right in the thick of it. The six-foot tall defenceman is rounding out an impressive first season with the Boston Bruins and hoping for more. “It’s been two or three years since the Bruins have been in the playoffs, so that was our goal; we have six games left here and a couple teams hot on our tails. We want to send them off and put a few wins up and make sure we get in the playoffs and give us a shot to make a little run,” Wideman said while on his way home from practice in Boston Wednesday. With a 6-2 win in Toronto Tuesday night, the Bruins moved into the final playoff spot in the Eastern conference with 86 points. On Wednesday, the Washington Capitals were close behind in ninth place with 84 points and the Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers were tied for 10th with 81. “Things are getting pretty tight and pretty heated up here.” Making it to the NHL playoffs is something Wideman, 25, has been working towards for a while. He first took to the ice at age four in the Elmira learnto-skate program and eventually went on to play one year for the Sugar Kings Junior B club. In 1999, he started his Ontario Hockey League career with the Sudbury Wolves, followed by four years with the London Knights and one year with the American Hockey League Worchester Sharks. His initial break came on June 30, 2004 when the St. Louis Blues signed him as a free agent. After a stint with the Peoria Rivermen (AHL), he played another 20 games with the Blues in 2006, before joining the Bruins Feb. 27, 2007. “Sometimes you’ve got to pinch yourself. It’s pretty unbelievable the life that I have and it’s really exciting to get the chance to play in the NHL. It was something that I always wanted to do growing up, and even up until I was 19, 20, I still never thought I’d ever get to play.” So far this season, Wideman has laced up for 75 of 76 games, is fifth on the team in points with 35 (12 goals, 23 assists) and, along with Zdeno Chara, has the best plus/ minus average of plus-12. “I think this year I’ve come a long way. I’ve made great strides and really solidified my game. I’ve gotten a lot better defensively: the last two seasons, I struggled a bit in my own zone and I was a bit of a liability, with being not able to play against top lines; this year I think I’ve gotten a lot better at playing against the more skilled players and taking control of the puck.” Wideman has shared his recent success with his famSee WIDEMAN »19

THANK YOU LANDOWNERS On behalf of the Elmira Snowmobile Club and area snowmobilers we would like to express our gratitude for allowing our trails on your property this winter. Our club and its volunteers appreciate your cooperation in sharing your land, while valuing your permission and respecting your property. Thank you for your generous contribution.

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» THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA

Eager to go hunting when things are as smooth as silk Like many outdoorsmen, I enjoy reading nostalgic stories about the old days when hunting was a little less sophisticated. Gordon McQuarrie’s The Old Duck Hunters Inc. (which stands for Incorrigible) stories are excellent examples of great outdoor writing, where lore and know-how, rather than equipment and trophies, are king. McQuarrie’s characters live, breathe, and sleep the outdoors; they love the landscape and adore the game animals they pursue in an innocent way that’s actually quite heart-warming. For them, it’s not about success; it’s about being there as nature’s pageantry parades by – and that’s a feeling I think most outdoors enthusiasts can relate to. Another thing I like about stories is the

lore and trivia that they pass on. For instance, did you know that in the old days waterfowlers used to wear silk stockings? They did so because silk was lightweight and it kept you warm. Though no one ever specified, I assume that they wore clothes over their stockings too. I’ve been considering this lately – just to know how it feels, mind you. Unfortunately, I don’t think I am emotionally ready for this step, so instead I decided to start off small. So let me confess that right now, I’m wearing silk boxer shorts my wife bought me a while ago. First, let me just say, if you’ve never worn these things before, you’re really missing out. Heck, it’s like putting your midsection in an anti-gravity machine or on a cloud – everything just floats there and glides along the path of least resistance as you walk. I almost want accompanying music like the theme from 2001, A Space Odyssey playing as I take my first steps.

Oh yeah. Truthfully, it’s like being caressed by a warm spring breeze. In fact, I’m actually considering jogging to the mailbox and back when I’ve finished this column. The feeling is that good. Oh yeah, and they’re warm too. This wonderful experience has made me very curious about the actual reasons that the old duck hunters wore silk stockings – because, and I’m being honest here, as well as keeping you warm, I imagine they’d make you feel very positive about the day. Imagine two grizzled old veterans, gritting their teeth as they sit in a duck blind and face the spray whipped up by a violent and frigid north wind. Mallards are trading back and forth in the distance and decoys are riding huge breakers as ice forms on them. The coffee is cold and fingertips are numbing. Suddenly, one looks at the other and says, “Well, do you feel as pretty as I do?”

I suspect that’s probably the copy that the editors of the day cut. You’ve also got to remember that these stories were written in the 1930s, a more innocent time where things were a lot less racy. So it makes you wonder if maybe they took up duck hunting just so they could visit the lingerie section of the store. Even now, when I visit the lingerie section with my wife, I often wink at the sales clerks and say, “It’s okay, I’m a duck hunter.” I know it’s unnecessary, but I don’t want things to get weird. The point of all this is you learn a lot from books about how things were done in those innocent days of yore. For instance, if you do it right, no one should ever know what you’re wearing under say, your turkey hunting garb, this spring. Unless, of course, you’re constantly smiling and getting up to jog to the decoy and back.

On the road again with Sap Day Classic hockey game VANESSA MOSS Like many Ontarians, Jon Millar is tired of winter and the reclusiveness that comes with it. So, on Apr. 12 he’s hosting the Sap Day Classic road hockey game – in honour of the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival – to bring people out of hiding and into the street. “It’s come out, get some exercise, have some fun, have some laughs with your

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buds,” he said. Building on the success of his last game, the Groundhog Day Classic, Millar has invited friends and neighbours to come out to 53 William St. and get reacquainted. “It’s been a long winter.” Participants will be divided into coed teams of six plus a goalie and will battle it out from 12 p.m. until they cannot move anymore. Last time, 12 people played eight periods for 3.5 hours on a “rink” lined with flags. “We were pretty tired at the end of it,”

Millar said of the group that ranged in age from 20 to 40. The rules are simple: no slap shots from three feet away and only “friendly” competition is allowed. “It’s just about having fun.” A big Kitchener Rangers and Elmira Sugar Kings fan, Millar would like to see these games grow into a tournament that could become a tradition in Elmira. For now though, he cannot invite too many players because the street is only so big.

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“It would be great to have people out, but I also don’t want to get in any trouble,” he said with a laugh. Since Millar organized these events to unite members of the community, he is asking participants to give back to the area by bringing along nonperishable items for the food bank. “If we can do something at least for the Waterloo Region … I think that’s better than nothing. “I love my community. I love where I live.”

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Game #1 Woolwich 5 Fergus Kooiman 0 Goals: AJ Priester x2 (Evan Yantha), Evan Yantha, Ryan Devries (Brent Eby), Sebastien Huber (Drew Hoffer) Shutout: Quinten Hunter Rhodes Game #2 Woolwich 5 Orangeville 0 Goals: AJ Priester (Brad Thomas, Thomas Bromberg), Evan Yantha x2 (Brett Kaiser, Sebastien Huber x2), Brad Thomas x2 (Evan Yantha, Drew Hoffer, Cody Chambers, Brett Kaiser) Shutout: Quinten Hunter Rhodes Game #3 Woolwich 5 Fergus Elgie Motors 2 Goals: Brent Eby x2 (Sebastien Huber, AJ Priester), AJ Priester, Sebastien Huber (Ryan Devries, Thomas Bromberg), Evan Yantha

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Woolwich 4 New Hamburg 2 3 Goals: Calvin Cressman, Tyson Brown, Adam Brown, Grady Keen (Grady Keen, Calvin Cressman, Adam Brown) Mar. 18

New Hamburg 2 5 Woolwich 4 Goals: Luke Brown, Jordan Arndt x2, Adam Brown (Connor Venier, Calvin Cressman, Grady Keen, Marty Metzger)

Woolwich Major Novice A Mar. 18

Woolwich 10 Brampton 2 Goals: Ryan Kieswetter x3, Noah Zeller x3, Tyson Bender x2, Issac Frey, Jonah Boehm (Jack DeBoer x2, Tyson Bender x3, Keegan Saunders x2, Conner Martin)

Woolwich Atom LL #1 Mar. 18

Woolwich 4 New Hamburg 0 Goals: Brodie Keen, Isaac Fishbein x2, Eddie Huber (Tyler Martin, Nicholas Langer) Shutout: Aalt Morris Mar. 22

Mar. 20 - Division B Playoffs

Woolwich 7 Ayr 5 Goals: Cameron Brown x2 (Bradley Hale), Liam Hartman x2 (Cameron Brown, Kyle Martin), Sam Davidson x2 (Kyle Martin), Owen Lucier (Sam Davidson) Mar. 22

Woolwich 8 Ayr 7 Goals: Cameron Brown x3 (Liam Hartman, Devin Sam Davidson), Liam Hartman x3 (Devin Williams, Cameron Brown), Mattie Uhrig (Pierre Fife, Sam Davidson), Bradley Hale (Liam Hartman)

Twin Centre Stars Initiation 3 Mar. 20

Kitchener 7 Twin Centre 1 Goal: Nolan Hislop Mar. 21

Twin Centre 4 Kitchener 2 Goals: Cole Schwindt x3 (Jade Lipczynski, Nolan Hislop), Brett Springer (Jade Lipczynski, Nolan Hislop) Mar. 22

Monkton 6 Twin Centre 1 Goal: Liam Dietrich

Woolwich Major Midget A Mar. 21 – OMHA Finals, Game #3

Woolwich 6 Newmarket 3 Goals: Brian Kron (Ben Ahier), Kevin Howarth (Cody Bates, Jarred Parent), Damien Parent (Lukas Baleshta, Mike Moggy), Jarred Parent x2 (Cody Bates, Lukas Baleshta), Lukas Baleshta (Damien Parent, Jarred Parent)

Woolwich Boys Novice LL #4 Red Wings Mar. 21

Woolwich Red Wings 7 St. George 0 Goals: Lukas Shantz, Mitch Rempel x3, Cole Altman x2, Austin Whittom (Cade Schaus x2, Cole Altman, Lukas Shantz, Matthew MacDonald x2, Sammy Huber, James Cooper x2, Tegan Schaus, Luke Haugerud, Kyle Bruder, Dylan Smith, Riley Weigel Shutout: Alex Metzger

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NO LETTING UP Boston Bruin defenceman Dennis Wideman, an Elmira native, controls the puck as the Lightning’s Martin St. Louis makes his move. The Bruins went on to win the match 5-3 Feb. 23 in Tampa Bay.

Wideman: Works at elevating his game » From page 17

ily, all of whom still live in and around Elmira His brother Darren is a coach with the Elmira Sugar Kings and his parents remain at the house Wideman grew up in on New Jerusalem Road. Although Lorene Wideman is proud of what her son has accomplished, she admitted he was not at his best Tuesday when she and 14 other family members and friends were in the stands at the Air Canada Centre. “They have those nights. He did fine, but he himself admitted that it wasn’t his greatest game.” Since Lorene spent many years driving Wideman to the rink, she is happy that he has come this far. “It was all well worth it. … He worked very hard to get where he’s at.” That said, she makes sure not to treat him any differently now that he has reached a level of fame. “I’m happy for him. I’m proud of him for being there, but I don’t think of him as an NHL player:

he’s my son.” When he is not on the ice, Wideman really is just a normal guy, he says. After 11:30 a.m. practices in Boston, he heads back to his place a few blocks from the arena around 2 p.m. and usually takes it easy: much like his plans for Wednesday afternoon. “I’m probably going to sit on the couch for a little bit,” he said laughing. The NHL lifestyle is not as exciting as people might think, with some players not touching a drop of alcohol all season. “We play a lot of games. We can’t be going out as much as it used to be. The game’s changed quite a bit. There used to be a lot more partying and carrying on than there is now.” Wideman does get to socialize frequently though, both at promotional and charity events and during his spare time. Since he doesn’t cook, he usually meets people for a meal and a movie or a walk around the city during the week. He said he enjoys explor-

ing his new historic area, but misses the laidback atmosphere of Elmira. And, since he drives a Chevy pickup truck, he has had trouble adjusting to Boston’s narrow streets. In the summer, Wideman spends time reconnecting with his hometown friends and family. This year, he will be relaxing at his new cottage near Parry Sound, golfing five times a week, and taking trips to Elmira on weekends. “I go home for the summer. It’s always good to see my friends and just be able to go and sit in the backyard and have a couple of drinks.” Another summer project for Wideman and his agent will be setting up a new contract. He hopes they can arrange a long-term deal, so that he can further develop in his position with the team. “I just want to help this team get better and solidify ourselves as a playoff team every year and obviously, the end goal for every player is to, at some

point, play for the Stanley Cup and win the Stanley Cup.” Wideman said he looks forward to another year with his team members, some of whom are “quite the characters.” Marc Savard “keeps the room loose” and Chara sets a high standard. “That has been quite the experience being able to play with him all year. He’s one of the best defencemen in the league so, it makes my job a whole lot easier when I’m out there with him.” Although he was excited for a second match-up against Toronto Thursday night at home, Wideman said there is nothing quite like playing in Canada. “It’s definitely a different atmosphere. … There’s a different passion for the game up there. It’s a lot louder and the fans get into it a little more.” But, no matter where he plays, the Elmira native is just glad to be getting ice time. “It’s been a surprise and it’s been a great run so far.”

Kings: Scrappy affair sets stage for series » From page 17

worry about that stuff,” said Haddaway. “We just gotta bear down in front of the net. George is a good goalie; you just have to keep going at him. He’s going to stop the first shot and that’s when you have to put the next one in,” said Lunney.

Led by their captain, who dropped the gloves for a solid bout against Jacob Chiblow at 19:37, the Kings rallied late in the third, but by then the Cambridge lead was virtually insurmountable. As the Kings battled to create some space, the Hawks reciprocated by playing a style of

hockey that was masterfully frustrating. Holding, hooking and hitting hard – one hit to the head saw Hepburn sprawled on the ice for minutes as his trainer tended to him – the Hawks sent the frustration level through the roof. The final hit on Hepburn triggered a number of scraps.

But while they were unable to even the score, the Kings set a feisty tone for the series – an unmistakable positive in what should be an exciting match-up. “We were gritty, we stood up to their toughness, if that’s what you want to call it. We stuck together,” said Haddaway.

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more. Nearly New Centre, Linwood, 519-698-0088. Tues. - Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-3. We can deliver. Moving Sale. Pool t a b l e , s h u ff l e b o a r d table, exercise equipment, bookshelves, two desks, children’s easel, toy chest, and table and chairs. Call 519-669-4403.

WANTED

Looking for work? You came to the right spot.

Century Old Brick farmhouses, schools, churches, etc. for wrecking and brick salvage. Ross Lumley (519)383-2024; wrecking people’s homes (38 last year) all over Southwestern Ontario since 1969. Wooden swing set wanted. In good condition, swings and a slide a must, extras a bonus. Reasonable. Will pick up. Call 519-579-3122.

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Chevy Silverado, 5.7L, Red, Extended cab.Tonneau cover, bed liner, k&n second generation air filter,new A/C, new brakes and tires, leather seats, upgraded stereo, and more. $6200 Call for more info Kevin 519-585-1327.

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KURT, Gerald William – Estate of Notice To Creditors And Others All claims against the Estate of Gerald William KURT late of 2752 Kressler Road, Heidleberg, Ontario, N0B 1Y0, who died on or about September 21, 2007, must be filed with the undersigned personal representative on or before the 30th day of May, 2008. Thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the Estate having regard only to the claims then filed. Dated the 26th day of March, 2008 Mark DAKIN, Executor 5972 Deborah Glaister Line Wellesley, Ontario, N0B 2T0

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2001 Dodge Caravan 2005 Chrysler Sebring

SE - 3.3L, auto trans, ps, pb, pdl, pw, air cond., tilt/ TRAINING & cruise, AM/FM CD radio, LESSONS quad seating. 150,000 Guitar Lessons. Bob kms. Priced to sell! $7900. Wilhelm Guitar Studio for Low interest financing Elmira and surrounding available. Voisin Chrysler, areas. The truly interac- 519-669-2831. tive way to learn. Qualified Musician. Rock, 2002 Dodge DuranJazz, Classical, Bass.... go SLT+ 4.7L V8 Fully loaded including rear air/ Phone 519-669-5371. heat, 3rd. seat, leather FOR SALE interior, black/charcoal interior, Only 106,500 Kms. MATTRESSES! All $14,900. Low interest fisizes, best prices, footnancing available. Voisin wear, household, toys, baby items, and much Chrysler 519-669-2831.

Lawn Maintenance La- Buying bourers. Elmira lawn maintenance company requires seasonal labourers immediately. Experience an asset but not necessary. Fax resume to 519-669-0684. Looking for mature person to work part-time evenings at a busy retail store successful candidate must have good counter skills, excellent time management and detail oriented. Should have an interest in photography, picture framing experience would be an asset. Must be able to work flexible hours. Apply to Box #900 at Woolwich Observer, 20-B Arthur St. N., Elmira, ON., N3B 1Z9.

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Touring - 2.7L V-6, auto, ps, pb, pdl, pw, air cond., AM/ FM/CD radio, tilt/cruise, alum. road wheels, dk blue/ gray interior., ONly 50,000 kms. $11,900. Low interest financing available. Voisin Chrysler, 519-669-2831.

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Pontiac Sunfire, blue, 2-door, power moonroof, alloy wheels, tinted windows, a/c, 80,000kms, $9900 o.b.o. 519-897-3661.

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er 2.4L auto trans. ps. pb. pw. pdl. tilt/cruise, air cond. rear wiper/washer, silver/ gray interior 40,275 kms. $12,900. Low interest financing available. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831.

2002 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 4X2 - 4.7L V8, auto trans., ps, pb, tilt steering, cruise control, box liner, white/gray interior. 125,000 kms. $12,900. 2007 Dodge Caliber Low interest financing SXT/Sport 2.0L CVT available. Voisin Chrysler, trans. Fully loaded including alum. road wheels, 519-669-2831. control. black/gray 2003 Dodge Caravan cruise interior, only 23,000 kms. Sport 3.3L V-6 auto. PS. $ 17,900. Low interest fiPb. PW. PDL. tilt/cruise nancing available. Voisin air cond, AM/FM CD raChrysler 519-669-2831. dio, Inferno Red/gray Inte 2007 Dodge Caliber rior. 96,000 Kms. $9,900. Low interest financing SXT/Sport - 2.0L, CVT available. Voisin Chrysler trans., ps, pb,pdl,pw. Air cond., tilt steering, cruise 519-669-2831. control, alum. road wheels, 2004 Dodge Gr.Caravan AM/FM/CD MP radio, fog 3.3L V-6 Fully loaded lamps. Black/gray int. Only including quad seating, 21,000 kms. $17,900. Low DVD system, alum. road interest financing availwheels, rear air/heat, able. Voisin Chrysler, one owner, satin jade/ 519-669-2831. gray interior 76,963 km, 2007 Dodge Gr.Caravan $12,900. Low interest fiSE 3.3L V-6, fully loadnancing available.Voisin ed including rear heat/air, Chrysler 519-669-2831. pwr.driver seat, alum.road 2006 DODGE Ram wheels, Stow N Go Seat1500 Quad 4X4 Sport ing, only 30,660 kms. From 5.7L MDS Hemi auto $18,900. Low interest fitrans. Fully loaded includ- nancing available. Voisin ing box liner, chrome tube Chrysler 519-669-2831. steps, colour keyed fibre- Will pick up your unglass tonneau cover, pwr. wanted or scrap car or driver seat, Flame Red/ truck. I will pay you up Gray interior 27,300 kms. to $150 for your full-size $ 30.900. Low interest fi- scrapper. Call Brad @ nancing available. Voisin 519-572-0987 for quick Chrysler 519-669-2831. and free removal.

Âť ÂťA d u l t B u i l d i n g . 2 Bedroom apartment in quiet building close to downtown Drayton. $750 monthly plus hydro. Fridge, stove, washer and dryer supplied. In unit laundry. Available immediately. Call Mildred Frey to view, 519-669-1544. Âť ÂťElmira - One bedroom. Close to downtown. Very quiet sixplex building. Available now. Parking, laundry. $525/ month plus utilities. 519-669-1024. Âť ÂťElmira, 1 bedroom, $510 + utilities. No pets, downtown March 1 519-669-5431.

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RENTALS WOOLWICH MEMORIAL CENTRE ICE TIME

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At Elmira & St. Jacobs arenas. Call Recreation Office 519-669-1647 ext. 259 to book extra ice or plan a skating party.  New 1 Br. Close to DT Elmira. Mature individuals looking for an above average apt. will be attracted to this unit. $625/mth + utilities. 519-669-2212.  Room Available immediately. Roommate situation in townhouse seconds from downtown Elmira. Year lease. $475 includes utilities. Please call 519-591-6237.  S t . J a c o b s - U p scale apt. in village core. One+bedroom, controlled entrance, includes 5 appliances, ensuite laundry, A/C. 1115 SF. Rent $975 per month (utilities extra). Available Apr. 15. Steps away from excellent shopping, restaurants, theatre, nature trails. 519-664-2293 ext. 210.  S t . J a c o b s - U p scale apt. in village. One+bedroom, controlled entrance, includes 5 appliances, ensuite laundry, A/C. 1159 SF. Rent $1075 per month (utilities extra). Available immediately. Steps away from excellent shopping, restaurants,, theatre, nature trails. 519-664-2293 ext. 210.  Summer In Port Elgin! Home away from home. Very clean ranch bungalow - 3 bedrooms (queen, double, double), including 6 appliances, cable tv, for rent by the week or by the month from July 1st to Aug. 30th. Don’t wait too long, this home books quickly. 519-210-0105 leave message or email lagriffin@rogers.com

519-669-1647 ext. 259 to request Ice at the NEW COMPLEX starting in September 2009. Ice allocation policy to be approved prior to 2008 year end. Rental group ice contracts to be finalized by end of 2008.

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volunteers available to complete your income tax return. This service is offered free of charge to people with limited income. To find out if you qualify drop by or call Woolwich Community Services at 73 Arthur St. S. Elmira 519-669-5139.

ft. in Elmira’s south end; GARAGE SALES overhead door; 22’ height  S t . J a c o b s A r e n a plus potential store front 22nd Annual Garage in new building. Call Sale. Saturday, April 519-748-7399 for details. 12, 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a . m . Ve n d o r s p a c e TRADES & available, contact Bev SERVICES 519-669-1647 xt 274.

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AUCTIONS 32ND ANNUAL SPRING TURF & LANDSCAPING AUCTION

TURF - MUNICIPAL AUCTION to be held at

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Sat. April 5th 9:00 am

8+ 93/00 Ford/IHC/Freightliner Tractor/Dumps & Sanders 95 FORD/SunvacIII Sweeper *Volvo L45B Loader *J-D Backhoe 12+ 92/02 Chev, Ford GMC Vans, Pickup’s, Dump & 4x4’s 10+Ransomes, Kubota & JD FM Mowers* Tracless MT-V Wood Chipper *4+ Vib Compactor Rollers *3+ Tractors 2- JD Gator’s *2 - Backhoe HYD Breakers *De-thatcher 10+ Roller, Plate & Trench Tampers *W/B Mowers Posthole Augers *Mixers *Diesel Engines *Overseeder 3pth Equipment *6+ Water Pumps *Line Painter 25+ Weed Trimmers *Blowers *Edgers *Aerators 25+ Mowers *5+Snowblowers *Yard Vacs *Honda Trailers Wood Splitter *12+ Generators *10+ Concrete & Chainsaws Power Lawn Roller *3- Chippers/Shredders *Hand Tools, etc 10+ Landscape & Equipment Trailers *Asphalt & Pole Trailers Sanders & Plows *2-Mig Welders *3 - 3/4� Socket Sets Pressure Washers *Shop Tools & Equip *Hydraulic Supplies 20+NEW= Snowblower, Gas Drills, Chainsaws & Trimmers

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»» Q. You don’t see women or men carrying home supermarket groceries balanced on their heads, but if they did, who would pull off this feat with the least effort? A. You Western shoppers can step aside because some Kenyan women (and in other cultures) have so mastered the art of head-carrying they can balance and transport loads up to 20% of their body weight -- or a 25-pound bag of potatoes for a 125-lb woman -- without having to breathe heavily or exert any extra effort, says Jearl Walker in The Flying Circus of Physics. Biomechanics is their secret, with the carrier’s center of mass moving in a rhythmic up-down fashion and her weight shifting from foot to foot, much like the motions of a unicyclist. All of this may require no more effort than carrying no load at all, presumably because the load causes the women to shift potential energy to kinetic energy more efficiently. Without carrying anything, these elite load-bearers walk a lot less efficiently but still more so than, say, European or American women. »» Q. What’s driving the fascinating new field of “roboethics,” i.e., how to govern the behavior of robots? A. In his sci-fi story Runaround, Isaac Asimov postulated his Three Laws of Robotics: 1. Robots should not harm human beings; 2. Robots must obey orders; 3. A robot must protect its own existence (so long as this doesn’t conflict with the first two laws). Truly, bots are everywhere, from assembly lines to assistants for the aged to military aides ... prompting governments to wrestle with roboethical considerations, says Robert Sawyer in Science magazine. This is not only because robots are being used to kill people (unmanned airborne drones locate and drop bombs on individuals, as in Iraq) but also because some look and act like humans (Honda’s Asimo can even dance). Recently, South Korea established a Robot Ethics Charter and the European Robotics Research Network set standards of robot “safety, security, privacy, traceability, identifiability.” Japan, with its aging population, foresees robot caregivers in many homes and has issued policies for how they should behave and be treated. We’re not quite to the point in the story where a police officer gets a

fully robotic partner or a human marries a robot. But already in the U.S., a Michigan jury awarded the family of the first human ever killed by a robot (accidentally, in 1979) a $10 million settlement, up to that point the largest personal-injury award in the state’s history. »» Q. How does a cockroach manage to survive without its head? A. The bodiless head too lives on, waving its antennae about for several hours, says Charles Choi in Scientific American magazine. To understand how a roach and many other insects can survive decapitation, it’s instructive to understand why we humans can’t. First off, the blood loss and drop in blood pressure would stop the flow of oxygen and vital nutrients, and we’d bleed to death. Plus, brainless, we couldn’t breathe; mouthless, we couldn’t eat. The roach neck, in comparison, would seal off by clotting, so there’d be no uncontrolled bleeding. And little holes, or spiracles, pipe air in directly to each body segment. Too, a cold-blooded roach can survive for weeks after just one meal. From cockroach decapitation, scientists can learn about glands and maturation, metamorphosis and reproduction in insects gene ally. As entomologist Christopher Tipping remarks, a headless roach that can still stand, react to touch and move has much to teach a human about how insect neurons operate. »» Q. Parents eagerly looking forward to Baby’s first word are often surprised by what they hear. Why? A. Though they confidently expect it to be “mummy” or “daddy,” they are as likely to get “teddy” or “drink” or “peep-bo” or “ooh,” says David Crystal in Words, Words, Words. They shouldn’t get upset. “Babies, like adults, tend not to talk about the obvious but to comment on what is novel or dramatic. It isn’t just teenagers who think that there are more interesting things in life than parents.” First words typically come around 12 months of age but can be as early as eight or nine months. Some babies may skip the single-word stage and launch directly into simple sentences. By 18 months, most children produce around 50 words, by age 2 200 words, by 3 3,000-5,000 words. One study recorded a child of 3 1/2 for a whole day and counted 37,000 words, over 4,000 different ones. “The totals seem remarkable until you actually spend time with an articulate four-year-old and find yourself wishing they would shut up so you can get a word in!”

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Peewee Wildcats capture championship

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GOLD AT THE SILVER The St. Jacobs Ladies Open Ringette team members hold up their championship silver spoons after winning the Silverspoon tournament in Ottawa Mar. 16. The team beat out nine other squads to take the top prize. Front: Louise Kruse. 2nd: Shirley Weber, Jenn Musselman, Kathy Loree, Jessica Conlon. 3rd: Yvonne Steffler, Marj Bauman, Sandy Metzger, Brenda Poole, Nancy Jacobi. Back: Barb Frey, Lisa Kraemer, Cheryl Dunn, Mary Metzge.

Novices come out on top over Ayr

“A” FOR EFFORT The Woolwich Wildcats Peewee LL #3 were number one in the 2008 Grand River Local League ‘A’ Division Championships on Mar. 23 in Paris, Ont. Front: Troy Brunkard, Brent Eby, Brad Schopp, Evan Yantha. Middle: Cody Chambers, Quinten Hunter Rhodes, Sebastien Huber, Drew Hoffer, Zeke Schneider, A.J. Priester, Brett Kaiser, Chase Duke, Brad Thomas, Luke Yaeger, Thomas Bromberg. Back: head coach Wade Yantha, assistant coach Gary Bromberg, trainer Jeff Yaeger. Absent: Ryan Devries.

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DEATH NOTICES BUSCH, Veronica Margaret – Passed away, peacefully, at Beechwood Manor on March 21, 2008, in her 88th year. Local relative is her sister Geraldine Soehner of St. Jacobs.

SMYTHE, Russell – Passed away peacefully, at ST. Mary’s General Hospital, on Sunday, March 23, 2008, at the age of 80 years. Local relatives are his brother Leonard Smythe and his wife Mildred of Heidelberg.

STOESER, Agnes Cassilda Died peacefully, with dignity, on Holy Thursday, March 20, 2008 at Heritage House in St. Jacobs. Agnes was born in Bamberg on June 7, 1920.

GEBEL, Elizabeth “Betty” – Peacefully on Wednesday, march 19, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Sechelt, B.C. Betty (Klar) Gebel age 88 years of Gibson, B.C. formerly of Elmira.

STICKNEY, Evelyn (Mrs. Kenneth) - Peacefully, with her family by her side, on Thursday, March 20 2008, at Victoria Place, Kitchener. Evelyn (Johnson) Stickney, in her 90th year, of RR1, Elmira.

TUCKER, Roy Edward – Peacefully, on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at KW Health Centre in his 72nd year, of Elmira.

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VAN Dyke , John – Of Drayton went home to be with his Lord suddenly at his residence on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in his 74th year.

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YANTZI, Dorothy Katherine – Passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Freeport Health centre. Dorothy was born on August 4, 1930 in Wellesley Township and resided there for most of her 77 years.

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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WELLESLEY NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WELLESLEY TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of Wellesley, after having reviewed the draft municipal budget for the year 2008, intends to adopt a budget pursuant to Section 290 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended. The adoption of the budget will be given consideration at the regularly scheduled meeting on April 7, 2008, commencing at 6:45pm in the Council Chambers, 4805 William Hastings Line, Crosshill. For further details or information, please call Diane Lorbetski, Treasurer, Township of Wellesley at (519) 699-4611

ELMIRA MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL ROAD AND MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS CLOSURES

Please note that the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday, April 5th, 2008 from 1:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Arthur Street South (from Memorial Avenue to Church Street); Hampton Street; Wyatt Street (Hampton Street to Memorial Avenue); James Street (Snyder Avenue to Hampton Street); Park Avenue (Snyder Avenue to Memorial Avenue); South Street (Arthur South to Memorial Avenue); Walker Street (Church Street West to Hampton Street); Dunke Street (Church Street West to Hampton Street); Mill Street (Arthur Street South to Memorial Avenue);

In addition, the Mill Street Municipal Parking Lot will be closed from 11:00 pm. on Friday, April 4th, 2008 until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5th, 2008; Also, the southwest portion of the Wyatt Street Municipal Parking Lot will be closed from 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5th, 2008.

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

ELMIRA REAL ESTATE Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage SERVICES

BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record

DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.

LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.

DALE KELLER Sales Rep.

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

MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.

DEBBIE YEOMAN Sales Rep.

SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD., BROKERAGE

LEON MARTIN

BERT MARTIN

Broker

THIS WEEKS FEATURE PROPERTIES

519-669-2772

BROKERAGE

SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.

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519-669-3192

Broker

PAUL MARTIN

Sales Representative

4-B Arthur St. S., ELMIRA, N3B 2M5 519-669-5426

OPEN HOUSE SUN MARCH 30, 2-4 48 MEMORIAL AVENUE, ELMIRA

BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record

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

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

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

$322,000, 1918 CLASSIC W/DETACHED WORKSHOP- Original natural woodwork, hardwood flooring welcoming verandah & spacious front foyer; eat-in country kitchen offers new counter tops; sunroom; walkout to deck & landscaped backyard & workshop.; large attic potential. MLS

TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-669-1737

7105 SIDEROAD 5

10 MINUTES NORTH OF ELMIRA

$499,000, - Secluded 4.69 acre country property, with bush and open area, Spacious open concept Bungalow; fully finished walk out basement. MLS

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN, 2-4

CUSTOM BUILT - 1-yr old. Quality is evident! 9-ft. ceilings (mainflr). Ceramic and hardwood, maple kitchen w/island, walk-out to partially covered patio. Fin. bsmt. w/2 bdrms, rec.room and 4-pce. Shows AAA! New MLS $449,900.

$292,000, - Prices starting for 2 strorey designs. 1600-2250 sq ft. available. $309,900 starting for 1300 sq ft. Bungalow designs. 1300-1600 sq ft. Visit the model for further details or call. MLS

Further Information: WEBSITE: www.royallepage.ca EMAIL: Elmira@royallepage.ca

COUNTRY SETTING! Five minutes to shopping and other amenities, this home offers two bedrooms, country kitchen and nice living room. Great for retirees. MLS. $79,900. Call Bert to view.

LOCATION! LOCATION! Great bungalow for first timer buyers or retirees offers 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large living and rec rooms, close to schools and new sports complex. MLS $239,900. Call Bert to view.

FREY

OPEN HOUSE | SAT & SUN 1-4PM 29 MAPLE STREET, DRAYTON BACKING TO A PARK- fenced yard. Newer shingles, flooring, bathroom and trim, walk-up bsmt. Central air. New MLS $214,900.

OPEN HOUSE SUN. MARCH. 30, 2:00-4:00 21 Second Street, Elmira

LOTS FOR SALE Country Lots with high speed internet access, 40 to 45 minutes from K/W or Guelph. They are located in the small hamlet of Carthage. Individual well and septic Great opportunity to build your own house or get us to customize a home for you. For more information please call Leon Excl.

AT MODEL 10 ROBERTA ST. ELMIRA

CHARACTER - Lovely older home. Large front porch. Wood floors in L.R/D.R. Back addition w/3pc. bath. Updated baths, kitchen, plumbing & ele., insulating. Steel roof, Upgraded windows. Garage. New MLS $249,900.

OPEN HOUSE SAT. MARCH. 29, 2:00-4:00 75 Fairview Crescent, R.R. #3 Listowel

REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE

NEW HOME 2164 SQ.FT. - Fam room. Open concept main floor. 3 baths, dble. garage. Quality constructed. (Other plans available). MLS $345,000.

email:

frey@golden.net web: freyrealty.com

Mildred Frey

Wendy Taylor

SALES REP*

BROKER OF RECORD***

BROKER**

$274,900 BUNGALOW SEMI - Almost new! Crescent. Open concept. Finished bsmt. 2 baths. MLS $239,900.

17 Church St. W., Elmira 24hr pager: 1-866-873-1876

Len Frey

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LOTS OF HOUSE! - Main flr. fam. rm & large rec. rm. 3 baths. 3 season sunroom. Fenced yard. MLS $299,900

519-669-1544

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OPEN HOUSE - ELMIRA Sunday 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Custom-ized! Neutral & Bright! Pillars & Palladiums! Open Main Level Greatroom/Kitchen/Dinnette w/ corner ng fireplace; sliders to deck. Sep. din/sitting rm. 3 XL bedrms. HUGE Cheater 5 pc Whirlpool bath. Garage/mudrm entry to Finished recrm, Lower 4th bedrm, roughed in office & bath. Convenient Midlevel Laundry rm between main & bedroom levels.

OPEN HOUSE - ELMIRA Sunday 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Lisa D. Edwards SALES REP*

16 DUKE STREET, ELMIRA $204,900 - Victorian Character w/the amenities of today. 4 bdrm., 2 bth semi is located on a mature tree-lined street. Updated electrical and plumbing, newer gas furnace and tastefully decorated. Walkout from kit., to porch and deck. Walk to downtown. Shows “AAA” MLS. CALL WENDY TAYLOR** TO VIEW. 35 ARTHUR STREET N, ELMIRA $207,900 - 3 bdrm, 2 bath home close to downtown in move in condition. Mn Floor Laundry/mudroom, sep. dinrm & den/office. 16’x24’ cedar deck with lower storage. New roof in 2005 and windows replaced. Shows “AAA” MLS. CALL WENDY TAYLOR** TO VIEW.

COME TO THE OPEN HOUSE & REGISTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A CARNIVAL CRUISE FOR 2!! FOUR - bdrm, home. Large country kitchen & D.R. Main flr. laundry, den & 3pc. bath. Dble garage, close to downtown. MLS $265,500.

Peggy McIntosh

WOODED LOT - Crescent. 4 bdrms. 3 baths. Main flr family room & laundry. Oversized dble. garage. MLS $429,900.

OFFICE & PAGER:

NEED SOME AFFORDABLE STORAGE? - 2700 sq.ft. of industrial space for rent. Separate heat & hydro (100 amp., 600 volt, 3 phase. 10' overhead door. Property taxes included in rent! - $750./month. Excl.

WOLLE REALTY,

DIRECT LINE: 519-577-9555

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

BROKERAGE

WEB: www.peggymcintosh.ca

519-503-9533 S RE AC 12

24 Tanager St., Elmira

Kitchener-Conestoga

519-578-7300

List your home with Paul for quick results Call Paul Direct

Leeanna Pendergast, MPP

Sales Representative

Come celebrate our rural heritage at the

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

Elmira

OFFICE: 519-669-5426 DIRECT: 519-503-9533 EMAIL: paul@remaxsolidgold.biz

Maple Syrup Festival!

Make the listings come to you.

1347 Martin Grove Rd, Woolwich

FANTASTIC! beautiful “Chervin” maple kitchen DON’T MISS VIEWING THIS BEAUTIFUL includes built-in dishwasher, laminated main level PROPERTY 3 min from Waterloo backing on floors, main floor laundry, sliding door (2007) off spacious dinette to covered patio, spacious fenced yard, above ground pool. MLS $299,900. For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533

Paul Martin Sales Representative

4B Arthur St. S. Elmira www.remaxsolidgold.biz

Meet us at the end of the historic train rail line (at the end of Erb Street, Elmira) between 10am and 12pm. Complimentary refreshments will be available.

Conestoga River, bungalow with walkout to patio features hrdwd, laminate & carpet, walkout to lrge deck, window and drs replaced except bay, insulated rec rm flr, kitchen in basement, A/C, MLS $849,900 For a personal appointment call Paul 519-503-9533

I donate a portion of my commission from each real estate sale to the Hospital for Sick Children and The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Discounts for Seniors

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$2 From every skate sharpening will be donated to fit for life - Woolwich Recreational Facilities Foundation. 22 Church St. W., Elmira

Tel: 519-669-5537

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CASH PAID

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VEHICLES TO OFFER AS OF FEBRUARY 2008

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»» Caregiver Coffee Hour – Woolwich Community Health Centre. Lynelle Drudge of the Alzheimers Society – KW will speak on using humour in caregiving. 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Chateau Gardens Elmira. Lorraine, 519-664-3794, ext. 229. APRIL 3

»» Health education – Woolwich Community Health Centre. Topic: Heads-up for healthier brains; 10:15-11:15 a.m.; 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs, 519-6643794. APRIL 4

»» Chili Supper and Silent Auction – St. Martin’s Parish. Fundraising dinner and auction for the needs of the parish. Included in auction items is a queen size hand stitched quilt. Dinner is 4:30-7 p.m. Auction is from 4:40 p.m. to 8 p.m. Meal is $7 for adults, children six to 13 are $5, five and under are free. APRIL 5

»» Beef BBQ, Silent/Live Auction & Dance – Wellington County 4-H. Dinner 5:30 p.m. Dance 8:30-11:30 p.m. with John Gallant & Pickin Country. Tickets: $12.50 adults, $5 Children 9 and under, free for children under 4. Dance only $10. Call James for more info, 519-669-2025.

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APRIL 10

»» Hike-on-a-bus – Woolwich Trails Group. Learn about Woolwich trails on a bus. The guided tour will provide information on the trails and an opportunity to get out at the trail heads, $2. Call Ann, 519-669-1647, ext. 265 to reserve a seat. Meet in the Woolwich Community Arena parking lot, St. Jacobs, at 9:15 a.m.

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APRIL 13

»» Hungryman’s Breakfast with Woolwich Lions – The Royal Canadian Legion. All you can eat for $5; 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., 11 First St. E., Elmira.

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»» Cool in the Furnace – St. Jacobs Calvary United Church. Theatre performance by Grades 5 to 8. Free-will offering; 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 519-664-2311. APRIL 16

»» A Showcase of Local Talent – Elmira Music Teachers Association. This is a free community concert at Emmanuel Evangelical Missionary Church. First and Arthur streets, Elmira at 7 p.m. APRIL 19

»» Blue Grass & Chili Night – St. Peters Outreach Committee. Featuring The Pine River Blue Grass & Gospel Ensemble; 6-7 p.m. at St. Peters Lutheran Church, 2925 Lobsinger Line, Heidelberg. Two sittings for meals, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Menu: chili, bread, salad, desert and beverage. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, special pricing for seniors and children. Call Erla, 519-699-5964. APRIL 20

»» Two-hour hike on Health Valley Trail, St. Jacobs – Woolwich trails Group. Join Mark Bauman for birding and hiking. Meet at the kiosk at the trail entrance behind the fire station in St. Jacobs. Trail rating: first half is stone dust, second half is natural path. Paul Miller, 519-664-3643.

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»» Concert by The Master’s Four – Waterloo North Presbyterian Church. Featuring songs from their most recent recording “Faith of our Fathers.” Come enjoy their unique blend of traditional, contemporary and southern Gospel music. Free-will offering; 3-7 p.m., 685 Highpoint Ave., Waterloo, Nancy, 519-884-7058.

Extra cash boosts homeownership program

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Forty-three area residents are now on the hunt for homes after learning they will receive interest-free down-payment loans from Waterloo Region. Originally anticipating the need for a draw, the region was able to help out every household that applied for the Affordable Home Ownership (AHO) grants after it received additional funding ($654,700) from the CanadaOntario Affordable Housing Program. “We were surprised. We don’t always get what we ask for,” said Keith Lucas, the region’s director of housing. Two applicants from the three townships – Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot – five from Cambridge, 10 from Waterloo, 22 from Kitchener, and four from Wonderful Wines surrounding areas wanting to move to the region are now on their way to affordable home ownership, provided they can find a home to buy under $208,000 by June 10. The AHO program’s goal is to make home ownership more feasible for low- to modest-income households by providing up to $10,400 toward the purchase of a new or resale home. Originally, the region received $1.161 million to cover 133 households throughout the year; now, it can afford to cover 75 more. New this year, the loans are onetime offers that are forgivable after 20 years. To be eligible, applicants had to qualify for a mortgage, have a maximum household income of $61,400, be at least 18 years old and currently renting, not own or have interest in a home, not owe money to a community housing landlord, be legal residents of Canada and plan to have this home as their sole and principal residence. Also, loan recipients have to provide proof of a warranty on new builds, a certified home inspection on re-sales and they have to take part in the region’s home ownership training session. “It exposes individuals who have not been a homeowner to what it takes to be a homeowner in terms of maintenance and all that kind of stuff,” Lucas explained. “Actually, I was thinking to myself, ‘I wish I had had that kind of training when I first bought my house.’” Some of the program’s conditions, along with its unfamiliarity and a slow winter real-estate market resulted in less-than-expected applications during this first round, Lucas said. But, with three more opportunities to apply coming up in June, September and December, he thinks people will start to take note. “Now it’s out there and we’re anticipating on an ongoing basis there will be even more interest in the program.” Loan applications and due dates can be found online at www.region.waterloo.on.ca/aho.

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It is with love and adoration the parents John & Mary Ellen McLean (formerly of Elmira) along with Joe & Tina Mazzucco of Etobicoke announce the engagement of their children Krista & Dave. To celebrate this event please join us April 12 at the Lion’s Hall in Elmira for a buck & doe. BIRTHDAY

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IN MEMORIAM MEMORIAM IN

Jane Ellen Black (nee Turpel) January 1, 1974 – March 26, 2007

Sacredness in Tears

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief … and unspeakable love.”

LOVE YA!! IN MEMORIAM

We’ll love you forever Mom and Dad Carrie, Gavin, Hayden and ? Anne, Terry, Elijah, Scout, Piper and Winter “I miss your laughter, I miss your love, I miss you.” Love your Sister, Elizabeth

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Happy 6th birthday parker

February 22, 1972 - March 29, 2007

Giilck - The family of the late Sandra Giilck wish to convey sincere thanks to our wonderful friends, neighbours and relatives who were so supportive during our recent bereavement. Thank you for the floral tributes, donations to the Regional Cancer Centre and Chateau Gardens Auxilliary, visits and the wonderful food donations. Thank you to Reverend David Jagger and Reverend Linda Bell for their special prayers and comforting words for Sandra and her family during her illness and while conducting her funeral service. A deep appreciation is extended to the congregations of Trinity United Church and Gale Presbyterian Church for all their support during this time. Thank you to the staff at Grand River Hospital for all the kindness and care that Mom received during her illness. We also extend our appreciation to Dreisinger Funeral Home for all their understanding and guidance. Our family will always remember your kindness during our time of sorrow.

in memoriam

In loving memory of a beloved wife and mother. Sharon D’Hondt, who passed away one year ago March 29, 2007 If roses grow in Heaven, Lord. Please pick a bunch for me. Place them in Sharon’s arms, And tell her they’re from me. Tell her we love and miss her, And when she turns to smile. Place a kiss upon her cheek And hold her for a while. Always and forever in our hearts. Love John, Ryan and Eric

IN MEMORIAM

davis, norma With fondest memories of a dear wife, mother and grandmother who passed away 10 years ago March 31, 1998. In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still, In our hearts you hold a place, No one can ever fill.

Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed, and very dear. We miss everything about you, your strong opinions; creative ways and special touch. Lovingly remembering you, in our hearts forever, XO Frank, Shannon, Alex and Lia.

Love Mom, Dad & Finnegan IN MEMORIAM

Sharon d’hondt.

Time stood still the day you left. We thank God for His “Amazing Grace” through His Son Jesus Christ that we will be together again.

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR DAUGHTER AND SISTER

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It broke our hearts to lose you, But you did not go alone, A part of use went with you, The day God called you home. You left us beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide, And although we cannot see you, You are always at our side.

Loving remembered by Bob, Julie, Valerie, Andrew and their families.

I love you Grammy! Everyday, every minute, every second, every millisecond. All the time! I remember you in my dreams even though I never got to meet you, I still love you! Fondly remembered by your everlasting photos Love your granddaughter

birth notice Michelle & John Williamson and Big Brother Nolan are excited to annouce the safe arrival of Cayley Marie Williamson on Feb 17, 2008 weighing 9lbs 2oz. Proud Grandparents Janet and Paul Williamson of Elmira and Elaine & Wayne Collins of Kincardine.

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