May 24, 2018

ct

Mike

Ele

HARRIS

Authorized by the CFO for the Mike Harris Campaign

KITCHENER-CONESTOGA

ADVANCE POLLS ARE NOW OPEN! Contact us for voting hours and assistance: mikeharrispc.ca 519-749-8874

Kitchener—Conestoga Returning Office | May 10 - June 6 1187 Fisher Hallman Rd., Kitchener, N2E 4H9

Breslau Community Centre | May 26 - May 30 100 Andover Dr., Breslau, N0B 1M0

Elmira Lion's Club | May 26 - May 30 40 South St. W., Elmira, N3B 1K8

Forest Heights Community Centre | May 26 - May 30 1700 Queen's Blvd., Kitchener, N2N 3L6

Wilmot Recreation Complex | May 26 - May 30 1291 Nafziger Rd., Baden, N3A 0C4

05 | 24 | 2018 VOLUME 23 | ISSUE 21

LONGTIME ELMIRA TEACHER GETS READY TO RETIRE LIVING HERE PAGE 27

COMMENT PAGE 6

WYNNE AN EASY TARGET FOR POPULIST ENERGY MOVES

www.OBSERVERXTRA.com

Transcripts of Harris text messages challenge party account of MPP’s removal FAISAL ALI A TRANSCRIPT OF THE text conversation that lead to KitchenerConestoga MPP Michael Harris’s removal from the PC party in April have been reported, casting a different light on the matter.

Details of the transcript suggest that far from the accusations of sexual impropriety leveled against Harris by his own party, the conversation was fairly benign in nature.

The text conversation, which took place in 2012, appeared to be of a mutual flirtation between Harris, who at the time was 33 and unmarried, and a woman in her 20s. The woman was formerly an intern with the Progressive Conservatives, but at the time was not employed by the party.

The tone and substance of the conversation is sharply at odds with the Tories’ own accounting of the text. In a statement by Lisa Thompson, MPP for Huron-Bruce and chair of the caucus, she accused Michael Harris of soliciting sexual favours from the “young intern” with the promise of emHARRIS | 4

The members of Elmira Maple Syrup Festival committee were at St. James Lutheran Church last week to hand out the proceeds from this year’s event. Members are Katharine Unrau, Melanie McNeil, Barb Wilkie, Christine Clarke, Kim Dixon, Rose Rabidoux, Annie Crump, Jessica Bauer, Dawn Uliana, Dave Unrau, Rod Hoddle, Lavern Brubacher, Drew McGovern, Dan Haines, Vince Sowa, Greg Bedard, Clarence Martin, Quentin Mayer, Scott Billing, Ken Jessop, Amy Olson, David Boehm, Matt Jessop, Doug McLean, Cheryl Peterson and Karen Weber.

[FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER]

Sweet reward for community Elmira Maple Syrup Festival committee doles out $45,000 to a community groups, charities FAISAL ALI THE ELMIRA MAPLE SYRUP Festival is known for its massive crowds, its colourful spectacles and, of course, the sweet nectar

that gives it its name. But the event also ought to be known for the support that it gives to the many organizations and community groups working to the betterment of the commu-

nity.

This year, a total of $45,000 was distributed from the proceeds of the festival to almost 30 organizations. At a ceremony May 17 at St. James Church in

Elmira, members of the festival committee, local politicians and representatives from the numerous beneficiaries of the fes-

SUPER SOIL 131 $

TRIPLE MIX + 24 PRODUCTS to CHOOSE FROM

Showroom, Retail & Commercial Sales: 650 Weber St.N.Waterloo@ Benjamin

519.888.9992

EMSF | 4

99 / YARD

SAC

DELIVERED!

StoneLandscapes.ca

2 | NEWS

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

Dan Snyder foundation now accepting scholarship applications

CREWS RESPOND AFTER DRIVER STRIKES POLE

Elmira firefighters and Waterloo North Hydro crews responded to Union Street in Elmira May 17 after a 48-year-old Cambridge man was suffered a medical issue, lot control of his vehicle and struck a utility pole, dislodging the wires.

[VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]

Young athletes who exhibit the qualities exemplified by the late Dan Snyder are welcome to apply for this year’s round of Dan Snyder Memorial Scholarships. The foundation that bears his name is taking applications through June 15.

As in past years there will be one recipient from each of the following three categories: “Elmira Sugar Kings”, “Woolwich Minor Hockey” and “Woolwich Community at Large.”

The Dan Snyder Memorial Scholarship Fund was founded after the passing of hockey player Dan Snyder in a car accident in Georgia in 2003. Dan was a member of the Atlanta

founding.

Candidates must be residents of the Township of Woolwich who display Dan’s characteristics of determination, desire, good sportsmanship and community involvement. All successful candidates must be enrolled in a qualified accredited post-secondary institution and funds are deposited directly to the school the recipient will attend that fall, under the direction of the K-W Community Foundation.

Recipients for the award are chosen by a committee that includes some of Snyder’s family.

Applications can be found online at www.37risingstars.com.

Thrashers hockey team at the time, so in his memory funds were raised by the NHLPA and other donors.

In 2004, the scholarship fund was born. The organization has provided some $55,000 to local athletes and students since its

waterloo condos east + west

AT G R E Y S I L O G AT E

L A U R E L W O O D

LL

AT

IN

G

!

prestigious countryside location 918 - 1354 sq.ft. suites pricing from the high $300’s pre-construction pricing

BUI LT BY

N

O

W

S

E

walkable, suburban setting 807-1180 sq.ft. suites pricing from the mid $200’s move in this fall

VISIT

activa.ca/condo Activa_TS_RF_Woolwich_Observer_2/3_Page_May_2018 Trim 10.25” x 9.15”

NEWS | 3

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

Elmira girl, 4, happy to make her first donation VERONICA REINER FOUR-YEAR-OLD ELMIRA GIRL CALI Felder made the decision herself to give the majority of her long mane to Locks of Love, a children’s hair-loss charity. Cali donated 14 inches at Destiny’s Loft in Elmira on May 16.

“I’m going to donate my hair so other people can have it,” she said on the topic. “So more people have it.”

The non-profit organization Locks of Love provides wigs to financially disadvantaged children in the U.S. and Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term hair loss for any medical

diagnosis. The majority of children they help have alopecia, a condition that has no known cause or cure.

“So like, her whole thing about this is, hair doesn’t make you who you are,” explained her mother, Ashley Felder. “But to be able to give to someone else, what you have and don’t need, that’s kind of been her goal.”

Her mother explained there are several advantages to this endeavour.

“It’s kind of a two-part thing,” Ashley Felder said.

“The first part is she literally has the longest hair I’ve ever seen a four-year-old have, which is awesome.

People always comment on how much they love her hair. But then the problem is she feels like she’s only associated with her hair and that she doesn’t really have an identity. So, for the past year she’s been kind of upset that she’s really good at art and sports but she’s not noticed for it. So, she’s been asking, you know, ‘can I chop it off?’ We’ve also had a couple cancer scares with grandparents and family members. And so we’ve always been pretty open with the kids telling them about what that means and going through chemotherapy, they might lose their hair.

Cali Felder is all smiles after having her long tresses cut for in support of Locks of Love.

[VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]

So she heard that you can actually donate hair and that’s like all she’s wanted to do now. That’s all she talks about.”

The inspiration for the idea came from a Brooklyn Kaufman, a six-year-old Waterloo girl who donated her hair to charity in 2017.

“Her whole thing about this is, hair doesn’t make you who you are,” said Ashley Felder. “But to be able to give to someone else, what you have and don’t need, that’s kind of been her goal.

Anyone interesting in learning more about the charity can visit www.locksoflove.org.

Official opening of Elmira splash pad is June 2 VERONICA REINER MORE THAN TWO YEARS in the making, the Elmira splash pad will mark its official opening with a special ceremony June 2.

After all the planning, raising $500,000 and building in Bolender Park, the Woolwich Recreational Facilities Foundation (WRFF) is ready to celebrate the achievement. It’s also the launch of the first full season in operation.

Mostly completed at the end of last summer, the facility opened to provide some late-season fun to kids who took advantage of the warmer weather that lingered after Labour Day. “We opened it in September,” said Weber. “I think it was around the 1st of September that it was running, and that was because the weather was so nice in September, but also because

we weren’t ready before,” said WRFF’s Ruby Weber.

Initially delayed by negotiations with the township – WRFF first suggested Elmira’s Gibson Park as the preferred location, with Woolwich council pushing for Bolender – poor weather pushed back the schedule once construction got underway.

“There were all kinds of complications that it took until the spring of 2017 before we were actually able to start,” Weber explained.

“So it just took the whole year to get the site plan approved by the township.

We also had to get approval from GRCA because it is on a floodplain. So we started building last summer and we had it open in September of last year for about a month, and the weather was really, really nice. So it took a while, but we got it.”

Ruby Weber of the Woolwich Recreational Facilities Foundation at the Elmira splash pad, where a ribbon-cutting event is scheduled for June 2 in Bolender Park.

[VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER] The WRFF raised the $500,000 to cover the entire cost of building the splash pad. The township, however, provided the land

and is now responsible for the operating and maintenance costs of the facility.

Running the splash pad is expected to cost about

$30,000 a year.

“I’m glad it’s finally done, “ said Weber. “This project has taken longer than any of the others

that we have done. It had a few more glitches to get approvals but it finally all worked out. I think the young families with kids are happy to have a water park. They’ve certainly been asking for it for a while. We did it in Bolender, and the township improved the park at Bolender, so I think it will be well-used if we ever get warm weather.”

The forecast looking more summer-like of late, there may be good reason to celebrate. Weather permitting, the grand opening will go ahead June 2.

“At 12 o’clock, we’ll start the barbecue. From 12 p.m. to 2 pm, there will be free food,” she said. “At 1 o’clock there will be an official ribbon-cutting and recognizing the donors with a small gift.”

There will be live music performed.

New picnic shelter approved for St. Clements park VERONICA REINER AN OLD PICNIC SHELTER in St. Clements Lions Park is slated to be replaced, Wellesley council this week

approving a plan put forward by the Paradise and District Lions Club.

The group will demolish the current structure and build a new one using its

HOW TO REACH US

own funds at an estimated cost of $50,000. The project would be administered by the township.

“The Lions’ plan is to remove the superstructure

of the existing shelter and construct a new shelter immediately south of the current location. The concrete pad under the current shelter would be maintained

if it is in a safe condition upon removal of the superstructure,” said recreation director Brad Voisin in a report presented to council May 15.

Though funded by the Lions, the project would have some assistance from the township in the PARK | 5

PHONE 519.669.5790 | TOLL FREE 1.888.966.5942 | FAX 519.669.5753 | ONLINE WWW.OBSERVERXTRA.COM

BOOKS BLOW OUT SALE!

3 DAYS ONLY! MAY 31 - JUNE 2

All books only $0.44/lb!

4,000 sq ft of books to choose from 6 Arthur St N, Elmira, ON 519-669-3284

MCCrePurposeCentre.com

OPEN ‘TIL 8 THURSDAYS

4 | NEWS

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

EMSF: Almost three dozen community groups,

organizations benefit from proceeds of festival FROM | COVER

tival’s grants were out to celebrate the 2018 event.

True, the number was down slightly from last year’s $55,000 and 2016’s $50,000, but given the inclement weather, festival organizers are counting this year’s event as a success all the same.

“Given how cold it was, the festival committee was very pleased with the results and with the proceeds. We work very hard to keep costs down so that we can have more money for community organization,” said Kim Dixon, chair of the festival committee.

Amongst the many recipients were groups like the Elmira District Community Living, which received a prearranged 40 per cent, or $18,000, of the proceeds, and the Elmira Theatre Company, the Maple Syrup Museum, Woolwich Wave swim team and Woman’s Crisis Services Waterloo Region.

New this year was Katharina Richter, who runs a weekly ministry for the homeless in the Kitchener area. Working with a restaurant, Richter has been providing those in need with the necessities,

including food, clothing items and hygiene products.

Several parent councils for a number of the school in the area also receive support from the festival, including those at John Mahood, Riverside and St. Teresa of Avila in Elmira.

Besides raising some significant cash for the local organizations, the festival committee was also able to attract the interest of a number of new volunteers, Dixon adds.

“We’re quite excited because we have a number of new volunteers who joined us this year,” she said. Joining the group for next year’s festival were several students from the local colleges. “So it’s very exciting to see the mix of the young blood with the seasoned at the table.”

Certainly, the festival could not be possible without the support of its approximately 2,000 volunteers, as well as its many sponsors. The festival committee is completely volunteer-based and aims to give back to the community. The event is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest singleday maple syrup festival T:5.063” in the world.

With the event now behind them, the focus is already on next year’s festivities, already scheduled for April 6, 2019.

The 29 recipients of the festival proceeds are: Elmira District Community Living, 1st Elmira Scout Group, Community Care Concepts, Woolwich Community Services, Elmira Theatre Company, Kiwanis Transit, Friends of Guiding, Woman’s Crisis Services Waterloo Region, Maple Syrup Museum, Woolwich Counselling Services, Child Witness Centre, YWCA of KW, Region of Waterloo Library, Street Ministering Hot Dog People, Woolwich Sledge Hockey, Pride Stables – CODRP, SkateABLE, Riverside Public School Parent Council, John Mahood Public School Parent Council, Strong Start Charitable Organization, Youth Outdoors Day, Woolwich Sun Ray Special Hockey Club, Transition Guelph - Urban Sugaring Project, Park Manor Public School, Independent Living Centre of Waterloo Region, Woolwich Wave Swim Team, Elmira Community Nursery School, St. Teresa School Council, KidsAbility Centre for Child Development.

Away from home for the June 7, 2018 General Election?

You can still vote!

If you reside in Ontario and will be away on June 7, 2018, you can still vote: • at your returning office from May 10 to June 6; • at your returning office from May 26 to June 6 with assistive voting technology; • at any advance poll in your electoral district during advance voting from May 26 to May 30 from 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. ET; or • by mail, starting May 10. Your marked ballot must be received by Elections Ontario’s head office no later than 6:00 P.M. ET on election day, June 7, 2018.

If you wish to vote by mail, call us collect at 416.649.1046 or visit elections.on.ca.

To vote in this election, you must be: • 18 years of age or older on June 7, 2018; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of Ontario.

Don’t forget to bring your ID and Voter Information Card when you go to vote.

For a list of acceptable ID, visit elections.on.ca or call us at 1.888.668.8683 (TTY: 1.888.292.2312).

For more information, visit elections.on.ca, email us at info@elections.on.ca or call 1.888.668.8683 (TTY: 1.888.292.2312).

Disponible en français

Ariss and Maryhill Lions seeking items for upcoming charity auction VERONICA REINER The Ariss and Maryhill Lions Club are holding a Spring Clean-Up Charity Auction on June 16. While the club has hosted a variety of fundraising ventures in the past, this is a first.

“This is the very first one that we’ve done as a fundraiser for the club,” said Larry Wainwright, a member for more than 40 years.

“We’re always trying to expand and find something different.”

The club is looking for any reusable items in reasonable condition. This does not include clothing or personal items. Anyone

with items to donate can drop it off at Kurtz Auctions Inc. anytime after June 1. Their new location is at 5461 Elmira Rd. A preview of these donated items will be shown June 15 1-4 p.m. or June 16 at 9 a.m.

Brian Kurtz is an experienced auctioneer who will be selling items at the event. He is also a member of the Lions Club.

“Although we don’t take personal items, we’ll take furniture, and anything really that’s sellable and reusable,” he said.

“We have a patio set, we’ve had a bicycle brought here, golf clubs, a com-

plete car speaker system that does work,” added Wainwright. “We’re kind of hoping for 100 or more items. Even items like a couple of snowblowers and a couple of lawnmowers.

That would certainly help.

That’s what we do, we have a lot of fun dreaming up ideas that makes the meetings fun and interesting.”

There have been other creative fundraising events in the past.

“We also do a fish fry,” said Wainwright. “We try to do one of those at least once a year. We used to run fish fries quite often, and AUCTION | 32

HARRIS: Reports appear to paint the situation

as much more benign than Tories made it FROM | COVER

ployment.

“These text messages were of a sexual nature,” said Thompson, in a media statement April 9. “They included a discussion of potential part-time employment, as well as a request for her to send him photos, an invitation for her to meet with him late that evening, and reference to something that may have previously taken place in his Legislative office.

“As a result of this information a decision has been made to remove Michael Harris, MPP, from the Ontario PC caucus effective immediately.”

The statement referred to her as a “former intern” but did not distinguish whether she was employed by the party at the time of the messages were sent.

Thompson’s accusations appear to differ dramatically from reports of the substance of the text conT:6.25”

To find your returning office or advance voting locations in your area, visit elections.on.ca or call us at 1.888.668.8683 (TTY: 1.888.292.2312).

Lions Club member Bob Haliburton and auctioneer Brian Kurtz at the Ariss venue where the Spring Clean-Up Charity Auction will take place on June 16. [VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]

versation itself.

After exchanging flirtations, the former intern texted Harris about her concern for being passed up for a full-time job with the PC party, suggesting her behaviour during her internship had made her a “liability.” Harris reportedly did not offer advice, but instead suggested they meet for breakfast to talk further. No promises of employment or extortion of sexual acts appeared to have been made.

Thompson also said in her April 9 statement that the party’s provincial nomination committee had reviewed the evidence and decided unanimously to bar Harris from running for re-election in June.

However, a member of the nomination committee said no such recommendation had been made.

Speaking to the Waterloo Region Record’s Greg Mercer, Toby Barrett, an MPP and member of the committee, contradicted

Thompson’s account.

“We were just reviewing the evidence. I don’t know whether we were necessarily making a recommendation to remove him,” he said, adding, “That wasn’t what I thought was part of my work on the committee.”

Thompson refused multiple requests to defend her accusations against Harris or provide any clarification of her claims or evidence to support them.

Following MPP Michael Harris’ ousting from the party, the Ford campaign announced the appointment of Mike Harris Jr. (no relation) to run in the election. Mike Harris Jr. is the son of the former premier.

Before the election of Doug Ford as the leader of the Ontario PC party, MPP Michael Harris was vocal supporter for Ford’s chief rival, Christine Elliott. Harris co-chaired Elliott’s campaign to become the PC party’s leader following the removal of Patrick Brown.

NEWS | 5

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

Wellesley orders new fire truck Wellesley will spend $560,000 on a new fire truck, a contract having been awarded last week by township council.

The vehicle will replace a 2001 unit that has become increasingly expense to keep in service.

Unlike older trucks being used at the townnship’s three fire stations, the new unit will sport a custom chassis that is being imported from the U.S. and being built on in Brampton. Fire chief Paul Redman noted that while a custom-built chassis increases the

upfront cost, it extends the life of the vehicles from 15-17 years to 20, as well as boosting the safety and utility of the truck.

The fire pumper is being purchased from Dependable Emergency Vehicles, a Brampton-based operation. The build time for the truck will be between 10 months to a year before it can be added to the Wellesley rotation.

Region to lower daycare costs

Thousands of families are set to see licensed child care fees go down under a plan for new provincial funding approved by regional council.

The region has an additional $13.5 million this year to make child care more affordable and to increase the number of licensed spaces. Almost $9.2 million comes from the Child Care Expansion Plan and the Canada-Ontario Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.

“We know that child care can be costly and licensed spaces are limited in many areas,” said regional Chair Ken Seiling. “This will help address the challenges that so many families experience.”

The funding will be spent on the following strategies: • $2.1 million to help all licensed child care centres reduce parent fees by about five to 15 per cent, starting July 1.

For centres who opt in to the program, parents will pay $10 less per day for infants, $3 less for toddlers and $2 less for preschoolers.

• $1.8 million for non-profit operators to lower expenses and keep fees from going up.

• $2.2 million to provide more families with financial help to pay for child care.

• $2.2 million to help non-profit operators to add spaces for 0-4 year olds.

• $2.4 million for non-profit operators who find innovative ways to increase access to child care in their programs.

• $900,000 to increase spaces and support for children with special needs.

the driver. Waterloo North Hydro responded for repairs to the pole.

No charges were laid as a result of the investigation.

seized for a period of seven days as per statute.

Region conducts wellbeing survey The Region of Waterloo is looking for public input on ways to shape happy and healthy communities, conducting an online survey through June 8.

A broad coalition of community partners from across the region has worked in collaboration and sponsored the Wellbeing Waterloo Region Survey, the region reports. The purpose of the survey is to provide detailed information on the quality of life of residents in Waterloo Region.

Data collected from the survey will be used by municipalities and commu-

nity partners to inform priority setting and help improve the quality of life for residents in their communities.

The results will be analyzed and shared with key partners more broadly and with the public in late fall. Community leaders will then use the data in their strategic planning processes to help shape priorities and identify where change is needed most.

The wellbeing survey takes about 30 minutes to complete, is anonymous and will help direct change to boost the quality of life for residents in the region. Residents can take the Wellbeing Waterloo Survey at www. ciw.ca/WaterlooRegionSurvey.

POLICE BLOTTER

Boating fatalities on the rise, police issue plea to take safety measures WITH BOATING SEASON NOW getting in gear, police are pointing out statistics that call for enhanced safety. Boating fatalities on OPP-patrolled waterways reached an eight-year high in 2017, with 31 people dying last year compared to 23 deaths in 2016.

With falling overboard being the lead contributing factor both years, the outcome could have been different for the 42 victims over a two-year period who were found not to be wearing, or not properly wearing a personal floatation device.

With Safe Boating Week underway (May 19-25), the

OPP is partnering with the Canadian Safe Boating Council to promote safety on the water.

Whether you are a boat operator or a passenger, consider these facts when heading out on the water in any type of watercraft: Wear a personal floatation device or lifejacket Don’t operate any watercraft while impaired Obtain relevant licencing Ensure you have all the required safety equipment Ensure your watercraft is water ready Be wary of the dangers of cold water immersion (especially this time of year)

M AY 1 5

10:45 AM | Waterloo Regional Police responded to a collision on Kossuth Road, near Shantz Station Road. A rear wheel had detached from a commercial motor vehicle and hit two vehicles that were stopped at the intersection. Damage to the vehicles was moderate and no one was injured.

Six Highway Traffic Act offences were issued to the driver and the company. Kossuth Road was temporarily closed as the investigation was ongoing.

M AY 1 6

7:27 AM | Police received three theft reports from addresses on Covered Bridge Drive in West Montrose, being investigated as linked. Waterloo Regional Police are also investigating a string of break-ins and thefts of opportunity throughout the township. There have been several reports of theft from vehicles the past week in Elmira and West Montrose, in particular, occurring during the overnight hours. The suspect(s) are targeting unlocked vehicles, garages and sheds. They are taking items that can easily be carried, including tools. Police remind residents to be diligent and lock their vehicles and not to leave values inside the vehicle. Anyone with information regarding these thefts are asked to contact the Waterloo

Regional Police Rural Detachment at 519-570-9777, ext. 4320 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

M AY 1 7

6:30 AM | Wellington County OPP received a report of a stolen vehicle from Adam Brown Street, Moorefield. An orange 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche, with Ontario “Fire Dept.” plates #57FD83, was stolen from a residence while the keys were in the vehicle. The theft occurred sometime between 10 p.m. on May 16 and the time of the report. Any person with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip on-line at www.csgw.tips. You may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.

1:50 PM | A 48-year-old man from Cambridge was driving a black Ford pickup on Union Street near Oriole Parkway in Elmira when he suffered a medical issue, losing control of his vehicle, which in turn struck a hydro pole and dislodged the wires. The driver was transported to hospital by ambulance.

Elmira firefighters responded to assist in making the scene safe and to provide medical assistance to

M AY 1 8

8:00 AM | A member of the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle that was found to be travelling in excess of 50 kilometres per hour over the posted speed limit in the area of Perth Line 43. As a result, a 35-year-old Waterloo man was charged with ‘race a motor vehicle-excessive speed.’ His vehicle was towed to impound and a driver’s licence suspension was imposed. He is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

4:00 PM | An OPP officer monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 7, near Elora observed a male driving a red sedan at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit.

The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 130 km/h, exceeding the posted speed limit by at least 50 km/h. The driver, a 42-year-old Moorefield man, was charged with ‘race a motor vehicle.’ He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Provincial Court on June 20. His driver’s licence and vehicle were

6:18 PM | A 79-year-old Kitchener man was driving a black Chevrolet pickup northbound on Katherine Street South when a deer ran across the road and struck the driver’s side of the truck. The driver was not injured but the vehicle received significant damage and was towed from the scene.

M AY 1 9

12:00 AM | A member of the Perth County OPP observed an all-terrain vehicle in the area of Perth Road 107. The driver was not wearing a helmet at the time, and was stopped by police. Through investigation, the officer formed the opinion that the male driver was under the influence of alcohol, and he was placed under arrest for impaired operation of a motor vehicle. The ATV was towed and impounded. A 55-year-old Township of Perth East man was charged with ‘driving while ability impaired-motor vehicle (alcohol)’ and ‘driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in blood.’

He was released on a Promise to Appear and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date to speak to the charges.

We can help you get ready for

Prom & Grad Lash Lifts Lash Extensions Shellac Manicures Pedicures

Basics Beauty & Beyond

519-669-0237

PARK: After lengthy debate

picnic shelter to be rebuilt

FROM | 3

form of site preparation, excavation and grading for the project, meaning a small amount of labour and fuel. The recreation department would also assist with the removal of trees as necessary to accommodate the new location, and public works has also indicated their interest to help with the site work.

Any cost related to maintaining the condition of the shelter after its completion would also be the township’s responsibility once the structure is turned over to the municipality.

The Lions pointed out that many St. Clements residents use the park for family gatherings and are currently donating money to rebuild the picnic shelter.

There was previous debate over whether another shelter was necessary, since there was another shelter nearby located on the St. Clements recreation lands.

However, it would be wise from a safety perspective, as people using the picnic shelter between the two ball diamonds would have to cross Peter Street in order to access the playground, Voisin noted.

FEATURE ITEM:

13.49

ALL BEEF BURGERS $ 10 X 4/OZ.

DELI SLICED ROAST BEEF

/Box

Reg.$15.99/Box

5.99/lb

Reg.$7.49/lb

SLICED PEPPERCORN BACON $5.49 /lb

Reg.$6.65/Ib

$

ALL FROZEN CHICKEN

20% OFF

2065 Floradale Rd. Elmira, ON. Our plant is 100% Gluten Free

PHONE: 519-669-2300 TOLL FREE: 844-669-2300

HOURS: Tuesday - Friday 8am - 6pm Saturday 9am - NOON Sunday CLOSED

6 | COMMENT

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

JOE MERLIHAN PUBLISHER STEVE KANNON EDITOR

COMMENT

DONNA RUDY SALES MANAGER

FAISAL ALI REPORTER

VERONICA REINER

PATRICK MERLIHAN PRODUCTION MANAGER

NIK HARRON

GRAPHIC DESIGN

REPORTER PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT NUMBER 1004840 | ISSN 12039578

OUR VIEW / EDITORIAL

THE VIEW FROM HERE

Gasoline prices an easy populist target for Ford ELECTRICITY PRICES ARE AN easy target for opposition parties, one of the many glaring weaknesses of Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal party.

Every month, Ontarians are reminded of Wynne’s mismanagement of the file, which includes handouts to backers and the destruction of the public asset value of Hydro One for a short-term cash infusion designed to hide her overall fiscal mismanagement.

Spikes in gasoline prices and reports of insurance company gouging of drivers are also fodder for the opposition, files where Wynne made promises but failed to deliver.

The Victoria Day long weekend, which marks the unofficial start of summer, provided some sticker shock to drivers filling up for an excursion. Heavily taxed, gasoline is on the mind of Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford, who’s promised to reduce petrol taxes by ten cents per litre. That’s sure to resonate, though without regulation of the oil industry, there is no guarantee the savings will be passed on to the public.

Still, we like the idea of real downward pressure on prices.

Real decreases would not involve, for instance, borrowing heavily to give people price buts today in order to pass on the costs, plus interest, years down the line, as in the case of Wynne’s hydro rates re-election ploy.

Having been gouged before by gasoline pushing $1.50 a litre, many of us are a bit more complacent with the recent increases at the pump. This time, while crude prices are up, they’re not at the same level as the last time gasoline was in this range.

Along with increasing the cost of filling up, there are indirect extra costs that ripple through the economy, starting with transportation costs.

Therein, of course, lies a longstanding issue in discussions about how we’ve routinely been pumped by the oil industry. The grief extends beyond those of us with cars – those heating their homes with oil have been experiencing price shocks in the vein of those suffered by electricity customers, though the Wynne government has proven to be much more corrupt and harmful to Ontarians than the oil conglomerates, a hardly comforting reality.

But more than that, we all suffer when the price of gasoline skyrockets: virtually all of the goods we purchase rely on fuel-powered transportation, at the very least, to get them to the stores.

Ultimately, the cost of gas has everything to do with the price of bread when you go shopping. And that is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Increased fuel costs have a ripple effect through the economy, touching us in a variety of ways.

While oil companies argue the ups and downs (mostly ups these days) of gasoline prices are purely market driven, they offer little evidence. Hikes are, in essence, supposed to be revenue neutral. But experience has shown that rising prices correspond to increased profits for the gasoline companies.

When gasoline prices go up, oil companies blame a host of reasons, some of them clear and others highly dubious, but always maintain that their margins are slim. They never reveal the extra profits tied to price hikes.

At the beginning of the manufacturing chain, the price of crude oil – those daily reports of fluctuations the world market, measured in U.S. dollars per barrel – does matter. Most of the crude oil destined for our gas tanks costs no more to produce today than it did when gasoline was 30, 40, 50 cents a litre cheaper. You don’t have to do much math to see how that translates into fat profits.

When entertainment and believability factor into Ontarians’ choices ...

WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

Palestinian despair the result of decades of oppression WORLD AFFAIRS When all is lost, entire communities sometimes engage in suicidal gestures.

It happened as recently as 1906 in Bali, when the local royal family and thousands of their followers, knowing they could not defeat the Dutch conquerors, dressed in their best finery and walked straight into the Dutch gunfire. Thousands were killed.

It has been happening again in the past six weeks in the area in front of the border fence that divides the Gaza Strip from Israel.

It reached at least a temporary climax last week when some 2,000 Palestinians were wounded, around half by gunfire, and 60 were shot dead by Israeli soldiers.

That’s at least a thousand unarmed Palestinian civilians struck by Israeli bullets in a single day. One Israeli soldier was lightly injured by a rock or a piece of shrapnel.

Even before the ‘March of Return’ began in late

March, the Israeli government said that the protest was just a cover for terrorists to cross into its territory and carry out terrorist attacks. Soldiers would therefore be allowed to fire live ammunition against anybody trying to damage the border fence, which included anybody coming within 300 metres of it.

There have been unconfirmed reports that the army was later told to shoot only people coming within 100 metres of the fence, which would involve maybe only half the people in the crowd. But the basic story was unchanged: those clever Hamas terrorists had figured out that the best way to sneak into Israel is to break through the border in broad daylight and make their way past thousands of heavily armed Israeli soldiers on full alert.

So anybody in the crowd could be shot if identified as a ‘key agitator,’ even if he or she posed no immediate threat to the soldiers.

Indeed, the army, presumably using top-secret equipment that let them identify the dead while other Palestinians carried them away, claimed that

24 of the 60 Palestinians killed on May 14 were “terrorists with documented terror background.”

Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu defends the slaughter on the grounds that Hamas “intends to destroy Israel and sends thousands to breach the border fence in order to achieve this goal.” If he truly believes they could destroy Israel that way, then the country must be far weaker than anybody thought. But he’s getting away with this nonsense because Israel’s allies refuse to call him on it.

The French government has called on Israel to “exercise discernment and restraint in the use of force that must be strictly proportionate.” The British government said that “the large volume of live fire is extremely concerning. We continue to implore Israel to show greater restraint.”

The comments of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who was in Israel to celebrate the opening of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, were even more anodyne. He just ignored the carnage happening at the border and restricted

himself to saying that “The United States stands with Israeli because we both believe in freedom.”

But the prize for Most Revealing Remark must go to Khalil al-Hayya, a senior official in the Hamas party that rules the Gaza Strip: “We say clearly today to all the world that the peaceful march of our people lured the enemy into shedding more blood.” Note the word ‘lured’. At the leadership level, both sides see this ghastly event mainly in terms of political theatre.

Hamas wanted the Israelis to commit a massacre of innocent civilians for its propaganda value. The Israeli army, well aware that this was Hamas’s goal, ordered its soldiers to shoot to injure, not to kill, whenever possible. The final score shows that they largely obeyed: if they had just randomly fired into the crowd, around one in five of the victims would have been killed, not one in forty.

Nevertheless it was a massacre, but the Palestinian civilians who were being maimed or killed were DYER | 8

COMMENT | 7

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What is your favourite springtime flower?

»»Sarah Rhebergen

»»Darrol Bryant

»»John Daveikis

»»Jennifer McKenna

»»Phoenix de Jagger

“The magnolia tree.”

“We have a lovely magnolia tree in the backyard, so that has to be at the top of my list.”

“Well, mine is the dandelion.”

“That’s a tough one! Tree peonies.”

“Daffodils.”

“It’s 70 years now since the grandparents of these young Palestinians were driven from what is now Israel ...” Gwynne Dyer | 6 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Focused only on re-election, politicians have no interest in the public good EDITOR'S NOTES Much reviled, Kathleen Wynne is making promises aplenty, spending money we don’t have, in a desperate bid to hang on to power. Gunning for the premier’s job and determined not to be outflanked on the left, Andrea Horwath is promising to spend, spend, spend. Even Doug Ford is singing from that hymn book, determined not to be painted as an ogre.

Each is only concerned with winning the election.

That’s as far ahead as they plan, giving no thought to the public good today, let alone tomorrow. Deficit, schmeficit.

The critique is not about some ideological problem with government spending or even deficits. The former is absolutely essential, the latter needed on occasion to level out the economic dips (though there’s never any scaling back/savings during boom times, however).

Short-term thinking is

the norm in politics, with a focus on today’s poll numbers and tomorrow’s election. Promise the world, borrow money to pay for some of it and hope nobody points out the lying involved in dropping other bits of the platform. Kick the mess down the road until it becomes someone else’s problem as you cash in your golden ticket.

The public bears much of the blame. Many of us believe the lies, to begin with.

And we are willing to be bribed with our own money out of gullibility, stupidity, greed or what have you.

We’re the little kid who whines incessantly for an ice cream cone, a shiny new toy and an iPhone now, now, NOW, wearing down his parents and their talk of a college fund and a nest egg later on. We’re buying a new television when the roof is leaking.

Paying for living essentials on credit, making the minimum payments and covering the MasterCard bill with Visa.

Just as we should pass on the ice cream in favour of spinach, we should favour governments that think

HOW TO REACH US

Even the CPP, the most stable of all, relies on money from today’s workers to pay for yesterday’s retirees.

That reality is part of the reason we need reform.

That and the fact many of us simply won’t have enough money to live on if we ever do get to retire.

Another facet involves strengthening protections for private pension plans, the kind often plundered and/or underfunded by companies. The kind government has been forced to bail out on occasion, the product of a wave of deregulation that enforces the notion that we have socialism for the corporations, and capitalism for the rest of us.

On the whole, we’re not putting enough money away to secure the future of retirees.

There’s every reason for concern. About two-thirds of Canadian workers don’t have a company pension plan. In fact, about a third don’t have any retirement savings at all – about 30 per cent of eligible workers didn’t contribute to an RRSP last year, for instance.

For those who have no savings of their own, relying only on government sources, retirement will be a meagre affair. Or simply put off altogether.

The CPP provides 25 per cent of a worker’s average annual earnings – hardly enough for a comfortable retirement. That level has been consistent since the program was introduced in 50 years ago. Payments for current recipients come partly from invested reserves and partly from contributions from today’s workforce. In order to ensure a more stable system and to provide a decent retirement income, we’ll have to start boosting CPP contributions.

Ideally, that 25 per cent figure would become 70 per cent, the figure most often cited as the level of income needed to preserve our standard of living in retirement.

While the federal government has looked at hikes in CPP contributions, though at modest and gradual levels likely to prove less effective than they need to be, it soon backed away.

You can be sure that

hesitation had much to do with opposition from the financial services industry.

The best-case scenario for most Canadians would see a robust CPP doing away with the current RRSP system. Those who profit from the status quo – raking in some of the highest management fees in the process – want no part of such notions.

Turmoil in the economy has seen more workers in danger of losing company pensions – already seriously underfunded in most cases – due to bankruptcy.

Like those plans, RRSPs managed by the financial industry have taken a beating, dropping in value such that many of us will have to put off retirement plans.

Of course, politicians also fear a backlash from workers who would see significant increases in CPP contributions as simply another tax grab.

That’s not the case.

Unlike employment insurance, CPP is an arm’s length arrangement. Contributions go directly to the plan, and are never part of KANNON | 8

PHONE 519.669.5790 | TOLL FREE 1.888.966.5942 | FAX 519.669.5753 | ONLINE WWW.OBSERVERXTRA.COM

ADDRESS 20-B ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA, ON N3B 1Z9 LETTERS

ahead years and decades instead of about today and only today (competent, not corrupt and paid off by corporate interests would also be nice qualities, if equally farfetched).

Imagine that instead of massive debt and bloated bureaucracies and payrolls, governments had a handle on program spending (the monthly bills) and infrastructure such as hydro, water and buildings (the mortgage). Imagine if living conditions were human-centric, i.e. noncorporatist and not a Ponzi scheme of growth. That’s beyond the pale, as we can’t even get it right in the one area where we are supposed to be thinking longer term: pensions.

That subject is one of my own benchmarks for the failures of government and the decline our economic system, which reached its peak in the decades after the Second World War – the Canada Pension Plan, for instance, emerged in 1966.

Today, however, most retirement schemes are tilted towards “scheme” rather than “retirement,” shaped like a pyramid.

Letters to the Editor should be exclusive to The Observer. Include name, address and daytime phone number. Unsigned letters must contact Editor for publishing consideration. Keep letters under 350 words. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. This newspaper declines announcements, poetry and thank-you letters.

EDITORIAL

ADVERTISING

PRODUCTION

PUBLISHER

519.669.5790 EXT 103

519.669.5790 EXT 104

519.669.5790 EXT 105

519.669.5790 EXT 107

editor@woolwichobserver.com

ads@woolwichobserver.com

production@woolwichobserver.com

publisher@woolwichobserver.com

COPYRIGHT The entire contents of The Observer and online edition are protected by copyright. No portion thereof is to be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the specific permission of the publisher.

Reproduction rights can be obtained from ACCESS COPYRIGHT located at 1 Young St., 1900, Toronto, ON M5E 1E5 | 416.868.1621

PRESS COMPLAINTS & ASSOCIATIONS The Observer is a member of the Ontario Press Council which considers complaints against member newspapers. For more information contact www.ontpress.com. The Observer is a member of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association [CCNA], Canadian Community Newspaper Association and The Greater KW Chamber of Commerce.

8 | COMMENT

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

THE MONITOR

VERBATIM

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

A strong majority of Canadians say journalists should not be required to turn over confidential information to police: 67% of Canadians believe (38% agree and 29% somewhat agree) that journalists should not be required to provide police with their source material, while less than one in three disagree (15%) or somewhat disagree (15%) and three per cent are unsure.

“There are few products more vital to Canada’s economic future than broadband. We want to shine a light on potential competitive issues in a sector at the heart of our daily lives.”

On time and under budget: words that might be music to the ears of a group of Breslau residents … or at least a little sugar to help the medicine go down. Some 98 property owners in the Elroy Acres subdivision will see their payments decrease by $1,000 over initial forecasts. Each is expected to contribute about $8,250 toward the residents’ share ($859,000) of the $1.7 million project to improve water service in the southern portion of the village.

»»Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

»»John Pecman, commissioner of competition, on the Competition Bureau’s decision

»»From the May 22, 2004 edition of The Observer

to launch a study into consumer habits in purchasing internet services

DYER: People trapped in what

NATIONAL VIEW

is essentially an open-air prison

FROM | 6

willing victims. The mostly young men and women in the crowd milling around in front of the border fence, which peaked at an estimated 40,000 people, knew they stood a fair chance of being killed or crippled, but they just didn’t care anymore.

It’s 70 years now since the grandparents of these young Palestinians were driven from what is now Israel, and they know that they are never going back to their ancestral homes.

International law says that refugees have that right,

whether they fled voluntarily (as Israel insists) or were expelled by force or the threat of force (as most other people believe), but in practice it’s just not going to happen. Israel is far too strong.

Most of the current generation know that they are never going ‘home,’ and will have to live out their lives in what amounts to a not-very-large open-air prison: the Gaza Strip.

It’s only natural that they are in despair, and inviting death or injury at the hands of Israeli troops seems like an honourable way out.

KANNON: Short-term thinking

the bane of our political system FROM | 7

LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

WEEKLY SPECIALS Specials from May 28th – June 2nd Fresh

Prime Rib Roasts

10.99

$

REG. PRICE

$13.99 /lb

Store Made 12x4oz

Turkey Burgers

13.99

$

REG. PRICE

$15.99 ea

Fresh

Prime Rib Steaks

11.99

$

REG. PRICE

$13.99 /lb

Fresh Lean

Jumbo Chicken Wings

4.99

$

REG. PRICE

$5.39 /lb

Store Made

Great Canadian or Ball Park Sausages

4.99

$

Residential & Commercial Sales, Service & Installation FURNACES | AIR CONDITIONERS | WATER HEATERS FIREPLACES | AIR FILTRATION | HUMIDIFIERS HRVʼS | BBQ LINES | GAS PIPING

CONESTOGO CALL 519-206-0336

BOOK APPOINTMENTS ONLINE

www.koebelhcm.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ARE WELCOME.

Please review our letters policy available online.

government’s general revenues. The plan is generally as secure, reliable, cost-effective, and well managed.

Increasing the mandatory contributions would be a largely painless way to ensure a more comfortable retirement – in effect, forced savings. Because of the way the plan is administered, it would not be at risk of being squandered by government, unlike our tax payments.

That’s a big distinction.

We would get back what we contribute. It would also relieve the Ponzi elements: we pay today for what we’ll receive tomorrow, rather than relying on subsequent generations of workers to pay for us.

That model permeates CAL.

YS. LO CA NDE L. YS. LO DEPE ALWA ENDENT. DEPE AL. IN AYS. LOCA ALWAYS. LOENT. ALWA INDEP . LOCAL. IN AYS. LOC T. LW END LW NDEN YS NT. A INDEP L. ALWA ENDENT. A DEPENDE L. INDEPE A C A S. LO INDEP . LOCAL. IN AYS. LOC LWAY LW YS NT. A ALWA ENDENT. A DEPENDE INDEP . LOCAL. IN YS ALWA

REG. PRICE

$5.99 /lb

2018 A KIT ME DI

Store Made Sliced

Smoked Montreal Rub Side Bacon

7.49

$

3031 Lobsinger Line, Heidelberg 519-699-4590 Mon. - Wed. 8-6; Thurs. - Fri. 8-8; Saturday 7:30-5 Visit us online at www.stemmlermeats.ca

REG. PRICE

$7.99 /lb

government. It’s what fuels deficit spending. A purely pay-as-you-go formula wouldn’t work, but we need to move in that direction.

The same is true of the economy as a whole, itself a giant pyramid scheme which relies on growth – in effect, the next batch of suckers – to pay for what we spend today. At a time when more and more of us are worried about finances and what the future holds, the time is ripe for reforms that actually benefit the people – something governments talk about but often fail to deliver on.

For Ontarians, however, putting faith in this government to deliver seems like another bad investment.

Nothing we’ve heard in the run-up to next month’s election T. says otherwise.

CAL. NDEN NT. L.

The results of doing nothing.

Get your business hopping again.

Advertise locally.

Call us: 519-669-5790 x104 or online: observerxtra.com/ads

tive effec Rates 18 May 20 follow

us

.co e ser ver wic hob om @w ool xtr a.c 1: ads ser ver Em ail ps: //ob te: htt hne ws We bsi ool wic r: @w Tw itte

On lin

m

SPORTS | 9

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

SPORTS NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA

TRACK / HIGH SCHOOL

No one wants a video that bearly goes viral OPEN COUNTRY

EDSS athletes medal in slate of WCSSA events the gold in the 1,500-metre run, but lost the spot by a mere 3/100 of a second to take the silver instead.

Wang also medaled in the 800-metre, again narrowly relinquishing the silver by less than a second. In the 2,000-metre steeplechase, Wang took another gold for Elmira, pulling in by more than 10 seconds over the second place runner.

In the men’s 1,500-metre midget run, Lancer Matt

Yesterday, I watched a YouTube video that caused me to shake my head in disbelief. In it, a man, of presumably sound mind, took the time to crawl under the deck of his house to shoo off a huge brown bear that decided to take a nap there.

Like any creature being startled awake from a good nap, the bear was a little grumpy.

How do I know this?

Well, the man took video of it – and it did not look pleased.

Consider this yet another reason why excessive drinking in the outdoors is potentially dangerous.

To be fair, there was no indication in the video that the man videoing it was drunk. Having said that, the only reason you’d ever find me under a deck or in a confined space with a bear (of any size or persuasion) would be alcohol-related. And it would have to be a lot of alcohol too. Heck, it would take six beers before I even crawled under a deck with

MEDALS | 10

GALEA | 10

Best of the best compete in track and field competition at Jacob Hespeler Secondary Putting heels to the pavement, the EDSS track and field team emerged from the WCSSA competitions last week with more than a few medals to boot. In the men’s 400-metre open relay, EDSS claimed the gold, followed by Glenview Park SS in second and Grand River CI in third. [FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER]

FAISAL ALI It was a mad dash to the finish line for the EDSS track and field members as the team headed to the WCSSA competitions last week.

Competing on May 16-17 over a period two days at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge, students from across the Waterloo Region and beyond raced, jumped and threw for a chance to move up to Central Western Ontario

Secondary School Association (CWOSSA) games.

The competition was stiff and immense, but the Elmira students held their own in several departments.

In the senior men’s 100-metre dash, Elmira’s Owen Read claimed the gold medal competing against a field of 30 runners, coming first in the preliminaries, semi-finals and final round. In the 200-metre dash, despite coming third in the prelim-

inary round, Read claimed a second gold in the event.

And, to cap it all off, the EDSS runner claimed silver in the WCSSA 400-metre race, securing his spot comfortably in numerous CWOSSA categories.

The star-runner has in previous years made it to the OFSSA provincials, twice in the 100-metre dash and three times in the 200-metre, Read has also been helping to coach the other members of the high school track team, lending

his expertise to his peers.

On the women’s side, the EDSS team boasted some considerable powerhouses as well. Lizzy Klosa, another volunteer trainer on the track team, claimed yet another gold medal for Elmira in the senior 400-metre dash, and a second gold in the 400-metre hurdles.

Read was the man in the short sprints, but over in the longer runs, Elmira’s John Wang proved to have the endurance. Wang came extremely close to taking

SailBots an added attraction at club’s open house For the last few years, UW robotic efforts have been part of Conestoga Sailing Club’s event out at Conestogo Lake VERONICA REINER Looking to kick off this summer with a splash?

The Conestoga Sailing Club is having its annual open house on May 27 at Conestogo Lake. For the first time this year, they have paired with University of Waterloo’s SAILBot team, a student-led organization that builds and operates

autonomous sailboats.

“We’re sharing expertise because we’re all sailors and they’re more engineers,” said Jan d’Ailly, commodore of the Conestoga Sailing Club. “They’re from the University of Waterloo, and they bring autonomous sailboats. So applying all of the hightech engineering standards so that a boat can actually

find a mark where to go to, and run a race all completely on its own. There’s all kinds of high technology on this boat. The ultimate test is to find the mark, or buoy, in the water and it’s got to go around it, and then it’s got to come back. They also have where it’s remote-controlled, partially controlled, there are different levels of au-

tonomy.”

The SAILBot team was created in 2016. Its members build boats that are capable of competing in a race without any remote control, entirely on its own.

Every year, they participate in the International Robotic Sailing Regatta with the goal of winning first-place in the competition. This year, it is taking place in

Worcester, Massachusetts in June.

Autonomous sailing is very much a niche market, with only two other Canadian teams participating in the competition.

“This is very unique,” said Seamus Johnson, a robotic software developer and member of the SAILBot team. “In 2017 there was a team from Wales,

a team from Brazil, three teams from Canada. So, us, Queen’s University and Memorial University in Newfoundland. And the rest were from different places in the States. It’s very much a mix.”

Because it is such a unique market, the general public is not aware of the SAILBOTS | 11

10 | SPORTS

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

MEDALS: Next

compete level is provincials FROM | 9

Yorke pulled through to claim the bronze in the competition. The Elmira midget relay team, which included Yorke, Zachery Boose, Jordan Berchtold and Connor Cortes, who also excelled in the jumps, secured the gold jointly.

Off the race track, the EDSS team made more than a dent at the event.

Colby Van Bargen was the silver medalist in the men’s junior shot put at 12.48 m.

Van Bargen also dominated at the men’s discus throw and the javelin, claiming two more silver medals for Elmira. Connor Cortes meanwhile, tied for second in the midget high jump. Cortes was also the bronze winner of the men’s triple jump in the same age bracket.

The CWOSSA competitions are being held this week from Wednesday to the end of today (Thursday) at Jacob Hespeler. Scores were not available by print time. From CWOSSA, the next step up would be the OFSSA provincials, which are being held in June.

Amongst the many Elmira runners to medal were Owen Read, Lizzy Klosa, John Wang, Matt Yorke, Colby Van Bargen and Connor Cortes.

[FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER]

GALEA: Make sure you get it right, as shooing a grumpy bear is a once-in-a-lifetime experience FROM | 9

a groundhog.

As a public service, I will now reiterate something that most people probably know. Do not crawl under a deck to take video of yourself shooing away an aggressive wild bear.

I can’t believe I have to say it, but this is absolutely stupid.

First off, lighting is really bad under a deck so the video you are shooting, possibly your last one, is not going to turn out at

well as you hoped. Oh sure, your widow might be able to improve quality a bit in post-production, but why would you want to put her through that?

No, if you are going to video yourself trying to shoo off an irritated, aggressive bear, you need to do it in a place and at a time of day when lighting is good so you can get the best production value for your money. Also, for the love of all things holy, have a proper external microphone to get all the audio

nuances – otherwise, you will lose your hard-earned audience to another video where they can clearly hear bones being crunched.

YouTube is competitive.

To skimp on video and audio quality is to run the risk of leaving your family with a YouTube video that gets only mediocre view numbers. And, I ask you, is that how you want to be remembered?

A pro tip here: don’t prolong that mauling sequence too long. People have short attention spans

these days. I’d suggest 30 seconds to one minute is all it takes to tell the story.

And try not to just do point of view shots. Be creative.

Use a selfie stick.

Also, a little B-roll wouldn’t hurt. Perhaps a short sequence of the star of the video pounding back moonshine, prior to deciding that chasing a bear from under the deck is a good idea.

The point is, if you are going to go to all that trouble of shooting a YouTube video of you interacting

with an angry bear, do it right. That means second and maybe even third camera angles and perhaps a little make up for the closeups.

If this sounds like a lot of work, consider this might – OK, will – be a once in a lifetime opportunity. You need to do it right if you want it to go viral.

This means a lot of editing but, should you survive, you’ll have plenty of time to do this. It will also be a good way to rehabilitate the three or four fin-

gers you have left.

Lastly, don’t let anyone hijack your story. Be true to your artistic vision and the peyote.

The hardest thing, of course, is not being upstaged by the bear. You know what they say about working with kids and animals. But, if you are lucky, you’ll have chemistry.

Then, hopefully, you’ll get enough hits on YouTube so that people recognize you – even after what the bear has done.

LINWOOD BLOOD DONOR CLINIC

Give Blood… to save lives.

South West Ontario Veterinary Service Proud to support the community effort to donate blood.

Linwood | Heidelberg | Wroxeter

3860 Manser Rd., Linwood • 519-698-2610 linwoodvet@linwoodvet.ca

519-698-2082 | 1-800-265-8735 | www.jfm.ca

1010 Industrial Crs., St. Clements

519.699.0600

The Next Linwood Clinic:

Friday, June 1st, 2018

from 4:00pm - 8:00pm at Linwood Community Centre

5279 Ament Line, Linwood, ON N0B 2A0

CALL 1-888-2DONATE or VISIT www.blood.ca for more information or to book an appointment.

SPORTS | 11

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

EDSS SLO-PITCH SQUAD BESTS VISITORS FROM SJAM

The EDSS slo-pitch Lancers came out swinging May 16 against their opponents from the Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School, ultimately emerging victorious by a score of 20-15.

SAILBOTS: Sailing club hosts open house FROM | 9

many benefits that marine robotics can provide.

“I think autonomous sailing is a very underrated thing,” explained Johnson. “Everyone is super interested in autonomous drones, and autonomous cars, because they actually see those. Something that’s not considered in the robotics community is how vital marine robotics could be. You look at shipping craters that consume a ton of gas when you can fill up a sailboat with as many items. Wind powers a sailboat. I don’t need an engine with a huge prop attached. I’m just purely using the wind. Even if I throw a couple of solar panels on my boat, it powers itself, and it’s entirely environmentally friendly.

There’s a lot to be said for the field of marine robotics and the possibilities that sailing holds for the ship-

ping industry and ocean research, so sampling and stuff like that. But it’s not as hyped up as say, drones that film soccer games.”

The Conestoga Sailing Club and SAILBot have formed a partnership that benefits both parties.

“They give us a reduced price on membership,” said Johnson. “In return, we put their logo on our sail and advertise them as one of our sponsors. We get to go there and test during the summer.”

The Conestoga Sailing Club was founded in 1961.

The open house is a tradition the club has hosted for decades. The average turnout is around 30-40 people, depending on the weather.

One of their goals is to show prospective members what the sailing club is like, according to d’Ailly.

“A lot of club members will take people out sailing on the water for 20, 30 minutes, for whoever wants

[FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER]

EDSS SOCCER

to do that,” added d’Ailly.

Other activities include swimming in the water, learning about the club and meeting members of the UWSailBot team to see how an autonomous sailboat works. Hamburgers, sausages, chips, cookies and other refreshments will also be provided.

“We had a club opening two weeks ago, we get the boats out of the shed and clean everything up,” said d’Ailly. “People have been sailing already. We had our first club race on Wednesday. But the open house is the real kickoff of the sailing season. “If you’re looking for a cottage atmosphere that’s close by, and you want to enjoy the water, that’s what we’re about,” said d’Ailly. “Come out and enjoy the sun!”

The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information on either group, visit www.kwsailing.org or www.uwsailboat.

ATOMS SUPPORT FRIENDS OF HOCKEY

The EDSS senior boys’ soccer team took on a challenge from visiting Preston High School on May 17. Despite playing a hard-fought game, the Lancers fell 5-2.

[FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER]

SUMMER CAMP WEEKS!

July 16-20 & 23-27, 2018 July 30-August 3, 2018 Aug. 13-17 & 20-24, 2018 Camp Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The 2017/2018 Major Atom AE team made a donation to Friends of Hockey, using leftover team funds. Front row: Haiden Wagner, Wesley Aitken, Bryson Rozema, Blake Dueck, Graydon Martin. Second row: Reid Deyell, Carter Snider, Hayden Weber, Tyler Gingrich, Patrick McCarthy, Thomas Ferguson, Austin Roth. Third row: Jamie Rozema, Allan Dueck, Kirby Gingerich, Tanya Weber, Rod Aitken, Kyle Rank (Friends of Hockey). Missing: Nate Dyck, Gavin Sager.

97 Earl Martin Drive, Unit #2, Elmira For More Information: Call 519.669.2227 or Email wgcregistrar@gmail.com Check Out Our Website at www.woolwichgymnastics.com

Drop Off: 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Pick-Up: 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Half and Full Day Camps Available Full day full week - $250 Half day full week - $130 Single full day - $55 Single half day - $30

NO DROP-INS – ALL CAMPERS MUST BE REGISTERED PRIOR TO THE START OF CAMP NEW ONLINE REGISTRATION Please see website for details.

Payment must accompany registration

12 | VENTURE

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

VENTURE FOOD FOR THOUGHT/ OWEN ROBERTS

PLANNING / THE FAMILY BUSINESS

The prepared family that works together, stays together Organization celebrates 20 years of helping ventures thrive from one generation to the next FAISAL ALI It is often not easy going into business with family members, but there’s a local organization that hopes to help. The Centre for Family Business (CFFB), a not-for-profit based in Kitchener, is celebrating its 20th anniversary of supporting and solidifying the region’s many family-run businesses.

Started back in 1997 by St. Jacobs businessman Milo Shantz along with fellow entrepreneur Peter Hallman, the centre has had a long history of helping family businesses stay alive and thrive in the region. Shantz, who passed away in 2009, was the catalyst behind Mercedes Corp., which has had an extensive presence in the village from the local farmers’ market to various retail locations downtown. Shantz was also the figure behind the Stone Crock restaurant.

“He was just mild-mannered, pleasant. He loved the Centre for Family Business,” recalls Dave Schnarr, the organization’s executive director, of Shantz. “He was a very caring person from my perspective, and cared about the other family businesses too.”

Twenty years after its founding, the centre boasts a membership of 65 family businesses in the community, each of which has been able to make use of the centre’s resources for such enterprises. Among

Rising farmland values give sector confidence FIELD NOTES

have a keynote speaker of some kind,” explains Schnarr.

“One of the things that our members really like is panels. So we have had panels for instance with ... the three mayors.” Other panels have focussed on the role of women in family businesses, or the different generations of business owners. Sometimes the topics shift from family to other issues like mental health.

Farmland values have been steadily rising over the past few years. A new report from Farm Credit Canada shows they rose again in 2017. Nationally, they were up 8.4 per cent, compared to 7.9 per cent in 2016. Saskatchewan led the way with a 10.2 per cent rise, followed by Nova Scotia at 9.5 per cent and Ontario at 9.4 per cent.

In some camps, this might be considered a big problem. After all, high land prices can be a limiting factor for new farmers trying to enter the business.

But it turns out the story isn’t so bad. There’s confidence in the industry, and some farmers simply don’t want to sell their land.

These farmland values are highly localized. For example, in Manitoba’s Central Plains – Pembina Valley there was no change in 2017, even though the previous year values saw record growth. In contrast, in the Eastman region, farmland values grew by 7.3 per cent.

Ironically, in some areas, farmland listings are down.

For example, Saskatchewan farm realtor Tim Hammond, who normally sells

CFFB | 13

ROBERTS | 13

Weber’s Fabricating Ltd. in St. Jacobs is a family business that now features owners from the second generation. Scott, Clare and Heather Weber and Kathy Brookes now run the metal fabricating operation together.

[FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER] its members is Weber’s Fabricating Ltd., a metal fabricating business in St. Jacobs founded by Clare Weber. Weber started the business solo in 1974, but since then has been joined by a second generation of family in owning and running the company.

“One thing is when you’re running a business by yourself ... I’ve always made whatever decision I chose to make and ran with it,” says Weber. “Now that the family’s involved, you don’t make that decision

anymore – you have to have everybody on board, so it becomes four people in this situation that makes a decision.

“You have to learn to respect the other person’s opinion. You’re not always right; everybody is always looking at it from a different point of view.”

Heather Weber, Clare’s daughter and a co-owner of the business, explains the keys to a successful family enterprise. “Communication, patience, open-mindedness.”

“[And respecting] the other person’s opinion,” adds her father.

It can be a challenge mixing business with family and, poorly done, it can lead to some soured relationships. But the CFFB has been providing services and resources specifically to tackle those obstacles.

“What we do is offer is special development for our members. So we have breakfast events ... and each one of those, we have a family business share their story. Then we also

Sore Feet? Shoes don’t fit?

Want to Maintain Good Feet?

11 Church St. E, Elmira, ON 519-669-3030 | info@footfoundation.ca | www.footfoundation.ca

We are at your service to act on the issues.

ALL work done in house in a timely manner.

Custom Footwear • Custom Orthotics • Major Footwear Alterations Standard Orthopedic Footwear Sales • General Repairs

VENTURE | 13

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

ROBERTS: Strong demand and limited supply is driving up the cost of farmland in Ontario FROM | 12

$120-$150 million worth of farmland annually – more than anyone else in Saskatchewan – is seeing about half as many listings as he did at this time last year.

Normally, that would signal less land is changing hands. But that’s not the case. The competition for land is fierce – it’s being bought privately before it’s even listed.

That’s particularly true for rented land. Tenants

are jumping at the chance to purchase it from owners who are ready to sell, paying the asking price, rather than let it get away. So, land values remain strong and availability is a challenge.

“Land isn’t being sold through public channels, yet lenders are very busy,” says Hammond. “I’ve never seen this kind of situation.”

The farmland value increase in Ontario is also a matter of supply and demand, says Don Kabbes, general manager of Great

listening. There’s a good equity base because land values have gone up and you can leverage that land as needed.”

Farm Credit Canada vice-president and chief financial officer J.P. Gervais urges producers to follow good management practices to make sure they are positioned to fully participate in this environment. First, he says, make sure you know the value of your own farm and be comfortable with the amount of risk you want to take.

Lakes Grain.

“Ontario’s an island for agriculture,” he says.

“We’re mostly surrounded by water, and there’s only so much land available.”

He says returns on crops have been strong and the low Canadian dollar has driven up commodity prices – up to $600 per acre for corn, after costs – helping creating an upbeat agricultural economy and strong demand for land.

“It’s definitely a seller’s market,” he says. “Prices are lofty and lenders are

crop possibilities for some provinces, as shown by the growing emergence of soybeans on the prairies and exotic fruit and vegetables in eastern Canada.

So, expect farmland values to remain solid, and land prices to stay robust.

He says farmers need a clear understanding of their cost of production, to absorb unexpected variances. But right now, experts are not expecting many surprises. Commodity prices are stable, the low Canadian dollar has created a favourable environment for exports to the US, interest rates may inch up but likely only marginally, and farm income keeps breaking record after record.

As well, climate change is actually offering new

Three-quarters of Canadians trust ads in print above all others.

Start an ad campaign today!

CFFB: Family

ties in business can make it or break it

FROM | 12

“So we had four of our family business women leaders on a panel; I asked them questions, and the audience had a chance to too. Last year we had a second generation panel, and this year coming up in September we’re going to have a leading generation panel,” says Schnarr.

“We try to focus on family business but we had a breakfast on mental health this year. So we’re looking at ways to add value to our members.”

Another aspect that can be overlooked, says Schnarr, is planning for business succession – that is, preparing for the transition of a business between generations. The contributions of family businesses to the economy, as well as to a community’s character, is indisputable. But according to the CFFB, only 12 per cent of family businesses actually survive to their third generation.

But beyond the dollar and cents and the educational aspect, says Schnarr, the centre is also a great way for people running and dealing with family businesses to meet and network with one another and exchange stories. It’s important, he says, that people know that there are plenty of others like them who have to grapple with similar issues.

Despite the pitfalls of working with family, there are tremendous advantages notes Heather Weber, it’s what has kept her working with the family business for the past 34 years.

You’re working with the people who are closest to you in your life, she points out.

“I love it,” she says.

S

E

L

M

I

R

A

S

E

R

I

E

S

T

UNDAY CONCER

FREE - BRING A LAWN CHAIR

GORE PARK, ELMIRA, 7-9 PM

CONCERT DATES - 2018 DIANNE & THE CAVALIERS THE MUIR BAND SHINE BLUEGRASS BAND NAOMI BRISTOW

JUNE 3 JUNE 10 JUNE 17 JUNE 24

EPHRIAM FREY & JULY 1 OLDE TYME COUNTRY WENDY LYNN SNYDER JULY 8

Sponsored by

JULY 15 THE NEW CUMBERLAND BAND JULY 22 NELSON FAMILY BLUEGRASS JULY 29 LANCE RUSSWURM AUG 5 AUG 12 AUG 19 AUG 26

FRED LEWIS & RIDING HIGH GERALD DAVIDSON U TURN RICK LOUCKS & SOUTHBOUND

14 | THE ARTS

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

THE ARTS ON STAGE / LIVE MUSIC

Jackie Richardson gets In the Spirit Award-winning singer and actress brings her mix of jazz, blues, soul and gospel to the Registry Theatre Saturday STEVE KANNON JACKIE RICHARDSON WON’T BE alone when she takes to the stage Saturday night at the Registry Theatre. Beyond the four-piece band, she’ll be accompanied by the likes of Big Mama Thornton, Alberta Hunter and Ma Rainey.

Those stalwarts of blues and jazz aren’t just part of her repertoire, but also roles she’s played in an award-winning career that’s taken Richardson from musical performances to the stage and screen.

Her acting credits in theatre include her Dora Award-winning performance in the Harlem Renaissance musical Ain’t Misbehavin’, featuring the music of Fats Waller. She also won a Dora Award for her performance in Cookin’ at The Cookery – The Music and Times of Alberta Hunter. In 2013 she was acclaimed for her stage portrayal of Willie Mae Thornton, the woman who recorded Hound Dog and Ball and Chain before Elvis and Janis, in Big Mama! at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

In that vein, there’s a good chance you’ll hear the likes of Alberta Hunter’s ‘I’m Having a Good Time’ or ‘The Love I Have for You’ on Saturday night, staples since Richardson’s on-stage portrayal.

“Cookin’ at the Cookery was a role that I absolutely loved,” she says from her Toronto home. “Alberta Hunter was just such an impressive woman. I abso-

lutely fell in love with her.”

Hunter, she says, had an amazing life story in which she built a pioneering career in the early part of the century then essentially getting out of the business for two decades while she worked as a nurse before coming back at age 82, capping a career in which she never really got her due.

Richardson’s stage versions of some legendary blues performers can be traced back to fellow U.S.born, Toronto-based artist Salome Bey’s suggestion – more like insistence – that she take on the blues.

“It’s from there that I’ve been able to delve into five different strong women in the genre.”

Born near Pittsburgh before coming to Toronto with her family as a child, Richardson grew up with gospel and jazz music – her father was a singer – and enjoyed the offerings of Motown in her teenage years. Richardson made her professional singing debut at age 16 when she joined the Toronto-based R&B group The Tiaras along with her sister Betty.

The musical career led to acting on stage, films and television, for which Richardson has numerous credits. Her film performances include Gracie, from the Gemini Award winning series Inside Stories. In 2011, she received a Gemini Award for her performance in the film The Gospel According to the Blues, in which Jackie stars as an African-Canadian gospel singer. She

No stranger to stage, TV and film, Jackie Richardson returns to her first love with a musical performance that draws on her experience with a variety of genres. Show time is 8 p.m. Saturday. spent a month in New York in the summer of 2017 with Soulpepper Theatre. More recently she performed in UNCOVERED, the music of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen at Toronto’s Koerner Hall, together with other outstanding

Canadian performers, including Divine Brown and Brent Carver. Among her many other awards, Jackie has received the Canadian Actors’ Equity Lifetime Achievement Award, the Canadian Black Achievement Award, and the To-

ronto Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award.

As a performer who concentrates on the lyrics of songs, Richardson says it’s an approach that translate well into acting, where the goal is to use the words to express a

character or a role.

“I find the music in acting. I grew to love it,” she said of her turn as an actor.

Acting on stage is more like a musical performance in that it’s immediate and in front of an audience as opposed to the bits and pieces of film acting, she says. On stage, there are many rehearsals to flesh out the character, whereas on TV and films, the actor has make the character her own in short order, akin to putting emotion to the lyrics of song beyond just the melody or the beat.

But it will be her singing that’s front and centre Saturday night in Kitchener.

The performance will draw on a variety of genres – jazz, gospel, soul and blues – for an energetic evening, if her two previous visits to the Registry are any indication.

“We’ve got a mixture of music for this show,” she says, acknowledging that her may experiences and collaborations have provided a large catalogue from which to choose.

For this show, she’ll be joined by longtime collaborator Tom Szczesniak on piano, Neil Swainson on bass, John Johnson on saxophone and Ethan Ardelli on drums.

The performance, Jackie Richardson – In the Spirit, is set for May 26 at The Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener.

Tickets are $30, available by calling 519-578-1570, online at www.registrytheatre.com or at the door.

Renovating your home? We offer free in-home

DESIGN CONSULTATIONS CALL US FOR MORE DETAILS

FURNITURE & DESIGN

19 Arthur Street S, Elmira

THE ARTS | 15

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

GET UP TO

$11,000 TOTAL VALUE ON SELECT NEW 2018 TRUCKS

INCLUDES GM CARD APPLICATION BONUS*

2018 GMC CANYON EXTENDED CAB 4WD

2018 GMC SIERRA 1500 DOUBLE CAB 4WD ELEVATION EDITION

146 1.9

11,000

BI-WEEKLY

0%

TOTAL VALUEˠ

MONTHS∞

LEASE RATE

FINANCE TODAY FOR

$

48

% FOR

@

2018 GMC SIERRA 2500 DENALI 4WD WITH DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE

GET UP TO

LEASE FOR

$

NHTSA 5-STAR OVERALL VEHICLE SCORE °

PURCHASE FINANCING

(INCLUDES $1,000 GM CARD APPLICATION BONUS)

WITH $2,475 DOWN PAYMENT WHEN YOU APPLY FOR THE GM CARD OR $3,225 DOWN PAYMENT

OR

0

%

INCLUDES

4,000

FOR UP TO

PURCHASE FINANCING

$

72 (2.37 ) *

72 (0.2%)

MONTHSΦ

APR

PLUS GET

5,772

%

MONTHS

FOR UP TO

$

APR

TOTAL CREDITS

PLUS GET

8,400

$

TOTAL VALUE

TOTAL VALUE

BONUS TAG EVENT $1,500 BONUS CASH ON ALL NEW 2018 SUVS+

2018 GMC TERRAIN SLE FWD LEASE SELECT VEHICLES TODAY FOR

159

$

@

BI-WEEKLY

0.9

%

OR

OF MSRP

LEASE RATE

CASH CREDIT

FOR 48 MONTHSΔ WITH $1,150 DOWN PAYMENT

2018 GMC TERRAIN DENALI SHOWN

• STANDARD 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • FOLD-FLAT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT • NEXT GEN GMC INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM^ WITH 4 USB PORTS>

GMC PRO GRADE PROTECTION:

10

2018 GMC ACADIA SLE-1 AWD FINANCE SELECT VEHICLES TODAY FOR

0%

% ON SELECT NEW MODELS IN STOCK THE LONGEST EQUALS $3,780 (BASED ON SLT AWD - 2.OL WITH MSRP OF $37,800)

COMPLIMENTARY 2-YEAR/ 48,000 KM LUBE-OIL-FILTER MAINTENANCE ▲

PURCHASE FINANCING 2018 GMC ACADIA DENALI SHOWN

5-YEAR/160,000 KM POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANT YΩ

FOR UP TO

72

MONTHSʵ

PLUS

1,500 10

$

%

OR

BONUS CASH

OF MSRP CASH CREDIT

• PREMIUM SEATING FOR UP TO 7 WITH EASY ACCESS TO THE THIRD ROW • AVAILABLE 20" BRIGHT ALUMINUM WHEELS WITH MIDNIGHT SILVER ACCENTS • AVAILABLE 3.6 L V6 ENGINE WITH ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT® TECHNOLOGY AND 310 HP

ON SELECT NEW MODELS IN STOCK THE LONGEST EQUALS $5,280 (BASED ON DENALI WITH MSRP OF $52,800)

AVAILABLE 4G LTE WITH BUILT-IN WI-FI ® HOTSPOT 7 (3 GB/3 MONTH TRIAL)

*Regular GM Card Application Bonus – Offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank® GM® Visa* Card (GM Card) or current Scotiabank® GM® Visa* Cardholders. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2018 model year (“MY”) Chevrolet/GMC delivered in Canada between May 1, 2018, to May 31, 2018. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on: Chevrolet Colorado (excluding 2SA model); and GMC Canyon (except 2SA); and $1,000 credit available on: Chevrolet Silverado, Silverado HD; and GMC Sierra or Sierra HD. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. +Bonus Tag Event Offers are valid toward the retail purchase of an eligible new or demonstrator 2018 MY GMC SUV or full-size SUV delivered in Canada between May 1, 2018 – May 31, 2018. $1,500 Bonus Cash and Up To 15% Of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit cannot be combined with each other. $1,500 Bonus Cash is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive), valid toward retail purchase, lease and finance transactions. $1,500 Bonus Cash is available on new 2018 Acadia, Terrain, Yukon, Yukon XL, Savana. Up to 15% Of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit is a manufacturer to dealer incentive (tax exclusive), valid toward retail cash purchases only on select 2018 models in dealer inventory the longest as of May 1, 2018. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this credit which will result in higher effective cost of credit on their transaction. Credit is calculated on vehicle MSRP, excluding any dealer-installed options. Credit value will vary with model purchased: models receiving a 10% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: Acadia, Savana, Terrain, Yukon and Yukon XL. On all offers: Models not eligible for these offers are: Bolt EV, Colorado/Canyon, LD and HD trucks, all Cadillac models, all 2017 MY or earlier models, vehicles not noted above, and those exclusions noted above. As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) to verify eligibility. These offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Conditions and limitations apply. Void where prohibited. See Dealer for full program details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ∞ (Lease) Eligible 2018 GMC Canyon Extended Cab 4WD: Lease based on suggested retail price of $36,120, includes $750 manufacturer-to-consumer GM Card Application Bonus (offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card [GM Card] or current GM Card cardholders) (tax inclusive), $500 manufacturer-to-dealer lease cash (tax exclusive), $1,250 manufacturer-to-dealer Delivery Credit (tax exclusive) and $1,500 manufacturer-to-dealer Truck Nation Credit (tax exclusive) towards the lease of an eligible new 2018 GMC Canyon Extended Cab 4WD at participating dealers. Bi-weekly payment is $146 for 48 months at 1.9% interest rate on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. $2,475 down payment is required. Total obligation is $17,693 plus applicable taxes. Taxes, license, insurance, registration and applicable fees, levies, duties and, except in Quebec, dealer fees (all of which may vary by dealer and region) are extra. Option to purchase at lease end is $16,254. See dealer for details. Discounts vary by model. Dealer may sell for less. Limited time offer, which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. Offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. ˠTotal Value: Eligible 2018 GMC Sierra Double Cab Elevation Edition 4WD: Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles purchased between May 1, 2018, to May 31, 2018. Limited time only. Suggested purchase price of $46,655 includes $11,000 Total Value which is a combined total credit value for cash purchases on eligible 2018 GMC Sierra Double Cab Elevation Edition 4WD including $4,150 manufacturer-to-dealer cash credit (tax exclusive), $1,600 manufacturer-to-dealer (tax exclusive) Truck Nation Credit, $750 manufacturer-to-dealer Option Package Discount Credit (tax exclusive), $1,000 GM Card Application Bonus (offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card (GM Card) or current GM Card cardholders)(tax inclusive) and $3,550 manufacturer-to-dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive). Suggested purchase price includes freight and air conditioning charge but excludes taxes, license, insurance, registration and applicable fees, duties and, except in Quebec, dealer fees (all of which may vary by province and dealer). Limited time offer, which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ¶(Finance) Eligible 2018 GMC Sierra Double Cab Elevation Edition 4WD: Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada from May 1, 2018, to May 31, 2018. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 72 months on a new 2018 GMC Sierra Double Cab Elevation Edition 4WD. Other trims may have effective rates higher than 0%. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $40,000 financed at 0% nominal rate (2.37% APR) equals $555.55 monthly for 72 months. Total Value consists of $3,550 manufacturer-to-dealer Delivery Credit (tax exclusive), $1,600 manufacturer-to-dealer Truck Nation Credit (tax exclusive), $1,500 manufacturer-to-dealer Finance Cash (tax exclusive), $1,000 manufacturer-to-consumer GM Card Application Bonus (offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card [GM Card] or current GM Card cardholders) (tax inclusive) and $750 OPD Credit. Cost of borrowing is $0, for a total obligation of $32,965. Freight and air charge ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. Φ(Finance) Eligible 2018 Sierra 2500 Denali 4WD Diesel with Duramax Diesel Engine: Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada from May 1, 2018, to May 31, 2018. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 72 months on a new 2018 Sierra 2500 Denali 4WD Diesel with Duramax Diesel Engine. Other trims may have effective rates higher than 0%. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $80,000 financed at 0% nominal rate (0.2% APR) equals $1111.11 monthly for 72 months. Total Value consists of $4,272 manufacturer-to-dealer Delivery Credit (tax exclusive), $500 manufacturer-to-dealer Finance Cash (tax exclusive), and $1,000 manufacturer-to-consumer GM Card Application Bonus (offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card [GM Card] or current GM Card cardholders) (tax inclusive). Cost of borrowing is $0, for a total obligation of $83,788. Freight and air charge ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. ∆(Lease) Eligible 2018 GMC Terrain SLE FWD: Lease based on suggested retail price of $32,195, includes $1,500 manufacturer-to-consumer Bonus Cash (tax inclusive), and $750 manufacturer-to-dealer Lease cash (tax exclusive) towards the lease of an eligible new 2018 GMC Terrain SLE FWD at participating dealers. Bi-weekly payment is $159 for 48 months at 0.9% interest rate on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. $1,150 down payment is required. Total obligation is $17,672, plus applicable taxes. Taxes, license, insurance, registration and applicable fees, levies, duties and, except in Quebec, dealer fees (all of which may vary by dealer and region) are extra. Option to purchase at lease end is $13,200. See dealer for details. Discounts vary by model. Dealer may sell for less. Limited time offer, which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. Offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. ʵ(Finance) Eligible 2018 GMC Acadia SLE-1 AWD: Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada from May 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 72 months on a new 2018 GMC Acadia SLE-1 AWD. Other trims may have effective rates higher than 0%. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $30,000 financed at 0% nominal rate equals $416.66 monthly for 72 months. Includes $1,500 manufacturer-to-consumer Bonus Cash (tax inclusive). Cost of borrowing is $0, for a total obligation of $37,628. Freight and air charge ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply.

See dealer for details. °Sierra 5-star Overall Vehicle Score applies to 1500 series vehicles. U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.nhtsa.gov). ^Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth® and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices. Data plan rates apply. >Not compatible with all devices. ▲Whichever comes first. Limit of four complimentary Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Conditions and limitations apply. See your dealer for details. Ω Whichever comes first. Conditions and limitations apply, see your dealer for details.

16 | RURAL CONNECTIONS

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

RURAL CONNECTIONS FRESH PRODUCE / ENHANCING ACCESSIBILITY

Sliding scale market brings fruits and veggies to all HUNDREDS OF VARIETIES OF fruits and vegetables grow in Ontario each year, but many Ontario residents still face barriers to accessing those foods. Now, an innovative food accessibility program in Guelph is making it easier for its community members to buy fresh produce.

The SEED – a community food project that delivers community programs to address food insecurity – offers weekly, affordable fresh food markets with items priced on a sliding price scale. The markets, running a few hours each week now in two neighbourhoods in Guelph, offer a large selection of fresh fruits and vegetables to residents who may face income, transportation or other barriers to eating well.

“When people come to the market, they choose what they want to pay,” says Becca Clayton, community food markets coordinator at The SEED. “On the reduced end of the scale, we price items as low as we can offer while still covering our costs. The upper value of the scale is retail value. Customers can

The SEED focuses on increasing the accessibility of fresh fruits and vegetables through the use of a sliding price scale at pop-up markets. pay the retail end or the reduced rate, or anything in between – no questions asked.”

While the community market has been operating

in a downtown location at the Guelph Community Health Centre for less than a year, the program is already expanding. A second site, in a so-called “food

desert” (located a significant distance from grocery stores) in Guelph’s east end opened in April 2018.

Clayton says while a number of communities

offer affordable fresh food markets, she believes the sliding scale model is less common.

“We came to the sliding scale model in a collabora-

tive meeting, after a large amount of research,” says Clayton. “Research suggests in sliding scale models for other services, people choose their price point based on their income very accurately. People are generally honest about choosing where their income sits on a sliding scale, and we thought it would make sense for fresh food too.”

Clayton says in the market’s downtown Guelph location, approximately half of its sales are at the low-end of the sales. The other 50 per cent is sold at mid-to-retail price points.

“That’s exactly the balance we’re looking for, because it allows everyone to shop in stigma-free space together,” says Clayton.

“We need people of all incomes at the market for the model to work.”

The food sold at the markets come from a variety of sources, including the Toronto Food Terminal and the Guelph Youth Farm, another project run

by The SEED, which provides youth with urban agriculture and employment experience. Wherever MARKET | 17

RESEARCH / IN THE FIELD

Sterile insect technique promising in fight against greenhouse pepper pest ONTARIO’S GREENHOUSE PEPPER GROWERS are struggling to control a very problematic invasive insect, but have very few effective options. Pepper weevils are threatening the province’s $420 million greenhouse pepper industry – a high value crop that covers about 520 hectares

(1,285 acres) in Ontario.

University of Guelph researcher Dr. Cynthia ScottDupree is testing a genetic control strategy that could bring much-needed hope to growers.

“Pepper weevils began causing substantial economic losses in Ontario in 2015,” says Scott-Dupree,

a professor in the School of Environmental Sciences and Bayer Chair in Sustainable Pest Management.“There really aren’t any effective insecticides that control the adult, and the direct damage caused to the pepper is invisible until you cut it open.”

Adult female pepper weevils lay a single egg in a puncture wound on the surface of the pepper.

When the egg hatches, the larvae chew into the pepper to feed. The adult emerges inside the fruit, feeds on the pepper a little RESEARCH | 17

CALL US for all your FARM REPAIR NEEDS!

MACHINE & REPAIR INC.

• Quality Drainage Systems • Backhoe Service

SPLINE CUTTING | LARGE TURNING | KEYING (INTERNAL & EXTERNAL)

A family tradition since 1921

CNC Turning | Same Day Service RYAN WEBER | 519.669.2198 63 Union St., Elmira | www.rytechmachine.ca

Tel. 519-664-2291 Fax 519-664-3491

80 Northside Drive, St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0

www.freyshatchery.com

Arthur, ON • 519-848-3113 • 877-669-1440 www.martindrainage.com

RURAL CONNECTIONS | 17

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

RESEARCH: Genetic control strategy could be a

boon to the greenhouse pepper growers

A SPECIALTY

FROM | 16

longer, mates and then exits the fruit. And the cycle starts all over.

Scott-Dupree started working on sterile insect technique (SIT) about five years ago to control a leafminer in Ontario-grown chrysanthemums. She was then approached by Bruce Power about the potential to use gamma radiation to mitigate insect pest problems in Ontario agriculture.

“I steered them to the pepper weevil issue as I knew that growers were stuck for solutions,” she says.

SIT introduces sterility into a pest population as a way to rapidly reduce pest numbers. It’s been successfully used to control codling moths in B.C. apple crops and screw worm in U.S. livestock. In the case of the pepper weevil, pupae are irradiated so the developing males don’t produce viable sperm but look and act normal.

“We want the males to be sterile, but function and mate normally. That’s the magic balance we’re after,” she says.

If Scott-Dupree’s concept is successful, female pepper weevils would continue to lay eggs on the outside

WHERE TIRES ARE

NOT A SIDELINE! We Stock Farm, Industrial, Truck, Passenger, and Even ATV and Lawn & Garden Tires.

Call Us for Tires!

FARM • TRUCK • INDUSTRIAL • ON THE FARM SERVICE 35 Howard Ave. Elmira, ON Monday - Friday Saturdays

8am - 5pm 8am - 12 noon

519-669-3232 www.oktireelmira.com

Pepper weevils are a threat to Ontario’s $420 million greenhouse pepper industry. of the pepper, but no burrowing or further crop damage would occur because the eggs never hatch.

“The exciting thing about SIT is that it’s a process that will dovetail very nicely with biological control strategies in greenhouses. These sterile pepper weevils will not have any negative effect on anything else in the greenhouse,” says Scott-Dupree.

With support from the University of Guelph Gryphon’s Leading to the Acceleration Adoption of Innovative Research (LAAIR) program, Scott-Dupree is focused on identifying the effective dose of radiation, and how to rear enough

pepper weevils in artificial facilities to provide sufficient populations of the sterile insects to growers.

It’s a part of a team approach with colleagues at the University of Guelph and Agriculture and AgriFood Canada. As for commercializing the process, that’s still down the road.

“I doubt it will be hard to find a company that’s interested in commercialization, if we can prove the concept has potential,” she says.

By Jane Robinson for AgInnovation Ontario, a project of the Agri-Technology Commercialization Centre (ATCC).

Stop by Our Retail Store & Browse Through Our Selection of: New & used equipment: feeders, drinkers, cages, nests 6880 Line 86, RR#4 Elmira, ON N3B 2Z3

Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8-5, Sat.8-3, Closed Sun. & Statutory Holidays

Egg supplies: cartons, flats, crates, candler, scale

519-669-2225 There’s a tool for that.

MARKET: Looking to keep prices affordable

to customers while ensuring farmers paid fairly FROM | 16

possible, Clayton says market organizers seek direct relationships with local farmers.

“It’s important to us that we offer good prices for our low-income customers as well as pay farmers fair wages for what they’re growing,” Clayton says.

“We have relationships

with apple farmers and garlic farmers, and we’re always looking for new connections.”

The markets run on a social enterprise model, which allows for a small amount of profit. After staffing, cold storage and transportation costs are paid, the market aims to turn a small profit that will allow the project to operate

sustainably, without reliance on grant funding.

The SEED’s community markets have been awarded a Transformative Change Award from the Ontario Association of Health Centres.

By Lisa McLean for AgInnovation Ontario, a project of the Agri-Technology Commercialization Centre (ATCC).

OPEN MON. TO FRI. 7:30AM - 5PM 100 Union St. Elmira 519-669-0524 www.woolwichrentals.ca

Finding Value Through Seed For Farmers CERTIFIED SEED OATS

AAC Bullet AAC Blake

CERTIFIED SEED BARLEY Dundee 2-row & Baden 6-row Dignity 6-row Conestogo 2-row

CERTIFIED CEREAL MIXTURES

Wide Range of Grain & Cereal Forage Mixes Available

Call Call us us today today for for aa dealer dealer near near you you

Julia@cribit.com Julia@cribit.com 519.664.3701 519.664.3701 Cribit.com Cribit.com

18 | CLASSIFIED

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAST; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”

Community Information Page NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING RATIONALIZATION OF SETTLEMENT BOUNDARIES AS PART OF THE SCOPED OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW Take Notice that in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended, the Township of Woolwich has initiated a process to consider the rationalization of Settlement Boundaries within the Township of Woolwich, as part of the Township’s scoped Official Plan review.

The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Official Plan Amendment process. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them.

A public meeting on the rationalization will be held on: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers Township of Woolwich Administration Office 24 Church Street West, Elmira

P.O. Box 158

24 Church St. W. Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6

Phone:

519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820

After Hours Emergency:

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

the north side of Victoria Street North; and • approximately 0.81 ha of the Empire Communities lands for a new school site for the Waterloo Region Catholic School Board.

Rural Settlements (see Map 2) Floradale • reconfiguration of the boundary adjustment is proposed to allow for development along Westview Court and Ruggles Road which will add approximately 1.3 ha.

Heidelberg • remove approximately 0.48 ha from a portion of a farm parcel (2805 Lobsinger Line) as this portion of the settlement is “landlocked” with no development potential.

Shantz Station and Shantz Station Commercial Area Lands proposed to be removed where development cannot take place because of the future Highway 7: • approximately 3.6 ha of land in the Commercial Settlement, owned by the Ministry of Transportation; and • approximately 1.4 ha of land in the Rural Settlement, owned by the Ministry of Transportation.

Winterbourne • remove approximately 0.47 ha portion of lands (of which 0.22 ha is environmentally constrained) from 61 Peel Street, which form part of an active farm; and • remove approximately 1.57 ha from 41 Holmwood Street, which form part of an active farm.

Breslau (see Map 1)

You can express your concerns/ comments about the proposed changes in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before Tuesday, June 12, 2018 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared

by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will be considered.

The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. This information is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public at the Committee of the Whole and Council meetings. Please note that while the Committee of the Whole and Council may redact some personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers,

N St

u nho

Rd

se

ia tor Vic

e Gre

Maryhill

itzig Sp

The Township is required to bring our Official Plan into conformity with both Provincial policy and the new Region Official Plan. In 2011 staff presented a report to Council regarding the major changes and issues proposed in the review. One of the changes noted was the rationalization of settlement boundaries. The Township is dealing with boundary rationalization for Breslau and the Rural Settlements in the Township.

MAP 1 Breslau Proposed Rationalization In accordance with the Regional Official Plan (Sections 2.B.7 and 2.B.8), the Township of Woolwich is proposing to amend the settlement boundary for Breslau and the Rural Settlements through a boundary rationalization process. As part of this rationalization process the Township will also make recommendations to the Region of Waterloo to amend the Regional Official Plan to reflect these settlement boundary changes.

The attached maps identify the lands proposed to be removed and the lands to be added as part of the proposed rationalization of Breslau and other Rural Settlement Area boundaries.

Rd

d

sw

mp Kra

r

oo

d dR sR

r nde Fla

Rd

d

Pl

st R

ven Ra

D nd

ter

7.57

e ns

rs Wu

3.36 1.03

Eb yc re

w To

l

eife Sch

le P

St

Ken

r

Menno St

d

s Lon

ich R

dale

Rd

S

0.81

rD

St D r ich an lw erid Woo Sh

Norw

ve do An

Rd

St

y ned

St

Joseph

Dolman

Shields

Ot te

• remove approximately 0.36 ha that contains an environmental feature that is part of the overall drainage system, and is part of a farm parcel located at 700 Sawmill Road.

7.51

7.82

Dr

Bloomingdale

2.98

Cres Horseshoe

Sh irl ey

Lands proposed to be removed: • approximately 1.6 ha portion of land that is landlocked (of which 0.42 ha is environmentally constrained) from 17 St. Charles Street West.

Lands proposed to be added: • approximately 7.52 ha portion of the lands identified as 44 St. Charles Street East.

rb ein

ta un Fo

in St N

Rd St sty i M Legend Lands to be Added to Settlement Lands to be Removed from Settlement Current Settlement Boundary Proposed Settlement Boundary

Lands to be removed: • a 2.98 ha portion of the Breslau North Developments (Smartreit) lands; • a 1.03 ha and 3.36 ha portion of the Breslau North Developments (Smartreit) lands; and • approximately 7.51 ha located south of the railway (owned by Ariss Glen Developments).

Lands to be added: • approximately 7.82 ha comprising 2000 Victoria Street North and a portion of 22 Ebycrest Road; • approximately 7.57 ha of the Breslau North Developments (Smatreit) lands located on

Additional Information Two previous informal public meetings were held in June 2012 and February 2016 on the boundary rationalization process for Breslau and the smaller rural communities. Copies of the staff reports for these meetings along with planning documents and background material relating to this application can be viewed at the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or by visiting the Township webpage www.woolwich.ca and selecting Ongoing Planning Items on the homepage and then select the title Scoped Official Plan Review (Boundary Rationalization). The proposed amendment will also be provided in the Township information report as part of this public meeting.

Expressing Your Concerns and Requesting Further Notification

Continued on next page

CLASSIFIED | 19

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAST; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”

Community Information Page

P.O. Box 158

Phone:

24 Church St. W. Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6

After Hours Emergency:

519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

Continued from previous page

your submissions will otherwise be made public in their entirety. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 519669-1647 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6005.

Should you wish to be notified of future meetings, reports or a decision regarding this application, please: • submit a written request, noting that you wish to be kept informed, to the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services, 24 Church Street West, Box 158, Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6, or • email your request noting that you wish to be kept informed to Jeremy Vink, Senior Planner at jvink@woolwich.ca ; or • register your name and address on the signup sheet available at the Public Meeting.

AND TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich before the Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Questions or written submissions may be directed to: Township of Woolwich Engineering and Planning Services Department Attn: Jeremy Vink, Senior Planner Box 158, 24 Church Street West Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6 Phone: 519-669-6038 or Toll free 1-877-969-0094 ext 6038, Email: jvink@woolwich.ca

Planning Act Requirements - APPEAL RIGHTS TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Township of Woolwich to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich or the Regional Municipality of Waterloo before the Official Plan Amendment is adopted the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 24th day of May, 2018.

MAP 2 RURAL SETTLEMENT RATIONALIZATION Largo Woods Lane

Heidelberg

dow Rd

1.57

Bavarian D Dresd r en D

Winterbourne

Allan St Peel St 0.220.47

Suns et

Apollo Dr

Dr

r

d Vienna C res

Alten Way

Danube D

Venus Cres

Katheri ne St S

d

Eldon Pl

0.72

Florapine R

Kressler R

1.31

Arthur Rd

John Pl

d

James Crt

Floradale R

Ruggle's R

d

r

Rhine Mea

0.48

0.65

Lobsinger Li ne Rocky Lane

r ge Zin

3.65

me Ho

1.43

a ste

d

Dr

a tthi Ma

Dr

sC

tE

St

ce

res 3.78

r yde Sn

0.36

Lands to be added to Settlement Lands to be removed from Settlement, cannot count

t

S er

d

Lands to be removed from Settlement

Riv

ill R

d Legend

h St C

wm Sa

1.18 0.42

Ave

W

Dr

C

St

y Isle

Rd

R on tati

zS St

les har

d

ame

ill yh

r Ma

ant Sh

tN

ia S

tor Vic

R lats 's F

re D Not

3.74

d

Bloomingdale

les S

l

aP vill

nifa Bo

har

Shantz Station Settlements

Lundy R

St C

Maryhill

Katheri ne St N

Floradale

arle

tW

sS

20 | CLASSIFIED

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

CLASSIFIED HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE:

WEDNESDAYS BY 10AM HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

General Labourer Masonal Stone - Milverton, Ontario

Full Time

FRAMING & TRIM CARPENTERS The Township of Woolwich is accepting resumes for the position of Seasonal Facilities Attendant 1 (4 months)

• To perform a wide range of operational and maintenance functions, primarily within the Recreation & Facilities Services department, with occasional responsibilities to other core department’s and facilities which fall under the department’s portfolio • To perform recreation facility work & park operation and maintenance functions as required.

• May be required to participate on various other Township teams and initiatives For additional information and a complete job description visit our website www.woolwich.ca Interested applicants are invited to submit their resume prior to 4:30 pm, Thursday May 31, 2018 To:

required for a growing construction company based in Hawkesville.

Country Lane Builders is committed to being a leader in the construction industry, always looking for continual improvement, safety, quality products & service. Experience preferred but not required.

The Township is committed to meeting the needs of applicants during all phases of the hiring process. If you require special accomodation please let us know. All applicants are thanked for their interest in these positions however only those selected for an interview will be contacted

Our facility in Milverton processes stone from over 60 quarries in Ontario for distribution to dealers across Canada and the USA. We take pride in the quality and range of natural stone products we offer.

Masonal Stone is looking for a general labour worker to join the production team in Milverton.

This is a full time position.

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

If interested please send your resume to

sales@clbuilders.ca Country Lane Builders will provide accommodation during the hiring process. We would like to thank all applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

HELP WANTED

• Initiative, good attendance record & dependable • Ability to follow instruction and work with little supervision • Flexibility to work at different stations with various machines and tools Promote safe work environment • Lift up to 50 pounds, ability to handle moderate to heavy physical work • Communicate and work in team environment to meet production requirements Why work for Masonal Stone?

Full time retail/packaging room positions.

Daytime or afternoons. Benefits.

Send resumes to terry@stemmlermeats.ca

HELP WANTED

• Starting wage $16.00 per hour • Benefits Package includes a drug plan, help with eye wear, paramedical, dental and more after the initial 3 month probationary period.

• Friendly work environment • Training in fabrication machinery, CNC machine operations • Specialization in different positions within facility Experience in a growing company Tel: 519.595.4643 e-mail:randy@masonalstone.com

Fermon Construction Ltd

Township of Woolwich 24 Church Street west, P.O. Box 158, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 Fax: (519) 669-9348 Email: hr@woolwich.ca

Masonal Stone is a growing Canadian natural stone fabricator with over 30 years of experience in the masonry industry. Our company is defined by the dedication of our team members and their belief in our company's potential.

HELP WANTED

Construction Labourers WANTED! Fermon Construction Ltd is looking for lead hands and or labourer’s to become apart of our team immediately.

Are you a hard worker, reliable and a team player?

Full time and part time positions avalible.

For more information contact Fermon Martin at 519-699-4828 ext 1

205 ARDELT AVE, KITCHENER

NEEDED IMMEDIATELY ROOF LOADER/ SWAMPER TO LOAD SHINGLES ON ROOFS Rockway Building Supplies is looking for labourers to start immediately to load shingles on roofs for new home construction and re-roofing projects.

OBSERVER CLASSIFIED LISTINGS HELP WANTED LOOKING FOR A Full time automotive apprentice or mechanic required for fast paced automotive shop in Waterloo. Competitive wage and benefits. Send resume to northfieldauto@bellnet.ca Attention Kevin

HELP WANTED PETRO CANADA ELMIRA Looking for help Saturday and Sunday 6 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Must also be flexible for hours during the week.

Apply in person to 110 Earl Martin Dr.

HOW TO REACH US

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

HILLCEST HOME BAKING Chapman’s Ice Cream Sale.

Premium $3.99, Original $2.95, from June 1 - 23.

LAWN FERTILIZER AND LAWN SEED - Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

MATTRESS AND BOX Spring, new, never used, still in sealed bag. Sacrifice $195. Delivery available.

519-635-8737.

AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF Tools, antiques, household goods and miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, on Thursday, May 24th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138

Full time $20.00 per hour Also requiring D/Z driver to operate Boom Truck, NO DRYWALL, Very little lifting, competitive wage

WOOLWICH TOTAL HEALTH PHARMACY

Full Time Pharmacy Technician/Assistant required.

Minimum 1 year experience in the dispensary in a pharmacy setting.

Good communication skills and able to successfully work in a team environment.

Drop off resume in person: 10 Church St. W. Elmira 519.669.8282 Attention: Samer Mikhail or email: totalhealth112@hotmail.com

AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF Custom built house with barn & shed on 4.5 acre farm, 4 wheelers, tools, antiques, and miscellaneous items, to be held at 985019 Perth Oxford Rd. 1/2 mile west of Tavistock, for Richard and Diane Stein, on Saturday, June 2nd @ 9:30 a.m. Gerber auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138.

DOUBLE RING ESTATE and Consignment Auction of furniture, appliances, antiques, house hold effects and lawn and garden equipment. Sale to be held at #7213 Line 86 Wallenstein, Saturday May 26, 10:00 a.m.

Gerald Bowman Auctions 519-638-5708.

SAT. MAY 26 at 8:30 AM Annual charity auction of approx. 250 quilts; comforters; crafts; household items; and much more. For more info visit www.nhmrs.com.

Held at the New Hamburg Fair ground for the Mennonite Central Committee.

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com AUCTION SALE OF Machinery, large quantity of scrap metal, and miscellaneous items, to be held at 687267 County Rd. 2, BlandfordBlenheim Twp. (approx. 1 mile southeast of Princeton or 3 miles west of Paris), for Sue Kaufman (former John Beulenkamp Farm), on Wednesday, May 30th @ 10:00 a.m.

Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138

Call CARA @ 519-570-2186

PHONE 519.669.5790 | TOLL FREE 1.888.966.5942 | FAX 519.669.5753 | ONLINE WWW.OBSERVERXTRA.COM

ADDRESS 20-B ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA, ON N3B 1Z9

CLASSIFIED ADS

DISPLAY ADS

519.669.5790 EXT 0

519.669.5790 EXT 104

ads@woolwichobserver.com

sales@woolwichobserver.com

RESIDENTIAL COST $7.50 /20 WORDS EXTRA WORDS 20¢ PER WORD

COMMERCIAL COST $12.00 /20 WORDS EXTRA WORDS 30¢ PER WORD

PLACING A CLASSIFIED WORD AD In person, email, phone or fax submissions are accepted during regular business hours. Deadline for Thursday publication is Wednesday by 10 a.m. All Classified ads are prepaid by cash, debit, Visa or MasterCard. Ask about Observer policies in regard to Display, Service Directory and Family Album advertising.

CLASSIFIED | 21

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

AUCTION SALE

AUCTION

AUCTION

To be held at the St. Jacob’s Community centre in St. Jacobs for an area estate with additions on:

RETIREMENT AUCTION FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST AT 5:00 P.M.

WEDNESDAY MAY 30 AT 9:45 AM

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND ANTIQUES:

6 piece, 4 section with top and bottom barristers bookcase; dresser with matching washstand; oak roll top desk; teak coffee and end tables; table with leaf; hump back trunk; oak chair; bookshelf; oak hall tree; chamber pot; 2 board table with square nails; 22 air pistol pellet rifle; trombone; halogen lamp; irons; records; albums; fur coat; cast iron bell; conductors light; old fire extinguisher; skeleton keys; cow bell; buddy L truck; old wooden ladders; older hand tools; snow shoes; license plates; old cameras; pipes; love seats; type writer; cast iron dinner bell; ginger ale bottles; old bottles; pulleys; oil lamps; salad cutter; washboard; old fire truck and other toys; wigs in boxes; antique wall phone; milk can with tractor seats; cast iron pumps; barrel pumps; yokes; buck saw; record player; croquet set; fish poles; blanket box; settee; slag glass lamps; pine small poster bed; blanket box; flatware; crocks; jugs; quantity of older glass and china; crystal; depression; bedding; linens; cookware; and other kitchen items.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: glider lounger

chairs; patio table with 6 chairs and umbrella; bikes; planters; lawn chairs; out door furniture; ladder; variety of hand; power; and lawn and garden tools.

AUCTIONEER:

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. Wellesley | 519-656-3555 www.JantziAuctions.com

AUCTIONS

Equipment: Everything sells from wall to wall, a complete inventory clear out! Glass door coolers, chest freezers, ice cream freezers, display coolers, open top product coolers, industrial meat slicers, industrial coffee perks, cash registers, deli digital scale, coin operated pop dispensing machines, ice freezer, al kinds of shelving and more.

Everything sells, no reserves!

Groceries: Lots of pop, all kinds of groceries selling by the box lot, large selection of cards, you name it, we have it. Everything must be sold unreserved.

Note: On site Auction for Gourlay’s Grocery Store, located at 38 McGivern St., Moorefield, ON

2018 Sale • May 25 - May 26 NEW HAMBURG MENNONITE RELIEF SALE All Proceeds to MCC Ontario

RR2, Drayton, ON N0G 1P0 Office: 519-638-5708 For full listing & photos visit our website: www.bowmanauctions.ca

AUCTIONS

275 Jacob St, New Hamburg AUCTIONS WED. MAY 30 at 9:45 AM -Clearing auction sale of furniture; household effects; antiques; collectables; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacobs for an area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519.656.3555 www.jantziauctions.com

AUCTIONS RETIREMENT AUCTION OF groceries, store shelving, chest freezers, display coolers, commercial meat slicer and more for Gourlays Grocery Store located at 38 McGivern St. Moorefield.

Friday June 1 at 5:00 p.m.

Gerald Bowman Auctions 519-638-5708.

AUCTIONS

FRI. JUNE 8 at 4:00 PMClearing auction sale of household effects; furniture; antiques; collectables and miscellaneous items to be held at 1196 King St. in St Jacobs for Viola Martin Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

AUCTION SALE OF 1955 Packard, antiques, collectibles, household goods and miscellaneous items, to be held at 488 McPherson School Rd., in Glen Morris, (off Glen Morris Rd. approx. 5 miles east of Ayr in Brant County), for Ron and Carolyn Dancey, on Saturday, June 9th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519699-4451 or 698-0138.

AUCTIONS DOWNSIZING RETIREMENT AUCTION of tractors, farm machinery and farm support items for Roger and Linda Bechtold (Bechtold Beef Farms) of Petersburg Hwy 7 to exit Notre Dame Dr. Head north to Snyders Rd., take Snyders Rd 2 kms, east to fire #2313. Saturday June 9, 10:00 a.m. Gerald Bowman Auctions. 519-638-5708.

FIND IT TODAY! IN THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIEDS

AUCTIONS ED. JUNE 13 at 9:45 AM Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; house hold effects; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacobs Community Centre in St. Jacobs for an area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

Gerald Bowman Auctions & Appraisal Ltd.

Friday evening Silent Auction in arena at 7:00 p.m.

Indoors Auction in arena at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday Quilt Auction in arena at 8:30 a.m.

Outdoors Auction at fairgrounds at 10:00 a.m.

Children's Auction in Children's Activity Tent at 11:00 a.m.

SAT. JUNE 9 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of tractor; lawn tractor; lawn and garden equipment; tools; household effects; and miscellaneous items to be held at 775381 Blandford Rd in Innerkip for Bill Deeks. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

FARM SERVICES BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

CLASSIFIED LISTINGS CONTINUED ON PAGE 25

OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

TIRE

WHERE TIRES ARE A

SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE.

Farm • Auto • Truck Industrial On-The-Farm Service 35 Howard Ave., Elmira

519-669-3232

GENERAL SERVICES

BIKE SALES & REPAIRS

THOMPSON’S

Auto Tech Inc. Providing the latest technology to repair your vehicle with accuracy and confidence.

Quality Bedding

Visit our website

Accredited Test & Repair Facility

519-669-4400 30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA www.thompsonsauto.ca

www.biobobs.com or call today!

519-648-3004

or

800-232-6396

PRINTING SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF

Premium Softwood

Blown or Pushed Off We are geared to meet your timing and volume requirements

BLENDED TO MEET YOUR NEEDS!

Ph: Elmira (519) 669-5219

SEE US FOR

Window & Screen

REPAIRS 22 Church St. W., Elmira

519-669-5537

STORE HOURS: M-W 8-6, TH-F 8-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 12-5

22 | CLASSIFIED

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY GENERAL SERVICES

OUTDOOR SERVICES COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

SPACE FOR RENT

Diesel & Auto Repairs Inc. Various sizes & rates

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call

519-669-4964

519-669-8459

20A Arthur St. N Elmira ON

“Mechanics You Can Trust” (Formerly The Kids Diesel Shop)

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA

Lawn Mowing Packages Lawn Maintenance & Landscaping • Mulch Delivery & Installation • Full Flower Bed Maintenance • Snow Plowing & Ice Control

Your source for year-round property maintenance.

Call mobile:

Jeff Basler, Owner/Operator, at 519.669.9081

519.505.0985 | fax: 519.669.9819 | ever-green@sympatico.ca

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

GLASS SYSTEMS INC. 1553 King St. N., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0

• Store Fronts • Thermopanes • Mirrors • Screen Repair • Replacement Windows • Shower Enclosures • Sash Repair TEL:

519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104

SPACE FOR RENT

ST. JACOBS

FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service

“25 years in Business”

Steve Co.

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

For all your Plumbing Needs.

24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi

ELMIRA

CONSTRUCTION INC. (519) 569-0772 • Commercial & Industrial General Contracting • Specializing in Concrete Work & Excavation • Retaining Walls

519-669-3652

info@trappconstruction.ca www.trappconstruction.ca

• • • •

Stamped Coloured Concrete Demolition Bin Service Machine Bases

Concrete Breaking & Removal

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

AMOS

WINDOW FASHIONS

INC

R O O F I N G

- Design and build -

AGRICULTURAL | RESIDENTIAL

A Family owned and operated business serving KW, Elmira and surrounding area for over 35 years.

FRAMING • ROOFING RENOVATIONS • EAVESTROUGHS

Wayne Martin | 519-504-2016

WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED

Randy Weber

ECRA/ESA Licence # 7000605

Brands You Can Trust

CALL JAYME FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE.

519.501.2405 | 519.698.2114

darwayconstruction@icloud.com | Alma, ON

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial

Free in-home Consultations.

Call someone you can trust.

• Specializing in residential re-roofs • Repairs • Churches

www.rwelectricltd.com

22 Church St. W., Elmira

Tel: 519-669-5537 or 1-844-866-5537 STORE HOURS: M-F: 8-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 12-5

In Business since 1973 • Fully Insured

homewindowfashions.ca

18 Kingfisher Dr., Elmira | 519.669.1462

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

The Right Window Treatment Can

Save you

 Drywall & Taping  Painting  Flooring Installation

 Trim & Moulding  Tiling  Appliance Installation & much more

FREE ESTIMATES ON ANY SIZE JOB

Over 30 Years Experience

CALL US TODAY! 226-220-1196 info@martinandmousso.ca | www.martinandmousso.ca

Blinds

by Elite or Mera

In home consultations Wide selection of styles & fabrics 1011 Industrial Crescent St. Clements | 519-699-5411 www.LetUsFloorYou.ca

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

John Schaefer Painting FREE ESTIMATES Interior/exterior Painting, Wallpapering & Plaster | drywall Repairs

519-503-6033 (CELL) 519-669-2251

36 Hampton St., Elmira

1 Union Street, Elmira

ehc@hotmail.ca (519)-669-4600

Hours: M-F 8:30 - 5:30 Sat 9:00 - 3:00

Driveways • Sidewalks • Curbs • Patios Finished Floors • Retaining Walls • Steps Decorative/Stamped and Coloured Concrete www.marwilconcrete.ca

Evenings By Appointment

519-577-0370

OUTDOOR SERVICES

RA HOME COMF ELMI (519) 669-4600 ORT APPLIANCES – FURNACES – FIREPLACES AIR CONDITIONERS – WATER HEATERS SPRING SPECIAL ON AIR CONDITIONING TUNE UP $99, INSTALLED FROM $1999 FURNACES INSTALLED FROM $2499 FRIDGES $499, STOVES $399, WASHERS $399, DRYERS $369, FREEZERS $199 Come visit our show room FREE QUOTES

FREE

INSTALLATION When you buy 3 or more

RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL

Since 1998

Have your

LAWN

SMALL ADS. BIG IMPACT. DIRECTORY ADS GET RESULTS.

•Final grading •Lawn repair & complete seeding well equipped for large stoney areas •Spike Aerator/Overseeding •Natural & Interlocking Stone •Retaining Walls, Walks & Patios •Help for Top Water & Drainage issue

Murray & Daniel Shantz

ALMA, ONTARIO | PHONE: 519.846.5427

Mowed, Cleaned up

without disrupting your busy schedule Call or Text

James The Lawn Guy

519.580.5921

CLASSIFIED | 23

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

REAL ESTATE

TIME FOR A CHANGE? WE CAN HELP!

Sue From

Alli Bauman

NEW LISTING

226-750-9332

519-577-6248

$499,000

SALES REPRESENTATIVE CALL DIRECT suefrom17@gmail.com

SALES REPRESENTATIVE CALL DIRECT

Waterloo - Bright 3 bedroom home in the historic Mary Allen neighbourhood, backing onto Mary Allen Park, only 2 doors down from the new Spur Line path and a short walk to Elizabeth Ziegler P.S. Many updates including kitchen (2009), gas fireplace in dining room, windows, toilets, plumbing, wiring and much more. Original character is evident in the mahogany woodwork and French doors as well as the beautiful cedar front door. Partially finished rec room and detached single car garage.

Drayton - Spectacular open-concept 3 bedroom bungalow (2013) with 9' ceilings.

Large kitchen has cherry cabinets, gas stove and huge island while living room has gas fireplace and 10’ ceiling. Master with walk in closet & 4pc ensuite. Main floor laundry has loads of storage. Oversized double garage with air compressor and 220 service. Unfinished basement (1600sq ft) with rough-in for bathroom and 9' ceilings. Back yard has privacy hedge, 20x25 deck, shed and play structure.

$570,000

allibauman17@gmail.com

Elmira - Spacious Century Home Perfect for your growing family! Large principal rooms, eat in kitchen and 4 bedrooms including a master with private balcony. High baseboards and 9ft ceilings throughout, with modern updates such as flooring and a brand new 4pc bathroom.

Partially fenced private yard with fire pit and shed. Walk up from the basement to the insulated heated garage. Close to down town and the new Riverside P.S. Call today to make this your home!

$449,900

$425,000

3 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5426 Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

Waterloo - Space for Home-based Business Close to WLU and downtown core. This 3 bedroom home has an eat in kitchen, finished rec room, deck, gardens & single garage. The large family room is currently set up as a hair salon with parking for 2 off of Bridgeport as well as a parking lot for at least 3 cars off of Margaret Ave. This property is perfect for a growing family and/or home based business!

Moorefield- Investment Opportunity!!!

First time home buyers, this well cared for duplex is the property for you! Why not offset your mortgage payments by renting out one of the units? Unit A has two bedrooms and one bathroom, Unit B has been updated and has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Two newer high efficiency gas furnaces (2016/2017), Roof 2015, all appliances included and parking for three cars. Don't wait, call today!

SOLD $324,900

SELLING? CALL US FOR A FREE MARKET EVALUATION.

Independently Owned and Operated

Shanna

BROKERAGE

Rozema

BROKER

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.

Bonnie

519-669-2772 45 Arthur St. S., Elmira www.thurrealestate.com

BROKER

BRAD MARTIN

JULIE HECKENDORN

Broker of Record, Sales Rep. Broker MVA Residential Res: 519.669.1068 Cell: 519.588.7562 Cell: 519.584.4400

9 PHEASANT DRIVE, ELMIRA Single family bungalow under $450,000! Spacious kitchen w/oak cupboards & dishwasher. Hdwd floor in L.R. Updated bathroom. Rec. room w/gas fireplace, den, office & 3pc.bath in lower level.

Updated windows and doors. Shingles (2013).

Newer deck. Partially encl. carport. Extra-long dble. driveway. MLS

LOT 205, CONESTOGA LAKE

$289,900

Why drive for hours? Enjoy this west facing 3 season cottage on the water. 2 bdrms with open concept living room and kitchen/dining area. Enclosed sunporch.3pc. bathroom. Your guests will enjoy the privacy of the bunkie. Well treed. MLS

78 GERBER MEADOW DR. WELLESLEY

$664,900

You won’t be disappointed with this custom built home that is tastefully decorated! Hdwd. & ceramics on main level. Main floor den/office w/walkout.

Covered rear porch & concrete patio. Some in-floor heating (2 heat zones – great for utility costs!) Lovely kitchen w/walk-in pantry & spacious dining area. Huge master bdrm. & 5 pc. ensuite. Partially fin. bsmt). MLS

2499 KRESSLER ROAD, ST. CLEMENTS NEW PRICE

HELPING YOU IS WHAT WE DO…

LUKE SHANTZ

LET OUR 65+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU!

$449,900

A portion of each sale commission is donated to The Woolwich Community Services.

Brubacher

Office:

Country living on the edge of HEIDELBERG. 1/3 acre lot. Brick bungalow w/3 bedrooms, living room and eat-in kitchen. Partially fin. bsmt. Forced air propane furnace, central air. Steel roof. MLS

$349,900 CALL FOR YOUR

FREE MARKET EVALUATION

FIND IT TODAY! IN THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIEDS

OPEN HOUSE | SAT, MAY 26TH • 10AM12PM • 115 ARTHUR ST S, ELMIRA

INVITING BUNGALOW $528,900 Calling all empty

nesters!

Welcoming 1958 character, complete with many updates, kitchen w/quartz counters, bathrooms++. Walkouts to the private mature yard, awesome vaulted Muskoka room with gas fireplace, hardwood flooring, finished basement. A Must See...

NEW MLS

OPEN HOUSE | THUR, MAY 24TH • 57PM • 16 WELWOOD DR, WELLESLEY

STRIKING BUNGALOW! $754,900 WELLESLEY Beautiful custom built

NEW LISTING!

STYLISH TWO STOREY $549,000 ELMIRA Eye-catching

decor throughout this home, main floor offers upgraded flooring, maple kitchen with granite counter tops & appliances, walkout to custom built covered deck, fenced yard and shed. Three spacious upper level bedrooms including the master with walk-in & chic ensuite with oversized shower, 2nd floor laundry & 4 piece bathroom. The lower level is perfect for a rec room, oversized windows, rough-in bathroom. Steps to Riverside Public School. MLS

bungalow on treed lot with triple+ garage.

Impressive 3500 sq.ft of finished living space. Plenty of space for entertaining family & friends. gleaming hardwood floors, maple kitchen w/granite counter tops, walkout to private deck and backyard complete with fire pit & shed. Spacious master bedroom with lavish ensuite bathroom. Amazing finished basement offers a wet bar, games area, rec room plus 3rd bdrm & full bathroom.

Convenient walk-up access to the garage. MLS

FREEHOLD BUNGALOW TOWN HOMES BUILT BY PARADIGM (ELMIRA) HOMES PERFECT FOR EMPTY NESTERS. PRICED AT $459,900 These executive style

bungalow towns offer all main floor conveniences. Open concept layout, gorgeous custom kitchens complete with island/breakfast bar, hardwood floors in the great room, gas fireplace and walkouts, master offers a walk-in closet and full ensuite bath with walk-in shower, main floor laundry/mudroom, central air conditioning, privacy fencing + more included! Call today for further details and to reserve your unit today! AUGUST CLOSINGS AVAILABLE. Located in the South Parkwood subdivision on Buroak Drive. EXCLUSIVE

ARE YOU THINKING OF BUYING OR SELLING IN 2018? CALL US TODAY AND WE CAN HELP YOU ACHIEVE THIS!

ELMIRA OFFICE: 519-669-3192 | www.YourFamilyTeam.ca | 90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 4 REAL ESTATE CONTINUES ON PAGE 25

FIND YOUR DREAM HOME IN THE #1 COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER IN ONTARIO WE HAVE THE FRESHEST LISTINGS IN THE MARKET!

24 | CLASSIFIED

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAST; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”

Community Information Page NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Township Council Chambers 24 Church Street West, Elmira Regarding the following modified applications: Official Plan Amendment Application 2/2017 (as modified), Zone Change Application 3/2017 (as modified) and Draft Plan of Subdivision 30T-17701 (as modified) Birdland Developments Ltd. Take Notice that in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended, the Township of Woolwich has received complete applications requesting to modify proposed Official Plan Amendment application 2/2017 and Zone Change application 3/2017. In addition, the Region of Waterloo has received and circulated a complete application requesting to modify proposed Plan of Subdivision application 30T-17701 for lands owned by Birdland Developments Ltd. and located at 1143 Listowel Road, Elmira which is more specifically described below. This notice will also summarize the details of these applications as proposed to be modified and includes a location map of the subject lands. Please be advised that Notice of a Complete Application to modify the respective applications does not indicate whether the municipality is in support of, or in opposition to the proposal. That determination will be made at a later date.

The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Sections 17, 34 and 51 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Official Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications as proposed to be modified. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them.

Background and Property Description

RW ILL

DR

NU

TH

AT C

DR

S

UT PL

OD DR

SOUT H PAR KW OO

D BLVD

EARL MARTI

N DR

BIT TE RN

BU RLWO

TRAIL RD

TIMBE R

BUR OAK DR

H PL

ARTHU R ST

DR

WHIPP OO

PINTAIL

WREN

CRT FINC H

PL

PK Y W

ORIOLE

PL

PL

A L E CR ES TIN G

OWL

CH

BUNTING

N IG H

FIN

GREY

In October of 2017 the Township MAP 1 received the above-noted complete ELMIRA applications from Birdland Southwood 3 Development Ltd. (i.e. “Birdland”) proposing a residential subdivision (i.e. “Southwood 4”) on a 28 hectare portion of their lands described as Part of Lot 107, German Company SUBJECT PROPERTY Tract and located at 1143 Listowel 1143 Listowel Road Southwood 4 Road in Elmira (see Map 1). The Southwood 4 lands are designated Residential and Ancillary Use/ Open Space Land Use Areas and are subject to three (3) special policy areas being, Gingrich Policy Area, 1A-1 Policy Area and the South-West Policy Area (i.e. 1A-2), in the Township’s Official Plan. The entire lands are zoned Agriculture (A). A public meeting was held in October to present the original Birdland applications and to solicit comments from the public and agencies. During the review process issues were raised with respect to the subdivision design and the corresponding proposed amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw. As result, Birdland is proposing modifications to their respective applications in an attempt to address the issues identified. The proposed modifications are substantial enough to warrant another statutory public meeting. The details of their proposed applications as modified is described below.

LIS TO WE

L

RD

UNION ST

Official Plan (Application 2/2017) and Zoning (Application 3/2017) as Modified Birdland is still proposing to amend the Township’s Official Plan to add a new special policy area over the entire 28-hectare portion (i.e. to be identified as Southwood 4 Policy Area) to provide for a minimum gross residential density of 45 people and jobs per hectare in conformity with the Regional Official Plan and a net density of 120 units per hectare.

In addition, Birdland is proposing a site-specific policy area for the proposed apartment block and townhouse blocks to require the development of each of the blocks to achieve

P.O. Box 158

24 Church St. W. Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6

Phone:

519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820

After Hours Emergency:

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

at least the minimum number of respective units identified in the modified Draft Plan.

The proposed amendments to the Zoning By-law corresponds with the modified Draft Plan and consist of the following: To rezone from Agricultural (A): • To Residential Mixed High Density with Design Guidelines (R-5A) for single and semidetached housing; • To Residential – Multiple with Design Guidelines (R-7A) for street front/block townhouses and apartment blocks; • To Open Space (O-1) for parkland; • To Open Space (O-2) for the existing woodlot/wetland feature and associated buffer area on Block 54 at the north end; • To Open Space (O-2) for the storm water management facility, the existing drainage ditch and floodplain area and the multi-purpose community trail; • To provide for back to back townhouses on Block 35; • To add a site-specific provision for the townhouse blocks on Block 35 and Block 37 to develop a minimum of 26 units and 16 units respectively; and • To add site-specific provisions for the apartment block on Block 39 to develop a minimum of 155 units and at a maximum height of six (6) storeys.

Subdivision (Application 30T-17701) as Modified In response to one of the issues raised, Birdland is proposing to disperse the large multiple housing blocks originally located at the northwest corner of the Draft Plan, adjacent to Whippoorwill Drive. Certain streets, and the layout of the blocks were redesigned to address this issue and the modified Draft Plan is now proposing a development between 481 and 552 residential units (originally between 444 and 513 residential units). The subdivision plan continues to propose multiple connections/extensions to the existing neighbouring streets. However, the proposed connection (i.e. Redbud Road) to Whippoorwill Drive has now shifted to the west (away from Nighthawk Lane) to provide for low density housing fronting on a new local street (i.e. Tupelo Crescent). The proposed storm water management facility, passive open space/woodlot, the existing drainage ditch/community trail, the parkland areas, walkway, future street extensions and reserves will be conveyed to the Township. A road widening along Listowel Road will be conveyed to the Region.

Southwood 4 proposes to develop in phases as shown on the modified Draft Plan.

Expressing Your Concerns and Requesting Further Notification You can express your concerns/ comments about the proposed changes in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before Tuesday, June 12, 2018 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared

by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will be considered.

The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. This information is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public at the Committee of the Whole and Council meetings. Please note that while the Committee of the Whole and Council may redact some personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers, your submissions will otherwise be made public in their entirety. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 519669-1647 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6005.

Should you wish to be notified of future meetings, reports or a decision regarding these applications, please: • submit a written request, noting that you wish to be kept informed, to the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services, 24 Church Street West, Box 158, Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6, or • email your request noting that you wish to be kept informed to John Scarfone, Manager of Planning at jscarfone@woolwich.ca ; or • register your name and address on the signup sheet available at the Public Meeting.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in respect of the proposed plan of subdivision, you must make a written request to the Regional Clerk, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4J3 and to the Commissioner of Planning, Development and Legislative Services, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4J3.

Continued on next page

CLASSIFIED | 25

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

P.O. Box 158

24 Church St. W. Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6

Continued from previous page

Independently Owned and Operated

Additional Information The public may view planning documents and background material relating to this application at the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or by visiting the Township webpage www.woolwich.ca and selecting Ongoing Planning Items on the homepage, select the title Subdivisions and select the folder titled Birdland Developments Limited (Southwood 4).

Phone: 519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820 After Hours Emergency:

Planning Act Requirements - APPEAL RIGHTS

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Township of Woolwich or the Regional Municipality of Waterloo to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich or the Regional Municipality of Waterloo before the by-law is passed or the Official Plan Amendment is adopted the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

AND TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich or Regional Municipality of Waterloo before the by-law is passed or the Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Questions or written submissions may be directed to: Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department Attn: John Scarfone, Manager of Planning Box 158, 24 Church Street West Elmira, Ontario, N3B 2Z6 Phone: 519-669-6038 or Toll free 1-877-969-0094 ext 6038, Email: jscarfone@woolwich.ca Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 24th day of May, 2018.

wendy@wendytaylor1.com 24hrs 519-747-0231 24hrs

Wendy Taylor BROKER

www.peakrealestate.com

Thinking of Buying or Selling call or email today!

OPEN HOUSE

72 First St. W., Elmira

Sunday, May 27, 2018 2-4pm

NEW PRICE $469,900 ELMIRA – This centrally located 3 bedroom, 2 bath

bungalow on 60x130 pool sized lot shows AAA. Situated in a mature neighbourhood, this nicely maintained, all brick home is within walking distance of all Elmira schools, Gibson Park and the Woolwich Rec. Centre.

Many updates! MLS 30650863 Call or email Wendy Taylor to view.

“You dream...We’ll work.”

Free, no obligation, opinions of value

® REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

519.500.1865 (Direct) 519.747.0231 (Office)

Dale R. Keller Sales Representative

410 Conestogo Road, Unit 210, Waterloo, ON N2L 4E2

www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com | dale@kellersellsrealestate.com

NEW LISTING | Moorefield | $332,000 Large 2 storey brick 4 bedroom on large double lot. Huge eat in kitchen, classic front porch, original woodwork, high 9 ft ceilings, walk up attic.

More. MLS. Call Dale

The TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH and WOOLWICH RECREATION FACILITIES FOUNDATION

Building Lot | Tobermory | $36,000 Building lot on Dyers Bay Rd, South of Tobermory. MLS Call Dale.

GRAND RE-OPENING OF BOLENDER PARK June 2nd, 2018 – 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm The Splash & Play Water Park Amazing accessible playground New accessible washrooms

Community Information Page

P.O. Box 158

24 Church St. W. 12:00 – 2:00 pm Free Community BBQ, kids activities and Elmira, Ontario entertainment by Tim Louis N3B 2Z6 1:00 pm Speeches, Ribbon Cutting – Opening Splash Pad & Playground

Please note Rain date: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 – 12:00 – 2:00 pm For additional information, please contact: Customer Service at 519.669.1647 x 7001.

Opening Day Sponsors: Township of Woolwich, WRFF, Toyota-Boshoko, Kiwanis Club Phone: 519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820 After Hours Emergency:

Now is always the right time to put your house on the Market. Inventory is low so still a Sellers market. For a free, no obligation, consultation on Buying or Selling, call Dale direct at 519-500-1865.

CLASSIFIED ADS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 FARM SERVICES

OUR PAS T; CONFIDENTLY Come“PROUDLY out andREMEMBERING help us celebrate all thatEMBRACING OUR FUTURE.” this fabulous park space has to offer.

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

WE SPECIALIZE IN GETTING THE WORD OUT! | Call: 519-669-5790 to BOOK YOUR AD TODAY!

Community Information Page

REAL ESTATE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE WEDNESDAYS BY 10AM

“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAS T; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”

KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter. Minimum 15 ton lots. Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519669-2045.

HORSES WATERLOO COUNTY TRAIL Riders Show Dates 2018. May 27, June 24, July 29, August 26, September 30. Located at 1500 Three Bridges Road, St. Jacobs. Registration 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - show starts at 10:00. All ages welcome - must have proof of insurance to participate. For more information check us out on Facebook: Waterloo County Trail Riders (WCTR).

WANTED

RENTALS

ANTIQUES - WE Want: Toys, cast iron, steel, tin; farm: wooden buckets, crates, cupboards, apple ladders etc. Coloured glass, tin ware, crocks, benches, tables, stands, good vinyl (jazz, rock, blues). Iron Bucket, 420 St. Andrew St. W. Fergus. 519-787-8287.

“We trade money for good stuff”.

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT in Elmira. Quiet building, newly renovated, close to downtown. Call 519-669-5798.

BUYING BROKEN GOLD rings, chains, gold teeth, diamond rings, estate jewellery, Rolex, Omega Bretling wrist watches etc. Old pocket watches, rock & roll, jazz records, toys, sterling silver items, coins, paper money. gallamore@golden.net Terry at 519-242-6900, Elmira.

PROFESSIONAL COUPLE LOOKING to rent farm house within 30 mins of Elmira.

References available. Call Paul @ 519-500-9640.

MODERN 3 BDRM apartment.

Close to downtown, within walking distance to all amenities. Appliances included, including laundry, gas fireplace.

Secured entrance. Call Hugh after 6pm at 519-669-5533.

WANTED: ROOM TO rent for karate classes. 2-3 hours Wed. evenings or Sat. mornings from September to June. St. Clements/Heidelberg area preferable. Have own insurance. References available upon request. Call Becky at 519-580-1418.

TRADES & SERVICES RON’S DRYWALL AND Renovations. Over 35 years experience. Please call 519-496-7539 or email ron.spncr@gmail.com

COMING EVENTS LET’S TALK PARENTING Drop In and Play with your child(ren). The Elmira Family Centre, 250 William St. Alternate Wednesdays June 6, 2018, 9:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Visit www.parentingnow.ca for more parenting resources.

GARAGE SALES 45 GRANBRIDGE DR. West Montrose. Sat. May 26, 7:00 a.m. Kids outdoor riding toys, covered sand box, slide, Body Break mini trampoline 38”, bumbo seat, wooden baby gate, high chair, bed safety rail, Graco Pack ‘n’ Play on the Go. Tubular quilting stand and more.

GARAGE SALE - Fri. May 25, 12 - 7; Sat. May 26, 8 - 1.

70 Oriole Parkway, Elmira.

Large variety of items.

MULTI FAMILY GARAGE Sale - Sat. June 2, 36 Williams St. Elmira. 7:30 - 1 p.m.

Furniture, lamps, kids items, household items, something for everyone.

DOWNSIZING GARAGE SALE - Fri. May 25, 4 p.m.; Sat. May 26, 7:30 a.m. - noon.

12 Grosbeak Rd., Elmira.

Household, kids bikes, furniture and more.

26 | CLASSIFIED

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

FAMILY ALBUM OBITUARY

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

Bauman, Titus M

Shoemaker, Eva Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Clair Hills Retirement Community, at the age of 92 years. Eva was the beloved mother of Yvonne Taliotis of Waterloo. Dear grandmother of Roger Taliotis (Helen) and Althea Cheng (Kevin), and great-grandmother of William and Luke; Persephone and Seraphina. Eva will be missed by her sister Mary Cutting and many nieces, nephews and their families.

Predeceased by her husband William ‘Bill’ Shoemaker (2009). Special thank you to the wonderful team at Clair Hills for their exceptional care. The family received relatives and friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in the funeral home chapel, with reception following. Interment in Elmira Union Cemetery. Donations to World Vision Canada or West Montrose United Church would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com STAG & DOE

Stag and Doe for Deni Eckensweiler & Eric Boose June 9, 2018 at 7pm

Vivian Hunter (Nee Martin)

Titus M. Bauman of Wallenstein, ON, peacefully passed away to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the Listowel Memorial Hospital at the age of 88 years, six months and thirteen days. Husband of the late Saloma (Martin) Bauman (2011). Dear father of Lester and Marlene Bauman of Stirling, AB, Anna and Dean Martin of Wallenstein, and son-in-law Glenn Myer of Harriston. Survived by brothers Moses, Henry (Erla), and Emmanuel (Adeline), sisters Adah Burkhart, Hettie Metzger, and Elizabeth Martin, fifteen grandchildren and twenty-five great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his daughter Betty, his infant daughter Adah, parents Titus and Adah (Martin) Bauman, brothers Josiah (Velina), Edwin (Selina), John (Hilda), and twin brothers (in infancy), sisters Selina (Isaac) Horst, Lydia (Joseph) Martin, and Katie Bauman, brothers-in-law, Elam Burkhart, Sidney Metzger, and Joshua Martin, and sister-in-law, Barbara Bauman. Titus founded Bauman Manufacturing, which he owned for 25 years, but his main interest was witnessing for his Lord.

He was a volunteer at the Guelph Correctional Centre for many years and provided transitional work for some of the men. The family received friends and relatives from 5-8 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2018, and 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and on Monday, May 21, 2018 at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Funeral service was held on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at Crystal View Mennonite Church. Interment followed in the North Woolwich Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Arthur St. N., Elmira. The family wishes to thank Anna and Dean Martin for their years of tireless and sacrificial care of our father and grandfather, as well as Alice Bauman, Grant and Gloria Martin, Dr. Annis, the nurses and staff at Listowel Memorial Hospital and various others for their help and compassion during the last twelve years of Grandpa’s declining health. Donations can be sent to Christian Aid Ministries or the Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation in lieu of flowers.

August 18, 1926 - May 20, 2018

Martin, Edwin J. Passed away peacefully on May 19, 2018, at Innisfree House, Kitchener, at the age of 86 years. Edwin Martin, of Arthur and lately of St. Jacob’s Place, was the loving father of Jeff Martin (Lisa) of Burlington, Jon Martin (Darcy) of Invermere, BC, James Martin (Christine) of Squamish, BC, and Julie Martin (Eddie) of Great Meadows, New Jersey, and grandfather of Amelia, Riley, and Daniel; Cory and Jessie; Mikayla and Shondra. Edwin is survived by his siblings Saloma Smith, Leah Martin, Alvin Martin, Anna Kelly, Don Martin and Reg Martin, and Ruth Martin (the mother of his four children). He was predeceased by his brother Manny Martin, parents, Peter and Lovina Martin, and wife, Lynn Goranson. He will be greatly missed by his many nieces and nephews and his large extended family.

Ed was a well-loved teacher of math and computer science at Elmira District Secondary School, from where he retired in 1987 after over 20 years as an educator. He always loved to learn, to discover, to read and to travel, and especially to drive across this great country, which he had done countless times since his first trip to Alberta in 1955.

A very special thank you to Katie, TeriLynn, and all of the amazing nurses, PSWs and volunteers at Innisfree House for their tremendous care, and their incredible support of our entire family.

The family will receive relatives and friends from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, 2018, and from 1 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 27, 2018, at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Interment in Hawkesville Cemetery following the service.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

DEATH NOTICE

DEATH NOTICE

CARTHY, DONALD JOSEPH May 4, 1935 - May 21, 2018 - Passed away suddenly at his home in Maryhill on Monday, May 21, 2018, with family by his side.

MARTIN, LYDIAN - Passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter in Elora, on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the age of 95 years.

3 8 % / , &

2 1 ( , ' $

, 0

$ * $ 5

& 2 & 2

+ ( $ 3

7 ( 1

2 / $ 1 , 1 6 2 , 7 , 5 ( 1 & $ 1 7 ( / 8 ) ) / 5 $ ' $ ( 5 $ 5 $ ( < 5 , (

( & $ 6 +

5 $ ) 7

$ 3 ( 5

' , : $ / 2 ' , $ . ( ( & $ 5 2 / < & 5 ,

, & $ 7 8 / 6 7 , 7 ( 2 5 8 0 5 1 7 , ( $ 6 7 , &

7 $ 5 1

( 5 , (

' < $ '

& $ & 7 ,

, 6 / ( 6

6 3 ( 5 0

SUDOKU CHALLENGE

( , * + 7

CROSSWORD PUZZLER

5 ( 5 $ 1

MARRIAGE

Congratulations Clara Walker and Scott Bauman

Richard and Norma Bauman would like to announce the marriage of their son Scott Bauman to Clara Walker daughter of Scott and Nancy Walker.

The wedding will take place at the home of the brideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents on June 2, 2018.

ANNIVERSARY

50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS $ 5 ( 7 (

www.erbgood.com

In lieu of flowers, donations to Innisfree House would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com Elmira Lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall 40 South Street West, Elmira Great raffle prizes, 50/50 draw, food and games Email ericwboose@gmail.com for $10 advance tickets. Tickets available at the door for $15

Vivian passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 20th, 2018 at Barnswallow Place in Elmira.

A favourite Poem of Vivieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wasâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Ulyssesâ&#x20AC;? by Tennyson which began â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am part of all that I have metâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

If this is true then we are all richer for having known Vivie. She was born in Toronto, spent her childhood in Peterborough, and her adult life in Toronto, Terra Cotta, and at Luther Village in Waterloo. She received a B. Comm from U of T in 1948 and went on to briefly work in the Actuarial Dept of Confederation Life. She left her career to pursue her true passions which were her family and her volunteer work, especially with Tibetan refugees.

She was a trailblazer of her time; she was an activist, a humanitarian, a world traveller/ adventurer, and just a little bit of a rebel, in fact her father nicknamed her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rogueâ&#x20AC;?. Her stories, her knowledge and her selflessness will be missed by her friends and family. She will be remembered by her son Peter Hunter (Cindy), granddaughters Meghan Sheepway (Scott) and Brianna Samson (Brendon) and great-grandchildren Mason and Camryn Sheepway. She is survived by her sister Gwen Hancock and predeceased by her sister Evelyn Campbell.

Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held in the Fireside Room of the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home 171 King St, S, Waterloo on Saturday July 21st, 2018 from 2pm to 4pm.

Condolences for the family and donations to Lutherwood Child and Family Foundation, (or the charity of your choice) may be arranged through the funeral home www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. For full Obituary, please go to www.erbgood.com

Congratulations and Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blessings to Delmer and Eleanor Jantzi who will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on June 1st. Open House will be held on Sunday, June 3 2018 from 2 to 4 pm at Mapleview Mennonite Church- 5074 Deborah Glaister Line, Wellesley, ON. No presents please, as your friendship and prayers are our cherished gifts.

LIVING HERE | 27

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

LIVING HERE RETIREMENT / AFTER SCHOOL TIME

Preparing for life after the bell Longtime John Mahood PS teacher Luanne Hanes is looking forward to retirement at term’s end.

FAISAL ALI LUANNE HANES HAS RARELY missed a school day. From when she was little up through adulthood, the daily chime of the bell has always meant that ‘class is now in session.’ It’ll be a bit strange not to have that anymore, Hanes admits, the structured, scheduled quality to her daily routine, but she’s looking forward to doing things more on her terms all the same.

A teacher of almost 30 years in Waterloo Region, 20 years of which were spent at John Mahood Public School in Elmira, Hanes is at last leaving the classroom behind after seeing countless students under her do the same. Come the end of the school year in June, Hanes will be retiring from the profession for good to pursue the next stage of life.

“I’m so thankful to be at the end of my career, and to enjoy it as much as I did – even more at the end than I did at the beginning,” she says, upon reflection of her experience.

Hanes has taught in a few schools in the area, starting off at Park Manor in 1982. She took a break from teaching in between for her children, but in 1998 came to John Mahood, where she has remained since.

In a career spanning three decades, teaching children from junior kindergarten to Grade 8, many of them in Elmira, Hanes has in a very real sense contributed to the raising of at least two full generations of youth in her community.

CHEF’S TABLE/ DIERRE ACHESON

Portabella mushrooms expand the options when firing up the grill RECIPE NOTES

cared about, they know who’s invested in them and who genuinely cares. And creating a caring environment and a community of learned is something that you have to do before you get to any of the academics.

“I feel that kids are kids are kids,” she says, giving an example: “I remember one year I taught JK, SK, and the next year I taught Grade 8.

I hadn’t taught Grade 8 for a while and it was a bit of a, ‘Oh! What are Grade 8s like?’

And one day all of my Grade

ALONG WITH THE SMELL of fresh-cut grass, the aroma of backyard barbecues is a sure-fire sign of the season. Victoria Day weekend having been the launch of the summer season, outdoor living is in full effect.

Firing up the BBQ comes with the territory – and who doesn’t enjoy a burger hot off the grill?

Well, you might have a guest or two who’ll pass on the beef. In that case, having an alternative to serving up a bun and some condiments might be a good idea.

Luckily, some mushrooms, goat cheese and that local favourite, maple syrup, can come to the rescue. Oh, and some barley beyond what might be on ice in the cooler.

TEACHER | 31

CHEF’S TABLE | 31

Luanne Hanes with her very last classroom of Grade 1 and 2 students at John Mahood PS before she retires from the profession next month. She’s been teaching for three decades, the last 20 years at the Elmira school.

“I had a parent come in a number of years ago,” recalls Hanes. “And she said, ‘Oh my goodness Ms. Hanes, are you still teaching?’ And the little girl beside me – and I had taught her mother – she said, ‘Yes, Mrs. Hanes has been teaching for 150 years.’” she says and laughs.

Though Hanes has not quite been instructing since the days of confederation, she has been around long enough to see the many shifts and changes in the classroom. And as a resident of Elmira and a mother, it’s a change she’s seen from

within and without.

“I remember in my very first year, a futurist came and he said, ‘In the future, there will be a computer in every classroom, and children will do their work on computers.’ And all of that has come to pass,” she says.

Attitudes have changed too, she notes.

“I think the stress on the natural world and environmentalism is very important to me, and that’s something that’s grown immensely as well,” she says. “And there’s also been great growth in social justice and awareness in

schools. Things that weren’t talked about in the past are now talked about more openly, and I think that while the home component is very important, because our community is more diverse in all ways, we need to teach tolerance and respect and open-mindedness.”

But some things are more or less constant when it comes to teaching – namely, the children. No matter what age, all kids essentially want the same basic things, she says.

“They want to feel safe at school, they want to feel

Did you know over time, particles accumulate in your power steering fluid? Old fluid can cause extensive damage to your power steering system. The fluid should be inspected and flushed when necessary.

Talk to us to find out what is recommended for your vehicle!

-Dean

Two locations in Elmira to serve you better

20 Oriole Parkway E. | 47 Industrial Drive

Tel: (519) 669-1082

www.leroysautocare.net

Accredited Test & Repair Facility

28 | LIVING HERE

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

Vacuum Sales,

“A GOOD JOB DONE EVERY TIME”

Kleensweep Carpet Care

Repairs Service Se

Rugs and Upholstery

All Makes & Models

•Mattress Cleaning •Residential •Commercial •Personalized Service •Free Estimates

Everything Vacuum

COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR

West Montrose, ON

T. 519.669.2033

COLLEEN

Cell: 519.581.7868

Truck & Trailer Maintenance Cardlock Fuel Management

COMMERCIAL 24 CARDLOCK FUEL DEPOT HOUR M&G MILLWRIGHTS LTD. • Design • Installation • Custom Fabrication

MATERIAL HANDLING & PROCESSING SYSTEMS

E-MAIL: ads@woolwichobserver.com

519-669-8362

MAY 27

JUNE 13

JUNE 20

LIONS FOUNDATION WALK FOR Dog Guides.

Registration at 8:30 a.m., walk at 9 a.m. New location at Pet Valu Store, Elmira. All proceeds to help fund the Dog Guide program.

SENIORS’ COMMUNITY DINING AT Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for lunch, fellowship and entertainment; $11. Call 519-664-1900 by June 11 to sign up.

MAY 29

JUNE 14

YOUNG AT HEART SUMMER Picnic. Please join us for an outdoor picnic at the Optimist Pavilion outside the St. Clements Community Centre from noon - 4 p.m.

Music, games and pulled pork for lunch!! No Charge but you must register at 519-664-1900 by June 11.

LEARN ABOUT DEMENTIA, ADAPTING to changes in the brain, & living well with dementia on from 10 a.m. to noon at Woolwich Community Health Centre, St. Jacobs. Presented by the Alzheimer Society.

SENIORS’ LUNCH CLUB AT the Breslau Community Centre at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship; $6. Please call 5-9-664-1900 before June 11 to sign up.

MAY 31 LIONS BINGO AT LIONS Hall. Join us at 7 p.m.

Proceeds to support the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Bursary Fund.

JUNE 1 PIGTAIL DINNER AT THE Elmira Legion. Join us downstairs at 6 p.m. $12 per person.

JUNE 2 BIKE TUNE-UP AND BBQ at Elmira Mennonite Church from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Join us for a free, family friendly bike tune-up and BBQ. Check out the bike rodeo and other activities teaching handling and safety. Resourced by Cycling into the Future.

1540 FLORDALE ROAD

www.elmiravacuumelectrical.ca •

Saturday, 9am-3pm

Quality & Service you can trust.

SENIORS’ LUNCH CLUB AT the Wellesley Community Centre at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship. $6.00.

Please call 5-9-664-1900 before June 18 to sign up.

MARYHILL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 10th Annual Car Show and Shine. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre. Free admission for both cars and spectators. BBQ, door prizes, raffles, live music and cash bar. All funds to local charities.

JUNE 18 ELMIRA & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL Society Speaker.

Dan Cooper, “Gardening From A Hammock” (How To Create A Low-Maintenance Garden) AT TRINITY UNITED CHURCH from 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

Members free; non-members $2. New members welcome.

JUNE 19

TASTE OF WOOLWICH FROM 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Elmira Farmers’ Market (behind Township Hall.)

Meet your community food producers, gardening & cooking demos, learn about dairy farming, then & now, children’s activities, live animals, popup playground and Mootilda the Cow For more information visit www.healthywoolwich.org.

21 Industrial Dr., Elmira 519.669.2884 | martinselmira.com

JUNE 25 SENIORS’ LUNCH CLUB AT the Woolwich Memorial Centre at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship; $6. Please call 5-9-664-1900 before June 21 to sign up.

Education and Treatment

Your First Step to Better Hearing

JUNE 27 SENIORS’ COMMUNITY DINING AT Linwood Community Centre at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for lunch, fellowship and entertainment; $11. Call 519-664-1900 by June 25 to sign up.

519-669-9919 charlene@bauerhearing.com 25 Industrial Drive, Elmira

P.O. BOX 247, ELMIRA

www.mgmill.com

Tuesday - Friday, 9am-5:30pm

JUNE 23

JUNE 16

TUESDAY LUNCHEON AT GALE Presbyterian Church from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cold Ham, salads, bread, dessert, beverage; $12.

519.669.5105

9 Church St. E., Elmira

SUBMIT AN EVENT The Events Calendar is reserved for non-profit local community events that are offered free to the

public. Placement is not guaranteed. Registrations, corporate events, open houses and the like do not qualify in this section.

24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

TOTAL

NANCY KOEBEL

Bus: 519.744.5433 Home: 519.747.4388

Individual life insurance, mortgage insurance, business insurance, employee benefits programs, critical illness insurance, disability coverage,

HOME ENERGY SYSTEMS

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

YOUR OIL, PROPANE, NATURAL GAS AND AIR CONDITIONING EXPERTS

RRSPs, RESPs, RRIFs, LIFs and Annuities.

652 Waterbury Lane, Waterloo

New to the Community?

Do you have a new Baby?

St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle

It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess.

One of North America’s BEST model railways

MODEL RAILWAY

Elmira & Surrounding Area

VERMONT Castings

1440 King St. N, Bldg. 3, St. Jacobs

11 HENRY ST. - UNIT 9, ST. JACOBS

519.664.2008

519-664-3737 | www.stjacobsmodelrailway.com

SHARON GINGRICH 519.291.6763

Hours: SAT 10AM to 5PM, SUN 12 Noon to 5PM Follow our yellow signs on King St.

psgingrich@hotmail.ca

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

PLACES OF FAITH | A DIRECTORY OF LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP

60 Arthur St. S., Elmira 519-669-5591

Pastor: Hans J.W. Borch Proclaiming Christ through Love and Service

33 Industrial Dr., Elmira 519.669.1591

NURSERY PROVIDED

SUNDAY SCHOOL

HEARING ASSISTED

Sunday, May 27th

10:15 am: Worship

St. James Lutheran Church

SANYO CANADIAN

MACHINE WORKS INCORPORATED

10:45 am

Seeing What’s Right in God’s Eyes Speaker: Ron Seabrooke

Discovering God Together

4522 Herrgott Rd., Wallenstein www.wbconline.ca • 519-669-2319

Service at 10:30am Rev. Paul Snow REACH WITH LOVE. TEACH THE TRUTH. SEND IN POWER. 290 Arthur St. South, Elmira • 519-669-3973 www.ElmiraAssembly.com (Across from Tim Horton’s)

Worship: 9:30am Elmira Mennonite Guest Speaker Anne Garber Kompaore Church from Commission to Every Nation

58 Church St. W., Elmira • 519-669-5123

REACH OUT. KEEP FAITH ALIVE, ADVERTISE HERE.

Zion Mennonite Fellowship 9:30am Sunday School 10:45am Worship Service Pastor Fanoise Legesse 47 Arthur St., S. Elmira • 519-669-3153 zionmenno.com

Emmanuel EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH

Worship Service

www.OBSERVERXTRA.com

Sundays 10:30am

ecelmira.com

519.669.5030

REACH OUT Spread the word, advertise your service here every week.

LIVING HERE | 29

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

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

From bulls seeing red to banana berries, we fall prey to all kinds of myths WEIRD NOTES

Q. What do the follow-

ing four statements have in common: The color red makes bulls angry.

The rust on a dirty nail causes tetanus. Bananas grow on trees, and those trees can walk. Cockroaches can survive a nuclear apocalypse.

A. They are all common science myths, as reported in â&#x20AC;&#x153;How It Works: Book of Amazing Science.â&#x20AC;?

1. Take those red capes, for example. While humans â&#x20AC;&#x153;can see light in red, green and blue wave lengths, bulls, like most other mammals, only have two-

colored vision,â&#x20AC;? rendering them red-green color blind.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the color of the cape but its movement that attracts the bullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention.

2. And now for a short lesson on tetanus. Tetanus is caused by a bacterial infection that exists as spores in the soil, surviving for long periods of time. So that rusty nail probably has been outside for some time, â&#x20AC;&#x153;making it more likely to have come into contact with the bacteria.â&#x20AC;?

Be sure that your vaccinations are up to date.

3. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something you may not know about bananas. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually classified as berries, growing on plants that might look like trees but are really herbs with â&#x20AC;&#x153;trunksâ&#x20AC;? made from tightly wrapped

leaves. The plants have a network of sidewaysbranching roots that spread out laterally and creep away under the soil.

From these roots, â&#x20AC;&#x153;new leaves can spring up far from the original stem, making it appear as though the banana plant has moved.â&#x20AC;?

4. And finally on to those seemingly indestructible cockroaches. It is true that they can withstand much higher levels of radiation than humans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, while adult roaches can survive radiation levels equivalent to those released by the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, their fertility is adversely affected by much lower levels of radiation.â&#x20AC;?

Q. When children have been asked to draw a

scientist, the typical lab coats and bubbling beakers emerge, but the person wearing the lab coat is shifting. How so?

changed much: Kids pick up gender stereotypes as they grow up. At age 6, girls in the more recent studies drew female scientists about 70% of the time. By age 16, only 25% did so.â&#x20AC;?

Q. In the early 1990s, Iceland had a serious problem: â&#x20AC;&#x153;its young people were abusing drugs and alcohol and becoming a social menace.â&#x20AC;?

What relatively simple solution did officials successfully execute?

A. From 1966-1977, the first â&#x20AC;&#x153;draw-a-scientistâ&#x20AC;? studies included 5,000 children, but only 28 drawings (0.6%) depicted a female, says Erika Engelhaupt in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science Newsâ&#x20AC;? magazine. When Ph.D. psychology candidate David Miller and colleagues looked at studies from 1985-2016 involving children from kindergarten through 12th grade, they discovered that, on average, 28% of participants now drew female scientists (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Child Developmentâ&#x20AC;? online).

But, concludes Engelhaupt, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

A. Based on the advice of addiction expert Harvey Milkman at Denver, Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Metropolitan State University, they worked to â&#x20AC;&#x153;give teens the high they craved in a healthier form â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sports,â&#x20AC;? says Laura Spinney in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. They imposed

a night-time curfew for 13to 16-year-olds; the state funded sports, dance and arts programs; and parents, teachers, politicians and journalists all worked together to replace the drugoriented social norm with one based on participation in sport and the arts.

Today this approach has been proclaimed â&#x20AC;&#x153;an unqualified success.â&#x20AC;? As Spinney concludes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Icelanders even credit the new norm with contributing to their victory over England in the 2016 European football championship.â&#x20AC;?

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strange But True.â&#x20AC;? Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.

OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS

45. For Leibowitz

8. Flat floater

1. Anatomical ring

49. Not a Lincoln

9. Little, e.g.

39. Ethereal

7. Got rid of

50. Echoes of â&#x20AC;&#x153;M*A*S*Hâ&#x20AC;?

10. Festival of lights

40. Less complex

17. Check

51. Like an olive

11. That still IS a creepy

18. Set of decrees

52. Profession for those

clown.

42. Protein breakdown

19. .0000001 joule

who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t write

12. Not generic

waste product

20. Half just alright

54. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no ___!â&#x20AC;?

13. Adjust

43. ___ cry

21. Not many

55. Jail, slangily

14. Mountain pool

44. Less exciting group than

22. Parallel line

57. Hurting

15. Ashtabulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lake

23. Largest Windward island 60. Attendee

16. Pair

for 2-letter words

computing

it sounds 46. Baba and the numerous

62. Catch, in a way

27. Where the Amontillado

47. After expenses

is kept

48. Clavellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;___-Panâ&#x20AC;?

29. A chip, maybe

DOWN

30. No memory

53. Big ___ Conference

30. Disgrace

1. Mountain crest

31. Designerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concern

56. High nest: Var.

32. Alliance that includes

2. Aired again

32. Desert bloomers

57. Biology lab supply

3. Black billiard ball

33. British ___

58. Chanel of fashion

35. Hawaiian dish

4. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s __!

34. ___ whale

59. Bucket of bolts

38. Camp sight

5. Lend an ear

35. For everyone

40. Coarse file

6. Consecrate

36. Iroquoian language

41. Let it be heard

7. Vaour money

37. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m running out of clues

26. Trespass upon

neâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;er do wells

24. Bank offering, for short

61. Wonder berry

Ukraine

25. Uncurved 28. This, that. Not both.

OPEN 24 HOURS | 7 DAYS A WEEK

DELIV SER ERY AVAILVICE Call fo ABLE rD

etails

315 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5403

SUDOKU CHALLENGE

ATTENTION:

WORLD TRAVELLERS Bring your Observer, snap a pic with it when on vacation, send to the Observer and get published in a future edition.

SUBMIT PHOTOS ONLINE: www.ObserverXtra.com/travel/submit-observer-abroad

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

30 | LIVING HERE

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

saturday, june 2, 2018

at the Woolwich memorial centre, elmira each ticket includes 1 souvenir tasting glass, & 5 sample tokens. more for purchase at event.

2pm-10pm

this event is age of majority 19 & up.

Serving Elmira Harvey's Burgers and Guelph Victoria’s Pizza’s delicious pies.

Caesar-themed “Comfort Yard” • Live Bowling Lane courtesy of Elmira Bowl.

VENDORS: Block 3 Brewing • Innocente Brewing • North Works Brewing • Maple Brewing • Highlander Brewing • Red Thread Brewing (pending) • Jack Ass Brewing (pending) • Crazy Uncle (pending) • Vineland Estates • Diamond Estates • Cox Creek Cellars • Murphy's Law Distillery • Junction 56 Distillery • Social Lite Vodka • Barefoot Shoemaker • Walkers One Shot • Cowhide (pending)

$20 per person advance Tickets

Our Sponsors

ELMIRA

$25 at the door

TICKETS: www.shinealittlelight.org

LIVING HERE | 31

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

CHEF’S TABLE: A non-meat option for the BBQ

FROM | 27

Portabella Barley Burgers 3 Tbsp. maple syrup 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar 1 tsp. minced garlic 1 tsp. each salt and pepper 4 Portabella mushroom caps 2 eggs 1 tsp. dried thyme leaves 1/2 cup dried breadcrumbs 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1-1/2 cups cooked barley 3/4 cup shredded kale 6 whole-wheat buns 6 Tbsp. onion dip 1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese 1-1/2 cups radish or alfalfa sprouts

In medium bowl, combine maple syrup, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. Toss mushroom caps in marinade. Place on rimmed baking sheet.

Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.

Coarsely chop mushrooms. In food processor, combine mushrooms, eggs, thyme, breadcrumbs, flour and 1/2 cup of the barley. Pulse to combine. Texture should remain chunky. In medium bowl, combine mushroom mixture with remaining barley and kale. Shape into 6 burgers.

Chill covered in refrigera-

tor at least 1 hour.

Place burgers on greased grill over medium heat. Grill, covered, for 5 to 6 minutes per side or until thermometer inserted sideways into centre of each burger reads 165°F (74°C).

Toast burger buns on grill. Spread each bun bottom with onion dip.

Top with burger, cheese, sprouts and bun top.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Never Enough Thyme Catering Inc. was created with one thought in mind ... to create more thyme!

Enjoy our food shop, specialty cakes and catering. 83A Arthur St. S., Elmira. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

TEACHER FROM | 27

8’s jumped through all the puddles on the way to my portable and stood at the door and went, ‘Look Mrs. Hanes, we’re wet!’

“And I looked at them and I thought, ‘I did this last year, only everyone was shorter,’” she laughs.

With her retirement coming up, Hanes has plenty in store for her. She plans to travel, and will in fact be heading to Europe in September on the first day of school. She’s also an avid cycler and hiker, meaning students will be sure to bump into their former teacher around town. She’s hoping to pick up the guitar, focus more on her art; but she says she is still keeping things open.

“I don’t want to be too scheduled,” she says. “I just want to take some time and explore and let things unfold.”

The Garden Centre is Now Open!

Garden Centre Sales 12”

Selected 10”

Hanging Baskets

Hanging Baskets

19

12

$

$

99

99

4”

2 1

Annuals, Herbs $ 49 Each or Vegetables Vegetables Flat for $ 29 or Annuals $12.99 / 4 Cell Pack

HEY STEAK!

3 day Round-up Thursday, June 7 • 12-7PM T-Bone Steak ..............................................$16.99 Sirloin Steak ...............................................$13.99 New York Steak .........................................$15.99 REGULAR MENU AVAILABLE

friday, June 8 • 12-7PM Rib Eye Steak .............................................$16.99 New York Steak .........................................$15.99 Filet Mignon Steak.................................... $20.99

One Gallon

Perennials

Saturday, June 9 • 12-7PM New York Steak .........................................$15.99 Sirloin Steak ...............................................$13.99 T-Bone Steak ..............................................$16.99 TO Steak dinners include mashed potatoes or fries, vegetables and coleslaw RESERVE CALL:

82 Maddison St., W. Monkton, ON • 519-347-9999

99

Good selection of shrubs, planters, soils & mulches.

REGULAR MENU AVAILABLE

HAM OR CHICKEN SUBSTITUTE

7

$

315 Arthur St., S., ELMIRA

519-669-5403

OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT

Locally Owned & Operated by

Doug & Mary Lou Pagett

32 | BACK PAGE

THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2018

SPRING DEALS!

FRIDAY FISH FRY

4 DAYS ON LY!

THURSDAY 9-9 FRIDAY 9-9 SATURDAY 9-6 SUNDAY10-5 K TOC

K TOC

IN S

IN S

2MM PAD ATTACHED

SWISS MADE LAMINATE

The St. Jacobs Lions Club served up a fish and coleslaw dinner at a Community Fish Fry on May 17. [VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]

95

FROM | 4

tied into the restaurant nearby. The restaurant was Ariss takeout. Bryan owned that. There used to be a fish fry every Friday night.

“We had a memorial golf tournament for the past seven years,” he added. “But as most projects or things do, they run their course. We’re in the

process of revamping that.

We used to do a family day. The very first family day we did an event in Martin.”

The Lions Club is raising money for guide dogs for various service categories, such as canine vision, and giving them to those in need.

“Hopefully if people have something to donate

they would let us know and help out,” said Wainwright.

“We’d love to see as many people as possible. There will be a food booth there as well.”

Anyone wishing to donate can call Brian Kurtz at (519) 836-0342 or Bob Halliburton (519) 835-7328. Alternatively, e-mail brian@ kurtzauctionsinc.com to arrange a time.

$ 27

HOT NEW PRODUCT

HOT NEW PRODUCT

per sq ft

REG 2.99

K TOC

from

per sq ft

REG 2.99

K TOC

IN S

IN S

AC4 - 5MM CLICK VINYL

1

12X24 CLICK VINY TILES

1

$ 77

$ 77

5 MM THICK!

6.3 MM THICK!

from

TAKE CONTROL EVERY SEASON.

1

¢

from

AUCTION: Lions Club looking for donations

12.3MM THICK LAMINATE

per sq ft

REG 4.99

K TOC

from

per sq ft

REG 4.99

K TOC

IN S

IN S

Kubota M6s-111 ROPS • The standard economy tractor M6S-111 ROPS can take on a variety of tasks. Ideal for hay and cattle operations and outstanding performance for uses such as loader work, haying operations, mowing and more.

• 114 Engine HP with 95 PTO Horsepower

13” x 13” PORCELAIN TILE

• 32 Speed Swing Shift Plus Transmission

97

¢

from

per sq ft

REG 4.99

WOW! HOT BUY! K TOC

3

99

per sq ft

REG 7.99

5”WIDE ½”THICK kubota.ca |

.COM

*See your dealer for details.

Wellington Rd 7, Elora • 519.846.5388

WWW.

from

per sq ft

REG 6.99

HOT NEW PRICE! IN S

T&G ENGINEERED EXOTIC WALNUT from

1

$ 99 K TOC

IN S

$

ALL-GLASS BACKSPLASH

MDF PRIMED WHITE BASEBOARDS 3 7/8 ” 5¼” 5½”

67¢ $1 57 $1 67 / LIN FT

/ LIN FT

/ LIN FT

.COM

1362 VICTORIA STREET N. KITCHENER 519.742.9188 MON-FRI 9AM-9PM SATURDAY 9AM-6PM SUNDAY 10AM-5PM