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Audit shows 2016 was a strong year for Wellesley, with finances in good shape LIZ BEVAN OFFICIALLY WRAPPING UP FISCAL 2016, Wellesley got a clean bill of health for its finances courtesy of an auditor’s report presented to council Tuesday night.

Accountant Peter Graham of the Graham Matthew Professional Corporation has been auditing the township for nearly a decade, and this year was his last year on the job. He shared some of the highlights from the township’s annual financial check-up, emphasizing that the books were good, and the township was in a great place financially.

“The audit went better this year than it has ever gone in the past, without a doubt and I am not just saying that. The staff here are well qualified, they are experienced, they are hard-working and they really took the bull by the horns this year,” he said. “In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly.

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LIZ BEVAN INCENTIVES FOR FAÇADE IMPROVEMENTS to commercial buildings and planning fee rebates for upgrades should be the first incentives rolled out in Wellesley’s community improvement plan (CIP), says a consultant hired by the township.

The moves are among nine recommendations in a report that followed months of public consultation.

In a statutory public meeting in council chambers Tuesday night, the consultant identified three main goals for the township, based on input from public meetings, township staff, councillors and stakeholders. First, to attract and retain people and businesses in core areas, second to beautify and restore core areas, and to protect and enhance the heritage features of core areas.

The report presented May 23 was based on input from one well-attended open house last October and two lightly-attended open houses last month.

“Each of these goals has four or five objectives each. We want to be really clear as to what this plan can achieve for your community,” said Nancy Reid, a senior planner at Stantec, the firm hired to do the study.

Reid shared the firm’s findings, outlining nine different financial incentive programs that could benefit residents and developers in the township. Only a couple of the

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Pair of events part of the last fundraising push for MennoHomes’ project in Elmira ALI WILSON As its new 25-unit affordable housing project in Elmira moves nearer to completion, MennoHomes is rolling out its final fundraising events.

Located at the corner of Church Street and Memorial Avenue in Elmira, the building will be the only affordable rental apartment building in town with an elevator. The non-profit charitable organization is a response to the need for such accommodations in Waterloo Region.

The group received 60 applications for the housing, with space for just 25.

The majority of the applications received were for the 14 one-bedroom units.

“It was certainly a dif-

ficult and challenging process because you’re having to decline applications you would like to provide space for,” said Dan Driedger, executive director for MennoHomes. “And the reality is there just weren’t enough spaces for everyone who deserves and needs affordable and accessible housing.”

Along with the 14 singles, the building contains nine two-bedroom and two three-bedroom units to be provided to a wide demographic of families and seniors. Driedger said he hopes the mix promotes an authentic community feel.

“The majority of them as we expected are seniors.

We have single seniors, we have senior couples, and adult child caregivers

Dan Driedger, executive director for MennoHomes, stands outside of the almost-complete affordable housing project in Elmira. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] living with the senior. We have some young families in there who also need affordable housing. So it is a mixed community, which we think will end up being

a healthier building with the relationships within it,” said Driedger. “Certainly there will be some challenges but you know as opposed to isolating, seg-

regating people with only people like themselves we have a mixed group living there and it will be better for everybody.”

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residents for the new building is currently from the Township of Woolwich.

MennoHomes had set this as a goal when they first began to make sure that the building was helping local residents find affordable housing.

“That was a priority.

It was important for us and to be able to say that and achieve that,” said Driedger.

Currently the groups is sitting at just over $2.6 million fundraised to cover the project, less than half a million dollars away from their capital fundraising goal of $3.1 million.

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Waterloo North Hydro completes transition to mandated monthly billing ALI WILSON IF YOU’RE A CUSTOMER of Waterloo North Hydro (WNH), you will have noticed some changes when you opened up the latest bill. If not, you’ll get another chance to do so shortly.

By provincial mandate, the utility has switched to monthly billing, combining the change with an overhaul of the paperwork itself. Customers also got

new account numbers.

While the majority of Ontario’s electricity customers are already on the monthly billing system – in part some camouflage for soaring bills to reduce sticker shock of the size of each bill – WNH has just made the transition.

Jeff Quint, manager, energy efficiency and corporate communications, says the changeover has been painless so far.

“The monthly billing rollout has gone smoothly,” said Quint.

Along with the frequency adjustment, customers can expect a change in the physical look of their bill, a new account number, a 30-day meter reading period and bill payments to be due monthly.

The utility has pegged the cost of compliance at $400,000 a year, about half coming from postage fees.

“We continue to promote our e-billing option in an attempt to decrease the impact of monthly billing,” said Quint of efforts to reduce those costs.

Currently, about 20 per cent of customers opt for electronic bills. That number continues to grow, he said.

WNH serves some 55,700 customers across 672 square kilometres in Wellesley, Woolwich and

Waterloo, the parent company jointly owned by the three municipal governments.

Monthly billing was mandated by the Ontario Energy Board, which called on all local distribution companies in the province to make the switch.

The OEB said the new system, which migrated customers from the prior bi-monthly billing, will

help households and small businesses to better manage their electricity costs.

“We want the bill to be more effective in helping customers manage their costs,” said board CEO Rosemarie Leclair in a release. “Putting a bill into their hands 12 times a year instead of six will foster a better understanding of energy habits and prompt regular conservation behaviour.”

New legislation governing gravel pits still light on details STEVE KANNON THE PROVINCE HAS MADE changes to its Aggregate Resources Act, but so far has provided few details that might be helpful for municipalities and citizens’ groups dealing with gravel pit applications, for instance.

Bill 39 – formally Aggregate Resources and Mining Modernization Act, 2017 – passed the Ontario Legislature earlier this month, but left out specifics that are to be added at a later date.

“The devil is in the detail. Until the policies and procedures are developed and circulated for review, it’s difficult to comment on how positive, negative and/or effective the new rules and regulations will be,” says Tony Dowling, a vice-president with Gravel Watch Ontario.

A West Montrose resident and member of the BridgeKeepers organization, Dowling is no stranger to Woolwich’s battles with the gravel industry.

Both the township and advocacy groups have been left frustrated by a system that is said to provide too much power to the extraction industry and the Ministry of Natural Resources, rather than leaving deci-

sions to local authorities.

For more clarity, however, all parties are going to have to wait for actual regulations to be developed.

Bill 39 is so-called enabling legislation, which provides for changes that will come through detailed rules, policies and regulations that put meat on the bones.

“There’s very little in this legislation right now,” said Norman Cheesman, executive director of the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. “The rubber will hit the road with the regulations.”

The organization, which represents producers, supported the legislation as a way to make progress following years of discussion.

As with the other parties, such as residents’ groups and municipalities, OSSGA will also be looking for what follows, providing input to the government along the way.

“We’re confident that we will have a good discussion with the ministry,” he added, noting the goal is to get the regulations right because everyone will have to live with them. “That’s going to be the rules for the next decade – they don’t change the Aggregate Re-

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St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary School student Natalie P. Groves stands in front of the Adopt A Butterfly wall in support of the Kids Can’t Wait Radiothon.

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Students at Elmira’s St. Teresa school help support KidsAbility ALI WILSON LOCAL STUDENTS RAISED MONEY to support the Kids Can’t Wait Radiothon by adding a colourful twist to their campaign.

The student-organized initiative, Adopt A Butterfly campaign, ran from May 15 to 19 at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary School.

Students and families were asked to donate a loonie or toonie to ‘adopt’ a butterfly, paper renditions of the insect, posted around the school corridor.

Donations going towards

the Kids Can’t Wait Radiothon to help fund vital therapy, pediatric support, essential equipment, and assistance to families.

“The point of the project was to bring in a loonie or a toonie or more for the Kids Can’t Wait Radiothon to raise money for health care and support to families,” said Natalie P. Groves, one of the student organizers of the campaign.

Last year, KidsAbility worked with 6,318 children with special needs in Waterloo Region and GuelphWellington who benefit from therapy and support

services, with 828 children and youth still on a waiting list for the agency’s services. The Adopt A Butterfly campaign contributed to the $191,159 raised during the radiothon event.

French teacher Mary McCullum Baldasaro, facilitator for the campaign, says KidsAbility hits home with kids.

“One of our current students and some from the past have benefited from KidsAbility programs,” said Baldasaro. “It is a very worthy local organization.”

Groves has been a consistent influencer in her

school, helping out beyond the Adopt A Butterfly campaign.

“She has been active in every one of our campaigns both with the things we do locally and the things we do for the further afield things,” said Baldasaro.

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programs would be implemented every year due to financial and administrative constraints.

“In terms of recommendations for 2017, it is my understanding that staff would be recommending the planning, application and building fee rebate to be available to private land owners as well as the façade, signage and property improvement grant,” she said of the two programs prioritized by Reid in January. “Those are the two out of the list of nine that we recommend should be available this year.”

After identifying the core areas of Wellesley and St. Clements, Reid gave an example of how these two financial incentive programs could be put to work to encourage new development, upgrades to current buildings and to enhance what is already in the township.

“This shows how the programs can be used together. In scenario one, the restaurant owner in Wellesley is updating the façade and

signage of a building. She is painting, replacing windows, updating lighting, installing awnings and signage and the property has been designated a priority site,” explained Reid. “Her total investment is $14,000 and through the façade, signage and property grant, she would get back $7,000.

It is an incentive.”

Priority sites can be redefined every year based on the changing needs and wants of the community.

Reid shared with councillors and staff that there were five different suggestions from Stantec regarding what the township could do in the future to aid in reaching the goals outlined in the CIP, including a strategy for regional participation, public realm and streetscape improvement strategy, gateway and signage improvements, parking improvements and a master heritage society.

Mayor Joe Nowak says he has already spoken with the region regarding the plan, and they are receptive to seeing the effects.

“I have handed this over to the region and I can tell you that they are extremely excited about what we are doing out here. We are the first rural municipality that has taken this on, and there is quite a buzz with their planning people and their director of economic development,” he shared, adding that it would be to the township’s benefit. “They seem very positive at the region and maybe down the line, we can see if we can tackle some money from different areas as well.”

Coun. Herb Neher was concerned with the administrative side of the CIP. “Will there be a person assigned to this that local businesses and residents can contact for information and assistance?” he asked.

Reid says Stantec recommends that there be a single person who would have their name on brochures, on the website and other literature, with contact information for questions and applications forms, alongside a committee made up of township staff.

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principal leaders next year.

Baldasaro said studentrun initiatives are a great way to raise awareness with a younger generation of students, instilling a sense

of community contribution early on in life.

“Natalie and the other students have been aware of it. First of all, they see the pretty butterfly but then as time goes on they make

the connecting to the announcements, and the butterfly and then eventually when they are intermediate they are in a position to do something. So, yeah. it is wonderful,” said Baldasaro.

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a strong municipality. The smaller the municipality, the stronger they are. They keep a better handle on the purse strings.”

There were significant increases on the investments of councils past, with the township’s ownership stake in Waterloo North Hydro paying large dividends.

“Since 2008, the increase on the investment in the hydro, and this is over and above dividends, has gone up about $4.3 million in that period. Hang on to that one,” said Graham. “This year, the increase was about $364,000, that was net of the dividends. The actual increase in the value was almost $600,000, with dividends of $232,000, so a net increase of $364,000. This is a record for Wellesley.

The increase was a record and the dividend was a record. It is a great return.

The rate of return is about 8.85 per cent and I don’t

know where you would get that anywhere else.”

Interest rates and debt levels were a highlight for Graham, as well.

“Last year, you paid off your geothermal debt with hydro for about $51,000, which is a good thing. You took on some new debt for the recreation land purchase, which is a great reason for borrowing,” he told councillors and staff. “Because of the region’s AAA credit rating the first year’s interest on that is only 1.15 per cent. I don’t know where else you can borrow money at 1.15 per cent. That is good money to borrow. It’s a scale up type of debenture, but that first year is great. In addition to paying off the geothermal note, you paid off another $86,000 in principal on just regular debt.”

There is plenty of wiggle room for the municipality.

In both borrowing and debt payments, Wellesley is well under the limits set by the

province.

“What you are paying is nowhere near the limit for what you could be paying,” he said. “You are well below that.”

Graham emphasized the importance of the five-year financial review included in the auditor’s report, suggesting councillors and staff take a look.

“In this statement, you will see that a five-year financial review has been added, it was added last year, and it has a lot of important information on revenue streams, your expenditures, growth and assessment, number of households, population and so on. It is really good.

It is a worthwhile statement that is really good at showing trends. If you haven’t looked at it yet, then I recommend doing so and we have added more information than ever,” he said. “Next year will be expanded even further.”

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POLICE BLOTTER

Seasonal vehicle operators face risks, some of their own making WITH THE VICTORIA DAY weekend having kicked off the unofficial start of summer, police have issued a warning about seasonal drivers of motorcycles and off-road vehicles being vulnerable to fatal collisions.

According to OPP traffic data, a significant number of motorcyclists continue to be killed in collisions that are no fault of their own.

In 2016, 10 of the 28 motorcycle drivers killed on OPP-patrolled roads were reportedly not at fault in the crashes that claimed their lives. The previous year painted an even grimmer picture for safe motorcycle riders, with more than half (14) of the 27 who died in road crashes in 2015 reportedly being not at fault.

In contrast, OPP data reveals a significant number of off-road vehicle (ORV)

drivers who continue to contribute to their own demise, with the majority of deaths being directly linked to alcohol/drug impairment and riding without a helmet.

Alcohol/drug impairment was a factor in more than half (13) of the 22 ORV deaths that occurred in OPP jurisdictions last year.

While there were fewer ORV fatalities in 2015, six of the 14 deaths that year were attributed to an alcohol/drug-impaired ORV driver.

Further stacking the odds of survival against ORV riders is driving without a helmet. Of the 22 riders who died in incidents last year, nine were not wearing a helmet. Helmets were even scarcer in 2015 incidents, with almost half of (six) of the 14 deceased riders found without one.

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Weimar Line from the south side of the roadway, causing the motorcycle to collide with the animal.

The Waterloo man sustained major injuries in the collision and was transported by air ambulance to a trauma center outside the region.

The deer was killed in the collision.

The investigation is ongoing and any witnesses to the collision are encouraged to call the Waterloo Regional Police Service Traffic Unit at 519-653-7700, ext. 8856.

12:30 PM | A fire broke out inside a drive shed located at 7733 Reid Woods Rd. Police responded along with the Woolwich Fire Department, which prevented the fire from spreading to a nearby barn and garage. There were no injuries and no livestock were lost during the fire. Cause of the fire is still being investigated at this time.

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8:15 AM | A 53-year-old Waterloo man was operating his 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on Weimar Line in Wellesley Township when a deer crossed

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which he was arrested and taken to Grand River Hospital with minor injuries. He was subsequently charged with ‘dangerous operation of a motor vehicle,’ ‘impaired operation of a motor vehicle’ and ‘over 80.’ He has a court date in early June.

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Emergency workers tend to a 53-year-old Waterloo man who was seriously injured May 18 when his motorcycle struck a deer on Weimar Line in Wellesley Township.

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zone located at Arthur Street North and Seiling Road in the Township of Woolwich when a vehicle being driven by a 61-yearold Southampton woman was observed travelling well above the posted 60 km/h limit. The driver was subsequently stopped by police after a reading of 110 km/h was registered on radar. She was charged with ‘speeding’ and ‘stunt driving.’ Her driver’s licence was suspended for seven days and her vehicle was impounded for that period.

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11:00 PM | Police received a driving complaint of a suspected impaired driver on Snyder’s Road outside Baden. Concerned about the actions of the driver the caller continued following the 2011 Jeep Liberty being operated by a 26-year-old Kitchener man into New Hamburg. While on Waterloo Street, the driver lost control of his

vehicle, striking a fire hydrant and rock in front of a residence. The force of these collisions caused the vehicle to launch into a residence upside down, destroying a large section of the entranceway. The vehicle came to rest partially on

the homeowner’s parked vehicle.

The three residents of the house, including a toddler, were not injured in the collision but the house suffered significant damage.

The driver was removed from the vehicle by New Hamburg Fire, after

12:50 AM | A 23-year-old Woolwich Township man was charged with ‘impaired driving’ and ‘over 80’ after being stopped

by Wellington County OPP in Centre Wellington Township. Police had received a traffic complaint regarding a possible impaired driver on County Road 19. While speaking with the driver after stopping him, police believed he may be impaired by alcohol. He was arrested and transported to a local OPP detachment for testing. The driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for a period of seven days as per statute.

He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on June 13.

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How the changes might affect Woolwich, scene of more than a few gravel pit battles in recent years, remains to be seen, notes Dan Kennaley, the township’s director of engineering and planning.

Woolwich has pressed for more local control, including the ability to add sunset clauses into agreements so that gravel pits have specific end dates rather than operating indefinitely.

Bill 39 does offer up some details, however, including higher fines for violations of the act – to a maximum of $1,000,000 and a new maximum daily fine of $100,000. Royalties paid to host municipalities will also increase, to 19.8 cents per tonne from the current 11.5 cents.

Cheesman said he expects that increase to come into effect in the new year, adding the industry doesn’t object to the levy hike, but adding costs are likely to be passed on to

buyers.

“We’d be happy to give them more, if the province would regulate it,” he said of industry’s cut to municipalities.

For 2016, Woolwich received $11,651.61 from the so-called gravel tax, said finance director Richard Petherick.

Consultations with stakeholders, from producers to citizens’ groups, is expected to push back the development of detail regulations until early next year.

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New legislation, but no details on gravel pit changes CHANGES TO THE PROVINCIAL Aggregate Resources Act, years in the making, bring clarity to the always-divisive gravel pit issue, streamlining the often-arduous process. Not really, actually. Instead, there’s the possibility for such things.

Confused? You’re not alone. None of those with skin in the game – i.e. stakeholders – has much to go on, awaiting details to follow as the province works out the regulations enabled under the new legislation, Bill 39.

Producers will be hoping for a streamlined process that reduces the number of reports they need to file in bids for new or expanded gravel pits. Advocacy groups will be hoping for tighter rules that block pits in sensitive areas, while giving more weight to public input.

Municipalities, which will be getting a bit more money through royalties, would like more say in the matter.

Gravel pits have become a contentious in Woolwich over the last decade, with a string of new applications and the resultant battles between would-be operators and the residents of communities such as Conestogo, West Montrose and Winterbourne.

In the normal course of affairs, the cost-benefit analysis would provide municipal councillors with an easy answer: deny the applications. Municipal share of aggregate profits are miniscule, not enough to cover the direct costs associated with road repairs and safety measures, let alone the health and well-being of residents – fee increases won’t change that in any material way.

Unfortunately, the situation isn’t as simple as that. No matter what its decision, council and the township are at the mercy of the province, via the Ontario Municipal Board and the Ministry of Natural Resources. ‘Yes’ or ‘no,’ council’s decision on gravel pits is likely to lead to a hearing before the OMB, which has a track record of ignoring local decisions in favour of developers (though that body is also slated for changes).

The poor provincial record of respecting local wishes is magnified in the case of gravel pits, where the Aggregate Resources Act is practically a cudgel, and the Ministry of Natural Resources seen as a defender of operators, not Ontarians.

Of course, we do need gravel, and it does have to come from somewhere. Because of its geography, this stretch of the province is rife with aggregate, as witnessed by the numerous pits already in operation. If every application for an extraction licence was turned down, we’d have to find alternative sources for an essential material.

As noted in a council discussion last week, a large increase in the price of re-doing some of Woolwich’s gravel roads is due to hauling materials from longer distances.

Local pits might reduce such expenses, but new ones come at more than a monetary cost.

Currently, provincial policies favour developers, putting far too much power in the hands of the OMB. Opponents such say the same is true of the aggregate policies. They also lament the actions of the MNR Resources enforcing what feeble rules do exist. Fixing those inadequacies would go a long way in reducing the disputes over gravel pit applications – that maximum fines have been increased could be a useful start to better enforcement.

For now, the township and other parties can only wait to see what comes of the new legislation.

If history is any indicator, best not to be waiting around for any transportation musings coming out of Queen’s Park.

WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

No realism, principled or otherwise, in Trump’s take on Iran WORLD AFFAIRS The media mostly missed it (or chose to ignore it as a piece of meaningless rhetoric), but Donald Trump proclaimed a new doctrine in his speech to the assembled leaders of the Muslim world in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. It goes by the name of Principled Realism, although it didn’t offer much by way of either principles or realism. In practice, it mostly boiled down to a declaration of (proxy) war against Iran.

After rambling on for twenty minutes about the wonders of Islam and the evils of “extremism” and “terrorism,” Trump finally got to the point: “No discussion of stamping out this (terrorist) threat would be complete without mentioning the government that gives terrorists ... safe harbour, financial backing, and the social standing needed for recruitment. ... I am speaking, of course, of Iran.”

No mention of the fact that every single terrorist attack in the West from 9/11 down to the bomb in Manchester Arena on Monday night was carried out by Sunni fanatics, most of them of Arab origin, whereas Iran’s population is overwhelmingly Shia and not Arab at all.

No mention either of the fact that it was Sunnimajority allies of the United States, notably Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey, that enabled the two most powerful Sunni extremist groups, Islamic State and al-Qaeda, to seize large amounts of territory in Syria and Iraq.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar gave the extremists direct and indirect financial aid, and Turkey kept its border open so that weapons, money and recruits could reach them in Syria.

And no mention of the fact that the only approved form of Sunni Islam in Saudi Arabia, the fundamentalist Wahhabi doctrine, is almost identical to the version of Islam espoused by the terrorists.

Bringing up such awkward subjects would have upset his audience, and the last

thing Trump wants to do is hurt people’s feelings.

Iran, to hear Trump tell it, is the source of all the region’s problems.

“From Lebanon to Iraq to Yemen, Iran funds, arms and trains terrorists, militias and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos across the region. ... It is a government that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing the destruction of Israel, death to America, and ruin for many nations and leaders in this room. ...”

“Until the Iranian regime is willing to be a partner for peace, all nations of conscience must work together to isolate Iran, deny it funding for terrorism, and pray for the day when the Iranian people have the just and righteous government they deserve.”

Trump delivered this remarkable farrago of lies and half-truths two days after Iran, the only Middle Eastern state apart from Israel and Turkey to hold relatively free elections, re-elected President Hassan Rouhani, who has worked hard to reduce the

influence of his hard-line opponents. He also signed the deal freezing Iranian work on nuclear weapons for ten years, and he clearly has popular support for his policies.

The “militias” Iran trains and supports include those in Iraq that are fighting to free the city of Mosul from the clutches of Islamic State (they also have tacit American support), and the Hezbollah movement in southern Lebanon, which has been part of the Lebanese government since 2005.

There is no evidence that Iran has supplied weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, despite frequent allegations to that effect

by Arab and American sources.

The Iranian government does not “speak openly about mass murder,” and the one Iranian leader who spoke about the eventual destruction of Israel (although he did not promise to do it personally) was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He was defeated by Rouhani in the 2013 election, and DYER | 8

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What is your favourite plant in the spring and summer?

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“There are so many, but I would say the dahlia.”

“The bougainvilleas.”

“That’s a tough one, but I would go with begonias.”

“My favourite is the beefsteak tomatoes. I like “The bleeding hearts.” the food plants more than the flowers.”

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“Iran, to hear Trump tell it, is the source of all the region’s problems.” Gwynne Dyer | 6 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Another terrorist attack, another chance for officials to exploit our fear EDITOR'S NOTES Police speculate the terrorist bomber in Manchester specifically targeted young people given the location and timing of the attack: a concert attended by young people, especially girls, who were streaming out in large groups as the explosion went off.

That made the attack even more heinous in a country that’s no stranger to terrorism. Just in March, a man struck and killed four pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge before killing a police officer. As with this week’s bombing, Islamic State immediately took credit.

The concert bombing was the worst in Britain since the 2005 attacks on the transit system that killed 52 people.

Monday night’s incident brought to mind the November 2015 attacks in Paris – a concert hall among the targets – that left 90 people dead. France

has been an even bigger hotbed of radical Islam than the U.K. Since 9/11, incidents in the U.S. have been more isolated than we’ve seen in Europe. Canada has been relatively removed from problem, though plots have been foiled and threats averted. (Islamic terrorism is a daily occurrence in wider Middle East, but that doesn’t register in the usversus-them equation.)

With the Manchester attack – every parent’s worst nightmare – all of the angst surfaces again, making people here that much more nervous. As with each incident, some of the hysteria will pass, but we’re not immune to a growing problem more often associated with European countries with much larger influxes of Muslim immigrants: assimilation into the population and the radicalization of younger people, even those born in the host countries.

Times are increasingly tricky for Muslims in this country. Already under a general blanket of suspicion, they face increased scrutiny.

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goal – and fear eventually breeds hatred. There’s a sense the barbarians are at the gate, with the potential for a backlash against Muslims in the countries of the West.

We don’t know what the longer-term implications will be for Europe, which have avoided some of the kneejerk reaction we saw in the U.S. Still, there’s a bigger issue here, one already at play in much of Western Europe where shifting demographics and immigration have led to simmering tensions for years.

Beyond the immediate reactions, we do need to understand the root causes of such acts. Some will point to radicalization as an inherent part of Islam.

Others will mention the history of Western colonialism and ongoing interventions in Muslim countries.

Then there’s the issue of support for Israel, an issue at the heart of all Middle East affairs.

Understanding the root causes and addressing the underlying issues is part of the equation, suggests Richard Barrett, former

director of Global Counter Terrorism Operations at MI6, the UK’s foreign intelligence agency.

In an interview with the BBC following the Manchester attack, he notes agencies are already monitoring more than a thousand people who’ve been to the Middle East to take part in the jihad or who tried to do so. That’s a difficult task in itself, but there’s no inventory of sympathizers, homegrown or otherwise.

There’s no need to travel to trouble spots to learn how to make a bomb, for instance.

Learning why people take part in such acts as the Manchester bombing would go a long way to preventing such atrocities, Barrett says.

“It’s not that complicated to build a bomb. I’m not sure it requires someone to go to Syria to get that expertise,” he notes.

“It’s about engaging the community and letting the community inform us about how to avoid attacks,” he says of the work ahead, which extends beyond military action in the Middle East. “The external

stuff is easier to do but is not protecting us.”

Getting there won’t be easy, however. Nor are the underlying issues on the ground – particularly post-colonial resentment and multinational corporate ties (e.g. oil) going to go away anytime soon, as there’s too much money and ideology tied up in the status quo. What can be addressed, however, is how we react to terrorism and the fear it breeds.

There, too, there are vested interests with financial and other incentives to call for beefed up security, military spending and even more restrictions to our civil rights and liberties.

Eventually, responses to the problem once deemed too extreme will become the norm as we grow both more fearful and convinced that the attacks aren’t aberrations but a spreading cancer that calls for drastic treatments. Our fears will be exploited by officials here to pursue their own interests, not the public’s, which is good reason not to give into those apprehensions, doing now what we will regret later.

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Horrified by the scenes from Manchester, we could easily join calls to carpet bomb Islamic State, indeed the entire region, back into the Stone Age. Bomb them all. Round up the Muslims and make them pay.

Set fire to their mosques.

Deport them all. Close the borders.

Those calling for less severe responses say we, meaning the West, should halt immigration, cut off all aid and let them sort it out among themselves as long as the death and violence are contained.

Then there are those who recognize the history of colonialism and the more recent mucking about by the Europeans and, especially, Americans as the root cause – we’ve essentially created the monster ourselves, with diplomatic and economic actions needed, not violence that will only beget more in return.

Some of those responses might be the right thing to do, but nothing should be done in a reactionary fashion. Think it through, then take a rational approach.

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

In the past year, nearly 250,000 people joined the growing list of 3.8 million Ontarians who have registered consent for organ and tissue donation; 1,256 people received a second chance at life through transplantation, (compared to 1,029 in 2012/13); 354 deceased organ donors (an increase of 90 per cent over the last decade), and 242 living organ donors gave the gift of life.

“The auditor’s response follows her rebuke of government for obvious partisan advertising to sell ratepayers on the Liberal’s so-called ‘Fair Hydro Plan.’ This is just another example of a desperate government that will do anything to mislead people about their seat saving hydro scheme.”

The boxes are unpacked, the books are on the shelves and students have settled in to the shiny new wing on Wellesley Public School.

The school officially opened its $3.2-million addition this week.

Renovations that started last April saw the entire front side of the school redone and 10 new classrooms added. The students moved into the new classrooms in November and six portables will be removed this summer.

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of the Kool-Aid being served up

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was banned from running again in the one just past.

“Death to America!” was a nationalist slogan popular in the 1980s.

Iran, like most large countries, has many conflicting political trends, and with careful selection and enough ill-will you can find enough extreme and ignorant comments to demonize the country.

(You could certainly do it with Trump’s America.)

But the Islamic Republic of Iran has never invaded anybody, and it certainly does not support terrorist attacks against either the West or the Arab world.

Trump has drunk the Kool-Aid. He has bought into a partisan Arab narrative whose theme is an inevitable (and ultimately military) conflict between Iran and the Arab world, and has all but promised that the United States

would fight on the Arab side in that putative war.

This is probably the stupidest foreign policy commitment any American administration has made since the decision 60 years ago to take France’s place in fighting the “Communist menace” in Vietnam. Iran has almost as many people as Vietnam, it’s five times as big, and it’s mostly mountains and deserts – plus some very big cities.

Maybe it is inevitable that Sunni Arab leaders will see Shia Iran through the lens of their own fears and stereotypes, and start making self-fulfilling prophecies of apocalyptic conflict. Trump has no such excuse – except perhaps to point out that Barak Obama also went along with the Yemen nonsense, and that Hillary Clinton would probably have bought the whole foolish package.

YOUR VIEW / LETTER

Vision of an age-friendly community benefits us all To the Editor, I read with interest your editorial “Age-friendly plan needs to jibe with dollars and sense” (Observer, May 18/17). Having been present at the presentation and one engaged in the process I noted how you short changed your readers. What you missed is how the age-friendly vision promoted by the World Health Organization is, for the most part, a grass roots driven vision like it evolved here in Woolwich.

By means of focus groups, a few hundred residents in small groups – mostly seniors – engaged in discussing their needs as they

sought to imagine and articulate ways and means of having these needs take shape in the context of an age-friendly community.

Yes, safe housing was identified because the need is now. Yester-years developers, planners, and council members didn’t see the handwriting on the wall and now we have a crisis facing us for affordable senior’s housing. Twentyplus years ago, a group of seniors in St. Jacobs realized that our planners and developers showed no interest and leadership in providing the housing we needed, so “ took the bull by the horns” and with excellent support from a Woolwich planner, the late David Gosnay, we forged forward and developed St. Jacob Meadows Residential Community. Similarly, in Elmira, St. James Lu-

theran developed St. James Manor and the former St. Theresa’s Catholic Church was redeveloped as senior housing. In each case, citizens took the initiative to make these housing projects a reality.

Planning for the agefriendly community identified transportation in Woolwich – a real “thorn in the flesh” for local and regional planners. We don’t need a huge regional bus shuttling throughout the township to address this issue. This would be ridiculous. Our seniors have lots of ideas like using smaller vans connecting with designated hubs. It isn’t that we are dreaming of having access to a full range of specialized health, social services and stores in our own immediate back yard.

But we do need transportation to these services be-

yond our immediate locale.

Communities like Innisfil, south of Barrie, have come up with their own creative solution with accessible transportation integrated with the whole area. We, too, are optimistic that we can create a “made for Woolwich plan.”

You mention “dollars” as if all costs are going to be downloaded to the taxpayer.

I, for one, celebrate the significance of “belonging” in our Woolwich – another key point in the age-friendly community. It makes Woolwich so special and affords the luxury of volunteers and neighbours who, in many ways, are there for each other. You can’t put a dollar figure on that kind of energy, thoughtfulness, gift of presence in times of need and support.

We seniors living within

age-friendly evolving communities, like Woolwich, are not looking for a “free ride.” We are prepared to invest for that which brings and sustains quality of life for ourselves and our neighbour.

Also significant in the report to council is the developing partnership of our community’s key service organizations, Woolwich Community Services, Woolwich Community Care Concepts, Woolwich Community Health Centre, Kiwanis Transit, along with Woolwich Township’s senior staff. With Woolwich council accepting the community’s age-friendly report, it formalizes senior management’s role as a much needed and valued partner. We can’t operate as silos any more. Partnerships, collaboration, listening, along with respect for

grassroots participation and involvement are so essential in a cost-effective age-friendly community. I really do believe the steering committee made up of these partners along with many of our citizens and task groups will do a good job in carrying the agefriendly vision forward.

We do need your valued community paper to support them and all of us whether we are seniors, children, youth, young adults, or middle-aged in carrying this age-friendly community vision forward.

It has been said that when you plan for children, youth and young adults in isolation, you plan only for that age group. However, when you plan for the needs of seniors your plans are all inclusive.

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SPORTS GYMNASTICS / REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

Woolwich Gymnastics Club sending four girls to provincial competition

NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA

Black flies are the breakfast of champs OPEN COUNTRY

throughout the championships, the girls will be judged on their routines in vault, bar, beam and floor.

Provincial’s rookie Barnes has been doing gymnastics with Code since she was three. The humble 10-year-old says she is excited to be competing at provincials for her first time.

“I hope I do well, but I don’t know,” said Barnes.

Barnes’ mother Stacy is proud to see her daughter’s hard work bear fruit.

“To see provincials and go this far, her dedication is so nice to see it pay off

THE OTHER DAY I was surprised by something a very reliable source told me.

She said, “Did you know that certain types of bats eat mosquitoes but will not bother with black flies because they are too small?”

I did not know that. But, if this is indeed true, that’s OK because I believe the average angler more than makes up for it every spring.

I know I did when I was fishing last week.

In fact, I ate so many black flies that I refused a snack when I got home – and that should tell you a lot.

My problem with black flies is not that they are small – heck, I have experienced smaller servings in some high-priced restaurants. My issue with eating them is that they do not taste very good. In fact, I much prefer mosquitoes.

Needless to say, I have given this some thought.

And I also believe I have found a reasonable solution.

We should put a Cajun chef on the job – those people can make anything taste good.

Yes, it’s my sincere belief that the province should hire someone with a dual knowledge of entomology and Cajun cuisine to come

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Local gymnasts from the Woolwich Gymnastics Club, Madeline Maguire, Trista Barnes, Jordyn Kelly and Daniella Chan, will be competing at the Ontario Championships next week in London, Ont.

ALI WILSON FOUR LOCAL GYMNASTS ARE tumbling their way to London next week to compete against the top girls in the province.

Eleven-year-olds Jordyn Kelly and Madeleine Maguire and 12-year-old Daniella Chan will all be competing in Level 3 for their age groups, while 10-year-old Trista Barnes will be competing at level 4 for her age group.

This will be the first time Chan, Maguire, and Barnes have competed at provincials.

“Daniella and Maddy have moved up to a higher

level this year, they are competing at level three, so for them to make provincials this year is amazing. They have done really well this year to excel at their new level,” said Maria Code, head coach at the Woolwich Gymnastics Club. “Trista, she is level four, this is her first year going to provincials because last year she wasn’t old enough to go and she is ranked eigth in Ontario for her level and her age, which is amazing.”

Code, a gymnastics coach for 26 years, has worked with the four girls for just over four years. She has high hopes for Kelly

having successfully competed last year.

“She is a veteran. This is her second time at provincials. She, I believe is ranked 27th in Ontario out of more than 100 kids, so that’s amazing as well,” said Code. “So we are hoping she will do really well this year, even better then she did last year.”

The Woolwich Gymnastics Club competitive gymnasts had to place in the top 40 in their age group as well as their level to make it on to provincials.

Code says they had six girls who could have qualified for provincials, so to have qualified four of the

six is a huge accomplishment especially considering their practice time compared to that of other competitive teams.

“We had six girls that could possibly make it and we had four girls make it and one girl who is an alternate, so she can be called up at any time until June 1 – we are hoping that we can maybe possibly send five,” said Code. “And we practice maybe a fraction of the hours that the other clubs do, so they live a pretty balanced life and do fairly well at the competitions considering they only train six hours a week.”

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Hawkesville the center of KW Classic provincial cycling championship set for June 4 LIZ BEVAN PRO-LEVEL CYCLISTS WILL BE riding around Hawkesville June 4, competing in one of four provincial cycling championships, the KW Classic.

Put together by Cycle Waterloo, this is the fourth year the day-long competition will close roads in the village, and see spectators lining the 13-kilometre route.

Malcolm Steven, one of the organizers with Cycle Waterloo, says the race wouldn’t be happening with the support of the surrounding community.

“We just met with the chair of the Hawkesville recreation committee and they use the races as a fundraiser. I understand it is a pretty major fundraiser for them. They have a barbecue for the participants with baked goods,” he said. “They have been really supportive and we very much appreciate the chance to work with them.

We know that it is going to take their community off the grid for a bit, as we are

The KW Classic will see competitive cyclists take to the streets of Hawkesville on June 4. The race has been named a part of the Ontario Cup. Newcomer Scott Brubacher, a Hawkesville resident, will be in the Elite 4 pack after only his first year of racing.

[SUBMITTED] Hawkesville is where the well, with a difficult uphill category at the Steve Bauer “There are different going to be shutting down really strong riders are goportion through HawkesClassic in Niagara last categories of racers from Broadway.” ing to make a break away,” ville. Steven says that porweekend. the various Masters levels The racers will take off he said. tion will separate the best “This is his first year all the way up to the Elite from the start/finish line, The KW Classic starts cyclists from the rest of the racing. He came in second level. It is ability based,” right in front of HawkesJune 4 with registration at group. said Steven. “Whoever wins in the Good Friday road ville Community Centre 7:15 a.m., but the big races, “Broadway will be closed race, and that was basitheir category, will be deson Broadway Street, but right down to Steffler Road. the Elite 4 Men and Elite 3 cally his first road race,” ignated Ontario champion will be separated into catWomen, will start their five They will be cycling in a said Steven. “He is on the egories and have staggered for that category.” laps of the course at 3:32 clockwise direction on Waterloo race team, and Steven says there is a start times, starting bright and 3:34 p.m., respectively. we are pretty excited about the course, so they make a local rider who has made and early at 8:05 a.m.

“It is about creating truly right hand turn off Ament him. You don’t see somea splash on the Ontario The race is a big day for competitive races, and we Line onto Herrgott, then one move up that fast very cycling scene, named Scott many road racers, having think they will really be a they make that right-hand often. There is usually a Brubacher. He is a Menbeen named a part of the big draw. They’re the best turn on to Broadway, comprogression, but he is a nonite Hawkesville resiOntario Cup. The Ontario ing down through the start/ racers of the day,” said very strong racer. He puts dent, and has taken to road Cup season used to be broSteven. finish line, all the way over in big miles and has that cycling competition like ken up between spring and Details are available onto Three Bridges Road, and great work ethic.” a fish to water. The local fall, but now, all four races line at www.cyclewaterloo.

The KW Classic route has then back to Hawkesville cyclist most recently took are in the spring, and now com.

Road. That steep side of changed a bit this year, as first place in the Elite 4 includes the KW Classic.

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Woolwich gymnasts Madeline Maguire, Trista Barnes, Jordyn Kelly and Daniella Chan placed in the top 40 in their age and level to make it through to the provincial championships.

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for her. It is awesome,” said Stacy.

She says Barnes has set some high goals for her future career in gymnastics.

“Her goal is the Olympics, which you know every little gymnast that’s their goal,” said Stacy.

Stacy, who was a competitive dancer herself, credits

her daughter’s entrance into the sport to Barnes’ big sister.

“She was like gymnastics all the way, following her big sister,” said Stacy.

Trista’s older sister, who competes at level 5, is an alternate for provincials this year.

Stacy says her daughters’ love for the sport is a direct correlation to the environment her coach, Code,

facilitates for the girls at the club.

“She just loves the camaraderie between her coaches and her teammates.

Everybody here is so great and amazing they all help each other, I think that’s why she loves gymnastics; it’s the environment here,” said Stacy.

The girls will be competing in the championships June 1-4 in London, Ont.

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up with an easy to make black fly rub that we anglers can carry with us and use when the flies are really thick – which is every fishing trip in spring.

I’m thinking of my last fishing trip right now – which is why I’d suggest that we also create a dispenser that allows the rub

to fall from the brim of a typical fishing hat in twosecond intervals so that every black fly entering your mouth gets coated.

Oh, and you’d also need to carry a few pounds of refill.

Until we can find a truly reliable way not to eat them, I see no other choice.

I was going to also suggest that someone come up with a practical recipe

for black fly wings but that would be just a little ridiculous. The legs and breasts are where all the meat is at.

Of course, there is another solution to this issue and that is to bring those fussy bats that do not eat black flies into the area after the black flies have had their fill of me. I guarantee those flies are much bigger at that point.

Right about now, there is probably some know-itall outdoorsman who has another ‘practical solution’ like using insect repellent or simply not opening your mouth when you fish.

Well, clearly that’s a person who knows nothing about spring fishing.

The whole point of which, by the way, is to be able to catch trout that

are often smaller than the palm of your hand and brag about them and the technique that you used to fool those little geniuses.

Each of those things requires talking, and that means allowing black flies in.

I once tried to take up ventriloquism so I could avoid this issue and the truth of it was, I wasn’t too bad at it either. But, this

isn’t a very practical solution either.

I told this to Jenn the other day and she rolled her eyes and asked why?

“Do you know how difficult it is to fish with a dummy?” I asked.

She nodded and quickly left the room.

Up until that point, I thought I was the only one who tried it.

Weather finally cooperating, soccer season gets underway Some 1,100 kids registered with Woolwich Youth Soccer take to the pitches that dried out after a wet spring LIZ BEVAN THE FIELDS ARE DRY and the Woolwich Youth Soccer season is kicking off.

Officially in full swing last week, rep and house league players are taking to the pitches around the township.

“It has been a good start.

We were delayed a week because of the weather, but as of last Monday night, we were going full swing,” said Woolwich Youth Soccer Club president Steve Sider, adding that registration has been strong for the 2017 season. “We have been pretty consistent over the last couple of years, so this year, we are at about 1,100 registered players this year. There are about 200 at the rep level and about 900 house league players. When you think about the size of Woolwich, it is a massive number of players.”

Teams from the league won many tournaments

last year, including the U14 boys taking the gold in Ancaster last June, U15 boys gold in Ottawa and the U16 girls winning silver at the Ontario Cup and gold at the Tournament of Champions.

Sider says he thinks the boys and girls on the rep squads this year can repeat last year’s success.

“The rep teams are really for those kids that are looking to take what they would be doing in house league and take it to another level. In many cases, practicing a couple times a week, traveling to different tournaments, and in some cases, like our U16 girls’ rep team, who have been one of the best teams in Canada for a while, will travel into the United States, and around Ontario. There is that higher level of play,” he said. “I know a number of our rep teams are going to have a good showing at different tournaments around the province. I can’t

The Woolwich Youth Soccer Club season was delayed by a week due to poor conditions on soccer pitches, but now, the season is in full swing. two of the biggest summer even remember how many events in Woolwich – the tournaments we won last year, but I am thinking that Woolwich Invitational tournament in August and we will probably be in the an open house/festival same category this year.” event for the league’s house Although the season has league teams in June. just begun, the soccer club “Our Woolwich Invitais already looking ahead to

tional, we use fields across the township and some in St. Clements as well. The tournament brings nearly 100 rep teams from across Ontario and I think we have somewhere around 5,000-plus people coming into the community. It is a big deal again this year,” said Sider.

He says the game is all about bringing people together, and creating a community for summer sports in the township.

“I think one of our focal areas is to continue develop a passion for the game, seeing kids develop leadership skills and community. Community is what it is all about. You go to St. Teresa or Breslau or St. Clements on any given night, and you can see a couple hundred kids out there playing and family members,” said Sider.“We always hope for lovely summer nights, and just to see the kids having fun.

It is remarkable to me how

sports in general brings the community together, with parents and guardians chatting and coming together.”

Throughout the summer and into the fall, the season is built on volunteers and it wouldn’t happen without the hours put in by the dozens of people who show up for games, tournaments and work behind the scenes.

“I don’t even know if we can put a number of the volunteers that get involved. It really is a team effort,” he said, adding that they could still always use more people getting involved. “We are always looking for more, though.

Especially around tournament time in August and festival time in June. We need lots of people to make that happen.”

Anyone who wants to help out are welcome to call the club office at 519669-1000. Sider says there is always something to do.

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Tinman Triathlon sees students taking to Elmira’s streets on May 30 LIZ BEVAN In what has become a familiar sight, Elmira streets will be filled with students from all over the region for the Tinman Triathlon on May 30.

Seventeen high schools will be swimming, running and biking around town in what is known as a try-atri, a scaled down version of a full triathlon, giving them a glimpse at the world of triathletes.

This year’s organizer, teacher Thuy Leu, says it

is a great way for the 85 Elmira District Secondary School students registered for the Tinman to use what they have learned in gym class, but also, to push their own limits.

“For a lot of the students, I think it gives them the idea that they can actually persevere through three very tough legs of a triathlon. It is a try-tri, but it is still a very difficult thing to do,” she said. “Just to be able to get up off the couch and do it, a lot of kids have been training, and I think

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The Tinman version of the triathlon consisted of a 375-metre swim, followed by a 15-kilometre bike ride on the Kissing Bridge Trail, and a 5-km run to finish the race.

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One of the bigger challenge for students in the Tinman is the first leg of the event – swimming.

“It seems that participants find the swimming portion hard. Kids don’t usually swim for fun, so they will find it harder than the running or the biking. They start out with the hard part, though. They start with the swimming, then biking, then running,” she said, adding that participants learn their limits.

“The coaches usually rank the participants as being slow, medium and fast, and a lot of the swimmers start out thinking they are at a medium pace, but as it goes on, some of them say, ‘yeah, you might want to switch me to a slow.’ It is an eye opener for some of them.”

The event has been in the works for a couple of months now, with registration and training starting in early March. Leu says she is proud of what the students have accomplished in that time when it comes to training.

“We have students who have been going to the pool and try and do a lane swim, and maybe realizing they have to go a bit more often,” she said. “The kids are good at identifying goals they want to reach.

They want to be able to run a certain distance, bike a certain distance, swim at a certain speed, so they really do step up to the plate for sure, at least at EDSS.” Leu says the students have an option to ease into the triathlon, with par-

Students from around the region take to the streets of Elmira next week for the EDSS Tinman Triathlon. [FILE PHOTO] ticipants able to register as teams, and register as individuals at later events.

“A lot of our junior participants, if they think that they can’t do all three, are encouraged to find two other people, and then they can see what they are good at. They can switch it around, and as a result, we get a lot of senior singles.

After three years, they have done all three legs and they know what they are getting into. They have an understanding of what they need

to do to complete the entire activity,” she said.

The Tinman Triathlon starts up bright an early on May 30, and Leu has a message for the residents and visitors to Elmira on that day.

“I wouldn’t suggest trying to get too many errands done that day around town.

It will be busy, for sure,” she said. “Be aware that there are going to be a lot of kids on the streets and on the trail. It is going to be a great day.”

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The EDSS varsity rugby girls’ team wrapped up a successful regular season after being eliminated by number-one ranked Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate in the playoffs.

The team’s record was 5-1-0 in the regular season before heading into the sudden-death playoffs.

EDSS was beat out by KCI after eliminating Grand River Collegiate Institute 29-10 in the qualifiers.

Coach Matthew Bauman said he was impressed by the tenacity and resiliency the young team demonstrated during this year’s play.

“The season has gone really well this year. We had many seniors who didn’t return, one of whom

was our top scorer. So, we didn’t expect many wins from the team with such small numbers, less than 20 players on the roster when we usually have closer to 40. But each player really stepped it up to meet each challenge,” said Bauman. “The only team we lost to, GRCI, in regular season was our second game. We had lost to them 29-10, and then beat them in playoffs 29-10, so it shows how much they girls improved throughout the season.”

Players that stood out this year were Abbey Hanley (Grade 12) and Abbey Brick (Grade 11), Mackenzie Martin (Grade 11) scored the most trys and teammate Brianna Costa (Grade 12) received the most valuable player this year.

“She (Costa) was the leader of the team who continuously rallied everyone each game as we usually had a slow start and made a comeback most games after being down in points,” said Bauman.

Bauman, who has been coaching the team for the past six years, says cocoach David Vandenberg will be taking over the team next year.

“I’m hoping to get back to help the Lancers out when I can next year. They will have many new faces next year, as we have eight seniors graduating,” said Bauman.

The team will be playing in a tournament at Bluevale Collegiate Institute on May 26 before the players hang up their cleats for the school year.

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Upward and onward for new St. Jacobs BIA COMMUNITY, COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY are at the heart of the St. Jacobs Business Improvement Area, and those concepts will be shaping their plans for 2017 and beyond.

The group has been around the village for just over a year, and after a successful first go around, chair Ed Denyer of Eco Café says 2017 is going to be even better.

“We have a concrete plan.

We have the agenda, we had our AGM, we have projects, we have money set aside, we are finishing projects from last year,” he said, referring to the new signs welcoming drivers at the north and south ends of the village. “The lettering for

the bottom is on order, and now, there is a phase-two to it. There is about $10,000 left in the budget from last year that will cover the landscaping for both signs.

It is going to have armour stone, and we are trying to keep it indigenous in terms of the flora around it. The idea is to have it be lowmaintenance, but have it be part of the natural landscape and attractive. We were thinking some natural grass, but something local.

That will be the finishing touch.”

One of the BIA’s projects for this year builds on the signage work, and is about creating consistency for the tourist area.

“We are trying to do a follow-up with the same look and feel as the market. We

want to keep it consistent with the newer design. We are trying to get a billboard down at that end showing that the village is this way,” said Denyer, mentioning the BIA was working with Woolwich Township on creating an identifiable theme for the village. “We are also working with the township on their projections for wayfinding signs, trying to figure out what to point at and what signage to use.

There is what the township wants, and then inside each district, there are some locational signs, that we can work with them and change along with their location.

We want to follow the same design pattern that we have come up with, with the other signs.”

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I see vision of the future, and it sounds corny, but that is what I see. I think this has been hard on people and I think that the village has changed. The dynamic of the village has changed. I think tourism in Canada has changed and that affects all of us.”

Once the majority of that construction is in the rear-view mirror, the BIA is urging all the storefronts in the village to celebrate Canada’s birthday. For Canada 150, the BIA used part of their budget to get Canadian flags as decoration in celebration.

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Edward Denyer owns Eco Cafe in St. Jacobs and sits as chair of the St. Jacobs BIA. He says the organization is looking towards a new and improved St. Jacobs, where visitors can stay for the whole day, pick up anything they need and enjoy all it has to offer.

It’s 2017 budget in place, the group sees busy year ahead for merchants in the village LIZ BEVAN

THIS WEEK, ONTARIO AG leaders are headed south of the border to try to mend some of the trade fences that embattled U.S. President Donald has crashed through.

Led by Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Jeff Leal, the group – which includes representatives from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the Egg Farmers of Ontario and Food and Consumers Products Canada – will make its first stop in Wisconsin.

Other trips by the Ontario contingent are planned for Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, states where Ontario does appreciable business – and vice versa.

Wisconsin is where, in April, Trump declared war on supply management in Canada, especially dairy.

He claimed it was hurting U.S. farmers, even though most American dairy farmers disagree. The president claims Canadian dairy producers are undercutting sales of certain U.S. products for processing.

In an interview, Leal said he plans to speak about the benefits of two-way trade

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ing visitors to downtown St. Jacobs, there is one big roadblock in the way: the construction at both ends of town. There are long detours in place for those coming from the south, and another for those coming from the north.

While the construction can be inconvenient, and possibly raise more than a few complaints and concerns, Denyer says it is all about looking towards the future.

“The construction is hard. It is year two of it, and people are fed up. To me, I think that there are other things that are more important. I think construction and detours are an easy thing to complain about,” he said. “When I look down the road, I see progress and improvement.

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between borders. In Wisconsin, he and the Ontario entourage will meet with a slate of decision makers that includes the state’s secretary of agriculture and federal representatives.

A point he’ll make in these meetings is that the pre-Trump border situation has worked well for most American farmers … certainly in Wisconsin, where the trade balance between Ontario and the state is about $1 billion in favour of Wisconsin.

That figure doesn’t support Trump’s contention that Ontario or Canadian trade policies here have created big problems for Wisconsin producers.

“When it comes to trade, there are peaks and valleys,” says Leal. “That’s the nature of trade. We’ll politely, firmly and diplomatically point out the advantages of two-way trade.”

Leal says he’ll continue to defend supply management and the interests of Ontario farmers and processors.

He can also be expected to remind those he meets with

that low prices for dairy worldwide are the result of overproduction, not Canadian trade policies.

Much is at stake. Ontario is the number-one customer of 20 U.S. states, and the second-largest of eight more. Nearly nine million U.S. jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada. In 2016, two-way agri-food trade between the province and America totalled about $28.8 billion.

Earlier this month, Leal and Premier Kathleen Wynne met with several of the province’s agri-food leaders

to discuss trade relations with the United States. Opportunities, challenges and the way forward were all on the table, they said.

Now comes the follow through.

On the heels of this U.S. visit announcement, it was announced that Trump had instructed congress to get the ball rolling for NAFTA renegotiation.

Interestingly, the premier welcomed it.

“Growing a healthy Ontario-U.S. trade relationship is good for both economies,” she said. “We

see this decision as an opportunity to look at how NAFTA could potentially be improved to make the agreement even more effective for the people of Ontario, our workers and businesses. Ontario and our U.S. neighbours don’t just ‘trade – we build things together. Our businesses’ supply chains and operations are deeply integrated.”

Her remarks indicate a good grasp of the situation.

Instead of defending the status quo with our U.S. neighbours, use this op-

portunity to grow the relationship. The premier is right – integration between Canadian and US agriculture is a part of our culture.

Sometimes, that’s to our detriment, especially when we ship raw commodities and import back finished goods. But cooler heads may well prevail when a closer look at the NAFTA agreement reveals new ways both sides may be able to work together and be profitable.

The status quo is being disrupted anyway. So, bring it on.

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With the flowers, it is also a bit of a beautification effort,” he said.

Denyer says the BIA is planning ahead for a future after construction with more than flowers and flags, and looking on to bigger projects than what the current iteration of the BIA is capable of with a limited budget and seven members.

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They are also partnering up with other local groups to make one summer event bigger than each could have accomplished on their own, the St. Jacobs Amazing Weekend.

“Our budget is pretty small, so we can only chip away at it. Last year, the

big thing was the signs, this year, we are trying to launch a second event. We have St. Jacobs Sparkles which has been amazing, but this year, we allotted some of our budget to add to those things,” he said.

“We are doing (the amazing weekend) as a collaboration with the community association and the Lions Club. The BIA doesn’t have the volunteers that the community association

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A weatherman for every acre

Southwestern Ontario weather measurement system lets farmers use minute meteorological data

AGRIS employee Darren Clark setting up a weather station.

FARMERS ARE NOTORIOUSLY KEEN meteorologists, but the weather information readily available to them isn’t always the most precise. That can be a bit nerve-wracking when your livelihood depends on conditions at the beanstalk level.

In an effort to make weather information more practical for individual farmers, AGRIS Cooperative Ltd., together with Wanstead Farmer’s Cooperative and Haggerty Creek Ltd. launched the AGGrower Daily Dashboard.

This lets them offer an up-to-the-minute rainfall and temperature data service using 80 automated and 200 manual weather stations.

Wirelessly connected and distributed at 10 kilometre intervals between Essex, Sarnia, Mount Brydges, and the northern shore of Lake Erie, the sta-

tions measure rainfall and temperature in their immediate area.

Gathered data is then fed back to a central database, which farmers can access through their computer or mobile device. The difference, though, is that those measurements can be taken by the metre rather than the kilometre.

Dale Cowan, a senior agronomist and sales manager with AGRIS and Wanstead Farmers Cooperatives, described AGGrower Dashboard as a “precipitation weather data network” that makes very specific weather information “available to farmers in real-time.”

Such information, he said, helps farmers make immediate management decisions that reflect the needs of each individual field.

“No one wants to get information from a paper

three weeks after they could have used it,” Cowan said. “The Dashboard lets you make growing decisions when it matters, with notifications coming right to your phone or tablet.”

The Dashboard is designed to help all aspects of crop production. Farmers can adjust planting schedules to take advantage of drier parts of their farm during damp conditions, adjust pesticide applications based on what stage of growth the plants are in, or time fertilizer application more precisely to ensure nutrients stay where they are needed –something particularly important for farms near Lake Erie and its issues with algae.

It’s another way, according to Cowan, that farmers can develop an effective, multi-faceted nutrient and pest management plan, and generally manage re-

sources in a more economical and environmentally sustainable way.

This is the first year AGGrower Dashboard is operational, with each of the 80 weather stations installed in the summer of 2016. Farmers looking to access the database have to register and log onto the AGGrower Dashboard website, and there is a $250 per year charge for access.

Cowan said once they are in, though, farmers simply plot their fields, or request the company to transfer their field boundaries from the database and they can start receiving personalized data and notifications to help them plan their individual growing schedules.

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Seed fund investment helps local gourmet food processor double sales in one year GUELPH, ONTARIO-BASED ROOTHAM GOURMET Preserves has a long history of sourcing locally grown fruits and vegetables and partnering with local farms and businesses.

As the local food movement took hold, owner Will Rootham-Roberts started seeing increased interest in locally made and sourced small-batch gourmet condiments. He recognized an opportunity for the familyowned company to expand and offer Ontario farmers

the possibility of creating and selling shelf-stable jams, jellies and sauces from their own locally grown produce.

But he needed help turning that vision into reality – help he received from Bioenterprise in the form of a grant from the Bioenterprise Seed Fund.

“Thanks to Bioenterprise, we were able to expand our processing capabilities and undertake a direct marketing campaign to promote our services to

potential customers,” said Rootham-Roberts.

Bioenterprise introduced Rootham Gourmet to one of its Corporate Partners, MacGregor Marketing and Communications Inc., who guided them through a highly targeted direct mail campaign.

The success was beyond expectation – Rootham Gourmet gained 25-30 new clients in only two short months, expanded their production from three days weekly to five, increased

the hours of their existing employees, and hired new staff.

“This funding was crucial and the immediate cash infusion allowed us to accelerate our growth very rapidly,” said RoothamRoberts. “We hit our target of doubling our gross sales but did so in only one year instead of the projected two.”

Many farms, intrigued at the idea of being able to sell product year-round but who weren’t ready to take

on a co-packing project in 2016, are now reaching out to Rootham-Roberts to start planning for the coming season.

The seed funding also helped the company dedicate some resources into product development with Longo’s, and they’ve since landed a significant contract with the retailer.

“Bioenterprise was excellent to work with, offering strong, personalized service. Their staff was always there to lend a hand and

provide information and support,” Rootham-Roberts said, adding Bioenterprise was also able to flow funds rapidly to get work underway quickly.

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With a name like that, a Kitchener show seems just the thing Songwriters Don and Jeff Breithaupt heading to The Registry Theatre for performances from their songbook LIZ BEVAN Coming from Los Angeles and New York City, song writing brothers Don and Jeff Breithaupt will be in Kitchener next month, sharing their songbook with audiences at The Registry Theatre.

The Kitchener-Waterloo area is steeped in Breithaupt family history.

There is the Breithaupt Centre, Breithaupt Park and Breithaupt Street in Kitchener, commemorating the family’s role in the founding of the region. Organizers say this show will be a sort of homecoming for the brothers.

The Breithaupt brothers won’t be performing, however. They will be in the audience watching local jazz artists and musicians perform some of their songs. On stage, The New Vibes Jazz Quintet, the Penderecki String Quartet and vocalists Denise Baker, Robin Habermehl, Derek Hines, Brenda Lewis, Shelley McPherson, Joni NehRita, Mary-Catherine Pazzano, Rosie Samra, and Jessie T. will be putting their own spin on Breithaupt songs.

Don Breithaupt says watching his and his brother’s music performed on stage is a rare treat for the pair.

“In this case, it will be a couple of nights of our songs and just sort of have

different interpretations going on and we will be lucky to sit in house and listen for once,” he said.

“Well, it is a bit of a cliché, but for a songwriter, all you want in life is to have capable creative people up there, either recording or performing your stuff.

These nights are going to be a bit of a dream.”

The brothers write songs that Don described as theatrical and jazzy.

Something music lovers may think they have heard before, but they are all new tunes.

“You hear songs that we have done, and you can imagine that it is a song that could have been written in the ’40s and ’50s or that era. We set that as our mission when we started writing songs together,” he said.“We wanted to keep the bar high enough that we would have material that is in the same conversation with Burt Bacharach, The Gershwin Brothers and that kind of thing, as opposed to what we grew up on, which was more rock and roll.”

Andy McPherson of the New Vibes Jazz Quintet is the mastermind behind the collaborative show, and he says the concerts are certainly fitting given Breithaupt name, along with sponsor Jennifer Breithaupt, a distant relative to Don and Jeff.

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COMING EVENTS OPEN HOUSE - June 3, 1-4 p.m. at Elmira Lawn Bowling Club. 22 Mockingbird Dr., Elmira, beside Park Manor School. Bowls provided, instruction free. For more information 519-669-1050.

GARAGE SALES FAMILY GARAGE SALE Fri. May 26th, 9 a.m., Sat. May 27th, 7 a.m., 19 Tanager St. Elmira. Lots of bikes, baseball and golf balls, fertilizer spreader, toys, dehumidifier, 14ft trampoline, lawn mower.

GARAGE SALE - May 27th, 11 Bluebird Place, Elmira.

Wood working lumber and books, Shop Vac, shelves.

GARAGE SALE - May 27th, 8 a.m. - 12, 11 Bluebird Pl. Elmira. 3 man tent, bar fridge, 12 speed bicycle, mountain bike, shelves, sideboard, double bed frame, Air Pig and more!

GARAGE SALE - Sat. May 27, 26 Roberta St. Elmira.

5 drawer filing cabinet, table with chairs, old chest, deacon bench, Ikea ceiling lights and much more!

GARAGE SALE - Sat. May 27th, 9 a.m. at The Duke Centre, corner of Duke and Wyatt Streets, Elmira. The very best garage sale ever!

GARAGE SALE. SAT. May 27, 8:00 a.m., 15 Phoebe Crs. Elmira. Household items, toys etc.

MARTIN GROVE VILLAGE Garage Sale. Sat. May 27, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Artwork, 2-12 volt batteries, Pride Mobility scooter for parts, furniture, kitchenware and more!

MOVING SALE - 40 Parkview Dr., Wellesley. Sat. May 27, 7:30 a.m. Household, games, toys, books, furniture, outdoor tools, and so much more!

MULTI FAMILY - May 26, 9-7, May 27, 7:30 - 1. Household items, children’s clothing, dresses, plus lots more. 118 First St. W. Elmira.

MULTI FAMILY GARAGE Sale.

Sat. May 27, 13 Eldale Rd., Elmira. 7 a.m.

MULTI FAMILY YARD SaleSat. May 27th, 8 a.m. 2820 Herrgott Rd. St. Clements.

Wheelchair, bath chair, household and more.

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE. 39 Queen St., Elmira.

Sat. May 27, 8 a.m. Antiques, furniture, clothes and more.

Good quality - don’t miss out!

Community Information Page

AUCTIONS

CONSIGNMENT

AUCTION

P.O. Box 158

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

To be held at the farm of Enos Bauman 2620 Moser Young Rd St. Clements on:

SATURDAY JUNE 3 AT 9:30 AM PARTIAL LIST – double ring auction:

brand new engine drive rotary hay rake; New Idea horse drawn spreader; 5 section harrow with pole; MF 33 seed drill; MF 24 plat tandem disc; Fox corn harvester with engine; 8ft horse drawn disc; skid steer grapple; manure spreader; cultivator; horse drawn 9ft cultipacker; horse drawn 2 furrow disc plows; litter carrier track pull; wet and dry hog feeders; piggy hutches; pig slates; 5ft x 7ft beam scale; pony breaking cart; heavy duty castors; electric hoist; table saw drill press; 15 KVA 600 120/240 transformer; Uebler TMR mixer; 2 cylinder Kubota diesel engine needs work; quantity of new trikes and trailer; quantity of new forks; shovels; water bowls; new Yamaha 5500 watt natural gas generator etc; ginger bread clocks and other house hold goods; and other lawn and garden equipment; wood working equipment; tools; and wagon loads of miscellaneous items.

Visit our website for full list with pictures.

AUCTIONEER:

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

Notice of Watermain Flushing/ Hydrant Maintenance Operation The Township of Woolwich will be engaging in a watermain flushing/hydrant maintenance program as follows: May 29 or May 30, 2017 • Heidelberg 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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

May 30 or May 31, 2017

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

• Maryhill Isley • Maryhill Heights May 31 or June 1, 2017 • West Montrose June 5 to June 9, 2017 • Breslau

*These dates are subject to change and will be communicated on the Township website* Watermain flushing is performed at this time of low water usage to minimize its impact on water service. Please refrain from using excessive amounts of water during this time period (i.e. doing laundry, using the dishwasher, etc.)

The flushing process may cause discoloured water and a reduction in pressure. It should be noted that both of these conditions are temporary and not harmful. If discolouration occurs, open a cold, hard water tap in the basement until it runs clear before resuming regular consumption. In some situations this may take 5 to 10 minutes. If, however, either of these conditions persist, please contact Linzey Davis at 519-669-6041 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6041.

The Township of Woolwich appreciates your patience as we continually work to maintain the quality of drinking water throughout the Township.

AUCTIONS

AUCTION SALE St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s

WEDNESDAY MAY 31 AT 10:00 AM

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND ANTIQUES:

Solid oak Mennonite made dining room suite (4 door china cabinet with pie shelf very nice; oak pedestal table and 6 chairs) – excellent; solid oak Mennonite made desk; Sklar Peppler 4 piece bedroom suite (double bed, chest of drawers, 2 night tables) excellent; 3 piece matching pine bookcase; electric fireplace; rocking chair; leather recliner; press back rocker; chest of drawers; pillow top mattress set like new; art easel; wrought iron table; single bed; dehumidifiers; table and chairs; bookcases; pantry cabinet; Ikea pantry; Ikea small cabinet; china cabinet; glass top table, side table; 4 piece bookcase bedroom suite (double bed with bookcase headboard; night table; dresser; chest of drawers); French Provincial bedroom suite; wrought iron chair; Duncan Phyfe table and chairs; maple table; maple chest of drawers; living room accent chairs; half moon table; Honderich cedar chest; curio cabinet; mission style rocker; Duncan Phyfe style corner china cabinet; French Provincial 6ft secretary desk; Duncan Phyfe side table; coffee and end tables; records from Beetles and 70’s and 80’s; oil lamps; crock; jugs; dehumidifier; cabbage cutter; foot bath; Teafal deep fryer new; clothes line; large quantity of good glass and china;

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: Murray lawn

mower and mulcher; electric snow blower; wheel barrow; tree pruner; fertilizer spreader; B&D blower; Rubbermaid garbage cans; dolly cart; plastic shelving; quantity of hand; power; and lawn and garden tools; Ladders; Lawn Mower; etc.

AUCTIONEER:

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

COMMUNITY WIDE GARAGE SALE IS THIS SATURDAY. SEE THE TEAR-OUT MAP ON PAGE 27

COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING Pursuant to the Planning Act and Ontario Regulations 197/96 and 200/96 On June 12, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson regarding meeting details or visit the Township Webpage – News and Events – Current Public Notices.

The Committee will also consider submissions for or against the applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 6, 2017 (Note that this date is before the meeting). Submissions can be forwarded to Jeremy Vink at the address noted at the top of this page, by email jvink@woolwich.ca or by fax 519-669-4669. Any submissions received will be included in a comment package and presented at the meeting.

Minor Variance Application A 6/2017 – Oscar Weber, 989 Arthur Street North The applicant is requesting relief from Section 7.2.8, Minimum Distance Separations, of Zoning By-law 55-86 to permit the construction of a new single detached dwelling at a setback of approximately 469 metres from an adjacent livestock facility, located at 1044 Arthur Street North. Redevelopment of a dwelling on the property is permitted at the existing dwelling setback of 484 metres, however, the applicant is proposing to relocate the dwelling such that it will be closer to a neighbouring livestock facility and will be below the calculated minimum distance separation of 564 metres and the general zoning requirements. The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing dwelling and construct a new dwelling. The 5 hectare property contains a single detached dwelling, accessory building, livestock barn, driving shed and a woodworking shop.

Minor Variance Application A 7/2017 and Consent Application B 6/2017 – Don and Angela Richardson, 1366 Shantz Station Road The applicant is requesting permission to sever a parcel of land and convey it as a lot addition to the adjacent property. To facilitate the proposal the following applications have been submitted: • B 6/2017 – to sever a rectangular shaped parcel of land being approximately 1.2 ha in area, with approximately 184 metres frontage, from 1366 Shantz Station Road and convey it as a lot addition to 1292 Shantz Station Road; and • A 7/2017 – to recognize a reduced lot area of approximately 0.4 ha for the proposed retained lands at 1366 Shantz Station Road.

REMEMBERING PAS T;a single CONFIDENTLY OURproposed FUTURE.” The proposed retained lands are“PROUDLY zoned Agricultural (A) andOUR contain detachedEMBRACING dwelling. The severed lands are zoned Agricultural and are currently vacant.

Community Information Page

Consent Application B 7/2017 – King & Albert Development Ltd., 1420 King Street North, St. Jacobs,

P.O. Box 158

24 Church St. W.

The applicant is proposing a consent to enter into a lease agreement with Amsey M. Brubacher and Daniel M. Elmira, Ontario Shantz, in trust, for a period of time exceeding twenty-one (21) years for the purpose of providing access to the N3B 2Z6 existing buggy shed. The portion of lands subject to the lease agreement is a driveway being approximately 7 metres wide (identified as Part 14 Plan 58R17930) located at the rear of the property. The 0.4 hectare property is zoned Core Commercial (C-1) and contains a commercial / residential development and a buggy shed.

NOTICE OF THE DECISION: Within 10 days of the meeting, a copy of each decision will be sent to owners, agents, those who submit written comments, and people who sign the register at the meeting. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Committee of Adjustment in respect to an application, you must submit a written request (to the Secretary-Treasurer – Nancy Thompson ext. 6040) or sign the register at the meeting. This will also entitle you to be advised of a possible Ontario Municipal Board Hearing.

APPEAL OF MINOR VARIANCE AND CONSENT APPLICATIONS: Anyone in opposition to a decision may appeal the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. The Board may dismiss an appeal without holding a hearing if the appellant did not make oral or written submissions to the Committee of Adjustment before a decision was given, or does not provide a reasonable explanation for having failed to make a submission to the Committee.

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

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

“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.

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

• to move the Countryside Line on the east side of Elmira to allow future lands to be brought into the Settlement.

3. Birdland Developments Ltd. has submitted a request to reconfigure the settlement boundary as it applies to their lands at the south end of Elmira (1211 Listowel Road) by deleting approximately 2 ha within the urban area, designated Open Space, adjacent to Whippoorwill Road and adding it to their lands adjacent to Listowel Road, which will be designated Residential and Ancillary Land Use, for future residential development (see Map titled Boundary Rationalization - Elmira).

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 20, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers Township of Woolwich Administration Office 24 Church Street West, Elmira 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 in Elmira and St. Jacobs in this part of the boundary rationalization process and will deal with other Settlements in the Township at a later date.

Please Note: APPEALS: Official Plan Amendment

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 both Elmira and St Jacobs primarily to provide for future employment lands 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 to Elmira and St Jacobs, and to amend the Countryside Line around these two settlements in the Regional Official Plan, which identifies their future growth limits.

This rationalization is an alteration of the current settlement boundaries and the countryside line with no overall net increase in the total developable lands within the settlements, or lands within the Countryside line.

The process will consider removing lands that have lower development potential and adding lands where development is more appropriate, in both Elmira and St Jacobs.

The attached maps identify the lands proposed to be removed and the lands to be added as part of the proposed rationalization of the Elmira and St. Jacobs Settlement Area boundaries. The potential lands affected include the following: Elmira 1. Lands proposed to be removed totaling approximately 120 hectares within the Urban Area and Countryside Line at the north end of Elmira and comprising five properties identified as (see Map titled Boundary Rationalization - Elmira): a) Remove from Urban Area Designation: • 40 Eldale Road (Elmira Golf Course) – approximately 58 ha, • 1681 Floradale Road – approximately 9 ha, and • 1733 Floradale Road – approximately 10 ha. b) Remove from Countryside Line lands: • Township open space lands at Snyder Avenue North/ Victoria Glen Street, adjacent to Larches Creek - approximately 23 ha, and • A portion of a property at 154 Arthur Street North, adjacent to Canagagigue Creek- approximately 18 ha.

2. Lands proposed to be added to the Elmira Settlement for future employment development from lands to be removed from either St. Jacobs and/ or Elmira as proposed by the Township in Paragraphs 1 and 4: • totaling 156 ha at the south-east end of Elmira and comprising 7 properties or portions thereof identified as 411, 415, 461 Arthur Street South, 1665, 1857 and 1903 Scotch Line Road and 144 South Field Drive; and

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 proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Council of the Township of the Woolwich to the Ontario Municipal Board.

St. Jacobs 4. Lands proposed to be removed totaling approximately 27 ha within the Urban Area and Countryside Line of the St. Jacobs Settlement and identified as (see Map titled Boundary Rationalization – St. Jacobs): a) Remove from the Urban Area Designation: • 3015 Sawmill Road at the east end – approximately 14 ha, and • 1436 Arthur Street South (Provincial Lands) at the east end – approximately 10 ha. b) Remove from the Countryside Line lands: • A portion at 55 Hawkesville Road, adjacent to Conestogo River – approximately 3 ha.

5. Home Hardware Stores Limited has submitted a request to include an approximate 20 ha portion of their property towards the rear of their operation at 34 Henry Street in St. Jacobs for future industrial development (see Map titled Boundary Rationalization – St. Jacobs) from lands to be removed from either St. Jacobs and/or Elmira as proposed by the Township in Paragraphs 1 and 4, above.

Two previous informal public meetings were held in June 2012 and February 2016 on the boundary rationalization process for Elmira and St. Jacobs, as well as for Breslau and the smaller communities. Copies of the staff reports for these meetings can be viewed on the Township webpage www.woolwich. ca by selecting Township Services / News Room / On Going Planning Items / Scoped Official Plan Review (Boundary Rationalization).

This meeting is dealing only with Elmira and St. Jacobs. It is expected that additional public meetings will be held for Breslau and the smaller communities later this year.

You have been notified because your property may be directly affected or is in proximity of the proposed rationalization of the applicable settlement boundaries.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submission to the Township of Woolwich before the proposed 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 Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

NOTIFICATION: If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed official plan amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the official plan, additional Township public meetings or Township staff reports regarding these applications you must make a written request to Engineering and Planning Services at the Township of Woolwich.

If you cannot attend the meeting, you can express your concerns/comments about the proposed change in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before June 13, 2017 (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 also 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. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 519-669-1647 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6005.

MORE INFORMATION: Details of the proposed amendment are available at the Township Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or can be viewed on the Township website www.woolwich.ca by selecting Township Services / News Room / On Going Planning Items / Scoped Official Plan Review (Boundary Rationalization). The proposed amendment will also be provided in the Township information report as part of this public meeting. For further information please contact Jeremy Vink at 519669-6038 or toll free 1-877-969-0094 ext 6038, email jvink@woolwich.ca Questions or written submissions may be directed to: Township of Woolwich Engineering and Planning Services Department Box 158, 24 Church Street West Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6 Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 25th day of May, 2017.

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

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FAMILY ALBUM ANNIVERSARY

BIRTHDAY

RETIREMENT

Happy 85th Birthday John Sanders

Congratulations on your retirement!

OBITUARY

Lorch, Ronald Earl

June 30, 1967 - 2017 Ron and Joan Wagner invite their friends to their

50th Anniversary Open House

After 22 years at Home Hardware, Wendy Boose is retiring!

June 3, 2017, 2 pm - 4 pm Woolwich Memorial Centre 24 Snyder Ave., S., Elmira, ON

We wish you best wishes on your next adventure.

Join us for an Open House at 8 Dunke St. N. Elmira.

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Passed away peacefully at his home in Elmira on Sunday, May 7, 2017, at the age of 84 years. Ron Lorch is lovingly remembered by his brother Rev. Ab Lorch of Kitchener and his nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his good friend Ellie Steele and fondly remembered by her family. Predeceased by his parents Walter and Sylvia (Snyder) Lorch, brother Wilfred (Ruth) Lorch, sisters Kay (Steve) Allen and Shirley (David) McKee, and sister-in-law Ruth Lorch. Ron was a longtime member of St. James Lutheran Church in Elmira, acting as its treasurer for many years.

He was a past member of the Elmira Lions Club and Elmira Rod & Gun Club.

Ron, a diehard Blue Jays and Leafs fan, was also passionate about travelling.

He toured the world in his retirement but was the happiest when he could drive the open highway in the comfort of his gold Cadillac. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 26, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. The funeral service will take place on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 2 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, 60 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Interment will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira. As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. James Lutheran Church in Elmira or CLWR (Canadian Lutheran World Relief) would be appreciated.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com OBITUARY

Gingrich, Erma Rose (nee Knechtel) Peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, on her 88th birthday at Derbecker’s Heritage House in St. Jacobs. Beloved wife of the late Gord Gingrich (1997). Dear mother of Dave and Cindy of Elmira, Karen and Ralph Findling of Cambridge, Tim and Laurel of Regina, Saskatchewan. Also lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Justin and Michelle (fiancé Todd); Daniel, Jonathan and Samuel; Caleb and Hudson, and by her greatgrandson Logan. Sister of Alfred Knechtel, and Carol and Alson Martin. Predeceased by her parents, Ephraim and Edna (Snyder) Knechtel, and her siblings Clifford, Grace, Fern, Dorothy, Lila, Orval and Paul. The family will receive their relatives and friends on Friday, May 26, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Woodside Bible Fellowship, 200 Barnswallow Drive, Elmira. Interment in Hawkesville Cemetery. In Erma’s memory donations to The Gideons or St. Mary’s Hospital Cardiac Care would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

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Documenting dogs being of service in more than one way New book documents impact of service dogs through portraits and stories from their handlers ALI WILSON AS A RESULT OF her personal struggles and recovery, an artist from Breslau is hoping to leave a lasting impact on those in need of a National Service Dog. Illustrator Jacqueline Gori and New Hamburg author Nancy Silcox have just finished their book, In Service: Portraits of Dogs That Change Lives.

Gori wanted to tell the stories of National Service Dogs to help raise awareness about the remarkable ways these dogs help people in their day-to-day life. The book is made up of portraits accompanied by a firsthand story of the dogs handlers.

Diagnosed last year with mental illness and suicidal depression, Gori knows firsthand the positive influence service dogs have on their owners lives. She credits her life to her service dog trainee Samson.

After running a successful paint night fundraiser for National Service Dogs, Gori said the idea came while she was sitting in her church, thinking about how she could use her artistic talent to make more of a difference with the organization.

“I was sitting in church thinking, ‘this is great, I have sponsored five puppies but I want to set up something that will be a legacy, something that’s not just every year I sponsor a puppy. I want to set

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Breslau illustrator Jacqueline Gori has put together a book of portraits in support of National Service Dogs. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] Then I thought it’s such a aware of her writing, after up something that National great project and I didn’t an article she wrote was Service Dogs can use going want anybody else to do published on post trauforward to generate a perit other than me so I said matic stress disorder and manent income,’ and that’s sure.” when I thought of this,” said the program that National The book will showcase Service Dogs has started.

Gori. “And so I just all of a 13 stories of the relation“She contacted me, she sudden knew that’s what I ships between handler knew of my interest and wanted to do – it’s like the and service dog, including style of writing and she light came on, I wanted to a couple who are helped asked me if I would be the do a book of portraits and by their dog NSD-Lady to person who would accomtheir stories for National cope with PTSD following pany Jacqui’s drawings,” Service Dogs.” their military service, a pair said Silcox. “And I thought Gori said she knew she of dogs that go to school couldn’t write the accompa- about it for a while and I with their handlers to help thought no I didn’t have nied stories, so Judy Frank, kids who are battling with time to do it, I’m writing former fundraising co-ordithree other book simultane- school work and the relanator for National Service tionship written by a nonously and I did not think I Dogs, approached Silcox. verbal autistic child about would be able to fit this in.

Silcox said Frank was

his relationship with his service dog.

“First of all, I am glad that I made the time. It was a bit tough at times juggling, but I know that I would have been sorry if I hadn’t I am glad that I did it,” said Silcox.

A former counsellor at Wilfrid Laurier University, Silcox says even her knowledge of the support service dogs provide was vastly enriched after completing the project.

“I learned things about

THERE ARE SOME FOLKS I know who will not eat a dessert unless it is chocolate. They are right about that – chocolate is the best!

But there are times when a lemon dessert is a very close second. Especially in spring, I like to make something lemon.

This recipe for Layered Lemon Dessert is one that you may already make.

Recently, I made it using the Sour Cream Lemon Pie filling recipe in my cookbook on page 110 instead of regular lemon pie filling. It was scrumptious! It made the dessert so much more decadent.

You can make this dessert 1-2 days in advance and it can also be frozen in a pinch. If you freeze it, the crust will be softer but still highly edible.

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LIONS FOUNDATION OF CANADA walk for Dog Guides hosted by Woolwich Community Lions Club on the Kissing Bridge Trail - Arthur Street North entrance, Elmira. Registration 8:30 a.m., walk 9 a.m. All ages, fitness levels with or without a dog are welcome to participate. Refreshments. Call 519-669-0136 for information.

ELMIRA LEGION DINNER & Dance. Tickets are available at the Legion for $20 and must be purchased before June 3. Dance only $5 at the door. Dinner at 6 p.m., chicken parmesan/ spaghetti, followed by the dance at 7-11 p.m. Band: The Trailers.

COMMUNITY CARE CONCEPTS INVITES you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship at the Wellesley Community Centre. Cost is $6. Call 519-664-1900 by noon on June 19 to sign up.

HUNGRY MAN’S BREAKFAST AT the Elmira Legion, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All you can eat. Adults $6, 5-10 yrs $3, under 5 yrs free.

ST. JACOBS AMAZING WEEKEND. Join us to run the race, adult and family versions starting at 10 a.m. or geocache and find some treasures. Lots of entertainment and an after party starting at 4 p.m. For more information visit stjacobsamazingweekend.weebly.com.

FAMILY HIKE AT RIVERLAND Trail, Breslau 10:20 a.m. , 2 groups: Tortoise and Hare group. Contact Lisa at 519648-0675 or robnlisa@rogers.com to confirm time and locations. Sponsored by Woolwich Trails Group.

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ST. TERESA OF AVILA’S 28th Annual Garden Party.

Enjoy Community BBQ in the hall from 5-8 p.m. with sausages, hamburgers, hotdogs, fries and hot or cold beverages. There will also be an outdoor snack booth. Lots of fun for young and old. Enjoy an evening of food and fellowship starting at 5 p.m. and ending with fireworks at 9:30 p.m. All are welcome.

COMMUNITY CARE CONCEPTS INVITES you to join us for a hot noon meal, fellowship and entertainment at Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs. Cost is $11. Call 519-664-1900 by noon on June 12 to sign up.

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COMMUNITY CARE CONCEPTS INVITES you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship at the Breslau Community Centre. Cost is $6. Call 519-664-1900 by noon on June 12 to sign up.

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

Aging population in Japan sees more diapers produced for adults than babies WEIRD NOTES

Q. How amazing can some coincidences seem when they hit the news?

This one is from an AP report of May 2, 1983.

A. Consider that Patri-

cia Kern of Colorado and Patricia DiBiasi of Oregon were both born March 13, 1941 and both named Patricia Ann Campbell. Additionally, â&#x20AC;&#x153;both had fathers named Robert, worked as bookkeepers, and at the time of this comparison had children ages 21 and 19. Both studied cosmetology, enjoyed oil painting as a hobby, and married military men, within 11

days of each other,â&#x20AC;? say David G. Myers and C. Nathan Dewall in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exploring Psychologyâ&#x20AC;?.

What was behind this unusual twinning? Nothing at all. The two are not genetically related, let alone twins!

Q. How have Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s declining birth rate and rising life expectancy affected its manufacturing base, even including the diaper business?

A. Japan is now arguably the eldest country in the world, with more than a quarter of its population over age 65, says Sally Herships on the Marketplace web site. With its birth rate plunging, â&#x20AC;&#x153;this means seniors have fewer grandchildren to reach into their pockets for and

more money to spend as they see fit.â&#x20AC;? And according to the Pew Research Center, more diapers are now being produced for adults than for babies. The changing consumer landscape is also necessitating other adjustments: stores are slowing down escalators, and groceries can now be ordered by telephone â&#x20AC;&#x201D; without the Internet. Manufacturing giant Panasonic has even created an entire product line for seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;its J-Concept, explains industry spokesperson Mio Yamanaka. Refrigerators and washing machines, for example, are built for a smaller statured population; and in rural areas, where many houses have two stories and stairs, a

lighter vacuum cleaner addresses the problem of trying to vacuum while holding a heavy machine.

Tellingly, Yamanaka says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;in Japan, most people have backache.â&#x20AC;?

Now back to the adult diaper: one ad touting an incontinence product features a Paralympic skier.

The message is clear: You may be over 65, but you still have a full and active life to live.

Q. Where is it that you might aptly say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it rains, it pours?â&#x20AC;? This is not the same as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Raining cats and dogs.â&#x20AC;?

Gemma Tarlach in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discoverâ&#x20AC;? magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cherrapunji also holds a longstanding record for highest rainfall in a 12-month period: 86 feet, 10 inches, set back in 1860-1861.â&#x20AC;? The holiday resort there brags about it being the rainiest place on planet Earth.

Following a rainfall, people the world over might detect the earthy notes of petrichor, most likely due to a byproduct of soil bacteria called geosmin. Only recently, however, has the likely mechanism of petrichor been discovered: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The average raindrop hits a porous surface with enough force to trap air bubbles at the point of impact. The bubbles then rise and pop, releasing aerosols, includ-

A. Since 1861, the town

of Cherrapunji, India, has held the world record for the most rainfall in a 48-hour period (over 98 inches, set in 2014), says

ing geosminâ&#x20AC;? (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nature Communicationsâ&#x20AC;?).

But not even in the rainiest Cherrapunji has it ever rained cats and dogs. Though the saying was first recorded in the mid-17th century, its origin remains unknown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some etymologists think it refers to dead animals washed into the streets after a downpour. But others see a possible corruption of the old English word for waterfall, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;catadupe,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; which makes more sense than falling Fidos and Fluffys.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.

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Crust: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup finely chopped pecans Lemon filling (top layer): 1-1/2 cups sugar 6 Tbsp. cornstarch 1-1/2 Tbsp. lemon rind, grated 3/4 cup lemon juice 3 large eggs

Cream cheese layer: 1 - 250gr. cream cheese 3/4 cup icing sugar 5 cups whipped cream, already whipped Garnish: Additional whipped cream Lemon slices Fresh mint

For crust, cut softened butter into flour and pecans.

Press into 13â&#x20AC;? x 9â&#x20AC;? pan.

Bake at 350Âş F for 20-25

minutes. It does not have to brown, just bake until it is set.

Cool.

Make lemon filling next so it can cool.

Put first six ingredients into a saucepan and mix well.

Heat slowly, stirring frequently. Cook until thickened.

Remove from heat. Stir in butter.

Cool. Stir in sour cream.

For cream cheese layer, beat cream cheese and icing sugar.

Fold in whipped cream.

Spread cream cheese

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layer on cooled crust.

Spread lemon filling over cream cheese layer.

Before serving, garnish with additional whipped cream, lemon slices and mint.

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Layered Lemon Dessert

1-1/2 cups milk 1/3 cup butter 1 cup sour cream

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MENNOHOMES: Aiming for August move-in date FROM | 2

come people who have been putting it off to get involved.”

This is the first year the Drive4UR Community Event in Elmira will be supporting this project.

In the past the Woolwich Lions hosted the event and were successful in raising money for Kiwanis Transit.

Driedger said the fundraiser had such success, the Woolwich Lions members on MennoHomes’ capital fundraising committee wanted to continue it on with a new goal.

The drive-a-Ford event is taking place on June 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For every name registered to test drive one of the company’s various car models, Ford Canada will donate $20 towards the MennoHomes project.

“It really is kind of a low-pressure, stress-free way to hop into a Ford you may not of otherwise and in the past it has been a pretty good event for the Woolwich Lions and if we

can get 300 people to take 10 minutes out of their day and go for a test drive we can raise $6,000,” said Driedger. “We haven’t hit our target yet and we really need a strong support from the community to do that.”

The following weekend, June 17, will be the seventh annual Out-Spok’n Bike-A-Thon for affordable housing. There is no entry fee to participate, but the organization is asking people to register online or in the morning of the event to help try and raise money for this project through sponsorships. The event consists of three components over the course of the day; a family friendly trail ride, a long distance bike and finally a motorcycle ride.

The family friendly version is for folks along the Kissing Bridge Trail, they meet at the Elmira Mennonite Church in the morning and then head onto the trail.

“It’s all on the trail so it’s really good for little kids or

folks who don’t ride regularly,” said Driedger.

Then mixed in between there is a group that does a 75-km road ride, they leave St. Jacobs in the morning head out to Fergus and are back for the BBQ at noon.

“So for the more avid cyclists as well who you know want more than just a casual ride on the Kissing Bridge Trail there is an opportunity for them to get involved with that too,” he said.

Following the official event, there is a three-hour cross-country motorcycle through southwestern Ontario for people who would like to participate but would rather ride a motorcycle then a bicycle.

“We have local sponsors, businesses that get involved too to cover the costs for the day, so all of the sponsorship goes towards the new apartment building in Elmira,” said Driedger.

The building is expected to be finished in August, at which time tenants can move in.

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