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STEVE KANNON WHILE THEY WON’T BE saddled with a policy that would put a sidewalk on both sides of their street, residents of an Elmira neighbourhood now face the stress of the unknown as they await Woolwich council’s final decision. Pushing for the installation of a second sidewalk during the planned reconstruction of Green Warbler Crescent and Grey Owl Drive, engineering staff also advocated for a blanket policy calling for sidewalks on both sides of every street in the township. Councillors, however, shot down that idea when it was tabled Nov. 10. Meeting again Tuesday night, they confirmed a request that council come up with a new approach, one that includes input from the public. As was the case last week, residents came out in numbers Nov. 17 to speak against an additional sidewalk on their lightly-trafficked streets. SIDEWALKS | 2

A celebration ensued after the Waterloo Wolves Minor Bantam AAA team defeated Kitchener at the Aud on Saturday to receive the Toyota Cup. With that win, the boys will be treated to a free trip to Japan during March Break. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]

WHITNEY NEILSON A 2-0 WIN OVER Kitchener at the Toyota Hockey Championship last Saturday means the Waterloo Wolves Minor Bantam AAA team are off to Japan in March for a week of hockey and Japanese culture. About half the team – nine players – are from Woolwich.

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The Toyota Hockey Challenge pitted Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge Minor Bantam AAA teams against each other in a round robin tournament to determine who would win an all expenses paid trip to Japan. Toyota Motor Hokkaido and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. pay for the annual exchange, which is in its 19th year.

The Wolves will play the Tomakomai Allstars in Hokkaido, Japan during March Break of next year. Waterloo and Kitchener faced off against each other in 2013 too, where Waterloo was victorious. A Japanese team will come to the region in March of 2017 as part of the exchange. As the final seconds wound

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Jarrod Leis noted again that the overwhelming majority of those in the neighbourhood, including 100 per cent of those living on Grey Owl, opposed plans for additional sidewalks. In response to the township’s proposed policy, a group of citizens are currently working on a set of guidelines it will bring back to council at a later date, he added. “It’s unfair to try to push this policy through at this time,” said Phil Willms of the engineering staff recom-

mendation, noting that the policy was sprung on residents with little notice and with no public input. A proper policy would look at older neighbourhoods separately, perhaps adding a grandfathering clause. Nor is there any need to rush, Willms added. “We want to make sure it doesn’t just get shoved through.” The proposed policy having been sent back for reworking, director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley said a revised report would likely have to

wait until the first quarter of 2016. With a tender for the reconstruction work going out in February or March, a decision on the number of sidewalks would have to be made before awarding the work, he added. Along with input from the Green Warbler and Grey Owl homeowners, a public meeting is likely to be part of the revised process. In the meantime, however, the concerned residents will wait on tenterhooks for a final decision on whether the changes they fear will or won’t go ahead.

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Local Scouts praise national plan to boost financial aid program Scouts Canada increases assistance budget to ensure No One Left Behind WHITNEY NEILSON RECOGNIZING THE GROWING FINANCIAL demands on the families of its members, Scouts Canada has upped the financial aid available through its No One Left Behind program to $450,000, up from $250,000. The program helps children who have financial difficulty paying for the cost of participating in Scouts. Last week’s announcement was welcomed by Elmira Scouting commissioner Brian Soehner. “In the past couple years we haven’t got anything from them [Scouts Canada] and we’ve relied on help from Canadian Tire Jumpstart, but they’re broke, too, right now,” Soehner said. “We’ve been having to do it internally on our own. There are always probably three or four parents in Elmira that do need help.” Scouting celebrated its 100th anniversary in Elmira in 2012. At that time, people were offering small donations, so they opened up their own little ledger in the account to help. He says that fund hasn’t grown as much as they’d like, but when someone comes to a leader seeking help they’re never turned down. The most common way was to get one third of the required funds from Jumpstart or Woolwich Community Services and the group would help them as well for a third. “It isn’t just registration. We have Christmas trees we’re going to sell soon again. We draw some money from that. Anywhere we can get money to use for more than just reg-

istration. Uniforms, camp, whatever it takes to get that child looked after,” Soehner explained. Soehner said all of the local Scouts are looked after for the year, but if another parent comes needing help, they’ll definitely apply to the national fund. He notes there are other ways Scouts can help themselves, such as the popcorn program where they sell popcorn and can keep some of the proceeds for the Scouts group. “I’ve been scouting in Elmira for 45 years as a leader. We’ve never turned anyone down. We just take it as it comes.” The Scouts will be selling Christmas trees in Elmira, as they do every year. The trees are arriving this Saturday, all 335 of them. They’re all numberone grade trees, so they do cost a bit more than your average Christmas tree from a grocery store. “Last year was the first year Food Basics was in town for Christmas. They had to sell some trees because they’re in their flyer, and we had a struggle with that. They came up with a fantastic solution. They only brought in a token amount because their trees are obviously cheaper. They gave us the money. They’re doing that again this year,” Soehner said. The national program was established in 2007 and helped 2,668 Scouts across the country last year. “We’re happy to see this. Scouting in Elmira numbers have been going up quite steady the last few years. There’s just no way we’re going to leave anybody out,” Soehner said.

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Jim Green, John Pym and Derek Brick will be recognized later this month with Wellesley Citizen of the Year awards for their contributions to the township.

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Wellesley Township to honour trio of residents as its citizens of the year Contributions of John Pym, Derek Brick and Jim Green to be recognized WHITNEY NEILSON COMMUNITY SPIRIT IS OF such abundance in Wellesley Township that this year there will be three Citizen of the Year recipients. John Pym is receiving the Citizen of the Year Award, Derek Brick will get the Youth Citizen of the Year Award, and Jim Green is being awarded the Lifetime Citizen of the Year Award. “When I think of what previous recipients have had I was a little humbled because I don’t think I’ve done as much as they have. But I was very flattered. I’ve been in the community for, it’ll be 29 years in January. I’ve never done anything really big, I’ve done a lot of little things. It’s always flattering to get an award,” Pym said. He used to be involved in Theatre Wellesley, but

with kids now he doesn’t have time. That was a volunteer effort purely for fun. Believe it or not, he says his favourite volunteer contribution is roadside cleanup with the Lions Club. “Nobody knows, nobody sees, you aren’t doing it for publicity. You walk through a ditch for a couple hours picking up garbage, but at the end of it you hear people say, ‘it’s so clean, how do you keep it so clean?’ It just makes you feel good. To me, that’s my favourite way of giving back to the community,” Pym said. Through his business, Pym’s Market, he’s got to know owners of grocers in other small towns. He says they’re envious of Wellesley because of the Apple Butter and Cheese Festival, which does so much for the township.

“If you look at the schedule, we just had the Lions roast beef dinner. We’re coming up to the Christmas parade. We’ve got the community Christmas party on the 28th, the parade on the 11th, then we’re having a ceilidh on January 24th and then we’ve got a home show, we’ve got the big Don Green softball tournament. We’ve got the fishing derby and the soap box derby on Labour Day. There are a lot of things. And it makes it a lot of fun to live in a small town when there are so many things going on,” Pym said. He says because of numerous volunteers, they’ve been able to create the splash park, the accessible playground, and the dog park, all within five years. He notes Jen Summers’ involvement in making the playground and splash pad both realities.

In the future he plans to continue his volunteer work as a member of the Lions Club, timekeeping for hockey games, and returning to Theatre Wellesley when his kids get their drivers licenses. “Through my business I’m fortunate that I can contribute, sponsor a few things here and there. I’ll keep on doing it,” Pym said. Brick’s been volunteering in the community with the Apple Butter and Cheese Festival since he was a child. “Ever since I was old enough to help out there I’ve been a part of it. Normally it would mean get the Friday off school to set up for the day Friday, and then help all day Saturday and all day Sunday. My dad is a part of the Apple Butter and Cheese ComCITIZENS | 4

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mittee and I just kind of helped alongside him,” Brick said. He’s also been a volunteer firefighter for a year and a half and he looks after the fireworks for the Wellesley Fall Fair, soliciting donations for that.

“It’s humbling I guess. I like to be a quiet volunteer. I’d rather be recognized as quietly, but I guess it’s nice to know that other people see it too,” Brick said, of his thoughts on the award. Jim Green’s being recognized for his many volunteer years supporting

various sports organizations, most notably the tournament in honour of his brother, Don. “Starting in 1985, for 27 years I was either directly or indirectly involved with the Don Green Memorial Fund. My brother was killed in 1984 and this slo-

pitch tournament has been going ever since, with all the profits going back into the community. Of those 27 years I basically ran the tournament single handed by myself. We donated the last few years over $8,000 back to the community,” Green said.

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“To me, it was an unbelievable phone call that I got from a member of the board of trade. The lady told me that my name was brought forward to receive this. I was really honoured and surprised. I am deeply grateful for the honour committed to me. It is a new award for Lifetime Citizen of the area. I’m still flabbergasted, but I’m appreciative also. The lady said it’s a long time coming, Jim.” He was involved with the governing body for boys’ and men’s fastball in Western Ontario from 1977 to 1990 and received an outstanding service award from the OSA for his work with them. He also served on the community centre board from 1980 to 1998, which makes recommendations to the local council for improvements or changes. “They used to have a senior hockey club in Wellesley called the Merchants and I was on that founding executive board, 1978 to 1994, then the team folded. Being involved in sports was my thing, but the Don Green Memorial Tournament … we still donate money back to the community,” Green said. Green was born what’s called a “blue baby,” quite

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literally because he had a blue tinge to his skin, due to poor blood circulation. A hole in his heart was discovered as a baby. “Because of that condition I was never able to play any competitive sports, so this way through umpiring and referring and certain boards, volunteering I felt that I gave my share back to the community,” Green said. Green’s daughters will accept the award on his behalf on Nov. 28, as he and his wife have already left for Florida for the winter. Brick shares why he’s continued his volunteer efforts and why he plans to keep on doing so, something all three recipients can appreciate. “I think it’s just because it’s a small town the more you help out the more you get to work with each other, you know people better,” Brick said. “I know I’ve benefited greatly from it. I know a lot of different age groups of people. Pride in your community goes a long way. I like the small town. If you didn’t have people volunteering you wouldn’t have those things to do.” The awards will be doled out at the Wellesley & District Board of Trade Christmas Dinner on Nov. 28.

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Extension for sidewalk contractor

Maintenance has worked very hard and successfully met our performance expectations while making ongoing modifications to equipment to greatly reduce property damage,” reads a report tabled Tuesday night by director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley. A change in equipment to be used by the company will see a reduction in the hourly rate charged to the township. Minor snowfalls will be cleared at a rate of $210 an hour, down from $231.75, while the complement rolled out for major events will run $287.25 per hour, down from $309. The township budgets $70,000 a year for the service, but the actual

Happy with the service of its Elmira sidewalk snow-clearing contractor, and looking at lower pricing, Woolwich has granted a two-year extension to Mitchell Property Maintenance. The company has had the contract since 2012 and has all but eliminated the complaints that dogged the program almost from its inception in 2004. “Throughout the term of their contract, Mitchell Property

amount charged depends on the rolling surplus of funds in the account. Funded by a special levy applied to Elmira properties, the service costs each homeowner about $18 a year.

Home sales drop in October There were a total of 435 home sales through the Multiple Listing System (MLS) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors in October compared to 480 during the same period in 2014, a decrease of 9.4%. Residential sales this October included 284 single detached homes (down 6.9% from last October),

20 semi-detached (down 23.1%), 37 townhomes (up 5.7%) and 92 condominium units (down 19.3%). Single detached homes in October sold for an average price of $417,891, an increase of 8.9% compared to the same month last year. The average sale price for a condominium was $242,280, an increase of 14.3%, while the average sale price of all residential sales in K-W and area increased 9.9% to $363,438 compared to October 2014. Townhomes and semi-detached properties sold for an average of $300,724 (down 2.5%) and $265,000 (up 2.2%) respectively. The increase in detached and overall residential prices are due in part to

six home sales in October 2015 over $900,000 compared to zero sales in that range in October 2014. Average sale price information can be useful in establishing long-term trends, but should not be used as an indicator that specific properties have increased or decreased in value, the association notes.

Heritage work plan OK’d Formed earlier this year, the Woolwich Heritage Committee now has a work plan heading into 2016. A document outlining actions such as erecting plaques on currently

designated heritage buildings and identifying potential new sites was approved Tuesday night by township council. Also on the group’s radar is photographing heritage structures and mounting an exhibition at township hall, participating in Doors Open Waterloo Region and exploring financial incentives to encourage and support the owners of heritage or potential heritage buildings. Along with approving the work plan, councillors also agreed to include the committee’s request of $4,000 as part of their deliberation of the 2016 township budget.

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11:00 PM | A trailer was taken by unknown suspects from the parking lot of W. Thur and Sons Ltd. in Elmira. The trailer contained mechanical equipment and tools as well as various transport trailer supplies. The loss is valued at approximately $30,000. Anyone with information is asked

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2:45 PM | A grey GMC pickup hauling scrap metal driven by a 48-year-old Waterloo man was southbound on New Jerusalem

Four people were sent to hospital following a two-vehicle collision Nov. 15 at the intersection of Sawmill and New Jerusalem roads near Conestogo. [JOE MERLIHAN / THE OBSERVER]

Road and stopped at a stop sign at Sawmill Road near Conestogo. At the same time, a black Dodge Grand Caravan driven by a 66-year-old Elmira woman was eastbound on Sawmill Road approaching the same intersection. The pickup proceed to cross Sawmill Road, but was struck by the van. Both vehicles

ended up in a water-filled ditch at the southeast corner of the intersection. Emergency services attended. Both drivers and two passengers in the minivan were injured and transported to Grand River Hospital by ambulance. They were all later treated and released. The investigation is continuing and charges are

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Students set sail for Treasure Island EDSS drama department to stage Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale starting Nov. 26 at the high school when it comes to favourite parts of the production, he says it’s all about the people. “I think just being with a bunch of people just like myself, usually I’m with a bunch of serious people who think I’m crazy. Now I’m crazy but in a good way,” Gunn said. Carroll says if you’re looking for a fun, high energy, family-friendly show, this is your ticket. “The other thing is a lot of the time, especially nowadays people aren’t aware of all these classic stories, like A Christmas Carol, Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. You look at all these very classic stories and people are not aware of them. We see in the movies now, there’s a resurgence of these old stories. It’s great for people to come out and see something that’s been around for a long time,” Carroll said. The show runs Nov. 26-28 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance on Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, or $7 for students and seniors, $5 for children 13 and under, and $15 for a family matinee pass.

WHITNEY NEILSON Sword fights on the high seas will take over Elmira District Secondary School next week as they perform Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. The cast and crew of 40 have been busy since September learning lines and preparing the set. Drama teacher DJ Carroll says he chose the play because it’s a classic pirate story with plenty of excitement. “It’s treasure, it’s pirates, they’re on the high sea, there are sword fights. There’s action and it’s been a classic since it was published. It’s been done in movies, TV shows, plays, all over the place,” Carroll said. The story follows young Jim Hawkins who happens upon a treasure map. With the help of his friends, a doctor and a squire, they decide to go on a journey to get the treasure. Unbeknownst to them, pirates infiltrate the crew, and they want the treasure for themselves. Battle ensues between the two sides and eventually Jim Hawkins

Treasure Island comes to town next week with Elmira District Secondary School’s production of the classic pirate tale. saves the day, managing to get away with a little bit of the treasure. Maddie McCormick plays Jim Hawkins. “He’s the youngest character of the play and he’s the young hero of the story. He’s always caught up in adventure and he’s always in the middle of action,” McCormick explains. Carroll said the crew worked to create the set of a pirate ship for two months, planning, designing, painting, and fine tuning. The actors have been rehearsing on

it since the end of October, practicing a much loved part of the show – sword fighting. “This is my first year doing this so these huge props and sets are super cool. And the costumes and sword fighting are also really cool,” McCormick said. Carroll says the challenge of this production is the old language. Since the book was written in 1883, the language is reflective of the late 1700s. He says the actors have struggled with some of the terminology. Emma McGee will take on

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the role of Long John Silver, leader of the mutinous pirates. Long John Silver leads all the pirates off to find the treasure, killing a slew of people along the way. “I like how you don’t know which side I’m on. Good guy then bad guy then good guy, and then I just kill everybody at the end,” McGee said. Matt Lalonde plays Captain Alexander Smollett. “I’m a British naval officer. I’m the captain of this boat. I’m a very serious guy,” Lalonde said.

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Deal ends labour dispute by province’s elementary teachers LIZ BEVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS HAVE ratified their tentative agreements with the government, effectively ending labour disputes for fulltime and occasional teachers across the province. On a provincial, but not yet a local level, the Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario voted overwhelmingly on Nov. 13 to accept the tentative deal on the table after 14 months without a contract and widely-publicized negotiations. Greg Weiler, president of the union local in Waterloo Region, says that it’s time for everyday activities to get back to normal. “I think everybody is relieved that we are at the ETFO | 32

A gala performance in support of arts program Local students among those who attend Eastwood Collegiate for its focus on performing arts classes WHITNEY NEILSON STUDENTS AT EASTWOOD COLLEGIATE Institute will showcase their artistic talents once again at the annual gala, which raises funds for the Waterloo Region Integrated Arts Program and provides a venue to highlight their music, drama, dance, and art. Jenna Zettle from Ariss, and Sydney Deveaux from Breslau, attend ECI and will be performing next week with the chamber strings. Zettle plays the fiddle and Deveaux plays the viola. “I’m excited to be in it for the first time because I’ve been hearing about Gala from my older brothers when they did it, and I didn’t get to do it last year, so I’m really excited,” Deveaux said. She heard about the arts program at ECI through her brothers. Similarly, Zettle heard about it from

her sister who also attended the Kitchener school. They both chose to attend the school because of its arts program. Zettle says she’s been playing strings since she was three, and Deveaux picked it up in Grade 7. Chamber strings is performing a duet with a classical guitarist and the fiddle group is doing a set, along with Highland dancers. Other acts include the chamber choir, concert choir, junior and senior band, junior jazz, and drama acts, to name a few. Students also auditioned and were chosen to perform solo acts. “Gala is the biggest thing in the entire year. We hire a professional stage director, and the entire tech crew’s working on it and it takes at least a month or two beforehand just preparing everything,” Zettle said. The gala got moved to later dates than originally planned due to the edu-

Woolwich residents Sydney Deveaux and Jenna Zettle will show off their musical talents at the annual Eastwood Collegiate Institute Gala next week. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER] their group pieces, and perience it, that’s probably cational support staff job dress rehearsals started one of the most fun parts,” action, which forced them this week. Zettle said. to cancel weekend facil“It’s really, really fun The theme of this year’s ity rentals at the school because performing is fun, gala is Evolve, to reflect the for rehearsals. Regardless, but getting to see all the they’ve been practicing GALA | 40 people backstage and exsince September to learn

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Anti-Muslim backlash grows with each attack OUTRAGE, EVEN PLAIN OL’ rage, is a natural reaction to last weekend’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Just as January’s slayings of French cartoonists caused those in the West to be Charlie, the latest slaughter prompted Je suis Paris. The rage was evident in France’s immediate decision to step up the bombing of IS/ISIS/ISIL targets in and around Syria. In that regard it was joined by Russia, which admitted one of its passenger planes was brought down – 224 people died – by a bomb planted by Islamic State terrorists in Egypt. That acknowledgement was followed by the launching of bombers and cruise missiles. France closed its borders, moved against suspected radical Muslims and shut down mosques. Some politicians and citizens there were calling for a more stringent backlash as officials wrestle with anti-Muslim sentiments in a country where there are five million of them. It’s much the same in other Western European countries, where people appear to be reaching the breaking point on immigration and rightwing political parties are gaining significant ground. We can expect anti-Muslim sentiment to spread with each new atrocity – there were isolated incidents even here following the events of Nov. 13 in Paris. Already divisive, Canada’s plans to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees are even more tainted now. Much of the goodwill sparked by the image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on a Turkish beach has passed. Horrified by the scenes from Paris, 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. Each new act of violence breeds fear – a terrorist 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 France and Europe, which have avoided some of the kneejerk reaction we saw in the U.S. and, to a lesser extent, in the UK following terrorist attacks there. 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. We’re already seeing the growth of right-wing and nationalist political parties in England, France, Germany and even traditional neutral Switzerland and liberal Holland, among others. European countries have been grappling with the issue, and what happened in Paris last week will only fan the flames. People’s fears are real, and they must be accommodated in future policies such as immigration, for instance.

Woolwich sees no need for a blanket policy for installing sidewalks, opting instead for common sense and democratic input from residents. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

Paris attacks part of a terrorist recruitment strategy WORLD AFFAIRS As always after a major terrorist attack on the West, the right question to ask after the slaughter in Paris is: what were the strategic aims behind the attack? This requires getting your head around the concept that terrorists have rational strategies, but once you have done that the motives behind the attacks are easy to figure out. It also becomes clear that the motives have changed. The 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001 followed the classical terrorist strategy of trying to trick the target government into over-reacting in ways that ultimately serve the terrorists’ interests. Al-Qaeda’s goal was to sucker the United States into invading Muslim countries. Al Qaeda was a revolutionary organization whose purpose was to overthrow existing Arab governments and take power in the Arab countries, which it would then reshape in accord with its extreme Islamist ideol-

ogy. The trouble was that Islamist movements were not doing very well in building mass support in the Arab world, and you need mass support if you want to make a revolution. Osama bin Laden’s innovation was to switch the terrorist attacks from Arab governments to Western ones, in the hope of luring them into invasions that would radicalize large number of Arabs and drive them into the arms of the Islamists. His hopes were fulfilled by the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. Once the Western troops went in, there was a steep decline in terrorist attacks on Western countries. AlQaeda wanted Western troops to stay in the Middle East and radicalize the local populations, so it made no sense to wage a terrorist campaign that might make Western countries pull their troops out again. The resistance in Iraq grew quickly and attracted Islamist fighters from many other Arab countries. The organization originally known as “Al-Qaeda in Iraq” underwent several name changes, to “Islamic State in Iraq” in 2006; then to

“Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” – ISIS for short – in 2013, and finally to simply “Islamic State” in 2014. But the key personnel and the long-term goals remained the same throughout. The man who now calls himself the “Caliph” of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Bahdadi, first joined “AlQaeda in Iraq” and started fighting the U.S. occupation forces in Iraq in 2004. But along the way the strategy changed, for ISIS eventually grew so strong that it conquered the extensive territories in Syria and Iraq that now make up Islamic State. Popular revolutions were no longer needed. The core strategy now is simply conquest. In that case, why are Islamic State and Al-Qaeda still attacking Western targets? One reason is because the jihadi world is now split between two rival jihadi franchises that are competing for supporters. The split happened in 2013, when ISIS, having launched a very successful branch operation in Syria known as the Nusra Front, tried to bring it back under the control of the parent organization.

The Syrian branch resisted, and appealed to Al-Qaeda, the franchise manager of both jihadi groups, for support. Al-Qaeda backed the Syrians, whereupon ISIS broke its links with AlQaeda and set up as a direct competitor. ISIS and the Nusra Front then fought a three-month war in early 2014 that killed several thousand militants and left the former in control of most of eastern Syria. Soon afterwards ISIS overran most of western Iraq and renamed itself Islamic State. Islamic State and AlQaeda’s local franchise, the Nusra Front, are currently observing a ceasefire in Syria, but the two brands are still in a bitter struggle for the loyalty of jihadi groups elsewhere in the Muslim world. Spectacular terrorist operations against Western targets appeal to both franchises because they are a powerful recruiting tool in jihadi circles. But Islamic State has a further motive: it actually wants Western attacks on it to cease. It’s a real state now, with borders and an army and DYER | 10

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While perhaps less dramatic, climate change will have consequences for region EDITOR'S NOTES The climate is changing. Whether or not you believe humans have anything to do with it – scientific evidence says we do, skeptics cling to conspiracy theories – there’s no denying the changes in progress. Nor is there any denying the costs, which will be paid in death, misery and dollars. Lots and lots of dollars. Much of the coming pain will be borne by coastal areas and already fragile ecosystems where shifts in weather patterns will have the largest impacts. But even here, removed from rising oceans, intensifying hurricanes and desertification, we’re going to pay the price. That much is clear in a new report released last week. Prepared by the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change at the University of Waterloo, the document points to shifts in the weather over the coming decades that will bring more extremes, including snow and rain, wind speeds and

temperatures. Using computer modeling to predict changes through to the end of the century, researchers looked at the impact if we moved to mitigate climate change to varying degrees, but assumed whatever we do, if anything, will not be done soon enough to alter the course we’re on – what the report calls the business-as-usual scenario. In the next couple of decades, researchers expect we’ll see more severe winter weather, shifting to freezing rain episodes as temperatures rise and the span of winter shrinks. In the latter part of the century, the number of extreme heat episodes (where temperatures exceed 30 degrees Celsius) will increase by a factor of six, from about 10 days per year today to 60 days. Prepared for local governments – specifically the region and the three cities – the study looks at the impact climate change will have on municipalities. From snow-clearing budgets to wind damage, and from flooding and overwhelmed infrastructure, the coming changes will tax municipal resources and finances.

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raised $10 million annually to pay for dike upgrades and improvements to drainage systems. The city will need $300 million in today’s dollars to do all the necessary dike improvements, though that provides no guarantees. The same scenario is playing out in communities all along the heavily populated coast. Many are already exploring abandonment scenarios, whereby homeowners move out and let the sea take over – with governments expected to buy out the properties, even though owners knew the risk when purchasing. Such “managed retreat” plans will add to the costs, though would be cheaper than trying to keep the water out. Perhaps even more problematic is the impact rising sea levels will have on some municipal water systems, essentially turning fresh groundwater into a brackish mixture. Other parts of the globe now face the same issues, though with greater impacts and costs. Here in Waterloo Region, rising sea levels aren’t a direct problem. Hurricanes

and typhoons aren’t a consideration. What we will face, however, is storm damage – tornadoes are a natural disaster we do see – shifts in farming practices, and more invasive species and diseases. “Regions across Canada are experiencing changing climatic conditions such as higher average temperatures, new precipitation patterns, and increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events (e.g. heat waves, intense rainfall, and strong winds),” the report reads. “These changes are having a variety of impacts on ecosystems and everyday life in Canadian communities, including property damage and infrastructure failure during extreme events, shifting growing seasons, a range of economic losses (e.g., construction delays, crop damage, tourism patterns), increased health risks posed by extreme weather, and shifts in the ranges of pests, invasive species and infectious disease.” We’re already paying the price in terms of weatherrelated incidents, both through our taxes (flooding,

snow clearing, for instance) and through private channels such as insurance claims, where severe weather is now costing about $1 billion a year. Severe weather is on the rise across Canada. Events that used to happen every 40 years can now be expected to happen every six. Homes are damaged more frequently by heavy rainfall, hail damage, storm surges, tornadoes and hurricanes. Once-in-a-century flooding events will likely reoccur much sooner. The same with disasters elsewhere. There’s no denying the devastation, and the huge economic impact. Governments, even the local ones that commissioned the UW report, are aware of this. To their credit, they are taking some steps to deal with the coming problems. Unfortunately, they can’t be counted on to do what’s right and what’s necessary when it comes to shifting financial resources and looking out for the real longterm interests of citizens. Prone to short-term thinking, their failures are likely as inevitable as the coming climate change.

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Tax is an operative word, as already profligate governments must start now to deal with the financial consequences. Leaving aside the enormous and perhaps futile costs of mitigation efforts – moving away from fossil fuels, for instance – climate change adaptation will run into the billions, so it makes sense now to put money aside. There’s no room for more taxes, so we’ll have to decide what we’re going to do away with now in order to have money available in the future. “Canada-wide, the economic impacts of climate change are estimated to be $5 billion per year by 2020, and between $21 and $43 billion by 2050,” the report notes. Just one example can be found out on coastal British Columbia. In low-lying Richmond, flooding has always been an issue. Keeping tidal waters at bay has already cost millions. Now, with already rising sea levels and increasing odds for a 100-year sea rise event, the costs are on the rise. Property owners are already assessed a $100 year fee that

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Statistics compiled for Bullying Awareness Week in Ontario show that 75% of people have been affected by bullying, which can cause serious harm such as headaches, depression, anxiety, and increase the risk of suicide.

“Noting that France’s enthusiasm for military intervention in the Middle East long predated the Paris attacks puts one at risk of being mistaken for an apologist for ISIS war crimes. Indeed, one suspects that fear of such misidentification leads journalists to downplay or omit French violence in describing the context of the attacks. Such willful avoidance of history helps perpetuate the illusion that Western violence is the solution to ISIS’s terror—rather than one of its main causes.”

Displaced by the pending light rail transit scheme, the Waterloo Central Railway will get $150,000 from the regional government to help reorganize the operation of its popular tourist train based in St. Jacobs. Soon to be ousted from their original spot in Uptown Waterloo, WCR will use the money to establish a new location on Northfield Drive, near the Conestoga Parkway.

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a more or less functional economy. It doesn’t want Western forces interfering with its efforts to consolidate and expand that state, and it hopes that terrorist attacks on the West may force them to pull out. France is a prime target because French aircraft are part of the Western-led coalition bombing Islamic State, and because it’s relatively easy to recruit terrorists from France’s large, impoverished and alienated Muslim minority. Russia has also become a priority target since its aircraft started bombing jihadi troops in Syria, and the recent crash of a Russian airliner in Sinai may be due to a bomb

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To the Editor, I WISH TO COMMENT on the decision made by Woolwich councillors regarding a gravel pit at 777 Sandy Hills Dr. Why would council give a pit 20 years to wind down its operation when the engineering and planning department clearly recommended that concrete recycling at the pit be regulated by a temporary use bylaw requiring a renewal every three years? I have the Woolwich tax levy pie graph before me that shows engineering and planning services use 47 per cent of our tax monies. Why would council members not use the information that taxpayers are paying for? What possible reason would you have to allow a gravel pit for 20 years to do as they please? All gravel pits should be renewed every three years considering the many problems they create for citizens in their vicinity. Is there a personal con-

planted by Islamic State. So the outlook is for more terrorist attacks wherever Islamic State (and, to a lesser extent, Al-Qaeda) can find willing volunteers. Western countries with smaller and better integrated Muslim communities are less vulnerable than France, but they are targets too. Putting foreign ground troops into Syria would only make matters worse, so the least bad option for all the countries concerned is to ride the terrorist campaign out. Horrendous though the attacks are, they pose a very small risk to the average citizen of these countries. Statistically speaking, it’s still more dangerous to cross the street, let alone climb a ladder. nection to this pit? We have had enough of a circus from Woolwich Township and its inability to stay within legal boundaries. I feel that the engineering and planning department must play a leadership role in watching over our lands and water.

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No time to be soft on terrorism To the Editor, IN REFERENCE TO THE attacks in Paris, this is a copy of a letter I sent to the Prime Minister’s office. Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Do you stand on guard for Canada or do you work on the side of ISIS? Soft power does not work with barbarians. Two of the terrorists disguised themselves as Syrian refugees in order to carry out their murderous work in Paris. Do you stand with our allies in the battle against pure evil? If the answer is no you should resign as prime minister today for the good of the country.

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SPORTS NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA

FOOTBALL / HIGH SCHOOL

Jr Lancer football team advances to semi-finals

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Team faces Jacob Hespeler SS in Friday afternoon showdown in Cambridge OPEN COUNTRY

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A 7-0 VICTORY OVER Grand River Collegiate Institute on Monday gave Elmira District’s junior football team a ride to the semi-finals this Friday They’ll face off against Jacob Hespeler Secondary School at JHSS at 2:15 p.m. JHSS finished first in the league in regular season play and haven’t lost a game all year. Even if the EDSS boys lose, coach David Munroe says it’s been an excellent season for the young squad. “With 13 teams in the league and we’re in the semi-finals, so I mean the worst we can do is fourth,” Munroe said. “It’s a good accomplishment, especially since we do have a lot

of Grade 9s that did well. We couldn’t ask for much more. They definitely came together. This is one of the tightest knit groups we’ve had probably in the six years I’ve been coaching here for a football team. They worked really hard. The attendance was great at practice. They put in the time in the off season in the workout program we gave them. They definitely bought in and it showed.” EDSS scored near the end of the second quarter versus GRCI and held them off for the rest of the game to secure the win. Munroe says they played well defensively, but their offense could have been better. “To hold a team to zero

points, you can’t ask for anything more than that. The defense played really, really well and offense, we did enough to get the win,” Munroe said. They’ve been practicing this week to prepare for JHSS. He said they’ll watch some film to see if they can find any weaknesses to exploit. Having faced them before, they’re going to switch up their game plan a bit to try to move away from their opponent’s strengths. He commends a few key players who led the game on Monday. “We have two brothers, Max Uliana and Bennett Uliana. Bennett’s our quarterback. He played really well. And Max on defense had two sacks. He played

really, really well as well. Josh Runstedler as well, he’s a running back, he played really well,” Munroe said. He expects most of the Grade 9s that played this year will return next year, and the Grade 10s will move up to the senior team, which didn’t make it as far as the juniors this year. “It’s been a lot of fun to coach them. It’s nice to coach junior and then you get to see them move up into senior. So I think we’re looking forward to this group because they’ve got a really good team, we’re looking forward to them moving on and getting to watch them as seniors over the next couple years,” Munroe said.

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Tyson Palmer moved the play up field in Cambridge Monday as the EDSS junior football team defeated Grand River Collegiate Institute 7-0 to advance to the semi-finals this Friday against JHSS. [WHITNEY NEILSON/ THE OBSERVER].

MY BROTHER VISITED RECENTLY for a couple of days to hunt deer with me. As always, I was happy he made it up, partly because we don’t see each other as much as we should. Mostly, however, because he still had a deer tag and I didn’t. We’re close that way. You see, I went and ruined my deer hunt this year by filling my tag early in the archery season. And, as every true deer hunter knows, that is a mistake. There is a fine line to walk when you consider filling your tag. Sure, you want to put it on a deer, but you don’t want to do it so quickly that you have to sit out for the majority of the season. I know. There is the party hunting option. I could always join a group of hunters and, with their permission, help them fill their tags. But party hunting has its own set of issues. For one thing, there is this unspoken understanding. The person who owns the tag doesn’t really want you to fill it. They just want you to be there to help drag out the deer they take. As a result, you generally never get prime spots to sit in and often they’ll say things like, “Don’t even think of shooting any deer unless it’s an albino buck

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IT WAS ALL ABOUT the hockey earlier this month during the 40th annualWoolwich Wildcats Weekend tournament, with Elmira playing host to 33 teams and some 750 players from as far away as Ottawa. Woolwich teams were the stars of the tournament, putting on the best showing in the last few years, says organizer Tracey Williams. “We (had) five Woolwich teams make it to the semifinals, and then three of those teams went on to the finals. (Those three teams) were undefeated in the round robin,” she said. “All three ended up winning. I think we did particularly well this year. I have been running the tournament for five years now and I would say this was one of our better years. Last year, we only had one Woolwich team win. I would say that five teams in the semis and three teams going undefeated the whole tournament is a big thing.” The three teams that won their divisions and remained undefeated for the whole weekend, were the Minor Bantam, Peewee A and Peewee AE. The Minor Bantam boys shutout the Kitchener Junior Rangers 4-0 to win, while the Peewee A team shutout Grimsby, marking their fifth win of the weekend.

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Visiting Cullitons need double OT to beat Kings

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No time to fret on might-have-beens, as Elmira faces a big test with three games in four nights to end the week WHITNEY NEILSON A BACK-AND-FORTH MATCH BETWEEN Elmira and Stratford at the WMC on Sunday saw the game drawn out to double overtime, with the Cullitons securing a late 4-3 win over the Sugar Kings. Elmira’s Jake Moggy and Stratford’s Tyson Baker fought early in the first period, and both were ejected before the first goal was even scored. “We did have to juggle some lines there with penalties and Moggy being kicked out of the game early with the fight, so guys were able to step up and play in that type of role when we needed them too,” head coach Ty Canal said. Kings captain Rob Kohli got on the board halfway into the period, assisted by Quinten Bruce and Zac Coulter. Anthony Kotsovos, helped by Justin Graham, evened the game out for the Cullies with five to go in the first. Stratford took the lead in the second with a goal from Jack Scanlan (Dylan Lebold, Zander Pryor). Only 15 seconds later

Ryan Maksymyk tied up the game with his first goal as a Sugar King. Assists came from Jeff Jordan and Ryley Cribbin. “I thought after the first period we were able to rebound and start fresh the second and third which I think we did pretty well. I think we did end up outshooting them in the next two periods, which is a good thing, especially after the first period that we did have,” Canal said. Both teams started getting rough in the second frame, as penalties for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct were handed out. Zach Van Louwe (Graham, Joe Leahy) put the puck past Elmira net minder Liam Devine late in the period to pull the Cullies ahead going into the third. A quick goal from Coulter, assisted by Mac MacSorley, early in the third frame locked the teams at 3s for the final 20 minutes, taking it to overtime. “Anytime you go to double overtime you like to think it can go both ways,” said Canal. “I think we battled hard. I know we fell down behind a couple

times in that game. We were able to battle back, fight back, and get the goals that we needed to send it to overtime.” Nothing got past either goalie, so they were forced to 3-on-3 play in double overtime. Elmira just couldn’t get the right bounce, and Stratford’s Josh Miller (Jared Nash, Hayden Broomhead) scored to end the game. The Kings spent 29 minutes in the box compared to Stratford’s 35. “We’ve been able to hold teams in their defensive zone for awhile and we were able to generate a couple scoring chances back to back, I think we’ve been skating really well… I think guys are getting confidence. I think it’s definitely easier to play when guys have confidence in one another. I think we’re skating a lot better and that’s the big thing. We’re able to generate speed in all three zones,” Canal said. Devine stopped 30 of 34 shots that came his way, and didn’t let in any goals while Stratford was on five power plays. Canal says KINGS | 16

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with 28-points or better.” And because it’s their tag, you have to agree – right up until the first legal deer comes along. Then you evaluate how much the friendship means to you. The point is that it’s best to rely on your tag. That’s why you should pass up on deer until the last week or so. Then you’d get that big one that has eluded you. The truth is I started with this in mind. I had passed up on several deer early in the season. And then the duck and bird season came along and caused me to lose touch with the deer I was hunting. By the time I got back to it, I was ready to take a deer.

Still, I promised myself I’d take a big deer and be a bit selective. So I passed up on several small deer. Unfortunately, this mature doe came along and threw down the gauntlet. She busted me on two different occasions and hung back while less experienced deer came in to within arrow range. I took that as a challenge so I set up in a tree along her approach route and got her two days later as she circled downwind from my ground blind. I felt satisfied that day. She was a fine deer for the freezer and I made a nice shot that put her down quickly. But I had hardly finished butchering and packaging her, when I started to miss

having a deer tag. Since then, of course, while walking in the woods or small game hunting, I have seen several really nice deer, including one 8-point buck that was oblivious to anything but the scent of does. Then my brother came and went and all we saw was a button buck and two does that he doesn’t have a tag for. A nice buck showed up the very next day, too. The worst part is the bow season goes on for almost another month around here. And I’m, once again, missing deer hunting. Heck, it’s got to the point where I’d promise not to fill a tag with anything less than a 28-point albino buck. Honest.

Mackenzie MacSorley goes for the shot in the Sugar Kings’ 4-3 double overtime loss to the Cullitons on Sunday.

[WHITNEY NEILSON/ THE OBSERVER]

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Tough weekend as Jacks pick up just one of six points Coach likes what he saw in tie versus New Hamburg, but team followed that up with another pair of losses WHITNEY NEILSON THE WELLESLEY APPLEJACKS STARTED their weekend off right, tying with first-place New Hamburg on Friday, but quickly followed that with a onegoal loss to Norwich on Saturday, and a 5-0 pounding by New Hamburg on Sunday. Head coach Brad Gerber says the Friday night game against New Hamburg was one of the team’s better efforts all season. “Coming away out of there with a point was really good for the guys, I thought. We had a complete effort by everybody. We had really good goaltending by Ryan Porter and

just a good solid game. A lot of things we talk about we did that game. We were quite pleased,” Gerber said. New Hamburg took first blood with a goal from Anthony Osterling, assisted by Chris Eckert and Peter Brindley. A power play marker from Wellesley’s Matthew Lantz evened the playing field. Assists came from Jackson Keller and Cal Jefferies. Wellesley pulled ahead at the start of the second frame as Jake Wilkinson earned the team’s second power play goal of the game, helped by Keller and Sean McEwan. Tyler Randerson (Alyas) tied the game 2-2 within five minutes for the Firebirds.

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Spencer Brick winds up for a slap shot during the Jacks’ 5-4 loss to New Hamburg on Saturday night in Wellesley. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER] And New Hamburg got their own power play goal less than halfway through the period thanks to Brodie Muckler (David Jennings, Carter Tracey) to go into the third in the lead. A clutch goal from Alex Uttley in the third tied up the game again and sent them into overtime. Double overtime solved nothing, so both teams finished the game with a point. “We’ve been working hard in practice. We had a really good practice the Wednesday before and we just started to work on our systems and what we’ve been talking about. I think it just came together that night. When everybody’s playing together as a team it sure shows.” On home ice on Satur-

day, the Jacks battled but weren’t able to add a check to the win column. Two Merchant goals allowed Norwich to pull ahead in the first. Zack Morrison and Adam Harris (shorthanded and unassisted) were the goal scorers, with Morrison assisted by Ray Munro and Jamie Kelly. Wellesley’s Uttley got things rolling for the Jacks in the second, scoring an unassisted, shorthanded goal before crashing head first into the boards. Justin Lebold and Nick Mercier followed with goals of their own to put Wellesley ahead for the first time in the game. Uttley, Wilkinson, and Jefferies provided assists. Norwich’s Kelly (Riley Monture, Troy Lamoure)

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tied it up three minutes later. Nicholas Breault put back a power play goal for Wellesley, assisted by Jefferies and Wilkinson. But the lead was short lived as Derek Slaght (Daniel Rizzo, Munro) locked the game at a 4-4 tie to start the third. It only took a couple minutes for Norwich to find the back of the net with a goal from Harris, helped by Munro. The Jacks were unable to tie it up before the final buzzer went. “That game obviously we lost that game but I thought the effort was there. The intensity, the guys played hard, but I think what happened that night was some of our shifts got too long and when you’re out there too

long you get lazy and start taking penalties. We spent a lot of time in the penalty box,” Gerber said. As a side note for Elmira Sugar Kings fans, Andrew Lefebvre who played in nets for the Kings last season has since become the Merchants’ goalie. He started this season playing for the Brantford 99ers. In New Hamburg on Sunday, a third game in three days had finally wore the Jacks out as they didn’t register a single goal in the 5-0 loss to the Firebirds. “I think New Hamburg kind of had it in for us for what we did to them in their barn on Friday night. I thought on Sunday night we definitely got away from our systems and everything we talk about. I didn’t think it was a 5-0 game, I thought the game was a lot closer than that. I don’t think we played terrible on Sunday night. I think we just got away from things again, that’s very preventable and we pay for it every time,” Gerber said. They’ve got another three games in as many days this weekend and Gerber says they need to ensure the players are taking shorter shifts on the ice, and that they’re using all four lines to keep as much energy on the ice as possible. “Obviously only getting one point out of a possible six is a little frustrating. JACKS | 16

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THE SCORE

WOOLWICH WILDCATS

HOCKEY TOURNEYS Atom: MINOR A Regional Silverstick Owen Sound Nov. 6-8 Game 1 vs Owen Sound Home: 8 Visitor: 0 Goals: Nathan Martin (2), Stuart Sinclair, Pacey Camm, Andrew Chumley, Liam Wood, Mitchell Walker, Eric Kane Assists: Brady Martin, Ian Leech (3), Liam Wood, Michael Gear, Evan Passmore, Eric Kane, Pacey Camm (2), Nathan Martin Shutout: Justin Strohoff Nov. 6 vs Uxbridge Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Nathan Martin, Brady Martin Assists: Isaac Lopers, Pacey Camm, Ian Leech Nov. 7 vs Waterloo Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Ian Leech, Brady Martin Assists: Liam Wood, Andrew Chumley, Elijah Weiss Nov. 7 vs Markham Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Eric Kane, Pacey Camm (2), Nathan Martin Assists: Michael Gear, Evan Passmore, Pacey Camm Nov. 8 vs New Hamburg Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Brady Martin Assists: Isaac Lopers Shutout: Tyler Fisher

Bantam: MAJOR AA Waterloo Memorial Tournament Nov. 13-15 Game 1 vs North Bay Home: 1 Visitor: 1 Goals: Griffin Hergott Assists: Jake Good Nov. 13 vs North York Home: 4 Visitor: 3 Goals: Griffin Hergott, Griffen Rollins, Austin Cousineau, Lukas Shantz Assists: Griffin Hergott Nov. 14 vs Whitby Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals:Austin Cousineau (2), Lukas Shantz Assists: Sam Davidson, Griffin Hergott, Cody Short Shutout: Bryce Dettweiler Nov. 14 vs Kitchener Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Nolan Hislop, Ethan Young, Griffin Hergott, Jake Good Assists: Austin Cousineau, Lukas Shantz (2), Griffin Hergott, Ethan Young, Cody Short Shutout: JJ Swanston Nov. 15 vs Burlington Home: 2 Visitor: 0 Goals: Lukas Shantz, Austin Cousineau Assists: Ethan Young, Kyle Rintoul Shutout: Bryce Dettweiler Nov. 15 vs Waterloo Home: 1 Visitor: 4 Goals: Lukas Shantz Assists: Kieffer Beard

WOOLWICH WILDCATS Tyke Select Nov. 14 vs Oakville Home: 8 Visitor: 1 Goals: Caleb Paquet (2),

Mitchell Krasovec (3), Alex Veitch (2), Lucas Benham Assists: Mitchell Krasovec (2), Luke Wood (2), Tristan Hill, Gabriel Reitzel

Novice: MAJOR Nov. 14 vs Oakville Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Josh Carson, Riley Dettweiler, Owen Weppler Assists: Cameron Beisel, Sam Radcliffe, Jacob Noot, Josh Frey

Novice: LL #3 Nov. 14 vs Paris Home: 6 Visitor: 5 Goals: Declan Martin, Taylor Weber (2), Carson Staken (2), Adam Lavigne Assists: Adam Lavigne (2), Owen McAdam, Logan McLaughlin

Novice: LL #3 Nov. 15 vs Woolwich LL #2 Home: 1 Visitor: 8 Goals: Adam Lavigne

Atom: MINOR A Nov. 14 vs Guelph Home: 7 Visitor: 0 Goals: Nathan Martin (2), Stuart Sinclair (2), Mitchell Walker, Michael Gear, Ian Leech Assists: Isaac Lopers, Stuart Sinclair, ElijahWeiss, Michael Gear, Mitchell Walker, Liam Wood, Sam Ratcliffe (2) Shutout: Justin Strohoff

Atom: MINOR AE

Bantam: MINOR A

Nov. 14 vs Stoney Creek Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Tyson Roth (2), Daniel Kochut (2) Assists: Kane Kruschat, Josh Gibson

Nov. 10 vs Oakville Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Matt Fleischmann Assists: Brett Allen

Atom: AE Nov. 14 vs Erin Home: 6 Visitor: 1 Goals: Austin Schnarr (3), Haiden Idzik, Jonathan Enns, Parker Collingwood Assists: Ben Moyer, Riley Snider (2), Owen Brown, Ryan Wingrove, Ben Wilke, Haiden Idzik, Evan Lucier

Atom: MINOR AE Nov. 15 vs Hespeler Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goals: Tristan Hill Assists: Carter Weir, Lucas Benham

Atom: MINOR AE Nov. 15 vs Caledon Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Preston Hackert (2) Assists: Tyson Bauman, Cale Waechter

PeeWee: MINOR A Nov. 11 vs Burlington Home: 1 Visitor: 3 Goals: Corbin Schmidt Assists: Brett Moser, Carter Rollins

Atom: MINOR A

PeeWee: MINOR A

Nov. 15 vs Milton Home: 7 Visitor: 3 Goals: Brady Martin (2), Pacey Camm, Ian Leech, Nathan Martin, Stuart Sinclair, Eric Kane Assists: Michael Gear, Stuart Sinclair, Pacey Camm (2), Mitchell Walker, Ian Leech, Isaac Lopers

Nov. 14 vs Brampton Home: 8 Visitor: 1 Goals: Reid Burkholder (2), AJ Shaw-McMahon, Nolan Karger (2), Lucas Carson, Carter Cousineau (2) Assists: AJ Shaw-McMahon, Corbin Schmidt, Lucas Carson (3), Nolan Karger (2), Adam Shapcott

Atom: MAJOR A

Bantam: MINOR A Nov. 13 vs Milton Home: 0 Visitor: 0 Shutout: Simon Huber

Bantam: MINOR A Nov. 15 vs Oakville Home: 0 Visitor: 5

Bantam: LL #1 Nov. 15 vs Twin Centre Home: 4 Visitor: 2 Goals: Adam Anstett, Sullivan Keen, Grayson McGirr, Nathan Taylor Assists: Adam Anstett, Noah Bauman (2), Ben Madison

Bantam: LL #2 Nov. 13 vs Paris Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Zachery Downs, Conner Kroetsch, Andrew Kieswetter, Brendan Gilles, Ian McGregor Assists: Tyson Kraemer (2), Zachery Downs, Andrew Kieswetter, Tyson Mifflin, Blake Richardson, Ian McGregor Shutout: Matthew McArdle

Bantam: LL #2 Nov. 15 vs Embro Home: 6 Visitor: 1 Goals: Andrew Kieswetter (2), Tanner Mann (2), Dante Del Cul, Blake Richardson Assists: Tanner Mann, Ian McGregor

Midget: MINOR A Nov. 9 vs Caledon Home: 1 Visitor: 1 Goals: Riley Runstedler Assists: Brent Mulder, Nolan McLaughlin

Nov. 12 vs Guelph Home: 5 Visitor: 3 Goals: Mason Spark, Eric Hutton (2), Jordan Chang, Ethan Martin Assists: Parker Alles (3), Isaiah Reitzel (2), Cade Beacom, Mason Spark

PeeWee: MINOR A

Atom: MAJOR A

PeeWee: MINOR AE

Nov. 13 vs Caledon Home: 8 Visitor: 1 Goals: Parker Alles, Joe Martin (2), Ryan Brubacher, Cade Beacom, Ethan Martin, Isaiah Reitzel, Jordan Chang Assists: Mason Spark, Denver Martin (2), Joe Martin (3), Ethan Martin, Ethan Bickerton, Ryan Brubacher, Jordan Chang

Nov. 12 vs Guelph Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Shelby Rempel, Sam Siopiolosz Assists: Joshua Moore, Sebastian Garrett, Mitchell Hartman, Griffin Boerner

Midget: LL #1

PeeWee: LL

Midget: LL #2

Atom: MAJOR AA Nov. 14 vs Burlington Home: 1 Visitor: 1 Goals: Brandon Kong Assists: Dimitri Eleftheriadis, Zach Arnold

Atom: MAJOR AA Nov. 15 vs St. Thomas Home: 4 Visitor: 2 Goals: Nolan Reesor (2), Galin Moir, Josh Dierickse Assists: Dimitri Eleftheriadis (2), Zach Arnold, Damon Radley, Jackson Heron

Atom: MINOR AE Nov. 12 vs Flamborough Home: 2 Visitor: 4 Goals: Tyson Roth, Seth Shantz Assists: Cale Waechter, Owen Weber

Nov. 15 vs Milton Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Lucas Carson (3), Nolan Karger Assists: Nolan Karger (2), Carter Cousineau (2), Lucas Carson, Adam Shapcott

Nov. 14 vs Twin Center Home: 6 Visitor: 10 Goals: Coleton Benham (3), Owen Hackert (2), Gavin Wright Assists: Malcolm Sager, Owen Hackert, Coleton Benham (2)

PeeWee: LL #1 Nov. 14 vs New Hamburg LL #2 Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Max Nitsche, Ryan Curtis Assists: Owen Battler, Cole Brubacher, Daniel Kelly, Jackson Dumart

PeeWee: LL #1 Nov. 15 vs Hespeler Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Turner Duldhardt (2), Ethan Murr (2), Ryan Curtis Assists: Owen Battler, Turner Duldhardt, Ethan Murr, Logan Beard, Cole Brubacher

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Midget: MINOR A Nov. 14 vs New Hamburg Home: 4 Visitor: 3 Goals: Cade Schaus, Isaiah Thornback (3) Assists: Devin Williams, Chase Mooder, Jordan Lee, Evan Gowing (3), Cole Altman, Bradley Hale

It was a golden weekend at the Barrie Sharkfest for the Woolwich Wild Peewee B team. Front row: Bethany Hebbourn, Mackenzie Koenig. Middle row: Delaney Jacklin, Julia Doerbecker, Maddy Goss, Payton Ravelle, Charlise Roth. Back row: Karissa Schouppe, Jane Hinsperger, Sydney Dettweiler, Jocelyn Pickard, Ella Campbell, Delaney Keen. Missing: Carly Bauman. [SUBMITTED]

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Midget: MAJOR A Nov. 14 vs New Hamburg Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Aaron Weigel, Jake Lewis ,Tyler Moser Assists: Ryan Shantz, Keegan Sauders, Tyler Townsend

WOOLWICH WILD

Novice: B

PeeWee: C 7105

Nov. 11 vs Grand River Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Sara Forwell, Kayla Sargent

Nov. 15 vs Kitchener Home: 1 Visitor: 4 Goals: Lexi Runstedler

Novice: B Nov. 15 vs Kitchener Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Sara Forwell, Claire Catton Assists: Kylie Rayfield

Atom: LL

Novice: B Nov. 11 vs Waterloo Home: 2 Visitor: 0 Goals: Sydney Dettweiler, Maddy Goss Assists: Jane Hinsperger Shutout: Bethany Hebbourn

Nov. 15 vs Ayr Home: 5 Visitor: 4 Goals: Claire Jacklin (3), Emily Martin, Kyla Bloch Assists: Emily Sargent, Kelsey Brubacher, Karli Gingrich, Katie Brubacher, Hailey Brubacher, Alison Martin

HOCKEY TOURNEYS

PeeWee: B Barrie Sharkfest Barrie Nov. 13-15 Game 1 vs North Bay Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Delaney Jacklin Assists: Maddy Goss, Jocelyn Pickard Shutout: Bethany Hebbourn Nov. 13 vs Georgina Home: 7 Visitor: 1 Goals: Ella Campbell (3), Maddy Goss (3), Jane Hinsperger

Assists: Maddy Goss (2), Ella Campbell (2), Karissa Schouppe, Jane Hinsperger, Payton Ravelle, Julia Doerbecker, Sydney Dettweiler Nov. 14 vs North Halton Home: 2 Visitor: 0 Goals: Jane Hinsperger, Ella Campbell Assists: Delaney Jacklin(2) Shutout: Mackenzie Koenig Nov. 14 vs Clearview Home: 0 Visitor: 0 Shutout: Bethany Hebbourn Nov. 15 vs Ottawa Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Ella Campbell (2), Maddy Goss, Delaney Keen, Delaney Jacklin Assists: Julia Doerbecker, Ella Campbell, Maddy Goss, Jane Hinsperger Shutout: Bethany Hebbourn

TWIN CENTRE

PeeWee: LL 7520 Nov. 15 vs Woolwich Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Hannah Kieswetter (3), Kayla Foy, Reese Looser Assists: Lauren Skanes (2), Hannah Kieswetter, Kayla Foy (2) Shutout: Kirsten Livingston

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Nov. 15 vs Twin Centre Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Nick Campagnolo, Ryan Deimert Assists: Nathan Horst, Jeff Talbot Nov. 9 vs Paris Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Sammy Huber, Kyle Gingerich (2), Joe Hanley, Nick Kieswetter Assists: Dawson Inglis, Blake Doerbecker (2), Jordan Luis, Luke Decorte (2) Shutout: Chace McCallum

Midget: LL #2 Nov. 13 vs Plattsville Home: 14 Visitor: 0 Goals: Sammy Huber (3), Luke Charter (4), Nick Kieswetter (2), Joe Hanley (2), Kyle Gingrich, Hayden Fretz, Blake Doerbecker Assists: Kyle Gingerich, Jordan Luis, Luke Decorte, Luke Charter, Nick Kieswetter, Ben Lenaers, Blake Doerbecker (2), Sammy Huber (2), Matt Greene Shutout: Chace McCallum

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Notice of Public Consultation Centre Management of Hauled Wastewater

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Region) is undertaking a study to evaluate alternative sites and select the preferred site for the location of a facility to manage hauled wastewater that is produced in the Region. Hauled wastewater is privately generated and collected wastewater that has been collected from septic tanks (commonly called “septage”), wastewater holding tanks or portable toilets. It is transported by privately-operated trucks to a disposal location or treatment facility. Wastewater from septic tanks and holding tanks in the Region is currently trucked to the New Hamburg Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) where it is co-treated with municipal wastewater. This practice was implemented by the Region as a temporary measure, and is not a suitable long-term solution. This study is examining possible locations for the establishment of a new facility to accept and treat hauled wastewater generated in the Region. The hauled wastewater receiving system at the New Hamburg WWTP is planned to be eliminated once the new system is established at another location. The Region is also undertaking updates to the Biosolids Master Plan and the Wastewater Treatment Master Plan. These are separate studies that will have their own public consultation processes, and are not related to the examination of hauled wastewater management alternatives. Two possible sites have been identified for the location of a new hauled wastewater receiving station – the Wastewater Residuals Management Centre (WWRMC) on Manitou Drive in Kitchener, and the Waterloo WWTP on University Avenue in Waterloo. An existing wastewater pipe would be used to transfer hauled wastewater received at the WWRMC to the Kitchener WWTP where it would be treated. Wastewater hauled directly to the Waterloo WWTP would be treated at this plant. A detailed evaluation of these sites has been undertaken and will be presented at Public Consultation Centres (PCCs), which have been scheduled to receive input and comments on the project from interested members of the public. The PCCs will be held as follows: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. St. Matthew Catholic School 405 Pastern Trail, Gymnasium Waterloo, Ontario

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The PCCs will be a drop-in open house format, with project information presented on display boards, and Regional staff and their project consultants in attendance to provide further explanation and to receive your comments and questions. The same information will be presented at each PCC. The information presented at these PCCs will be available after December 10, 2015 on the Region’s web site at: http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/aboutTheEnvironment/MasterPlansandProjects.asp For further information, please contact either of the following: Mr. Dave Arsenault, M.Sc., P. Eng. Senior Project Engineer Water Services, Region of Waterloo 150 Frederick Street, 7th Floor Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, N2G 4J3 Phone: 519-575-4757, Ext. 3682 Fax: 519-575-4452 E-mail: darsenault@regionofwaterloo.ca

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he’s a big goalie who takes up a lot of the net and he’s played well for them since he recently joined the team. “We have confidence in Liam Conway as well. Devine came in and he’s played well for us. Sunday was another game where he kept us in the game. In the first period they had a lot of continuous scoring chances. Him being able to hold the game as he did and kept us in it really

helped for the second and third,” Canal said. This game shows how where you sit in the league doesn’t always reflect the current state of a team. Stratford’s in second place, whereas Elmira’s in seventh. But there’s no debating that the Kings were able to compete with them. “There were some parts of that game that we did have momentum and each line was rolling off one other, which I think is a good thing. Anytime you can get continuous pressure in the

offensive zone it helps and we were able to generate scoring chances from there and get everybody into the game. I think that was a good thing for sure for us,” Canal said. The Kings have a busy weekend ahead of them as they head to Brantford tonight (Thursday) for a 7:30 p.m. tilt versus the 99ers. They’ll return on Saturday to the WMC to face the Listowel Cyclones, and finish the weekend in Waterloo on Sunday at a 1:30 p.m. game versus the Siskins.

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But like I said we played well at times so we see a lot of positives,” Gerber said. After this weekend they’ll be close to the 20 game mark and that’s half the season. He says they need to start stepping up now and playing the game the way they have to play the game, and get everybody playing their systems. He says 16-year-old Ty-

son Bender stood out as a great team player for the Jacks all weekend. “The things that we talked about and the things we’re asking him to do as a 16-year-old, he really stepped up and had a really good weekend for us.” The Jacks also lost one of their own players last weekend, but for a good reason. David Elford was signed by the Elmira Sugar Kings to play with them

for the remainder of the season. “That’s what we’re all about. We want to develop players and move them up to the next level when we can,” Gerber said. The Jacks are in for another three game weekend. They host Paris on Friday at 7:30 p.m., followed by a trip to Delhi on Saturday evening, and a 2 p.m. game at home versus Burford on Sunday.

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Suzanne Renner and Shauna MacLean have joined their passions for showing quarter horses to create Willow Way Farm in Bamberg. all, from riding lessons to show coaching to breeding. She made the move to Bamberg all the way from Prince Edward Island, where she’s lived all her life. “She’s had many, many years experience. She had a horse win the Novice World Championships Quarter Horse Show. And she’s been breeding and raising quarter horses since she was in her teens basically,” Renner said. There are 13 horses there now and five are Renner’s. When she and her husband bought the farm there were 21 stalls and once they’re done renovations there will be 25. Everything should be

done by Christmas. The renovations started in August. “The bigger arena is 200 by 84 [feet], which is a nice size. You can do almost anything in there. One of the events I do is pleasure driving where the horse pulls a buggy and so you need a fairly big arena for that because they’re not racing, but they move forward quite a bit and then you throw the length of the buggy in, you can’t be going in a very small circle over and over again. It’s also great for jumping too because there’s lots of room,” Renner said. They’re also adding

Hospital she has to live within a half hour from the hospital, so she can get there quickly when she’s on call. When the farm went up for sale, she jumped at the opportunity because it was close enough to home and had enough space for everything she wants to accomplish with the training facility. “The vision is that we’ll fill our 25 stalls predominantly with show-quality quarter horses or breeding stock and basically having world class highly competitive show string of quarter horses,” Renner said.

ONTARIO PREMIER KATHLEEN WYNNE is just back from a trade mission to China, with $2.5 billion in agreements. Not all of them are agricultural, but some are. And further, they’re directly connected to the perception that Canadian products are superior. Why are they considered superior? Well, because they’re Canadian. It’s like Canada has become its own brand. This comes up and again and again. For example, after significant market research in China, Japan, Mexico and right here at home, Canada Beef, a national advocacy group, announced what consumers, importers and processors like most about Canadian beef is that it’s Canadian. At an Ontario-European forum last week, hosted by the University of Guelph to connect agri-food business for investment and trade, branding expert Jo-Ann McArthur noted that when chicken farmers considered branding, their research revealed 85 per cent of consumers considered it important that Canadian farmers were

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tional response,” said forum speaker Prof. John Cranfield, chair of the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph. “People are buying products with a story.” It’s time for the agri-food sector to broadly figure out how to take advantage of these stories and bundle the Canadian brand. Canada Beef brand officer James Bradbury says consumers everywhere, “understand that Canada has a unique environment with lots of land, water and clean air, an

environment that … shapes our values and inspires our work.” Sustainability is a key consumer concern. Is it also part of our values, and therefore part of our brand? There’s no time to waste. Forum participant Ezio Di Emanuele, now a senior advisor with the accounting and business consulting firm MNP, says looking ahead, we know Canada and the EU are going to do more business, including a significant amount more in the agri-food arena. After all, an agreement’s in place. So why are Canadian

mitment to research, the discussion at the forum underlined to me that the Canada brand has a big opportunity to boast about how research underpins products developed here – not just in the actual product, but also areas that support its development, such as animal welfare and soil conservation. Brand expert McArthur urged Canada to take some lessons from Ireland, which has launched a branding campaign called Origin Green that speaks to many of the same virtues

agri-businesses waiting for someone to do something, or tell them what to do, before they begin working on market development there? It’s already started. A lot of work can be done between now and when the EU agreement is active. That’s particularly true when it comes to adding value to raw products. Canada is notorious for low-value shipping commodities and buying back finished products at a much higher price, to the peril of our trade balance. Given our country’s com-

that attract our admirers. In it, a narrator urges all members of the Irish food sector to get on board. “Many of the things we need to do for sustainability are already in place,” she says. Same with Canada. McArthur further suggested the new agriculture and agri-food minister drive towards a Canada brand for our 150th anniversary. It’s the season of presents … and what a great present the Canada brand would be to the agri-food community, and indeed to the world.

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Both of her kids have taken lessons with MacLean and Renner says she’s been impressed. And word travels fast. While at horse shows Renner had people asking her when MacLean was arriving and when she’d be starting at the farm. MacLean used to travel from PEI to Ontario to compete in shows because the industry is larger here, so the move is a good fit for her, too. “I knew the demand was there for sure. If you have a nice facility and you have the right trainer and the right coach and someone with a big, successful track record then people will come for sure.”

Renovations should be complete by Christmas to allow space for 25 horses. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]

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Aladdin gets Drayton’s panto treatment Audience participation a key in this take on the classic story, which opens Nov. 20 at the St. Jacob’s Country Playhouse

These 36 kids make up the children’s chorus in Drayton Entertainment’s Aladdin: The Panto. The show adds a modern twist to the traditional Arabian legend of the poor pauper boy who is thrust into a world of genies, sorcerers and princesses.

LIZ BEVAN DRAYTON ENTERTAINMENT IS INVITING audiences to take an enchanted carpet ride to the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse for a modern take on the classic story of Aladdin. With a magic lamp, a genie, the beautiful Princess Jasmine and an evil sorcerer, Aladdin: The Panto takes the stage at the playhouse from Nov. 18 to Dec. 20, but creative director at Drayton Entertainment, Alex Mustakas, wants to assure theatre-goers, that the story is being told in a different way. “A panto is a British tra-

dition and mostly done in the holiday season. It is the kind of show that is a little bit interactive in the sense that the audience gets to ‘boo’ the bad guy and cheer the hero,” he said, adding that while the story is still fun, exciting and engaging, it won’t be the same as the family favourite Disney movie. “Obviously, Aladdin is very well-known. One thing people should realize, it is not Disney or the storybook Aladdin. Last year, we did Snow White, we’ve done Robin Hood, we’ve done Peter Pan, so now it was time to do Aladdin.”

Mustakas says the show, like other pantos the company has performed, will appeal to an audience of all ages, with jokes for the adults, and bright dances and upbeat songs for the kids. “One of the greatest joys we get is hearing from parents afterwards, for weeks and weeks afterwards, about how much the kids enjoyed the shows,” he said. “For some of them, it was their first live theatre experience and they don’t stop talking about it, but there is enough material in the show to appeal to adults as well. It injects topical humour - things

that are going on around us in society – and the music itself, it is a whole mix of songs from new pop songs and older generation songs as well. It is a really neat genre.” The show has a children’s chorus, singing and dancing, moving the story along while the cast takes on the main roles in the show. Mustakas says the kids are getting the experience of a lifetime – working on a professional production. “We have 36 kids and had over 200 audition. There are three groups of 12 that are rotated through the performance. It is a great life experience for them.

They get to work with professionals, and they are treated that way as well. They learn a lot of dance numbers, they get to sing, and just have the time of their lives,” he said. The kids are supported by a cast of Drayton Entertainment veterans, including Jamie McKnight who has had a role in plenty of other plays and performances. Mustakas says he makes the perfect leading man. “He was the prince last year in Snow White, so he is a real favourite now with these pantos,” he said. “He has got an amazing voice, and is a real leading man

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type. He sings beautifully, he looks great, he dances – he does a little bit of everything. “We have a number of Drayton favourites as well,” said Mustakas. “Pete Savage is playing The Dame, who is a character of a man, who plays a woman. He is one of the funniest actors we have. He is a real highlight of the show as well.” Aladdin: The Panto runs for the next month at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse. For a list of showtimes, to purchase tickets, or to learn more about the show and the cast, visit www.draytonentertainment.com.

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They were presented with the cup and a giant “boarding pass” for the trip. Some of the Woolwich players explained what the experience was like, in a post-game interview. “I’d say we played strong together as a team throughout the whole game. We started slow, but we were able to finish hard and come out with the win,” said Conner Bradley. “I thought it went well. I thought we played well as a team together, and we were moving the puck well and communicating well, I thought,” added Brezynskie. They all agreed they were excited and nervous going into the game, but mostly nervous. Kitchener had beat them before, so they knew it wasn’t going to be an easy win for them. “We all had each other’s backs,” said Reid Oliver. The team didn’t do so well at the beginning of the season, but started to come together in the games before the Toyota Cup Challenge. “Now we’ve just got bet-

ter every game,” said Isiah Katsube. “We stepped it up earlier. We weren’t doing too good at the beginning,” agreed Mitch Lee. As for the rest of the season, Brezynskie hopes they’ll be stronger as a team than they were going into the Kitchener game. They’ve got a tournament coming up in Hamilton and they say the next stretch of the season they’ll be facing tougher teams. “Winning the Alliance Cup, that’s going to be the next thing,” said Eric Martin. When asked what they’re looking forward to about the trip, they can’t help but mention sushi. “I want to learn the culture. I watched a YouTube video on how to speak Japanese,” says Martin with a laugh. They agree it’ll be a fun trip to take together, and to experience a country that none of them have ever visited. “It’s going to be really cool,” Oliver said. “I can’t wait to go,” said Lee.

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Michelle Bishop shows off some of the yummy Christmas cookies for sale at the annual Winterbourne Christmas Market and Tea at Foundation Christian School on Nov. 14. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]

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The Peewee AE took out the Uxbridge Stars 5-3 in the finals, making them the third team to take the top spot of the weekend. This year’s tournament, which ran from Nov. 6-8, was the 40th consecutive year the township has hosted the series of games, and Williams says that was just one of the factors that made this year particularly special. “We are one of the longest running consecutive tournaments in Ontario,” she said. “We have a lot of legacy players whose parents played in the tournament, and now they are coming and playing. And not even just Woolwich teams. We had a team from Ajax that had a grandparent that had played in the tournament when they were younger. It is very cool.” The annual hockey contest also gives local players a chance to face teams they wouldn’t normally see during the regular season. “The Minor Bantam team, they faced teams from as far as Ottawa,” she said. “We had teams from Kitchener, Burlington and Ajax. The Peewee AE teams played teams from Landis, Penetanguishene and all over southern Ontario. We like it when they face teams that aren’t in their regular rotation.” The weekend-long event also acts as Woolwich Minor Hockey’s largest fun-

draiser for the year, with an estimated 2,000 people making their way through local venues like the Woolwich Memorial Centre and the Woolwich Township Arena in St. Jacobs. “It is obviously really important to us, but beyond that, it is just a great community event. We have a lot of local businesses that support us – they give us funds to help with raffle prizes or to help compensate us for the ice we use,” said Williams. “It is great exposure for our facilities. We always get great comments about the WMC and in St. Jacobs. The ice out there is great.” The planning team and hundreds of volunteers required to put on the tournament are taking a break before getting started on planning next year’s tournament. “We start planning in early February/beginning of March – way ahead of time,” shared Williams, adding that there are so many tournaments on the minor hockey circuit, Woolwich has to think of ways to stand out from the crowd. “Tournaments are extremely competitive now, to get teams to come. We have unique things we do. We still give every player a gift, every team gets a team box where they get drinks, some hockey swag and not a lot of tournaments do that anymore. We try to separate ourselves with things like that.”

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BOWEN THERAPY YOUR choice for effective treatment of specific health conditions or wellness maintenance. KEVIN BARTLEY, Professional Bowenwork Practitioner, Clock Tower Wellness Centre, 69 Arthur St. S., Elmira. 519-669-0112. Every Body is Better with Bowen!

Proactive Industrial Inc. is a millwright company based out of Elmira, Ontario. We specialize in design, fabrication, installation and maintenance programs, primarily in the feed/ pet food industries. WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING EXPERIENCED LICENSED OR NON LICENSED

FOR SALE RECLINING CHAIR, BLUE/ GREY slub. Price negotiable. 519-669-2702.

MILLWRIGHTS

We are looking for people that are wanting to advance into foreman positions. Being able to adapt to different environments is essential due to our very wide range of services. Some afterhours and on call required. Competitive wages / benefits and pension plan.

SOFTNER SALT - 20kg bags, minimum 25 bags, skid lots of 56. Delivered in St. Jacobs, St. Clements, Elmira & Linwood areas. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-6692045.

If interested, please send your resume via email or fax. Email - andy@proactiveindustrial.ca Fax - 519-669-0155

AUCTIONS

Fitter/Welder

AUCTION SALE OF antiques, collectibles and miscellaneous items to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 3 miles south of Wellesley on Saturday, November 21, at 10 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519699-4451.

Immediate FULL TIME position to work in a Custom Job Shop. Layout, fitting and welding experience is required. Wages are commensurate with experience. Company paid benefit package.

DRIVER

PFI Inc. requires a full-time driver to assist in delivering feed to farms within 70 miles of Elmira. This position is approx. 40-50 hrs per week on dayshift. Must be flexible to work weekends when required. Possess a valid AZ license with a clean driver abstract. Pneumatic unloading experience would be a definite asset but willing to train.

MILL OPERATOR FULL-TIME PFI Inc. requires a self-motivated individual for a full-time position making livestock feed. This position includes mixing and pelleting of feed with accurate record keeping. Some experience would be an asset but willing to train. Must be flexible for shift work, with some overtime and weekends if required. Competitive wages and benefits are provided.

Forward resumé to: PFI Inc. 1580 Listowel Rd., Elmira, ON N3B 2Z3 Fax: 519-669-4363 Email:

Construction, Shop & Woodworking Equipment Monthly PUBLIC Vehicle

AUCTION

SAT. NOV 21 at 12:00 noon: Property auction of charming lakefront cottage; boat; lawn mower; hand, power, and garden tools and miscellaneous items to be held at 103 Cottage Lane in New Dundee for the estate of Gerald Robert Appell. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

Contact: Clare or Scott Phone: 519-664-3711 Fax: 519-664-3624 Email: cnweber@webersfab.ca

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HELP WANTED NURSERY WORKERS NEEDED starting October 22, 2015. Pay rate $11.25/hour. Working hours 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., 6 days per week. Work includes field potting, weeding in field and containers, truck loading, digging etc. Must be willing to work in all weather conditions and weekends. Own transportation required. Police clearance needed. Please send resume to: West Montrose Farms Ltd., 1614 Halm Road, West Montrose, On. N0B 2V0.

TRAINING & LESSONS TUTORIAL CLASSES FREE Information Sessions: Monday November 23rd at St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira and Tuesday November 24th at Breslau Community Center. For more information call 519707-0566 or email tutorialclasseselmira@gmail.com.

CHILD CARE I HAVE ONE child care position available July 2015. Ages 1+ yrs. Exciting theme based learning. Ten years’ experience. Compliant with the Child Care & Early Years Act 2015, References available upon request. Call Christa 519-210-0093 or email cuttleyc523@rogers. com

Upper Grand School Board & Others to be held at

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5100 Fountain St., North, Breslau (Kitchener)

Sat Nov 21st 9:30 a.m. 5-Mig & Arc Welders * Compact Metal lathe Lockformer * Band Cutoff Saw * Machine Dolly Set 10” Table Saw * Pressure Washer * 15hp Compressor Torch Sets * 3/4” Socket Sets * Chain Hoist Set 4-12”/14” Radial Arm Saws * 2-Wood Shapers 2-15” Wood Bandsaws * 3-Scroll Saws Thickness Planer*6” Jointer * NEW Carbide Saws Diamond Blades * Yamaha & Mason-Risch Pianos 35+ Office Chairs * Tool Sets * 3-Exercise Machines * Massage Table

WED. NOV 25 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; collectables; household effects to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Waterloo estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd, 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

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CLASSIFIED ADS CONTINUED | AUCTIONS | PUBLIC NOTICES HORSES WATERLOO COUNTY HORSE Sale Sat Nov 28 at OLEX. To consign or for more info call 519-595-3307.

AUCTIONS FRI. NOV 27 at 5:00 PM - Toy auction of farm toys; banks; precision; tractor trailers; and much more to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for area collectors. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-6563555 www.jantziauctions.com AUCTION SALE OF household goods, antiques and miscellaneous items, to be held at 7 Stoney Brae Dr. 2 miles northwest of St. George (Highway 24, west on Scenic Dr. then south on Stoney Brae), for the James Horn Estate, on Saturday, November 28th, at 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

AUCTIONS WED. DEC 9 at 10:00 AM Clearing auction sale of high end furniture; antiques; collectables; tools and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for area estates with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-6563555. www.jantziauctions. com SAT DEC 12 at 10:00 AM Building lot auction of a 0.615 acre country lot to be held at part lot 17 (Part 4 Plan 58R-14838) south of Snyder’s Road in the Township of Wilmot in Waterloo Region for the estate of Enid (Harold) Schmidt. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

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SAT. DEC 5 at 12:00 noon Property auction of a 2 story, 5 bedroom brick home. Eat in kitchen; dining; family room with field stone fireplace; 3 bathrooms; double car garage. On a corner lot in a private area to be held at 2110 Varency Drive in Mississauga for Don Dallimore. Jantzi Auctions Ltd, 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

FARM SERVICES BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-5744141 or 519-669-2045. FERTILIZER AND SEED GRAIN - at competitive pricing. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141.

ICE SALT & ICE MELT - Ice salt comes in 20 & 40kg’s, Ice melt comes in 20kg bags. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045. KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter. Minimum 15 ton lots. Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

COMING EVENTS BRA FITTING CLINIC at The Information Centre, Woolwich Community Services, 5 Memorial Dr. Elmira. Wed. November 25th and Thurs. November 26th. Over 300 sizes in several brands and styles including LeUnique (JEUNIQUE) also Mastec-

tomy help. Appointments Required. Call Karen Kerr, Certified Fitter of Bras Galore and More, 1-877-2675629 www.brasgaloreandmore.com

RENTALS 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT for rent in Elmira, Jan. 1. $900/ month utilities included. No pets, no smoking. Call 226748-4818

RENTALS 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT in Elmira. Quiet building, newly renovated, close to downtown. Call 519-669-5798. THREE BEDROOM HOUSE in Drayton. Available January 1. $980/mth + utilities. Call 519893-5313 after 6 p.m.

LINWOOD 1 BEDROOM, newly renovated 2nd floor apartment with all the amenities of a townhouse: deck, yard, garage, laundry, office nook, private gas furnace & AC, private entrance. Over 1,000 square feet, hardwood kitchen cabinets. Smoke free, pet free unit, $885/ month + gas & hydro. 1st & last and references required. 519-897-2600.

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STORAGE

TRAVELLING SOUTH THIS Winter? Do you need someone reliable, insured and bondable to watch over your home for insurance purposes? Call John’s Quality Home Services 519-669-4955.

PRIVATE SALE

Open House Sunday 3-5pm

$429,900.00 Comfree #665701 66 Kingfisher Drive, Elmira or call 519-669-5738

WINTER STORAGE INDOORS for cars. $150 until April 30. 519-669-3740.

This home is move in ready for you and your family. Fully fenced back yard with deck and shed. One and a half car heated garage with custom suspended storage space above garage door. With 1825 sq ft (not including finished basement), this 2 story home includes, eat-in kitchen, separate sitting room at front entrance, open concept kitchen and family room with gas fireplace and powder room on main level. Laundry on upper level landing that opens to 3 bedrooms and two 3 piece bathrooms, including a master bedroom with ensuite and walk in closet.

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

Community Information Page Notice of Council’s Intent to Pass a By-law to Establish a Business Improvement Area in St. Jacobs On November 10, 2015, the Council of the Township of Woolwich passed a resolution to support the establishment of a Business Improvement Area in St. Jacobs. This notice, issued in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O 2001, Chapter 25, and the Township of Woolwich Public Notice Provisions, hereby gives notice of Council’s intent to consider a By-law to designate and establish the St. Jacobs Business Improvement Area at the Council meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. The proposed boundary for the St. Jacobs Business Improvement Area is illustrated below.

If you have any questions about this notice, or if you would like to register to speak as a delegation at the Council meeting on Tuesday, December 8th at 7:00 p.m. regarding this matter, please contact: Julie Forth, Deputy Clerk Township of Woolwich 24 Church Street West, PO Box 158 Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 Email: jforth@woolwich.ca Tel: 519-669-6010 Fax: 519-669-1820 Further details regarding the proposed St. Jacobs Business Improvement Area may be viewed on the Township’s website.

Township of Woolwich Heritage Committee Appointment Applications are being accepted The Township of Woolwich is looking for citizens and community members to get involved with the Township’s newly established Heritage Committee. The purpose of the Woolwich Heritage Committee is primarily to: 1. Promote cultural heritage awareness, education, stewardship and conservation; 2. Provide advice to Council on cultural heritage matters; and 3. Recognize excellence in the cultural heritage community in Woolwich. “The fact that so much of Ontario’s rich heritage has been conserved is a testament to the good advice and hard work of Municipal Heritage Committees.” The complete Terms of Reference for the Heritage Committee may be viewed on the Township’s website. The term of the Committee will follow the same term of Council, ending November 30, 2018. Application forms may be obtained by contacting the Council and Information Services Office at (519) 669-1647 ext. 6115 or by visiting the Township’s website www.woolwich.ca. The final date for submitting a completed application is Friday, December 11, 2015.

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Phone:

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OVERNIGHT PARKING BAN The Township of Woolwich has an overnight parking ban in effect from December 1st to April 1st between the hours of 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. No overnight parking is permitted on Township roads during this time. Any vehicles in violation of this parking ban may be ticketed. Please note that the Region of Waterloo has an overnight parking ban on all regional roads year round. For further information please call 519-669-6009.

Township of Woolwich Public Notice Procedural By-law Amendment The Council of the Township of Woolwich will be considering an Amended Procedural By-law at the Committee of the Whole Meeting on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at 24 Church Street W., Elmira. A copy of the draft By-law may be viewed in the Council Agenda package on the Township’s website.

Notice of Public Meeting Township of Woolwich Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Thursday, November 26, 2015 Council Chambers, 2nd Floor Administration Building, 24 Church Street West, Elmira 6:30 p.m. Public Meeting

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

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FAMILY HOME GREAT PRICE NEW PRICE

$219,900

Elmira - This 4 bedroom home is perfect for a growing family as well as a retired couple due to the convenience of the main floor master bedroom with ensuite and walk in closet. Enjoy a morning coffee in the East facing sun room, and family time in the large living room. Walking distance to downtown and Rec Centre. Much larger than it looks! MLS 30500120.

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$279,900 “CHARACTER” GALORE in this quaint home backing to Mill Race in Hawkesville. 3+ bdrms. Formal LR/DR and eat-in kitchen. Main flr. family room w/walkout to a deck. Office in lower level w/separate entry. Zoning will allow for some commercial uses. MLS.

SPACE FOR LEASE

DRAYTON – Custom built one owner bungalow w/walkout bsmt. 98’wide lot. 3 bdrms. Main flr. laundry & family roo. Fin. bsmt w/games room, rec. rm, exercise rm & storage rms. INGROUND pool & hot tub – great place to entertain! MLS.

845 SQ. FT. AVAILABLE IN DOWNTOWN ELMIRA. Park Street East. Former dental office – ideal for medical related businesses or office space. Some parking & basement storage available. EXCLUSIVE. $10.00/PER SQUARE FOOT TRIPLE NET.

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$539,000 ELMIRA Attractive 2 storey in great neighbourhood! Professionally landscaped grounds, large covered back porch, shed. Maple floors (main & 2nd flr), solid maple staircase w/iron spindles, bright maple kitchen w/appliances, gas fireplace, finished basement, master ensuite. MLS.

BUILDING LOT 8006 CONCESSION 12, DRAYTON

$98,500 Build your dream home on this 1.06 acre

parcel just outside of Drayton, situated one paved road, permits required, development charges apply, water & sewer required. MLS.

$449,000 ST. JACOBS Beautiful family home on desired street, spacious main floor, spotless, move in ready. Finished from top to bottom.

$499,000 ELMIRA Uniquely designed bungalow loft, beautiful white kitchen offers island/breakfast bar, granite counter tops open to the living rm., hardwood & ceramic fls, main floor master w/ensuite & private walkout, fenced yd., bonus loft, finished basement w/walk-up. MLS.

INDUSTRIAL LOT $568,000 EARL MARTIN DRIVE, ELMIRA

2.43 acre South end business park location! Easy highway access, M-5 ZONING, some restrictive covenants apply, buyer to satisfy specific use approval with township. MLS.

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OPEN HOUSE ∙ Sunday 2-4pm ∙ 3335 Lobsinger Line, St Clements A MUST SEE! IMPRESSIVE

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2030 sq ft ranch-style bungalow on 2.3 acre treed lot backing on to creek & farmland. New designer kitchen with 10ft island, granite counters, loaded with extras, California shutters. Double car garage attached to home. Separate double+ garage/workshop with all amenities. Minutes away from Waterloo. MLS.

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Renovated top to bottom, inside & out! A great family home in mature neighbourhood, just steps from Bolender Park. This 2400 sq/ft (excluding basement) home has four + spacious bedrooms, including 12’ x 18’ master w/ ensuite and walk in closet, a large eat in kitchen, two and a half baths, a living room and a family room w/ gas fireplace on the main floor, as well as main floor laundry. Finished basement has rec room w/ gas fireplace, office/den, bonus room and a large exercise room. Home is much larger than it looks! Professionally landscaped yard, rear is fully fenced, has multi-level decks, pergolas, hot tub, 12’ x 16‘ shed w/hydro and a two storey playhouse w/ slide/swing set. Brand-new concrete driveway fits four trucks, plus double car garage and a 12’ x 20’ front porch.

Asking $475,000 – Call 519-669-4372

Passed away peacefully with her family by her side into the presence of her Lord on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Grand River Hospital at the age of 77 years. Laura was the beloved wife for 57 years of Phares of Elmira. Dear mother of Richard and Norma of Floradale, Don, Rodney and Gloria all of Elmira. Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Scott and Lisa; Ryan and Kyle; Alana and Carly. Sister of Harold Martin of Nairn, Willard and Karen of Elmira, Bruce and Kathy of Cambridge. Laura will be fondly remembered by her extended family and many friends. Predeceased by her parents Manasseh and Minerva (Gingrich) Martin and by her brothers Paul and Earl. Laura enjoyed her time spent at the MCC Thrift Store in Elmira, making many quilts to be sold for MCC Relief Sales in New Hamburg and Washington State, and cooking for her family. The family received their friends and relatives at the Floradale Mennonite Church, 22 Florapine Road on Friday, November 13, 2015 from 7-9 p.m. and on Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 2-4 p.m. only. The casket remained open at the church on Sunday, November 15, 2015 from 2-2:45 p.m. where funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. followed by interment in the adjoining cemetery. In Laura’s memory, donations to Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

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DEATH NOTICES BOWMAN, JOHN M. | Passed away at his home on Friday, November 13, 2015, in his 85th year of RR1 St. Clements. MARTIN, DAVID M. | Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at

Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, in his 78th year, of West Montrose. RADLER, CHRISTINE THEA | It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Christine Radler at Hamilton General Hospital on Saturday, November 7, 2015, as the result of complications from a car accident, at the age of 68 years. She was the beloved wife for 47 years of Fred Radler of Elmira. REGER, ROBERT JAMES | Passed away peacefully at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, on Saturday, November 7, 2015, at the age of 75 years.

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end; that we will be moving on,” he said last week, mentioning that he is happy to see the union’s escalated strike action was effective in reaching an agreement. “The goal of the action in the first place, especially in education, was to get things moving. Typically in a labour agreement, on either side, if there are sanctions then you cease those.” Included in the ratified agreement were stipulations calling for class size reviews, the right for teachers to use professional judgment in assessments and

evaluations, the implementation of health and safety recommendations, room keys for occasional teachers and the development of recommendations on how to better support special needs students. “Some of these may not seem big, or they may appear to be common sense, but they all had to be fought for and many of them are a start to getting commitment to address ongoing issues that affect teachers and students,” said Weiler, expressing frustration at the processes it took to get the teachers’ union

where it is now. “I think for the most part there is simply relief that the process, which has taken 14 months and required escalated job action, is over. At the same time, there remains a lot of frustration that the process took 14 months, and a feeling that if the Ontario Public School Board Association (OPSBA) and the government had been as serious about things at the outset as they were at the end it could have been finished sooner and with less difficulty for everyone.” Weiler says schools were already getting back into

the groove of things in the Waterloo Region and in Elmira before the vote took place, but after the tentative agreement was announced. “Especially (because) this process went on for 14 months, even without any of the specific things that were part of these sanctions, it affects the stability in the school – it affects the climate,” he said. “Even if the students, like my kids for example, never reported to me noticing anything different for them. But, everyone knows that something is going on. It is not the

same. Just the fact (we are) moving back towards not having this hanging over everyone’s head, not having all of those things there, that is better for everyone including the students.” With union ratification of the tentative agreement, on both provincial and local levels, Marty Deacon, superintendent of communications and engagement at the Waterloo Region District School Board, is glad to see such a high rate of yes votes cast by teachers. Ninety-eight percent of ETFO local offices voted in favour of accepting the

deal. “It was very high,” she said. “We are very, very pleased with that. Everybody wants to move forward and work on this new normal. We can work together. The Chair of the Board with tell you that, parents, teachers – everyone.” The next step for Weiler and the local ETFO office is to continue negotiations on a local level. Although the central, province-wide agreement has been ratified, there is still more work to do for the WRDSB and the ETFO.

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LIVING HERE CHEF’S TABLE/ DIERRE ACHESON

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New church pastor follows a roundabout route to Elmira Fanosie Legesse puts the emphasis on community at Zion Mennonite Fellowship LIZ BEVAN ALTHOUGH HE’S THE NEW face at the Zion Mennonite Fellowship, pastor Fanosie Legesse likes to keep the focus on the church and its congregation. “I don’t have my own agenda. The church has its own mission, so my job here is to facilitate that,” he said. “I don’t see myself as top dog of the congregation, but I see myself among them equally as a believer. At the same time, my education and my gifts come together to help them accomplish their purpose of existence. They have been here for 28 years. They know better than me about the community and the context.” Legesse has extensive education in theology and divinity. He holds a Bachelor of Theology and Masters of Divinity from Heritage Baptist Seminary in Cambridge, and is still expanding his knowledge, currently working on a Doctorate of Ministry in the Leadership Track program at the Tyndale Seminary in Toronto. He was born in Ethiopia, but made his way to Canada with his wife, who is from Fergus. He attended the Mennonite church in Elora for over a decade before moving to the Zion Mennonite Fellowship in Elmira. Although he is learning a lot from his congregation, he believes

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Fanosie Legesse is the newest face at Zion Mennonite Fellowship in Elmira. He is the church’s new pastor and hopes his education and world experience can bring unique insight to the congregation. [SUBMITTED] his history and experiences bring a unique perspective to the church community on Arthur Street. “Because I am from a different culture, I have that international value to add to the church,” he said. “Different colours and different connections. I have a lot to learn from them, but (my leadership) helps to discern how we can function as a community together, to love our neighbourhood and communi-

cate Christ as we believe and interpret the Bible.” Legesse strived for a role in church leadership after realizing he wanted to spread the word of Christ and promoting global citizenship. “I decided to be a pastor out of my conviction to be like Christ in a practical way – preaching the good news of salvation to people, loving and serving people, extending peace and reconciliation to those who need

it the most, proclaiming that we all are fellow citizens of the planet,” he said. Just a small piece of his role as pastor, Legesse also teaches Sunday school and preaches on Sunday mornings, writing the week before a service to ensure that all talks are topical. “(On a typical Sunday), we have Sunday school for an hour. Then, of course, we have the hymn singing and after that we have a band of singers with wor-

ship songs. They are very good,” he said. After the music, Legesse preaches for 20 to 25 minutes on a subject affecting the world, or congregation members directly. The congregation also likes to kick up their heels and have a good time. “We have potlucks and a lot of fun,” he said. “Every third Saturday, it is just singing with guitar and we PASTOR | 39

WOW, I CAN’T BELIEVE we are heading to the week of Moonlight Madness! The Christmas calls and emails are coming in – we’ve been busily preparing the store for a fun evening of shopping, eating and sharing with friends. The blanket of snow will come in time, but no need to rush it. Don’t forget to start stocking your pantry with quick-and-easy items for those surprise visits or last-minute parties. This feta olive quesadilla is easy to pull together and can even be made ahead of time and frozen individually. It’s a great last-minute appetizer, dinner or lunch on the run.

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Tip of the Week! Make sure your car is ready to get you through the winter morning trek to work! Make sure heaters, defrosters and wipers are working properly and that you always have an extra jug of washer fluid in your vehicle and a great scraper! Leroy’s technicians are highly trained and can diagnose and repair any heating problem you may have so make sure to book your vehicle in soon if you are noticing any problems! - Al

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NOVEMBER 19 ELMIRA LIONS BINGO - Doors open at 6 p.m., starts 7 p.m. sharp. Lions Hall Elmira. For more information call 519-500-1434. HUGS AT ST. PAUL’S First Lutheran Church in Wellesley from 9:30-11 a.m. Topic: Health tips from abroad, dietitian from the Netherlands. Parents & children age 0-5 welcome to attend. Call Heidi 519 664-3794, ext. 237 for info. BINGO FUNDRAISER MINOR ATOM AE hockey; 6 p.m., Lions Hall, 40 South St. W., Elmira. Support the Woolwich Wildcat Minor Atom AE hockey team’s trip to the Nations Cup tournament held in Michigan with a fun evening of bingo. Canada vs USA. Go Canada Go! This group of 8-year-olds appreciates your support. PREPARING FOR PARENTING 6:30-8 p.m. Free for moms and dads to be. Woolwich Community Services. Lisa at 519-656-9025, ext. 224.

NOVEMBER 20 KW WEAVERS’ AND SPINNERS’ Guild Fall Show and Sale showcases a unique collection of handwoven and handspun items as well as weaving and spinning demonstrations. Event will take place at RIM Park, 1-9:30 p.m..; Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Nov 22 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information www.kwws.org.

NOVEMBER 21 BBQ DINNER AND PIE auction 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Calvary United Church., 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs. Help bring a refugee family to our region. BBQ steak, roast of

beef, BBQ sweet pickled Ham, baked potato, vegetable, dessert. Advanced tickets only. Purchase tickets at Calvary office, 519-664-2311 or by calling Angie 519-5747992. Adults $15; child 5-12 $8; under 5 free. MARYHILL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Vegas Night at the Bridgeport Rod & Gun, 1229 Beitz Rd., RR#1 Breslau. Doors open at 7 p.m., fun begins at 8 p.m. Free admission, fast food available. Many beautiful quilts & generous prizes to be won at the ‘Big Wheel’ grocery hampers, turkeys, hams, steak, etc. Penny table and other games of chance as well. A light lunch will be served at the end. All proceeds are given to charity, and will be announced that evening. For information: Mike Runstedler 519-648-3394; Doug Zinger 519-648-2939.

NOVEMBER 24 THERE ARE MANY EXCITING activities planned for youth grade 6 - age 19 at the Woolwich Youth Centre this week. Some highlights include gym night at EDSS, Huckle Buckle, Fitness Fun and an outing to Max’s Indoor Mini Golf.

NOVEMBER 26 HUGS AT BRESLAU COMMUNITY Centre, 100 Andover Dr. from 9:30-11 a.m. Topic: back health for children and parents, Dr. Peter Scheuring. Parents and children age 0-5 are welcome to attend.. Call Heidi 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information.

NOVEMBER 27 HUGS AT WOOLWICH COMMUNITY Health Centre, St. Jacobs from 9:30-11 a.m.. Topic: best and worst toys,

winter activities for families. Parents and children age 0-5 are welcome to attend. Call Heidi 519-6643794, ext. 237 for more information.

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ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH, Perth East celebrates their 20th annual Journey To Bethlehem, a live nativity re-creation at Bethlehem Stable (church’s red shed - dress warmly!) Fri and Sat. performances beginning at 8 p.m. Refreshments to follow the program. Church located at corner of Line 45 and Road 106, #1998 Perth East (North Easthope). All welcome.

NOVEMBER 28 RIVERSIDE SCHOOL COUNCIL’S 1ST annual holiday market. Riverside PS gymnasium, $1 admission; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Handmade gifts and crafts, direct marketing vendors, refreshments and baked goods. All proceeds go towards the “outdoor enhancements” at our new location. For more information or to purchase a sale table contact Janet Redmond 519-669-7622 or jredmond1998@ gmail.com. THERE WILL BE A ‘free store’ at Gale Presbyterian Church, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. There will be clothing for all ages and some bedding. GALAXY OF GIFTS FUNDRAISER for Lutherwood Foundation. Luther Village on the Park, 141 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterloo; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission, free parking, BBQ food and refreshments, door prizes, over 30 vendors. Website: www.luthervillage.org.

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Elmira Worship: 9:30am Mennonite Church The Missional Church Dec. 6, 7pm – Community Advent Choir Concert

CALVARY CHAPEL Sunday Service 6:00 pm

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“Compassion” Sunday, November 22nd

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PUBLIC NOTICE THE TOWNSHIP OF WELLESLEY

will be hosting a

PUBLIC INPUT SESSION for the

2015-2019 DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN The Strategic Plan aligns itself to planning documents & budget processes to ensure that resources are allocated appropriately and reported upon annually to identify progress, measure success and establish future goals where needed. Input from the community on whether or not the plan meets its needs and expectations is instrumental in measuring the success of the Plan.

Residents of the Township are invited to join Senior Staff at the

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

4805 William Hastings Line, Crosshill on

MONDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2015 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm to view the proposed changes to the

When grief is fresh, the celebration of any holiday is difficult. This is a special invitation to you and your family to share with others who sorrow. Together we put this loss into the context of the Christmas season.

A SERVICE OF HEALING

STRATEGIC PLAN

Sunday, November 29, 2015 7:30 p.m. held at Woodside Bible Fellowship 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira

and to provide valuable input as we move forward into the future of

WELLESLEY TOWNSHIP

Draft plan can also be viewed on the Township website at www.wellesley.ca

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

Life may be all about the modern, but we depend on much from the 1880s WEIRD NOTES

Q. Are there products in

your household that trace all the way back to the 1880s?

A. Probably better to ask

how many of them, since that inventive and creative period has been termed â€œThe Miraculous 1880sâ€? by Vaclav Smil of â€œIEEE Spectrumâ€? magazine. From this decade came electricity and the internal combustion engine, two epochal discoveries that shaped the modern world. â€œTodayâ€™s microchipgoverned e-world is utterly dependent on an electricity supply whose fundamental design remains beholden to thermal- and hydropow-

ered-generation systems, both reaching the commercial market in 1882.â€? And building on successful work with gasoline-fueled engines, just 10 years later Rudolph Diesel had designs for the gas turbineâ€“â€?the most efficient of all internalcombustion engines.â€? Want more proof? Consider the coin-operated vending machine (1883); steam turbine (1884); the fourstroke internal-combustion engine and first multistory steel-skeleton skyscraper in Chicago (1885); first practical electric street railway (1888); and the revolving door and first electric elevator in New York City (1889). On an everyday scale, the decade also gave us the safety bicycle, cash register, electric iron, ballpoint pen, anti-perspirant, brown

paper bags, Maxwell House coffee, Aunt Jemima pancakes, Quaker Oats and the formula for Coca Cola. Miraculous indeed! Q. Are you a lifetime million-miler?

A. A million miles is 40

times around the world (25,000 times 40) or 300 flights across the U.S., says Bob Berman in â€œZoom: How Everything Moves, from Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees.â€? Starting with data galore plus some savvy guesstimation, researchers arrive at 65,000 miles of walking for the average American todayâ€“ not so different from people of times past. But todayâ€™s estimated million miles for each of us was unheard of until recently. In fact, â€œthe word â€˜millionâ€™ didnâ€™t exist until the 14th century, be-

can be written as n = 2 x k where k is any integer. Regarding 0, you can say 0 = 2 x 0, meaning that 0 is an even number. A smart proof indeed! You might EVEN say itâ€™s brilliant. Q. While life without physical pain may sound ideal, in fact it can be an even bigger pain. How so?

fore which the largest number was a myriadâ€“10,000.â€? Also travel danger per mile was so great even as recently as the Civil War era that few people would have survived long enough to join the million-mile club. Obviously, weâ€™re a whole lot more mobile today. Driving maybe 100 miles daily to work and back for 250 days a year makes you a million-miler within just a few decades. Q. Zeroing in on an old curiosity, is zero an odd or an even number?

A. Consider the people

whose sense of touch is disturbed so badly that they feel no physical pain, a condition caused by a mutation of the gene SCN9A, says David Linden in his book â€œTouch: The Science of Hand, Heart and Mind,â€? as reviewed by Katie Burke in â€œAmerican Scientistâ€? magazine. Often they donâ€™t live beyond their teen years, as cuts and scrapes go unnoticed and lead to serious infection.

A. This oneâ€™s not so hard

to answer or to prove, says Arthur Benjamin in â€œThe Magic of Math.â€? Odd numbers, as you know, are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.... Even numbers are divisible by 2â€“2, 4, 6, 8.... Expressed algebraically, this means that even numbers

â€œEven fatal injuries cannot be feltâ€?: In one tragic case, a â€œfearlessâ€? child trying to impress some friends jumped off a building, got up and walked away. He died later that day from internal bleeding he could not feel. A very different disorder of this genetic mutation â€œcan result in pain-sensing neurons â€˜like machine guns with a hair-trigger...â€™ Even mild stimuli can initiate bouts of agonizing pain.â€? These sufferers, though, can live long, full lives, unlike their pain-free brethren.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you â€œStrange But True.â€? Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.

OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS 1. Catch, in a way 5. Racy 10. Fibbers 15. Ego counterpart 16. Decide to leave, with â€œoutâ€? 18. Game on horseback 19. Boredom 20. Holiday drink 22. Ambition 24. 007â€™s doctor foe 25. Sherlock 26. â€œA Chorus Lineâ€? number 27. Chemical ending 28. Boxer Spinks 30. â€œWhatâ€™s the ___?â€? 32. ___ or about 33. Fodder holder 35. There and back 38. Exist 39. â€˜Peopleâ€™ counterpart 40. #26 of 26

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DOWN 1. Straightens 2. Beloved of Aphrodite 3. â€œWho cares?â€? 4. Birthstone after sapphire 6. Astir 7. Carbonium, e.g. 8. Dwarf mulberry 9. Rocky Balboaâ€™s greeting 10. â€œFantasy Islandâ€? prop 11. Stylish 12. Soon, to a bard 13. Bleed 14. Surround 17. Arranged into levels 21. Do goo 23. Bossy remark? 25. Consummate 29. Care for 31. Recording rooms 32. Kind of column 34. Kind of layer 36. Green, in a way

37. In event that 41. Bankrupt 43. Sans spirit 44. Of the Western Hemisphere, basically 47. Mah-jongg piece 48. Calendar span 49. Clod chopper 50. ___ Royal Highness 53. Downed a sub, say 54. Bay State 55. Gift-tag word 56. Beaver State 61. Affirmative votes 62. You and I 63. â€œNorwegian Woodâ€? instrument 66. â€œRocksâ€? 68. Tagged player

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have a very nice professional drummer. It is just awesome.” The church also hosts a coffee meeting, Java Junction, on Thursday evenings, offering games, social time and more. They also like to reach out into the community whether it is caroling during the holiday season or volunteering their time, being better neighbours to everyone regardless of creed. “Our goal is to be better neighbours in every direction - not only spiritually, but also physically by feeding the hungry, clothing the naked or visiting prisoners and the sick. That is my training and I believe it from my heart,” he said. He says he immediately felt at home in the Elmira congregation, noting the sense of community and practice of the tenets of Mennonite ideals and worship. “The freedom in the church is just amazing. The church is a Mennonite church, so our pacifist theology is what we want others to know about,” he said “We are a tight community. We know each other’s challenges, each other’s joys and we pray and we rally behind those who are hurting and we rejoice with those who are rejoicing. I am not new to the Menno-

nite ideology, but more and more it makes sense.” Two pieces of the Mennonite ideology Legesse takes seriously are pacifism and empathy. With the recent attacks in Paris, he looked at both sides of the situation rather than blaming a religion or group. “In the world today, there is chaos left and right. I think the value that we uphold (in the Mennonite church) is that every being is created equal and God loves everyone despite our ethnicity, political background, gender, you name it,” he said. “Every bad guy deserves a chance to be good and that chance can only be given when you follow the path of pacifism and non-violence. It becomes difficult when you see someone killing your family member and you want justice to be served equally, but at the same time, you think about why that woman or man dared to kill someone like that. What was their motivation or ideology? So, you fight the ideology.” The Zion Mennonite Fellowship meets every Sunday, with Sunday school starting at 9:30 a.m. The worship service begins at 10:45 a.m. For more information about the church, visit www.thejunctionelmira. com.

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Feta Olive Quesadilla 1 tsp. toasted curry 1/4 tsp. chilies 1 Tbsp. chopped parsley 1/4 sautéed, diced red pepper 1/4 cup chopped green olives 1/2 cup olive oil 9 oz grated old cheddar 4 oz feta cheese 6 6-inch quesadilla shells

Preheat oven at 350 F. In small pan sauté red pepper in olive oil until tender. Set aside to cool.

Place olive oil and olives in food processor, chop coarsely. In a bowl add cheeses and toss, curry, chopped parsley chili with olive and diced red pepper. Place tortillas on baking sheet, brush with olive oil and liberally add the cheese mix to one half and fold over to make a half moon. Bake in oven until golden.

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anniversary of ECI. Some of the acts will revolve around the school’s evolution from its opening in 1956. Deveaux says the gala also helps bring students together. “We get to know all the people in the groups too because our groups range from ninth graders to 12th graders, so you normally don’t really know anyone. But when we’re all together for longer periods of time rehearsing you get to know everyone,” Deveaux said. She notes it’s good for the students who are interested in performing in the future, because it’s such a big show and helps prepare you for what that would be like.

“I personally hope that the gala will help with my confidence in playing, but as a whole I hope we raise money for our arts program. It all goes toward buying new arts equipment and stuff like that,” Deveaux said. The gala is especially valuable because it’s the only major arts fundraiser for the program, which allows students to “major” in art subjects while taking their regular high school courses. “Gala kind of plunges you into getting in the rhythm of how the arts program works around here. It builds your confidence because it’s such a big production,” Zettle said. She says preparing for

the event is one of the times that students interact with teachers the most, and they get to know one another better. As well, it’s an opportunity to show students who aren’t in the arts program what it’s all about and gets them interested in what their peers are working on. “I also just hope that it’s fun because it usually is, and it’s probably one of the most fun things we do in the entire year,” Zettle said. The gala runs Nov. 25-27 at 7 p.m. at ECI. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. They’re available for purchase after school on Nov. 20, Nov. 23, and Nov. 24, as well as one hour prior to the show.

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