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Woolwich wants transfer station sold to private operator Township will push Region of Waterloo to keep Elmira site open until it can be turned over to a private company STEVE KANNON The waste transfer station in Elmira should be sold to a private operator, Woolwich council agreed this week. Moreover, the township wants the Region of Waterloo to keep the site open until a deal is finalized and control handed over to a new owner. As it stands, service has been scaled back dramatically and the region plans to shutter the well-used facility at the end of next March. Keeping the service going during any transition is paramount in making it economically viable for a private operator, township chief administrative officer David Brenneman told councillors meeting Tuesday night. “What we’ve heard is ... continuity of service is critical.” Brenneman has met with regional officials as well as two potential private oper-
ators, Waste Management Canada and Plein Disposal Inc. Noting that the township is prohibited by provincial legislation from getting into the waste disposal field, by leasing the transfer station site from the region, for instance, he said the best option is for the region to declare the land as surplus and sell it to a private company. While not overly keen on having the transfer station remain open even in private hands – it maintains curbside collection is all that’s needed in the townships – the region is looking at the option, he said. Sale of the land would be necessary as the region is constrained by union agreements against leasing out the facility to a private operator, nor does it want to maintain responsibility for future upgrade costs, Brenneman added. Projected long-term capital expenditures of more TRANSFER STATION | 25
Students in Wellesley took advantage of a snow day on Nov. 18, sledding behind the St. Clements Arena. From left, Jade Lipczynski, Nikki Beam, Jessie Herbison, Olivia Bolender, Taylor Hartung, Abbey Brick, Lucas Economides, Nolan Hislop, Jake Voisin, Zac Good, and Liam Dietrich. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
SCOTT BARBER While the early arrival of snow and bitter cold temperatures across the region this week certainly evokes memories of last year’s brutal winter, it may not be a harbinger of another abnormally harsh season.
“What we’re calling for is a winter that is not going to be as long or as cold as last year, even though after this week, we will have had more snow than we did at this time last year,” Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada said. “Don’t be seduced by that though,
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ter, but given what we had last year, normal will seem like a tropical heat wave,” Phillips said. In fact, this first blast “shouldn’t have much staying power,” Phillips added, as temperatures are expected to climb back towards WINTER | 25
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Joy Finney lauded for health promotion work Long-time WCHC member to receive the 2014 3M Health Leadership Award at national gala SCOTT BARBER Long recognized as a community leader in health promotion, Woolwich Community Health Centre’s Joy Finney will be celebrated on the national stage next month with the 2014 3M Health Leadership Award. “I am very, very touched and honoured and really conscious that I work with really, really committed volunteers,” Finney said. “They are the ones who give an inordinate amount of time and energy to (Woolwich) Healthy Communities, and have for many years.”
Joy Finney holds a poster displaying a list of goals for the township developed by Woolwich Healthy Communities, an organization she helped found in 1991. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]
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Big jump in funding needed to tackle infrastructure deficit, says Woolwich report STEVE KANNON Woolwich would need to hike taxes an additional 4.33 per cent in each of the next 15 years in order to make up ground on its infrastructure deficit, according to a new study of the townships roads, bridges and sewers. The asset management plan (AMP) required by the province sees a shortfall of $54 million over the next decade, meaning Woolwich needs to raise an extra $5.4 million each year. Given the size of the tax hit, which would come above and beyond other increases, there’s no way the township can go it alone in coming up with the money, township officials say. “Obvious, it’s not realistic,” director of finance Richard Petherick said in discussing the report at the November 18 council meeting. Rather, the report prepared by London, Ont.based Public Sector Digest provides a guide to the financial needs, he explained, noting the township will need contributions from the federal and provincial governments if it hopes to tackle its infrastructure deficit.
“Municipalities cannot tackle the mounting infrastructure deficit alone as the infrastructure costs are beyond the ability for municipalities to pay by itself. Municipalities own the majority of assets yet we take in the least amount of tax revenue in order to maintain and replace our assets. We need the support of both the Provincial and Federal governments in order to jointly undertake such a massive endeavor,” he says in his report to council. The AMP is a tool for evaluating and prioritizing the township’s infrastructure needs, Petherick added, noting having plans in place should help when applying for grants from senior levels of government. In addition to the funding requirements, the study graded the township on the state of its infrastructure and readiness to tackle those assets in poor condition. According to the report, Woolwich performed reasonably well on the ‘condition versus performance’ dimension for all of the asset classes addressed. The DEFICIT | 24
The cast and crew of the EDSS production of The Jungle Book practice their best wolf howls at rehearsal this week.
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The Jungle Book comes alive at EDSS Drama students preparing to stage their take on the Rudyard Kipling classic WHITNEY NEILSON There’s no need to head south in search of tropical trees and the sounds of jungle creatures. Elmira District Secondary School’s fall production of The Jungle Book will have plenty of both, along with the characters many of us have grown to love. Director and drama teacher DJ Carroll said one of the reasons he chose the play is because it’s a classic. “I grew up reading the
story, seeing the old live movie version and of course the Disney version,” Carroll said. “It’s such a great story. It’s a simple story but it’s a fun story.” Based off of the 1894 collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, numerous film adaptations have been made. A new one is even making its way to the big screen in 2015 with stars like Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Idris Elba, and Christopher Walken. The EDSS cast and crew of 55 students have been
working on the production since the start of the school year, and upped their practices to three times a week this month. “The kids are dedicated,” Carroll said. “They all want to be here. They’ve all bought into the story so it makes it very easy to coordinate them all. There are hiccups but we solve them along the way.” The story follows the author while he’s at boarding school where he wrote the story. Carroll says we get glimpses into his imagina-
tion and memory of writing the story as we follow the young boy Mowgli, who’s raised by wolves in the jungle. “He has to help defend the jungle creatures from Shere Khan, the evil tiger,” Carroll said. “It’s a great story that shows compassion, that shows bravery, that shows that you can learn from almost anything in your life.” Grade 11 student Kurt Michael will be playing the JUNGLE BOOK | 24
Getting into a Christmas state of mind, with Santa on his way and trees alight WHITNEY NEILSON With plenty of snow on the ground to get you in the holiday spirit, it’s time to start thinking about upcoming Christmas events. The Elmira Santa Claus Parade will be making its way down Arthur Street on December 6 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by the Elmira Kiwanis Club, the parade is in its 21st year. Also that day, in St. Clements the Paradise and
District Lions Club will hold its seventh annual Tree of Light ceremony. It goes that evening at 6 p.m. outside of the library. In Elmira, Tami Runstedler said many businesses will be staying open to as late as 10 or 11 p.m. that night to help people get some early Christmas shopping done. Something new this year will be horsedrawn trolley rides. Those will be going on from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and the pickup
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the tree lighting.” Runstedler said she’d like to see Moonlight Madness be a success this year, with people downtown enjoying the stores and services. “Hopefully more people will come downtown to their own community but also bring more people from outside of town and make them aware of our great little shops and the uniqueness of our downtown.” In St. Clements, where bulbs for the Tree of Light
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the extension westward of Zingervilla Place and a link to Homestead Drive, providing two entrances into the subdivision.
Winding down the term – Tuesday night’s was their second last meeting – Woolwich councillors cleared the way for a new subdivision in Maryhill. Granting the necessary zone change for the project helps clear up the to-do list before a new council is sworn in next month. With the approval, the developers of Sunset Hills Estates (855384 Ontario Ltd.) can proceed with plans to build 38 single-family homes on a 29-acre (11.8 hectare) site. The lands are on the west side of the village, and would see
Facing an additional expenditure of $8,500 for two engineering studies not in its budget, Skate Elmira turned to Woolwich Township to cover the costs. Meeting this week, councillors agreed to do just that, with the proviso the organization turn over its financial documents to show that is in fact in need of assistance. Council was somewhat reluctant to
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pay the invoices, but opted to do so for the sake of the skate park now under construction in Bristow Park. Coun. Mark Bauman noted the studies should have been factored into the construction costs before the project got underway. He also called for the group to look to its ongoing fundraising efforts to perhaps reimburse the township.
Woolwich backs WCS building plan Looking into concerns raised at a public meeting, Woolwich’s planning staff determined this week a new development at the corner of Church Street and Memorial Avenue will not have an adverse impact on parking in
that part of Elmira’s core. In fact, it should provide a net gain. “It could be a significant increase to the amount of parking in this particular area,” director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley told councillors meeting this week in recommending the township endorse a proposed plan of condominium between Woolwich Community Services and MennoHomes. The condominium designation would allow for Woolwich Community Services and MennoHomes to share their new home on Memorial Avenue. Construction is already underway on the 7,500-square-foot facility that will bring WCS’ services under one roof. MennoHomes is looking to build a three-storey, 24-unit
apartment building on the property, perhaps starting next spring. The condominium designation would apply to shared elements on some 7,900 sq. ft. of vacant land on the 1.2-acre property, including the driveway and utility services. Some area business operators expressed concerns during a public meeting last month to consider the plan, pointing to the possible impact on already scarce parking in the downtown area. In his report, Kennaley noted that rather than taking parking away from surrounding businesses, the new development may end up providing parking in their lot to those accessing nearby services.
Award for Breslau maple produced Woolwich Township’s Shady Grove Maple received a $5,000 cheque with the Premier’s Award for Agri-food Innovation at a ceremony last week. The maple syrup and turkey farm produces up to 2,200 gallons of syrup each year from over 20,000 taps. Owners Dan and Heather Goetz started making syrup as a hobby 15 years ago and have since expanded to a full-scale operation covering six woodlots at 6640 Fife Rd. just east of Breslau. The award “recognizes innovations that improve existing products, create jobs and drive economic growth.”
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‘Tis the festive season for ... roadside sobriety checks The holiday season brings a few festivities, some more festive than others. In that mix is the Waterloo Regional Police festive RIDE program, set to launch November 28. Along with roadside stops, police are asking for members of the public to take precautions, such as arranging for transportation ahead of time if they plan to be drinking. During the 2013 festive RIDE program, officers checked 10,308 vehicles; conducted 37 roadside tests; laid four impaired charges; and issued seven three-day suspensions. Police also laid 15 additional charges under the Highway Traffic Act. Under laws currently in effect: Drivers with suspended licences under the HTA are subject to a seven-day
vehicle impoundment and further charges; Drivers charged with having over-80 mg bloodalcohol content or who refuse a test will face criminal charges, a 90-day suspension and seven-day vehicle impoundment; Drivers previously convicted of a criminal code driving offence will have their vehicle impounded for a minimum of 45 days; Fully-licenced drivers under 22 years of age, as well as novice drivers of all ages in the graduated licensing system, must be alcoholfree or risk receiving an immediate 24-hour roadside suspension. Again this year, police enforcement will be occurring as part of stationary RIDE inspection points as well as during random mobile checks.
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The driver of a luxury pickup truck slid of the road, striking a hydro pole just south of 5064 Arthur St. N. at approximately 10 a.m. Nov. 18 near the Calvary Conservative Mennonite Church. No charges were laid and no injuries were sustained, according to police. Several area roadways were closed Tuesday due to snow squalls causing limited visibility. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER] NOVEMBER 12
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|A woman was taken to hospital by ambulance after the combine she was driving lost control and drove into a ditch on Greenhouse Road east of Breslau. Her injuries were minor and there was minimal damage to the combine.
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A first peek at plans for a new Riverside PS
Some residents concerned new school, slated to open in September 2016, won’t meet needs of growing community SCOTT BARBER With less than two years remaining before classes are scheduled to begin, the public got its first look at plans for a new Riverside Public School on Elmira’s west side. Representatives of the Waterloo Region District School Board and Kingsland + Architects presented the preliminary designs for the facility to some 50 community members in the current Riverside PS gym Wednesday evening. The new school is scheduled to open in September 2016, replacing the existing one on William Street with a location in the centre of the new Lunor subdivision on Church Street West. With two major residential development projects on the books (Lunor and Birdland), the WRDSB initiated a school boundary study for Elmira in May of 2012. That study showed that the town’s elementary schools were already well over capacity.
“The board, recognizing the inability of the current Riverside Public School facility and site to accommodate the anticipated growth from the new development within its boundary, negotiated the purchase of a new school site within the development for a replacement,” the report stated. Not only would a new, larger school be needed, but significant changes to John Mahood PS and Park Manor PS would also be necessary. The board decided to maintain the existing boundaries while implementing grade organization changes that would see Riverside and John Mahood change from JK-5 to JK-6, and see Park Manor P.S. change from 6-8 to 7-8. WRDSB controller of facility services Ian Gaudet opened the public meeting, describing the $11 million dollar project as on budget so far. “This is one of four new
Elmira Boundary Study Current Enrolment/Capacity School
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Site Size (acres)
Built Capacity (OTG1)
Temporary Capacity2
Enrolment Sept. 2013
% Capacity
John Mahood PS
6.35
381
6
411
108%
Park Manor PS
8.83
271
4
300
110%
Riverside PS
3.62
95
11
302
318%
TOTAL
18.8
747
21
1013
136%
On-the-ground (OTG) capacity represents the calculated capacity of the permanent structure of the school Temporary capacity includes portable and porta-pak units
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elementary schools that we anticipate to have open in the Waterloo Region and ready for students by September 2016,” he said. “This is a unique project that not only has a municipal partner with their adjacent park lands, but also the Waterloo regional child care provider that will be working on side with the school board to create a unique facility for your community and the region that we serve.” Colin Kingsland of Kingsland + Architects,
Woolwich plans to stay the course at Jigs Hollow; residents concerned STEVE KANNON Winterbourne residents concerned about the chance of worsening impacts from a gravel pit in their backyards want Woolwich council’s assurance it will stand with the community. At issue is the possibility the operator of the Jigs Hollow pit will seek clearance for below-water-table extraction at the site. Work started there last fall, but then quickly stopped when higher-than-expected groundwater levels were found, severely reducing the amount of accessible aggregate material. Opponents had identified that as a likelihood during the protracted debates over the application from Kuntz Topsoil, Sand and Gravel, a dispute eventually settled through the Ontario Municipal Board process. As councillors met November 18, resident Della Stroobosscher called on the township to reaffirm its commitment to a holding provision on the site’s zoning that prevents the operator from removing gravel from below the water table. That provision is the key to providing control over site and its eventual reha-
bilitation, she said, adding that below-water-table extraction would mean no restoration, the permanent loss of prime farmland and the creation instead of a “lifeless pond.” “We have to preserve this very precious resource in our township that’s at risk of being lost.” Supportive, Mayor Todd Cowan questioned whether a motion of support for the holding provision was necessary. “I don’t think that we’re wavering at all,” he said. Director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley agreed the move was unnecessary, and might even pose a danger by “fettering” council in advance of any new application to change the zoning on the property. Kennaley noted a change to the extraction provision would require a zoning bylaw amendment, with council and the OMB the only organizations with the authority to make that decision. Under the agreement – minutes of settlement – hashed out at the OMB, the owner has the right to request the removal of the holding provision. Such a move would set another review process in motion.
While a public meeting would not be mandated under the circumstances, the township would insist on one, he added. The process could take years. The Grand River Conservation Authority needs a minimum of two years of hydrogeological data to begin assessing such an application, so the review would take that much time at the very least, Kennaley explained. The township has had some indication from Preston Sand and Gravel, which has become a partner in the operation, that the company is exploring options at the 89-acre site. Thus far, a haul road was created and some berms ploughed into place, but work soon halted when the higher groundwater levels were discovered. Initial estimates of some 850,000 tonnes of recoverable gravel were based on a 2011 measurement of the water table. New studies, however, show water levels are higher than initially measured, meaning there’s less gravel accessible, as extraction would have to remain at least 1.5 metres above the water table. That, in turn, poses challenges to the economic viability of the project.
an experienced school designing firm that has been involved in numerous projects within the region including Floradale Public School and Ayr Public School, led a Powerpoint presentation that outlined the proposed site and floor plans. He described the design goal as “providing a welcoming space which engages the children.” Highlights included a “grand entrance” and lobby area between the school and the child centre, lots of natural light “with windows low enough that children can
see outside when they are sitting and learning in their classrooms,” and a gym that is more than double the current space at Riverside PS. Following the presentation, the audience was given the chance to ask questions or provide comments. Numerous concerns were raised. Ward 1 councillor-elect Scott Hahn, for example, wondered whether the September 2016 opening date was too optimistic, seeing as shovels won’t be hitting the ground anytime soon.
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Mel Lajoie, a project coordinator with the WRDSB, replied that the schedule was in accordance with many other schools that have already been completed in the region. A number of community members questioned whether the new facility’s capacity – 557 students – would be enough to serve the needs of the community. According to the WRDSB boundary study, they argued, the site will be full within its first two years of operation. Manager of planning for the WRDSB Dennis Cuomo replied, stating that 550600 student facilities is the top of the mark for elementary schools in the region, and if the new site isn’t sufficient for the town’s growth, another new school would need to be built to meet the demand. Despite the misgivings of many in attendance, the project will continue, as discussed, with another public meeting to be scheduled for January.
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Financial status at odds with municipal needs AS IS THE CASE with most municipalities, Woolwich finds itself in need of millions of new dollars to pay for roads, bridges and pipes in the ground. A report discussed this week at council says the township has to come up with $54 million over the next decade, suggesting a 4.33 per cent tax increase annually for 15 years. Officials were quick to point out such a tax increase is unthinkable. Well, they’re thinking about it, but do realize it’s neither palatable nor possible. Instead, the township has to finagle some combination of tax increases and grants from senior levels of government equivalent to such a hike. Woolwich is already in that mode, having introduced a special infrastructure levy in 2012. It’s a prudent move, though, like most municipalities, setting aside money for such purposes should have begun in earnest years ago. Still, the township finds itself somewhat ahead of the curve, a situation that ironically sees it penalized in seeking out funding from the federal and provincial governments, which tend to favour the most financially strapped municipalities. Coupled with a growing tax base, Woolwich appears to be punished for its successes. The township does have control over its own reserve funds, however. A special levy makes sense under the circumstances: we have to start saving now to pay for some very expensive projects in the future. And with federal and provincial assistance less likely due to deficits and other spending priorities. The province continues to run massive deficits, while maintaining the fairytale of a balanced budget by 2017-18 even as revenues fall and expenses increase. In Ottawa, the government is moving to a surplus position, but has committed most of the gains to its re-election campaign, promising goodies to a few and some crumbs to a broader base in a move that is as blatant as its advertising – an indefensible use of tax dollars that the opposition charges has run to $600 million during Harper’s tenure. With that in mind, beyond the special levy, municipal governments will have to cut back on the operating side – programs and soft services – in order to offset the sting of infrastructure renewal. There’s no room for delay when it comes to failing bridges and watermains. If residents are not going to face even more exorbitant tax increases than have been the norm recently, then the dollars will have to be reallocated rather than simply going to the well for more, the usual fallback plan for all governments. In Woolwich, there are expenditures – some of them substantial – that provide few if any direct benefits to the public, but for the most part cuts would mean some service reductions to some residents. Leaders determined to set priorities would need to balance expectations with reasonable levels of taxation, essentially selling the merits of more prudent spending. That’s more work, however, than taking the easy road: spending more, and taxing everyone as a matter of course. As this week’s discussion of the waste transfer station in Elmira illustrates, governments (the region, in this case) are more likely to cut front line services of actual use rather than internalize the hit to their own bloated bureaucracies. Making sense does not come into play. While overplayed, the need for infrastructure spending is indeed real. With another budget period on the horizon – and given past disappointments – now would be a good time to search for actual savings. Woolwich’s new council, to be sworn-in December 9, will have its hands full right from the get-go.
When it comes to providing for the kids — facilities and learning opportunities — the caste system appears to be alive and well. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
U.S. more likely than China to break new emissions deal WORLD AFFAIRS When news got out that U.S. President Barack Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping had reached an agreement on climate change, the American blogosphere lit up with negative comments. “The problem is, Obama probably means it,” wrote Jazz Shaw of the major conservative political blog Hot Air, “while China is almost certainly just yanking the world’s collective chain yet again with a bit of lip service as they seek better trade arrangements.” But Jazz Shaw has got it exactly backwards. It’s the United States that cannot be trusted to keep its commitments, because the American political system is mired in a perpetual civil war and at the moment it is the climate-change deniers who have the upper hand. Whereas the Chinese will probably keep their word, because there are no denialists in China and the government is genuinely terrified of climate change.
The Obama-Xi deal is not wonderful, but it is the first step in the right direction that the world’s two biggest emitters of carbon dioxide have taken together. Obama promised that the U.S. will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to at least 26 per cent below the 2005 level by 2025. Xi promised more vaguely that China’s emission would peak by 2030 or earlier (and, by implication, then start to decline). That looks a bit lopsided, of course, but any deal that takes account of current realities is bound to look like that. China is still a poor country, and it is racing to grow its economy fast enough to preserve political stability. That means it has to generate a lot more energy fast. China is installing a great deal of clean power (around half the world’s new solar energy plants last year, for example), but just to keep the lights on it has to go on building lots of fossil-fuel plants as well – and most of them burn the dirtiest fuel, coal. Official policy is driving the number of new coal-fired plants down, however,
which is one reason why Xi thinks he can keep his promise that emissions will stop growing by 2030. Obama, by contrast, presides over an economy that is already very rich. The average American citizen still consumes twice as much energy as the average Chinese, but total U.S. energy consumption stopped rising years ago. Making 26 per cent cuts in American energy use over the next 10 years is not a huge challenge; it only requires a reduction of about 2.6 per cent a year. So the American and Chinese commitments in the new deal, while asymmetrical, are not unequal in terms of the political and economic burdens they impose. The real difference lies in the likelihood that the two sides will stick to the deal over the next 10-15 years as they have promised. China probably will. The United States probably won’t. The Chinese regime knows what global warming will do to the country if it is not contained. A study commissioned by the World Bank about a decade ago, but never published
(quite likely at China’s insistence), concluded that if average global temperature rises by 2 degrees C, China will lose about 38 per cent of its food production. As in all predictions of this sort, that number may be wrong by five or even ten percentage points, but that doesn’t really matter. Even a 28 per cent loss of food production would mean semi-permanent famine in China. The regime would not survive that, and much of the growth that has been achieved by great sacrifice in the past three decades would be lost. Beijing takes climate change very seriously. Even though the regime must also keep the economic growth going if it wishes to survive, it knows that it must start making real concessions on emissions in order to facilitate a global deal. Xi did not set this target of capping Chinese emissions by 2030 without a great deal of discussion and debate within the regime. Having made the promise, he will keep it. So DYER | 10
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014
THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK
How do you feel about winter’s early arrival?
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“Being on crutches (broken ankle from football), it’s pretty slippery getting around.”
“I am looking forward to snowmobiling and snow days.”
“I like the snow; you can form it and make snowballs.”
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After catastrophe strikes, how we act determines our humanity EDITOR'S NOTES Is it possible a massive die-off of humans makes for a happy story? Yes, it is. With his first novel, Rocky Mountain Locust, Elmira’s Michael PurvesSmith explores what things might be like after the plague of homo sapiens. The book, written under the pen name M.I. Lastman, is a fictional account of one Jim Easom, a survivor of a plague that wipes out almost all human life. His survival techniques, travels and meetings with other survivors form the narrative that takes us through the what-ifs of the collapse of our current way of life. While it’s a virus that’s our undoing in Rocky Mountain Locust, the story evolved from PurvesSmith’s concerns about climate change and the potential for catastrophic impacts on the planet. “Rocky Mountain Locust: Being an account of the
author’s travels into several remote parts of America in the two years following the Death,” the book opens. “How the collapse of the plague of homo sapiens may have stopped global warming and almost everything else.” Awaking from a great sickness on May 21, 2017, Easom finds everyone around him has succumbed to the virus, with all of the conveniences and luxuries we’ve come to expect – from electricity to 24-hour shopping and the Internet – being a thing of the past. Unlike the havoc that could come with climate change, which would have an impact on all life, the virus has taken out only the humans. The vast population of us gone right from the book’s opening, there’s an opportunity to explore what we might do with a mulligan, a do-over, given what we’d know with hindsight. That’s not to say a planet suddenly devoid of most human life wouldn’t continue to feel the impact of years of abuse. No more greenhouse gases, for in-
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nite planet. (The title of the book draws on the locusts, now believed extinct, that once numbered in the trillions in North America. An 1875 swarm of the insects was said to have covered 510,000 square kilometres, a swath from the Prairies as far south as Texas involving an estimated 12.5 trillion insects. By 1902, the species was gone.) Ideally, he suggests, we’d see fertility rates start to fall globally, with the population dropping to some half a billion people over the next 250 years, a long way from the more than seven billion today, a number triple what it was in Purves-Smith’s childhood. “There’s no planet B,” he says of our need to look after the one and only home we have. “We need to think about this problem in completely new ways.” Because in many ways life has been getting better over time, we have a tendency to believe things will simply continue in that vein indefinitely. That’s not necessarily a logical conclusion. Nowhere is that more apparent than with the
technological boom that followed the industrial revolution, the foundation of many of our environmental woes. With increasing numbers and ever-expanding reach, we now have the potential for global-scale impacts, a reality for only a fraction of our time as a species. “We have to examine our addiction to magic,” he says of the technology. “We’re told that we always have to go forward, but we have to think about ways of going back.” Rocky Mountain Locust focuses on what happens when our reliance on technology, our separation from the natural world, is suddenly undermined by its failure. Think of what happens when the power goes out – not a stretch given this week’s untimely arrival of very wintry conditions – and expand that to a time when the answer to, “When will the lights come back on?” is “Never.” The relationships chronicled in the book paint a picture of humanity in the classic sense of the word. The struggles bring out the best in us, both in the way
we treat each other and nature. “We can live as well as possible with the biosphere we have, within nature,” he says, pointing out that this isn’t simply utopian thinking. Purves-Smith notes he enjoys modern technology – he has no plans to forsake it. But there’s something to be said for taking stock of what’s really important to us, from basic needs such as clean air, drinking water and food, to love and human relationships. In that context, it’s easier to weigh the ethical dilemma of all the extras we demand today and their impact on the planet, our lives and the lives of those we care about. “In that way ... it’s all about ethics – Is what we’re doing to biosphere ethical?” The future portrayed in the novel, plausible or not, is meant to make us think about the current state of affairs, and where we’d like to go. Hopefully before major changes are forced on us as they were to the KANNON | 10
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stance, but it would take some time for equilibrium to return. More pressingly, there are plenty of manmade hazards – nuclear reactors, chemical plants (hello, Elmira), hydro dams, and the like – that would be left unattended, with the very real possibility of catastrophic fallout, literally in the case of the reactors. Left with dwindling energy supplies in the form of batteries, propane and gasoline – the fire, Easom call them – and a host of other modern conveniences, how quickly could we get back in touch with nature and go about the business of surviving ... and eventually making a life for ourselves? Rocky Mountain Locust introduces us to characters attempting to answer just that question. Along with the planetary existential angst imposed by the climate change debate, Purves-Smith is explicitly tackling the issue of overpopulation. Many of the environmental and social ills on spaceship Earth are linked directly to growing numbers of us making demands on a fi-
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014
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Calgary and Edmonton took the top spot for the NHL city with the lowest tax hit on players in 2014, up from fifth place in 2012. Florida, Tampa Bay, Dallas and Nashville fell from the top spot in 2012 to third-best locations to play from an income tax standpoint. Vancouver is seventh, Winnipeg 12th, Ottawa and Toronto at 18th and Montreal in 30th. Players for the Canadiens paid the highest taxes, with a tax rate of 54%, and the Flames paid the lowest team tax rate of 38.2%
“The potential destruction of terrorism is infinitesimally smaller than the damage done to our rights by a disproportionate attempt to prevent it.”
Successful in its bid to keep postal services out of the newly opened Shoppers Drug Mart in Elmira, the local post office was rebuffed in attempts to extend hours of operation at the Arthur Street location. As part of their campaign to keep services at the existing facility rather than going with contractors, Elmira postal workers asked for longer hours in the evening, noting residents have complained about finding the doors closed when they return home from work.
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will his successors, at least so long as the Communist Party goes on ruling China. Whereas Obama will be gone in two years, and cannot bind his successors to keep his promise in any way. Indeed, even in the past six years he has never got any legislation on climate change through the Republican-dominated House of Representatives. Instead, he had to resort to issuing executive orders through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make even modest improvements like raising the fuel efficiency of U.S.-made cars.
Now the House has voted to repeal the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, which would strip even that power from him. The new Republican majority in the Senate will probably do the same. Obama could veto such a law, but all the Republicans have to do is attach it to the budget and they would set up a confrontation that would shut the U.S. government down again. The Chinese know this, of course, but they are so desperate to get matters moving on the climate front that they are willing to take a chance that the deal will survive.
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Chalk up another pair of wins Elmira Sugar Kings extend their streak to eight games with blowout, squeaker last weekend; now face home-and-home with Cullitons WHITNEY NEILSON The temperature may be dropping outside, but the Elmira Sugar Kings continue to heat things up on the ice, making it eight straight wins after beating Brantford and Cambridge last week. They annihilated the Brantford 99ers 9-3 on November 13 and overcame the Cambridge Winter Hawks 2-1 in overtime on November 16. Against Brantford, the first goal of the night came from Mac Clutsam on a power play, assisted by Mitch Klie and Cash Seraphim. Zac Coulter (Mitch Wright, Ethan Skinner) scored four minutes later to end the period 2-0. The second period started in similar fashion with a successful power play shot by Klayton Hoelscher (Adam Brubacher, Eric Palazzolo). Brantford finally added a point to the board with Guy Polillo’s shot finding the back of the net at 5:44, helped by David Storey and Lucas Zitmanis. Both teams took turns scoring to bring the score to 5-2 for Elmira at the end of the second frame. Successful Elmira shots came from Jamie Huber (Mitch Montgomery, Connor Hall), and Palazzolo (Hall, Jonathan Reinhart). Brantford’s Zander Pryor (Nolan Ferris, Polillo) lessened the gap by one with his goal at 10:35. The final period started the same way as the prior two, with a power play
score by the Sugar Kings. Coulter got his second goal of the night, assisted by Klie and Montgomery. Another power play allowed Sugar King Rob Kohli (Klie, Clutsam) to get his first goal of the night. The 99ers’ Matthew Woods (Nathan Ferris, Ryon Pereira) attempted to lessen the beating with a power play goal of his own at 10:02, bringing the score to 7-3. Kohli (Wright, Coulter) and Wright (Coulter, Klie) added on the hurt with two more points to end the night. The real nail-biter came on home ice at the Woolwich Memorial Centre on Sunday against the Winter Hawks. Two periods passed with no goals from either side, just a continual back and forth. Cambridge’s Devin Shell finally changed the score board, taking advantage of a power play less than two minutes into the final frame. Assists came from Zack Magwood and Kalob Witzell. It seemed like the Kings might end the game in defeat, but at 16:10 captain Klie (Coulter, Wright) powered towards the net and slipped the puck past the Winter Hawks’ netminder. This sent the game into five minutes of four on four overtime. Shots were fired against each goalie, but both remained on the top of their game. The Sugar Kings’ saving grace came with 25 seconds left KINGS | 12
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Buddying up is the key first step in ice fishing OPEN COUNTRY
Eric Palazzolo scored the game winning goal in overtime against Cambridge, to much jubilation. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
In this part of the province, we’ve been hit hard with snow and frigid temperatures. Our lakes are beginning to freeze up, too. And this can only mean thoughts of ice fishing are migrating from the back of my brain to the forefront – which, admittedly, is a very short distance. I should be excited about this. But, honestly, I am not. You see, the only way a person can be excited about ice fishing is if he or she has forgotten all the details that surrounded last year’s expeditions. I expect this will take at least another month. Right now, the memory of the bitter cold and high winds are still far too fresh. Worse still, I recall drilling literally thousands of holes with a hand auger in ice over a foot thick, while my fishing partner looked on, I swear, with his perfectly good arm in a sling. No one who remembers these things is ever going back. Fortunately, an ice angler’s memory is very much like that of a woman who has gone through child-
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LADY LANCERS TAKE THE WIN
Regional Municipality of Waterloo 2015 Citizen Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Advisory Committees & Special Purpose Bodies Each year the Regional Municipality of Waterloo advertises for applications from the public and appoints citizens to various Boards, Commissions, Advisory Committees and other Special Purpose Bodies required for a particular year(s) or Council term of office. These appointments give citizens of this Region, from a variety of backgrounds, an opportunity to volunteer and become actively engaged as a member of a Board, Commission, Advisory Committee or other Special Purpose Body. Interested citizens and incumbent members are invited to apply for appointment to any of the following:
The EDSS girls’ hockey game defeated Waterloo Collegiate Institute 5-0 on Nov. 19 at the Woolwich Memorial Centre.
Active Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) Four persons required for a four-year term ending December 31, 2018 and one person required for a two-year term ending December 31, 2016; where possible, preference will be given to applicants from the four (4) rural Area Municipalities. The Active Transportation Advisory Committee will serve as a forum for the public to raise their viewpoints on particular active transportation issues and to advise Regional Council and staff on cycling and pedestrian issues. Residents with skills and demonstrated expertise in cycling and pedestrian areas of concern are encouraged to apply. Ecological and Environmental Advisory Committee (EEAC) Five persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2017. Persons with knowledge, interest, professional and/or technical qualifications in environmental issues related to such disciplines and policy areas as biology, ecology, hydrology, hydrogeology, forestry, agriculture, environmental law/policy, wildlife management and urban/rural planning are encouraged to apply. Heritage Planning Advisory Committee (HPAC) Four persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2017. The Heritage Planning Advisory Committee advises on Regional heritage issues and policies, in accordance with the Regional Official Plan. The Committee also assists the Region in promoting Regional heritage and in increasing public understanding of heritage issues. Kissing Bridge Trailway Advisory Board Two persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2017. Persons who are non-farm landowners in proximity to the Kissing Bridge Trailway in any of the communities in which the Trailway is located are encouraged to apply. The Trailway Advisory Board advises the County of Wellington and Regional Council on the development and management of the Trailway. Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape Public Liaison Committee (LCHESLPLC)
In their first game of the year, the team’s scorers were Megan Chapman (3), Rachel Weber, and Meghan Martin. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
Four persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2017. Persons residing or owning property in the Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape in the Townships of Wellesley, Wilmot or Woolwich or the City of Waterloo are invited to apply. The Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape Public Liaison Committee serves as a community-based forum to monitor, discuss and provide periodic advice to the Region on how best to implement the objectives of the Regional Planning Policies for the Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape. Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) Two persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2017. The Region of Waterloo Public Art Advisory Committee develops and recommends policies for the selection, acquisition, display, retention, maintenance, storage and de-accessioning of public art which is owned by or on loan to the Region. Specialized Transit Services Advisory Committee (STSAC) Five persons required for a two-year term ending December 31, 2016. The Specialized Transit Services Advisory Committee will advise and provide assistance relating to the development of Special Transit Services policies and service that best meet the needs of the community. Waterloo Region Housing Operations Advisory Committee (WRHOAC) One person required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2017. The person must reside in the City of Cambridge. The Advisory Committee provides input and information to assist Regional staff on a variety of matters that affect Waterloo Region Housing. This committee will also provide guidance and assistance on recommendations that may originate from tenants, staff, or community members. It would be beneficial for community representatives to have a demonstrated knowledge in areas such as community housing programs, property management and community development.
Elmira’s Andrew Lefebvre hugs fellow goalie Jon Reinhart after a 2-1 win over Cambridge.
Persons interested in serving as a Committee member must file an application with the Regional Clerk prior to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 2014. The application form and the Terms of Reference for the listed Committees are available on the Region’s website or by contacting the Regional Clerk’s office.
KINGS: Cullitons are up next
To view the application and the Terms of Reference for the various committees on the Region’s website: • Go to www.regionofwaterloo.ca • Select the “Regional Government” pull-down menu • Select “Agendas/Minutes” • Select “Advisory Committees” • Scroll down page for “2015 Citizen Appointments” This information may also be obtained from the office of the Regional Clerk by contacting Tim Brubacher at 519-575-4493 or by emailing tbrubacher@regionofwaterloo.ca. Advertised vacancies on a particular Committee may be filled by incumbents whose terms have expired and, therefore, the number of actual vacancies may differ from the number of advertised vacancies. All applicants will receive written notification about the outcome of their application. It is expected that all appointments will be finalized and approved by Regional Council no later than February 11, 2015. Kris Fletcher Director, Council & Administrative Services / Regional Clerk 150 Frederick Street, 2nd Floor Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4J3 Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act and will be used to determine suitability for appointment. Questions regarding the collection of personal information should be referred to Tim Brubacher at 519-575-4493, Office of the Regional Clerk.
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on the clock, as Palazzolo (Coulter, Clutsam) scored a clutch goal, ending the game. The Kings had 46 shots on net to the Winter Hawks’ 29. The two teams had previously gone into overtime twice this season, each team picking up a win. With the victories last weekend, the Kings brought their record to 163-1. The team sits in second place behind Kitchener in
the Midwestern Conference. Sugar Kings goalie Jon Reinhart was named GOJHL Midwestern Conference Goaltender of the Month for October. Only 18 pucks have made it past him into the net this season on a total 262 shots, a save percentage of .931. In a home-and-home weekend, the Kings are in Stratford Friday night before returning to Elmira Sunday for a rematch with the Cullitons. Game time is 7 p.m. at the WMC.
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Still hitting the ice after all those years Marking four decades, the informal hockey league keeps filling a Thursday night timeslot in St. Jacobs WHITNEY NEILSON They aren’t as spry as they once were but they can still slap around a puck in good fun. A group of middle-aged and senior men celebrated their St. Jacobs hockey league’s 40th anniversary earlier this month with – what else? – more hockey. One of the original league players, Harold Martin, is the oldest member. At 74, he still enjoys their weekly Thursday night games. “I’m the oldest and the next oldest guy is six younger than I,” Martin said. “I should be old enough to quit but I haven’t been smart enough to do that yet.” They started the league in 1974 when the St. Jacobs arena was being built. One of them went to get ice time and were assigned 10 to 11 p.m. on Thursday evenings. A company from Kitchener had the more desirable time of 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. “One of the guys went to them and said ‘is that fair?’” Martin said. “We helped with the fundrais-
Current and former players got together at the Heidelberg Hotel to mark the league’s 40th anniversary. First row: Dave Hunsberger, Dave Kopf, Fred Martin, Andy Wasylycia, Craig Shantz, Paul Swartz, Jerry Kloepfer, Tom Beleski. Second row: Barry Boettger, Willie Martin, Harold Martin, Mel Bauman, Mary Musselman. Third row: Tim Gosen, Dave Schlei, Lee Shantz, Jim Hallman, Gerry Snyder, Dave Fennell, Paul Martin, Howard Bauman, Terry Jutzi, Phil Ruby, John Shantz, Rick Martin, Brent May. Fourth row: Maynard Snyder, John Schiedel, Art Schmidt, Roy Gilles, Barry Roth, Tom Swartzentruber, Tim Boettger. [SUBMITTED] ing, we live locally, and they said ‘you’re absolutely right.’ So we got 7:30 to 8:30 and have had it ever since.” Only two others aside from Martin are left playing from the original year. The league is informal
and there are no referees. Each week they divide into teams and go from there. There are no set teams so no statistics are kept. It’s all in good fun. When asked if he expected to be playing this long,
he says “probably not,” with a laugh. He says it’s the camaraderie and the shared love for the sport that make the league so special. “It’s a non-threatening way to still play hockey,”
Martin said. “We don’t allow body checking and there aren’t supposed to be slap shots. It’s sort of a fun night out.” Martin grew up playing hockey in Elmira, eventually playing at the Midget
level and for the church league. He says organized hockey with body checking didn’t seem like a smart thing to do as he and his friends got older. Most of the players are in their 40s and 50s, with a couple in their 60s and Martin the lone septuagenarian player. “When the arena was being built in St. Jacobs we thought here might be an opportunity so that’s how we really got into it,” Martin said. “Now I think for guys who are attracted to it it’s simply they enjoy playing hockey but don’t want to play in an organized league.” While they always have enough guys come out to play, often there are only one or two players on the bench when realistically they should have more. They’re looking for some new faces to add to the league. He said he doesn’t see the group quitting when he eventually does because they’re always able to find some new guys if they ask around. “It’ll probably keep going,” Martin said. “How long I’ll keep going, I have no idea.”
Weekend sees Jacks split a pair of games Wellesley still on comeback trail as 6-4 win over Paris is followed by a loss to New Hamburg WHITNEY NEILSON The Wellesley Applejacks’ reacquisition of Alex Uttley proved to be a winning decision as he scored two goals on Friday night, leading the team to a 6-4 victory over the Paris Mounties. The following night, however, the team fell to the New Hamburg Firebirds 4-1. Coach Tim Robb wasn’t able to attend Friday’s game but said the assistant coaches had positive feedback after the win. “They felt the guys were skating hard and working hard and competing. And that’s what makes winning hockey games,” Robb said. Wellesley’s Matt Schieck started the scoring of the night two minutes into the first period, assisted by Cal Jeffries and Taylor Doering. Paris would follow with two of their own by Gregg Tucci (Brett Banks, Andrew Heibein) and Mitchell Harvey on a power play, with help from Alex Daley. But Wellesley wasn’t about to start the second
period losing, and Jeffries found the back of the Mounties’ net while shorthanded. And with less than a minute to go Uttley scored, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Sean McEwan. “I’ve been putting in a fair amount of competition drills in practice to spur on the offence, some basic stuff,” Robb said. “Honestly reiterating to them shooting is important and especially hard work pays off and that’s starting to show.” Paris once again took the lead in the second period, with goals notched by Clayton Chalmers (Richard Brooks) and Brady Wheelans. But Wellesley’s Uttley (Chris Beauchesne, Justin Lebold) took full advantage of the power play and scored at 14:14. Wellesley dominated the third period to take the game with two final goals on power plays. Goals were racked up by McEwan (Jeffries, Parker Wood) and Reid Denstedt (Blake Hetherington, Beauchesne). Paris sits just ahead of Wellesley in the standings
Applejacks player Paul Morra attempts to slide the puck past the Paris Mounties’ goaltender. Insert: Cal Jefferies celebrates after scoring, which led to a 6-4 win on Nov. 14. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER] with one more point. Both teams have eight wins this season, but Wellesley has 10 losses to Paris’ nine. The Applejacks’ Uttley scored the first goal of the night against New Hamburg on November 15, but the Jacks’ scoreboard would remain unchanged for the rest of the night. The power play was as-
sisted by Coleton Madge and Schieck. “It didn’t show as much on Saturday but they were still working hard,” Robb said. The Jacks were missing some key guys out of their lineup which really hurt them, defensively especially. Robb said when you lose the ability to move the
puck as well as you normally do from your defence up to your offense it can hamper you. “Having some of your younger guys, less experienced defencemen in I think they took advantage of that,” Robb said. “Some of our not as experienced defencemen, not that they cost us, but they certainly
cost us one goal out of four and that’s part of hockey.” He added that New Hamburg was working hard and Wellesley was only playing three lines instead of four. Firebirds player Taylor Wood tied up the score to end the first period, helped by Kory Nowak and Carter JACKS | 14
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birth. About a year later, after the pain and indignity is somehow forgotten, you somehow want to do it again. Or, at least, adopt. The second option is key. Experienced ice anglers are always looking to adopt new fishing partners – particularly if that partner has a reliable power auger or is subject to flattery. The latter can be convinced to drill holes all day long
simply by plying him with compliments about his drilling efficiency and talent. I have been phoning around but, thus far, I have not found that person. I’ve got time, though. The beginning of the fishing season for me, at least, starts when I can find a minimum of four inches of really good ice. This thickness is ideal since it will hold a walking ice
angler and is still relatively easy to drill through. That’s also when you have the best chance of recruiting a hole driller. By the way, you should never call that person a hole driller. Go with “fishing buddy” instead. The training period begins at the season’s onset, with you providing your “fishing buddy” with a hand auger that has been fitted with very sharp
new blades. This will cut through four inches of ice like a hot knife through butter. It will seem effortless and will essentially be effortless in fact. That’s when you do two things. First, you compliment him on his ability to punch holes through the ice. Then you take that same auger – hear me out – and make a feeble attempt to do so
yourself. I personally add wheezing into the mix and take several breaks where I clutch my chest near the heart. Then, I refuse to quit until approximately 14 minutes later, when I have finally punched through four inches of ice. At that time, I sit down and fake wheezing for several minutes while saying things like, “Boy, you made that look easy. You must be very strong.”
This is something I learned from a guy who referred to me as his “fishing buddy” last winter. If your new “fishing buddy” takes the bait, he’ll be drilling all the holes you’ll ever need, right up until the ice gets to about a foot of thickness. Then he’ll grumble and expect you to help out. Before that happens, visit the local drug store and buy yourself a sling …
THE SCORE
WOOLWICH WILDCATS
Tyke: SELECT Nov. 8 vs Dundas Home: 4 Visitor: 4 Goals: Ethan Burkholder (2), Mitchell Roemer, Jordan Maclachlan. Assists: Danny Schaefer (2), Keaton Kidd Player of the game: Ethan Burkholder Nov. 15 vs Hespeler Home: 5 Visitor: 4 Goals: Ethan Burkholder (2), Mitchell Roemer (2), Josh Caron Assists: Bryson Rozema, Owen Weppler, Danny Schaefer Player of the game: Jacob Noot Nov. 16 vs Halton Hills Home: 8 Visitor: 0 Goals: Mitchell Roemer (3), Danny Schaefer, Ethan Burkholder, Owen Weppler, Bryson Rozema, Josh Carson Assists: Jacob Noot (3), Jordan Maclachlan (2), Owen Weppler, Ethan Burkholder, Josh Carson, Cameron Beisel, Connor Goebel (2), Keaton Kidd Player of the game: Jordan Machlachlan
Novice: MAJOR A Nov. 9 vs Erin Hillsburgh Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Brady Martin, Nathan Martin, Eric Kane Assists: Nathan Martin, Pacey Camm, Mitchell Walker, Elijah Weiss, Sam Ratcliffe Nov. 12 vs Oakville Home: 5 Visitor: 4 Goals: Stuart Sinclair (3), Pacey Camm (2) Assists: Eric Kane (3), Sam Ratcliffe, Ian Leech, Pacey Camm, Mitchell Walker, Brady Martin, Liam Wood Nov. 16 vs New Hamburg Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Nathan Martin, Eric Kane Assists: Pacey Camm, Brady Martin
Novice: AE Nov. 15 vs Hespeler Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Seth Shantz, Jack Rozema, Hunter Brown, Kane Kruschat Assists: Owen Weber, Keegan Martin, Hunter Brown, Jack Rozema, Cale Waechter, Carter Snider Nov. 16 vs Centre Wellington Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Preston Hackert (2), Kane Kruschat, Cale Waechter (2) Assists: Seth Shantz (2), Owen Weber (2), Cale Waechter, Kane Kruschat
Novice: LL#1 Nov. 15 vs St. George Home: 7 Visitor: 5 Goals: Dawson Brubacher (3), Connor Huber (2), Brienne Brezynskie, Ethan Adams Assists: Owen Tettman (3), Brienne Brezynskie (2), Benjamin Hibbard, Caelan Haley
Novice: LL#3 Nov. 16 vs Tavistock Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Tyson Bauman (2), Riley Dettweiler (2)
Atom: LL#1 Nov. 15 vs Twin Centre Home: 1 Visitor: 8 Goal: Thomas Hill-Ring Nov. 17 vs Paris Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Thomas Hill-Ring, Griffin Boerner, Michael MacDonald Assists: Thomas Hill-Ring, Daniel Grant
Atom: AE RED Nov. 15 vs Erin-Hillsburgh Home: 8 Visitor: 3 Goals: Mitch Hartman (3), Lucas Radler (2), Oscar Fitch, Seb Garrett (2) Assists: Logan Beard (2), Seb Garrett, Mitch Hartman, James McCormick, Jonathon Enns, Aiden von Kannen, Ethan Murr Nov. 16 vs Ancaster Home: 4 Visitor: 4 Goals: Lucas Radler, Seb Garrett (2), Mitch Hartman Assists: Seb Garrett, Ethan Murr (3), Lucas Radler (2), Will McDougall, Jonathon Enns
Home: 2 Visitor: 0 Goals: Andrew Weber (2) Assists: Kieran Oberholzer Shutout: James Berti Nov. 16 vs New Hamburg Home: 0 Visitor: 2
PeeWee: LL Nov. 15 vs Beverly Home: 0 Visitor: 3
PeeWee: LL#1 Nov. 15 vs St. George Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Zackery Downs (2), Tyson Mifflin, Maxwell Nitsche, Matthew Yorke (2) Assists: Maxwell Nitsche (2), Connor Kroetsch (2), Cody Kroetsch, Zackery Downs, Samuel Nitsche, Matthew Henry, Braxten Breen Shutout: John Kilgour
PeeWee: MAJOR A Nov. 13 vs Caledon Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Jarrett Anderson (2), Keaton McLaughlin, Cole Cjipman Assists: Nathan Taylor, Matt Fleischmann, Trevor Ferretti Nov. 15 vs Hespeler Home: 1 Visitor: 1 Goal: Cole Chipman Assist: Keaton McLaughlin
Bantam: LL#1 Nov. 15 vs Tavistock Home: 0 Visitor: 5 Nov. 16 vs Embro Home: 2 Visitor: 4 Goals: Kyle Gingrich, Chad Hoffer Assists: Liam Hanley
Minor PeeWee: AA
Bantam: MAJOR AE
Nov. 14 vs Brampton Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Kyler Austin (3), Tyler Martin, Owen Troyer Assists: Nate Snyder, Cameron Leonard, Owen Lee, Owen Troyer, Colton Schmitt, Kyler Austin Nov. 15 vs Milton Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Owen Troyer (2), Tyler Martin, Colton Schmitt, Cameron Leonard Assists: Easton Gowing (2), Cameron Leonard (2), Owen Troyer (2), Cole Slade, Tyler Martin
Nov. 12 vs Centre Wellington Home: 1 Visitor: 3 Goal: Owen Lucier Assist: Kyle Bruder Nov. 1 vs Halton Hills Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Chase Mooder (2), Tim Mayberry (2), Garrett Reitzel Assists: Garrett Reitzel (2), Tim Mayberry (2), Bruce Martin, Riley Shantz, Justin Uhrig
PeeWee: AE BLUE Nov. 14 vs AE Red Home (Blue): 3 Visitor (Red): 1 Goals: Matthew Brubacher, Andrew Weber, Simon Shantz Assists: Simon Shantz, Adam Schill, Jacob Stanley, Matthew Brubacher Nov. 15 vs Hespeler
Minor Midget: A Nov. 13 vs Hespeler Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Tyson Bender, Noah Zeller, Matt Uhrig Assists: Cameron Brown, Scott Chisholm, Aaron Fuller Shutout: Evan Martin Nov. 16 vs Halton Hills Home: 5 Visitor: 4 Goals: Tyson Bender, Noah Zeller, Mitch Waters, Connor Martin, Jordan Gamble Assists: Aaron Fuller (2), Keegan Saunders, Noah Zeller, Tyson Bender, Ryan Shantz,
Connor Martin
Midget: LL#1 Nov. 14 vs New Hamburg Home: 2 Visitor: 4 Goals: Isaac Fishbein, Brodie Keen Assists: Chris Taylor, Nick Berlet, Isaac Fishbein Nov. 15 vs St. George Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Troy Nechanicky (2) Assists: Nick Berlet (2)
Goals: Carly Bender, Leah Sebben (2), Leah Gloin, Sally Draper (3), Haley Burton Assists: Leah Sebben x 2 Roxanne Ratthe x 2 Sally Draper Emma Banbury Carly Bender
HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS
Bantam: MAJOR AE
Nov. 11 vs Embro Home: 0 Visitor: 3 Nov. 14 vs St. George Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Adam Elliot, Jon Martin, Alex Metzger Assists: Ryan Diemert (2), Benton Weber, Alex Metzger, Nathan Horst, Jacob Dubue WOOLWICH WILD
Woolwich Wildcat Weekend Nov. 7-9 Nov. 8 vs Merritton Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: John Hayes, Tim Mayberry Assists: Sam Huber, Kyle Deyell, Ben Lenaers Nov. 8 vs Orangeville Home: 4 Visitor: 4 Goals: Owen Lucier (2), Chase Mooder (2) Assists: Bruce Martin, Tim Mayberry, Riley Shantz, Garrett Reitzel
Novice: LL
Minor Bantam: AA
Nov. 15 vs Ayr Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Olivia Straus, MaKenna Kroetsch Assists: Samantha Weber, Ally Crane
Waterloo Memorial Tournament Nov. 14-16 Nov. 14 vs Burlington Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Lukas Shantz, Griffin Hergott Assists: Griffin Hergott, Kurtis Hoover Nov. 14 vs LaSalle Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Nolan Hislop, Griffin Hergott Assists: Griffin Hergott, Austin Cousineau, Kyle Rintoul, Bart Sherrer (2), Ethan Young Nov. 15 vs Kitchener Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Griffen Rollins, Bart Sherrer Assists: Eli Baldin, Kurtis Hoover, Nolan Hislop, Kieffer Beard Nov. 15 vs Stratford Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goal: Griffin Hergott Assists: Eli Baldin, Bart Sherrer Shutout: Bryce Dettweiler Nov. 16 vs Burlington Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goal: Austin Cousineau Assists: Lukas Shantz, Nolan Hislop
Midget: LL#2
Atom: BB Nov. 8 vs Stratford Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goal: Maggie Sabean Assist: Braelyn MacPherson Nov. 9 vs Woodstock Home: 0 Visitor: 0 Nov. 15 vs Woodstock Home: 2 Visitor: 0 Goals: Carly Bauman, Avery Leech Nov. 16 vs Waterloo Home: 0 Visitor: 0
Midget: B Nov. 14 vs Mitchell Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goal: Michelle Bauman Shutout: Aliya McNeil
TWIN CENTRE STARS
Atom: LL Nov. 15 vs St. George Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Andrew Rouble, Alan Duckworth Assists: Jaxsen Lubbers
TWIN CENTRE HERRICANES
PeeWee: C Nov. 16 vs Milverton Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goal: Evaleena Adam
Midget: LL Nov. 16 vs Kitchener Home: 8 Visitor: 1
PeeWee: AE BLUE Woolwich Wildcat Weekend Nov. 7-9 Nov. 7 vs Merritton Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Matthew Brubacher, Danny Soehner Assists: Simon Shantz, Tyler Brubacher, Matthew Brubacher Nov. 8 vs Goderich Home: 1 Visitor: 1
Goal: Danny Soehner Nov. 8 vs Penetang Home: 6 Visitor: 1 Goals: Matthew Brubacher (5), Jordan Dickieson Nov. 8 vs Woolwich AE Red Home (Blue): 6 Visitor (Red): 0 Goals: Matthew Brubacher (4), Danny Soehner (2) Assists: Tyler Brubacher, Simon Shantz (3), Jacob Stanley (2), Jonathon Dinglestand (2), Danny Soehner Shutout: Ryan Martin Nov. 9 vs Stratford
Home: 1 Visitor: 4 Goal: Matthew Brubacher
WOOLWICH RINGETTE
U14: REGIONAL Nov. 15 vs Owen Sound Home: 4 Visitor: 3 Goals: Paige Thompson, Alice Wang, Grace Stevanus, Erica Buehler Assists: Abby Murr, Grace Stevanus, Madison Waters, Erica Buehler
KARATE
Belt Grading Students earning Yellow Belt: Daniel Budicky-McCandless Students earning Stripe Belt: Abe Schaafsma, Andrew Buehler, Carola Bromberg, Erik Heimpel, Erik Spencer, Elijah Weiss, Josie Brown, Liam Hanley, Lauren Thomas, Lucas Budicky-McCandless, Lucas Heimpel, Mathew White, Nathan Chinnick, Nathan Wells, Sean Heimpel, Tyler Fisher Students earning Orange Belt: Adam Murray
Blake Hetherington waits in the slot for the pass during the Nov. 14 match against the Paris Mounties. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
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Tracey. Nowak accumulated two more points in the game, assisted both times by Wood and Tracey. And Tracey (Nowak, Wood) scored on a power play to end the night. “We had quite a few too many passengers and it’s hard to play a hockey game when everyone’s not going,” Robb said, This week they’ve been working on their compete level. He said they need to work on their neutral zone and do a
better job of countering. Wellesley may have a new face on the squad this weekend. He said the potential lineup change could help improve the team. “We’re looking forward to continuing to work hard and improve on our record. We know we’ve got a long road ahead of us,” Robb said. The Jacks continue their home games this weekend, taking on Burford on November 21 and Ayr on Saturday. Game time is 7:30 p.m. both nights.
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VENTURE FOOD FOR THOUGHT/ OWEN ROBERTS
AGRICULTURE / THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE FOOD
One of the faces of farming Raising lamb near Wallenstein, Ryan Schill graces the cover of Farm & Food Care calendar SCOTT BARBER A fourth generation farmer, Wallenstein’s Ryan Schill graces the cover of the 2015 Farm and Food Care Ontario “Faces of Farming” calendar. “A friend of mine works at AdFarm, which sponsored our month, and she asked me if I would be willing to take part,” Schill said. “I said, ‘why not?’ And it ended up being a lot of fun.” The tenth annual edition of the calendar “highlights the diversity of Ontario’s farmers and farming families, and is designed to show the public the kind of passion and hard work that goes into producing the food we all enjoy,” the organization says. “All of the farmers highlighted in the calendar are hardworking individuals who hail from different parts of the province. They are all different ages, come from different industry – from poultry and dairy to corn and orchard fruits – and share a passion for what they do.”
FIELD NOTES
This image of Ryan Schill is the cover shot for the 2015 Faces of Farming calendar, produced for the past 10 years by Farm & Food Care Ontario. And Ryan and his wife while Ryan received an “I enjoy working with the Romy certainly fit the bill. agricultural certificate animals and being outside The couple met through from Lakeland College in doing something different Ontario’s 4-H program and Alberta. every day,” Romy said. “And married in 2008, deterNow, the pair operates a I get to be my own boss and mined to pursue a career in sheep and chicken farm on make my own schedule, agriculture. Fourth Line near Wallenwhich allows me to be at Romy earned a degree in stein, a property that has home with our boys.” agricultural science from been in the Schill family Cameron and Emerson the University of Guelph, for 94 years. keep the pair busy, but they
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still find time to volunteer with the local 4-H beef and cattle club. Formerly a mixed farm (producing beef cattle, pigs, crops and more), the Schill’s decided to streamline down to sheep and chicken back in 2010. Currently, Romy works on the farm full-time (and then some), while Ryan works off the farm at Woodrill Farms near Guelph. But the operation takes a team effort, as they are up to 300 ewes and some 1,400 hens, which produce eggs for Bonnie’s Chick Hatchery in Elmira. The sheep are marketed to the local auction for meat or to other farmers for breeding. “We made the decision (to focus on sheep) in 2010 when cattle and pig prices were really low,” Ryan explained. “We wanted to streamline the farm. We had sheep before, and we really liked the sheep.” It’s a decision that’s worked out well. “It’s a great industry with a ton of potential,” Ryan said. “There is a lot of growth potential because of the growing immigrant and ethnic populations in the province which enjoy eating lamb.”
Farmers take it on the chin for what their detractors consider to be unfriendly environmental practices, such as using pesticides on crops and raising livestock in close quarters. Of course, the reason farmers use modern production methods is to try to keep production up and the price of food down. Despite gains made with local food in helping society recognize the importance of agriculture, the need for farmers to be profitable is still not well understood. A part of farmers’ efforts to maximize production involves using their existing land to the greatest degree possible. In earlier times, that led to what some farmers would learn later were poor environmental decisions, such as clearing away forests and native habitat on their lands, growing crops on land they weren’t suited for, and letting livestock get too close to waterways. Those times have changed. Farmers recognized they had to get out in front of these practices, or answer to the public, perhaps via the government and imposed legislation. Even though whatever practices they were engaged in were on their own land, they still had a high degree of public accountability. That led to the development of a variety of tools including voluntary, peer-reviewed environmental farm plans, and an emphasis on sustainability management practices by groups such as the Ontario Soil and Crop
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Improvement Association. Now, conservation is part of farming’s culture. Agriculture has embraced it, as shown by results of a new survey released last week that underlines farmers’ environmental mindset. The survey, answered by 250 Ontario farmers, centred around producers’ attitudes towards species at risk, including wildlife such as the bobolink, which likes to nest in farmers’ hayfields. For example, more than half of the respondents said they would feel “lucky,” “proud” or “pleased” to actually find species at risk on their property. And over 60 per cent of the respondents
say they want to protect species at risk. That runs counter to the perception that some farmers would ignore these species if they found them on their property, because it might interrupt or interfere with critically timed production, especially around planting or harvest. That said, farmers still feel like old perceptions exist among some members of the public. More than 90 per cent of the respondents think people are unaware of how species at risk affects farmers. And most believe the lion’s share of environmental conservation responsibility falls on them. I believe that’s true. Odds are any species found to be at risk are unlikely
to call highly populated areas home. Either that, or they’ll have left areas where urban sprawl is occurring, to find more environmentally friendly confines – such as farmers’ fields. It’s an additional social responsibility for farmers. And regardless of whether they accept it willingly (which seems to be the case) or begrudgingly, they don’t feel supported. But maybe that’s partially a lack of communications. “Farmers’ commitment to species at risk isn’t understood by the public,” says Christine Schmalz, senior environmental programs coordinator with the Guelph-based Ontario Soil and Crop Improve-
ment Association, which conducted the survey. “We need to communicate it better.” The association administers a species at risk incentive program on behalf of the province. It covers up to 80 per cent of the cost of projects in which farmers engage to protect species at risk, or provide habitat. Administrators are currently reviewing more than 60 applications for projects such as riparian preservation or restoration projects, fencing and planting native species. Says Andrew Graham, the association’s executive director: “Farmers do care about species at risk. They’re willing to take action where reasonable, and practical.”
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Romy also comes from a farming background, having grown up on a dairy farm near Moorefield. The couple shares a passion for the industry and the values it instills in their kids. “I enjoy the fact that we get to raise our boys
up on the farm and teach them life skills that they will need and it will make sure they have a solid work ethic,” Ryan said. “We always have something to do. Sometimes we complain that we really never get a vacation, but at the same time we are doing something that we love.”
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Going under the sea on dry land Recreating the spirit of The Little Mermaid requires magic as Drayton Entertainment stages musical version of beloved film STEVE KANNON The tropics, under the sea or otherwise, seem like a much better place to be as we suffer through midwinter weather in the middle of November. Way down south, deep in the heart of Cambridge, they’ve come up with a tropical paradise that’s all about some fun-filled escapism. This one even comes with mermaids. Well, one mermaid in particular: Ariel, a.k.a. The Little Mermaid. Launched this week, the Drayton Entertainment stage musical of the popular Disney animated film runs through December 21 at the Dunfield Theatre. For the one or two people
not at least passingly familiar with the 1989 film, itself based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories, The Little Mermaid takes us on an adventure as Ariel looks to leave her ocean home in favour of a life on dry land above – going from fin to feet, as it were. As with the film, all the well-known characters are featured. Most notably, all of Ariel’s (Jayme Armstrong) most faithful friends make the jump from screen to stage: Aidan Tye plays Ariel’s nervous best friend Flounder the fish, with Keith Savage as the goofy seagull Scuttle, and Mark Cassius as the Caribbean crab Sebastian. A live-action musical,
Aidan Tye, Jayme Armstrong and Keith Savage in Drayton Entertainment’s production of The Little Mermaid, now on stage at the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge. [SUBMITTED] the theatrical version relenging show to produce,” “Ariel is really near and quires more than a little says Armstrong, who gets dear to my heart,” she said magic to capture the spirit to sport a mermaid’s tail as this week as the musical of an animated film. CosAriel. For the on-land porgot set to open Wednesday. tumes, lighting and props tions, she comes equipped She’s also getting to live – and a whole lot of quick with her own feet. out the dream of many changes – are used to creIt’s a role that she’s very young girls who’ve seen the ate the undersea portions excited to play, the film bemovie. of the story. ing the first one she can re“When you’re wearing a “It’s certainly a chalmember seeing in a theatre. sparkly fin and seashells,
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you can’t help but feel like a mermaid,” she laughed. Armstrong is no stranger to iconic rules, including a few Disney princesses. Her résumé also includes the likes of Mary Poppins, Elle Woods of Legally Blonde, Maria in The Sound of Music, Guinevere in the North American tour of Camelot, Fantine in Les Misérables and a host of others. “I’ve played some hugely iconic female roles. I put pressure on myself to do justice to them,” she said of the experience. For Ariel, there’s a Disney princess vibe in play, but she’s also more of an independent person than some of her predecessors. MERMAID | 19
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The Drayton Entertainment production of Disney’s LIttle Mermaid features a children’s chorus. Front row: Mackenzie Kingston, Samantha Dauphin, Ashlyn Tedesco, Alyssa Monteiro, Reilly Fernandes and Mackenzie Lamont. Middle row: Cate Robb, Kylie Benevides, Sarah Gomes, Sarah Campbell Mills, Melissa Sindle, Jessica Turner, Victoria Bailey and Kelly Martin. Back row: Kirsten Sindle, Jessica Cholette, Amanda Nickless, Hannah Dunn, Ellyna Tedesco, Elizabeth Rodenburg, Angelia Godinho, Caressa Kelland, Milana Weber and Autumn Courtney. Missing: Annie Lockerbie Newton.
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“Ariel is the master of her own destiny, more than a girl waiting for a boy to kiss her.” Along with the strong role, there’s a whole lot of magic to the production, she adds. Oh, and the music, much of which is instantly recognizable. The theatrical version contains all of the songs from the Academy Award-winning animated feature film – in-
cluding “Under the Sea,” “Part of Your World,” and “Kiss The Girl” – as well as three new songs from the Broadway show, which debuted in 2008. Armstrong expects the audiences for the show to be a real mix. The movie is now 25 years old, so there are people who were kids then having their own families now, kids they’ll bring out to see the show. She’ll not be surprised to see an audience filled with
little princesses – “a sea of Little Mermaids,” she quips. The Drayton Entertainment production of The Little Mermaid runs until December 21 at Dunfield Theatre Cambridge. Tickets are $42 ($25 for those under 20 years of age), available online at www.dunfieldtheatrecambridge.com, in person at the box office, or by calling (519) 621-8000 or toll free 1-855-DRAYTON (372-9866).
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Joy Finney will receive her award Dec. 4 in Toronto. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER] “I don’t think there is a whole lot of public recognition of health promotion work in general. There are all sorts of awards for the newest kinds of medical technologies, new operating techniques and new approaches to surgery, but there isn’t a lot of public recognition of the very important and equally life changing work that happens in communities with people who look at the broader things that contribute to health and well being. And so I think this award program is really an attempt to at least lend a little bit of recognition to that other kind of work that is not so flashy. The people who have won this award in the past are folks like Joy who have been quietly, humbly out of the spotlight doing really critical, but gradual work to make things better.” Working with WCHC has been a perfect match, Finney said. “One of the things that I love about working here and working with Woolwich Healthy Communities is that they are both community-based organizations. One of the beautiful things about the community health care centre model is that it allows you to work on the issues that the community identifies. It is a model that allows you to work at all ends of the continuum: the treatment of illness, prevention of illness and also the health promotion. So you are working at the policy level and creating supportive environments, as well as all of the other ends of the spectrum.” She continued, “I am really fortunate that I get to work with such a committed group of volunteers with a model that we are all passionate about. It makes a lot of sense to have the opportunity to work at the prevention end of it with volunteers that really know their community well and can be strategic about where to put their time and energy.”
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Drama students at EDSS will be performing their rendition of The Jungle Book at the school from Dec. 4-6. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER] FROM | 3
older version of Mowgli. He said some of the challenges to putting together the play are blocking and timing. The set involves a lot of risers of varied height, and climbing the ladders to be in the right position for your cue takes practice. “I love acting and I heard there were a few possibilities for the play, and before I even knew it was The Jungle Book I knew that I was going to audition, no matter what. I love all the people here,” Michael said. Grade 12 student Rachel Scott is one of the many animals in the play, a black panther. The animal costumes include masks, wings, and lots of fake fur. “For me, I love theatre and so I do it every year,” Scott said. “It’s an automatic thing for me. I love it and I enjoy the people.” “Plus The Jungle Book is such a great story.” Carroll said aside from sorting out the set and cos-
tumes, the toughest hurdle was casting. Several actors dropped out of the play and their characters had to be recast. Regardless, the students were all eager and chipper as they put on freshly painted masks and made costume adjustments at their Monday rehearsal this week. “I’d like to have a big crowd every show,” Carroll said. “This is a family fun show and it’s right before Christmas. It’s a nice treat to bring everyone out and have fun.” The Jungle Book runs from December 4-6 at 7:30 p.m. in the EDSS auditorium. There is also a 1:30 p.m. matinee show on December 6. Tickets are $5 for children, $7 for students and seniors, $10 for the general public, and $15 for a family for the matinee show. Doors open 30 minutes before the show to buy tickets or they can be purchased beforehand from the cast.
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municipality received a ‘B’ in the road, unpaved road, water, and sanitary sewer and storm sewer assets. Its lowest rating of ‘D+’ was assigned in the bridges and culverts network. Although this rating indicates that 65 per cent of the bridges and culverts network is in fair to excellent condition, 35 per cent of the network is in poor to critical condition (based on assessed condition data). Woolwich’s performance on the ‘funding versus need’ dimension varied
significantly across the asset classes. Unpaved roads, water sanitary sewer, and storm sewer networks received an ‘A’ rating however the municipality received an ‘F’ for paved roads and bridges and culverts categories. Overall, the total infrastructure replacement cost has been estimated at $51,245 per household. Looking at the dollars involved, chief administrative officer David Brenneman said much of the shortfall will require senior government support.
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seasonal levels by Sunday. “It really is a good test for us in terms of wintery weather,” Phillips said. “This week the region saw all of the elements that winter can give us, with the only differences being the intensity and the duration because this is still after all, November. But winter in all its horror, from snow to cold to wind chill to drifting and blowing winds, showed up to give us a dress rehearsal.” On the plus side, Phillips said, this week serves as a reminder to get the snow tires on, to bring the lawn furniture into the shed and to dig out “the woolies
from the closet.” “It’s winter’s way of telling all those procrastinators to get on with it!” So what happened this week? “We really had two of the major sources of snow in our area during this week,” Phillips explained. “That is, both storms that come up from the United States and bring the white stuff and we also had some homegrown, locally produced snow with some favourable, strong, cold winds off of wide open (no ice) lakes where the difference in temperatures between the air and water is significant and that will produce the squalls and snow bursts.”
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Normal High 5˚C Low -2˚C
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than $7 million were part of the rationale for regional council’s decision earlier this year to mothball all four transfer stations in the rural townships. For the Elmira facility, such costs were estimated at $2.3 million over the next decade. On the operations side, the stations represent 10 per cent of the waste management department’s costs in the area, but just one per cent of the volume of waste and three per cent of revenues. In that light, regional council decided to save what amounts to $411,000 a year based on previous levels of service, or about $225,000 based on the every-other-Saturday schedule now in place. Recognizing the costs at play, Brenneman said fees at the transfer station might have to rise, to perhaps as much as $10, if the region continues to operate the facility past the Mar. 31, 2015 deadline while a private business is put in place. Along with the time the region would need to de-
clare the land surplus and get it ready for sale, the new operator would also face regulatory hurdles from the provincial Ministry of the Environment. None of that is likely to be completed before the schedule closure of the transfer station. Given the level of demand in Woolwich, every effort should be made to keep it open, argued Mayor Todd Cowan. “This is one of those issues that affects everybody,” he said, deeming it almost an essential service, and certainly one that gets far more use than many of the regional services. “It’s going to upset a lot of people across the rural townships,” he added of the impending closure of the four transfer stations. As he’s done in previous discussions, Cowan pointed to the underused and over-budget, by some $2 million, green bin program as a potential source of savings to be applied to the transfer stations. “Let’s look at that black hole called the green bin.”
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Dedicated to providing exceptional service and support to our employees and clients; we are currently seeking the following dynamic individual to join our growing team. Knowledge, skills and experience for this position should include: • 5 years process and material handling equipment experience • System and equipment design and estimating • Trouble shooting and problem solving • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills • Communication - written and verbal • Organization • Computer - AutoCAD and/or Solidworks, MS Office applications, Visual Enterprise or ERP software • Ability to see projects through from inception to final invoice and customer satisfaction QUALIFICATIONS: • Graduate drafting apprentice/technologist or equivalent with related experience • Experience in a mechanical fabrication environment an asset • Grain & feed production/handling experience an asset
Is a progressive turnkey company specializing in the telecommunication industry. Currently we are accepting resumes from highly skilled individuals for the following positions: • Civil construction foreman • Aerial technicians / riggers • Excavator operators • AZ truck drivers (min 2 years exp) Wage range: $16.00 to $32.00/hr based on experience. Rigarus Construction Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that offers a steady predictable and safe working environment. Our compensation package is above average, which includes: company paid benefits, meals and accommodations, group RRSP benefits, clothing, full training, up to date equipment and technologies.
WOODWORKING CRAFTSMAN Chervin Custom Woodworks Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high quality hotel furniture and custom kitchen cabinets located on the edge of Waterloo in the town of Hawkesville. They are in need of qualified woodworking machinist, assemblers and finishers. We are looking for individuals that have a keen interest in woodworking and craftsmanship skill and a strong desire to increase this skill.The successful candidate will also need to exhibit excellent interpersonal and team-building skills. To apply for this position please respond with your resume and references to humanresources@chervin.ca or call 519-699-5661
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HELP WANTED DZ DRIVER NEEDED to haul livestock. Experience with cattle an asset. Please fax resume to 519-698-2444. Foster Transport, Linwood. HERE WE GROW Again. Pinacle Health and Fitness is looking for the following positions: DAYCARE Supply get your membership free! Looking for mature adult for a few hours weekly to assist in our daycare. Enthusiastic team player who enjoys being with children and has experience with 0-6 yr olds. REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST (RMT). Must be a registered Massage Therapist (RMT). Previous experience an asset, hours are flexible, accepting part time or full time applications. Please email Melanie@pinaclehealthandfitness.com with your resume and cover letter.
WORK WANTED EXPERIENCED BOOKKEEPER IS looking for a few extra hours per week. Skilled in QuickBooks and Simply Accounting or open to learning your system; structured to work from my home or available to travel to your place of work. If interested, please contact me via email at takethepressureoff@gmail. com or by phone 519-503-8086.
FOR SALE MOVING SALE - riding mower & cart, clothes dryer, wooden clothes dryer, electric fireplace, 80 year old bench, cast iron dutch oven & meat grinder, Flame wave oven, 2 outside lounge chairs, tall old dresserfive drawers, curved top, old china, glass, post cards AVON, 2 galvanized tubs, 3 small tables. Call 519-6640624 after 1 p.m. All good working order. SAP PANS 4’ x 16’ pans with steam hood and pre heater. $2500 o.b.o. Call Norman Horst at 519-669-0795.
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peacefully at Leisure World Nursing Home, Elmira on Friday, November 14, 2014 at the age of 88 years. GERBER, JOYCE | Passed
away on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Stratford General Hospital. Joyce resided in Milverton and was born 68 years ago in Wellesley Township.
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014
REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
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THIS WEEKS OPEN HOUSE Sat. Nov. 22nd, 2-4pm
$389,900 BUNGALOW ON LARGE LOT
St. Clements -"Gaze out over your large back yard to the park beyond from the sunroom with cement pad for a hot tub. the large eat in kitchen is open to the living room with bay window. Enjoy family time in the huge open basement rec room with a gas fireplace." If it doesn't all fit, you can take something out. MLS 1444614
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Enjoy the space of this large lot including gardens, chicken coop, 12 x 8 shed and 1200 sq. foot insulated heated shop with 600 volt 3 phase. Shop is equipped with a dust collector and crane. Get cozy next to the 2 wood pellet fireplaces in this 4 bedroom home with a large eat in kitchen. MLS 1441860.
$293,900 FULL OF CHARACTER
$224,900 ATTENTION INVESTORS!
Elmira - This quaint home has been lovingly cared for by the same owners over the past 40 + years. This home was built sound with original, large wood baseboard and trim, French doors and built-in storage areas with the original hardware adding that unique charm. Updates include windows, wiring, roof and furnace. MLS 1441736
Elmira - Seconds from downtown Elmira, this 2 bedroom house is zoned R5 allowing for a business out of your home. New kitchen & windows with an open concept. MLS 1437918.
$399,000 4 BEDROOMS
Elmira - Add your own touch to the huge basement with 2 large windows & rough-in. Drywall has already been purchased, and is included in the sale of the home. Enjoy entertaining on the back deck. Tons of room for a growing family. MLS 1444377.
$649,000 PRIVATE HAVEN!
$519,000 HOBBYISTS DREAM
Elmira - Stunning open concept home with double car garage, hardwood floors upstairs and down, an upper floor family room with a gas fireplace, as well as a nicely finished basement, dark oak cabinets in the kitchen and a fenced in back yard with concrete patio make this a perfect family home. MLS 1441955.
STORE FRONT IN ELMIRA Elmira - With a 2000 sq foot office space, a 1 bedroom unit, and 2 bedroom unit, this downtown property could be your ideal investment! MLS 1442236.
St. Jacobs - This 2 bedroom home is right in the heart of town, close to down town shopping. Large kitchen featuring pine ceiling, oak cupboards & walk out to patio, perfect for entertaining. Beautiful main bath is equipped w/skylight & water jet tub. Call today to book a viewing. MLS 1437697.
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$289,000 IN THE HEART OF TOWN
Elmira - This well maintained one owner, 4 bedroom home is ready for you to move in, unpack your suitcase, lay back in your recliner and enjoy. Loads of updates furnace and a/c and HRV unit in 2008, newer flooring though out, windows and doors less then 5 years old. 95 percent carpet free. MLS 1434205.
Independently Owned and Operated
3 Arthur St. S., Elmira 519-669-5426
37 CHURCH ST. W., ELMIRA
$384,900 IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage
Elmira - Live in and/or rent out this very well maintained triplex. All 3 units are equipped with separate hydro and water meters and come with fridge, stove, washer and dryer. Unit #1: 2 bedrooms with baseboard electrical heat. Unit #2: 1 bedroom with separate gas meter. Unit #3: 3 bedrooms with a 26 x 16 garage, separate gas meter and dishwasher. This is a must see for investors and home owners alike. MLS 1441079 & 1441072.
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$499,900 GREAT INCOME OPPORTUNITY
Drayton - Located on 6 acres this extraordinary home is nestled in picturesque scenery. Featuring: Private lane, 1500 sqft, (30ft x 50ft) workshop with 60amp service, and 1600sqft home. Finished top to bottom with an open layout this rare find is extremely well kept. Wall paper to be removed and painted a neutral colour. MLS 1442024.
$314,900 BUNGALOW WITH GREAT YARD
Elmira - This 3 bedroom bungalow is situated on a quiet street close to the park and public school. Cozy up to the wood burning fireplace in the rec room or BBQ with friends on the patio in the large back yard. This home includes an updated kitchen, central air, central vac, fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave, washer and dryer. Ready for you to move in and relax. MLS 1444078.
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Custom built bungalow on a large lot. Covered deck, 3 gas fireplaces, vaulted and coffered ceilings, wired for sound, hard wood and ceramic flooring, granite counters, arches, pillars, and much more. MLS Call Dale
Worth a Look | Drayton | $489,000 For her - large 1/2 acre in town property with renovated 4 bdrm, 3 bth home, large front porch and rear deck, attached dble garage. For him - a detached dream workshop 2400 sq ft, chain hoist, hydraulic lift, air compressor and lines, insulated and heated, room for ALL your toys. MLS Call Dale.
Drayton Ridge | $364,900 The Brighton lll model, by Verdone Homes is one of many exciting models to be built. This two storey home boasts 1730 sq ft of open concept with main floor great room and 3 generous bedrooms upstairs with custom features. Various prices and options available. MLS Call Dale, to have the best selection.
$299,900
$409,900
UPDATED HOME on a large lot, close to schools and downtown. Large master bdrm. w/walkin closet. Newer kitchen, flooring, central air, TWO bathrooms and most windows. Main floor laundry. DBLE. detached garage (HEATED) and lots of parking! Move-in ready! MLS.
SPOTLESS 4 level back split offers an eat-in kitchen open to spacious lower level family room w/large windows, gas fireplace & bar. Formal LR/DR. 3 bdrms. 2 baths. Mature trees in deep back yard. Well maintained. Concrete driveway. Spring possession. MLS.
Drayton | $369,000 Large 4+1 bedroom, with walk-out finished basement, huge master and ensuite, separate detached insulated and wired workshop, above ground pool, large fenced yard and more. MLS Call Dale.
For info on these or any other real estate enquiries, Call Dale
DUPLEX – let your tenant HELP PAY THE MORTGAGE! All brick raised bungalow – built as a duplex. Two 2 bedroom units. Many updates incl. windows, kitchen, bathroom. Deck off upper level. Separate laundry rm. One unit presently rented. Separately metered. Detached garage & lots of parking! MLS.
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New Price | Milverton | $255,000 Great location for this spacious and bright bungalow with walkout on lower level, upper deck, attached garage. MLS Call Dale.
$374,500
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Finished from top to bottom, open concept main floor w/hardwood, walkout to deck & fenced yd., bonus great room, 3 bdrms including large master w/ensuite, great recreation rm, double driveway. MLS
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$359,900 34 MAPLE ST., DRAYTON Well kept, shows no wear, 2200 sq. ft. 2 storey plus basement fully finished. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac in Drayton, only 15 min./Elmira or Guelph. On a pie shaped lot with deck off dinette. Oversized 1 1/2 car garage with entrance to basement. Bill Cassel will be your host. For private viewings call Mildred Frey 519-741-6970. MLS 1441823.
$293,900 OVERSIZED attached garage with drive thru door to rear fenced 137' deep yard
with shed & patio. Solid bungalow, updated windows, furnace, roof, hardwood flrs, large rec room w/gas fireplace, 3 bdrms. A MUST SEE. MLS
INLAW SUITE $604,900 LINWOOD Custom built bungalow offers separate entrance to lower level inlaw
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AREA Uniquely designed 1999 farmhouse, hardwood floors, mainfloor master w/ensuite, maple kitchen offers walkout to the verandah, walk-up basement. 60 acres of bush, 40 acres workable, 32’x28’ heated shop. MLS
3800 SQ.FT FIELDSTONE HOME $899,000 MOOREFIELD Truly a one of a kind home on 2 acres, OUTSTANDING construction,
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Taking note of their volunteerism Paradise and District Lions bestow lifetime memberships on two founders, stalwart members of the club WHITNEY NEILSON John Pfaffinger and Ed Gerstenkorn have been Paradise and District Lions Club members for longer than some people’s careers. The club recognized their 41 years of volunteerism with lifetime memberships last week. The two are the only ones left from the original club, which began in 1973. The club was sponsored by the St. Jacobs Lions Club and they had more than 40 members. “I was surprised,” Pfaffinger said. “We both have Melvin Jones Awards, which is one of the highest awards you can get. Melvin Jones started the Lions Club in 1917.” He said most of the Lions members in the beginning were in the 30s and 40s age group, with a few in their 60s. Membership is $75 per year. The lifetime membership costs the club $700 per person. “The club pays this, they never have to pay it again because it’s a life membership,” Pfaffinger said. “As long as I live the club doesn’t have to pay for me anymore.” There are 53,000 lifetime members worldwide. Pfaffinger joined the club to be of service to the community and said he has no regrets. Some members split off and started the Wellesley club and the Linwood club so their membership has decreased. But it’s rising again with new members Brian and Roza Cunningham and Beth and Rick Kumpf, who were inducted on November 13.
As far as passions go, it’s hard to beat chocolate RECIPE NOTES
Ed Gerstenkorn and John Pfaffinger were honoured with lifetime memberships for their 41 years of service to the Paradise and District Lions Club, which also welcomed new members at a ceremony last week. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER] The two were recognized for always being around to help out, Pfaffinger said. “We are constantly here,” Pfaffinger said. “Every time there’s work to be done, like park cleanup, we’re always available.” Last year they raised more than $5,000 for the Arthritis Society Juvenile Arthritis Research Fund and the Cystinosis Awareness and Research Effort through the Tree of Light. This year’s funds will go to the Innisfree House, a hospice in Kitchener for people coping
with a terminal illness. The 10-bed facility is expected to open in the spring of 2015. Pfaffinger designed and organized the Tree of Light. “The big fundraiser here is the bingo,” Pfaffinger said. “The money goes to the hospitals, the Red Cross, the blood donor clinic, most charities like the Arthritis Society, we used to canvass for them. The blind, of course: Lions help with the leader dogs. We support those heavily.” He said this year they’ve had a bit more trouble
because the grocery store has closed in St. Clements where they used to sell the lights for the Tree of Light. They sell on Sunday at the St. Clements Arena when public skating is on, which they sponsor, and then Saturday evenings while hockey is on. The list of what the Lions Club has done goes on and on. Pfaffinger notes the back of the arena they added on to, to make a maintenance room and a Lions den for the club. They also installed a handful of playgrounds in
St. Clements and baseball diamond lights in St. Clements and Heidelberg. “When we have a project where everyone’s involved, it’s the nicest thing. Not everybody has the same skills, which makes it good,” LIONS | 34
Some recent issues had me thinking about my passion for the work and my critical eye, and how that affects other people. What are my joys in life, I asked myself, other than my kids, husband and cooking? Chocolate. What do my kids, husband and cooking all have in common? Loyalty, honesty and the gift of time spent with them. In all the goings-on, it doesn’t matter to them who is right and who is wrong as long as the job gets done. Perhaps the two most challenging lessons in life are loyalty and honesty. My parents taught me that. There is no room for error here. That said, I’m definitely not perfect, so why try to pretend that we are? That is exhausting and not the human experience. I don’t have a lot of time to give away. Much like the quality of a chocolate, it needs only the best, purest ingredients, as CHEF’S TABLE | 33
Tip of the week: “Do you have an emergency roadside kit in your vehicle? These kits are especially important to have during the winter months. Your kit should include: booster cables, matches & candles, a warm blanket, a flashlight, a first aid kit and a screwdriver. Also keep our number handy (519-669-1082) to give us a call if you ever need help!” – Gavin
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NOVEMBER 22 DRAYTON CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW, organized by Drayton Craft Show Committee. Vendors, hot lunch, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Drayton Community Centre, 68 Main St. W., Drayton; 519-638-3324. 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. Many beautiful quilts & generous prizes to be won at the ‘Big Wheel,’ Grocery hampers, turkeys, hams, steaks, misc. Other games of chance as well. A light lunch will be served at the end. Arrive early to get a good seat. All proceeds are given to charity, and be announced that evening. For info Mike Runstedler 519-648-3394, Doug Zinger 519-648-2939.
NOVEMBER 26 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 11:30), Linwood Community Centre, 5279 Ament Line, Linwood. Cost: $11.Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855664-1900 for more information.
NOVEMBER 27 EXERCISE AND FALL PREVENTION: Stand Up To Falls. Topic: Muscle & Bone Health. St. James Lutheran Church, 60 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Exercises 3-4 p.m. Stand Up to Falls starts right afterwards. For more information, call 519-664-1900.
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SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Woolwich Memorial Centre, 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira (community room). Cost $6. Join us for a noonday light lunch and fellowship. Call Community Care Concepts at 519-664-1900.BER
HUGS PROGRAM – 9:15-11:15 a.m., at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Back health and posture with Dr. Peter Scheuring, chiropodist. For more information, call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237.
BINGO UPSTAIRS AT THE S t. Clements arena, 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. Gold Winner for Best Bingo Hall, 2014 Readers Select Awards. For more information, contact Joe Brick at 519-699-4022. EXERCISE AND FALL PREVENTION: Stand Up To Falls. Topic: Falls & Chronic Illness. St. James Lutheran Church, 60 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Exercises 3-4 p.m. Stand Up to Falls starts right afterwards. For more
CAREGIVER SUPPORT: INFORMAL GROUP of caregivers meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, 10-11 a.m, September to June at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Hospice Coordinator, Lorraine Weber at 519-664-3794 ext. 229. CAREGIVER COFFEE HOUR IS a support group offered by Woolwich Community Health Centre in conjunction with the Alzheimer Society Waterloo-
Wellington on the first Tuesday of every month, September to June, 10-11:30 a.m., at Chartwell Elmira (formerly Chateau Gardens). For more information, call hospice coordinator Lorraine Weber at 519-6643794, ext. 229.
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JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM PRESENTED by St. James Lutheran Church, Perth East. A Live Nativity Recreation at Bethlehem Stable (Church’s Red Shed - dress warmly). Nov. 28 and Nov. 29, performances beginning at 8 p.m. Refreshments to follow the program. Church is located at the corner of Line 45 and Road 106 #1998, Perth East (North Easthope). All welcome.
NOVEMBER 29 TWIN CITY HARMONIZERS CHRISTMAS Concert “Stories of Christmas,” Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs. Two performances 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Special guests are Braydon and Makenna Hall. Tickets $12.50 advance or $15 at the door can be purchased by calling Barb 519-669-5912 or church office 519-664-2311 or Ralph 519-648-3358. VISIT THE WTHHS HISTORICAL Room at the Old School, 1137 Henry St., Wellesley between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Free admission. Not open in December. 9TH ANNUAL SONGS OF the Season with Jeff Poolton and friends featuring music from Jeff’s new album, The Gifts of Christmas; 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Anglican Church, 400 Northfield Dr., Waterloo. Free admission; donations gratefully accepted for Kidsability Centre for Child Development. www.facebook.com/ jeffpooltonmusic.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.
Polling questions can mess with the math when it comes to public opinion WEIRD NOTES
Q. What was one of the
most useful bullet holes in human history? Not pretty, not painless but curiously educational.
A. It was 1822, and Dr. Wil-
liam Beaumont was tending a patient who’d been accidentally shot in the stomach, as reported in National Geographic’s “Ultimate Bodypedia,� by Christina Wilsdon, et al. Even though the wound healed, the man was left with a small hole on his left side. Call it a “stomach peephole,� if you will, because Beaumont used it as an opportunity to watch bodily
processes at work: He tied different types of food to bits of string and lowered them in through the hole, noting the results. The doctor and subject worked together for 10 years. “It sounds gross (and it was), but Beaumont’s research revealed how digestion worked. Before his discovery, it was believed that food was digested by rotting inside the stomach, like garbage dumped in a pit.� Q. Try to name the celebrity common denominator here: Orson Welles, Virginia Woolf, Robert Redford, Rihanna Fenty, Eleanor Roosevelt, Steve McQueen and Harper Lee?
A. They all adopted their
middle names as their first names, dropping (in order) George, Adeline, Charles,
Robyn, Anna, Terence and Nelle, reports Sean Hutchinson in “Mental Floss� magazine. The phrase “middle name� first appeared in 1835 in Harvard University’s “Harvardiana,� though the practice dates back to ancient times. “The three-name structure used today began in the Middle Ages when Europeans were torn between giving their child a saint’s name or a common family name.� By World War I, U.S. enlistment forms were including official space for a middle name. Q. Suppose you poll the American people about how to balance the federal budget. First, you ask whether they want to raise taxes or cut spending, and two-thirds (67%)
say they would prefer to cut spending. Then you ask if the defense budget should be cut and twothirds say “no.� Regarding social programs, again two-thirds say “no.� As economist Bryan Caplan once colorfully stated, “The most plausible reading of this data is that the public wants a free lunch. They hope to spend less on government without touching any of its main functions.� So, are the people stupid or just wishful thinkers?
encies, those who prefer to: (1) raise taxes, (2) cut defense spending, or (3) cut social programs. In aggregate, two-thirds oppose any single solution and thus a majority-approved “will of the people� simply does not exist! Poll results can, and often do, appear contradictory, even if the individuals polled are quite rational. Q. In what highly singular biotechnological sense can Vincent van Gogh’s severed ear still hear?
A. Certainly nothing can
A. Mathematician Jordan
bring back the reportedly self-severed left ear of the Dutch artist who gave us dazzling paintings like “The Starry Night� and “Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers,� says “IEEE Spectrum� magazine. But “continued fascination
Ellenberg comes to the defense of the American people in his book “How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking.� Suppose each person polled belongs to one of three equal-sized constitu-
with the missing appendage, combined with the latest in bioengineering, has led to another work of art: a 3-D printed replica of van Gogh’s ear generated from tissue taken from a descendant of van Gogh’s brother Theo.� At an exhibition at the Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany, artist Diemut Strebe featured this replica – and it can even hear. “It picks up sound with a built-in microphone and software that simulates auditory nerves.� In this strange sense, van Gogh’s ear lives on.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.� Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.
OBSERVER CROSSWORD PUZZLER ACROSS 1. ___-Cola 5. Abreast (of) 10. Saws 16. Shakespeare, the Bard of ___ 17. Scout’s mission 18. Per ___ 19. Calculated 21. Discordant 22. Bouquet 23. Little bird 24. To grow dark 25. New Hebrides 27. Ideally 30. Lady bighorns 31. Sun, e.g. 32. “Coriolanus� setting 33. Bounce 36. Hi-___ 37. Child 38. Timed competition 40. Dutch mastiff 41. Catch 42. Questionable 43. Virgin birth 48. Assortment
49. Strike 50. ___ de Triomphe 51. One of a kind 54. “My dear man� 55. Bummed 58. Decide to leave, with “out� 59. Additions 60. Bake sale org. 61. Load 62. Napery 64. Perfect 66. Gather on the surface, chemically 69. Game with matchsticks 71. Noted blind mathematician 72. A light puff of wind 73. Relating to a lake 75. Knickknack 76. Convex molding 77. On the safe side, at sea 78. Has a hunch 79. Neighbor of Nigeria 80. Cleaning cabinet supplies DOWN 1. Stiff
2. Awestruck 3. 100 centimos 4. Hate 5. “___ we having fun yet?� 6. Trouble 7. Superfood 8. Terra ___ 9. Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. 10. Campus life 11. Computer program input 12. To the left, at sea 13. Contemptible man 14. Abbr. at the end of a list 15. Ad headline 20. Bleat 26. Rugged 28. Process for sorting injured people 29. A dome-shaped dessert 33. LP player 34. Blockheads 35. Carry on 37. Except 38. Fairy tale character 39. A kind of computer architecture 40. Support, with “up�
41. Metamorphic rock 43. Alka-Seltzer sound 44. “___ it the truth!� 45. Swelling 46. Water nymph 47. Be off base 48. “Walking on Thin Ice� singer 52. By and large 53. Quakes 54. Incentives 55. Foolishly 56. Property recipient, at law 57. Court issued decisions 61. More than one 62. Takes off 63. Jack 65. Nevertheless 66. “Hamlet� has five 67. Bell the cat 68. “Wheel of Fortune� choice 70. Clickable image 73. Court ploy 74. “My boy�
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well as time, to make it the best. So to deal with me I suppose it means being honest, come to me with a problem that has a solution, quit thinking about yourself and notice the other people around you. Above all don’t do things that make me question your loyalty. Live simply and if all else fails, say sorry and invest in a really good quality chocolate.
Chocolate Melting
Puddings 150 grams self-rising flour 4 tbsp cocoa powder 50 grams ground almonds 100 grams dark chocolate 200 grams sugar 175 ml milk 50 grams butter, melted 1 egg Sauce 150 grams dark brown sugar 3 tbsp cocoa powder 300 ml boiling water
 Combine sugar and cocoa, gradually stir in boiled water. Mix flour, cocoa, ground almonds, chocolate and
sugar together. Then stir the milk, butter and egg together. Mix with the dry ingredients. Spoon into espresso cups – do not overfill, as there needs to be room for the sauce. Spoon the prepared sauce over the sponge mix, bake at 350 F until sponge is firm – the sauce will be lurking underneath – approximately 12 minutes.
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EMERGENCY CREWS RESPOND TO REAR-ENDER NEAR WALLENSTEIN
Police and fire crews responded to a two vehicle collision at 7221 Line 86 near Wallenstein on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, a van stopped in traffic was rear-ended by an SUV. No one was injured. [SCOTT BARBER / THE OBSERVER]
SPRUCING UP THE COURTYARD AT EDSS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Notice is hereby given that: Elmira Golf Club, 40 Eldale Road Elmira, ON. N3B 2Z5 Will be holding a Public Meeting to present their 2013 IPM Annual Report
Mr. Derma’s Grade 10 woodshop class constructed two benches in the front courtyard at EDSS. Money for the project was donated by the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation.
Date: November 25th, 2014 Location: Elmira Golf Club
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(Inside the Grill on the Green)
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LIONS: Acknowledging their years of service Jeremy Logel
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Pfaffinger said. Gerstenkorn said the inspiration to start the club came from the lack of an organized group doing volunteer work in the community. Despite living in Kitchener now, he’s still very much a volunteer with the Lions Club. He and his wife also volunteer weekly through
Nutrition for Learning with their local church. They moved out of Heidelberg in 1987 but he continues to support the smalltown club. “It’s camaraderie and I know the people,” Gerstenkorn said. “That way I want to keep in touch with them.” For him, the important thing is to assist people in the area in need and for that
help to come from local people. He says the dynamics of a rural group is much different than a city Lions Club. “Small-town Lions Clubs always operate a little different than large city clubs,” Gerstenkorn said. “Large city clubs have a lot of professionals. Small town clubs have the local people and small business people and ordinary people, whereas
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you don’t find that so much in city clubs.” He also notes the success of the Lions Club’s bingo. Roughly 100 people come out every week, which helps them give generously to local groups. While he hopes the Lions continue to serve the community and greater issues across the globe in the future, he notes that all service clubs need to change. “That’s the big challenge I believe nowadays is to attract younger members,” Gerstenkorn said. “I think that is a situation that has arisen today in all service clubs. Volunteering is fading, especially in the younger generation. He says young people should realize that down the road their talents will be needed, and if you’re successful you should give back. He plans to continue volunteering with the club for as long as his health permits. “After 41 years it’s a nice thing for the organization to do, to acknowledge service.”
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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014
JACKKNIFED TRUCK CREATES TRAFFIC SNARL AT ROUNDABOUT
A tractor-trailer jackknifed and slid into the ditch at the St. Jacobs roundabout around 9 p.m. Nov. 13. The vehicle was towed out and remained in driving condition, police reported. There were no charges, and the driver was not injured.
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