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Small subdivision proposed for Union Street in Elmira
Township looks at wastewater allocation in relation to other projects
CHaNGES ON THE HOrIZON The old farmhouse and orchard sitting on 5.5 acres of land on elmira’s union street is being considered for a small residential subdivision.
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STEVE KANNON Still early in the planning stage, a small residential subdivision will put a new face on Elmira’s Union Street. The Hawk Ridge Homes Inc. development is slated for the long-vacant orchard site opposite the former Nutrite fertilizer plant. To date, the developer has had only an informal meeting with Woolwich Township and Waterloo Region planners, consultations in advance of the formal submission. What’s proposed is a mix of single-family and semi-detached homes on the 5.5-acre site. Given the size of the property, the usable space would allow for 30 or 40 units, suggested John Scarfone, Wool-
wich’s manager of planning. “They’re proposing a mix of housing … sensitive to the existing neighbourhood.” The site, which fronts on Union Street between First and South streets, abuts an existing residential area to the west. Across Union Street to the east is the older industrial section of town. New access points to the subdivision, which would likely involve the extension of Bauman and College Streets, would be from First Street rather than Union Street, he said. At this early stage, the township is looking where the development fits in terms of its staging policies for new homes and the allocation of wastewater hookups. Ordinarily, the small size of the project would have little impact
on the number of available units – currently standing at 1,418 – but the plan follows a submission by the Lunor Group for a sprawling new subdivision of up to 1,400 residential units on Church Street West. At a meeting earlier this month for the Lunor project, Hawk Ridge Homes expressed a concern about the impact on sewage allocation, noted township planner Jeremy Vink. But because the Lunor subdivision would take many years to build out, the township has few worries about the allocations. In fact, the region has tentatively earmarked 2014 or 2015 as the time for another upgrade at the Elmira wastewater treatment plant, well within the timeline for the staging of construction at the Lunor site.
Because it’s a brownfield project, the Hawk Ridge plan is likely to get special consideration –the Ontario government encourages municipalities to promote infilling rather than new construction, often on what was previously farmland. “By provincial rules, we have to try as much as possible to have a 60/40 split, greenfield versus infilling,” explained director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley. “Lunor’s not the only one looking for allocation.” In addition to the orchard site, the township is also eying the potential redevelopment of the former Procast Foundry land at the corner of Church Street and Memorial Avenue. “Lunor is obviously the big one, but there are other sites we’re watching in Elmira,” said Vink.
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Intersection will rumble, regional council decides
After push from townships, it reverses stance on safety measures at Kressler and Hawkesville roads
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MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Woolwich and Wellesley pleaded, and Waterloo Region finally listened. The township had been looking for rumble strips at the intersection of Hawkesville and Kressler roads near Heidelberg, the scene of two fatal collisions in the past two years. At first reluctant, regional councillors meeting Wednesday night reversed a previous decision against the measures. Pressed by Woolwich Coun. Mark Bauman, who attended the meeting as a delegate, regional councillors voted unanimously in favour of the move and directed staff to install a continuous flashing red beacon as well a rumble strip at the problematic intersection. “When you have two very traumatic events like this that involve loss of life, maybe you have to look beyond the policy and look at taking every reasonable step to prevent it rather than waiting for another one and then putting them in and then you ask again, ‘what if ?’” Bauman said in an interview, noting that while he sympathized with staff ’s statistical policy, he thought this situation required a special solution. “I think this is something that will solve 99 per cent of any problems there.” In recent weeks, both Woolwich and
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“Writing really helps me express where I am and helps me realize where I am.” Dan Bossenberry
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ON THE TUBE Elmira’s Craig Wood and Dan Bossenberry collaborated on a music video they submitted to the Within Earshot contest. The entry can be seen on YouTube.
Music made to be seen Teen songwriter teams with buddy to enter a video in local contest MARC MIQUEL HELSEN If their music video doesn’t make the final cut, at least two Elmira teens will have the memories for years to come. And a slick piece of work for their respective portfolios. This month, Elmira’s Dan Bossenberry and Craig Wood, both students in their final year at Elmira District Secondary School, brought together their musical and visual skills to make a music video, entering it in The Record’s Within Earshot music video contest. The video that gains the most votes will earn the artist $1,500 cash, a write-up in the newspaper, a headlining gig at Maxwell’s Music House in Waterloo, and a featured spot on indiesolo.com. Viewers can vote for the duo’s video, entitled “Come Alive,” which is among some 30 others, until Dec. 6. Bossenberry, 18, the musician who
wrote and performed the song, and Wood, 17, the director and co-producer of the video, shot and produced the work in approximately six days: they spent three full days of sunlight shooting in Kitchener, Elmira, and the Heidelberg area in October and November. Wood then spent three full days editing the footage with his brother Alex, who recently launched his own film company, Zanderwood Productions. The video was born when Bossenberry saw a posting for the contest and proposed the idea to Wood, his childhood friend and frequent artistic collaborator, who in turn, challenged his friend to provide him with a song. Within roughly one month’s time, Bossenberry presented Wood with “Come Alive.” “My plan was to write a song about a guy who’s kind of leaving something behind. Part of that is he’s leaving something behind and he’s finding
somebody else who’s making that old life kind of dead,” explained Bossenberry. While the theme of Bossenberry’s song wasn’t exactly about another person, in the video, Wood chose to cast another friend and fellow film class student, Julianne Costigan, as Bossenberry’s love-interest. “It’s kind of like he’s letting that old part of himself die and this new part is coming alive in her eyes, it’s very metaphorical, very in-depth – something that I thought Craig did really well portraying that,” said Bossenberry. The video features footage shot at the Kaufman Lofts in Kitchener, as well as a desolate scene of Bossenberry typing out his story on a desk in the middle of a barren field near Heidelberg. “I like the idea of the typewriter because when you’re writing, you really find yourself and where you are in a period. Writing really helps me express where I am and helps me realize
where I am … when I write, I realize who I am,” said Bossenberry. For Wood, the field was the perfect backdrop for the idea he was trying to elucidate and the mood he was attempting to evoke. “Dan told me about the whole [idea] of leaving something behind; I thought, what better way than to be in a field where there’s no other distractions, everything is left behind, kind of writing a new chapter, as Dan says in the lyrics.” Though the two are banking on the support of their family, friends and, particularly, their peers at school – where the video appears to be on rotation – they see in the project an intrinsic value that goes beyond the limits of the contest. “For me, I’ve always wanted to do something with the music; I don’t really care if it wins or not. I’m just glad that we’ve accomplished something See MUSIC page »06
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Real abuse comes at the hand of human rights commissions
Those of us concerned about censorship, free speech and personal liberties found some joy this week in a report calling for the repeal of section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. The most odious section of the flawed Act, 13 deals with so-called hate speech on the Internet. In his report, University of Windsor professor Richard Moon, a leading constitutional law expert, recommends the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal no longer deal with hate speech. Such issues are already addressed in the Criminal Code. That recommendation, likely to be ignored by agencies that routinely overstep their bounds, is important because of the undemocratic and extra-legal way in which rights bodies function. These organizations, largely unaccountable, operate with no rules of evidence, no presumption of innocence and don’t recognize truth as a defence. Critics call the process little more than a witch-hunt carried out by appointees with few qualifications but plenty of axes to grind. Moon’s report should prompt quick action by the government to repeal section 13. The Conservative party is onside; in fact, almost all of the delegates at the party’s national policy convention earlier this month voted in favour of that very motion. And, encouragingly, the attack is being led by Liberal
MP Keith Martin (Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca on Vancouver Island), who has introduced two private member’s bills aimed at controlling the CHRC. With the new Parliament in session, he’s already pursuing the repeal with the Justice Committee. “Section 13 enables the commission to go after people with the full weight of the state for things the commission feels are wrong … even when there are no victims and no crime,” he says, noting the judicial standards Canadians have come to respect don’t apply with the CHRC. “If the public knew everything that goes on, they’d be appalled. “It’s really quite Orwellian.” The Act and the rights bodies, both federal and provincial, have flown under the radar, largely due to the politically correct times. An attack on the undemocratic process is skewed by some groups as an attack on minorities. Even the shameful charges brought against writer Mark Steyn and Maclean’s magazine for a piece on Islam got relatively little play, though the public pressure made the investigation by the CHRC more transparent. It also resulted in a dismissal, unusual for a body that tends to flex its muscle against weaker defendants – complainants (often the commission itself) pay nothing, while those accused must foot the bill for their defence, no matter how laughable the charges. Worse still, the commission is not above manufacturing complaints, particularly under section 13. There are cases where commission employees join a website or blog under a fake name, post shameful material, and
then move against the site’s owners for having such material online. That’s exactly the kind of thing that irks critics such as Martin. And it’s what the government must move quickly to amend the Act. “One of our most important roles as parliament is to protect our true rights, including freedom of expression,” he says. The Canadian people favour the changes he’s proposing. There’s bipartisan support in the House. And the Moon report provides solid documentation of the problem. “I think this is the best time to get these changes. All the stars are aligned to do this.” Stamping out section 13 would be a good start. But I see now as a good time to go farther, to look at dismantling bodies such as the human rights commissions and tribunals. Typically, these organizations are little more than makework, patronage-driven creations. At best, they’re a waste of money. At worst, such as what we’ve seen from CHRC, they’re out-of-control quasi-judicial entities with little oversight. Along with Moon’s report, this week also saw the Harper government announce an austerity movement, including limits on MP salary increases
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and a cutback on travel perks. That could easily be extended to review other wasteful spending. In that vein, U.S. president-elect Barack Obama has pledged a line-by-line review of that country’s expenditures, a move to eliminate waste and to cut programs that no longer serve a purpose. It’s a sentiment Harper should take to heart in the case of the commission. We can also take inspiration from Obama’s promise to reverse some of the repressive moves of the Bush administration, including the use of Guantanamo Bay. That’s welcome news for those opposed to the restrictions on rights, including free speech, that flowed from Bush’s reaction to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Canadians have typically reacted negatively to many of the frivolous suits under the Charter of Rights, all the more so to those launched under the auspices of the human rights bodies (where news has leaked out, that is). By moving to dismantle the commissions, governments would show good fiscal judgment, support for fundamental rights and address the public’s concerns in these economic times. It’s a recipe for moving us into the light.
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Lawn bowlers get $12K grant
The Elmira Lawn Bowling Club will receive a $12,800 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Leeanna Pendergast announced this week. The money will help pay for new siding, windows and insulation in the club’s building. These upgrades will reduce energy consumption and maintain the structural integrity of the well-used meeting place.
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Sisters who cut together... Three St. Clements sisters take scissors to their hair for a good cause
Region eyes 33 new vehicles Meeting this week, regional council approved the purchase of 33 replacement vehicles at a cost of $4,738,545. The vehicles are being replaced due to high mileage, heavy off-road usage and high maintenance requirements. Vehicles to be purchased include ambulances, waste management and roads heavy trucks, off-road equipment, an airport fire truck, and various vans and cars.
Taxi fees on the rise
Taxi fees in Waterloo Region are on the increase, following this week’s decision by regional council. The drop rate goes to $3.20, while the per-kilometre rate will be increased to $1.80. Regional staff will review these tariffs again in March 2010.
Police along for the RIDE
The Waterloo Regional Police Service launched its annual RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program Friday. Police will be conducting roadside checkpoints throughout the holiday season in an effort to identify impaired and unsafe drivers. During the 2007 festive RIDE program, officers checked 6,318 vehicles; conducted 49 roadside tests; laid 11 over-80 and five impaired charges; and issued 13 twelve-hour suspensions. Police also laid 25 charges under the Highway Traffic Act and three criminal charges relating to drug offences. Waterloo Regional Police, in partnership with police services across Ontario, will continue to participate in the Festive RIDE program until Jan. 10. “The festive season is a special time of year for family and friends to get together and we would like to urge everyone to play a role in keeping our streets and highways safe,” said chief Matt Torigian. “Offer a ride to a friend who has been drinking; dial 911 to report suspected impaired drivers; and always drink responsibly. Working together with our community, we want to ensure that no road users are placed in danger by those who choose to drink and drive. ”
A LONG TIME COMING Sisters Sarah, Laura and Emily Runstedler of St. Clements, who had gone many years without seeing much in the way of scissor-work, had their very long hair cut for PHOTOS | MARC MIQUEL HELSEN charity last week.
MARC MIQUEL HELSEN It all started with a feeling that it was time for a haircut. With her hair long pretty much the way she’s always worn it, Emily Runstedler from St. Clements knew it was time to visit the salon. But rather than go down that same old route alone, she enlisted the support and commit-
ment of her two sisters, Laura and Sarah. Together, they were going to have their hair cut and donated to charity, doing just that Nov. 21. “We know a lot of people that have had cancer … it’s just so common now,” said 19-year-old Emily. The sisters decided that they’d donate the shorn locks to organizations such as Locks of Love, a non-profit organization
“I let her cut it to my shoulders while my parents were gone, while I was babysitting,” said Emily. “You told me you were going to pay me to cut your hair – five bucks – and you never paid me,” replied Sarah with a chuckle. What happened Nov. 21 at Voila Salon & Spa in Waterloo, however, was by all counts a more reSee LOCKS page »07
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features would be on a timer and controlled by sensors, so they could be activated by children between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. during the summer. “I’ve heard of projects in other towns where service groups put it together,” Sommer said.
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and put it out there for people to enjoy and that in itself is a reward,” said Bossenberry. Though he is thinking of pursuing studies in English, drama and music at university once he’s finished high school, the local songwriter isn’t sure he wants to pursue a career in music. That said, he noted he’ll always continue to write and perform. “I know that I’ll always have music in my life. It’s too big of a part.” Wood, who is interested in pursuing a career in the film industry, is taking a more pragmatic view of the project. “I’m doing it for my portfolio … that was where the idea came from because I wanted to have an excuse to film
some stuff; I want to go to school for film,” said Wood, noting he’s currently eying Ryerson and York University. The recent project is, for Wood, hopefully the beginning of a career in the film industry. But it is also the product of a lengthy labour of love.
“My brother and I kind of have had this dream since we were really little: my uncle gave him a video camera when he was 13, and ever since then he’s wanted to direct and do movie stuff. I was always kind of his test dummy, so it’s kind of a team thing.”
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MUSICaL INCLINaTIONS some 16 acts took to the stage in the cafeteria at the elmira District secondary school coffeehouse Wednesday night. Performers included evan Price (above), Mike Kelly (far left) and Tyler Meadows.
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The newspapers are full of stories about recession and the economic crisis, but the downturn doesn’t just hurt traders on Wall Street and Bay Street. People in Woolwich and Wellesley are also losing their jobs, so Woolwich Community Services is preparing for extra demand for Christmas hampers this year. “I think what we’re going to see is later hamper requests,” said Kelly Christie, coordinator of the hamper program. “People are going to try it on their own and they’re going to realize that it’s not going to work for them. So we’re expecting a few later requests that we normally get.” Every year, Woolwich Community Services puts together hampers for families in need. Every family gets a turkey or ham and a gift certificate for groceries, along with new toys and clothes for the children. Last year the hamper program helped 127 families, about 457 people. Christie said the number of families has been steady for the past three years, but she’s expecting they’ll fill about 140 hampers in December. To receive hampers, families have to live in Woolwich Township or the Linwood, Heidelberg and St Clements areas of Wellesley Township. They also have to meet the low-income cutoff as defined by Statistics Canada. Christie said they could be making a few exceptions to that rule this year. “What we’re going to
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find this year is that some people are going to be recently laid off and they’re not going to have planned for that. So their income might be higher than Stats Can’s low-income cutoff, but we’ll take that into consideration.” The agency is still collecting donations of new clothing and toys up to Dec. 12. There are wish trees located in Home Hardware stores in Linwood, St Jacobs and Elmira, as well as at the WCS office on Arthur Street in Elmira. Simply take a wish star, purchase the item listed on it, and return it to the site. If you prefer to sponsor a family, WCS will provide a shopping list with the number of people in the family, what their needs are, clothing sizes and ages. Christie said the only thing that is particularly in demand this year is Hannah Montana toys.
“Children’s needs and wants are very similar year to year. We always need farm sets and we always need baby dolls and baby doll strollers and Lego.” Cash donations are also welcome, and go toward purchasing the grocery cards. If you want to donate your time, WCS is also looking for volunteers to shop, wrap gifts and put together the hampers before they’re delivered Dec. 18. Christie said the agency has between 150 and 200 volunteers putting the hampers together in two days, Dec. 16 and 17. “We do spend Sunday and Monday getting set up and organized, and then the mass wrapping and packing up is done in two days.” If you want to donate to the hamper program or volunteer to help out, call the office at 519-6695139.
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Gale church to take up the $100,000 challenge
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JONI MILTENBURG After purchasing land for a new church with $1 million from an anonymous donor, Elmira’s Gale Presbyterian has been offered $10,000 by another anonymous donor – but with a catch. The couple, who aren’t members of the congregation, will give the church $10,000 if it can raise $100,000 before the end of the year. “When you think about it, it’s a 10 per cent return if we can raise $100,000,” said fundraising chair Vicky Hammell. “They’ve been following the progress of what all’s been going on with our church and the relocation project and have noticed the different community events that we have been involved in and are quite inspired by what they consider to be a vibrant congregation.” Gale Presbyterian has been looking at building a new church since 2003, when the first anonymous donor came forward. After consulting with the congregation, they decided to move to
a new, more accessible church than the landlocked building on Cross Street. “One of the major issues we have with this location is there’s no parking,” said Kim Denstedt, co-chair of the steering committee. “The congregation has from time to time looked at moving – not just parking, but also the whole visibility and accessibility issue. We wanted to have a visible, accessible location.” In October 2007, Gale Presbyterian purchased 3.4 acres of land at the corner of Church and Barnswallow Drive for just over $1 million. With the land bought and paid for, the committee turned its attention to raising $2.3 million for the new church building. Proposed is a 10,000-square-foot building, and the draft plans call for a sanctuary, library, fellowship/gym, kitchen, nursery, choir room and office on the main floor, with an additional 3,000 square feet of space in the basement. “We’re about 8,000 square feet here, but it’s not efficiently designed,”
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Denstedt said of the current church. After a fundraising campaign that included selling cookbooks and pies, gift cards and collecting newspaper for Home Hardware to use in packing, they have just over $430,000 in investments. Hammell said there was a collective gasp of surprise from the congregation when the fundraising committee made the announcement last Sunday, and two people
pulled out their chequebooks on the spot. Hammell said she’s not sure yet if they’ll be able to put together another fundraising event before the end of the year, with the busy Christmas season approaching. But they’re busy getting the word out to the congregation. “There’s a number of things people can do, from wrapping those pennies to taking their 2009 donation and bumping it up.”
PHOTO | JOni MilTenBurG
Anonymous donor will contribute $10,000 if church meets target
Bob soehner and Vicky Hammell, chair of the Gale Presbyterian fundraising committee, with a scale model soehner built of the proposed new church.
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THE OBSERVER | Saturday, November 29, 2008
Santa’s ready to ride to Elmira Kiwanis Club prepares for its first year as organizer of annual parade MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Jolly old St. Nick will be making an early appearance next weekend as the Elmira Kiwanis Club hosts the annual Santa Claus Parade Dec. 6. As the man in red parades Elmira’s main drag, he will be joined by a number of other popular seasonal characters, including Canada Post mail carriers acting as elves by travelling along the parade route, collecting letters for the big guy. A wide variety of floats – including one featuring the Kitchener Rangers – will be present as local service groups, sports
clubs, and organizations parade their way down the street; volunteers will also be on hand collecting non-perishable food items for the food bank. “Things are looking really good. I think we’re going to have a bigger and better parade than we did last year; we’ve got a bunch more new entries for this year and lots more still coming in,” said parade chairman Lyndon Ziegel. This year organizers are looking to increase last year’s total of 16 floats to more than 20. And that, said Ziegel, does not include those put on by the Woolwich
Fire Department or the Waterloo Regional Police Service. The Elmira Kiwanis Club took on the responsibility of running the parade this year, after the event’s founding organization, the Elmira Jaycees, disbanded for a lack of members. The Jaycees started the tradition about 14 years ago after watching Santa’s parade in KitchenerWaterloo and deciding to bring that spirit to Woolwich. “I like that [people] can come out to a town this size and support an event like the Santa Claus parade,” Ziegel said. The Santa Claus pa-
rade is a now an annual tradition for which local appeal seems to be growing stronger every year, he added. “I can remember when it first started and we barely had anybody; now, I have to hire the regional police to come to do traffic control to block off the street because we have so many people come [compared] to what used to come years ago; for the size of Elmira, that’s great.” The parade begins at William Street in Elmira at 10 a.m. on Dec. 6, heading south via Arthur Street to the Royal Canadian Legion on First Street.
Rumble: Measures to be in place this fall » From page 02
the intersection via a left turn from a stopped position. It is in the last two fatal collisions, where drivers blew through the stop signs, that ramped-up safety measures might have played a more preventative role. That said,
it’s difficult to know whether personal circumstances might also have a played a role in those collisions, she noted. Despite staff ’s findings, however, Bauman, remained convinced that rumble strips were necessary and went further
to refute the idea that a proliferation of rumble strips throughout the area could lead to desensitization among drivers. “Not only am I not concerned, I’m not even buying that argument,” said Bauman. “Rumble-strips appeal to two senses
that normally you don’t use when driving: your sense of feeling and your sense of sound; those two senses aren’t used very much, sight is basically how you drive.” The newly approved upgrades at the intersection are expected in the next few weeks.
Splash: Group looks to restart Optimists » From page 05
“We’re probably looking at a couple of years of fundraising for a project like this, but we’d like the opportunity to try.” The Lions Club and the Wellesley Board of Trade support the project, Sommers said. As well, they have a petition with more than 100 names of people already behind the idea. Sommer acknowledged that her group would need to be under the umbrella of another organization, and they’re considering restarting the Optimist Club in Wellesley to do it. “They’re a family club, and this would be right in their alley.” The sticking point for councillors was the several thousand dollars it would take to operate and maintain the splash pad every year. Sommer pointed to a Guelph-Eramosa Township splash pad, installed last spring, that has a $7,000 budget for chemicals, water and paying a staff member to check it and clear debris. Coun. Shelley Wagner worried that the maintenance of the splash pad
would eventually fall on the township, a concern shared by Mayor Ross Kelterborn. “Most of our recreation facilities have been done by volunteers,” Kelterborn said, citing the outdoor skating rink in St. Clements. “In my opinion, we have to be very careful [of] things that get volunteered to us, when the operation, the maintenance of it falls back on us.” Wagner also expressed concern about the ongoing vandalism in Wellesley, and whether it would fall on the municipality to clean up or repair the water features if they were vandalized. In the end, council passed a carefully-worded motion supporting the splash pad in principle, provided the township would not be responsible for the equipment or paying any of the costs associated with it. Councillors also stipulated that the group would have to get a sponsor group or restart the Optimist Club to sign the necessary agreements with the township.
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NOVEMBER 20
7:10 AM | A two-vehicle collision took place at Listowel Road and Arthur Street South in Elmira. There were no injuries stemming from the rear-ender; both vehicles were driven from the scene. One driver was charged with ‘careless driving.’ 7:39 PM | Police received a report of an attempted breakand-enter at a Roberta Street, Elmira home. It appears that incident may have taken place any time between Nov.15 and the time of the report. Suspects unknown attempted to kick down a garage door near the residence, but were ultimately unable to do so.
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NOVEMBER 22
3:39 PM | A hit-and-run brought police to a business on Church Street East, near Bolender Park in Elmira. A pickup truck was backing out of the business property when it struck a parked car; there was very minor damage and the driver drove away. A plate number was obtained
while southbound on Floradale Road, and then crashed into a ditch, rolling over. The driver appears to have been the sole occupant. 3:59 AM | Police clocked a vehicle travelling 136 km/h in an 80 km/h zone in the area Arthur Street, south of the St. Jacobs roundabout. The driver was charged with ‘excessive speeding,’ ‘careless driving,’ ‘failing to surrender license,’ and ‘stunt driving.’ The driver’s vehicle and license were seized for seven days. A small amount of marijuana was seized and sent for destruction.
Driver takes it on the hoof
NOBOdY’S arOUNd a four-hour search involving the canine unit failed to discover the driver of this car, who fled the scene of a single-vehicle acPHOTO | JOe MerliHan cident near Winterbourne at about 6 p.m. nov. 23. The driver eventually returned to the vehicle.
A collision that occurred on the evening of Nov. 23 in the area Brohman Road and Katherine Street, near Winterbourne led to a prolonged search for the driver. It appears that, after
crashing and flipping his vehicle, a man fled the scene on foot along Katherine Street. Police searched the area with a canine unit for about four hours, concerned that the suspect may not have been
properly dressed for the cold wintry conditions, and that he may have been impaired. An area farmer eventually located the individual and brought him back to the scene where he was later charged by
police with ‘failing to remain at the scene of a collision,’ ‘careless driving,’ and with an additional seatbelt infraction. There were no injuries, though the vehicle was a writeoff.
by a witness, but the driver was not charged. Because the
extent of the damage was so minor, police deemed it pos-
sible that the driver might not have noticed the collision. There were no injuries.
back the money to the cards. One of the businesses, a clothing company for children, turned out to be fraudulent. The cards were cancelled. 11:47 PM | Police received a report of a driving complaint from the OPP. It appears that the suspected driver had been driving all over the road in Guelph. The driver was eventually stopped and located by police near West Montrose. A 50-year-old man claimed to have been suffering from a migraine.
A bad turn of events
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NOVEMBER 23
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9:00 AM | An Elmira resident reported that her credit cards had been used to make several online purchases while she had been away in Saskatchewan. She reported that she had been in possession of the cards at all times and noticed the fraudulent purchases upon returning home. Two of the online businesses for which the cards were used credited ON IMPaCT The driver of a pickup truck exiting an earl Martin Drive, elmira business Wednesday afternoon struck a passing truck, causing it to roll over. no one was injured.
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3:20 PM | There were no charges and just minor injuries following a single-vehicle collision on Cox Creek Road in Woolwich Township. The driver appears to have lost control of the vehicle on a slippery patch of roadway, eventually striking a hydro pole. 3:20 PM | One person was taken by ambulance to St. Mary’s Hospital after a collision on Floradale Road. The driver lost control of the vehicle
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NOVEMBER 25
4:31 PM | Police received an animal complaint in the area of Church and Arthur streets in Elmira. A German shepherd appears to have been stressed and confused as it walked out into traffic. Worried that the dog might cause a collision, the complainant contacted police. The dog was not located. 6:39 PM | A Maple Street, St. Clements resident reported that someone had opened the shed and let out a horse. Nothing else was taken. The horse was later found and brought back without incident.
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NOVEMBER 26
6:28 AM | Police received a report of a hit-and-run on Arthur Street South and Whippoorwill Drive in Elmira. The complainant alleges that another vehicle hit their vehicle while parked at Tim Hortons in Elmira. 10:18 AM | A pickup truck was leaving a private driveway on Earl Martin Drive in Elmira, attempting a left turn, southbound on Earl Martin Drive, when it struck a northbound vehicle. The truck had been modified and was carrying canisters, and the drive shaft broke upon impact, catching on the asphalt. The truck flipped onto its side. Emergency personnel and firefighters were called to the scene; there were no injuries. One driver was charged with ‘fail to yield from private drive.’
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» EDITORIAL
No time for partisan political games Canadians are unlikely to take issue with the Harper government’s plan to limit MP’s pay increases and perquisites such as lavish travel. Ditto for controls on outlandish bonuses for senior bureaucrats. Such moves, though symbolic, would be welcome at any time, not just during this economic downturn. The move is window dressing as the government does nothing else to address the pending recession. Included in this showboating, however, is a plan to cripple the party-funding model introduced to make the system more equitable. Changes introduced by the Chrétien government disallowed large corporate or union donations, reducing maximum contributions and providing parties with a payout (currently $1.95 per vote) based on the number of votes received in an election. The total amounts to about $27 million. Their coffers full, the Conservatives are simply looking to cripple the opposition parties, giving lie to Stephen Harper’s claim he wants to see more cooperation in this session of Parliament. If implemented, this would indeed cost
the Conservatives most of all, but would be much more significant to the opposition parties, for whom the payout represents a much larger proportion of funds raised. The Tories’ take is about $10 million, while the Liberals get $7.7 million, the NDP $4.9 million, the Bloc Québécois $2.6 million and the upstart Greens get $1.8 million. Rather than lumping this decision under some public relations version of fiscal restraint, Harper should try to sell this under the rubric of parliamentary reform, going through the process that brought us the policy in the first place. Why not explore all the options, from completely open fundraising to absolutely no fundraising and a larger subsidy? By trotting out the change as he has, Harper is clearly looking to put the opposition parties in an awkward spot: they need the cash, but we are in a time of restraint. Ironically, restraint is just the opposite of what the government is preaching now that it’s jumped aboard the Keynesian stimulus train. Notably, it’s been quick to tinker with small amounts for the purposes of playing politics, but the government has been slow off the mark with taking steps that would
» VERBATIM
really help stave off the recession. To be fair, Canada is in much better shape than other countries, including, of course, the dysfunctional United States. We simply don’t have as many holes in our boat. But that’s no reason for inaction. Worst yet, it’s no excuse to use a crisis for partisan gain. Given the gamesmanship for which Harper is noted – crushing opposition and gaining a majority trump all other concerns – Canadians have every right to be worried about what the government is planning in the way of intervention in the economy. The Tories say they have a plan, but have revealed little. If they react true to form, we can expect billions of dollars in deficits will benefit few while crippling as many ideological targets as possible. Many economists agree the most effective strategy is to get money in the hands of lower- and middle-class consumers as quickly as possible – that cash will soon be spent and put back into circulation. Infrastructure projects, also a good idea, take longer to get money moving. Tax cuts aimed higher up the chain – the discredited trickle-down economics – are to be avoided entirely.
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“They’re using the update to hurt their rivals … it’s playing Karl Rove politics – getting people upset against the political class generally.”
A mild recession in 2009 would create a very small deficit in 2008/09, followed by deficits of $12.6 billion in 2009/10 and $20.5 billion in 2010/11. A major recession lasting through 2009 could produce deficits of $1.4 billion in 2008/09, rising to $27.9 billion in 2009/10, and $46.8 billion in 2010/11.
NDP finance critic Thomas Mulcair takes aim at party funding plan
Alternative budget, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR
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When government pursues ideology over what’s right Tell me I’m not paranoid when I conclude that the corporate media in Vancouver will not cover any issue I’m deeply involved with. But, as they say, “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean someone isn’t following you.” During the Meech Lake/Charlottetown Accord issue of the late 1980s and early 1990s, I was in determined opposition to what I saw as terrible constitutional amendments that would work against my province. The Vancouver Sun and the Vancouver Province assumed that B.C. would be delighted to support the Mulroney government and were overwhelmed with disbelief when British Columbians voted almost 70 per cent “no.” The editor of the Sun at the time felt obliged to apologize to the readers for so misconstruing the mood of the public. In the mid-’90s, I was heavily involved in fighting the Kemano Completion Project. For the mainstream media, the fighting just wasn’t happening. Yet, this billion-dollar-plus project was killed by the B.C. government. Again in the ‘90s, I vocally and vigorously allied myself with an environmental group called PRAWN who wanted to prevent the development of a gravel pit on the Pitt River. The corporate media were silent on the matter and once again the efforts were successful when the government stepped in and settled the matter. Starting in 2001, I’ve been consistent-
ly involved in the fish farm issue and have, based on the courageous work of Alexandra Morton supported by a host of scientists, demonstrated beyond any doubt that pink salmon smolts are being slaughtered by sea lice from Atlantic salmon fish farms. While Mark Hume (the Globe and Mail) and his brother Stephen (the Sun) have written occasional articles, where is the investigative reporting we saw when the press was attacking the Glen Clark government over the “fast ferries” issue? Where are the muckrakers (an honourable term) so necessary to holding the establishment’s feet to the fire on the fish farms sea lice issue? I’ll tell you, in just a few other independent publications. Now I am official spokesperson for the Save Our Rivers Society fighting the calamitous energy policy of the Gordon Campbell government. The corporate media don’t even rate this as an issue. I’ll let you decide how important this is. First, BC Hydro, because of the government’s policy of having all power generated privately, is terminally ill and here is why: 1. Its bureaucracy has been “contracted out” out to Accenture, an American Company. 2. It has been forbidden to bring on new sources of energy with that privilege now given exclusively to the private sector. 3. Its transmission lines have been taken from it and given to a new Crown corporation, British Columbia Transmission Corporation (BCTC). In view of
the Campbell government’s policy that power will be created and sold through the private sector, I predict that as sure as God made little green apples, the government will, if re-elected, sell it to a private corporation. 4. This leaves BC Hydro with its present dams and Burrard Thermal, all of which must be maintained, from which it must pay the juicy new contracts negotiated by the Campbell government with their friends, General Electric et al., as well as service nearly $7 billion dollars capital debt, most of which is held or guaranteed by the taxpayers of B.C. Can BC Hydro survive this? We don’t think so and we are supported by expert opinion provided by Dr. John Calvert and Dr. Marvin Shaffer, both professors at Simon Fraser University. I urge you to read Dr. Shaffer’s response to Dr. Mark Jaccard’s support of the B.C. government’s position. The minister, Richard Neufeld, makes the amazing statement that BC Hydro is protected by legislation “in perpetuity!” Doesn’t Neufeld know that there is no such thing as perpetual legislation and that parliament (the legislature) is supreme? If he doesn’t understand the elementary workings of parliamentary democracy any better than this, he ought not to be an MLA much less a minister. One might ask Neufeld this. If damming and diverting the rivers and streams in British Columbia is such a good idea (and it isn’t), why isn’t BC Hydro doing it so British Columbians make the money instead of giving it all to shareholders in large corporations like Ledcor and General Electric?
The answer is ideology. Following the preachings of the ultra-conservative Fraser Institute, the Campbell government believes that there is no place in our economy for Crown corporations because he believes that private companies can always do the job better. BC Hydro, which has been in the power business for 40 years, providing either the cheapest or second cheapest power in North America must therefore be replaced by private companies. This means huge increases in the power bills for consumers and industry alike, with all the profits going into the pockets of mom-and-pop operations like Ledcor and General Electric! What is the essence of the Campbell government’s policy? BC Hydro is forbidden to bring on new power. All new power will be created by private companies. This will create huge environmental damage as one can easily see by going to www.saveourrivers.ca and looking at the award winning Damien Gillis’ videos. Until this insane policy, we the people of B.C. have owned our system of public power so that all profits (often approaching $1 billion a year) go into the B.C. treasury for schools and hospitals; under the Campbell government policy, all profits will go to the shareholders of large U.S. corporations. To use a phrase the government will understand, the bottom line is this: henceforth we will be exporting our environment, our power, our water and all profits out of province. Is this is how we want our resources managed? See MAIR »14
» INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | GWYNNE DYER
A few simple changes would put pirates out of business On one side are the eight navies, the world’s largest shipping companies, the rich Gulf states that need to get their oil to market, and the great powers, whose commerce depends heavily on the shipping lanes around the Horn of Africa. On the other side are a few thousand Somali pirates in small boats with light weapons. So why are the pirates winning? Not only are they winning, but the forces of law and order are almost completely paralyzed. The pirates have seized dozens of ships, extracting ransoms that total about $30 million this year alone. Fourteen ships, including a Saudi Arabian super-tanker carrying two million barrels of oil, are still anchored off the Somali coast awaiting ransom. Yet with the honourable exception of the Indians and the French, nobody has used force against the pirates of the Horn. The Danish navy arrested 10 of them in September, but turned them loose again because the government believed that it did not have jurisdiction to prosecute them. The British Foreign Office has advised the Royal Navy not to detain pirates of certain nationalities (including Somali) as they might claim asylum in Britain under human rights laws.
As the boldness of the pirate attacks increases, the international response is to retreat. Major shipping companies that transport oil out of the Gulf have ordered their tankers to stop using the Suez Canal route, which takes them past the northern Somali coast. Instead, they are going all the way around southern Africa, adding two weeks to the voyage at a cost of $20,000-$30,000 a day. What to do? Most pundits declare that this problem cannot be solved at sea. Instead, it will only end when order has been restored in Somalia, the pirates’ base. Since Somalia is currently divided between three different governments, only one of which (Somaliland) exercises even a modest degree of control over its territory, that seems a tall order. The last major international attempt to take Somalia out of the hands of the warlords and their militias was in 1992-93. It ended with the hasty retreat of American troops from the country, followed by all the United Nations forces as well. If a call for volunteers to repeat that effort were to be sent out to UN member states today, an epidemic of diplomatic deafness would sweep the world. If we must wait for a central government with real authority to take charge in Somalia before the pirate threat in the seas around the Horn of Africa is brought under control, that happy event is unlikely to arrive be-
fore the 2020s. Why not solve the problem at sea, where clan militias and suicide bombers are not a problem? Why not just capture or kill enough of the pirates to persuade the others to choose a different career? Do not believe the nonsense about how it’s too big an ocean area to monitor and control effectively. This is one of the tasks that great-power navies are designed to perform, and they have the right equipment to do it: satellite surveillance, maritime patrol aircraft, and warships with powerful radars and lethal weapons. Moreover, the navies are usually looking for work, since there is not that much call for their services in peacetime. The problem is not the reluctance or incompetence of the navies. It is the whole body of international law and human rights legislation that has emerged in recent decades, which has made the traditional remedies for piracy very hard to apply. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, for example, requires a warship to send a boarding party led by an officer onto any suspected pirate vessel to confirm its criminal intent. Until that has been done, the warship may not open fire. The colloquial term for the members of any such boarding party is “hostages.” Back in the early 18th century, when the pirates of the Caribbean – the real pirates of the Caribbean, not Johnny Depp and Keith Richards – were finally being eliminated by the
navies of the major European powers, there was no such foolishness. Pirates were defined as “enemies of all mankind,” and there was a right of “universal jurisdiction” against them. Any country could arrest pirates from any other country or countries and try them for their crimes. If they were captured in battle, they were even liable to summary execution. And while it is not the 18th century any more, a UN Security Council resolution decreeing universal jurisdiction would certainly transform the situation. Suppose that such a declaration were made, and it was then announced that any non-military vessels carrying armed men within 500 kilometres (300 miles) of the Somali coast would be subject to arrest. If they did not submit when challenged, they would be sunk without further discussion. Do that a couple of times (as the Indian warship INS Tabar did last week), and the pirate threat drops away very fast. Has the UN got the spine to declare those rules for the Gulf of Aden and the oceans bordering East Africa? Perhaps. It has just given the Indian navy the right of “hot pursuit” of suspected pirate vessels into Somali territorial waters, but it needs to go a good deal further. This thing can be stopped, with very little loss of life, if we just change the rules of engagement.
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There are, at present, more than 600 applications to dam and otherwise divert the water from our rivers and streams. The minister of energy disingenuously says that these applications must meet a host of standards. This is eyewash. The only thing standing between an application and a license is a woeful environmental assessment exercise which need not take place at all if the Campbell government doesn’t want it to. As everyone who cares about fisheries knows, federal Fisheries and Oceans is a bad joke, and one only has to look at their record on fish farms to know what a pathetic watchdog they are. Readers should note with horror that Mr. Neufeld doesn’t even deal with the implications of NAFTA. Here’s what Wendy R. Holm, one of Canada’s leading agrologists has to say: “Private sector firms issued water licenses by government – be it for hydroelectric generation or for snowmaking – hold NAFTA rights far superior to any rights held by Canadians if those firms are American or have American investors. “Investor rights – which trump conflicting provincial legislation – include the right to national treatment and compensation for losses to investment, profits, markets and good-
will if those rights are expropriated by the Government of Canada or any province.” Finally, Neufeld is on record claiming that opposition is all left wing, NDP, trade unions flap, flap, flap. He evidently thinks that the public must reject ideas and philosophies that don’t spring from the BC Liberal party or the Fraser Institute and that if an idea comes from his notion of “the left” that it must therefore be rejected. The minister is hung in a political time warp of long ago. This debate is not a left/right debate but rather about what sort of a province we will have. I, too, was a B.C. cabinet minister. I considered that my obligation was to the people of British Columbia and the assets that are their birthright, not large out-of-province corporations that wished to exploit those assets for the benefit of their shareholders. I leave the matter with our readers with two questions. Have we raised a serious issue of public policy and, if so, where the hell is the “mainstream” media? Not for the first time have I been involved in issues our papers and TV have ignored, and I’m bold enough to say that after election day, May 12, 2009, they’ll learn just how important this issue is to British Columbians.
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Don’t let those who take offence spoil Christmas To the Editor, Who are these intolerant people that have a problem with the use of the word Christmas? I have never met one, have you? Other religious observances are recognized with no problems. Many retailers now use innocuous wording like “holiday trees,” etc. These retailers don’t seem to understand, that in their attempts to placate these unseen intolerant people, they are actually offending millions. These same retailers are content to reap the bounties of the Christmas giving spirit, yet specifically downgrade any reference to the special religious day that it is. It’s this specific action against a Christian obser-
vance, not shown to other religions, that is galling and unjustifiable. Where are these people that are offended by one of Christianity’s holiest days, when someone is needed to work on the 25th? Mothers Day and Fathers Day will soon have to be changed to “Significant Other Day,” so as not to offend. All shoppers should leave any store that has replaced Christmas wording with politically correct lingo. Let these stores live on their sales to the intolerant souls that seem to require gifts, for a special day that offends them. Mark Shortreed Wellesley
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“No. I don’t think so. When we’re short of money at home we don’t go out and borrow it … get deeper in debt?
“I don’t think they’re going to have a choice. I think that’s just the way it’s going to be. Along with everybody else, right?”
“I think they might have to.”
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Clinic brings ailments into the light Elmira Chiropractic finds low level laser therapy an increasingly valuable treatment technique The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors each have one. Sunnybrook Hospital and NASA have the same type of equipment. And now, Elmira Chiropractic also has a low intensity laser therapy machine, used to treat all kinds of injuries and ailments from degenerative conditions to acute sports injuries. “It’s absolutely another tool to help with patients,” said chiropractic doctor Jason McDonald, whose Church Street clinic has been offering chiropractic services for 10 years. Although it was purchased earlier this year and is now offering patients full-time service, the new tool’s acquisition was preceded by years of poring over medical research journals, said McDonald. Low level laser therapy (LLLT) is a medical technique that exposes cell tissues to low-level laser light for the purpose of stimulating or inhibiting cellular function with the goal of promoting beneficial clinical effects. Laser therapy uses monochromatic light emission from a low intensity laser diode (250 milliwatts or less) or an array of high intensity super luminous diodes to treat musculoskeletal injuries, chronic and degenerative conditions and
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Ontario: apples beat December’s blues December has traditionally been the month most fresh food (other than root vegetables) comes only from the southern U.S., or beyond. For domestic produce, you could count the days until items such as crisp, crunchy apples turned soft, mushy and tasteless. But that’s changed in the past few years, thanks mainly to consumer demands for freshness, and research here into what’s called post-harvest storage. At harvest, a crop often needs to be stored before it’s sold. And that’s a critical period. Scientists have been working with the agri-food sector to modify or control the atmosphere in air-tight storage rooms, so harvested fruit and vegetables stay fresher longer. For example, they’ve made great strides reducing oxygen (which naturally speeds up the rotting process) and increasing the carbon dioxide in storage. In fact, they’re to the point where Ontario apples – the focus of much of the research, because of their popularity – can be stored fresh for 10 months, almost until the next harvest. Researchers have even found ways to keep sliced fruit fresh longer. If you visited the Journey to Your Good Health exhibit at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair last month, you may have sampled McDonald’s packaged sliced apples. The slices stay crisp thanks to technology developed by a diverse private- and public-sector team
that included personnel from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the University of Guelph. This team found that utilizing a formulation containing a vitamin C compound called calcium ascorbate on the apples as soon as they’re sliced, meant they didn’t turn brown. This, along with refrigeration at 0-5 C, kept the slices looking and tasting fresh. And now, the pursuit of fresh food’s taken another step forward. Last week the University of Guelph opened the doors to its new $1.5-million post-harvest research facility. It’s widely supported, with financial contributions or staffing from the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the federal government and the Ontario Agricultural College. At the opening, College dean Rob Gordon called the facility an “innovation hub” because its multiple stakeholders bring so many skills and interests to the table – biochemistry, genetics, engineering and physiology, among them. Gordon noted the post-harvest facility will enhance Ontario’s fresh food quality and safety. And isn’t that what’s on everyone’s mind? Like much state-of-the-art scientific equipment, the 22 controlled atmosphere storage chambers in the Guelph facility are understated and nondescript. Some look like giant three-metre high stainless steel boxes, with doors and gauges affixed to their exterior walls, hardly suggesting the biological
activity underway inside. And most of that activity does indeed involve apples, at least right now. Apple growers have been among the first to realize how post-harvest storage technology can help them – namely, it can provide a steady, year-round income by allowing their produce to be shipped into the market in an orderly fashion, rather than flooding it and depressing prices. Other fruit and vegetable growers can also get onboard, says apple grower Harold Schooley, chair of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association research committee. “Many commodity groups have no idea of the possibilities,” he said at the Guelph
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Back-to-back losses extend Wellesley’s losing streak to seven games, negating brief surge; frustrations mount MARC MIQUEL HELSEN
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Last weekend was not kind to the embattled Wellesley Applejacks, as they dropped two games in as many nights, first to the St. George Dukes (6-2) on Nov. 22 and to the Thamesford Trojans (4-2) on Sunday. After hitting their stride with vigour in mid-October, the Jacks looked poised to reverse a floundering start to the season. But the four-game winning streak came to an end with losses in three of four hard-fought extra-time games; they fizzled out after a 10-2 loss to Delhi Nov. 8 and have been in freefall ever since, extending their losing streak to seven games over the weekend. Not surprisingly, manager Dave Litt was taciturn after Sunday night’s 4-3 loss to Thamesford. “There’s not much to say 29/07/2008 9:15:01 AM happy when you IN ACTION Wellesley forward Dan Berwick carries the puck during a 6-2 loss to St.KLDC_RR_BW_3_3x5_1.pdf George … nobody’s Nov. 22. Berwick picked up a goal and an assist and now leads the team with nine goals and lose.” Saturday night’s game 10 assists for 19 points.
against St. George was a bitter pill for the Jacks to swallow. Despite having outshot their opponents 35-29, the Jacks were only able to make two of those shots count. Dan Berwick and Brett VanGerwen, the team’s leading scorers, potted one each increasing their point totals to 19 and 17 respectively. The air was thick with frustration and 25 penalties were doled out in the third period, seven of which were fighting majors, four going to the home side. Sunday proved no kinder for the Jacks, despite a closer game. The Thamesford Trojans opened the scoring at 5:04 of the first period courtesy of Josh Van Eck; Justin Harburn picked up the helper. The Jacks got back into the game in the second, as Joe Bast, from Ben Jefferies, made it a 1-1 contest at 7:43. Thamesford took the 2-1 lead a short while later when a Tyler Purdy attempt, from Gra-
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Getting ready for the holidays as the countdown begins Right about this time of year good folks like you and me start to feel a bit antsy. That’s because we know that one very special day is approaching far too quickly. That’s right, as I write this, there are only 149 shopping days left until Turkey Season. Admittedly, 149 days sounds like a lot of time. But when you realize that there are other festive events between here and then, suddenly that illusion disappears. Ice fishing and winter hare hunting immediately come to mind. Those two family-oriented activities and all the times we spend visiting friends, while bearing gifts of ling, perch, and swamp bunny, eat up a lot of time. And have you ever tried to shop at the stores during
the December pre-ice fishing rush? The lineups are crazy. When put this way, I think we can all agree that there’s not really that many shopping days available until turkey season. The question then is what to get that special turkey hunter in your life? And how do you beat the spate of lastminute shoppers? Personally, it’s my feeling that you can never go wrong buying more camouflage. But, if nothing grabs you or if the camouflage clothing section is a zoo, as it often is preceding this major holiday, there are other options. For instance, any turkey hunter worth his morning coffee needs more decoys, even if only to brighten up the living room or front lawn in the days prior to the Opener. Obviously, there are big ticket items too. New shotguns, turkey vests, good boots, or perhaps an SUV or two to get
that special hunter afield, are all very appropriate gifts. Give from the heart. After all, turkey season comes but once a year. Of course, I think it’s important that, in the midst of all this commercialism, we don’t forget the true meaning of turkey season. Let’s never forget that God gave us more than a month of hunting time in the spring and that His glorious intent was for us to avoid yard work and collect as many as two turkey dinners. For this we should always be thankful. And call me old-fashioned but I still think it’s important to tell the kids good turkey hunting stories each night from here on in. And if you want to spread the cheer even further, entertain your wife, guests and people who come to your door to read your meter or to tell you about their religion, with some authentic turkey calling sounds. Nothing brings
the true spirit of the season home like this. Heck, if you really want, gather a few turkey hunting buddies, some slate calls, and go door to door. Your neighbours will thank you – usually as you are leaving. I know what you are thinking. You say that in these politically correct days when our public institutions barely acknowledge the turkey-hunting season for fear of offending others, like duck and deer hunters, that this seems awfully bold and counters the direction our society is heading towards. Well, maybe it is. But I also think that it’s time that we stood up for what we believe in. Turkey hunting season is a very special day to so many of us – to water down its meaning just to appease those who don’t believe in it, is simply sinful. Heck, they wouldn’t do this with Christmas ‌
Kings continue to roll with win over Kitchener Team has won three straight, edging its way up the Midwestern Conference standings MARC MIQUEL HELSEN The Elmira Sugar Kings are finally getting some results. On a roll since mid-November, the Kings picked up their third straight win last Sunday, steamrolling past the second-place Kitchener Dutchmen
7-3. Despite the positive results, however, the coach says the Kings aren’t doing anything new – the results are merely the eventual culmination of the team’s hard work. “I would say for the entire month, our work ethic has been fairly consistent; yeah, maybe
a little rough around the edges, but our work ethic has been consistent, so now that we’re getting some results, people from the outside say, ‘they’re finally starting to click’ – whereas we saw this coming a long time ago,� said Geoff Haddaway. “You have to be pa-
tient; you have to stick with it and you know what? There’s a little adversity along the way and that’s only going to make us stronger in the end.� The Sugar Kings have posted a strong record in the latter half of the month, having won their last three games
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Game of strategy all about the reďŹ nements JONI MILTENBURG At most sporting events, the coaches are behind the bench or pacing up and down the sidelines, shouting advice and encouragement to the team. The curling rink may be the only place you find the coaches sitting in rocking chairs, watching through glass windows. But then, curling is different all around. It’s a game of subtlety and strategy; some call it chess on ice. The students on the team are literally calling the shots; the skip, usually the most experienced curler, indicates where his teammates should throw the rock and when and how hard to sweep. “There’s no referee out there, they’re making all the decisions themselves,â€? said EDSS coach Doug Thomas Wednesday, watching his squad from the lounge at the Elmira Curling Club. This year, Elmira District Secondary School is curling in the intermediate league, the middle of three levels of high school curling. The team has a mix of experienced and novice curlers; two
members have been curling for eight years, one is in his second year, and one started this season. Teams can’t advance at the intermediate level; there are WCSSAA finals only at the senior level. Thomas is hoping this team will stick together and move on to curl in the senior league next year. Jorden Donkersgood, the rookie on this year’s team, said he joined because he thought it would be fun; his mom curled years ago and enjoyed the sport. He’s picking up the technique quickly. “I’ve bowled before. Curling’s like bowling.� “Not really,� his skip, Adam Bauman, interjects. “The only thing that’s different is the pins,� Donkersgood maintains. “And you’ve got to stop [the stone] or it keeps going.� Thomas said the students who are natural athletes pick it up more quickly. Throwing a rock looks simple; just crouch, lunge and release. But it can take years to perfect delivery of the stone, coaxing it to curl just the right amount and go just far enough to place it where you want it.
One of the toughest things to learn is how much weight to put on the rock. Too heavy and it glides all the way past the back line; too light and it doesn’t make it past the hog line, and gets removed from play. Thomas said athletes intuitively know how to adjust their shot to send the rock as far as they want it. Usually the students who come out for the high school squad are like Bauman; they’ve got a few years of curling experience under their belts. But sometimes the best curlers stick with club curling, and the team has to look elsewhere for members. “One year we raided the chess club,� Thomas laughed. “We thought the same people would be interested because it’s a strategy game. We got half a dozen kids.� Last year’s skip, Matt Dickson, was an expert curler who lived a stone’s throw from the rink. Thomas said Dickson was a better curler than he was, and the coach’s role was more of an advisory one in that case. This team is still new enough that he’s coaching them on strategy and
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Kings: Results come as team continues to work its game plan » From page 23
STARS SHINE The Twin Centre Novice Rep Stars won a tournament in Aylmer Nov. 16. Back row: Paul Schnarr, coach Jamie Hislop, Duane Gowing, Brent Bender. Middle row: Bart Sherrer, Mitchell Esbaugh, Evan Gowing, Brett Hartin, Erik Holmes, Matthew Temniuk, Cole Bender. Front row: Hunter Heibein, Quinn Bisch, Nathan Belcourt, Tyson Bolender, Nolan Hislop.
There and back again with silver
HERICANES ROLL INTO KITCHENER The Twin Centre Midget C Hericanes took home silver from a Kitchener tournament on the weekend. Back row: Sarah VanAllen, Sarah Miltenburg, Sarah Jantzi, Tawnya Helm and Jessica Finney. Middle row: coach Paul Norris, Erin Stemmler, Carly Labord, Madison Holman, Kaitlyn Jantzi, Emily Erb, Kaitlyn Norris, Cassie Hergott and coach John Miltenburg. Front row: Hannah Boehm, Carling Cisecki, Andrea Norris and Janessa
squad is capable of “being successful in this league” said the coach. Elmira’s Michael Therrien opened the scoring against Kitchener on the power play, converting on a Trent Brown-Bill Terpstra assist at 4:33 of the first period. Some five minutes later, at 9:05, Kitchener’s Duston Hebebrand, from Shawn Bechtloff and Collin Carwardine, capitalized on an awkwardly bouncing puck and used his speed to race in and place one behind Cam Jager while shorthanded, evening the score at one. But then Brent Freeman showed up, potting his first of three on the night, making it 2-1 for Elmira. In the second period, the speedy Kings veteran scored another on the power play; Shane Smith and Jake Jefferies picked up the helpers. The Dutchmen answered back shortly after, again shorthanded, courtesy of Tanner DeWitt, from Matthew DeJong, to make it 3-2 at 10:18. The fact that the Kings were able to go sixfor-10 on the power play on Sunday didn’t blur out the fact that they allowed two while playing with the man-advantage. “Any time you score six power play goals in a game, obviously, things are going your way. But on the other end of it, you’re not going to score six every game; hey, why did we give up two shorthanded goals?” said
Haddaway, noting that a couple times the Kings were caught flat-footed, or with their forwards not coming back hard enough. “A good team like Kitchener’s going to capitalize; teams use their penalty kill as a way to create offense because often you can catch the other team napping a little bit, and I think twice Kitchener caught us napping.” The Kings’ power play tightened after that as extra-man goals courtesy of Philip Teri (Jarred Parent, Smith) and Freeman (Jutzi, Smith), picking up his third on the night, at 10:54 and 15:36 respectively gave the home side a comfortable 5-2 lead. Kitchener responded at 16:47 with a Shawn Bechtloff goal on the power play, from Collin Carwardine, but it was the Kings who got the last word when Nic MacEachern, from Kyle Blaney and Freeman, scored again on the power play, taking a 6-3 lead with just seconds left in the middle stanza.. In the third period, at 12:39, Elmira’s Josh Ranalli converted on a MacEachern-Teri pass to cap the 7-3 pounding. “It’s good when you’re playing with a lead, especially with a couple goal lead so, hopefully the guys continue to execute the game plan and I think that’s been the difference last night and the last couple games: we’re sort of sticking to our gameplan for sixty minutes or at least really close to sixty minutes and we’re getting some results as well,” said Haddaway. That means making life for the opponents as difficult as possible by being aggressive on the forecheck, and eliminating any spaces from which they might gain possession and orchestrate an offensive play. Showering the opponent’s net with shots is also key, as rebounds often turn into more promising second chances. The Kings were in Stratford Friday night, and return to Elmira to take on the Cambridge Winter Hawks tomorrow (Sunday). The puck drops at 7 p.m.
SCORECARD WOOLWICH MINOR PEEWEE A Nov. 18
Burlington 6 Woolwich 1 Goal: Grant Kernick (Jason Gamble, Nicholas Pavanel)
WOOLWICH ATOM HOUSE GIRLS Nov. 19
Waterloo 2 Woolwich 1 Goal: Amanda Bauman (Jaycee Kaufman)
WOOLWICH LIGHTNING BELLE RINGETTE Nov. 18
Woolwich 6 Guelph 2 Goals: Barb Huegle x2, Megan O’Hara x2, Rebecca Walker, Nikki Bisbee (Rebecca Walker x5, Nikki Bisbee, Kristen Kent)
WOOLWICH PEEWEE GIRLS Nov. 22
Woolwich 3 Kitchener 0 Goals: Brooke Davenport x2, Lize Schuurmans (Jannesa Babcock, Jenna Weber, Erin Graham, Kendra Yantha, Emily Schuurmans, Brianna Schlupp) Shutout: Sarah Brunkard
WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #3 ST JACOBS LIONS Nov. 21
Woolwich 1 Ayr 1 Goal: Austin Horst (Carson Kyte, Jake Lewis)
WOOLWICH ATOM LL #1 Nov. 22
Woolwich 9 Paris 2 Goals: Zach Pogue x3, Jake Lewis, Joe Hanley, Nick Campagnolo, Walker Schott, Ryan Shantz, Quinn Young (Walker Schott, Zach Pogue, Joe Hanley x2, Jake Lewis, Nick Campagnolo x2, Nic Langer)
WOOLWICH MAJOR ATOM A Nov. 21
Woolwich 5 Oakville 3 Goals: Connor Runstedler, Danyal Rennie, Connor Bauman, Kelby Martin x2 (Mathieu Fife, Kelby Martin, Danyal Rennie, Jayden Hipel, Tyler Moser)
Goals: Evan Yantha, William Frank, Blake Cabeldu, Josh Simpson, Jeff Martin (Josh Simpson, Sebastian Huber, William Frank, Jordan Moore)
Goals: Lauren Lawson, Gillian Olsthoorn (Tori Martin, Kendra Harold, Cora Kieswetter) Shutout: Lauren Lesage
Nov. 19
Nov. 23
Hespeler 4 Woolwich 2 Goals: Sebastian Huber x2 (Josh Simpson, Evan Yantha) Nov. 22
Woolwich 5 Fergus 1 Goals: William Frank, Josh Simpson, Jeff Martin, Jordan Moore, Evan Yantha (Josh Simpson, Quinten Hunter-Rhodes x2, Jordan Moore, Jeff Martin, Evan Yantha) Nov. 23
Arthur 4 Woolwich 0
WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #1 Nov. 22
Woolwich 1 Ayr 0 Goal: Matt Lalonde (Jeremy Hanley)
WOOLWICH MIDGET AE Nov. 13
Georgetown 5 Woolwich 2 Goals: Jason Young x2 (Kyle Hanley, Jake Radcliffe) Nov. 15
Woolwich 2 Arthur 1 Goals: Kyle Hanley, Brent Kron (Brandon Brubacher, Mark Fackoury, Nick Pope) Nov. 23
Woolwich 4 Erin Hills 3 Goals: Nick Pope x2, RJ Good, Brandon Brubacher (Brent Kron, Mark Fackoury)
WOOLWICH MAJOR NOVICE Nov.21
Woolwich 3 Centre Wellington 2 Goals: Riley Runstedler, Keanan Stewart x2 (Liam Hartman)
TWIN CENTRE ATOM C HERICANES Nov. 21
Twin Centre 5 Brantford 2 Goals: Pam Hammer x2, Meagan Esbaugh, Erika Lebold x2 (Deanna Mainland x2, Jocelyn Oja x2, Lauren Quehl) Nov. 22
Nov. 23
Twin Centre 2 Milverton 1 Goals: Jessica Harnack, Pam Hammer (Erika Lebold, Pam Hammer)
Woolwich 5 Dundas 4 Goals: Garrett Schultz, Connor Bauman, Tyler Moser x2, Danyal Rennie (Garrett Schultz, Tyler Moser, Danyal Rennie)
Nov. 23
Twin Centre 2 Kitchener 1 Goals: Erika Lebold, Pam Hammer (Lauren Quehl, Kayla Lee, Erika Lebold)
WOOLWICH MIDGET LL #1
WOOLWICH PEEWEE LL #2
Nov. 20
Nov. 22
Woolwich 5 Paris 0 Goals: Zach Bauman x2, Devin Church, Jesse Summers, Oliver Beatty (Jesse Summers x2, Justin Weber, Joey Primeau)
Woolwich 5 Embro 3 Goals: Zeke Schneider x2, Troy Nechanicky, Mackenzie Turchan, Nathan Dowdall
WOOLWICH BANTAM AE
WOOLWICH PEEWEE B GIRLS
Nov. 18
Nov. 20
Woolwich 5 Dundas 0
Woolwich 2 Stoney Creek 0
Woolwich 2 Cambridge 0 Goals: Rebecca Luis, Claire Hanley (Emily Chapman, Megan Thoman, Lauren Lawson, Michelle Bauman) Shutout: Lauren Lesage)
WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #2 Nov. 22
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Woolwich 3 Acton 1 Goals: Weston Morlock, Brandon Nickel, Ben Brown (Jake Martin, Ryan Bauman, Jeremy Martin, Graham Colby, Alex Albrecht, Caleb Bauman) Nov. 24
Woolwich 4 Brampton 2 Goals: Andrew Brubacher, Brandon Nickel, Matt O’Hara, Ted Sebben (Brandon Nickel x2, Alex Albrecht, Caleb Bauman x2, Ryan Bauman, Matt O’Hara)
Woolwich 3 Tavistock 2 Goals: Austin Cousineau x2, Hunter Schmitt (Isiah Katsube, Kayden Zacharczuk)
WOOLWICH MIDGET GIRLS LL
GRAND RIVER NOVICE LL #5
WOOLWICH RUSSELL ATOM AE
Nov. 22
Nov. 19
Woolwich 4 Beverly 0 Goals: Riley Shantz, Ryan Moser, Kyle Rintoul, Lukas Shantz (Tyler Horst, Bryce Dettweiler, Lukas Shantz, Riley Shantz Shutout: Jody Weiss
Woolwich 4 Hespeler 3 Goals: Nathan Schwarz x2, Gareth Rowland, Mathew Uhrig (Sheldon Metzger, Brett Henry, Jacob Dubue, Gareth Rowland)
Nov. 23
Nov. 24
St. George 4 Woolwich 0
TWIN CENTRE GIRLS MIDGET BB
Erin Hillsburgh 3 Woolwich 1 Goal: Sheldon Metzger (Mathew Uhrig) St. Thomas tournament
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Twin Centre 3 St Thomas 0 Goals: Stephanie Straus x2, Ainsley Smith (Contessa Brenner, Ainsley Smith, Steph Baril, Hilary Neeb, Melissa Kaleta Nov. 24
Kitchener 1 Twin Centre 0
WOOLWICH ATOM LL #2 Nov. 20
Woolwich 6 Twin Centre 1 Goals: Tyler Martin, Ryan Diemert, Nathan Norst, Luke Charter, James Cooper, Michael DeVries (Tyler Martin x2, Alex Turchan, Michael DeVries, Luke Charter, Max Bender x3, Liam Catton x2, Jonathan Martin)
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Nov. 24
Waterloo 3 Woolwich 1 Goal: Nikki Bisbee (Heather Lorenz)
Goals: Gareth Rowland, Nathan Schwarz x3, Alex Taylor, Colby Bond x3, Sheldon Metzger, Mathew Uhrig, Aaron Weigel (Brant McLaughlin x2, Mathew Uhrig, Cameron Rose x2, Sheldon Metzger, Alex Taylor, Nick Kieswetter, Gareth Rowland x2, Nathan Schwarz) Nov. 23 – Game 4
Ancaster 5 Woolwich 1 Goal: Brant McLaughlin
WOOLWICH LLFHL BANTAM B Nov. 23
Woodstock 3 Woolwich 2 Goals: Meghan Hovey x2 (Sarah Church)
MAJOR BANTAM A Nov. 22
Dundas 2 Woolwich 1 Goal: Ryan Ament Nov. 24
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WOOLWICH RUSSELL PEEWEE AE Nov. 22
Flamborough 8 Woolwich 1 Goal: Calvin Cressman (Jordan Shantz, Nigel Baldin) Nov. 23
Woolwich 6 Hespeler 4 Goals: Cameron Ferrante, Owen Griffiths x2, Calvin Cressman, Spencer Inglis x2 (Spencer Inglis, Bradley Mathieson, Alex White, Joseph Dubue x2 Calvin Cressman, Mike Martin)
WOOLWICH MIDGET A Nov. 14
Woolwich 4 Owen Sound 0 Goals: Luke Shantz, Ben Aheir x2, Alex Dunn (Ben Aheir x2, Josh Wade x2, Troy Bauman, Devon Mantler, Nick Timmerman, Kevin Howorth) Nov. 21
WOOLWICH MAJOR PEEWEE
Woolwich 7 Guelph 1 Goals: Nick Timmerman, Ben Aheir x2, Troy Bauman, Stevie Clement, Kevin Howorth x2 (Kevin Howorth x2, Ben Aheir x3, Nathan VanGerwin, Devon Mantler x2, Matt Dumart x2, Nick Timmerman x2, Stevie Clement, Troy Bauman)
Nov. 22
Nov. 22
Woolwich 2 West London 2 Goals: Brant McLaughlin x2 (Gareth Rowland, Colby Bond)
Woolwich 3 Dundas 2 Goals: Alex MacLean x2, Cody Petrosino (Adam Cook, Adam Brown, Adrian Gilles)
Nov. 22 – Game 2
Nov. 24
Woolwich 4 Wellington 0 Goals: Caleb Redekop, Ben Aheir, Kevin Howorth x2 (Nick Timmerman, Ben Aheir x2, Kevin Howorth, Nathan VanGerwin Shutout: Brandon Death
Ancaster 6 Woolwich 1 Goal: Nick Kieswetter (Alex Taylor, Sheldon Metzger)
Woolwich 6 Dundas 4 Goals: Bo Uridil x2, Alex MacLean, Wes Martin, Timmy Shuh, Brady Erb (Timmy Shuh, Brady Erb, Johnny Clifford, Alex MacLean, Matt Lair)
Game 3
Woolwich 11 St Thomas 1
Woolwich 3 Dundas 1 Goals: Ryan Ament, Weston Morlock, Justin Neeb (Brayden Stevens, Weston Morlock, Dalton Taylor x2, Jake Kernick)
Nov. 25
Woolwich 2 Wellington1 Goals: Jake R, Devon Mantler (Caleb Redekop, Alex Dunn, Teddy Sebben, Matt Dumart)
Nov. 23
Woolwich 6 Beverly 2 Goals: Tyler Martin x2, Luke Charter x3, Ryan Diemert (Max Bender x2, Ryan Diemert x2, Tyler Martin, Nathan Horst, James Cooper)
WOOLWICH MINOR NOVICE LL #1 Nov. 22
Woolwich 5 Ayr 2 Goals: Garrett Reitzel x2, Noah Scurry, Bradley Hale, Jacob Code (Seth Morrison, Jacob Code)
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Wellington 6 Woolwich 4 Goals: Jeremy Martin x2, Alex Albrecht, Ben Mitchell Nov. 17
Burlington 2 Woolwich 1 Goal: Caleb Bauman (Matt O’Hara)
Wrapping up a wild weekend
If you are interested in Regional services you may wish to attend. Final budget approval for user rates (water and wastewater) is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. and final budget approval for all other Regional services is scheduled for Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Notice of these meetings is being given in accordance with the Municipal Act as amended and the Region’s notice policy. Please visit our website (www.region.waterloo.on.ca) for more information on the Regional Budget or pick up a budget package at the Council & Administrative Services Office, 150 Frederick Street, 2nd Floor, Kitchener. To speak to a Finance Department staff person on the budget please call Peter Holling at (519) 575-4745. You are welcome to attend any of the scheduled budget meetings or the Council meetings. For a copy of the budget schedule please visit our website. You will only be allowed to register as a delegation at the public input meeting on December 10, 2008. Please call the Council & Administrative Services Office, (519) 575-4420 to register to speak. If you require accessible services to participate in these meetings, please contact Council & Administrative Services by Thursday, December 4th, 2008. Kris Fletcher Regional Clerk
ON HOME ICE The Woolwich Major Peewee team finished second in the Woolwich Weekend Tournament last week, losing 3-0 to Southpoint in the final. Back row: assistant coach Jamie Hunter-Rhodes, coach Tim White, and trainer Jackie Roy. Third row: Jasper Bender, Alex MacLean, Cody Petrosino, Johnny Clifford and Adam Cook. Second row: Bo Uridil, Timmy Shuh, Adrian Gilles, Wes Martin, Matt Lair, Brady Erb, Adam Brown and Tristen White. In the front are goalies Quade Hunter-Rhodes and Keaton Weiss.
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Can’t put a price on the yuletide spirit In The Rented Christmas, EDSS drama students stage a feel-good musical that fits the season STEVE KANNON With December on the horizon and some snow on the ground, the outside world has finally caught up with EDSS drama students who’ve been in Christmas mode since September, preparing for a holiday musical to be staged next week. “I love Christmas, which is a good thing because I’ve been listening to Christmas music since August,” laughed Rachel Clark, the former student who’s coaching the young performers through the choreography and singing. There’s been plenty of work for Clark to do, said drama department head DJ Carroll. “There’s lots of singing and lots of dancing. There are songs everyone knows and can sing along with – traditional Christmas carols – as well as a few unique to the show.” The show in question is The Rented Christmas, a relatively new musical based on the short story by J. Lillian Vandervere. John Dale, a bachelor and prominent busi-
nessman, hasn’t had a “real” Christmas for years. Following a whim, he enters a shop with a sign in the window declaring “We Rent Anything” and puts the proprietor to the challenge. He wants to rent Christmas, complete with carols, presents, the tree, a wife, five children and the happiness for which he’s secretly longed. The proprietor, Anne Weston, is at first flustered by the request. She feels she has solved the problem of a Christmas family by calling the actors’ guild. But the young actors come down with the measles so she turns to the local orphanage. When the guild can’t locate a “mother,” Anne steps in to play the role herself. Full of both funny and touching moments, in the true spirit of the season the play has a moral that’s definitely all about a feel-good finish. “The story is how they put a Christmas together for him. He discovers you really can’t buy a Christmas, learning a lesson that it comes from within, along with the people in your life,”
explained Carroll. The original script has been expanded to add more characters, reflect-
ing the 60 or so cast and crew involved with a high school production. That led to the addition
of another 15 songs, most traditional Christmas music, some with arrangements by Clark
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to fit the storyline. That, of course, led to more work, as she taught the students to harmonize and then to go one step further by adding movement and dancing. “I like to push people to do more than what they [think they] can do. People always give themselves less credit than what they actually can do,” she said, adding the effort pays off when she sees how quickly the young performers take on the challenges. “They’ve worked really hard on it. It’s always nice to watch your work come to life.” Behind the scenes, students in the crew have been busy recreating the early 20th century sets for the show. “There’s a lot of work to do, and it’s coming together. It’s going to look great,” said Carroll, noting the gymnasium “will look very festive” when the audience pours in for the performances. The drama department’s production of The Rented Christmas will be filling the school with yuletide cheer Dec. 4-6. Evening shows at 7:30 p.m., with a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.
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There aren’t a lot of solos written for violas – certainly not compared to instruments such as the trumpet or guitar. And it’s hard to hear what a full viola part should sound like from a handful of instruments in a high school music class. So Sandra Taves was excited when she was one of 11 EDSS students selected to go to a strings symposium with the KitchenerWaterloo Symphony Orchestra this week. Taves started playing the viola last year when she was in Grade 9 at Elmira District Secondary School. She picked the instrument because she liked the sound – lower than a violin, more of a blend of violin and cello – but she admits it has its challenges. “With the violin you hear the melody, whereas with the viola, you’re just that underlying sound that’s providing the backup for the melody, so sometimes you don’t know what it’s supposed to sound like.” After strings practice on Tuesday, Taves was looking forward to the chance to play with 49 other students, including a whole viola section. Music teacher Murray Showers said one of the ideas behind the symposium is to give the students a chance to hear what the classical pieces were meant to sound like.
“The piece that we’re working on, the Sibelius, it’s an incredible piece and it was written in the early 1900s when orchestras were big and lush, so he’s taking a big string section and filling it up with sound – and you can’t do it with 10 kids.” Along with playing in a full orchestra, the students also got to see what classical musicians can do along a less traditional line. The symposium included a three-hour clinic conducted by Time for Three, a trio of classical players making a name for themselves performing a blend of classical, bluegrass, country and jazz. The trio – Zach De Pue, Nick Kendall and Ranaan Meyer – met while they were students at the Curtis Institute for Music in Philadelphia and discovered a shared interest in improvising and experimenting with other styles of music. “I think what they’ve realized is that as a string trio, the classical world may be pretty narrow in a career sense, to continue to put bread on the table,” Showers said. When he spoke to the group, they were looking forward to showing the students what their highenergy gigs look and sound like. The symposium has been happening for many years, but it took on a new format when Edwin
Outwater took the musical director’s chair two years ago. Charged with breathing new life into the staid K-W Symphony, he launched a series of concerts called Intersections, which marry classical with contemporary genres. Time for Three was an obvious fit. Showers said he’s happy to see classically-trained musicians opening up new forums for string playing. “I’m very interested in getting our string players out and beyond the classical world of string playing, so they get to see that they too can swing like the brass and woodwind players and the guitars,” he said. “I’m very classically trained so I’m giving them one side. I try to branch out a little bit but here’s an opportunity where Edwin Outwater is trying to teach the community and we can teach our students in the same fashion.” Sarah Brenneman admitted she was nervous when she went to the symposium for the first time last year, but this year was looking forward to being conducted by Outwater. “You never think you could play like that and he gets it out of you,” she said. “You felt like you were part of something really big. The whole group sounded really good together and it was fun to be a part of that.”
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In 1984, the United States invited countries around the world to build an international space station. Now, with the participation of 16 countries, it has truly become a global cooperation project. The flags below represent the 16 countries participating in the International Space Station project. Unscramble the letters to discover the name of each country.
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SIDEWALK SNOW REMOVAL BY-LAW #85-2006 Notice to all Property Owners in St. Jacobs, Heidelberg, Breslau, Conestogo, Maryhill, Bloomingdale, Winterbourne, West Montrose, Floradale, Stockyards Area. Woolwich Council has adopted a Sidewalk Snow Removal By-law requiring property owners to clear adjacent sidewalks of snow and ice in all settlement areas, except Elmira. The Sidewalk Snow Removal By-law requires the owner to clear away snow and ice from the sidewalks in front of or alongside their property within twenty-four (24) hours after a snowfall ends. Non-compliant property owners can be ticketed under the by-law ($100 fine) and the cost to have the Township clear the sidewalk can be charged to the property owner (approximately $100). The by-law does not apply to: a) Sidewalks in Elmira; b) Sidewalks adjacent to back-lotted properties on Kressler Road between Apollo Drive and Alten Way in Heidelberg; c) Curb-faced sidewalks where snow has been pushed onto the sidewalk to a depth of at least 12 inches by road clearing operations. Curb-faced sidewalks are defined as sidewalks adjacent to the curb face or not more than .25 m from the curb face. Questions about sidewalk snow removal in Elmira should be directed to the Township’s Engineering Department at (519) 669-1647 Extension 6041. Questions about sidewalk snow removal in all other areas should be directed to the Municipal Law Enforcement Division at (519) 669-1647, Extension 6005 or 6016. Your co-operation in keeping the sidewalks cleared of snow and ice is greatly appreciated.
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On Monday, December 15, 2008, at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 24 Church Street West, Elmira to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson at 519-669-6040 or 519-664-2613 (ext. 6040) regarding meeting details. Email: nthompson@woolwich.ca. You may make written submissions in favour of or opposition to any application by mailing your comments to: Township of Woolwich, Attn: Jeremy Vink, P.O. Box 158, 24 Church Street West, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 or Fax 519-669-4669 or Email jvink@woolwich.ca. MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A15/08 (Todd Rockel) PROPERTY: 8 Matthias Place, Maryhill, Plan 1797 Lot 1 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the building line setback abutting a street (Maryhill Road) from 6.0 metres to approximately 1.2 metres to permit the construction of a 92 square metre accessory building. The property is zoned Settlement Residential (R-1) and contains a single family dwelling and a 9 square metre shed which is proposed to be removed. MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A16/08 (Chris Raben) PROPERTY: 56 Centre Street, Elmira Plan 5 Part Lot 8 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the minimum lot width from 15 metres to approximately 12 metres to recognize the existing undersized lot and to permit the construction of a two storey dwelling addition. The property is zoned Residential Mixed Medium Density (R-4) and contains a single family dwelling, detached garage and accessory building. MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A17/08 (Fermon Martin PROPERTY: 247 Ruggles Road, GCT Part Lot 116 Plan 58R-8142 Part 2 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the rear yard setback from 7.5 metres to approximately 4.0 metres to permit the construction of a roof over an existing trench silo. The property is zoned Agricultural and contains a single family dwelling and two livestock barns. CONSENT APPLICATIONS B33/08, B34/08, B35/08 and B36/08 (Hawk Ridge Homes Inc.) PROPERTY: 36 Union Street, Elmira, Plan 1330 Lots 74 and 75 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to convey four, 9 square metre easements to Rogers Cable Communications Inc. over the existing cable pedestals. The property is zoned Residential Mixed Medium Density (R-4) and contains a single family dwelling. Further information about the applications may be obtained from Engineering and Planning Services at 519-669-6038 or 519-664-2613 (Ext. 6038). DATED this 29th day of November, 2008. Jeremy Vink, RPP, MCIP Senior Planner Engineering & Planning Services
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YOGA CLASSES MONDAYS, TUESDAYS O WEDNESDAYS (9 WEEKS) 7:00 – 8:30 PM AT PARK MANOR LIBRARY
BALLROOM DANCING TUESDAYS (9 WEEKS) 8:30 – 9:30 PM AT ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH
PILATES CLASSES TUESDAYS OR THURSDAYS AT PARK MANOR (9 WKS) TUES. & THURS.. 7:00 – 8:00 PM LEVEL 1 - BASIC TUES. 8:15 – 9:15 PM LEVEL 2 – ADVANCED
ADULT BADMINTON MONDAY OR THURSDAY (15 WEEKS) 8:15 – 10:15 PM AT PARK MANOR
ADULT VOLLEYBALL TUESDAY (16 WEEKS) 8:15 – 10:15 PM AT ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOL (SINGLE)
LINE DANCING THURSDAY (6 WEEKS) 5:00 – 6:00 PM AT ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH
IRISH DANCE WEDNESDAYS (9 WEEKS) 6:15 – 7:15 PM AT PARK MANOR SCHOOL RECREATION OFFICE WILL REMAIN OPEN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH UNTIL 7:30 PM FOR REGISTRATION PURPOSES. (FRONT DOOR ONLY) Email: gspencer@woolwich.ca Registration Forms available at www.woolwich.ca Completed Registration form and post dated cheque (dated January 2, 2009) may be dropped at 24 Church Street West. REGISTER AT RECREATION OFFICE, 24 CHURCH ST. W., ELMIRA OR CALL 669-6025 OR 664-2613 ext. 6025 FOR MORE DETAILS. The Township reserves the right to cancel classes if insufficient registration.
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ELMIRA REAL ESTATE Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage SERVICES
519-669-3192
90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4
R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. 45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA
519-669-2772
BROKERAGE
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
4B Arthur St. S. Elmira t www.remaxsolidgold.biz
OPEN HOUSE SAT. NOV 29, 2:00-4:00 PM
$247,500
4081 Perth Rd., 72, Millbank U RED
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$127,000
COUNTRY BUNGALOW! Good home on large lot with mature trees offers three bedrooms, country kitchen with custom cabinets, family room, recroom, detached garage/ workshop and paved double drive. MLS.
BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record
JULIE HECKENDORN Broker MVA Residential Res: 519-669-1068 Res: 519-669-8629
ALLI NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-577-6248
OPEN HOUSE
LEASE SPACE! Approximately 2,000 s/f of commercial with office and warehouse. Zoning allows many uses. Located in a busy plaza with lots of parking. Only 10 minutes to Waterloo. MLS. Call for details.
Your referrals are appreciated!
BILL NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-588-1348
Edith McArthur * 519.638.2509 Marg Sorensen * 519.343.4489 Kathy Robinson * 519.343.4816
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Don’t miss this good deal. Attractive, spacious, Drayton bungalow big lot 81’x159’. 3+2 bedrms, 3 bathrms, kitchen with pantry & lots of windows in eating area, separate diningrm, gas fireplace in livingrm, central air & vac, dishwasher, water softener, finished basement, walkout to deck, nice bk yd. Call Marg Sorensen 519.343.4489 Excl. $369,000.
ELMIRA BACK SPLIT
SUN. NOV 30, 2-4 PM
OPEN HOUSE - SUN NOV. 30 | 2-4PM 16 PINTAIL DR. ELMIRA
ELMIRA SIDESPLIT
$299,900 ELMIRA | NEW PRICE | 60ft wide mature lot, mainfloor family room with wood burning fireplace, eat-in kitchen, living/dining room. MLS.
THE PERFECT SETTING!
$249,900 | DRAYTON | This home built in 1977 on a 1/2+ acre lot features crown molding in living area, main floor laundry, a pristine patio, an electo-magnetic water softener, newer windows, central air, an inviting family room with gas fireplace and lots of storage space. Mmmm...especially pleasant! New MLS.
COURT LOCATION. 3 bdrm. semi on a HUGE lot with detached garage. Lge. kitchen. Deck. Most windows replaced. Newer shingles. Rec. rm. & 3 pc. bath. Long driveway. NEW MLS $199,900.
BRIMMING WITH EXTRA FEATURES
$539,000 MOORFIELD | Beautiful country home with custom built ash cupboards, skylight in kitchen; cathedral ceilings; maple flooring and staircase; shed, greenhouse and pond and much, much more. MLS.
Further Information: WEBSITE: www.royallepage.ca EMAIL: Elmira@royallepage.ca
*SALES REPRESENTATIVES:
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COMMERCIAL BLDG. approx. 3450 sq. ft. avail. close to downtown. (2 storey addition - 1987) Store front, office space & suspended ceilings. Gas heat & air cond. Other adjoining lots available. NEW MLS. $289,900.
CENTURY HOME - lge. fenced yard! Lovely cherry kitchen. Restored woodwork, Hdwd. floors, 4 bdrms, 3 bthrms, Rec.rm w/ fireplace. Lots of upgrades. Dble. garage. MLS $334,900.
WELL MAINTAINED - ELMIRA One owner home! 3 bdrms, 2 bths, Sunrm addition, Kitchen w/island. Rec. rm w/ gas stove. Lots of storage. Great neighborhood! MLS $249,900.
A DRAYTON BEAUTY! - Custom built with quality throughout! 9’ ceilings. Maple cabinetry. Lavish ensuite. Hardwood flrs. 3 gas fireplaces. Fin. rec. room, bdrm. & office in lower level. Huge garage. NEW MLS $439, 900.
Coach House Realty Inc. Brokerage TEL. 519-669-5431
8 Arthur Street South, Elmira
Main Floor Master Bedroom $199,000 1 ½ story Elmira home with family room addition, gas & wood fireplaces and main floor remodeled bathroom. Very private rear yard with single car garage. MLS #0837602. View this listing with Paul Robb. Paul Robb, Broker, Coach House Realty Inc., Brokerage
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage | Independently Owned and Operated
LOTS FOR SALE Country Lots with high speed internet access, 40 to 45 minutes from K/W or Guelph. They are located in the small hamlet of Carthage. Individual well and septic. Great opportunity to build your own house or get us to customize a home for you. For more information please call Leon Excl.
Call your realtor now! (Two) 3 Acre
Estate Lots Available
HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO BUILD YOUR OWN ESTATE on 36 acres of land, will make a great horse or hobby farm, only 35 min to Waterloo. Creek runs through property, surrounded by trees. Building permits available. MLS
VICTOR ELGAWLY
Office: 519-570-4447 Cell: 519-722-4497 victor@victorelgawly.com www.victorelgawly.com
into a profitable, part-time business. Work from home, very good income, website included. $70,000 MLS
Arthur St. S., ELMIRA • EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net DIRECT: 519-503-2753 • OFFICE: 519-669-5426
NEW IMPRESSIVE DESIGN. Built by Virina Homes, 4 bdrms, 3 baths, 2 storey home. Main flr formal dining rm, 2nd flr laundry. M/bdrm with luxurious 5 pc ensuite. Natural stone tiles (Travertine) & maple hrdwd flrs, stairs & railing. Gourmet Maple kitchen family rm with corner gas fireplace. Modern lighting throughout, TARION Warranty. Ready for immediate occupancy. MLS 0841995 $434,900.
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OPEN HOUSE, SUN 2 - 4PM 34 CORAL GABLES CRES., ELMIRA
PRIVATE SALE
COUNTRY Raised Bungalow on 1 acre. 3 bdrm, 1250 sq.ft., dbl garage, backs on to farmland. Minto Township. MLS.
PET LOVERS Turn your love for Havanese dogs
519-669-5431 or 519-669-8582
S A L E S R E P R E S E N TAT I V E
Independently Owned and Operated
LEON MARTIN
ADDRESS: 4-B
MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.
$317,000 ELMIRA | NEW PRICE | 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bath, formal dining/living room, and family room w/gas fireplace, 60 ft lot beside community park. MLS.
71 Edward St. S., Drayton
OFFICE PHONE: 519.343.2124
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DALE KELLER Sales Rep.
3 PEREGRINE CR. ELMIRA
TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-505-0627
Coach House Realty Inc. Brokerage
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LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.
SPACIOUS - 4-level back split in the quiet village of DRAYTON. Oversized kitchen w/ walkout to covered deck overlooking deep lot. 3+1 bedrooms, 2 baths, dble garage. MLS. $234,900.
GREAT STARTER! Great home in small community offers main floor family room, three bedrooms, formal dining and living rooms, renovated bathroom, some new windows, hi/eff gas furnace. MLS.
159 William St., Palmerston (Across from Home Hardware)
DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.
OPEN HOUSE - SAT NOV. 29 | 2-4PM BERT MARTIN, BROKER
RED
SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.
THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PROPERTIES
OFFICE: 519-669-5426
DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz
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BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record
ID# 117888
$250,000 Hawkesville, ON
(519) 575-6314
REMODELLED DUPLEX, in one of the most sought after areas of town, steps to downtown, schools and new rec complex. A perfect combination of new and original features including updated electrical and plumbing, new windows, new furnace, original hardwood floors and refinished trim.
14 South St West - Interested buyers call 669-8702
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fax: 519-846-9319
DECORATING
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519-669-4400 21 HOWARD AVE., ELMIRA (Behind the old Trylon Building)
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FAX: 519.669.3210 AFTER HOURS
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519-669-FILM
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YOU NAME IT: WE FRAME IT!
PAINTING
Specializing in Paint & Wallcoverings
519-669-3658
519-664-9999
GLASS SERVICES
Specializing in Computerized Dynamic Balancing
SINCE 1961
• 14 ton BoomTruck
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6982 Millbank Main St., Millbank 519-595-2053 • 519-664-2914
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21 Industrial Dr. Elmira
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reduced instruction set computing (Accro) 25. Sudden sharp decreases in some quantity 26. Swing wildly 27. Bar order, with “the� 28. 100 qintars 31. Low point 32. Chip away at 33. Grind, as teeth 34. Brouhaha 37. State of violent mental agitation 38. Aroma 39. Scholastic 40. Priestly garb 44. A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons 45. Halftime lead, e.g. 46. Detective, at times 48. Tearful 49. Skewered meat 50. Breathing 51. Adjust 53. Challenge for a barber 55. ___ Tuesday (Mardi Gras) 56. 1969 Peace Prize grp. 57. “___ any drop to drink�: Coleridge 58. Head, slangily 62. “To __, or not to __�
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Lost? Need directions? Find a herd of cows Q. They’ve been journalistically anointed as possibly “the smelliest magnets on Earth.� You cowed by this one? A. Even rookie cowboys know that cattle in a herd tend to face all in the same direction. But the amazing new finding, based on hundreds of satellite photos from Google Earth, is that grazing cattle generally align northsouth, following magnetic north more than the geographic poles. You might expect migrating animals to have such compasses, but cattle? Perhaps it has to do with their ancestral habitat in dense forests and grasslands without landmarks, says biologist Hynek Burda in New Scientist magazine. His team scoured satellite images of more than 8,000 beef and dairy cattle on six continents and found strong alignment everywhere. Some researchers
had argued that the cattle are basking in the sun or avoiding wind or huddling together to stay warm but these didn’t check out. “In the 10,000 years since humans domesticated cattle, their geomagnetic sensitivity had gone unnoticed, or at least unrecorded.� Similar patterns have become evident in field observations of deer, as these too join the growing list of species known to possess internal magnetic compasses: migrating birds, sea turtles, monarch butterflies, fish, honeybees and termites. Sheep, horses, goats and wild boars are due to be studied soon. Q. “Everything is relative,� Einsteinomaniacs love to repeat at a cocktail party. If the great man himself were in attendance, would he agree? A. “That’s a misleading slogan,� says physicist J.R. Leibowitz in Hidden Harmony: The Connected Worlds of Physics and Art. With his relativity theory, Albert Einstein wanted to show the universal system and unity of things. The speed of light, for
instance, is the same for all observers who measure it, regardless of where they are or how they’re moving. But so many people misunderstood this point that Einstein later declared he should have termed his theory “invariance theory� rather than “relativity.� In fact, he was so frustrated that at one point he remarked he should have been a plumber instead. “It’s not clear that he would have been successful in this demanding occupation but he might have found gainful employment more readily at the beginning of his career.� Q. Will the case ever be closed on the two-centuries-old question of who murdered Napoleon? A. In a surprising new development, scientists at the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics believe they may indeed have solved this one, says Constance Holden in Science magazine. Historians have long speculated about what killed the 52-year-old, who died in exile on the Isle of St. Helena in 1821. Stomach cancer, his doctor
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said, but analysis of some preserved hairs and accounts of symptoms raised the notion that he was poisoned with arsenic.  Now, however, the Institute has ruled out homicide. New analysis used samples of Napoleon’s hairs from when he was only a year old and others cut a few days before his death, as well as hairs from his wife and son and 10 others living at the time. The hairs, placed in a nuclear reactor and bombarded with neutrons, were all found to be extremely toxic, with arsenic levels more than 100 times those found today, reported the Institute’s director. Napoleon’s arsenic load registered 8.3 parts per million as an infant and 18.9 ppm at death. At the time, arsenic was everywhere: in paints, drugs, tapestries and preserved food; so no murderer was implicated but rather a murderous environment.
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Knife and Scissor Sharpening See store for details. 22 Church St. W., Elmira
Tel: 519-669-5537
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graphfix ltd. Signs & Banners
www.remingtongraphfix.com
Vehicle Lettering Logos & Graphics Large format printing Decals & Safety Stickers
BILL SCHENKEL
519-664-1809 1600 King St. N., Unit #18
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FAMILY ALBUM birthday
in memoriam
marriage
Paula J. Ballon & Michael J. Hammond
were married on November 17th, 2008 in the Valley of Fire State Park north of Las Vegas, Nevada. The bride is the daughter of Guy & Sheila Ballon of Kitchener and the groom is the son of John & Evelyn Hammond of Inverhaugh. The couple resides in Cambridge.
Landyn Richard Martin
August 14, 2006 ~ November 29, 2006
We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly. In death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone; for part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide; and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.
Love you always and forever, Mom, Dad, Cameryn and our families
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ANNA SHANTZ TH HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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DECEMBER 3, 2008 All our love and best wishes, on this significant day, from your family. You are still a “spring chicken� to us!!!
Thank-You!
Every good thing must come to an end. It is with a hint of sadness, that I enter into the next stage of my life... Retirement. To all the community members I have had the privilege to serve, to the children who have brightened my office, to those who I have professionally engaged, I say Thanks. I was overwhelmed by your kind words, generous gifts and your presence, at my Nov. 13 retirement open house. To be in the company of my family, friends, & coworkers was extremely rewarding. Special thanks to my hosts, the Elmira Legion. Lastly, I would like to acknowledge my staff of Div. 3A. Their commitment makes Woolwich & Wellesley a safer place to live.
~ Sgt. Merv Knechtel
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 Christmas Cookie & Bake Sale – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Lobsinger Line, Heidelberg. Cookies, pies, tarts & bread, all of which may be frozen for Christmas. Have a coffee or apple cider and browse through our selection of Christmas treats. Soup and sandwiches available for lunch. This event is sponsored by Faith Life. For more information, please contact Erla at 519-699-5964.  Women’s Christmas Breakfast hosted by Wallenstein Bible Chapel, 9 a.m. Speaker: Ruth Coghill. All are welcome, free-will offering. We will be collecting non-perishables for the food bank. Contact Wendy Martin, 519-669-3904, to confirm your attendance or for more info. DECEMBER 5
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 Elmira and District Horticultural Society is having a fundraiser. Candlelight Tour of Homes, from 6-9 p.m. Self-guided tour. Tickets are $10 and available at Elmira Photo on Arthur Street in Elmira.
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 Breakfast With St. Nicholas – 8:30 a.m. (before the Elmira Santa Claus parade). Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. Hosting a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast for $5 per person. Bring your camera and have a picture taken with Santa. Advance tickets only – available at the church office or at Read’s Decorating, 27 Arthur St. S. Everyone welcome! For more information, call 519-669-5560.  Twin City Harmonizers Annual Christmas Concert – Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs. There will be two performances – 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. featuring special guests The Chord Spinners from St. Jacobs. Admission $12.50 for adults, children under 12 are free. Tickets can be purchased at the church office 519-664-2311 or 519-885-5012. Refreshments will be served after each performance. The church is wheelchair accessible and has hearing assistance.  The Paradise and District Lions Club in St. Clements – new fundraiser: the Tree Of Light. Bulbs are $5 each and may be purchased in memory of a loved one if desired; $50 purchases a string of lights. Official lighting will take place at 6 p.m. beside the library in St. Clements, Lobsinger Line. Join us for caroling and complimentary apple cider. To purchase bulbs, please contact Annette Kuhn at 519-699-5917.  Christmas Tea and Cookie Walk – 1-4 p.m. Afternoon tea, sandwich & squares $3; fancy cookies $3/dozen. Hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary R.C.A.F. A. Wing 404, 510 Dutton Dr. Waterloo. For more information call 519-885-9978.  Nith Valley Singers – 7:30 p.m, Steinman Mennonite Church, Baden. Millennium Choral Organization, Glory! Glory! A Christmas Journey. Alfred Kunz Artistic Director/Conductor. Guest Choir – The Gloryland Chorus. Adults $18, Children $10, Seniors/Students $15. Tickets available Upper Case Books. Information Call 519-662-3291.
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 CBC reading of A Christmas Carol at Woodside Bible Fellowship; 7:30 p.m., 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira, with CBC personality Kerry McKee. All proceeds go to the Family Violence Prevention Program – Woolwich Community Services. Tickets $15 available at the church office 519-669-1296 or Woolwich Community Services 519-669-5139.
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 “The Gifts Of Christmas Revisitedâ€? will be presented by The Cantata Choir of Knox-Elora and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian churches; 7:30 p.m. at Knox-Elora Presbyterian Church, Elora. Free-will offering and fellowship hour.
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Peacefully, on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at Freeport Health Centre, Kitchener. Harold Schill, in his 82nd year of St. Jacobs.
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SCHILL, Harold
Passed away peacefully, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, after a battle with cancer. She was born April 5, 1944. Local relatives are her sister Beth Merkel and her husband Rick of St. Jacobs.
Elmira & Surrounding Area
 H.U.G.S. Program 9:15-11:45 a.m. For parents and their children (0-5 yr) at Woolwich Community Health Centre. Topic: Spend some time with Santa and cookie exchange; 519-664-3794. RETAIL STORE STORE RETAIL
Grace Weber and family wish to express a heartfelt thank you for all of the thoughts, prayers, cards, meals and visits given over the past months and especially the past weeks. A specialy thank you to Dr. Norris of the Elmira Medical Centre, Dr. McCarron of the Waterloo Regional Cancer Center, Jane and the CCAC nursing team and to Dreisinger Funeral Home for making all the funeral arrangements. Your kindness and support will never be forgotten.
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 Breakfast With Santa – Hungry Man’s Breakfast a the Elmira Legion; 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. $5 person all you can eat. Proceeds to Canadian Riders Association.
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 “The Gifts Of Christmas Revisitedâ€? will be presented by The Cantata Choir of Knox-Elora and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian churches; 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Alma. Free-will offering and fellowship hour.
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 Rejoice In The Birth Of Our Saviour Carol Sing – sing along as Rev. Robert leads the congregation in an evening of Christmas Carols and shares the stories behind the carols; 7 p.m. Free-will offering. Waterloo North Presbyterian Church, 685 Highpoint Ave. Wheelchair accessible. For information, 519-888-7870.
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