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FOR THE CAUSE Thomas Kraemer, Alan Zhou and Octavia Allison, students from mrs. russell’s grade 4 class, marched laps around elmira’s St. Teresa School Sept. 25 in their personally-designed “Hope” T-shirts in support of cancer PHOTO | KATie eDmOnDS research at the school’s annual Terry Fox run.
Woolwich to borrow $3.72 million for new buildings Debenture amounts to about 10% of the cost of slate of new facilities, including WMC, fire station STEVE KANNON Most of the new facilities are open. Now it’s time for Woolwich to get the last of the financing lined up for its recent building boom. To that end, township council agreed this week to borrow $3.72 million to cover the outstanding balance on some $35 million in capital projects.
The money will be debentured through the Region of Waterloo, as provincial legislation restricts lower-tier municipalities from taking on long-term debt directly. The loan is likely to come from an Infrastructure Ontario program offering a 25-year term at about five per cent interest, said township treasurer Richard Petherick. Woolwich has been debt-free
since the beginning of the decade. In a report presented to councillors Tuesday, he indicated $2.6 million of the total is related to the recently opened Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira. The new administration building requires $876,000, while remaining costs for the Floradale fire hall amount to $247,000. The total of $3.72 million to
be debentured is up slightly from the $3.28 million forecast in 2007. Given that the borrowing comes to about 10 per cent of the total spent – other projects include new community centres in Maryhill and Breslau, an addition to the arena in St. Jacobs and improvements to the Elmira Public Library – the township’s finances are in good shape, Petherick noted.
The relatively low debenture is even more noteworthy in light of the large increases between the original budget numbers for every project and the actual costs. What would become the WMC, for instance, started out at $12 million, but that total grew with the scale of the project, eventually finishing at just shy of $23 million. See LOAN page »02
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Loan: Township will pay back $270,000 annually for 25 years » From cover
To keep borrowing to a minimum, the township drew on interest payments from its ownership stake in Waterloo North Hydro, eventually monetizing much of the debt it held in the utility. It also channeled money from a growing tax base to the projects. Residents paid a special 1.5-per-
cent levy on property taxes to help fund new recreation facilities, a fee that was bumped to two per cent through 2010. Community fundraising efforts brought in $5.5 million for the recreation facilities. There is, however, one remaining issue: the township is depending on $1.6 million from the
sale of surplus properties as part of the financing package. The larger assets include the old township halls and the former Elmira pool property, but most contentious is a plan to sell part of Victoria Glen Park as a site for residential development in Elmira’s north end. In the wake of strong pub-
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amortization – “that’s a long time to be paying interest.” To that, Petherick said the loan agreement would allow the township to accelerate its payments as finances allowed. At five per cent over 25 years, Woolwich will pay $270,000 a year for the term of the debenture, bringing total payments to $6.75 million and putting the cost of borrowing at about $3 million. The only remaining
building project, the Breslau community centre, is expected to have no impact on borrowing or other financing arrangements. Just under construction, the $2.2-million facility received a joint federalprovincial grant that covers two-thirds of the cost. The township’s share will be covered through development charges collected on new construction and from money raised by the community.
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lic opposition, the township is now looking at alternatives for replacing funds expected from that development. A report is due later this month. The uncertainty about that issue prompted Coun. Sandy Shantz to question how a potential shortfall will be addressed, suggesting the debenture might have to be higher. For his part, Coun. Murray Martin expressed some reservations about the 25-year
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The road improvements on Northfield Drive didn’t look much like improvements to drivers who found the road pocked and cratered with potholes to start the week. The Region of Waterloo is resurfacing a number of rural roads, including a stretch of Northfield Drive from the Waterloo boundary to the south limits of Conestogo. The work involves pulverizing the existing asphalt, adding gravel and new asphalt cement to create an asphalt mat, and then adding two layers of fresh asphalt over top. Usually only a kilometre or so of road is pre-pulverized at a time, ahead of the asphalt train that mixes the asphalt and gravel into a mat. The problem, said project manager Mike Henderson, was that the entire stretch was prepulverized before the train arrived. “When you get a lot of rain on the pre-pulverized road, it tends to destabilize a bit,” he said. “They got all 2.32 kilometres pre-pulverized, but the subcontractor wasn’t able to come in and the weather turned bad. They kind of dropped the ball a little bit on that and it resulted in the residents and
the passersby having a rough ride that Monday morning.” A grader was kept busy smoothing out the mess, and Henderson said they shouldn’t have that problem with the rest of the work. The region has requested that the contractor, Steed and Evans, schedule the work more closely so they don’t get too far ahead of the asphalt train that creates the mat. The stretch south of Conestogo is one of six sections of roadway totalling 22 kilometres that is slated for resurfacing this fall. The $8.8-million project was tendered in late August after the region received infrastructure stimulus funding from the senior levels of government. The cost will be split evenly, with the federal, provincial and regional governments each picking up one third of the tab. The region is trying to get the work jump-started this year to take advantage of good pricing and beat other municipalities. “It’ll be much more difficult to get this work completed next year because all the other municipalities are receiving this money and they’ll want to do this work next year,” Henderson said. The sections slated for resurfacing are: • Regional Road 97 in
Cambridge between Franklin Boulevard and Shellard Sideroad; • Northfield Dr. from the Waterloo boundary to the south limit of Conestogo; • Northfield Dr. north of Conestogo to Scotch Line; • Northfield Drive from Line 86 to the regional boundary; • Line 86 from Cox Creek Road to the east boundary of Wellington; • Katherine St. north of Winterbourne to Line 86. Existing asphalt will be recycled on all of the roads, and the pavement will be widened to 8.7 metres, allowing for two 3.35-metre lanes and a one-metre paved shoulder on each side. The timing of the work depends on the completion of another project on Katherine Street, south of Winterbourne. That road has been closed for several weeks and Northfield Drive is part of the detour. With the asphalt recycling, each stretch of road will only have to be fully closed for a day or two, while the fresh asphalt is applied. Poor weather has already pushed back the targeted completion date for the project from mid-October to late October or early November. If rain forces more delays, Henderson said, they may hold off on applying surface asphalt until next year.
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NO ASTON MARTIN IN THE PARKING LOT Park Manor’s new principal has a name that’s certainly an ice-breaker, but that’s as far as the James Bond comparisons go, he says.
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New principal at Park Manor P.S. shares only the name with the character who goes by 007 JONI MILTENBURG The name on the door says “James Bond 007” but the man behind the desk is no secret agent. Bond is the new principal of Park Manor P.S. and says the name is a great icebreaker with the students. While people assume his parents must have been fans of the series, he’s actually a third generation James Bond; his father and grandfather had the name before him. “My story is that we had the name first, before Ian Fleming wrote the book,” he chuckled. He enjoys the films for their exciting action – his favourite Bond is Sean Connery – but Bond doesn’t model himself after his namesake. “He doesn’t always exempli-
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fy the best of masculine characteristics,” Bond said diplomatically, pointing to 007’s cavalier treatment of women. The new principal bypasses fast cars and vodka martinis in favour of faith, family and leadership. He describes himself as a servant leader whose job is to make the school an inspiring place for students and teachers. “That staff want to come here every day and have fun and students do too – that’s the most important thing,” he noted. Bond has a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s in plant biochemistry from the University of Waterloo. After finishing teacher’s college at the University of Western Ontario, he worked for two and half years at Toyota in the welding and quality control
engineering departments. Bond enjoyed his time with Toyota but realized that he wanted to work in education and took the opportunity to switch careers. He taught science at Waterloo Collegiate and Preston Heights before taking the vice-principal’s job at Northlake Woods. After a stint at Lester B. Pearson Public School, Bond accepted the principal’s job at Park Manor. Coming from a school of more than 1,000 students to one with 268 pupils, he was impressed with the level of spirit he found. “It’s amazing – the school spirit, respectfulness. Although I’ve had some students down to visit me, they’ve always been respectful. The staff is awesome, willing to trying new things and excited and they’re really dedicated to
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things, it’s just putting down on paper this is what we want to do and this is why we want to do it.” So far, the transition has been a smooth one. Bond notes that his leadership philosophy and style may differ from other principals and take some getting used to, but he tries to be as transparent as possible. He encourages people to tell him if they see him straying from his leadership vision, promising that both his door and his mind are open. Bond plans to spend as much time in classrooms as he can, and to work for the benefit of his students no matter where in the school he is. “There’s paperwork stuff that sometimes seems very far removed from the classroom, but everything I do should try and help our students.”
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Another shot at runoff issue Woolwich will spend up to $155,000 to solve longstanding water issues at Snider Park in St. Jacobs. Meeting this week, councillors awarded a contract to Marshall Finamore Construction Ltd. to build a drainage system to deal with runoff from the park that regularly spills onto properties on Eby Street, which are downhill from the municipal property. A previous effort, the creation of a berm, proved ineffective. Now, the township proposes to build a comprehensive diversion, containment and discharge system for water on the site. The system will be tied into an existing catch basin on King Street North.
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Park Manor set to launch the latest round of its successful magazine subscription drive KATIE EDMONDS Constantly reminded of the virtues of reading, students at Elmira’s Park Manor Public School would like to see the rest of the community share the passion. This week kicks off the school’s ninth annual magazine fundraiser, ‘SOS – Save Our Subscriptions.’ The goal is to raise enough money to give their music program a facelift. Students plan to fundraise by selling magazine subscriptions through the Canadian Community Reading Plan, in which the company donates 37 per cent of every subscription back to the school. Fortunately for fundraisers, the CCRP also provide all of the incentive prizes which go to students who raise the most money, instead of those prizes having to come from the school’s annual budget. Typically, the two-week long fundraising blitz raises
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Breanna Michael and Silver Schaefer, Grade 7 students, get ready for Monday’s magazine fundraiser kickoff at Park Manor Public School in Elmira.
about $40,000 for the school, which staff hope means that it is not necessary to fund raise at other times throughout the year. The program’s chair, Val Melitzer, said this type of fundraising is a great prototype for other schools to learn from. “Before working on this project I always thought, ‘I’ll support my kids because that’s what
parents do,’ but I didn’t necessarily enjoy it. Whereas the magazines I can buy as presents for my daughters and my friends. It’s something I actually want.” The money raised by last year’s fundraiser was allocated to a variety of different projects within the school, including offsetting the cost of the Grade 8 graduation ceremony, several
year-end trips and associated busing costs, library reading programs, and subsidizing the cost of yearbooks. “We really feel like we go the extra distance with the money that we raise. That is why this campaign is so important for our school. It supports a lot of extracurricular activities for the kids that we wouldn’t be able to afford with
just the school’s budget,” Melitzer noted. This year, the board hopes that the money raised will be put towards upgrading the school’s music program. Staff at Park Manor take pride in their music program as it has been known to launch students into the music program at EDSS and careers in music later in life. Several new violins, a percussion set including an African drum, and an electronic piano have been purchased for the students, and money raised over the next several weeks will likely be allocated to upgrading the lighting system for musical performances. “We are really proud of this – it’s a wonderful program and it’s a winwin. The students really go all out and they’re enthusiastic about the project. Also, the profits really help to fund a lot of things that we normally wouldn’t be able to do.” Park Manor has been See FUNDRAISER page »10
Region’s airport gets new general manager KATIE EDMONDS A one-time ramp attendant for the small Waterloo-Wellington Flight Centre is coming home to the now much larger airport 15 years later, this time as its new general manager. After working at WWFC, his first job in the aviation industry, Chris Wood moved on to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), eventually serving as its consulting services manager. In addition, Wood has worked in other facets of the GTAA, holding positions in operations, strategic planning and facility activation at
Pearson International Airport. During the opening of Pearson’s new Terminal 1, he managed the logistics, resources, and the execution of trials, and oversaw the shutdown and deactivation of Terminal 2. Through GTAA consulting services, Wood conducted peer reviews for the British Airports Authority and the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation, and recently managed the successful activation of Terminal 5 for JetBlue Airways at JFK International Airport. Wood holds a Bachelor of Science degree in aviation technical management from Embry-
Riddle Aeronautical University and an honours diploma in airport operations and management from Georgian College. Although his résumé is extensive, it was not until his arrival at this new job that Wood believed that he had really achieved his goal. “I have spent some time in a larger-airport setting, which was great, but I have always had the goal to get into a smaller site and have more of a broad responsibility. I am getting to do that now.” The Kitchener-Waterloo Municipal Airport was originally See AIRPORT page »10
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Students urged to ReThink stance on the environment KATIE EDMONDS For a group of high school students taking part in the event, the highlight of ReThink Waterloo 2009 may be sitting down to lunch with renowned environmentalist David Suzuki. But there’s a take-away message for them and the rest of Waterloo Region’s residents: you can make a difference. Given the variety of environmental issues, some of them complex, that we’re exposed to regularly, the two-day conference hopes to come up with answers to one all-important question: What can I do? “I am just like everybody
else, I struggle with remembering, ‘OK, how do I recycle this?’ or ‘when do I get the green box in my part of the community’ or ‘what do I do when I get it?’ Because we have so much information out there about all of the things that we have done wrong in our world, it’s important to know what to do now,” said event organizer Marjorie Paleshi. ReThink Waterloo 2009, a public forum being held Oct. 16-17, looks to promote sustainability in the Region of Waterloo. The conference, to be held at the Centre in the Square in Kitchener, will include seminars with local experts, an exhibit hall, and a keynote speech by Suzuki.
Kristina Parker, a student at Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, sees the experience as a way to help her with “greening” her life. “It sounded like a wonderful opportunity to get to know other kids who are also really passionate about the environment. It was a really great chance for us to all work together and collaborate ideas that could really make an impact in the community.” By breaking down complex issues to practical steps each of us can take daily, presenters at the event hope to show participants how to lighten their environmental impact, ultimately lessening the collective footprint.
“Events like ReThink Waterloo provide a fantastic outlet to engage our community in envisioning a more sustainable future by asking important questions like, ‘What can I do?’ Given our work at Sustainable Waterloo helping organizations across Waterloo Region answer this same question, we’re excited to participate again this year and I’m personally looking forward to this forum,” said Mike Morrice, executive director of Sustainable Waterloo. There will be some additional experiences for some 30 high school students. On the first day of the conference, they’ll be in discussions with Jean Becker, an aboriginal el-
der in residence for the Masters of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University, with whom they have been working throughout the process. There, they will commit to an environmental goal that they set for themselves. Following a luncheon with Suzuki on the Saturday, the students will present a challenge that includes everyday activities that will make our community more sustainable, Paleshi explained. “The challenge is to say ‘OK, I am willing to do this thing for the environment, for this length of time.’” This is the second year that the event has been running. Last year’s event, a smaller function,
focused primarily on the problems we face. Now, the organizers are asking, ‘What can I do?’ Next year’s event will likely ask the question, ‘Where do we go for answers?’ and will point in the direction of action from the government. “There are so many small actions that you can take to make a huge difference. It was great to see these broader topics of food, water, waste, et cetera, and find out what kinds of changes I can make in my everyday life to be more globally minded and responsible for my own actions,” said Parker. Information about ReThink Waterloo 2009 can be found at www.rethinkwaterloo.org.
High bids stall Maple Street reconstruction Home Hardware worried about loss of parking spaces; township to re-examine design of project STEVE KANNON Construction bids more than 300 per cent over budget will push back the reconstruction of Elmira’s Maple Street until at least next year. Meanwhile, the township will grapple with what to do with several parking spots along the west side of the Home Hardware store on Church Street. Budgeted at a cost of $58,000, the reconstruction project drew only two bidders, with the lower tender price coming in at $180,000. Meeting this week, council-
lors agreed to put off the work until 2010, allowing the job to be redesigned and put back out to tender. For Krista McBay, owner of Elmira Home Hardware, the delay provides an opportunity for Woolwich to rethink its plan to eliminate 10 perpendicular parking spaces along the Maple Street side of her store. “It is a hardship for me,” she said Tuesday night. “We should put some time into researching this further.” Currently, the township plans to replace the
existing parking with seven parallel spaces, situated on both sides of Maple Street. Following McBay’s appeal, councillors agreed to have staff look at other options before reporting back in three weeks. Dan Kennaley, Woolwich’s director of engineering and planning, said the proposed changes would make the road safer, and allow for the construction of sidewalks on both sides of Maple Street, connecting Church and William streets. The latter is home to Riverside Public School.
“Traffic engineers are generally not supportive of perpendicular parking,” he said, explaining that cars pulling in and out of such spaces pose a larger danger, especially in backing across both lanes, than do cars pulling out into the flow of traffic from parallel spots. That particular location is even more troublesome given that it’s a “blind corner” as drivers turn right off of Church Street on to Maple Street, he added. Pointing out there have been no accidents related to the existing
parking arrangement, McBay said the township’s changes would make loading more difficult for customers, especially those with trailers and larger vehicles. While Coun. Ruby Weber called for the status quo to be maintained, other councillors would only agree to more investigation, with Coun. Murray Martin pushing for the proposed reconstruction plan. The township has standards for reconstructed roads, and this one should be no different, he argued, pointing to the advantages of side-
walks on both sides of the street. Alternative parking arrangements do exist for Home Hardware customers, added Kennaley. There will still be a loading area for the store’s garden centre. Adequate parking exists at the rear of the store, which also owns a lot across the street, to the north of the township’s administration building. A decision is expected Oct. 17. The parking arrangements will be part of new engineering drawings compiled prior to re-tendering the job next year.
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Woolwich goes for quick fix, will look at more expensive options for long-term solution STEVE KANNON Temporary repairs should allow the Glasgow Street bridge to reopen by mid-November. Woolwich will spend $36,000 to address the safety concerns that closed the Conestogo span Sept. 1. A portion of the old wooden deck, last replaced in 1997, will see new 2x6 boards, with the tar-and-chip surface restored over top of the affected area. The contractor will also re-tension some of the supports and repair pins on the 123-year-old metal structure. A long-term fix for other deficiencies will be discussed as part of the township’s 2010 budget deliberations, council decided this week. An engineering report on the bridge provided other options for rehabilitating the bridge, with prices ranging from $170,000 to $775,000. Pointing out the limitations of the existing single-lane bridge, Coun. Murray Martin suggested the township look at replacing it completely rather than throwing more money into repairs. “I think [in] the long term, we need to replace that bridge. Never mind heritage or anything
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WINTER’S AROUND THE CORNER
The Glasgow Street bridge in Conestogo will likely reopen in mid-November, as township council approved a $36,000 plan to fix most-pressing safety issues.
else, we need to have something that’s practical, where we get our money’s worth. “In 2005, we had 2,0002,500 cars per day; I would think we could probably double that now. That road takes a lot of traffic,” he said. “If we replace the deck … you’ve still got an old bridge. It’s only going to carry one car at a time, and when you’re talking 4,000 to 4,500 cars, that’s not practical.” While the structure has been deemed historically significant, it has no official designation under the Ontario Heritage Act, noted
Dan Kennaley, director of engineering and planning. In other communities, he noted, significant old bridges have been left in place to serve as pedestrian links, with new structures built beside them to carry cars. A new bridge would be the most expensive option, eclipsing the options discussed at Tuesday’s council meeting. Simply replacing the bridge’s wood deck with the same technology would cost $170,000, with a life of 10 to 12 years. A steel grate deck, with a service life of 50 years, would run $265,000 to
$400,000 depending on the technology used. At the higher end, a new technology employing a fiberglass composite material could run as high as $775,000, but there the deck is touted to have a 100-year life expectancy. Having opted for the quick fix, the township will now work with engineering consultants Gamsby and Mannerow Ltd., the company hired last month to inspect all of Woolwich’s bridge structures, to come up with a moredetailed report about the Glasgow Street span’s future.
Applicants sought for provincial agricultural innovation award KATIE EDMONDS The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is sending out a call for nominees to farmers in the area who have created an innovative technology and are eligible for the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. Each year, up to 55 regional innovations or inventions are recognized. Winners in each region will receive a plaque, a farm-gate sign, promotional material and a cash prize of $5,000. From those selected farmers, the two best innovations will be
chosen to receive either the Minister’s Award, valued at up to $50,000, or the Premier’s Award valued at up to $100,000. Previous winners of these awards include farmers who changed to switch grass to heat a 1,500 sow operation and reduced the farm’s energy costs and environmental footprint, or who meticulously tested and developed three lines of disease resistant roses, to name a few. To be eligible for the award, farmers must submit an innovation that has already been developed and is in use on an Ontario farm or be in the planning stages
of development with a business plan toward implementation within the agriculture and agrifood sector. The innovation must also have the potential to be used on a broader basis and demonstrate a positive effect on the agricultural industry. The application process includes a questionnaire which can be filled out and submitted online, or mailed in to an address provided on the website. Included in the questionnaire are questions about how the innovation was thought of, created and developed as well as what the potential broader uses of
this innovation might be for other farmers in the area. Additionally, farmers must describe how their innovation will have a positive impact for the Ontario agri-food sector and what economic and social benefits (to the environment, the community, the economy etc) will come of this idea. To submit an application for yourself of someone you know, visit www.ontario.ca/ag rifoodinnovation or call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300. Applications are due into the Ministry by Nov. 16 at 5 p.m.
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September 23
3:42 PM | An employee at a heating and air conditioning business on Henry Street in St. Jacobs observed two men attempting to steal a pile of scrap copper from the shop. The suspects, one white and one black, left the scene in an older-looking gold BMW. They did not manage to steal anything. The investigation continues. 4:43 PM | Two people came to the Elmira detachment of the Waterloo Regional Police Service to report a collision in which they had been involved. The incident occurred near 218 Arthur St. S. There was minimal damage to both vehicles and no injuries. No charges were laid. 5:58 PM | In the 2900 area of Northfield Dr. E., a farmer reported finding several mature marijuana plants and associated drug paraphernalia in his field. Police destroyed the plants; there are no suspects identified in the case.
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hicle. There are no suspects of the hit-and-run. 1:59 PM | A bullying incident at EDSS brought police to the school. Some students had threatened another student. The matter is being taken up with school administration. 2:21 pm. | A farmer located marijuana plants in his cornfield, located around 700 Woolwich St., south of Conestogo. The plants were seized and transported to police headquarters for destruction.
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September 25
9:00 AM | A five-speed, child’s bicycle, blue with silver accents, was reported stolen from a park on Harness Lane in Elmira. The bike was reported to be in new condition. 10:00 AM | The Foodland store on Arthur Street, Elmira was the scene of an investigation into some fraudulent cheques that had been passed over the past week. Although no charges have been laid, information about a suspect has been acquired and the investigation is ongoing. 10:00 AM | Two vehicles travelling westbound on Boomer Line collided when the lead vehicle attempted to make a left hand turn into a private driveway as the following car attempted to pass it. Both vehicles, a GMC Safari minivan and a Ford Escape, sustained moderate damage. No charges were laid and there were no injuries. 12:07 PM | A Palmerston-area man driving southbound on Floradale Road stopped at a stop sign, and then proceeded to cross Line 86, where an Elmira man driving a Dodge pickup truck collided with the vehicle. The driver who pulled out onto Line 86 has
been charged with ‘failing to yield to traffic on a through highway.’ No injuries were reported, and the pickup truck sustained only slight damage. The car, however, was towed from the scene, having sustained severe damage. 12:28 PM | Owners of an Elmira business on Arthur Street North reported to police a suspicious package found on their property. Upon investigation, the package was found to be a shipping box containing four small metal brackets of a specialized nature. The items now await the arrival of their rightful owner at division 3A on Industrial Drive. 3:09 PM | A break-and-enter was reported from an address in the area of 3900 Arthur St. N. A farmhouse sustained some damage and a large number of china cups, saucers and figurines were stolen. The break-and-enter team is investigating the situation.
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September 26
12:01 AM | Some time that evening or the preceding evening, a checkerboard sign at Ament Line and Hawkesville Road was knocked down and driven over. The sign was to indicate a sharp left turn. Police checked the tire tracks left after the hit-and-run but were unable to locate the involved car. The region has been advised to replace the sign. 6:47 AM | A 17-year-old Listowel girl managed to escape her vehicle before it caught fire in the ditch. The driver of the Kia SUV was traveling eastbound on Line 86, east of Hergott Road, when she fell asleep at the wheel of the vehicle, crossing the westbound lane and rolled the vehicle into the ditch. The driver exited the vehicle shortly before it caught fire.
11:06 AM | Police responded to a report of two males hunting in the conservation area near the Woolwich Dam. Upon arrival, officers checked the scene on foot and were unable to locate any hunters. Further investigation showed that the hunters were, in fact, hunting on private property adjacent to the conservation area. It is not yet known if any offence was committed. 11:59 AM | Two cars collided at the corner of Arthur Street and Scotch Line Road, south of Elmira. No injuries were reported and police do not know the extent of the damages to the vehicles. No charges have been laid.
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An Elmira man has a date in Guelph court to answer charges of ‘race motor vehicle’ and hicle was unfit for the road- had fallen six feet from the ‘speeding’ after he was clocked way and the driver is being roof of a medical clinic where on radar Sept. 29 doing 100 km/h charged with a ‘used plate not he was working. The man sus- in a 50 hm/h zone on Wellington tained minor injuries and the Road 39, north of Guelph. in accordance with act.’ Ministry of Labour has been The 63-year-old driver of a 2007 »» September 29 advised to follow up. Dodge Ram pickup was tracked by 12:14 PM | Emergency services 1:00 PM | A vehicle parked in a County of Wellington OPP offiresponded to a Park Avenue, a1 parking IA ads Lampe berge:Layout 9/25/09 AM St. Pagecer. 1 He’s to appear in court Oct. lot at10:56 10 Water Elmira location for a man who was hit by an unknown ve- 21.
September 27
5:21 PM | Two youths are being charged with possession of drugs after police responded to a report at Church Street East in Elmira. One youth was carrying marijuana and LSD while the other was in possession of methadone. The youths’ parents have been notified of the situation.
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September 30
11:32 AM | During the previous week, an assault between two male students at EDSS was reported to school administration. The suspect in the assault is a 15-year-old boy and the victim a 14-year-old. Administrators are dealing with the matter by way of an in-school suspension.
SEVERE DAMAGE The driver of the Volvo (above) faces charges of ‘careless driving’ following a two-vehicle collision Sept. 25 at Lobsinger Line and Three Bridges Road in Woolwich Township. Occupants of both vehicles were transported to hospital with minor injuries.
September 24
5:17 PM | A spark in the dust collector at a St. Jacobs metal polishing firm started a fire to which police and fire crews responded. The fire was contained to the shop and there was no structural damage. Police do not believe the fire to be suspicious. 7:29 PM | Fire crews and police responded to an apartment on Flamingo Drive in Elmira, where a fire alarm was ringing. Upon arrival, it was clear that there was no fire, but the smell of burning plastic led them to a burning pot on a stove.
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Four people were taken to Grand River Hospital following a collision on Lobsinger Line at Three Bridges Road about 1:22 p.m. Sept. 25. A GMC pickup truck travelling westbound on Lobsinger Line was stopped, ready to turn into a private driveway when it was rear-ended by a Volvo. Both vehicles sustained severe damage. The woman driving the pickup truck was not injured, but her male passenger was transported to hospital by ambulance. The driver of the Volvo, alongside two passengers in the car, was transported to hospital after complaints of neck pain. One passenger in the Volvo had no injuries. The driver of the Volvo was later charged with ‘careless driving.’
September 28
12:18 PM | An argument over smoking indoors led police to an apartment on Flamingo Drive in Elmira. The dispute between landlord and tenant was settled with police assistance. 3:23 PM | A 2003 Kawasaki 750 black motorcycle was stolen from a Tanager Street address in Elmira. Police have identified a suspect and are still actively investigating the situation. 7:48 PM | A vehicle was spotted in Elmira with incorrect license plates. The car was later located in the area of Hawkesville Road, where it was stopped. The driver of the vehicle owned both the newly-purchased vehicle and the plates, however the ve-
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In the absence of any pressing issues despite yet another round of election talk, the federal Liberals have been pushing what they dub Shovelgate, taking the government to task for its claim it has implemented 90 per cent of the stimulus spending promised by Stephen Harper. The Conservatives have undoubtedly been, well, liberal in their use of numbers. So too have the opposition parties, which play up the most damning statistics to bolster their cases. The truth lies somewhere in the middle. And it would come as no surprise to many that the government is hoping to promise much and deliver little. You could call it election posturing – it is – but it also might have something of a placebo effect. The economy, we’re repeatedly told, is closely tied to confidence: perhaps it’s more important to be seen to be doing something than actually doing it. At the very least, that convenient afterthe-fact argument should help if the multibillion-dollar deficits are smaller than initially forecast, the result of not actually spending the money announced over and over again in Conservative-friendly photo ops. To be sure, some of the cash is flowing.
Woolwich and Wellesley townships have received millions for projects completed, now underway or soon to get going. And there’s no arguing the stimulus spending has been a boon as these and other municipalities tackle a growing infrastructure deficit. But we should also look at what we’ll have when the economy picks up again: some new roads, bridges and facilities … and a massive deficit to remind us of what it cost. In the Liberals’ Shovelgate allegations – so named because of the government’s insistence that funding go to shovel-ready projects, the sooner to pump money into the economy – the most troubling figures relate to money allocated, but not going to business development and innovation. Already a low priority in the orgy of spending, those initiatives have seen some of the lowest percentages of actual funding. Only $71 million, or less than one per cent, of the $1-billion Green Infrastructure Fund has been allocated, for instance, they argue. Many experts called for support of alternative energy sectors and other green technologies, the approach adopted by U.S. President Barack Obama. Their efforts were to little avail, however, which is un-
» VERBATIM “This is politics. This is not personal. This is a great caucus with a great tradition. For every action there are consequences. I am very clear about that. Mr. Coderre is very clear about that.” LIberal leader Michael Ignatieff on the Denis Coderre kerfuffle
fortunate. Yes, municipal infrastructure needs to be addressed, but any economic benefits will be short lived, while the deficits will live on for years. Instead, a more balanced approach would have used opportunity to invest in technologies that will create lasting jobs and develop businesses that will be the core of the economy of the future. Of course, we shouldn’t be surprised by the government’s choices. The last time Canadians saw record deficits was under a Conservative government, one that advanced trickle-down economics, cutting taxes to the wealthiest while boosting spending, often on pet projects and measures designed for political gain rather than the common good. Sound familiar? It’s precisely what has happened under Harper. This despite the fact that he’s championed the opposite course. Such ill-advised moves as cutting the GST by two percentage points – the economic impact was negligible – and ramping up spending in an attempt to buy a majority left the economy in poor position to deal with the downturn. The economy will recover, but government measures will not have been the factor they could have been.
» THE MONITOR The poorest 20% of Canadian households live in worlds far removed from the richest 20%. In every spending category, the richest 20% spend six or seven times more than the poorest 20%, according to The Affordability Gap: Spending Differences Between Canada’s Rich and Poor. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Political system comes by its dishonesty naturally It’s not uncommon for political parties to be accused of carrying out dirty tricks. Can anyone believe that they would clog the talk shows then give a false name posing as your average citizen overcome with admiration for the incumbents? Or plant a dissenter in the midst of the usual “concerned citizens” who pop out of dark rooms every time the “left” is involved in a protest? Alas, friends, before I add one more syllable. Here is my own confession: Egad! We’re told that B.C. Liberal insiders set up calls to a call-in show. These fakers pretended to be ordinary citizens and they were Liberal hacks! Where will the scandal of it all end? This, I must tell you, has struck my conscience and I must unburden myself. In November-December 1975 I was running on the Socred ticket in Kamloops for the legislature and was a guest on a local talk show and the
NDP hit me with everything but the ring post. My campaign manager, Bud Smith, was furious at the lack of support for me so he arranged another talk show on another station. We had, in our campaign headquarters, 25 phones. The trick was to dial six of the seven numbers and as you heard the on air call finish, quickly dial the last digit and nearly all the time it worked. Bud was at headquarters acting like an orchestra conductor as call after call, praising me to the skies, went out on the airwaves. I remember two calls well. The first was from a lady who, out of breath, just had to pull off the road to tell me what an adornment I would be to the legislature. ‘That’s Emily Latta,’ the mayor’s wife, I thought, ‘and she’s sitting in the second row at headquarters.’ Then there was Bert Forster, a mining engineer – mining was a big issue in that election. Bert, a man of serious mien at the jolliest of times, asked me a complicated question about mining, royalties and so on and I can remember thinking ‘Jesus, Bert, you’re not supposed to ask real questions!’
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In all, one NDP call got through and they were some upset. They stormed the manager’s office claiming that he’d fixed the program (he had nothing to do with it) demanding another show which he refused. So there you have it – more than three decades after the event, I confess. The shame of it all! I only make this defense: we didn’t pay anyone to do this, as the volunteers thought it all rather fun. I ran a talk show for 25 years. Whenever a politician was a guest, I knew that the first four or five calls would be setups. I would never give more than a minute’s advance notice of a political poll so as to foil the party hacks. You could tell them a mile away. They would start out “Mr. Campbell I’ve always voted NDP but you and your courageous Liberals have changed my mind.” Yeah, right! The NDP, in the two elections I fought in Kamloops in 1975 and 1979 used to drive the mentally challenged to the polls so they could vote for the NDP candidate. On my side, Phil Gaglardi’s wife, Jenny, who ran an old folks’ home,
would, as the polling officers arrived, gather all her charges, and tell them that she and Phil and all God-fearing Christians were voting for Rafe Mair. I assure you that I could go on. Politics is a dirty business. Campaign funds are given in order to achieve the donor’s wishes. Why, otherwise, would U.S. congressmen spend several million dollars in order to get a $175,000 a year job? Businesses and labour unions don’t send money to a common pot so that all parties can have campaign funds to pursue the noble art of politics. They give it to the party they think will decide things their way. As a lawyer, I once acted for a sitting MLA who was not re-nominated because of blatant dishonesty by his opponent. I immediately applied to a Supreme Court judge who all but said that he didn’t think that dirty politics was for him to judge but should be done by the party itself. We have, then, a system which itself is dishonest when it tells voters that it’s democratic; moreover, it’s filled with people who know this isn’t so. See MAIR »14
Iran can expect some retribution for building nuclear facility The Iranians have been watching too many James Bond movies. If you want to hide a secret uranium enrichment plant, you should bury it under some existing structure in the heart of the city. Hollowing out a mountain just attracts the attention of every intelligence service in the world. They start watching as soon as the first approach road shows up on the satellite photographs. Western intelligence agencies have known about Iran’s second uranium enrichment plant, hidden in the mountains west of Qom, since construction began in 2006. Amazingly, it took until now for Iran’s spooks to realize that and warn Tehran to come clean. On Monday, the Iranian government delivered a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) admitting that the plant existed. Hiding things always causes suspicion. “The revelation of this second nuclear enrichment site ... proves be-
yond any doubt that (Iran) wants to equip itself with nuclear weapons,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The Qom discovery also brought Russian President Dmitry Medvedev around to the view that, “in some cases, sanctions are inevitable.” The United States, Britain, France and Germany were already convinced that Iran is working on nuclear weapons, and Russia makes five. Out of the six countries that are negotiating with Iran (the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany), only China is still holding out, but it is starting to waver. Next Thursday’s meeting between Iran and the Six may not be followed immediately by sanctions, but they are coming soon. Yet it is still not clear that Iran is actually seeking nuclear weapons. The religious leadership regularly declares that they are “un-Islamic,” and presumably takes its own decrees seriously. On the other hand, the country has been facing the threat of attack by the United States or Israel, using conventional or even nuclear weapons, for decades. During the 1980s, the actual attacks
on Iran were carried out by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, but with Washington’s blessing. It was the Reagan administration that gave Saddam access to the poison gas that saved him from defeat, and Reagan also lent Baghdad the U.S. Air Force photo-interpreters who told Saddam which Iranian targets to hit. It was the trigger-happy crew of the U.S. missile cruiser Vincennes, operating illegally in Iranian waters, who mistakenly shot down Iran Air flight 655 in 1988, killing all 290 civilian passengers aboard. And while neither the U.S. nor its allies have attacked Iran directly for the past 20 years, the rhetoric about Iran coming out of Washington has been consistent: “rogue state;” “axis of evil;” “all the options are on the table.” So it’s hardly surprising that the Iranians decided on a backup site for uranium enrichment in case their main enrichment plant at Nazran was destroyed. However, the site near Qom is much smaller, and could not supply the large quantities of slightly enriched uranium that a nuclear power station requires. What it could do is supply the small quantities of highly
enriched uranium that nuclear weapons require. Many people therefore think that the Iranians meant to keep the Qom facility secret permanently, enriching uranium for nuclear weapons there while everybody monitored their innocent activities at Natanz. Others, including myself, think that the secondary site near Qom is meant to give Iran the option of going flat-out for nuclear weapons if the United States or Israel attacks and destroys the main enrichment site at Natanz. Both of these possible rationales were pretty stupid, since there was really no way that the Qom site could stay secret. But it does matter which of those motives underlay the Qom site: was it to build secret nuclear weapons as soon as possible, or to have the ability to build nuclear weapons if attacked? The probable answer, given the regime’s theological objections to nuclear weapons, is that it genuinely wants an independent source of fuel for its civil nuclear power programme, since it has repeatedly been targeted
Real costs of LRT will be much higher than region wants to admit
Time and fuel wasted, and the toxic environs during traffic jams as the roads are reduced to a single lane along the light rail transit route; business losses and traffic disruptions during the construction phase; repairs to overhead wiring due to ice buildups, high winds, etc. Benefits: According to the transit office, there will be no travel-time savings. The run between Galt and Conestoga Mall will take 75 minutes, the same as the current iExpress bus. The two benefits of the system they do cite are reliability and that the vehicles would run on tracks. Considering the whole system would be shut down during any power failure, breakdown, accident, parade, festival or street/underground
service repairs (e.g. the three months this summer that Caroline Street in Waterloo was closed to traffic), it would seem the system is less reliable than the bus, which can easily be rerouted and is not affected by power failures. The above possibilities suggest the second claimed benefit – running on tracks – may be more of a disadvantage than a benefit. Conclusion: Keeping the above caveats in mind, the region must decide whether the two benefits claimed for the LRT system are worth the $68.2-million-plus annual price tag.
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» LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor, In regards the cost versus benefits of Waterloo Region’s proposed rapid transit system. Costs: The annual cost of amortizing a loan of $790 million – the estimated capital cost of the system – at four per cent annually over 20 years is $57.7 million, or $1.2 billion over the term of the loan. It has been estimated an annual subsidy of $10.5 million would be required when the system is operational. Non-quantifiable costs include:
David Ramsay Waterloo
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To the Editor, Having toured the Woolwich Memorial Centre, I was most impressed by the structure, one that citizens of the area can be justly proud of. However, one point that disturbs me is that nowhere on the premises is there any recognition of Merv Duke. In my opinion, he was the individual who really got minor hockey off the ground in Elmira, coaching several teams to Ontario championships during his tenure. Hopefully somewhere on the premises space can be found for a plaque to acknowledge Merv’s contribution to hockey. Will Lichty Elmira
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Mair: Politics is a dirty business » From page 13
From top to bottom and side to side our system is a game people play. Just consider this: if every MLA or MP, when speaking in the chamber, were to, instead of dealing with the issue at hand, recite Edward Fitzgerald’s Rubaiyat of Omar Kiam, nothing would change. Not a damned thing. We live in a system where the decision is made first, with “debate” to follow. The rank and file politician dare not tell the truth lest party support be withdrawn and everyone knows what it’s like to run as an “independent.” The premier and cabinet will tell you, with a straight face, that policy and legislation is decided by caucus – which is barnyard droppings. We the public float along in a trance believing our system is parliamentary “democracy” when in truth it’s nothing of the sort. And yet we are horrified at unethical campaigning. Am I being cynical? Accuracy can’t be cyni-
cism and the fact is we live under a system which is phony as hell. Under this system, upfront politics complete with fair and accurate comment is impossible. Think back to all those things candidates said in the last election. None, unless he was the government leader, could deliver on any of them. A phony system will be made up of phony people ready to play the game – with such dirty tricks as appear necessary. A candidate who said “I have no issues to discuss with you because I’m going to the capital to do what my leader tells me to” would be laughed at, derided and without support. Yet he would be the only honest person in the entire crowd. Politics is a big time undertaking not because MLAs represent their constituents but because parties always represent those who bankroll them. Dirty tricks reported on and confessed are a logical outgrowth of an inherently dishonest system.
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by embargoes and sanctions in the past – and it also wants the ability to produce nuclear weapons within six to twelve months if it is attacked. A number of other countries have sought and attained such a “threshold capability” over the years, and it is perfectly legal. Maybe it shouldn’t be legal, but under the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty, it is. The current crisis is occurring because some countries believe that Iran intends to go beyond that legal threshold, and actually make nuclear weapons now. They are the same countries that mistakenly thought Iraq had nuclear weapons and invaded it in 2003. They may be wrong this time, too. Some governments will
argue that Iran has already crossed that legal threshold by keeping the Qom site secret from the IAEA. Under the normal NPT rules, it would only have to declare the site six months before it actually starts processing uranium there, but in 2003 Iran voluntarily signed the so-called Subsidiary Arrangement, under which it promised to inform the IAEA of new nuclear facilities in the design stage. It subsequently repudiated that extra obligation, but the IAEA says it cannot do so unilaterally. So maybe Iran has now broken the law, or maybe it hasn’t. But sanctions are now almost certain, and the odds on this ending in U.S. or Israeli military strikes on Iran just got a lot shorter.
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» LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Majority of Canadians do no support policies advocated by Harper To the Editor, In response to the letter “Conservatives are still our best choice” (Observer, Sept. 26/09), the state of Canada brings me great sadness as well but for different reasons. “Would a man of no decency stick with us through one of the most uncertain times in Canadian history?” The answer is “Yes.” Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not concerned with decency. His number one concern is power in the form of a majority government. If he did not “stick with us” he would not achieve his goal. The $300,000-plus salary with benefits probably helps too. After all, it is not a good time to be looking for work. The writer also implies that Michael Ignatieff is not Canadian enough. If
how long a person lives in Canada in her lifetime is the only thing that makes a person Canadian or able to assess the Canadian state of affairs, Canada is in a sad state indeed. The beauty of Canada is in its diversity. If we all remembered kindergarten, Mr. Harper would not be Prime Minister of Canada. After the 2008 election, with the promise of a coalition government and the end of Mr. Harper’s rule, he ran to the Governor General asking her to prorogue the government. Why? The Conservative government needed time to refuel the partisan Conservative government information machine and coffers to mislead Canadians regarding the legitimacy of a coalition govern-
ment. For the record, a coalition government is legitimate. In fact, Mr. Harper proposed to form a coalition with the Bloc Quebecois in 2004 in an attempt to oust the minority Liberal government. How soon we forget. The majority of Canada does not support Mr. Harper or his ideas. Only 37.3 per cent of Canadian voters who voted supported the Conservatives in the 2008 election and the voter turnout was the lowest in a long time in 2008 at 58.8 per cent. Yes, Mr. Harold Albrecht is at many community events to lend his smile. However, if you try to talk to him and you are not a supporter of the Conservative government, he has no time. My letters to Mr. Albre-
cht’s office have gone unanswered. In addition, I think it was irresponsible of Mr. Albrecht to take up valuable question period time with 224 words to profess his love to his wife on Feb. 14, 2008. Regardless of the day, an MP needs to be working for his constituents. The next time you see a Conservative ad on TV or receive the wasteful mail ads, I encourage you to ask yourself, “What is the real meaning of this message?” If we want to help Canada, we need to ask questions and keep our government accountable. Canada is supposed to be a democracy. If we want to keep it that way, we all need to educate ourselves and vote. Karen Kennedy Wellesley
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Jeff Ballantyne has seen all kinds of traffic come across the weigh scale at the Elmira Truck Wash: tractors, transport trucks, pickup trucks, RVs. You can even hop up there yourself if you feel the urge; the scale is accurate to within a pound or two and has been certified by Measurement Canada. The 80-foot hydraulic scale is open to the public 24 hours a day, the same as the truck wash that Ballantyne opened June 1. The impetus for opening the scale was the same as the truck wash: there wasn’t anything like it in or around Elmira. After the truck wash opened, Ballantyne heard from a number of drivers who commented on the need for a scale. “There’s a lot of owner-operators and some smaller trucking companies that don’t have their own scale,” Ballantyne noted. Use of the scale hasn’t stopped at trucks, though; Ballantyne has watched with interest as all sorts of vehicles have made their way across. Paying for use of the scale is as simple as entering your name and billing address and leaving one copy of the weigh slip in a basket. Drivers who have an account for the truck wash can also add the weigh scale to their monthly bill. The truck wash offers a clean-
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Checking the roadmap for farming’s future It’s almost Thanksgiving, and countdowns are starting for the birth of the globe’s seven billionth inhabitant. Although this landmark event is almost two years away (estimated for the fall of 2011), it’s already generating all kinds of questions about sustainability, including how do you feed seven billion people? Monday afternoon, Guelph-area farmer and entrepreneur Peter Hannam laid out what he sees as the next 20 years for agriculture, at the University of Guelph plant agriculture department’s New Frontiers seminar. The seminar, at which crop science alumnus Hannam was a guest speaker, is part of the department’s broader vision. Three years ago it released its strategic plan, proclaiming its intent to redefine plant agriculture by going to new frontiers in science and society.
Hannam was paying attention. At Monday’s seminar, he offered acting chair Prof. Dave Wolyn and about 100 other attendees a high-level roadmap to help them reach their destination. Hannam, whose former company First Line Seeds helped soybeans become the number-one cash crop in Ontario, cited four major factors likely to influence agriculture’s future: Population growth, climate change, water availability and energy. “All four [factors] will change agriculture so significantly that we’ll look back in 10 or 20 years and hardly recognize it,” he speculated. For example, despite the misery of hunger that afflicts an astonishing one billion people every day, affluence is actually rising in some underdeveloped countries. When that happens, trends show the desire for animal-based protein grows, as well. Those animals need to eat, meaning farmers will be required to grow more plants – corn, soybeans, wheat, etc. – for feed. More plants dictate the need for more land on which they can grow.
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But that’s not readily available. We keep loading up the earth with people, and they need somewhere to live. Alternatives are being developed, but in many cases farmland will give way to housing, despite effort to protect it. So that means farmers need to produce more food, using less land. And if climate change predictions are right, they’ll also have to make do with less water. Further, if energy predictions hold true, some of their crops will go to produce bioenergy. And on top of it all, they must be profitable. How’s all this possible? Hannam says the answer lies with science, the kind the plant agriculture department has done in its various incarnations for decades. Science (a.k.a. research) has routinely brought on new and improved plant varieties for farmers, thanks to support from government and industry. For example, the investment in the University of Guelph by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food
and Rural Affairs gives scientists opportunities to engage in longer-term studies and projects – as stated, new plant variety development, new livestock efficiencies, and increasingly, new uses for plants in the bioeconomy. This isn’t short-term stuff. And with the world waiting to be fed and fuelled, it’s anything but self-indulgent or trivial. The United Nations now says global agricultural production must increase 70 per cent by 2050 to feed the additional 2.3 billion people expected to be on Earth. So here’s the scenario. By 2050, we’ll have more people, and need more food. Much of that food will come from animals. They’ll need more plants to eat, to grow. We’ll have to cultivate those plants on less land, and with less water. Such tough conditions require drought tolerant, high-yielding plants. Research can help. Enjoy your week. Thanksgiving’s on its way.
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PHOTO | KATIE EDMONDS
Rough home-opener for senior Lancers
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GETTING INTO ACTION The EDSS senior Lancers football team faced off against the Cameron Heights Golden Gaels at the Elmira home opener Sept. 25. The Golden Gaels downed their hosts 34-7.
Sugar Kings win a barnburner at home over Wheatfield KATIE EDMONDS It was no goaltenders’ battle, but the Sugar Kings will take the win, having downed the Wheatfield Jr. Blades 10-8 at home Sept. 27. Elmira’s Riley Son-
nenburg, who potted three, and Ryan Johnston, who picked up six points (2-4), had plenty of reasons to smile, however. The shots were more lopsided in favour of Elmira, 47-23, but it wasn’t a night to remember for any of the net-
minders who saw action in the inter-conference game. Off to a slow start, the Kings let Wheatfield score three goals in the first period, showing no indication of the fast and furious goal scoring See KINGS »24
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» THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA
Mutant research will be a boon to eager outdoorsmen OK, now I’m excited. I was just reading an article that purported that scientists are on the verge of creating “artificial life.” And, I’m not talking about the kind you see in the hunt camp at 5 a.m. Apparently, there’s a race to create viable one-cell organisms that will be able to reproduce into larger life forms. Where it goes from there, apparently no one knows. But don’t worry, scientists says that the odds are good that once created, this artificial life won’t run amok. Am I wrong or didn’t Dr. Frankenstein already say this? No matter, I say we go for it. Hey, life around here has been awfully boring as of late. Feed the chickens, walk the
dogs, have meals with the family, play with the kids, mow the lawn, go hunting or fishing in the afternoon – all this domesticity wears on a man of action like myself. I need a purpose. It’d be great to be able to fight the forces of evil and save the world. Especially, if those forces were variations of the species I currently hunt. That’s why I’m hoping that some screwball scientist gets carried away and creates a mutant life form that will justify the investment I’m about to make in a Secret Mutant Fighting Headquarters and Hunt Camp (SMFHQAHC), just like the one I drew in the second grade. Of course, I’m not going to be unrealistic. I don’t want something as gaudy or impractical as the Bat Cave. No, just a small, intimate lab where I can park my Secret Mutant Strike Force Hover Jet/ATV– the one that allows me to
take off, at a moment’s notice to wherever the mutants are currently attacking. Or failing that, gets me to my deer stand. Needless to say, I’ll also need tree bark coloured leotards and a camouflaged cape so the other superheroes will take me seriously. If I’m representing the hunters of Ontario, I want to do it right. I’m still wondering whether I should go with a mask or futuristic visor though. Back to the great news; the scientists say that, within the next five or so years, they will have made astounding breakthroughs with artificial life. I know that’s a long time to wait but there are plenty of things we can do in the mean time. For instance, I figure it’ll take me that long to dig the cave and install the fireman’s pole that I get to slide down in times of trouble. Oh, this will be so cool! Hopefully, those eggheads will get the
mutants right. If we’re lucky they will be shape shifters. I always wanted to fight shape shifters. And, if they don’t mind, I’d prefer they put an outdoors slant on it. For instance, could we make does shape shift into 16-point bucks? I’ve wished that on several occasions in the past. Eventually, perhaps after these animals have subjugated New York and laid eggs in every available brain, I and the other paid members in the League of Superheroes Hunt Club will be able to fight our way into the Collective and destroy the Mother Cell – thus making the world safe until some other scientist gets bored. Look, I know this sounds scary – and believe me, it is – but don’t worry, at least guys like me have thought this thing through. I just hope I can afford the out-of-state licences.
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yet to come. Coach Geoff Haddaway attributed the weak first period to a few key mistakes made by the team, allowing the Jr. Blades to capitalize on opportunities. “It just seemed like every time we made a mistake in the first period, the puck was in the back of our net,” he noted, adding that although the Kings were down by a quick three points, his was the better team, but one that had too many moments of disorganization. The second period quickly changed the pace of the game, as Sonnenburg scored a power play goal shortly after the one-minute mark, assisted by Ryan Johnston and Jon Jutzi. Then came a quick reply from Wheatfield’s Brian Inman, scoring against the Kings not 50 seconds later to make it 4-1. The action continued with Elmira’s Tyler Kuntz scoring a third goal in two minutes assisted by Tyson LeBlanc and Michael Therrien, bringing the score to 4-2. Later in the period, Jutzi who played an exceptionally strong game, both offensively and defensively, netted another goal for the Kings, assisted by Johnston and LeBlanc. Johnston quickly followed Jutzi’s lead, scoring his own power play goal, with helpers from Lukas Baleshta
and Nic MacEachern. Wheatfield’s Kyle Kozlowski managed to stop the Kings’ scoring streak momentarily, netting a goal quickly followed by a second goal in two minutes by the Blades’ Chris Fabozzi. Quickly regaining their footing, the Kings managed to score another power play goal – there were five for 11 on the night – just before the buzzer ended the second period. Sonnenburg picked that one up, with assists from Johnston and Paul Thompson. Although happy to bank the two points, Haddaway said his players will need to tighten up their game and make it impossible for a team to score so many points against them. “I know [goalie] Brandon Gorecki would be the first to tell you that there were a couple of goals that he should have had, but at the same time we just made some major errors in front of him and hung him out to dry.” Sonneburg (assisted by Andrew Schacht and Brennon Pearce) got the third frame rolling by completing his hattrick. Following suit shortly after was LeBlanc, putting one in with the help of Therrien and Kody Ellis. Johnston continued on his roll, scoring his second on a feed from Lukas Baleshta and Zach
PHOTO | KATIE EDMONDS
Kings: Hat-trick for Sonnenburg, Johnston puts up six points
A BUSY NIGHT Elmira goalie Brandon Gorecki braces himself for one of the 23 shots taken against him by the Wheatfield Jr. Blades at the Dan Snyder Memorial Arena Sept. 27. The Kings won 10-8. Solomon. Scrambling to regain some ground after these quick goals against, Wheatfield’s Joel Wetmore plowed down the ice to get one for the visitors. That comeback was quickly dashed when Therrien turned the puck around on the Blades and scored, assisted by LeBlanc and Kuntz. One last-ditch effort by Wheatfield’s brought Kyle Kozlowski a shorthanded goal, be-
fore Therrien came back to score his second goal of the night, assisted by Johnston and Kuntz, ensuring the King’s victory. The audience of 425 hardly stayed in their seats for any of the game, as goals were being scored in rapid succession, but Haddaway said this type of playing won’t be sustainable as the season continues. “We said to the guys after the game you know
it’s fun to win games like that in September, but that kind of hockey won’t win in March when playoffs come around.” Noting that he doesn’t want to read too much into just one game, the coach said the King’s will have to step up their defensive game if they hope to remain competitive. He is however, encouraged by the team’s ability to come back and succeed after such
a slow start to the game. “A come-from-behind victory like that one is huge. We came back from being three goals behind a couple of different times, so that is significant.” “We probably saw the very best and worst of Junior hockey, all wrapped into one game,” he quipped. The Kings play next at the Woolwich Memorial Centre tomorrow (Sunday) at 7 p.m.
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Jacks look to learn from humbling experience Although it’s still early in the season, coach works his charges hard following 9-1 loss to Delhi JONI MILTENBURG Coach and GM Kevin Fitzpatrick had to search for words to describe the Wellesley Applejacks’ 9-1 loss to the Delhi Travellers last Friday. “It was … ugly,” he said finally. “We’ve had a very good training camp, we had a very good tournament, a very good opening game. Everything we were building was hot, we were get-
ting better. And we regressed big time.” The Jacks were down 4-0 by the end of the first period after goals from Delhi’s Steve Dol and Mike Decarolis. Cam Handsaeme had an unassisted goal and Doug Young added a shorthanded, unassisted goal with a minute and a half left in the period. The Travellers widened their lead in the second frame with power play goals by Dol and Joel Rosen. Jake
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Legein buried the rubber to make it 7-0 by the end of the second. The Jacks finally got on the scoreboard and prevented a shutout with a power play goal from Ben Jeffries (Mark Hamilton, Read Shantz) four minutes into the third. But Delhi came back to add two more to the total with points from Rosen and Tyler Hoover, making the final tally 9-1. The Travellers were runners-up for the OHA Cup last spring, push-
ing the series against North Middlesex to seven games. The Jacks deliberately scheduled the game with Delhi early in the season, figuring it would be a good test. Fitzpatrick was disappointed to learn later that some of his players had gone into the game expecting to lose. “When you go into a game expecting to be defeated – I can’t accept that. And that’s how we played. … We just didn’t play well enough
to win any shifts.” Keeping things in perspective, Fitzpatrick noted that it was one loss, early in the season, and it showed the coaching staff where they need to improve. On Wednesday, the team hit the ice for a practice that took them back to the basics. “They haven’t had a practice like they’ll have tonight,” Fitzpatrick said Wednesday. “I think it’s imperative that they know and they are disappointed
in their effort.” The Jacks are looking to pull things together ahead of Saturday’s home opener against Tavistock. That game promises to be a tough one, as the Braves will be looking to pay back the 3-2 loss the Jacks handed them two weeks ago. “They weren’t too happy about losing their home opener, so I’m sure they want to put it to us,” Fitzpatrick said. Game time is 7:30 at the Wellesley arena. WINNING IT ALL The Woolwich U-12 boys won the L6 Cup championship on Sept. 20, defeating Waterloo C 2-1 at Budd Park in Kitchener. Back row: coach Jeff Horst and assistant coach Luke Playford. Middle row: Lane Buchanan, Cole Conlin, Austin Service, Matthew Leger, Andrew Playford, Josh Ramirez, Quinn Docherty, Riley Thompson and Sam Klooster. Front row: Robbie Marche, Josh Couto, Nathan Schlupp, Jordan Mitchell, Blake Buchanan, Alex Bean and Stephen Scheerer. Centre: Ali Mugunga.
Back as the champions
Harrison Clifford x2, Evan Martin, Luke Brown, Nicholas Pavanel x2)
Sept. 26
Woolwich 2, Acton 0 Goals: Mathew Uhrig, Kyle Bruder (Cameron Brown, Alex Turchan) Shutout: Ryan Conrad
Sept. 27
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Sept. 29
Sept. 23
Woolwich 5, Hespeler 2 Goals: Harrison Clifford x2, Nicholas Pavanel, Matthew Leger, Bailey Nickel (Harrison Clifford, Alex Uttley, Cole Lenaers, Nathan Schlupp, Jason Gamble x2, Luke Brown)
Oakville 8, Woolwich 7 Goals: Liam Dickson x2, Connor Runstedler, Colby Bond, Tyler Moser x2, Connor Goss (Greg Huber x2, Colby Bond x3, Kelby Martin x2, Brant McLaughlin, Connor Bauman, Blake Doerbecker, Danyal Rennie) Sept. 26
Burlington 3, Woolwich 2 Goals: Connor Runstedler, Danyal Rennie (Mathieu Fife, Connor Goss, Kelby Martin, Tyler Moser)
Woolwich 2, Burlington 0 Goals: Adam Jokic, Grant Kernick (Alex Uttley, Grant Kernick, Harrison Clifford)
WOOLWICH MINOR BANTAM A Sept. 27
Guelph 2, Woolwich 1 Goal: Timmy Shuh (Bo Uridil, Alex MacLean)
Sept. 27
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Woolwich 7, Guelph 4 Goals: Kelby Martin, Tyler Moser, Liam Dickson x2, Connor Runstedler x2, Colby Bond (Tyler Moser, Danyal Rennie, Kelby Martin, Jayden Hipel, Mathieu Fife)
Woolwich 3, Ancaster 2 Goals: AJ Priester, JP Reitzel, Ryan Schinker (Adam Cook, Mathew Halter)
WOOLWICH RUSSELL PEEWEE AE Sept. 26
Woolwich 7, Acton 4 Goals: Troy Nechanicky x2, Connor Pierson x2, Nick Keiswetter, Aaron Weigel, Nathan Schwarz (Aaron Weigel x2, Connor Peirson x2, Nick Keiswetter, Jordan Shantz, Nathan Schwarz, Bradley Mathieson, Tyler Martin)
WOOLWICH MAJOR PEEWEE A Sept. 21
Woolwich 6, Guelph 2 Goals: Evan Martin x2, Alex Uttley x2, Grant Kernick, Nicholas Pavanel (Grant Kernick x2, Cole Conlin x2,
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Sept. 28
Acton 2, Woolwich 1 Goal: Mathew Halter (James Robertson)
WOOLWICH MINOR MIDGET Sept. 27
Woolwich 3, Hespeler 0 Goals: Clinton Dechert, Ryan Ament, Justin Schlupp (Kadison Hipel, Justin Schlupp, Jake Kernick, Jake Moore, Stephen Kardasz, Brayden Stevens) Shutout: Tyler MacGregor
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FIRE HALL OPEN HOUSES Conestogo Fire Station
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Elmira Fire Station
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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St. Jacobs Fire Station
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Friday, October 9, 2009 6:30pm - 9:00pm
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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HITTING THEIR STRIDE Chantelle Bauman (left) and Sarah Densmore lead a pack of EDSS cross country runners in practice Wednesday. The team competed in the Shades Mill meet on Friday.
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Matt Bannon of Elmira District Secondary School claimed first in the midget boys race at the WCSSAA cross country meet held at the University of Waterloo Sept. 25. Other strong finishers were Paige Nosal, placing fourth in the junior girls event and Sarah Densmore, claiming eighth in the senior girls race. The meet was the second of the cross country season, which started with the Preston Fun Run Sept. 18. That meet is not divided by age categories, but by experienced and inexperienced runners, girls and boys. Nosal and Densmore both placed in the top 10 for experienced girls, and Matt Bannon was third overall among the experienced boys. Training starts the second week of school. Runners practice four days a week and compete in meets once a week. On Friday, the team headed to the Shades Mill Conservation Area for the Shades Mill race.
Results from the September 25 University of Waterloo meet: Place
Name
Time
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Lindsey Bauman
15:44.8
28
Mackenzie Schultz
16:27.4
1
Matt Bannon
18:14.5
4
Paige Nosal
17:18.4
8
Sarah Densmore
22:47.0
36
Chantelle Bauman
25:43.0
50
Reaghan Neil
26:37.0
70
Ashley Driedger
29:10.0
90
Ashley Bauman
31:07.1
91
Heather Lorenz
31:16.6
19
Simon Raimbault
27:15.2
U-11 girls take match to second overtime
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OH SO CLOSE The Woolwich U-11 girls were cup finalists in their division Sept. 20, ultimately losing 1-0 to Kitchener in the last 30 sections of the second overtime period.
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P.O. BOX 158, 24 CHURCH ST. W. ELMIRA, ONTARIO N3B 2Z6 WEBSITE: www.woolwich.ca
RECRUITMENT OF NEW CPAC MEMBERS The Chemtura Public Advisory Committee is seeking new members. The Committee is seeking members from a variety of professional backgrounds. The duties of the committee are as follows: • Make recommendations and lobby the Ministry of the Environment and Crompton Co. on behalf of the community. • Monitor the issues and activities related to environmental matters at Crompton Co. • Provide information to the public on a regular basis. • Provide a forum for concerned groups and community representatives to share their concerns with the Crompton Public Advisory Committee. • Attendance at meetings - second or last Monday morning - subcommittee meetings ( 5-6 per year) - voting membership only (6-8 per year) •Term of Membership - concurrent with Woolwich Council term November 1, 2009 – November 30, 2010
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GLASGOW STREET SOUTH BRIDGE CLOSURE Please be advised that the Township of Woolwich has closed the bridge on Glasgow Street South in Conestogo for repairs. Please note that this bridge will be re-opened to traffic mid November subject to favourable weather. Refer to the Township’s website at www.woolwich.ca for updates. The Township would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during this bridge closure.
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40 Second St., Elmira - Tues, Oct 6 & Wed, Oct 7 - 4-7pm
$439,000
WOW! 12.9 ACRES. 2800 sq. ft. bungalow, 4 bedrooms, main floor master bdrm, main floor laundry, patio/deck, hot tub, walkout basement, detached workshop, backs on to greenbelt, waterfront property. MLS.
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$479,900 Verdone Model Home. Custom built. 3+ bedroom home with main floor master, luxury ensuite, hardwood floors, 10’ceilings, great room with 4 walkouts, beautiful “Barrotti”kitchen with pantry & breakfast bar. $30,000 in upgrades backs onto greenspace. MLS
$639,000
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2,5
9,9
LARGE LOT on quiet street this family home offers country kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, newly finished rec room, large single garage, fenced yard backing on to green space. MLS.
FANTASTIC UPGRADES 50’ lot frontage, 2350 sq. ft. 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. Asphalt driveway. TARION Warranty. MLS.
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RECREATIONAL LOT! 6.5 acres on the Conestogo River. Excellent camping and/or seasonal property ideal. Services (gas, telephone, hydro) available at road side Line 86. MLS.
$369,000
ELMIRA Why buy a Resale Home when you can build your dream home on this 50’ lot. Hardwood & ceramic throughout main floor, maple kitchen cabinets, 4 bedrooms, master has walkin closet and ensuite. MLS
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2.98 acres on Cedar Springs Rd. treed, wooded lot on gravel road 5 min. north of Elmira, build your dream home here! $199,500 to discuss your real estate goals, pla eam Realty ns and yle at T dream a G ll Ca s!
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GOLDSTONE | Unique 2 storey home approx. 2500 sq.ft. in a country setting. Large living area with oak kitchen & island. Large garage and workshop. Sliding doors to rear deck and above ground pool. Sale will be subject to severence of side lot. MLS Call Mildred Frey.
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WATERLOO | Legal duplex. Well kept home in desirable location close to Universities. Great mortgage helper with bachelor unit in basement. MLS Call Mildred Frey.
CONESTOGO | 3300 Sq. ft. renovated older home in desired Town of Conestogo. Large lot with studio detached garage. Many updates. A must see! MLS. To view call Mildred Frey.
FOR LEASE | Great location in Birdland Plaza. Previously used as Herbal One. New renovations. All other units in plaza occupied. Laundry, Hair Dresser/ Spa, Pizza, Convenience store, etc. Busy location with lots of parking. Available immediately unit is vacant. MLS. Call Mildred Frey.
1300 SQ. FT - $9.00 SQ. FT. NET
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"Cleveland" 4 Bdrm 2 Storey, now under const. Great location, close to all amenities, early Dec. closing. Also, avail. with quick closing, the 1360 sq ft Model Home Bungalow at $332,250 incl.upgrades and 4 appliances. MLS
Elmira BUNgalOw
$309,900 DRAyTOn | 3+ Bedrooms,
full finished basement, beautiful natural oak hardwood in living/dining rooms separated by 2 way gas fireplace. Kitchen/ dinnette with walkout to elevated deck and backing onto natural greenspace. Walking distance to downtown. NEW MLS
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$334,900 DRAyTOn | Picture perfect, 3+2
93 Andrews Dr., Drayton MLS $279,900
Bedrooms 8 year old home finished top to bottom, custom decor, large windows, huge deck, fenced yard, hot tub room, and 29'x26' detached garage/shop. MLS
CENtUry SCHOOl HOUSE
$347,000 DRAyTOn | Original exterior,
fantastic windows and the original double door entry welcomes you. Inspiring design, welcome wooden floors, multi level retreats and private 1/2 acre lot. MLS
11 Oak Dr., Elmira MLS $214,900
185 First St., Elmira MLS $395,000
PiCtUrESqUE 2.11 aCrES
$440,000 DRAyTOn | Rolling countryside,
privately set amongst maturing trees. 3 Bedroom beautiful Log Home, detached double garage/workshop with loft. 3 box stall shelter and 1 acre fenced paddock. Seeing is believeing. MLS
5177 Ament Line, Linwood MLS $157,000
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B E A U t I F U L home on large lot! Former model w/upgraded features. 5 appliances incl. Close to downtown & new re. centre. MLS $274,500.
6634 third Line, ctr Wellington MLS rEDUcED tO $569,000
$229,900
TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-505-0627
9 Spring Wagon, Elmira
CONCESSION 8 | 48.79 acres on Con. 8 near Moorefield, 3 bedrm. bungalow, finished basement with fireplace, 12 x 16’ wood deck, 14’6� x 24’ detached workshop with hydro. 48.79 total acres, 34 tillable tile drained, 2 acres building site + 4.25 acres zoned for future residential, 7.5 acres zoned for future industrial development. Great investment property. MLS. Call Len Frey.
$349,900
BILL NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-588-1348
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$699,000
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Some words are just considered more beautiful parakeet, sycamore, zoo, antimacassar, doppleganger seemed picked for their sound rather than their meaning. So what makes a word SOUND appealing? Perhaps some nasal sounds, especially “m,” or continuant sounds like “r” and “s.” Two or more syllables help, where the consonant and the vowel sounds vary from syllable to syllable, as in melody and mellifluous. Lullaby turns up on everyone’s list. “Both mother and enthusiasm also make the lists for their meaning, but aside from these, there are few ‘th’s’ included. And the significance of that? Ask Darth Vader.” Q. You’re in a romantically darkened room when your girlfriend, who is studying to be a dentist, pulls out a pack of wintergreen LifeSavers and reaches to pop one into her mouth. But first she teases, “a sweet light show for you.” Pulling a pair of pliers out of her bag, she proceeds to crush the LifeSaver, which to your amazement emits a faint flash of blue light. Can you shed light on this?
A. It’s a form of “sparking,” stemming from the graininess of electricity, say David Halliday et al in Fundamentals of Physics. When the sugar crystals in the candy rupture, one part has excess electrons while the other has excess positive ions. Almost immediately, electrons jump across the rupture gap, with the electrons and the positive ions colliding with nitrogen molecules in the air. Oil of wintergreen in the crystals emits enough blue light to light up a mouth or a pair of pliers, in a show of fluorescence. However, if the candy is wet with saliva, the demo will fail because the moisture neutralizes the two parts. But, your girlfriend cautions, please don’t sit around chomping on these candies with your teeth, or you may need to pay me a different sort of... dental visit! Q. What’s the origin of the “sardonic” grin, that slightly crooked or wry expression that isn’t quite the smile it might have been? A. The word goes back to the Greek bard Homer, who first used it to describe the hero Odysseus as he
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“smiled sardonically,” dodging an ox jaw thrown by one of his wife’s former suitors, says Discovery News. According to some scholars, Homer coined the word after learning that the Sardinians gave a smile-inducing potion to condemned people or to those who could no longer care for themselves. Then in ritual killings, they were dropped from a high rock or beaten to death, says Charles Choi in Scientific American magazine. Scientists at the University of the Eastern Piedmont in Italy believe they have now identified a natural toxin that forces a person to smile -- the herb “hemlock water dropwort,” popularly known as “water celery.” Highly toxic chemicals in the plant can make facial muscles contract into a grimace (as reported in The Journal of Natural Products). Yet, added the researchers, the plant molecules may one day be modified to have the opposite effect, causing muscles to relax and helping patients recover from facial paralysis.
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Q. Can you guess what the following words all have in common: mother, smile, love, sunshine, sweetheart, hope, rainbow, sunflower, twinkle, serendipity, lullaby, butterfly, galaxy, lollipop, bumblebee, giggle, peekaboo, cherish, blossom, umbrella? A. If they sound a little like music to the ears,you’re on the right track. The above were considered among the most beautiful words in English, by 7,000 people polled in 46 countries for the British Council, says David Crystal in Words, Words, Words. Also voting were 35,000 website visitors. In similar polls, the words melody, twilight, hush, luminous, golden, chimes and tranquil were selected. “Surveys of this kind tend to mix up words that have beautiful sounds like peekaboo and words that have beautiful meanings like hope.” Words like
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In loving memory of Percy Whale October 6, 2007 We often think of days gone by When we were all together
Jeremy and Laura Sider are excited to announce the arrival of their daughter, Olivia Sider.
The family of HANNAH SAUDER invite you to an OPEN HOUSE to celebrate HANNAH’s 90th BIRTHDAY
Born September 5th, 2009, weighing 7lbs 3ozs.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009 at Chateau Gardens Retirement Residence 8 Snyder Ave N, Elmira 2-4pm Your presence is a treasured gift
Proud Grandparents Harry and Betty Geerlinks and Ed and Nancy Sider. Anniversary
50th Wedding Anniversary Earl and Dorothy Lee
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Congratulations on your 60th Wedding Anniversary October 1, 2009. Ron & Veronica Melitzer One by one each year flew by, Since you both said “I do” 60 Years of Memories, Shared by the two of you, From big events and holidays, To simple daily pleasures, Some tearful times along the way, Some joys that can’t be measured, One by one each year now gone, But still, they’re yours forever.. Love always, from your family. Wayne, Calvin & Bev, Diann & John.
Always and forever.
Gone but not forgotten Marion and Family
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Earl, Dorothy and family invite family and friends to help celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday October 17th 2009 at Elmira Legion, 8:30pm. Dancing and Lunch. Best Wishes only.
Tim and Lois Thibert of Elmira are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Sheena Maxwell to Ryan Rivers son of Louis and Darlene Rivers of Belleville. The wedding took place on August 15, 2009 in East Zwicks Park on the Quinte Bay in Belleville. A tent reception followed at the grooms sisters on the beautiful Trent River. The happy couple honeymooned in Costa Rica. They will continue to work and travel throughout Canada and the U.S. Best Wishes from your families.
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DEATH NOTICES ALBRECHT, Joseph K.
MARTIN, Lovina B. (Mrs. Owen Martin)
- Passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at KW Health Centre, Kitchener. Joseph was born 76 years ago and resided at RR1, Newton.
– On Monday, September 28, 2009, at her home in Wallenstein, age 94 years. MARTIN, Wesley B.
– ON Sunday, September 27, 2009, in his 88th year, of RR2, Drayton.
HARRINGTON, Harvey Edward William
– Passed away at Caressant Care Home, Harriston, on September 30, 2009, in his 81st year. Local relatives are his daughter Lynn Mclaughlin of Elmira, his daughter Karen Vollmer and her husband John Vollmer of Glen Allan and sister Gail McGuire and her husband John of Elmira.
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 Maryhill C.W.L & K. of C. Chicken Dinner at Maryhill Heritage Community Centre. Two sittings, 5:30 & 7 p.m. Adults (12+) $14; children (6-11) $7; 5 and under free. Bob Leman 519-836-8271; Mike Rundstedler 519-648-3394; Mary Campagnaro 519-822-9287 for more information.  Fundraising Dance – Cystinosis Cure 8:30 p.m. – 1 a.m. at St. Clements Community Centre. Music by Jody Moser and the Moonshine Band, silent auction, 50/50 draw, lunch included. A philanthropist has agreed to match $1 for $1 up to $250,000 of all monies raised.  Stuff a Bus, Elliot Coach Lines, Elmira Foodland. Oct. 3, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., Oct. 4, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. for Woolwich food bank. OCTOBER 4
 St. Jacobs Reptile Expo featuring a wide variety of reptile breeders, dealers, retail stores, rescues and education groups from all over southern Ontario with many unique animals on display and for sale. Fun for the whole family. Admission $4 adults; $2 children 12 and under. OCTOBER 6
 Come Read With Me Family Storytime – 6:45-7:30 p.m. at St. Clements Branch Library. An evening family storytime program recommended for parents/caregivers and children 3 to 7 years old. Join us on Tuesdays from 6:45-7:30 p.m. starting Oct. 6. Read, play games, and learn about literacy in fun ways. Drop in, it’s free! For more information call the St. Clements Branch Library at 519-699-4341 or Kim at 519-575-4590 or e-mail krkim@region.waterloo.on.ca.  Caregiver Coffee Hour, 10-11:30 a.m. Chateau Gardens in the activity room. Topic: family working together. Cara from the Alzheimer Society K-W will be the presenter. If you have a family member with Alzheimers or related dementia you are welcome to attend. Call Lorraine at 519-664-3794 for more information.
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 Wellesley Township Caregiver Group, 2-3:30 p.m., at the WTC Health Centre. Pastor Jamie Gerber will lead the discussion on “Giving and Receiving Spiritual Care.â€? If you are a caregiver of a family member who is chronically or terminally ill this group may be for you. Call Lorraine at 519-664- 3794 or reception at WTCHC for more information. OCTOBER 9
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 Woolwich/Wellesley Adult Health Fair. Do you have a safety net? 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Keynote speaker: Janine Grespan, CTV. Skits, speakers and displays focusing on creating your health safety net. Gentle fitness breaks, massage, reflexology, blood pressure and hearing screening. Everyone welcome. No admission fee. Lunch $10 (space limited, pay at door). Calvary United Church, 38 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs. For more information call Joy at 519-664-3534, ext. 230.
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 Liver & Onions Dinner, $6, 6 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira. OCTOBER 22
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 Drayton United Church Turkey Supper from 5-7 p.m. P.M.D. Community Centre, Drayton. Tickets at the door. Adults $12; children 10 & under $5; preschoolers free.  Woolwich Caregiver Group, 10-11:15 a.m. at the WCHC for a discussion on “Decision-making in Caregiving.â€? Call Lorraine at 519-664-3794 for more information. If you are caring for someone who is chronically or terminally ill this group may be of interest to you. Note change of date.  Cholesterol Solutions, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Find easy ways to improve your cholesterol level. Call 519-664-3794 for more information.
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 Howell’s Fish Fry Dinner at Floradale Mennonite Church, 22 Florapine Rd., Floradale; 4:30-7:30 p.m. (alternate chicken dinner available). Tickets $14/adults; $7/children, 10 and under can be purchased by calling the church office at 519669-2861. Takeouts available. Proceeds to the Canadian FoodGrains Bank and the church building fund.
NANCY KOEBEL
OCTOBER 24
Home: 519.747.4388
 Hawaiian Dinner. Two sittings – 5 & 7 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira. Adults $12/person, children 6-10 yrs $5; 5 and under $2. Entertainment with Al Steel to follow the 7 p.m. sitting. Submit calendar listings to info@observerxtra.com
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