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$11.4 million approved for new St. Boniface school in Breslau

Students could be moved from Maryhill to new facility as soon as the spring of 2021 as province releases funding

BY STEVE KANNON

skannon@woolwichobserver.com

Students at St. Boniface Catholic school could find themselves in a new building – and new community – as early as spring 2021 now that the province has approved funding for the project.

The $11.4 million allocated on Friday clears the way for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) to build on a site in the south end of Breslau.

Along with space for 257 students from JK to Grade 8, the facility will house an EarlyON child and family centre and a 88-space daycare operation.

The board purchased a 3.5-acre property on Starlight Avenue last year at a cost of just over $2 million, and is currently in the process of acquiring an additional 1.5 acres at the same $588,000-per-acre price tag, funded by Ministry of Education grants and development charges assessed to new construction.

“We were able to get this

secured and out the door,” said Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris of the funding.

The approvals mean the board can move ahead with a project that’s been in the works since 2013 under the previous government, he added.

With the funding approved and the formal paperwork expected this week, the board can move ahead with construction, aiming for completion in the spring of 2021, said chief financial officer Shesh Maharaj following Friday’s announcement, adding a mid-year move for St. Boniface students is a possibility.

“The tender documents are all ready to go. Once we get the letters from the ministry, we can release the hounds.”

If work is completed by March Break, for instance, that would provide enough time to pack up at the Maryhill location and get students transferred to Breslau, he said. Failing that, ST. BONIFACE | 04

Kitchener-Conestoga Liberal candidate Tim Louis addresses supporters gathered in Kitchener on election night, though he and everyone else had to wait until Tuesday morning to find out he'd edged out Conservative incumbent Harold Albrecht, who'd held the riding since 2006.

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Liberals reclaim local riding

After long delay, Louis named victor, turning tables on Conservative incumbent

BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI & VERONICA REINER

While most of the country went to bed Monday night knowing there’d be a minority government, voters in Kitchener-Conestoga had to wait until late Tuesday morning to find out Liberal Tim Louis will be their next MP. In a reversal of the 2015 election, Louis edged out incumbent Conservative MP Harold Albrecht, win-

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ning by 305 votes, having lost the last time by 251 ballots.

After the results had been announced, Louis described the experience as a mix of elation and exhaustion.

“It’s been a rollercoaster – I’ve got about one hour sleep in the past two days.

I think all of Waterloo Region is a bit tired today because of Kitchener-Conestoga ... but I feel fantastic,” said Louis of the results.

claimed victory. In Quebec, 32 seats went to a resurgent Bloc Quebecois.

The candidates and their supporters, gathered nearby at a pair of Kitchener watering holes, had to go home Monday with the fate of the riding still unknown.

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Centre Wellington Township is another $748,721 richer this week thanks to second-quarter (July 1 to September 30, 2019) non-tax gaming revenue from Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), the municipality’s share of proceeds from Elements Casino Grand River. Since December 2003, Centre Wellington has received more than $32.9 million in revenue.

Fifteen years after carcinogenic chemicals were found in Elmira’s aquifers, municipal officials are still taking steps to assure residents do not drink the water. At a public meeting Oct. 20, Woolwich Township introduced two measures to restrict the use of underground water. The move stems back to the 1989 discovery that NDMA (N-nitrosodimethylamine) from Crompton Co., then known as Uniroyal Chemical, had made its way into Elmira’s drinking water.

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Wellesley looks to extend ticketing powers to tackle illegal parking

BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI

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Drivers parking illegally on private property in Wellesley Township now face new fines and higher likelihood of being ticketed.

Reacting to business owners’ call for solutions to people who ignore “parking for customers only”

directives, for instance, councillors meeting this week agreed to draft a new bylaw that will allow operators to ticket vehicles on their properties.

Such cases of illegal parking aren’t unusual, bylaw enforcement officer Todd Loveday told council Tuesday night.

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Halloween in Elmira again involves CANS, not just candy Each year, new young volunteers take up the mantle of group that aims to collect donations for the food bank

BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI

arebiszewski@woolwichobserver.com

Though they may be foregoing the trick-or-treating, a group of Elmira young people have a good reason to go door-to-door this Halloween, as they’ll be collecting donations for the food bank.

This year’s effort involves the latest group of volunteers for Citizens Always Need Supper, or CANS as most know it, which dates back to 2003.

They’ll be continuing a tradition that started with a couple of 12-year-old Woodside Bible Fellowship attendees deciding to do something a little different with their Halloween evening, opting to go doorto-door collecting food bank donations rather than candy.

For Ben Allison, a Grade 9 student at EDSS, moving past the trick-or-treating

stage wasn’t an excuse for a relaxing night. Instead, he’ll take part on the collection process.

“It’s really a great thing to do for the community, there’s always going to be people needing help. And the more help we can give them, the better,” Allison says about CANS, the initiative he just joined this year.

After being approached by his neighbour to help out and take over his role, Allison wasn’t the least bit hesitant, excited about getting involved in his community.

“In the past year, I started realizing I’m never too young to start helping people out,” says the 14-yearold.

While he gets to give back to those in need there’s still the added bonus of actually getting to go out and trick-or-treat, he CANS | 04

tions, he recommended a new bylaw to allow business owners to ticket vehicles parked in spots marked as customer parking or where parking is prohibited, for example. The fine was set at $35, with bylaw allowing for the vehicle to be towed from the property, as well.

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Former Elmira resident John Coffey finds himself on a real mission in Manila

BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI

arebiszewski@woolwichobserver.com

Nearly 10 years ago, Elmira resident John Coffey packed his bags and moved to Manila, Philippines where he decided to dedicate his time to empowering the youth in the community through the non-profit organization International Teams Tender.

What first started as a few short-term missions to the country quickly turned into a passion for teaching and leading as an example for children that are living on the streets of Manila.

“We’re not just sending them to school but we are transforming at risk children into agents of change in their community,” he said last week during a visit back home in Elmira.

In the beginning Coffey was a volunteer and would often help with handing out food to the children living on the streets, many of them runaways or addicted to solvents. But that was just the start of what

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he’d ultimately set out to achieve in Manila, where he wanted to provide programs and community-based initiatives to allow the kids to become educated and responsible leaders.

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While some will be authorized to issue tickets, the towing of vehicles would have to involve township bylaw enforcement or the police, Loveday noted.

Additionally, councillors indicated they will be looking into giving authority to snowplow operators in

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in essence extends the reach of enforcement measures, said Loveday.

“You give the authority to the owners because I’m not here seven days a week.”

The township will have ticket booklets available.

As well, it will arrange for proper signage at the owner’s expense.

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solutions to meet the needs of the street kids, he noted.

“Instead of just reaching out to youth living on the street, it became more proactive and preventative.”

By 2013, Coffey had taken over leadership of IT Tender and embarked on a personal journey in keeping with his efforts to help

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in the night.

“I can’t believe the results we have tonight nationally are what they are, knowing all the things that have happened, it’s incredible to me that’s what they have chosen. But they have, and that’s democracy,” said Albrecht at his election night party, while also expressing his support for Louis.

As it became mid-morning, supporters at both camps were eventually forced to call it a night, with Elections Canada attributing the failure to secure the results of five polling stations to improperly filed paperwork. The matter was resolved shortly before noon on Tuesday, and with all 216 polls tallied, Louis was declared the winner.

Elections Canada spokesman Réjean Grenier said the delays occurred because the agency was waiting for the deputy returning officer to provide an update on the paperwork. The matter was eventually resolved without the need for an official review that might have delayed the count for at least another day.

The official numbers have yet to be released, but the Elections Canada tracker, updated before the final polls, had Louis with 20,106 votes (39.6 per cent of the ballots cast) and Albrecht at 19,833 (39.1 per cent). New Democrat Riani De Wet was third with 5,152 votes (10.1 per cent), the Green Party’s Stephanie Goertz had 4,889 (9.6 per cent) and Koltyn Wallar of the People’s Party garnered 783 votes (1.5 per cent).

Voter turnout was 68 per cent, with 50,763 of the 74,562 registered electors showing up at the polls.

Where the candidates typically wait until the results are in to join supporters at the election night gatherings, both Louis and Albrecht eventually appeared as the night wore on.

Without any final result to address, Louis gave a

Harold Albrecht at his campaign event Monday night.

speech that reflected on his appreciation for the voters.

“They have spoken, the votes are in. It’s up to us to count it and figure out and then the universe will unfold,” said Louis, congratulating the other four candidates who ran against him. “I want to thank all the other candidates, Harold, Riani, Steph, and Koltyn. It’s a lot of courage to get up and run, it takes a lot of sacrifice and I respect every single one of them for doing that.”

“I’ve never seen a candidate work as hard as Tim,” said Rick Hutfloetz who has been helping out with the Liberal campaign since 1984. Much like the rest of the crowd who was at the pub to support Louis, Hutfloetz waited in front of the TV switching back and forth from his phone screen to refresh the poll results.

Many of the supporters who were at the pub on Monday night felt that this election would be different this time around. “Albrecht won by so much before in 2011 that he was a force to be reckoned with,” said Hutfloetz of why he expected the results to be drastically different.

As the polls swayed back and forth between the two candidates and the night went on much of the energy didn’t change but rather seemed to increase.

“It’s going to be the same, it’s going to be very tight,” said Khalil Malik who was at the pub to support Louis.

added.

Since its inception more than 15 years ago, CANS has transitioned from being a student-run organization to receiving help from Woodside Bible Fellowship Church in Elmira. With the combined efforts, more than 60 volunteers will be helping out CANS this year to collect donations in the community. On the night of Halloween volunteers will be going door-to-door in the Elmira area to collect items for the food bank, including the likes of canned vegetables, peanut butter and other non-perishable items.

In addition to collecting donations this year, Allison is learning the ropes of CANS through his neighbour who will be passing on his role to the 14-year-old next year. From contacting the food bank to organizing the donations, Allison is looking forward

Ben Allison will take part in the CANS initiative this year to help collect donations for the food bank during Halloween night in Elmira. [ANETA REBISEWSKI]

to his new opportunity to help in the community.

Last year CANS was able to bring in 4,000 pounds of

food donations, with Allison hoping to exceed that goal this time out.

“It would be great if we

did that again or even more than that, but however much the community is willing to give is how much we’ll give to the food bank.

So it’s really up to everyone else,” he said.

It’s never too late to volunteer with CANS this year, he added.

“I’m trying to get as many people to volunteer as possible, because the more volunteers we have the more food we can collect.”

With Halloween just one week away, it’s time to prepare those food donations that will be collected by CANS volunteers. If any household is missed during Halloween night and is looking to donate some items, they can contact the church to arrange a pickup from a CANS volunteer.

Any people interested in volunteering can reach out to Ben Allison at 226792-3924 or call Woodside church at 519-669-1296.

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the school would open its doors in September 2021.

“We are thrilled to receive the news that we can now proceed with our new Breslau school, said WCDSB director of education Loretta Notten in a

release.“The community has eagerly awaited this project for some years and we know that it will serve the staff, students, parents and all who learn and gather at St Boniface for many years to come, just as our previous build-

ing has all these many years. We are excited to see the project take flight and eagerly anticipate the day we can walk through the new doors of St Boniface.”

A new building would replace the current St.

Boniface, which has an enrolment of about 150. The current yellow brick building constructed in 1898, the third iteration since a school was first built in the village in 1834, was augmented with additions in 1965 and 1968.

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kids who are so grateful to be able to go to school – they look up to the Filipino staff, they want to be like them,” Coffey explained.

The program already has more than 150 sponsors to day, contributing to its success, but the goal is to bring that number up to 1,000.

Much has changed in the decade since he left for Manila, notably his marriage and a young daughter. His wife Jamielyn Coffey, who was born in the Philippines, is also involved in the initiative as a teacher at the early childhood education centre run by IT Tender. Together they work hand in hand to provide a strong foundation for these children who are in need

of empowerment and leadership.

Many educators in the Philippines lack the funds to finish their education, a situation that led to an IT Tender program called ‘Send a Teacher to School.’

It provides a scholarship for local teachers and social workers who are pursuing a college education.

The IT Tenders team is made up of an all Filipino staff that grew up in poverty, Coffey explained, noting they serve as role models for the benefits of creating a strong foundation of educators that the children can look up to.

“We didn’t want to just invest in the kids, but we wanted to invest in our staff. Have them improve,

have them be examples to the kids,” he said.

IT Tender was established in 2000 by a Filipino couple, John and Gela Basiwa, who saw a need in their community to help abandoned or runaway youth. In the early days of IT Tender, most of what the couple did was bring bread to the children on the streets who were often malnourished. Since its inception the initiative has grown through its various programs that mainly focus on providing education, creating a sense of community and providing a better future for the youth living in Manila.

While time has passed by for the former Elmira resident, he now considers the

Philippines to be his home, the place where he will continue to work with the children in the community to help set an example and provide any guidance they need. When Coffey isn’t helping in Manila, he is travelling around to collect sponsorships and inform people on what IT Tender does.

“It’s incredible to see that they’re turning into responsible leaders.”

More information on IT Tender and the programs that they are running in the Philippines can be found online at www.tender.iteams.ca. Anyone interested in becoming a sponsor can visit the website or contact John himself at john.coffey@iteams.ca.

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A large crowd gathered in Wellesley village Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of a new trail system named after a local family. ErbHaven Trails, located behind the township fire hall on Queen’s Bush Road, is now officially open to the public.

At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, speeches were delivered by Sandy Erb, whose family donated part of the trail space, Wellesley Mayor Joe Nowak, regional chair Karen Redman, and Matthew Stubbings on behalf of Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris.

“We thought it was very fitting to donate the woodlot for people to use for walking because when my dad retired, he joined my mother in walking Hutchison Road every day,” said Erb. “Many of you probably remember seeing him walking and waving and smiling at you. We thought it was very fitting to have a walking trail named after him to remember him by.”

The township acquired the space back in September 2016 when 32 acres was purchased from the family of the late Earl E. Erb, and the Erb family donated another eight acres. The land was originally a dairy farm called “ErbHaven Holsteins.”

A bronze plaque placed on top of a rock is situated at the head of the trail to

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It is marked with a large “ErbHaven Trails” sign.

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honour his memory – 19402015. The wording on the plate, funded by the family, features a passage from the Bible.

Before being converted into a public trail, the space had been in the Erb family for three generations. Earl and his wife Eva Erb purchased the property back in 1964. Elmer and Vera Erb lived there prior to that, having purchased the property from Vera’s mother back in 1940.

“Whenever I go to New York City and I walk through Central Park, I think that the reason people today can embrace the outdoors and nature is because of the vision of those who came before them,” said Redman.

Wellesley Township funded the trailhead sign, along with the structure

holding up the sign, at a cost of about $7,500.

Nowak added that this grand opening is the first of many upcoming developments on the parcel of land.

“This is the first step in the development of the park. This is the first major event that’s happening here – additional trails can

be added in the future, and planning is underway for the overall Wellesley Township recreation centre on this land,” said Nowak.

“An application is being made for provincial and federal funding in hopes of moving forward with this development.”

The trail can be found at 1401 Queen’s Bush Rd. in

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Wellesley, who’ll be able to ticket vehicles but not have them towed.

“During snow removal these vehicles pose a problem for our operators,” said Loveday.

The township is looking to model its bylaw on similar provisions in Woolwich where some apartment

complexes and the likes of St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market have designated people with the power to hand out tickets.

Councillors directed Loveday to review the draft bylaw and make some tweaks ahead of the November 5 meeting, at which point they could make it official.

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Police mark National Teen Driver Safety Week Police are currently promoting public awareness related to National Teen Driver Safety Week, which runs through October 26.

Parachute Canada, a national injury prevention organization is leading the awareness campaign designed to make the pub-

OCTOBER 19 ■■4:00 PM | Perth County OPP responded to a report of election signs being damaged in the area of Millbank. A concerned citizen contacted police after viewing a social media post of someone driving over a sign. Through investigation, the motor vehicle and driver were identified. A 22-year-old North Perth man was arrested and charged with ‘mischief under $5,000.’ He is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, Stratford on December 9 to answer the

lic aware of teen driver safety issues and encourage communities to be a part of the solution. Local police play a central role, along with other local emergency service providers and community partners.

This year the primary

focus is on the issue of drugged driving among teens. Police report that youth represent the largest number of drivers who test positive for drugs or alcohol after a fatal crash – 32 per cent of fatally injured drivers aged 16 to 19 tested positive for marijuana; one

charge. Anyone that is convicted of mischief can face a fine imposed by the court or imprisonment up to two years.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at http://hc-cs. ca/ where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

al Police responded to a report of a motor-vehicle collision on Snyders Road East in Wilmot Township, east of Queen Street. A motorcycle collided with a car, which was turning left out of a private driveway.

The rider of the motorcycle, a 29-year-old Kitchener man, was ejected from the vehicle. He suffered serious injuries and was transported to a London hospital by air ambulance. The driver of the car, a 22-year-old Petersburg woman, was not injured. The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.

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in three youth say they’ve ridden in a vehicle driven by someone under the influence of cannabis; and the number of Canadian drivers killed in car crashes who test positive for drugs now exceeds the number who test positive for alcohol.

OCTOBER 21 ■■6:00 PM | A Perth County OPP officer on general patrol in Milverton observed a motor vehicle with a loud muffler.

The officer conducted a traffic stop to speak with the driver, subsequently determining the man was suspended from driving. The 20-year-old Perth East man was charged with ‘improper muffler – motor vehicle’ and ‘driving while under suspension.’ He is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, Stratford on November 26.

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Minority governments have an upside, but no guarantees earlier time that was both less partisan and witness to more competence.

A common perception sees minority governments as weak, maintaining a majority is needed to get things done. However, Canadians have been typically well served by minority governments, which rely on wider input and compromise to move forward.

One of Canada’s most persistent political myths is that only majority governments are able to make meaningful change.

The reality is frequently the reverse. Minority parliaments have often been the most effective in terms of achieving real progress for people.

Two decades of back-to-back majorities under successive Conservative and Liberal governments delivered largely on the demands of corporate Can-

t’s no surprise that those most elated by the results of this week’s federal election are public sector workers, who are already jockeying up to the taxpayers’ cookie jar courtesy of a minority Liberal government that’s going to be dependent on the NDP to prop it up during crucial votes.

It’s pretty safe to say we can’t expect to see anything like fiscal responsibility of the kind last exercised in this country when Paul Martin was finance minister. Nor are we likely to see any long-term thinking that puts nation-building ahead of entitlements, especially to the overly entitled.

That said, there is a history of consensus-building under past minority governments in this country. The one caveat is that such advancement came at an G LO B A L O U T LO O K

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ada, not the broader electorate.

That agenda was stalled, at least temporarily, under the minority headed by Martin 15 years ago. Negotiations to maintain support from the NDP forced the Martin government to put a brake on its rush to cut corporate taxes and redirect that money to reducing tuition fees, building affordable housing, improving energy efficiency, and improving protection for workers, for instance.

Subsequent minorities tempered Stephen Harper’s harmful tendencies.

It’s fair to say that some of Canada’s most progressive programs – including the most treasured one, universal health care – arose while minority governments were in place. Relying on support of at least one other party in the Commons tends to force

governments to embrace, if even reluctantly, a wider perspective.

In the case of health care, it was Tommy Douglas’ NDP that led the charge.

Progressives argue the minority government made progress on many policy fronts that put people first, a goal espoused by all of the parties, but seldom put into play in the same manner when a majority is in place.

Today, we’re back in a place where the NDP holds the balance of power. That may prolong the shelf-life of Jagmeet Singh, who led the party to a loss of almost half its seats. The party’s focus will be on developing saleable positions and using its leverage to the party’s advantage, pushing as much of its platform into the mix as a concession for backing the Liberals in confidence votes, such as the next budget.

That may not work to the public’s advantage, however, if the emphasis is on enriching the public service and boosting individual entitlements rather than investing in physical infrastructure, long-term financial stability through the likes of pension reform and sovereign funds, and an equitable regulatory system that begins to counter the decades-long slide into corporatism. The latter requires the country to move away from creeping police-state tendencies, removing corporate money and lobbying from politics, and using anti-trust legislation to dismantle or render defunct the new robber barons of this gilded age, including the likes of Facebook and Google.

Count on plenty of entitlements, and little in the way of good governance, however.

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he demonstrations, some of them violent, are still going on in Catalonia a week after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition. This was the last thing Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, needed three weeks before a national election in which his Socialist Party was already losing ground to right-wing nationalist parties.

Catalan separatists are convinced that the evil ‘Spanish state’ as a whole is conspiring to crush their movement, but the court had little choice because those leaders deliberately broke the law. They held an illegal independence referendum two years ago

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in which few people except the separatists voted, and used that ‘victory’ to proclaim independence.

Opinion poll always show that a majority of people in Catalonia don’t want independence, but 92 per cent of those who participated in the referendum voted for it. It was cynical manipulation that exploited the fact that the anti-separatist parties in Catalonia all told their supporters not to vote in an SEE DYER | 08

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he federal election campaign was the most recent example of politics falling to the lowest common denominator: what’s in it for me?

All of the major parties were selling some form of short-term benefit for targeted demographics, hoping the pledges would translate into votes, the now well-entrenched policy of bribing voters with their own money ... and the cash of future generations.

Politics is no longer about vision or even good governance, what about short-term payoffs.

None of the parties plans for any future beyond the next election.

The goal is to appeal to as many people as possible – no matter how untruthful the message out on the hustings – in order to garner enough votes to get or keep power. Each of the parties tried to appear as centrist as possible, the better to seem worthy of the public’s trust. The squishy middle has long been held by the Liberals, who’ve had a mantra of campaigning from the left and governing from the right, at least until the current Trudeau model. The Conservatives made a direct pitch to the wallet, downplaying a long history of fiscal mismanagement and muzzling the unacceptable social-conservative faction.

The NDP, most progressive in its aims, tries to appear fiscally balanced to court some soft supporters of the other parties, particularly the Liberals.

In short, it’s all about electability.

It’s the same thing we see in the U.S., particularly among those vying to be the Democratic party nominee for next year’s presidential election. Much of the talk is about finding a candidate that can win the election – polls show most would defeat Donald Trump, though the rubber ain’t hit the road yet – rather than whose policies are best. It’s about getting into office, above all else.

Those who support that pragmatic approach argue that none of the changes proposed in Democratic debates – from universal COMMUNITY BUILDING

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f I were to visit your community, attend a town hall meeting of average folks, and pose the question, “Is your community a welcoming place?” I have no doubt the answer would be a resounding “yes” from the crowd. Unfortunately, that is likely a lie. It may be a deliberate lie you tell yourselves so you don’t feel shame or guilt, or it may be an accidental lie because you simply aren’t aware just how closed off your community really is to outsiders and

health care to tax reform – can happen until the party wins the presidency and, realistically, both houses of Congress. “Let’s get in first, then see what we can do” sounds realistic, but it’s always been the start of a downward slide into compromise and settling for little “wins” that turn out to be not much at all.

Incremental steps would be fine if they actually led somewhere other than another set of toned down compromises for the next election cycle, which begins within days of the last one.

The only acceptable topics are those related to short-term thinking, an affliction that’s permeated all facets of our society.

Adopting the business model that’s taken hold in the last few decades – today’s stock price, shareholder value and this quarter’s profits above all else – our political system has been shaped by constant lobbying from those who see society through only the lens of finances. It’s what’s made citizens no more than consum-

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ers.

Politicians, of course, have a built-in capacity for short-term thinking: the election cycle.

They make promises and float policies designed for immediate impact – spend for votes today.

That’s problematic in and of itself, as it gives little regard to the idea that actions taken now will have impacts years, sometimes decades down the road.

It’s something of a natural tendency, one exacerbated by the allure of avoiding actual thinking and tough decisions. In that, culpable politicians are aided by a wilfully ignorant and compliant populace. We are naturally impatient and our immediate wants

seem most significant. Longer-term issues can seem irrelevant and too far off. We all lead more individualistic lives than in the past which causes a certain amount of self-centredness, so often one’s decisions are made to satisfy oneself. We do not all feel totally sure that pessimistic scenarios far in the future will ever happen, or at least will even happen in our lifetime. Life feels too short to consider things too far ahead – the climate debate certainly falls into that category.

Politics suffers similarly. If decisions are made by politicians for the long term but are felt to adversely affect people in the present then it may affect re-election prospects, and to most politicians staying in power is more important to them than implementing policies for the long term, no matter how good the public benefit.

For politicians, it’s always them ahead of us, and we seem just fine with that, or perhaps we just can't be bothered to think

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it through. That’s why they can make and break promises with impunity. Sure, the promises they make come with a price, but 30 years of corporatist lobbying and influence have made taxes a four-letter word, meaning many politicians will try to win votes by promising to spend today while simultaneously pledging to cut taxes. That often means deficits, a situation that’s ideal for politicians intent only on re-election: the bill won’t come due until later, when they’re off living comfortably on gold-plated government pensions.

That kind of thinking is what got us into today’s mess. In the course of a couple of generations, we’ve undone centuries of efforts to create a society based on the common good. Much of the we’re-all-in-this-together ideals that came out of the Great Depression and the Second World War, for instance, has been replaced by relentless individualism.

There’s nothing wrong with looking out for personal interests, but we’re in danger of forgetting that most of the middle-class gains of the postwar years stem from socially-driven ideas. In purely economic terms, the collective efforts are the rising tide that lifted all boats – some more so than others, certainly. Today, however, there’s an element that seems hell-bent on undoing precisely the conditions that allowed for the great prosperity now under attack.

Thanks to decades of concerted effort, many people have bought into a set of diminished expectations about the role of government and, more troublingly, the possibilities of shaping a better society. We’ve had democracy reduced to the occasional trip to the polls.

We’ve seen government reduced to managerial functions, where debate is constrained to a few well-worn topics. We’ve seen the economy reduced to fiscal policy – deregulation the order of the day the financial services industry sets the agenda. We’ve seen citizenship dumbed down to passive observation, at best.

Your community's welcoming little lie newcomers, but regardless, it’s likely to be a lie.

The first problem is that what most of us think of as being welcoming is just being friendly. There are a lot of friendly communities out there. I have been to many places where people smile when they pass you on the street. Some even say, “Hi.” If you are lost, they will even point a finger in the direction you should head. That is being friendly. There is nothing wrong with just being friendly, but admit that is

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all you are, and stop telling yourself your community is welcoming when it takes so much more than being friendly.

I remind you that you don’t have to be a welcoming community, but be

aware of the consequences of your decision to not be welcoming. Outsiders bring new energy and ideas to your community.

They bring money, and they spend it too. They bring kids for your school.

They bring volunteers for community events. They start businesses. They buy houses. They grow the economy. They add an adaptability to communities that have grown old and stagnant. They bring fresh perspectives to old challenges. If you aren’t a

welcoming community you likely won’t get much, if any, of those great things.

Most communities are not deliberately unwelcoming, even the ones that regularly label newcomers as FOBs, newbs, or comefrom-aways. Communities most often aren’t trying to deliberately chase people out of town. They simply don’t know what they’re doing, or the consequences of the attitudes that create those words. Being welcoming is what draws people in, and most important-

ly it is what makes them stay. If your community wants to have a prosperous future, it is going to need more people, which means it is going to have to be deliberately welcoming, and try to create a reputation for being so.

When I refer to communities in this column, most people will be thinking of the town in which they live. That is valid, but community goes deeper than just our town. A community is a group of people with GRIFFITHS | 08

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illegal poll.

The bid for independence failed when Madrid dissolved the regional parliament and removed the separatists from office. In the subsequent provincial election in December 2017, the pro-independence parties got 47.7 per cent of the vote, so the separatists would probably have lost a real referendum by the same margin.

Yet it was the separatists who formed the next provincial government too, because they enjoy strong support in rural constituencies where almost everybody speaks Catalan. As in most countries, the system gives more weight to rural voters, so the separatists won five more seats in parliament than the proSpain parties and are still in power.

The real problem for the separatists is that about half the people in Catalonia are Spanish-speakers who have no interest whatever in seceding from Spain.

Some are relatively recent arrivals, but most were born in Catalonia, the children and grandchildren of migrants from other parts of Spain who were attracted by the booming economy.

It’s still one of the richest parts of Spain, and – again as in most developed countries – some of its tax revenues are transferred to help poorer regions of the country. This is bitterly resented by most Catalan-speakers and partly explains the drive for independence, although the most powerful factor is simply ethnic nationalism.

How can ethnic Catalans achieve their goal in

a democratic way, however, when half the voters by definition are not interested in it? The only way is somehow to define Spanish-speakers as not really full citizens of Catalonia, and although they never say that in so many words that was their unspoken justification for the manipulation they practised in the 2017 ‘referendum.’

Josep Borrel, Spain’s foreign minister, but himself a Catalan, recently offered a lethal analysis of this attitude: “I think the root of the problem is that the independence movement denies the ‘Catalanness’ of those people who aren’t in favour of independence. When you ... claim that only those who think like you are ‘the people’, that’s a totalitarian attitude.”

‘Totalitarian’ is too strong a word, but there’s no doubt that this opinion is widely shared among Catalans, and that it makes Spanish-speakers keep their heads down.

You’d never think, looking at the half-million-strong crowds of protesters who have been thronging Barcelona’s streets in the past week, that more than half the city’s residents are actually Spanish-speakers who oppose independence.

On the other hand, you cannot fail to feel some sympathy for the Catalan nationalists, for as recently as 1950 the great majority of the city’s residents were Catalan-speakers. You also cannot ignore the history: Catalans are not oppressed now, but the only language used in the schools and in all official communications

in Catalonia under the Franco dictatorship, right down to the 1980s, was Spanish.

None of this has been forgotten by the Catalans, who at one time even feared that their language might be lost. An independent Catalonia might have restricted the arrival of so many Spanish-speakers if such an entity had existed 75 years ago, but it’s too late now.

Those Catalans who respect democracy but want independence therefore face an insoluble problem, and it’s only Spain’s refusal to permit a real referendum that spares them from having to face up to the conflict between these two values. But the Spanish constitution talks of the ‘indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation’ and does not permit any region to

hold a referendum on independence.

This is hardly surprising in a country that has had four civil wars in the past two centuries, but it effectively guarantees that the unrest in Catalonia will continue indefinitely.

So far it has been almost entirely non-violent, but the traditional pro-independence civil society groups, the Catalan National Assembly and Omnium Cultural, are now being outflanked by Tsunami Democratic, a more combative and secretive group.

(It was they who occupied the airport last week.)

They are almost all young, they are at home with apps and social media, and they are up for a fight, but Catalonia is still a pretty peaceful place. Long may it remain so.

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a common purpose which is often based on shared characteristics. We all belong to many communities.

I belong to a community of parents with pre-teen boys. I also belong to a sub-community of parents with pre-teen boys who play soccer. I also belong to a community of small business owners, and consultants, and former elected officials. None of them are official groups with membership dues, but they are communities of people with common elements.

The smaller the community, the harder it is to gain access as an outsider. Small

towns are notorious for being cliquey and unwelcoming to outsiders who can’t seem to gain access to the communities whose purpose and characteristics they share. Imagine how lonely it can be when a newcomer to a community can’t gain access to those communities that we all need to be a part of as social beings. It can be horribly lonely, and can drive many families and individuals to re-evaluate their choice in locations, and often drive them to move. If you really want to ensure your community has a bright future, you are going to need new people,

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and there is a very effective way to ensure they come, and stay.

Being a welcoming

community means deliberately going out of your way to make newcomers, outsiders, and immigrants

feel like they are part of the community. It means introducing yourself to someone new, and offering to help them get acquainted with what the community offers. It means finding out what sports or activities their kids are interested in, and connecting them with those services or sports. It means having them over for a barbeque to introduce them to your community of friends. It means seeking them out and making them feel like your community is their home. That is what being a welcoming community is all about.

It can be challenging to

find a path to becoming a welcoming community.

Success requires a community-wide initiative. It requires ensuring community members understand the real value to everyone in being welcoming. It’s hard work, but the pay off in terms of community success is worth it.

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OT loss to Kitchener starts weekend, but Listowel falls as action shifts to WMC, for Moyer fundraising effort

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Their four-game win streak halted Saturday in a 2-1 overtime loss to Kitchener, the Elmira Sugar Kings quickly rebounded the next day with a 4-1 victory over Listowel.

The weekend started with a trip to Kitchener late Saturday afternoon, where the Kings met the Dutchmen for the first time this season in what would be a battle for top spot in the GOJHL Midwestern Conference standings.

The visitors were on the board first, with Niki Molson scoring on an Elmira power play just over a minute in. Jeremey Goodwin and Mason McMahon picked up assists on the play. That would be it for scoring in the first, and it would be a 1-0 game until almost nine minutes into the third period.

Special teams were again involved when the Dutchmen evened things up at 8:44 of the third, with Kitchener scoring a shorthanded goal.

It was 1-1 after regulation time, with the two teams also knotted at 28 shots apiece. The deadlock was broken very quickly in overtime, as the home team got off a couple of shots, the second one finding the back of the net just 53 seconds after play resumed.

“I thought our effort was really good, just our execution was a little bit off,” said

Tyson Hillier of the Sugar Kings controls the puck during game action Sunday at the WMC, where Elmira skated to a 4-1 victory over the Listowel Cyclones. [ANETA REBISZEWSKI / THE OBSERVER]

head coach Rob Collins of the Kings’ missed opportunities through regulation.

It was a different story on Sunday, however, in a game that was dedicated to a fundraising effort for EDSS Grade 11 student Liam Moyer, recently diagnosed with B-cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia. In his honour, T-shirts were being sold and the arena filled with orange shirts as more than 800 people came together

to show their support.

Perhaps energized by the experience, the Kings came out ready to show off their best sportsmanship Sunday night as they welcomed the Listowel Cyclones to the WMC. Brett Allen (Tyson Hillier, Cooper Way) potted the first goal of the night at 12:44. The Kings pressured the visitors in the early going, outshooting the Cyclones 12-3 in the first period.

The momentum carried on with an excited crowd that continued to cheer on the Kings at the WMC, which led to an early goal in the second stanza by Hunter Dubecki at 2:23 with assists from Matthew Tolton and Carter Lennon. Midway through the period Listowel made the score 2-1, but that didn’t faze the Kings, who restored a two-goal lead five minutes later with a power-play goal from Hillier

(Molson, Brody Waters).

It was 3-1 after 40 minutes, and the Kings quickly added to their total as play resumed – Harrison Toms, from Jacob Black and Brody Leblanc, scored at 1:13 to make it 4-1. That’s how the score would read when then buzzer went, the Kings outshooting Listowel 25-17.

Sunday’s win was a quick bounce-back for a team that has yet to ice its full line-up this season, said Collins, noting other players have stepped up to fill absences, whether due to injury or suspensions.

“Every spoke in the wheel is of equal value and strength. When we need guys to step up they have been and that's the reason we've been so successful,” he said of the team’s effort this year.

When the dust settled after the weekend, Kitchener was in first place with 22 points (10-3-1-1), followed closing by Elmira at 21 (102-0-1), though the Kings have two games in hand.

Listowel was in third spot with a record of 9-4-0-1 for 19 points.

The Kings have a busy weekend ahead of them now, travelling to Brampton (5-9-1-1) Friday night to take on the Bombers before returning home Saturday night to face the Waterloo Siskins (3-9-1) at 7:30 p.m.

The team is then back on the ice at the Dan Snyder arena Sunday night to face the Cambridge Redhawks (9-4) at 7 p.m.

Jacks take three of four points to stay atop their division After a decisive 5-2 win over Ayr, Wellesley sees back-and-forth game end in an overtime loss to Woodstock

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Coming off a break of almost two weeks, the Wellesley Applejacks may have had a little bit of rust to shake off, though that didn’t apply to the goal-scoring, as they posted

a 5-3 win over Ayr Friday night before falling 6-5 in overtime versus Woodstock.

“We got three out of four points on the weekend, so overall it was a pretty good weekend,” said assistant coach Brock Gerber. “We were still missing a couple

of guys this weekend due to suspension.”

The three points helped the Jacks remain atop the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) South Doherty Division standings with 17 points (7-1-1-2), one point ahead of the Tavistock Braves (8-1) and the

Navy Vets (8-4).

The Friday night game that saw the Ayr Centennials in town at the Wellesley arena started off uneventfully, but gradually became more competitive. It was the Centennials who drew first blood, an unassisted marker late in the frame at

17:04.

“We got off to a slow start in the first period after being off for two weeks,” said Gerber. “We played much better the second and third periods there on Friday night.”

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STEVE GALEA NOT-SO-GREAT-OUTDOORSMAN

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ast Sunday, I decided to take the duck boat I just built out for its maiden run. I’m happy to report that it floats like a cork and will serve me just fine. But, don’t worry, this column isn’t about that.

What it is about is the fact that no good deed goes unpunished.

You see, when I launched my duck boat, I took my shoes and socks off and put them in the boat, then rolled up my pants to my knees and stepped in the water so I could float it before I got inside. This meant, I got wet to the shins – but that’s OK since my shins are not that high off the ground to begin with.

This only matters because shortly after I returned to the landing and beached my boat, I watched as an overloaded aluminum boat putt-putted in.

Six full grown adults were in it and, as a result of their collective weight and the shallow water levels, their boat bottomed out about 15 feet from shore. The people inside the boat began to flounder and use oars ineffectively to try to push it to shallower water so they could get out on dry land.

If you have ever seen a whale trying to shimmy up a dry creek bed, you will have a pretty good image of what it looked like.

Normally, I would have let them figure it out for themselves. But I had already gotten wet and I was in a good mood due to the fact that my boat handled so well.

So, I walked over and said, “I’ll pull you in. I’m already wet.”

At that moment, I appeared to be very cool customer as I strutted nonchalantly towards their GALEA | 10

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boat to perform the rescue.

And that prevailed until I stepped into the one deep hole between me and them.

I suppose it was one of those “Now you see it; now you don’t” moments. And when I re-emerged, I was sopping wet.

Whoever said you never get a second chance to make a first impression has never done this. For their immediate impression of me was washed away with the first splash.

Also, as unfair as it may seem, at times like this, people are laughing at you, not with you.

Anyway, as I emerged from the depths of the frigid waters like a smallscale version of Godzilla, I approached their boat as if none of this had happened and then, without a word, dragged it in close enough so that they could get out and remain in a much drier state than I was in.

Of course, they thanked me – but only between giggles. And, since they were relatively young, I fully expect this to go so viral that people recognize me at airports as the “boat helping guy.”

Sure, this was followed by really awkward small talk about my boat and how I assured Jenn I would not come home soaking wet.

And yes, I had to explain to her that my pants were soaked because I helped other people rather than because of my boat’s performance. Or nervous bladder issues.

Other than that, it ended well.

But it just goes to show that no good deed ever goes unpunished.

Would I help them again?

Of course.

But this time I would do so by advising them to take off their shoes and socks and roll up their pants to their knees …

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JACKS: Another light schedule ahead, as team travels to Norwich Friday night then has the week off FROM 9

when Wellesley found their footing; Owen Lane (Steve DeGroot) potted one early at 2:48. Shaun Pickering kept the momentum going at 5:19, with DeGroot and Gianfranco Commisso picking up the assists. The next goal came from Pickering (Keegan Saunders, DeGroot) at 16:02 to make it 3-1 after two periods of play.

The third frame was more evenly matched. Ayr potted one at 6:27; Wellesley’s Lane (Zachary Lyons) retaliated quickly at 7:53.

Ayr took advantage of a power play at 14:23. The penalty count also skyrocketed in this period, with 15 doled out between the two teams.

In the dying minutes of the frame, the Centennials pulled their goalie to push for the equalizer, only to see the plan backfire when Zach Ribeiro (Pickering) fed the open cage at 18:52.

That sealed the deal at 5-3.

Sunday afternoon’s game against the Woodstock Navy Vets was another seesaw effort, albeit one with a different ending.

“Woodstock was a close game, it was a back-andforth,” said Gerber. “The outcome was a little disappointing, but we just have to keep working on getting

Wellesley’s Austin Cousineau struggles to keep control of the puck against a Woodstock Navy Vet during Sunday's matinee, a 6-5 overtime loss.

better every day.”

The Navy Vets got onto the board almost instantly, scoring just 16 seconds in.

They scored another on a power play at 5:27 before Wellesley’s Danny Ranson took advantage of a power play of their own later in the frame at 19:15. Assists went to Caskanette and Pickering. That made it 2-1

after one.

When play resumed after intermission, Woodstock once again scored first at 4:39 before Wellesley managed to pick up the slack. DeGroot (Commisso, Pickering) scored at 7:37, then Commisso scored a goal of his own shortly after at 7:59. Keeping up the momentum was Austin

Cousineau, capitalizing on a power play at 10:45. Carson Wickie and J. Ranson picked up assists on the goal that gave Wellesley their first lead, 4-3 It was a former Applejack player Reade MacInnes who put the teams on equal footing again, scoring on the power play to make it 4-4 when the period came

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In the third, Woodstock reclaimed the lead on a shorthanded goal at 1:16 before Wellesley’s Lane (Lyons, D. Ranson) retaliated at 9:42. The score remained 5-5 for the rest of the period, forcing the overtime frame. Woodstock drove the play, outshooting the Jacks 5-1 and ending

the game with a goal at 6:55.

The Jacks sole game this weekend sees them on the road Friday night to face the Norwich Merchants.

They’ll then have a week off before heading to Delhi on November 1, returning home the following day for a rematch with the Merchants.

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Municipalities calling for changes to liability insurance regime Woolwich among those chafing at “deep pockets” provisions that leave taxpayers on the hook for disproportionate share of costs; looking to province for alternatives

BY STEVE KANNON

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Timothy Schmalz at his Elmira studio on Park Avenue, once home to a fabric plant where he worked at after dropping out of college at the age of 19 before opting to make the plunge full-time into his passion for sculpting. [ANETA REBISZEWSKI / THE OBSERVER]

Inspiration turns lumps of clay into coveted works

Presenting his art to the Pope at the Vatican is all in a day’s work for Timothy Schmalz

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Recently returned from the Vatican, where he presented another piece of art to the Pope, Timothy Schmalz is right back to work doing what he loves most.

Every morning between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m., he gets dressed to go into his Elmira studio, where he spends most of his day working with clay. Schmalz turns on the radio and listens to the bible through the speaker as he begins his work, usually starting from where he left off the day before.

Born and raised in Elmira, the artist has been creating sculptures since the age of 16. Schmalz recalls the days when he attended Elmira District Secondary School (EDSS) where he first got his hands dirty with clay that made him fall in love with the medium – “I just never really stopped sculpting since then,” he says with a laugh.

As he discovered his passion from a young age, Schmalz then went on to attend Ontario Arts College in Toronto, where only three months in he

dropped out and returned back home.

Being only 19 at the time, Schmalz supported himself through a factory job at the long-gone Park Avenue Fabrics in Elmira. It was a beautiful spring day, recalls Schmalz as he stared out the window and thought to himself “What am I doing here?” and that was enough for the artist to quit his job and pursue sculpting fulltime.

From that point on, Schmalz returned to Toronto to work in a studio where he became obsessive over sculpting.

“It’s really awesome to create something out of nothing, out of clay. It’s just a fascinating experience and I think with sculpture it has so many qualities about it – it can be very intellectual but also very physical. It’s kind of an all-around thing to do. It can be very thoughtful or it can just be very beautiful, so there’s a variety of ways you can approach the subject. It gives you an endless amount of interesting aspects to take it as you develop as an artist.”

Day and night, Schmalz

worked hard on his sculpting and it wasn’t until the age of 23 where he finally got recognized for his art.

The young artist created a big sculpture of a holy family that went viral, especially in the United States.

The reaction he got from people when they saw the piece is what made everything so exciting to a point where the Bishops of Canada arranged to give the original piece to Pope John Paul II, an experience that the artist will never forget because he was so young at the time.

Now the Elmira artist is found in one of his three studios each day from early morning to mid-afternoon where he balances usually up to six projects at once.

Just recently the local artist made a trip to the Vatican to reveal his new sculpture he made for the Pope – a bronze, six-metre-high Angels Unawares statue that is located in the historic piazza in front of St. Peter›s Basilica. Of the six other pieces of his art that have been placed all over the Vatican, this is one of which he is proudest.

“It was interesting, but I wasn’t sure how to do it – it was like a puzzle. I remember I came back from the Vatican, I thought ‘OK, I’ll give it a shot. I’ll try to figure out how to actually sculpt this refugee piece’ and, bang the idea came to me with having the boat with a crowd of refugees from all historical periods of time,” he recalls of the process.

With much of his time spent alone, Schmalz is always in tune with the bible and one day he came across the passage of Hebrews 13:2 in the New Testament – “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares” – that inspired his recent statue. The project started two Easters ago, the artist recalls, and was completed just in time for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees that was being celebrated at the Vatican with the Pope.

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A system that sees municipalities as money bags when it comes to awarding legal settlements is a longstanding sore spot for Ontario’s local governments.

Now, with a potentially friendlier ear at Queen’s Park, they’re making a push to change what’s known as joint-and-several liability provisions in provincial legislation.

Currently, municipalities are often seen as the insurer of last resort in cases where, for example, a collision has left someone injured but the other driver doesn’t have enough insurance to cover the costs awarded in a legal judgment. If the municipality is deemed just one per cent liable for the action – say, because of an obscured road sign or uncleared snow – it could end up on the hook for most of the costs. The existing legislation means municipalities are often deliberately targeted as “deep pocket” insurers, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) has long maintained in calling for changes.

Now, the Conservative government is in the process of reviewing the liability scheme, with AMO and its member municipalities pushing for a favourable resolution.

In Woolwich, staff is currently drafting a report in support of the AMO position, with the goal of having council discuss the matter next week. Comments are to be forwarded to the provincial attorney general.

“The current system is such that someone in an accident they’re liable for, but they don’t have the money ... the municipality is on the hook,” said town-

ship chief administrative officer David Brenneman.

“We’re seen as the ones with the deep pockets,” added director of finance Richard Petherick, who is drafting the report.

The township hasn’t been hit by such claims to date, but there’s strength in numbers by joining in on the AMO plan for change, he added, noting the goal is to have the system replaced by a form of proportionate liability that would see municipalities pay only for its share of any settlement.

In advocating for proportionate liability, AMO points to successful version of that system operating successfully in many U.S. states and parts of Australia.

“A pure proportionate (several) liability system would allow compensation to an injured plaintiff to the extent that any defendant is found liable.

Therefore if a municipality was found 25% liable and another codefendant 75%, but without funds to pay, the municipality would pay only its 25%,” the report notes.

A proportionate system is also the preferred alternative for the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO). The group also calls for a cap for economic loss awards and tighter reporting requirements for the insurance industry, among other changes.

Woolwich is part of a shared Region of Waterloo insurance pool that has managed risks well and kept premiums manageable, Petherick said.

Other municipalities in the province have faced double-digit premium increases, however, due to the joint-and-several proMANAGING RISK | 13

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The electorate needs to know farmers are also pro-environment In these early days after the federal election, there’s a continuous line of fingers wagging at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, telling him he has to work harder than ever to govern Canada with his Liberal minority.

I’m sure he understands that. In fact, following his victory on election night, he told Western Canada he’s heard its frustrations and he wants to be there to support it.

But how he’ll do that is a huge question.

Western Canadians are spitting mad about the election results and feel alienated. A poll by Environics shows more than 70 per cent of Albertans don’t

think their province is treated with the respect it deserves, and that’s about 35 per cent higher than the the national average.

I understand their feelings. I lived in Alberta in the 1980s, when western separatism was taking root.

Back then, the West felt Ottawa was stealing Alberta and Saskatchewan oil and gas (if indeed oil can belong to a province), via the doomed National Energy Program under then prime minister Pierre Trudeau.

Now Justin is a target, thanks to his pro-environment platform. That includes the federal carbon tax and what the west con-

siders a lack of support for pipelines to get prairie oil and gas to markets.

But now, Trudeau haters – along with every farmer in Canada, the majority of whom support the Conservatives – need to look at the campaign position the Liberals think got them elected and gavemore prominence to the Green Party and the NDP – that is, Canadians’ concerns about changing climate.

This was a clear policy distinction between the hand-wringing Liberals, who urged Canadians to make it a ballot-box issue, and the Conservatives, who failed to embrace the level of grassroots worry over

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climate.

Farmers need to pay attention. The electorate – those who are concerned about climate change – are the same people who buy their products. And farmers are vulnerable to climate change criticism from extremists, despite having an excellent story to tell about pro-environment programs they’ve established, like Ontario’s Environmental Farm Plan.

However, like details

about concerns in the west over natural resources, their story isn’t being told broadly.

Now’s the time.

Consumers need to understand Canadian farmers’ crucial role in environmental stewardship and sustainability. They need to hear about their contributions to greenhouse gas production and climate change. Consumers’ decision to support homegrown products can highly influence farmers’ livelihood and sustainability, not to mention price.

That means education is an important part of the way forward, and something that farmers, regardless of their political stripes, can collectively get behind. Because it’s collec-

tive action will be needed to not only make the federal government work, but to make consumers realize Canadian agriculture is not an environmental liability.

As Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Keith Currie said, when Canadians cast their ballots Monday and chose a minority government, they sent a signal to politicians about the need for collaboration.

“In the agriculture industry,” he said, “we understand the value of working together towards a common goal, and we look to our elected officials to find common ground, especially when it comes to supporting the economic powerhouse that is Canadian agriculture.”

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sculpture based on the theme of human trafficking. On the other side of the world in his China studio, the artist is starting on a 16-foot piece that will be displayed in Petralia, Italy in the near future. Given the many projects he handles, Schmalz is often on the go as he plans out art sculptures in various holy places around the world.

When he is not travelling or in the studio, Schmalz comes home to his family in St. Jacobs. He often

FURNITURE & DESIGN Schmalz sculpting a work on human trafficking.

slows down when he is at home spending time with his wife and children.

Schmalz is also fortunate enough to have a third studio at his home where

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he often likes to take his kids so that they too can get creative. Reaching his 50th birthday this year, the artist has no intention of slowing down just yet.

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visions of the Negligence Act. While the issue may seem somewhat arcane, it really boils down to dollars and cents, and making a system that’s fair. As it stands, residents could face large tax increases to offset potential liability claims.

Such indirect costs are already a fact of life, according to AMO, costing municipalities and taxpayers dearly in the form of rising insurance premiums, service reductions and fewer choices.

“It is entirely unfair to ask property taxpayers to carry the lion’s share of a damage award when a municipality is found at minimal fault or to assume responsibility for someone else’s mistake,” reads an AMO report calling for reform of the system.

“Joint and several liability is problematic not only because of the disproportioned burden on municipalities that are awarded by courts. It is also the immeasurable impact of propelling municipalities to settle out of court to avoid

protracted and expensive litigation for amounts that may be excessive, or certainly represent a greater percentage than their degree of fault.”

The province announced a review of joint-and-several liability issues back in January, with a consultation phase launched in the summer.

Attorney General Doug Downey called on municipalities to share their concerns, particularly in relation to insurance costs and “liability chill” that adds to legal expenses.

Woolwich’s planned input and support for the

AMO position is part of the consultation stage, as municipalities lobby for improvements.

“We’re fairly fortunate in terms of the insurance pool. Premiums are up a little this year, an inflationary thing, but last year they went down,” said Petherick. “We want to be able to keep managing risk.”

If the municipalities are successful in getting changes to the legislation, that reduces the potential burden on taxpayers, Brenneman noted, seeing Woolwich’s involvement in the debate as a pre-emptive move in that capacity.

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The governments of Canada and Ontario are supporting research that will help improve Ontario soil health while reducing phosphorous entering waterways.

They’ll provide $240,000 in cost-share funding to enhance soil protection and support precision agriculture technology research under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Some $60,000 will go to the Grain Farmers of Ontario to evaluate soil type, elevation, treatment and frost damage on cover cropping.

The Ontario government is taking steps to protect the province's lakes and rivers from the threat of invasive species and fish diseases while keeping the baitfish industry open for business. The province is taking public input on its draft strategy until Nov. 14, noting Ontario’s fisheries contribute more than $2.2 billion to the economy, with the bait sector estimated at $23 million per year.

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Made-in-Ontario yield monitor now available for dry bean combines In 2015 an Oxford County farm family, the Vollmershausens, were looking around for a yield monitor for their Pickett combine.

They grow kidney and cranberry beans which are harvested by pulling and windrowing, then picked up and threshed by a Pickett combine. Large seeded dry beans are somewhat delicate and must be handled gently so that the final product is visually appealing and free from split and cracked beans. For this reason, bean combines such as the Pickett have bucket elevators to move beans into the bin, and the bin is unloaded by dumping rather than using an auger.

Most direct-harvest combines, like those used for corn and soybeans, have a mass flow yield monitor.

These use a load cell to convert the force applied by grain striking an impact plate into an electrical signal. The amplitude of that signal is used to estimate grain mass or yield through calibration specific to the equipment and the grain type. With mass flow yield monitors the grain strikes the impact plate with a force significant enough to crack large, delicate beans like kidney or cranberry beans, which is why they are not used.

This is old news for Ontario’s dry bean producers.

What’s new is that when the Vollmershausens made inquiries about a yield monitor for their Pickett combine, an Ontario

A modified combine at work on the Vollmershausen family farm in Oxford County. [SUBMITTED]

company created one.

Greentronics, founded in 1994 and located in Elmira, design and manufacture electronic control products for use in agriculture. Bill Menkveld works in sales and his brother Bert is the technical guy who designs and creates new technology. With the use of the Vollmershausens’ equipment as well as drawings of the combine sourced from Pickett, Greentronics created a prototype load cell yield monitor. Three of these yield monitors have now been installed on Pickett combines – one in Manitoba and two in Ontario.

The Menkveld’s decided they could measure torque on the hydraulic motor that drives the elevator leg of the Pickett combine.

A load cell installed on the motor measures the

force or strain on that component, which has a linear relationship with the weight of beans moving in the elevator. The technology is not new, it is just being applied in a slightly different way. The Vollmershausens actually have a Twin Master Pickett combine, so the hydraulic motor on the bucket elevator also drives a cross auger for the second elevator and drives a straw walker shaft that distributes plant material inside the machine.

The Menkvelds wondered if varying levels of plant material moving across the straw walker would impact how hard the motor is working, throwing off the yield measurements, but so far they are seeing a good linear relationship and this simple design is working well.

The yield monitor data can be viewed on a Trimble or John Deere display, and maps and statistics can be viewed in real time during harvest. With a John Deere 2630 display (a.k.a. Gen 3 display) it is possible to wirelessly upload the data to your office through the John Deere Operation Center, and data can be overlaid with other information to look for relationships.

The yield monitor also collects data on its own memory and tracks additional details that are not viewed on the Operation Center, such as changes to calibration or details on performance of the device. This allows users to see how it is working, or for Greentronics to adjust how the device is performing. The Menkvelds plan to collect some data off the existing

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The two yield monitors installed on combines in Ontario are being used in a research project funded by Ontario Bean Growers and the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The project objectives include demonstrating the use of this new yield monitor in cranberry beans and measuring yield response to various seeding rates towards improved recommendations for variable rate seeding of dry beans. The three-year project is being conducted on three white bean fields and three cranberry bean fields and utilizes the Enhanced Learning Block System developed by Premier Cropping Systems.

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from Greg Kitching at Premier Equipment. The yield monitors are critical in terms of collecting data on the response of cranberry beans to seeding rates ranging from 40,000 to 82,500 seeds/ac across 100-acre fields. The project is entering its second field season, and results will be available through Ontario Bean Growers events and newsletters.

Greentronics have been developing similar technology for other types of combines. They have installed monitors on veggie harvesters, where yield data is collected by a load cell on the support rollers of conveyors within potato harvesters, for example.

Bill Menkveld credits Tyler Vollmershausen for being an innovative thinker and prompting them to develop the dry bean yield monitor. The Vollmershausens had the first prototype installed on their combine on a spring day and worked with the Menkvelds to test its performance with buckets of grain in their yard.

Bill seems quite pleased that the development is farmer-driven, and Tyler is keen to support this made-in-Ontario technology. Having yield maps for high value, large seeded beans offers a significant advancement in a producers’ opportunity to confidently refine their best management practices.

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Lab-grown coffee – agriculture’s rising eco-friendly revolution Bean-less coffee could hit the market as early as next year.

Our summer was marked by key announcements from major food chains that have decided to switch to plant-based alternatives.

Meat – particularly beef – was the target of companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, who claimed their plant-based products were more ecologically sound.

And now, Seattle-based Atomo has created coffee grounds in a laboratory, without the use of coffee beans. Unlike plant-based products in which existing food ingredients are used, Atomo’s coffee is created.

It’s molecular and includes quinic acid, dimethyl disulfide, niacin, 2-ethylphenol and a handful of other elements.

The process, which remains proprietary, has given the world its first synthetic coffee. It was funded

by Hong Kong-based Horizon Ventures, which also backed Impossible Foods and Spotify.

We are at the dawn of an agricultural revolution that’s drawing acute attention to the true cost of bringing food to our plates.

Environmental costs are increasingly important when shopping for food, particularly for the younger generation. Thus the rise in synthetic agriculture, a novel food system operating parallel to our traditional sectors.

The green revolution of the 20th century was about food security. This new revolution is about how we coalesce our food needs with the planet’s limited resources, while making all nations food secure.

But with coffee, the evidence is even more compelling and the case for continuing down our cur-

rent path is weak at best.

Atomo’s promotion appeals to consumers increasingly concerned about the damage growing coffee causes. Many experts are concerned about continued deforestation to plant new crops. China and other markets are getting more addicted to java, putting more pressure on growers to increase productivity.

It’s no coincidence that Atomo released its statement about its lab-grown coffee now. While the world is focused on what’s happening to the Amazon, the company wanted to make a point.

The world took note.

But Canadians don’t appear to be quite ready for lab-grown coffee.

Canadians have a deep relationship with coffee.

In 2018, 72 per cent of us drank coffee every day. In fact, Canadians drink an average of 152 litres per person per year – the highest consumption level in the world after the Netherlands and Finland. Coffee in Canada is more popular than tap water.

The idea of drinking any lab-produced drink, let alone coffee, doesn’t sit well with Canadians. A recent omnibus survey conducted by Dalhousie University found that 72 per cent of Canadians wouldn’t drink lab-grown coffee.

Nonetheless, it’s refreshing that we’re seeing an influx of new thinkers in agriculture. The sector is being capitalized by non-agricultural stakeholders who really look at food differently. Billions are being poured into agriculture to create something that traditional agriculture can’t produce.

So synthetic agriculture is getting more attention due to its unequivocal stance on producing food

with fewer resources.

Whether these methods are more sustainable remains to be seen.

This view is obviously confronted by old-style agricultural practices and producers who pride themselves on being the best caretakers of the environment. Farmers are indeed great environmental stewards. But things have changed, the planet has changed, and our view of the world has changed.

And growing coffee in particular requires a lot of water and land.

Coffee is just the beginning. Chicken, beef, pork, kangaroo, ice cream, foie gras, bacon – all these products are the focus of well-funded private-sector projects seeking to create high-tech, synthetic alternatives.

This technological advancement may be disruptive to traditional farming but it can add value to global food systems.

RBC researchers and economists recently released a report about seizing on a “fourth agricultural revolution” in Canada that accentuates data over manual labour. But this next phase of agriculture is more than just feeding the world by producing more with less. We’re slowly producing demand-focused products to satisfy the needs of a very different, very urban consumer.

It’s no longer just about dirt, animals, land and hard work. It’s also about molecules. Even though it will have its share of regulatory challenges, the rise of synthetic agriculture is very much part of that revolution.

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University, and a senior fellow with the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies.

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Having spent years putting together his artistic interpretation of the three Abrahamic religions, Kirk Dunn now takes them on the road for a one-man show that rolls into Floradale on Saturday. [SUBMITTED]

Kirk Dunn’s Knitting Pilgrim tour makes its way to Floradale Mennonite Church for a performance this Saturday evening

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In coining the phrase “the medium is the message,” Marshall McLuhan probably didn’t have knitting in mind. But yarn is precisely the medium put to use by Kirk Dunn, and he very much hopes to share a message with his three large tapestries that explore the commonalities and conflicts of three different faiths.

For the past 15 years, Dunn has been knitting three 90-pound tapestries that explore Judaism, Christianity and Islam faith. Each panel is knitted to look like a stained-glass window that reflects different images related to

each of the religions. He’ll be bringing that art to Floradale Mennonite Church Saturday for a one-man play about his own spiritual and artistic journey.

Dunn’s project started in the aftermath of 9/11, when he was inspired to start a conversation about themes of xenophobia, anti-Semitism and Islamphobia, which he sees as increasingly prevalent in the world that surrounds us.

That tragedy, filtered through his own upbringing in the Presbyterian Church, sparked the concept that would become the artwork itself, he explained.

Through the journey of creating these panels, Dunn unravelled the con-

flicts within himself, issues that he struggles with.

“You start off with a good idea – you're inspired, and then things don’t go as planned and we make mistakes or we make a fool of ourselves,” said Dunn of some of the highs and lows he experienced while working on the project.

What first started as a way for Dunn to get better at knitting quickly turned into a self-growth project, he added, originally thinking it would take just 10 months to complete.

Instead, it grew to a 15-year personal journey.

Given that it’s an intimate show that is shaped by personal experiences, many people are taken

aback when they hear the name of the show, Dunn notes, adding that afterwards there’s a sense of relation and understanding from the audience.

“It’s an ‘if you can do it, then I can do it’ experience for people.”

To develop the conversation around the desired themes, Dunn worked closely with representatives of each faith who provided him with insight needed to design each of the panels. This also allowed the artist to develop the ability to create a personal portrayal of the experiences and feelings of others.

“Focusing on what knits us together, rather than what pulls us apart,

is a place to start,” he explained.

At the beginning of each show, Dunn starts off with a knitting demonstration where he works on a scarf that he says will be used in an upcoming project. This is an interactive part of the performance where the audience gets to learn more about knitting but also take part in the next project the artist is working on.

People are also encouraged to bring their own knitting tools as Dunn shares his story on stage.

With more than 40 shows on the Ontario tour, the Knitting Pilgrim is making its way to Floradale Mennonite Church on Saturday. Instead of selling tickets, the church is

offering the show as a freewill offering, asking for donations from the crowd that will go to helping Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support (MCRS) in Kitchener. The venue that doesn’t normally sell tickets for events, so organizers hope that the audience will take the chance to give back to this organization in whatever way they can.

The show will be happening on October 26 at Floradale Mennonite Church, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the show starting at 7 p.m.

The venue holds up to 350 people, with seating on a first-come basis. Bring knitting supplies if you want to get involved in the performance.

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TRUCK & MACHINERY: 2004 Ford Ranger XLT, 4wd, extended cab, 217,000km, snow tires, good running condition, selling “as is�.

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Marwood 3ph circle saw. Nobili 6ft. 3ph flail mower. 3ph vertical wood splitter. 6ft. 3ph scraper blade.

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3 Shindaiwa chain saws (285S and 2 – 488’s).

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Toro gas blower/vac. Small utility trailer.

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5 ton portable electric wood splitter (single phase). Live animal & skunk traps. Wooden beams. Assorted lumber. Cedar rails. “T� posts. Scrap metal, plus 2 wagonloads of farm related items.

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Wingham “Clipper� cook stove.

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Cast iron butcher kettle. Early wooden lard press. Brine barrel. Beatty tub stand and tubs. Wooden benches. Water ram. Child’s wooden wagon & sleighs. Stiefelmeyer & Schaaf, New Hamburg, 4 line Merchant Jug (missing handle). Snow shoes. Cross cut saws. Grain cradle. Stenciled boxes.

Toronto Cast iron implement seat. Child’s wooden play barn. Hand water pump. One horse sleigh. Wooden medicine cabinet.

Lightning rods and balls. LP’s. 2 wooden implement wheels. Early wooden harrows.

Old wooden posts (painted). Neck yokes.

Wooden barrel. Turnip seeder. Co-Op and other coin banks. Yard sticks. Old toys and games, list goes on. HOUSEHOLD: Cedar lined wardrobe. Electric organ. Tread mill.

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SELLING FOR JOHN MOHR: MF 1135

diesel tractor, radials, 2wd, 20.8 X 38in. radial duals, good condition.

MF 180 diesel tractor, 2wd, 15.5 X 38in. duals, good running condition. Kongskilde 5 furrow semimount plow, auto reset, adjustable width.

Kongskilde PGB 18ft. cultivator with double rolling harrows. White 18ft. cultivator, hyd. wings. IH # 60 – 4 furrow trail plow. J&M 400 bushel gravity bin on 12 ton gear. Wifo 3ph forklift, 8ft. mast. Allied 21ft. cart harrow.

Bush trailer. Champion 4000 watt generator.

Plow parts. Chains. Moisture tester, etc.

NOTE – Farm is sold.

See www. gerberauctions.net for photos. Lunch booth.

Proprietors and auctioneers not responsible for accidents day of sale. Terms – Cash or cheque with I.D. Sale order – Wagonloads, guns, antiques & household, miscellaneous items, truck, machinery.

Proprietors – Ernie and Jean Faulhafer 519-662-2669

AUCTIONEERS:

Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138

2827 Hutchison Rd., RR#1 Millbank (Crosshill)

LOOKING FOR LOCAL WORK?

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Kurtz Auctions Inc. ESTATE AUCTION SALE

DATE: Sat. Nov. 2, @ 10:00 am

LOCATION: 5461, Hwy 86, 1 km north of Guelph Auto Mall PREVIEW: Friday, Nov. 1, 1:00-4:00 pm and sale day 9:00 am FURNITURE / APPLIANCES / INVACARE:

SmallMicrowaves/ 5200 BTU Window AC Unit(like new)/Walnut Drop Leaf table, 5’ long / An�que Wood Rocking Chairs / Occasional Tables/ Queen Ann 3 pc Bombay coee and End Tables / Maple Glass door Curio Cabinet/ An�que Walnut Washstand/ 8 Gallon Stone Crock (nice)/ Old Cream Cans/ Wall Clock/Wine Making Equip. included Jugs, Capper etc./ Camping Nexgrill, Coleman Stoves &Lites./Bath Bench/2-Wheelchairs/Commode Chair on Wheels.

TOOLS, EQUIPMENT & MISC: Cra�smanTool Box on

wheels, 32â€?H/ Portable Gas Caddy/ Campbell HausďŹ eld Air Compressor/ Portable 20Gal Tank/ Coleman Gas Pressure Washer 3 hp/ 12 Compartment Metal Storage Unit/Aluminum Ramps/Toolex Wood Shaper/ Hyundai 1000W Gas Generator/ Large variety of HD Pipe Bender, Equipment& Come A Longs/ Good Variety of Hand Tools/ Makita Cut o Saw/ Delta 8â€? Drill Press/ 6â€?Bench Grinder/ Shop Vac./ Snow Scoops/2 ton Floor Jack/ Torch Sets c/w Masks & Tanks/With Lots Not Menďż˝oned.

VEHICLE / TRAILERS / SNOW BLOWER:

• 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 3.7 Ltr, 4x4 Auto. 216,000 Km, One Owner • 2007 Wells Cargo 26’ V Nose Cargo Trailer c/w Front Ramp Door, like new • 2013 19’ Aluma Tandem open Car Hauler Trailerc/w Ramp & Tie Downs. Bed is 18’6L x 77â€?W (like new) • 22â€?Yard Machines Snow Blower c/w 179cc Gas Engine(as is) • Vinyl Truck Box Cover Fits -2015 Chev Short Box • Bug Deector Fits 2015 Chev Pick up • Set of 4 winter Tires, 15â€? ďŹ t Mazda 3 or others • Poulan Pro 22â€? 6.75 HP Push Mower

Terms: : 10% buyer’s premium. Cash and/or Debit. Cheque with

proper ID. Any announcements day of sale take precedence over ads.

Auctioneer, Auction company or proprietors not responsible for accidents, injury, damage or loss of property on sale day.

Kurtz Auctions Inc. / Auctioneer:

Brian S Kurt (519)836-0342 | Email: brian@kurtzauctionsinc.com See www.kurtzauctionsinc.ca and https://facebook.com/brian.kurtz3950 for photos and update on new items.

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KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter.

Minimum 15 ton lots.

Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

HORSES

WATERLOO COUNTY HORSE SALE AT OLEX, Sat. Oct. 26, at 10 a.m.

To consign or more info call 519-595-3307.

WANTED

HOUSING, FEEDING AND BEDDING FOR 14-18 yearling cattle November-June.

Outdoor access required.

Feed supplied. Wellesley area preferred. Contact Lindsay 519-500-0922 or lindsaybast@yahoo.ca.

WANTED: ROLEX, OMEGA, TUDOR BREITling, zenith, Longines all pocket watches, silver & gold coins, old paper money, jewellery, R&R records, fountain pens.

Cash paid. Call Terry

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

Community Information Page NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Township Council Chambers 24 Church Street West, Elmira

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Take Notice that in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended, the Township of Woolwich has received a complete application for the following proposed Zone Change applications more specifically described below. This notice will summarize the details of the applications and includes a location map. Please be advised that Notice of a Complete Application does not indicate whether the municipality is in support of, or in opposition to the proposals. That determination will be made at a later date.

The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Sections 34 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Zone Change applications. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them.

Zone Change Application 12/2019 2182034 Ontario Limited (Breadner Trailer) – lands located north of 5185 Fountain Street North, Breslau MAP 1 The subject property is located north of 5185 Fountain Street North, Breslau (see BRESLAU Map 1) and described as GCT Part Lot 109 SUBJECT PROPERTY RP58R13140 Part 2. The vacant property is Lands north of 5185 Foutain St N approximately 3.3 ha in area and is designated Rural Land Use and Restricted Land Use Area in the Township Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A).

The applicant is proposing to amend the / Agricultural (A) zoning with a site specific provision, by way of a Temporary Use By-law for a period up to three years, to allow trailers to be parked on the property.

Zone Change Application 13/2019 Anchor Property Management – 285 Woolwich Street South, Breslau The subject property is located at 285 Woolwich MAP 2 Street South, Breslau (see Map 2) and described as GCT Part Lot 115. The 7.7 ha property BRESLAU contains a single detached dwelling and an SUBJECT PROPERTY accessory building, is designated Rural Land Use 285 Woolwich St S and Restricted Land Use Area in the Township Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A).

The applicant is proposing to amend the Agricultural (A) zoning with a site specific provision, by way of a Temporary Use By-law for / a period up to three years, to allow trailers to be parked on the property.

Please Note: APPEAL RIGHTS TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Township of Woolwich to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich before the bylaw is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

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Phone:

519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820

After Hours Emergency:

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

of Woolwich before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

NOTIFICATION: If you cannot attend the meeting, you can express your concerns/comments about the proposed change in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before November 12, 2019 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will also be considered.

The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. This information is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public at the Committee of the Whole and Council meetings. Please note that while the Committee of the Whole and Council may redact some personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers, your submissions will otherwise be made public in their entirety. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 519-669-1647 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6005.

MORE INFORMATION: The public may view planning documents and background material relating to this application at the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, or on the Township website at www.woolwich.ca Questions or written submissions may be directed to: Township of Woolwich Engineering and Planning Services Department Box 158, 24 Church Street West Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6 Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 24th day of October 2019.

Notice of Watermain Flushing / Hydrant Maintenance Operation The Township of Woolwich will be engaging in a watermain flushing/hydrant maintenance program as follows:

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Starting October 28th, 2019 until November 1st, 2019 Monday October 28th, 2019 – Maryhill Heights 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m Tuesday October 29th, 2019 – Maryhill Isley 7:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m Wednesday October 30th, 2019 – Breslau 7:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m (All Day) Thursday October 31st, 2019 – Breslau 7:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m (All Day) Friday November 1st, 2019 – Breslau 7:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m *These dates are subject to change and will be communicated on the Township website* Watermain flushing is performed at this time of low water usage to minimize its impact on water service. Please refrain from using excessive amounts of water during this time period (i.e. doing laundry, using the dishwasher, etc.)

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

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

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DJ Carroll looks to up the spooky quotient at this year’s haunted house event

BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI

arebiszewski@woolwichobserver.com

Double, double toil and trouble is brewing in Elmira, as DJ Carroll prepares for his annual haunted house taking place on Halloween night. This year, in celebration of his 20 years as a drama teacher at EDSS, Carroll is working on combining his passion for creativity with his love for spooky things to create the best haunted house yet.

From an early age, Carroll always enjoyed Halloween, costumes, and scary movies that has allowed him to share his admiration for the holiday with the community for nearly 20 years now.

“I love Halloween, and being a drama teacher lets me be very creative in a fun way,” he said.

The new and varied special effects now available allow Carroll to get even more creative while also adding to his love for the yearly event, he explains.

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stand out this year, the drama teacher is making it an interactive event for kids so that they can be engaged and be a part of the story.

“The kids get a chance to defend the neighbourhood from the invading monsters.”

Each year Carroll enlists his drama students at EDSS to help him pull off the special event. For this All Hallows’ Eve, they will act as the military that will inform the trick-or-treaters that a mad scientist has built an inter-dimensional portal to a monster universe but there has been a breach and now the monsters are invading the neighbourhood. Building on this story line the children will get a chance to fight off these monsters, said Carroll.

For more than two decades, EDSS drama teacher DJ Carroll has been turning his Elmira home into a haunted house with the help of his students. Cece Doreen is “I have Nerf guns lined a co-op student who will be helping out with the decorations this year. The free event takes place at 14 Limera Ave. on Oct. 31. [ANETA REBISZEWSKI] up and the kids have to use event is free, each year CarTrick-or-treaters are the Nerf guns to defend the lives in will be hosting a fall he hopes it will entertain a roll asks that people bring variety of community mem- invited to come out to the decor and Halloween decneighbourhood.” haunted house at 14 Limera any donations for the food bers. In previous years, the orating contest for all the Aside from the haunted bank as a way of giving back Ave. created by Carroll and haunted house has been neighbours that live in the house there will be attracto the community through his students on Halloween able to bring in some 150 area. It’s a chance for peotions for everyone to enjoy, the holiday he loves the night between 5:30 p.m. people each time dependas the Country Club Estates ple to realize there’s more and 8:30 p.m. Although the most. ing on the weather. to see, says Carroll, adding subdivision that Carroll

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Community Information Page

T R AV E L A B R OA D W I T H T H E O B S E RV E R

P.O. Box 158

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

LEAF DISPOSAL Please do not rake your leaves onto the road. This practice has been prohibited by bylaw in the Township of Woolwich since 1994. There is a fine of $125 for depositing any debris or refuse, which includes leaves, on Township Roads. These piles of leaves are a safety hazard as they encourage children to play on the road. They can also result in flooding issues when the leaves block storm drains.

LEAF DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES NATURAL CHOICES Mulching and composting are the most economical and environmentally beneficial ways to deal with Phone: 519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820 After Hours Emergency: 519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca your leaves.

• Instead of disposing of your leaves, save them, mulch them with your lawnmower and gradually add them to your home composter. They will break down into a useful organic material that can be added to flower and vegetable gardens.

• Rather than raking your leaves, why not mulch them on your lawn or into your garden? When the leaves are dry, mow your lawn more frequently. The mulched leaves will soon disappear into your lawn or garden as fertilizer.

CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION PROGRAM Bagged Leaf Collection • Bag leaves using only paper yard waste bags or returnable containers marked with a Region of Waterloo Yard Waste sticker.

• Place out with yard waste materials on yard waste collection days separately from your garbage containers.

• For more information call the Region of Waterloo at 519-575-4400.

Tip: Mulching your leaves with a lawn mower or other mulching device prior to bagging can reduce leaf volumes. (10 bags of loose leaves = 1 bag of mulched leaves) If you have too many leaves for your composter to handle, you may bring your leaves to the Regional Landfill Site located at: Gate 2, 925 Erb Street West, Waterloo Monday to Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/aboutTheEnvironment/Landfill_Operations.asp

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Foerster, Howard December 12, 1932 - October 24, 1986

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Weber, Clayton M. Passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at his home in Waterloo, at the age of 77. Clayt was the beloved husband of Anna (Frey) Weber for 54 years. Loving father of Darlene and Matthew Scott of Barrie, Richard and Janelle Weber of Elmira, Collin and Jane Weber of Hortonville, NS, Arnett and Tavia Weber of Waterloo, and Denise Weber of Elmira. Cherished papa of Jordan and Michael; Alyssa and Benjamin; Lee, Eben and Hyland; Joshua and Eva. Survived by siblings Oscar and Erla Weber, Melinda and Homer Martin, Alice and Earl Martin, Verna Weber, Paul and Shirley Weber, and sister-in-law Dorothy Weber.

Predeceased by his parents Alvin Weber and Mary Anne (Weber) Wideman, and his brother Enoch Weber. The family received relatives and friends on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 from 2-4 p.m. and Wednesday, October 23, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Wallenstein Bible Chapel. A memorial service was held on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Wallenstein Bible Chapel. A private family interment took place prior to the service. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Wallenstein Bible Chapel (Building Fund) or Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario would be appreciated by the family and may be made by calling the Dreisinger Funeral Home at 519-669-2207.

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Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at St. Mary’s General Hospital, Kitchener, in his 85th year.

Murray, of St. Jacobs, was the much loved husband and best friend of Marilyn Schlitt for 56 years. Loving and supportive father of Catherine of Waterloo, David (Lisa Phillips) of Stratford, Andrew of Waterloo, and Bruce (Maisie Wong) of Guelph. Proud Poppa of Nathan and Peter Schlitt, from whom he derived great joy watching their baseball and hockey games. He will be missed by his special buddy Ryerson and parents Tammy and Paul. Predeceased by his parents Melvin and Lulu (Snow) Schlitt. At Murray’s request, cremation has taken place. The family received relatives and friends for memorial visitation on Monday, October 21, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Private family interment was held in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs. Many thanks to Sharon and Orville who were with us every step of this journey, Dr. Megan Fortino and the staff at St. Mary’s Hospital for their compassionate care. As expressions of sympathy, donations to St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation (Building Fund) or Ponsonby Recreation Club (Ball Diamonds Fund) would be appreciated by the family.

Peacefully went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at Hospice Wellington, Guelph, at the age of 88 years. Beloved husband for over 65 years of the late Naomi Shoemaker (2017). Devoted father of Yvonne (Ralph) Gingerich, Paul (Judy) Shoemaker, Judy (Joel) Hiller, Pat (Paul) Martin, Rick (Deb) Shoemaker, Steve (Jen) Shoemaker, and Beverly (Bruce) Daley. Proud grandfather of 19 grandchildren and 31 greatgrandchildren. Lovingly remembered by his special friend Hazel Cameron, sisters-in-law Mary Musselman, Violet Martin, and Janice Cressman.

Predeceased by grandchildren Jeremy Martin and Ashley Shoemaker, parents Wesley and Edith (Hasenpflug) Shoemaker, siblings Elma (Ervin) Musselman, Wilfred (Hettie, Ella) Shoemaker, and Herb (Agnes, Wilma) Shoemaker and brothers-in-law Marshall Musselman, Lloyd Martin, and Calvin Cressman. The family received their relatives and friends on Saturday, October 19, 2019, from 2-5 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A private family service and interment took place. In Milton’s memory, donations to Hospice Wellington or Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. A special thank you to the staff at St. Jacobs Place and Hospice Wellington.

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The new exchange student in Woolwich Township has been enjoying the smalltown life so far.

Since mid-August, Maud Paillet is staying with the Sauve family in Maryhill.

She hails from Orléans in the northern central part of France, a city with a population of more than 114,000.

Transitioning from a bigger city to the comparatively quiet rural community has been quite an adjustment for the 15-year-old.

“It’s really different from my home, but I really like it,” said Paillet.

The most significant transition for her has been school life; she attends St. David Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo, while back in France, she attended Lycée Jean Za. “We have way longer days in France,” said Paillet. “We can finish … it’s not always the same hour; we can finish school at 5 or 6 p.m. sometimes.”

Paillet’s family encouraged her to participate in the exchange program – after her father thought of the idea, her mother researched the program and helped her to apply.

Fellow exchange student and newfound friend Avery Sauve has been showing Paillet the ropes, including the integration of a school uniform that is required at St. David’s.

“Maud was actually really excited to try wearing the uniforms because there aren’t really uniforms in France, it’s not very pop-

Maryhill’s Avery Sauve (left) and Maud Paillet of France formed a fast friendship through the Canadian Education Exchange Foundation. [SUBMITTED]

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The Sauve family then went online, filled out an application, and a detailed questionnaire. The students were matched together based on their interests.

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Maud will stay in Maryhill until November, but they won’t be apart for long. Avery will also get the chance to immerse herself in the French culture when Maud’s family hosts her in early February through late May.

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NOVEMBER 6 „„ YOUNG AT HEART SOCIAL CLUB. PLEASE JOIN US FOR friendship, cards, games and refreshments at the St. Clements Community Centre, 1 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 8 „„ ST. TERESA OF AVILA SPAGHETTI DINNER. MEAL SERVED from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through the Parish Office, adults $12, 6-12 years $6, children under 5 free, family of 4 $25. Take-out meals can be picked up at 4:30 p.m. Ticket sales close November 6. All welcome.

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tion rates differ across the tundra. “Analysis is ongoing, but early hints are concerning,� says Ogden. It is hoped that the findings will improve the predictability of climate change at high latitudes.

Q. About seven per cent of Americans over the age of 40 are affected by phantosmia. What is that?

A. Also called phantom odor perception or olfactory hallucination, it occurs when someone smells burning rubber or other unpleasant odors even though nothing is there, reports the University of California, Berkeley “Wellness Letter.� The condition is not well understood, but it may occur with some common medical conditions or

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 | THE O BSE RVE R

UP TO

L IV IN G H E RE | 27

20

CANADA WIDE CLEARANCE

0 84

% OR OF MSRP CASH

%

PURCHASE CREDIT

FINANCING

ON SELECT NEW IN STOCK 2019 MODELS*

FOR UP TO

MONTHS

ON SELECT OTHER MODELS^

YUKON DENALI

CANYON DENALI

TERRAIN DENALI

ACADIA DENALI SIERRA DENALI

2019 NEXT-GENERATION SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB DENALI = UP TO

20

15,000

$

% OF

MSRP

CASH PURCHASE CREDIT

ON NEW IN-STOCK 2019 MODELS BASED ON MSRP OF $77,515*

2019 ACADIA DENALI

0 84 %

FINANCING

FOR UP TO

MONTHS^

2019 TERRAIN DENALI

0 72 %

FINANCING

FOR UP TO

LIMITED AVAILABILITY. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

2019 SIERRA 1500 LIMITED DOUBLE CAB

FINAL CLEAROUT

25 GET

CREW CAB SLE Z71 MODEL SHOWN

GMC PRO GRADE PROTECTION:

COMPLIMENTARY 2-YEAR/ 48,000 KM LUBE-OIL-FILTER MAINTENANCE ON 2019 MODELS ∞

MONTHS^

MSRP CASH % OF PURCHASE CREDIT

ON SELECT NEW 2019 MODELS*

5-YEAR / 100,000 KM POWERTRAIN COMPONENT WARRANT Y COVERAGE ON 2019 MODELS ∞

AVAILABLE BUILT-IN 4G LTE WI-FI ® HOTSPOT (DATA PLAN REQUIRED)∆

FIND YOURS TODAY AT GMCOFFERS.CA Offers are valid toward the retail purchase of an eligible new or demonstrator in stock 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 delivered in Canada between October 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019. Up to 20% Of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit is a manufacturer to dealer incentive (tax exclusive), valid toward retail cash purchases only on select 2019 models in stock. Not compatible with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this credit which will result in higher effective cost of credit on their transaction. Credit is calculated on vehicle MSRP (which excludes vehicle freight), excluding any dealer-installed options. Credit value will vary with model purchased: models receiving up to 15% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: Yukon, Yukon XL, Canyon; models receiving up to 20% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: All-New Sierra 1500 Crew Cab, All-New Sierra 1500 Double Cab; models receiving up to 25% of MSRP Cash Purchase Credit are: Sierra Limited. As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) to verify eligibility. These offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Conditions and limitations apply. Void where prohibited. See Dealer for full program details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ^ Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada on select vehicles purchased and delivered from October 1 and October 31, 2019. 0%/0% purchase financing (0%/0% APR) offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 72/84 months on eligible new 2019 Terrain Denali/Acadia Denali models. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $42,995/$54,545 financed at 0%/0% nominal rate (0%/0% APR) equals $598/$650 monthly for 72/84 months. The offer includes $450/$650 Cash Delivery Allowance (tax exclusive) and $750/$0 finance cash (tax exclusive). Cost of borrowing is $0/$0, for a total obligation of $42,995/$54,545. Freight ($1,895/$1,895) and air conditioning charge ($100/$100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and, except in Quebec, dealer fees not included (all of which may vary by dealer and region). Credits vary by model. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) may modify, extend or terminate offers for any reason, in whole or in part, at any time, without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact GM Canada to verify eligibility. These offers may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Conditions and limitations apply. Void where prohibited. See Dealer for full program details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. TD Auto Finance is a registered trademark of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. Δ Visit onstar.ca for vehicle availability, coverage maps, details and system limitations. Services and connectivity vary by model and conditions as well as geographical and technical restrictions. 4G LTE service available in select markets. Requires active connected vehicle services and a data plan to access the vehicle’s built-in Wi-Fi hotspot. Accessory Power must be active to use the Wi-Fi hotspot. Data plans provided by AT&T or its local service provider. Credit card is required for purchase. ∞ Whichever comes first. Conditions and limitations apply. See your dealer for details.

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