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Wellesley staff concerns about the possible misuse of assessment information were allayed by an MPAC presentation to council Tuesday night.

This year, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation has launched a new website called AboutMyProperty that allows property owners to compare the value of their property to 24 other properties within a 10-kilometre radius.

Chief administrative officer Susan Duke said staff had received several requests for information from the assessment roll data.

She was concerned the information on the website could be used to put together calling lists, allowing telemarketers to get around the “do-not-call” registry.

“We don’t want this to become an alternative source of information for people who are doing solicitation.”

MPAC representative Jon Hebden said other municipal offices also reported receiving requests for information, which turned out to be from a university student working on a school project.

She wanted to look at assessment rolls to put together a mailing list for a school project, but the information is for assessment purposes only.

Hebden said the website has information on the value of each property – the size of the house, the age of the buildings – but

AT THE TOP OF THE HEAP thirteen-month-old Mathieu Forster found a whole lot of big orange gourds at the observer’s 10th annual great pumpkin party oct. 18. Forster was also declared a winner in the five-and-under category during the costume contest. More than 500 kids participated in the festivities held at EDSS. More photos on page 17.

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The visit was hospitable, but Woolwich councillors didn’t appear to be buying what the delegates from Citizens for Better Government (CFBG) were selling Monday night.

Advocating amalgamation of Waterloo Region’s seven municipalities, representatives of the group have been making the rounds of local councils since CFBG released its final report last month.

Committee member John Scherrer of Elmira outlined three possible scenarios to replace the existing two-tier system in Waterloo Region.

The one-city model would replace the seven municipalities and the region with a single city.

Option two calls for five municipalities (two tiers) that retains the region but creates a new city comprised of Woolwich, Waterloo and Kitchener.

Wellesley, Wilmot, North Dumfries and Cambridge would remain as they are today.

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The northern city, because of its size and resources already in place, would take responsibility for the common services now managed by the region. North Dumfries Township could choose to join either the new northern or southern municipality.

Favouring the single-city option, the group sees each of the suggestions as preferable to the status quo. The process of change is inevitable, said Scherrer, noting the division of responsibilities such as the provision of water services have been evolving since Waterloo Region was formed in 1973.

“Amalgamation has been happening for 35 years,” albeit in a piecemeal fashion.

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His legacy is Woolwich as we see it today Former director of engineering and planning Dave Gosnay remembered as a man with a vision STEVE KANNON A private man who worked largely behind the scenes, Dave Gosnay arguably had the largest impact on the look and feel of Woolwich Township, shaping its built environment: subdivisions, commercial developments and infrastructure projects.

Woolwich as it appears today is a very visible legacy of the former director of engineering and planning, who died Oct. 11 after a lengthy illness. He was 54.

Gosnay had been coping with scleroderma, a connective tissue disease that causes thickening and hardening of the skin and other organs, for about seven years.

Initially limiting his mobility, the disease’s progression ultimately forced him to retire last year. It was a blow to a man whose work was a central part of his life, say friends and colleagues. “He had a passion for the township,� said Joyce Reimer, who got to know Gosnay when she served on the Elmira

Bringing the convention to Elmira CONvENING AT THE CENOTAPH the Elmira branch of the Royal Canadian Legion hosted the semi-annual District C Convention oct. 18.

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BIA and the chamber of commerce, eventually becoming close friends. “Even when he was getting [sicker], it was important for him to stay at his post.�

Even after his retirement, having spent 17 years with the township, he acted as a resource for the planning department, wanting to stay involved.

From the policies that guide development decisions to some of the projects under construction today, Gosnay’s contributions remain an integral part of the township, said planner John Scarfone.

The Elmira and St. Jacobs growth strategies of the early ‘90s, for instance, shaped the way those communities have grown. The staging policies for new construction, driven by Gosnay, continue to govern the amount of new construction. “He was a leader with that (staging). You see other municipalities using the growth strategies that we have. It’s a way to manage the boom-andbust cycle ‌ to manage growth.â€?

All new homes built in the township conform to a front-porch living design that minimizes the visual impact of garages – so-called snout homes are not permitted here – because of the design guidelines Gosnay pushed.

The development of the former Elmira Raceway lands was guided by the former director, Scarfone noted. Gosnay came up with the plan to save Carriage Hall, negotiating with the Elmira Lions to create what is now Lions Hall. A chunk of the land is home to the Woolwich Memorial Centre now under construction.

He was instrumental in arranging the acquisition of a new administration building for the township, a fact that will be marked by one of the rooms being named in his honour when township staff moves to the new facility next month.

Extension of municipal services in Breslau, as well as the deal with the developer of the Riverland subdivision that will see the sales office turned over to the township for use as a community centre are other lasting contributions, said Scarfone. “If you were to sum up his accomplishments, he was always at the forefront of things, on the leading edge – never a follower,� he noted. “When it comes to planning, he made Woolwich stand out in the region.�

Gosnay’s strong opinions and tough stances didn’t always stand him in good stead, however.

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ties. That said, there was a mutual respect based on the professional relationship – it wasn’t personal.

All of Gosnay’s decisions were based on the policies and guidelines, backed up by the facts, said Dennis Martin of Birdland Developments.

There was a process to follow, and he wasn’t happy when developers came in looking for changes as a project moved along. “Dave was one who firmly believed that once you’ve gone through the first iteration of a plan, you have to stick with that.�

Developers looking to speed up the building process sometimes felt stymied by the policies.

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Hebden outlined for council the property tax increases in Wellesley. In 2009, residential property taxes will increase an average of 6.44 per cent; farm taxes an average of 7.84 per cent; multiresidential 2.25 per cent; commercial, 4.17 per cent; and industrial, 7.32 per cent.

This year the province lifted a two-year freeze on assessments, meaning the value of most properties will rise significantly.

Between the assessment freeze in 2005 and January 2008, the average value of the 1,872 single family detached homes in Wellesley rose to $333,783 from $261,758 in 2005, a 27.5 per cent increase. Semi-detached residential properties increased 37.4 per cent, to $211,471 in 2008 from $153,941 in 2005. The value of the 42 residential condominiums in the township rose 12.4 per cent, to $183,048 from $162,929 in 2005.

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“It’s a chance for us to have a lot of fun for Halloween and do something really cool with the kids.”

DJ Carroll

THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT Sarah Hilker of the EDSS drama class lets out a scream as she is approached by some less-than-friendly monsters during a rehearsal Wednesday in advance of the Monster House event set photo | MARC MIQUEL HELSEN for teacher DJ Carroll’s home on Halloween night.

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EDSS drama teacher to unveil Monster House on Halloween; crew gets rehearsal at pumpkin party MARC MIQUEL HELSEN For the eighth year in a row, monsters of all sorts will be the guests of honour at DJ Carroll’s Elmira home on Halloween.

On Oct. 31, the EDSS drama teacher will open the doors of his temporarily hellish home to brazen people of all ages who dare to tread through his Monster House.

An annual scare fest – this year’s event will take place at his new home on Sunset Place – Carroll’s haunted house routine takes on a new theme every year. This time around, his driveway will lead to a garage newly converted into a giant fanged monster mouth.

“It’s fun. I really enjoy doing it,” said Carroll, noting the undertaking is also an excuse for old friends, teachers and former and current students to get together for some scary fun.

“It’s a chance for us to have a lot of

fun for Halloween and do something really cool with the kids.”

As always, Carroll employs the talents of his drama students from the high school, who get to strut their stuff on Halloween night despite being past the age for trick-or-treating. It’s also a chance to let their creative juices flow ... like blood.

This time out, the storyline will see visitors go through the site with tour guides who, dressed as construction workers and renovators, will guide them through a building replete with hideous monsters.

“I’m very excited about it because it’s different; because it’s gong to be in a garage, in a driveway; it’s going to be a little bit more fine-tuned,” said Carroll.

The Monster House event takes place at 16 Sunset Pl. in Elmira on Oct. 31, running from around 5 p.m. until approximately 9 p.m.

Carroll and his cast of students got in some rehearsal time putting a scare

in visitors to The Great Pumpkin party held at EDSS Oct. 28. There, Carroll and his charges put up a haunted house in the school gym. It was the fifth year in a row that the drama teacher – a true Halloween enthusiast – and his students set up shop at the popular event.

This year’s offering featured a mad magician unleashing his magical monsters to menace passing visitors.

“It went really well,” said Carroll, noting that some 300 visitors dared to go through the house. Assisted by tour guides, they traversed a maze in pursuit of treasure, only to be greeted by some unseemly characters.

Carroll and his crew knew that all was good when they heard the screams.

The haunted house was just one of many activities that took place from 2-4 p.m. at the 10th annual Observer bash that featured glow in the dark games, target games, a busker show, free balloons, pumpkins and loot bags.

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“It was a lot of fun. Seeing as this year was the 10th anniversary, we were hoping to make the pumpkin party bigger and better; I think we succeeded,” said Observer publisher Joe Merlihan, noting that more than 500 kids attended the event. Volunteers handed out hundreds of goodie bags, 300 balloons, 600 glow necklaces and some 200 pumpkins.

Plenty of volunteers, including EDSS’ United Hands group, chipped in to help out at this year’s event.

The smiles on the faces of the kids and their parents made all the work worthwhile, said Merlihan.

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» FROM THE EDITOR | STEVE KANNON

When it comes to e-mail, the delete key is your best ally

If you’ve got an email account, chances are you receive all kinds of spam, everything from deals on pharmaceuticals – a heavy emphasis on little blue pills – to account verification requests from organizations you’ve never heard of.

The sales attempts – pirated software, anyone? – are annoying. The Nigerian scams pitiful … and annoying.

The phishing attempts – those e-mails about your bank/PayPal/eBay account – maddening. Every time I check my mail, I’m left wondering, “who would be stupid enough to fall for this nonsense?” Apparently, enough people to make it worthwhile – much like those obnoxious telemarketers.

Who, for instance, gets roped into a Nigerian scam? Those e-mails from the son/wife/cousin/assistant groundskeeper of a former dictator who wants your assistance in moving $15 million out of the country are as unbelievable as they are poorly written. The lottery scams – very popular right now – are of the same mould, designed to separate the gullible from their money.

Also fraudulent, but perhaps less obviously so, are requests from what purports to be your bank or other service such as PayPal requesting you to authenticate your account information, usually under the guise of a security breach. The goal is to get you to provide names, passwords and credit card information the scammers – known as phishers – will later use to steal your

money.

The better attempts do look legitimate, but are easily overcome by some simple logic: These companies don’t use e-mail to notify you of security issues. Often, they don’t even have your e-mail information unless you’ve explicitly provided them with it. The biggest hint by far is when you receive multiple e-mails, each purporting to be from different banks. I’ve been amused, and not the least bit concerned, when being notified within minutes that there are problems with both my Bank of America and Citibank accounts despite the fact I don’t bank in the U.S. I sometimes feel that anyone stupid enough to fall for these and other lame frauds ought to be parted from their cash, if only to teach them a lesson. Typically, however, such thoughts are fleeting, and most of the vitriol is aimed at the criminals behind them.

In the long term, the goal is to stop all such fraudulent e-mail. While many are not fooled, we still have to put up with an increasing amount of spam.

For those suckered by the scam, the costs are much higher.

So, who are these people? While the elderly and the desperate are the prime targets, all kinds of people have fallen prey to such cons. In 2007, North Americans were defrauded of more than $3.5 billion.

Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant for Sophos Labs, is an expert on viruses and spam. His blog (www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/) keeps track of the nasty goings on.

Last year, for instance, the treasurer of a Michigan county municipal gov-

ernment was nabbed for embezzling more than $1.2 million after getting embroiled in a Nigerian banking scam.

He apparently got dragged in after dropping $72,000 of his own money.

This month, a 22-year-old Romanian national has admitted his involvement in a U.S.-based phishing scheme that raked in $700,000.

“Sergiu Daniel Popa, who was extradited to the USA from Spain in June, stole a total of approximately $700,000 from over 7,000 people after spamming out e-mails pretending to come from financial institutions such as SunTrust, Citibank and PayPal. “By leading victims to bogus websites, Popa was able to steal PIN codes, names, addresses, bank account numbers, credit card and social security information from internet users.”

That’s 7,000 people stung by one scammer alone. The mind boggles at just how many opportunities there are for people to be taken … and just how many are ripe for the picking.

If you receive e-mail offering large sums of money, simply keep in mind the adage that if it sounds too good to be true, it most definitely is.

In the case of bogus pages appearing to be legitimate websites, the key is to practice vigilance – don’t blindly follow links on such e-mails. Better to treat it as you would those e-mails advising you you’ve received a greeting card from a friend/sibling/long-lost aunt: hit the “delete” key.

A web poll of more than 600 business PC users, conducted by Sophos, found that 58 per cent receive at least one phishing email every day, while, alarmingly, 22 per cent receive more than five a day – evidence that the drive towards financially motivated computer crime continues to accelerate.

“The reason phishing emails are now so prevalent is due to their success rate: every day new users fall victim to these underhanded and illegal tactics,” says Carole Theriault, senior security consultant at Sophos. “If you receive more than five phishes per day, you’re either alert to the dangers or you’re likely to have been robbed blind. With crooks employing more and more devious methods to dupe users, the best advice is to always be wary of unsolicited emails, and at all costs avoid parting with confidential information.”

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How long have you been at Bank of Montreal?

Eight years.

Have your coworkers thrown you a goodbye party?

They’ve done a ton; they have cake and the branch is decorated. They arranged a horse and buggy ride for me. The boss took me out for lunch.

What do you like about working in Elmira?

The town has a family feel to it the moment

What do you do in your time off?

I like taking my kids to their sporting events; I play golf, I like to travel.

What’s the most interesting place you’ve been?

Probably the most interesting is Montreal.

Montreal is a great city, you feel like you’re in Europe. I go every year and watch my Leafs get hammered by the Canadiens.

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I think they’re going to do pretty terrible this year. I love them, and I can say they’re not going to do very well.

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Centre Wellington Township this week got its hands on a cheque for $610,081, the latest installment of its share of revenues from slot machines at the Grand River Raceway. The payment represents five per cent of the revenues generated in the second quarter (July to September). To date, the township has received more than $8.6 million in non-tax gaming revenue since the operation was forced to move from Woolwich Township.

Slots at Grand River Raceway opened on Dec. 4, 2003. Since that time, it has attracted more than three million visitors.

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation issued more than $19 million in revenue last quarter to 23 host communities of slots at racetracks and charity casinos.

To date, those communities have collected $579.5 million.

One Mary too many Wellesley Township council voted Oct. 21 in favour of renaming Mary Street in Hawkesville.

The township’s emergency response protocol stipulates that there can only be one Mary Street in the municipality, and there is already a Mary Street in St. Clements.

A landowner in Hawkesville has applied to have the street renamed Orville Court.

Going snaky in Woolwich Opting for simplicity, Woolwich council this week dealt with snakes in its animal control bylaw by capping the size at two metres, the maximum length allowable if residents wish to keep a snake in the township.

Monday’s decision overturns a vote last week in committee which would have tried to restrict certain breeds of constrictors. Dangerous venomous snakes of any description continue to be prohibited, no matter what size.

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Real estate fuels sale of 20 seats

Paul Martin’s pledge to buy a seat at W.M.C. with every house sold nets $10,000 MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Having helped build the Elmira Arena more than 30 years ago, Paul Martin is now contributing to the Woolwich Memorial Centre, the facility that will replace it. This time round, though, instead of laying bricks, the local real estate agent will be securing seats for the Dan Snyder Memorial Arena.

Last spring the RE/ MAX agent decided to buy a $500 seat in the arena every time he sold a house in Woolwich Township this year, regardless of whether he represented the buyer or the seller.

Martin made his first contribution in May after the sale of 9 Raising Mill Gate in Elmira.

That initial seat will be dedicated to his son, Jeremy, who was hit and killed by a pickup truck Oct. 10, 1994 while riding

his bike to work at the Stone Crock restaurant.

The fact that Martin grew up and raised a family in the township and since his son played hockey in the existing arena made the dedication meaningful. Eager to help out his community by purchasing even more seats, Martin decided to help anyone who would like to have a memorial for someone but couldn’t afford it.

Now, five months later, Martin has bought 20 seats for a total price tag of $10,000: eight of them have thus far been claimed, and 12 are still available.

Martin’s venture was welcomed this week by Paul Bossenberry of the Woolwich Recreational Facility Foundation.

“We’re very, very grateful for his support. I hope that people take notice of his generosity,” said Bossenberry.

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The cash keeps rolling on in

FRUITS OF HIS LABOUR Paul Martin, who is buying 20 seats at the Dan Snyder Memorial Arena and donating the naming rights, shakes hands with Paul Bossenberry from the Woolwich Recreational Facility Foundation.

rial Centre will feature, among other things, two ice hockey pads, a walking track, seniors’ centre, and a swimming pool.

Although he has a strong connection to the neighbouring older facility, Martin is eagerly anticipating the opening of the new complex.

“I think it’s a great

thing that we’re doing the arena and that we’re finally moving on,” said Martin.

“With the community expanding, it’s something that’s certainly needed and I’m behind that 100 per cent, for everything to be in the same complex is certainly a bonus too.”

As a Sugar Kings supporter, Martin plans on catching some home action once the facility’s up and running. He also plans to use the walking track and maybe the pool.

For more information on the dozen seats still available, contact Martin at 519-503-9533.

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year.

When Gosnay first arrived in the township in 1990, he came equipped with new ideas that came as a jolt to developers here, said Martin.

“Some of his ideas were futuristic when he came in. Eventually, the future caught up with him – he

was a visionary planner.

“He wanted to be a community planner, not just subdivisions.”

His concept of community planning didn’t always please everybody, agreed Reimer.

“Dave was at odds with many developers. Dave saw himself as a watchdog for Woolwich’s in-

terests,” she noted. “He stood his ground, and instigated a lot of wonderful ideas.”

A modest person who lived a quiet life – he never married or had kids – he devoted himself to the township, though he wanted to stay out of the limelight.

In that vein, when he

ultimately retired, his colleagues at the township had to work hard to convince him just to have a little drop-in function to celebrate his time in Woolwich, Scarfone explained.

At his request, there was no funeral, no service after he passed away.

Friends, however, will be

gathering Monday night at the Duke of Wellington pub in Waterloo to raise a toast in celebration of his life.

His true legacy will be what residents see as they drive through the township, and the policies that will shape development for years to come.

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The Observer | Saturday, October 25, 2008

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Helping residents cope with and perhaps prevent diabetes is the name of the game at a special health fair in Wellesley Nov. 1.

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“There’s nothing better than to have at noon a cooking demonstration, and they (visitors) get fed. So, everybody comes out and they get to eat something,” quipped Marsha Koehler, a spokesperson for the event.

Indeed, cooking demonstrations are part of the activities on tap at the third annual outing.

The fair will also feature speakers and displays of information about the disease, including prevention through nutrition.

“Diabetes is growing in leaps and bounds; the thing of it is the guidelines for managing diabetes health has changed a great deal in 10 years and a lot of our seniors are still doing things that they were told to do 10 years ago when they received their education about their diabetes and how to properly eat and manage the sugars. Now we need to get to them,” said Koehler, a registered nurse at the Centre For Family Medicine (CFFM) in Wellesley. As a result of extensive research conducted over the past decade, more is known today about the beneficial qualities of a fibre-rich diet “that stabilizes blood-sugar.”

Consequently, visitors to the fair will learn how to use legumes and ancient grains to stabilize their diabetes.

According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, more than two million Canadians have the disease, and the rate appears to be on the rise.

Among the factors responsible for this trend are an aging population and an increase in the rate of obesity.

People with diabetes are at a very high risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke, so good diabetes management is important for their wellbeing.

“It’s not a bad idea to go out and learn about it because if we start stabilizing our sugars now with a high-fibre diet we’re less likely to have diabetes in our late adult years,” said Koehler.

The Fair takes place at the Wellesley Community Centre Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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The Observer | Saturday, October 25, 2008

RIDE statistics show decrease in impaired driving charges MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Efforts to reduce drinking and driving appear to be paying dividends, according to recent statistics from Waterloo Regional Police.

During this year’s Oktoberfest celebrations from Oct. 10-19, police checked 13,140 vehicles for drinking and unsafe drivers. Officers conducted 100 roadside tests and issued 17 12-hour suspensions, indicating a downward trend in figures from 104 and 31 respectively in 2007. One impaired charge was laid, compared to three in 2007 and 15 in 2006.

“When we compare the numbers we’re certainly encouraged by any decrease in the number of charges because we believe that a decrease in charges is also linked to the proactive work that gets done in the community throughout the year: educating, building awareness around all the risks associated with impaired driving,” said police spokesman Olaf Heinzel.

“We’re encouraged by those numbers; we hope it is a trend that we want to see continue into the future.”

That said, this year’s total of checked vehicles (13,140) was down significantly from 19,888 in

2007. Heinzel noted that while more vehicles were checked during the Oktoberfest RIDE programs last year, this time around police took a different approach when choosing program locations.

“Largely it’s linked to the location that the officers set up and the volume of the traffic there,” said Heinzel, noting that there were also fewer RIDE programs conducted than last year.

The area of focus of the RIDE programs was in Kitchener and Waterloo, where most of the Oktoberfest festivities took place.

Though there were fewer programs this time around, police were more selective in where they set up, said Traffic Branch Staff Sergeant Scott Diefenbaker.

“It was more focused and more targeted … it sent a very clear message,” he said, noting that in many cases patrons of fest halls throughout the K-W area knew what to expect before they started drinking.

Overall, Diefenbaker was pleased with the results, as many party revelers made arrangements to travel home by bus, taxi, or arranged rides with sober family members.

A new feature of this year’s Oktoberfest program was the administration of drug recognition tests. Under new

legislation that came into effect in July, police are now able to demand drivers whom they suspect to be impaired to submit to a field sobriety test and an evaluation by a drug recognition expert. The specially trained officers – comprising a crew of eight – conduct a series of 12 tests (including the provision of a bodily fluid) to determine the class of drug that is causing the impairment. The types of drugs that can cause impairment, and for the consumption of which drivers might be charged, range from illicit narcotics such as marijuana and cocaine to over-the-counter and prescription medication.

“Our officers are really looking for people whose driving is somehow impaired by some substance, so the drug recognition program helps them to recognize various signs and indications that a person may be impaired by some form of drug whether it be illegal or prescription and then do their testing according to that,” said Heinzel.

The program makes Waterloo one of the first in Ontario to have officers trained in drug recognition.

Last week, three such tests were conducted, resulting in one drug-related impaired driving charge.

CHANGE IN COUNCIL MEETING TIME

Please be advised the Regular Council meeting for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, 2008 will commence at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Regional Administration Building, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener.

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(a total of 51 politicians), replacing them with once city council made up of 26 ward councillors and a mayor. Ward councillors would be assisted by 26 unelected community councils intended to provide a local voice on a centralized government.

Coun. Mark Bauman, however, expressed concerns about Woolwich’s rural character and issues being lumped in with Kitchener and Waterloo, for instance – “it’s a frightening thing” – noting there are some conflicting interests, especially when it comes to land-use policies.

“With a vast area of easy land to develop … Woolwich Township will become just another greenfield area,” he suggested.

Coun. Ruby Weber asked how the township would benefit from being amalgamated with Kitchener and Waterloo in the five-municipalities model proposed by the group.

In response, committee member Jim Beingessner noted Woolwich already has close ties with the two cities because of its boundaries. Furthermore, the airport is in Woolwich, and much of the future development in the region is slated for the so-called east-side lands around Breslau.

“It just seems to make sense from our point of view that these municipalities be together,” he explained.

When councillors expressed concerns about the protection of farmland, he argued an amalgamated government would give even more protection to the rural areas, curbing sprawl.

Made up of private citizens, the group espouses a bottom-up movement toward integration, rather than the topdown model that saw the provincial government force amalgamation on some Ontario municipalities, including Hamilton and Ottawa.

Theirs is not the first report calling for amalgamation in Waterloo Region. In 1995, a panel chaired by former provincial cabinet minister John Sweeney espoused a single-tier system. And a study by consultants Deloitte and Touche in 2000 found a one-city model would reduce costs and bureaucracy.

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9:20 AM | A Queensway Drive, St. Jacobs resident claimed that payment over a broken window that was supposed to have been made a few weeks prior was still outstanding.

Police contacted the suspect who was supposed to make the payment as well as their parents – compensation has now been made.

9:08 PM | The resident of a Duke Street, Elmira home reported seeing three youths running from his driveway.

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12:25 PM | A hardware store on Church Street West in Elmira was the site of a fraudulent cheque used several weeks prior. It appears a $1,000 purchase had been made with the “problematic� cheque. The investigation continues into a suspect from the Cambridge area.

9:30 PM | A Wesley Crescent resident returned home to find that someone had unlawfully entered through a bedroom window; the house was ransacked and a quantity of jewelry was stolen from a dresser. A quantity of loonies, some of which were found

Two area men are facing a variety of charges after being stopped for speeding on Arthur Street south of Elmira on the afternoon of Oct. 19.

An officer conducting speed enforcement clocked a vehicle traveling 110 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. Two men in the car were subsequently dealt a number of charges, including driving while under suspension and possession of restricted drugs. It appears that the quantity of drugs was enough to warrant trafficking charges as well. A clear-coloured replica machinegun that had been painted black was also found in the vehicle. The passenger was also later charged with ‘breach of probation.’ In total, 10 charges were issued: seven fell under the criminal code, while the other three fell under the Highway Traffic Act. strewn across the property, was also taken. The same modus operandi was witnessed at another home in the Martin Grove neighbourhood where access was, again, accessed through the window and the home was rummaged through. Three diamond rings were taken. The investigation continues.

10:13 PM | Centre Street in Elmira was the scene of a hit-andrun collision. The complainant’s vehicle had been parked on the street when an unknown vehicle struck its front left fender, leaving it with moderate damage. A paint transfer indicates that the suspect vehicle was black.

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3:37 AM | A Maryhill-area man alleged that he crashed his late model Grand Prix into a ditch after an effort to avoid a collision with a deer. He was not injured. He was, however, issued a 12-hour suspension after blowing a ‘warn’ on the roadside screening device. He

was charged with ‘careless driving.’ 2:17 PM | Two men were seen unlawfully entering the cabs of two trucks at the farmers’ market in St. Jacobs. One truck was damaged to the tune of $100 as the men forced the door open. The suspects are believed to have been looking for cash. At the time of the report, it appears nothing was stolen. One suspect is described as an Asian man, approximately 50 years old, of a medium build and wearing dark clothing at the time. The second suspect is described as a 25- to 30-year-old Asian man, who was wearing a white baseball cap and dark clothing.

2:34 PM | A propane tube heater used when installing asphalt shingles was stolen from a complainant’s garage roof on Riverside Drive in Elmira.

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munition had been left in the trunk of the vehicle. It is unknown whether the weapons were the target source for the theft. Another vehicle on the property had been tampered with.

7:35 AM | Two vehicles were involved in a parking lot collision at the Tim Hortons restaurant in Elmira. A Kitchener resident was backing from a parked position when they misjudged distances and struck another vehicle, also owned by another Kitchener resident. There were no charges, no injuries but moderate damage.

9:08 AM | The new Woolwich municipal building on Church Street West in Elmira was the site of some graffiti – an attempted grey swastika. The incident was reported and removed immediately by contractors.

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The house had been rummaged though. Taken were a stainless steel Rolex watch and a quantity of jewelry.

There are no suspects.

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1:00 PM | Two BMX bikes were found in the area of Arthur Street South and Howard Avenue. They may be claimed by their rightful owners at the Elmira detachment.

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October 20

2:53 PM | An individual from King Street North in St. Jacobs reported the loss of a trailer plate bearing the marker B68 64J. It was lost somewhere in the Woolwich area.

5:12 PM | Police were summoned to an address on Blue Heron Court in Elmira as a result of a vehicle fire. A 1973 Chevrolet Corvette suddenly broke out into flames. It appears that a prompt response by firefighters resulted in little damage to the vehicle. Foul play is not suspected and it is believed that the fire was likely caused by a mechanical malfunction.

11:06 PM | Police arrested an individual on Expo Drive in St. Clements as a result of an outstanding warrant. The suspect was printed and photographed and awaits a court date in the near future.

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man attempting to sell a vehicle for $2,500 on Kijiji notified police that the purported buyer had sent him two bank drafts worth $2,500 each. The potential buyer then asked the seller to cash both cheques and send him $2,500 to assist with transportation costs. The drafts appeared to be from a Canadian bank and were later determined to be counterfeit.

Police would like to remind people to be cautious of potential scams.

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12:06 AM | Another collision involving deer and a vehicle brought police to Line 86 and Northfield Drive, east of Elmira. An area man was eastbound on Line 86 when a deer ran into the path of his vehicle was struck and killed. The driver was not injured. Damage was moderate. There were no charges.

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The answer must remain “no” Doomed to failure, the latest effort to amalgamate municipalities in Waterloo Region would ideally be the last. Much like ending the sovereignty debate in Quebec, no should mean no for now and forever.

The Citizens for Better Government spent the past three years attempting to foment some kind of grassroots support for a one-tier government under the regional banner, eliminating Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries townships, along with the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo.

Amalgamation has been a non-starter for years. Whether protecting their turfs or fighting off the loss of independence, critics have been right to dismiss a concept whereby the seven existing municipalities in Waterloo Region would be wiped out in favour of one.

While CFBG representatives attempted to paint a rosy picture in Woolwich council chambers this week, the arguments – alarmist in some cases, hopeful in others – the reception wasn’t enthusiastic. Perhaps it’s because the pitch seems to treat residents as consumers rather than citizens. Or perhaps councillors recognized

a poor deal when they see one, recognizing the township is home to much of the prime development land.

The case against consolidating seven municipal governments into one übergovernment at the region is as weak today as it was during the height of the Harris Tories’ ill-fated amalgamation frenzy. Removing direct local representation for a gamble on reduced costs hasn’t paid off, and never will. Moreover, people have ties to their communities, and like to have direct access to their municipal politicians, who have the largest impact on their dayto-day lives.

While optimizing some services may be advantageous – over the years, we’ve seen that happen with police services and, more recently, transit – that’s a far cry removed from discussing single-tier government.

Even talks to regionalize fire protection or water and sewer services seem doomed to eternal bickering.

In the townships, the loss of direct say over planning and other issues is too big a price to pay. An amalgamated region would see precious little rural representation at the table. As it now stands, Woolwich and Wellesley each have just one place on re-

» VERBATIM “It’s like an addiction. Once you’re there, it’s very hard to get off it.”

B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell says no to deficits in these troubled times

gional council, which doesn’t amount to much. But each remains autonomous for the most part, able to control its future at the local council level – in the absence of that structure, the priorities of the cities could quickly overwhelm each of the four rural townships.

The smallest municipalities must retain the right to say “no” when it comes to incursions from the city. The fate of the development lands in Breslau, for instance, is in much better hands at Woolwich council than it would be if the cities were calling the shots – just look at the poor development legacy visited on the residents of Kitchener and Waterloo.

Just because a small group of people is intent on raising the issue, there’s no reason for municipalities to pay them any heed.

Each of the municipalities opposed to the concept – Cambridge certainly leads the way – should make it clear the idea will go no further. The townships would be wise to end the debate right now.

While this latest push hasn’t officially entered the political arena, nipping it in the bud might be the wisest course of action.

» THE MONITOR Police reported 594 homicides in Canada in 2007, 12 fewer than in 2006. Stabbings accounted for one-third; another third involved the use of a firearm (handguns in two-thirds of the cases). After rising through much of the 1960s and early 1970s, the homicide rate has been on a general downward trend.

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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR

U.S. vote may come down to colour of Obama’s skin The question is not can Barack Obama win next November.

Of course he can. He’s not cannon fodder as George McGovern was in 1972 or Walter Mondale was in 1984.

Whether or not he will win depends not only on the usual considerations such as: How well will he campaign in the final stages? How well will Mr. McCain campaign? What will the issues turn out to be? How will the Iraq card be played?

This election has a special factor in it, which is, of course: Can a black man be elected president?

The special question in 1952 was can a divorced person be elected?

The candidate in question then was Democrat Adlai Stevenson, and his divorced status may well have been a factor in his defeat. But by the time Ronald Reagan ran for president, the fact that he was divorced was a non-issue.

The election in 1960 asked whether or not a Roman Catholic, John F. Kennedy, could win. The only previ-

ous test had been the failed run of Alfred E. Smith in 1928.

In 1984 an issue was could a ticket with a woman as vice-presidential candidate win. The answer was “no.”

It must be noted, however, that no Democrat was likely to win in 1928, nor was anyone of any stripe going to beat Eisenhower in 1952 or 1956, and since Kennedy’s opponent, Richard Nixon, went on to win, big, in 1968 and 1972, it would appear that he was such a strong candidate that he would likely have won no matter who his opponent was – as long as Chicago Mayor Richard Daley Sr. delivered Cook County.

By the same token, Mondale had no trouble losing on his own and his choice of running mate, Geraldine Ferraro, may have actually kept it from being worse than it was.

But Barack Obama is a one-off. Divorces and religious persuasions can recede in the face of other issues but a black face is a constant part of who Mr. Obama is and voters must deal with it. It is, of course, devoutly hoped by many, including me, that Mr. Obama’s colour will not affect the outcome. But it will.

While campaigning to become president, Adlai Stevenson was told by a lady supporter that he would get the vote of every intelligent American. He replied, “That’s not enough, madam, we need a majority.”

Just as Adlai Stevenson was too witty, in a patrician way, to get a majority, Mr. Obama may be rejected not because of his ability or policies but because he’s African-American.

If I were an American, I would unhesitatingly vote Barack Obama because I fear the continuation of the Republican-run White House. If I were an American, I would be a Democrat -- I would reject the Thatcher/ Reagan/Milton Friedman theory that if you don’t tax the rich, the money they save will redound to the advantage of the poor. The notion that “with a rising tide all boats rise together” ignores the plight of boats with anchors that are too heavy.

For Mr. McCain, like Mr. Obama, there is a constant question not raised. Is he mentally fit for the immense task of leading the world’s major super power? He has a volcanic temper, not a happy trait for one proposed to have his finger on the trigger.

Has his horrible abuse by the Vietnamese when he was a POW left unhealed and perhaps untreatable wounds? This is a tough question for me, treated for depression for over 20 years, to ask. But the health of any candidate for the most important, difficult and critical job in the world is always an issue and he/ she must be fit, physically and mentally.

This is not stigmatizing any more than it is to ask a person with a history of heart illness to assure us his health will stand up to the rigors of the job. In fact, fearing to ask this question is stigmatizing.

One thing is for sure -- no one will question John McCain’s character or his patriotism as his party did of John Kerry in 2004.

No matter who wins, after eight long years the world will be free of the smirking incompetence of George W. Bush who is constant proof of the Peter Principle that people are promoted until they reach their level of incompetence.

If only the American public had seen that “Dubya” had reached that level long before they made him their leader.

» INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | GWYNNE DYER

Iraqi deal beginning of the end for American occupation It has been a short hundred years.

That’s how long Republican presidential candidate John McCain said that American troops might have to stay in Iraq at the beginning of his campaign, but the deal that Washington concluded with the Iraqi government last week said that they must all be gone by 2011. And they must be off the streets of Iraqi cities by the middle of next year.

That’s not enough for a lot of Iraqis. Fifty thousand supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr, the Shia leader who embodies the resentment of the poor against the Shia establishment, came out onto the streets of Baghdad last weekend to protest against the deal signed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. They want the Americans to leave now, which is also Sadr’s position, and it may win him a commanding position in parliament when Iraq votes again next year.

We should pause to note the remarkable fact that Iraqi politicians now have to seek popular support for their policies. Even Sadr has stood down the bulk of his Mahdi Army militia, keeping only a core group of experienced fighters to protect him from the Americans and his Iraqi enemies and converting the rest into local political workers.

Iraq really does have a kind of democracy now, even if the price was very high.

But it is a democracy built on shaky foundations, and one of the shakiest bits is the relationship with the United States. Iraqis deeply dis-

trust American intentions, and the Bush administration’s initial negotiating position, which sought to prolong the American occupation indefinitely, just fed that suspicion.

Although Maliki was effectively chosen by the White House after it removed his predecessor, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, he could not sign that kind of deal.

Maliki stood up for Iraqi sovereignty partly because he would pay for it in next year’s election if he did not, but he was never just an American puppet. He opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, and he also opposed the decision of his own party, al-Dawa, to join the first Iraqi “governing council” set up by occupation pro-consul Paul Bremer six months later.

So the negotiations for a “status of forces agreement” to provide legal cover for the U.S. military presence in Iraq after the United Nations mandate expires in December were not just window-dressing. The Bush administration had to abandon its quest for permanent military bases in Iraq, although there is a clause in the deal that allows for a change of mind in Baghdad.

As Iraqi government spokesman Ali Dabbagh put it, “in 2011 the government at that time will determine whether it needs a new pact or not, and what type of pact will depend on the challenges it faces.” But the shoe is definitely on the other foot now, with the American right to keep troops in Iraq lapsing automatically at the end of 2011 unless the Iraqi government wishes otherwise.

Iraq was less successful in trying to make American troops responsible to Iraqi courts for their actions. The

deal contains a clause saying that Iraqi law will apply “if they commit a serious and deliberate felony outside their bases and when off duty,” but in practice no American soldiers leave their bases when off duty, and while on duty they can still kill any Iraqi who seems threatening with no questions asked. However, foreign civilian contractors will be subject to Iraqi law in future.

It’s not all that bad a deal, given the extent to which Maliki’s government depends on American troops for survival. But even within the alliance of Shia parties that dominates the government it faces severe criticism, and may not get through parliament. Outside, in the real world, it still feels like a fantasy.

It is now an undisputed factoid in the American political debate that Iraq has been stabilized by last year’s “surge” of U.S. troops, but the reality on the ground is rather different. There is less sectarian killing, but that is mainly because the ethnic cleansing of mixed neighbourhoods where Sunni and Shia Arabs used to live side by side is almost complete. Other major outbreaks of violence remain possible.

The “Awakening” movement, in

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which tens of thousands of Sunni Arabs who had been fighting the American occupation went on the U.S. government payroll in order to fight the takeover of their community by al-Qaeda extremists, is at a crossroads. Starting this month, the “Awakening” fighters are being paid by the Iraqi government, not by the Americans, and it has announced that only 20 per cent of them will be absorbed into the Iraqi army.

The other 60-odd thousand fighters of the “Awakening” will only be paid until they find civilian jobs – but there are almost no well-paying jobs available in Iraq apart from government work, which usually requires a recommendation from one of the big Shia parties. So what do the rest of the Sunni fighters do?

Go back to fighting the Americans?

It’s not unimaginable.

And the possibility of war between Arab Iraq and Kurdish Iraq over the border between the two regions is ever present: the promised referendum on the future of the city of Kirkuk and its surrounding oilfields is the sword of Damocles hanging over the whole of Iraqi politics. The relative calm that Iraq is experiencing at the moment may just be the eye of the hurricane.

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Palin a boon to Obama’s campaign for the presidency

What are you going to be for Halloween?

To the Editor, Barack Obama has a lock on the presidency of the United States thanks to Sarah Palin, John McCain’s running mate.

That’s not to suggest this Alaskan mother of five didn’t raise McCain’s campaign from the dead as she beguiled everyone with her winks, girl-nextdoor charm and rejection of much of what is traditionally acceptable politically. She even dared on occasion to disagree with the boss, highlighting her gutsiness. She became someone we might rub shoulders with at the supermarket or stand beside at the rink cheering the youngsters on – fine, except that she was running for backup to the planet’s most powerful man.

And therein lies the rub.

Her experience in foreign affairs is limited to an inane comment that she’s had a Russian encounter, reference to the fact that Russia is barely visible from a remote Alaskan outport she’s never visited. A hurried meeting with world leaders ensued, pointing to Republican desperation to validate her credentials.

Consider the real possibility that McCain, if elected, could succumb once more – after five bouts – to malignant melanoma or, perish the

thought, show his age.

This would put her in the oval office, making the movie Dr. Strangelove a fairytale.

Unwittingly, Palin’s relative youth and physical attractiveness have emphasized McCain’s advanced years, while Obama cohort Joe Biden accomplishes the opposite for his running mate.

But the clincher – the reason this time around the burning bush will be consumed and a Democrat will call the White House home – is that Palin has become the poster girl for change, the heart of Obama’s campaign. The way the rank and file embraced her betrayed their hunger for something new, a departure from the staid and, yes, corrupt Washington where a lobby isn’t an entrance and graft has nothing to do with plants. Palin leads Obama’s cheering section, the reason McCain is falling farther behind in the latter days of the campaign.

In the end, Obama will rule. Palin will go home with a clean slate, for the enquiry found her somewhat faultless of misconduct, and the curtain will be drawn on two years of a soap opera running in prime time.

“Superwoman.”

“I want it to be a secret.”

“ A hex-girl. It’s a girl that’s half vampire, half human and [is a] rock star.”

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» HALLOWEEN HARVEST

A good year for the pumpkins MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Last year it was the heat and the sun. This year it was the rain taking its toll on yields. Nonetheless, there are plenty of pumpkins to be had this Halloween season.

“It’s been going really well; we have great pumpkins this year because the summer has been more wet than usual. We’ve sold a lot and there’s still a lot left since we had so many this year,” said Jelleke Vandergoot from Listowel Greenhouses.

“I’d say it [was] an average year,” said Dave Bibb, from Hy-Hope farms in Uxbridge.

The Uxbridge farmer was in Elmira last weekend, stocking up at the Elmira Produce Auction. “Products that we buy here, we find they’re good flavour and … I think the farmers are maybe using more traditional ways of growing, so, we take advantage of that,” he explained, noting that his bakery recently sold hundreds of pumpkin pies in its busiest week this season.

Not all pumpkin farmers are celebrating a bumper crop, however,

due to the localized weather, including heavy rains and temperature swings. Yields varied from area to area.

“Around here, on our farm, anyway, it rained almost every other day a little bit, and it only takes a little bit to take the temperature out of the ground – then they (plants) don’t like to vine out,” said St. Clements pumpkin, gourd, and berry farmer Hugh Nauman, adding that in some cases localized rains spared his crops but damaged those of his neighbours.

“Luckily, I didn’t have any hail damage, because the odd time it did hail here it was very small and it was a very short period of time,” said Nauman, noting that in turn, some of his raspberries were highly affected by rain.

Planting takes place between the end of May and the beginning of June to avoid damaging frosts which exact a tough toll on pumpkin crops, translating into far-from-bountiful yields. Last season hot and dry weather resulted in pumpkins that were smaller and lighter but perhaps more flavourful.

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IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR Dave Bibb of Hy-Hope farms in Uxbridge was at the Elmira Produce Auction this week stocking up on pumpkins. Some producers are reporting bumper crops.

This year however, saw a radical change from 2007, as record rainfall was the norm in many spots.

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In 2007, Nauman faced one of the worst years since starting to grow the fruits some 11 years ago, as his crops yielded roughly one third of the annual average in what appeared to be a general trend across southwestern Ontario.

This year, however, his farm fared better.

“For me it was down

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» FOOD FOR THOUGHT | OWEN ROBERTS

Canadians buying into biotech food People certainly care about where their food comes from, given the growing interest in local food and in supporting area farmers. But a new poll shows they’ve mostly become unconcerned about whether food is genetically altered, supporting a growing belief harboured by many people in the farming sector. Overall, Canadians’ food interests and concerns have shifted radically, and outside of relatively small pockets of the population, their one-time preoccupation with modified food genes has fizzled.

In fact, the opposite effect has occurred. Canadians now go so far as to suggest governments support biotechnology, because they think it will lead to greater prosperity I recently became a part of the public affairs committee of an organization called BIOTECanada

(www.biotech.ca), an unabashed lobby group for biotech interests. I joined the group mainly because it’s central to the sector, it affords its participants superb connections, and it has almost no representation from some of the biggest contributors of biotech-based advancements in Canada: that is, Canadian life-science universities.

BIOTECanada has commissioned a national survey for the past five years to take Canadians’ pulse about the sector. This year, the exercise occurred in early September, and involved some 1,000 Canadians.

Given BIOTECanada’s pro-technology bent, it’s natural and even reasonable to be suspicious of a survey it commissions. But organizations such as this can’t afford to colour the numbers. BIOTECanada, for example, counts on support from some 230 companies involved in biotechnology across the country. Chinks in its credibility would mean lost members, which it can’t afford. When it conducts

a survey, the instrument must be administratively and scientifically sound. And that’s not to mention the polling company. I’m sure this survey is lucrative, but the pollsters won’t stay in business long if their output is questionable.

So, from a farming viewpoint, here’s what the survey revealed.

First, the role of biotechnology in improving the nutritional value of food crops received a strong 8.28 mean score on the 10-point scale. Eight of every 10 respondents thought biotechnology would bring major or modest benefits to agriculture, compared to 16 per cent of those who thought biotechnology would bring major or modest drawbacks to agriculture. And almost nine out of 10 respondents said biotechnology was very important or somewhat important for Canada’s national economic prosperity.

There’s more at www.imagenenation.ca.

This points towards a warm and fuzzy feeling nationally towards biotechnology. But biotech firms involved in the food sector are still not home free.

Although improving the nutritional value of food rated high, it was not held as dear by respondents as developing treatments for disease or developing renewable energy sources.

The irony is that agriculture can help address both problems. Food and health are closely related, and by genetically tweaking plants to produce enhanced quantities of helpful nutrients, agriculture could indeed provide treatments for disease. And there’s no question many renewable energy sources are based in agriculture, particularly bio-based fuels. After all, someone has to grow the feedstocks for energy or health products. And no one can grow crops better than farmers.

Earlier this week, Philip Schwab, vice-president of industry relations for BIOTECanada, scrummed with my agricultural communications graduatelevel students on a conference call. He claims people support agricultural biotechnology because they know it cuts down widespread pesticide use and helps reduce tillage. As well, biotechnology is so pervasive nowadays that it’s become commonplace, with 90 per cent of the soybeans and 80 per cent of Ontario corn being genetically modified to fight insects or weeds, or tolerate pesticides.

All this adds up to new levels of acceptance, says Schwab.

“If you’re involved in agricultural biotechnology, you don’t have to apologize to anyone,” he says.

“This poll shows Canadians support you.”

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throughout the region will get what they need for their pies and their jack-o-lanterns this Halloween season.

“I would say there’s no pumpkin shortage in Ontario. … Everyone’s got pumpkins.”

The orange orbs – and plenty of them – are

front and center as Halloween approaches.

“That’s what pumpkins are all about: having fun,” said Nauman, whose farm hosts a number of pumpkin activities for visitors including a pumpkin launcher that fires, “missiles of mass destruction, St Clements-style.”

Reserve lifted on land for resale Wellesley council has decided to allow development to go ahead on a property at the end of Friedmann Street in Linwood.

Council voted Oct. 21 to remove a reserve from the property, which is a piece of land left over from a subdivision developed by Friedmann Land Corporation a number of years ago. The reserve, a onefoot-wide strip of land, extends 66 feet across the front of the property, blocking access to the street and municipal services.

Garb Erb and Karri Deckert are purchasing the property from Keith and Ellen Ament, with the intention of

building a single-family dwelling on it and possibly up to two more units.

Township chief administrative officer Susan Duke said the reserve was held by the township to prevent the property behind it from being developed more extensively.

“In this case, we know there isn’t going to be any more development of that land because it’s largely outside the settlement limits,” she said. “Given that there are no (sanitary) services in that community ... and the lot sizes will be quite large, they’re not likely going to be able to get more than three (lots) out of the parcel.”

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» JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT

It’s déjà vu all over again in Wellesley First win not enough as Jacks fire coach Kevin Lobsinger after team posts poor start to season The Wellesley Applejacks finally ended a seven-game losing streak last weekend, but there wasn’t much cause for celebration after coach Kevin Lobsinger was let go after the game.

General manager Dave Litt said the team’s executive made the decision after the Jacks went 1-7 in their first eight games.

“Our record speaks for itself. There had to be changes somewhere.

“If you get off to a bum start for whatever reason, different people have different ideas [about what to do],” Litt said, adding, “we couldn’t change 23 hockey players.”

Lobsinger was brought in at this point last season to turn things around after the Jacks got off to a 1-5 start. The team played well during the rest of the regular season, but finished with a disappointing loss in the first round of the playoffs.

Much of that team left at the end of last season, and the Jacks are breaking in seven rook-

Burford pulled ahead in the second period, scoring their second goal at 5:19 and following it up with a third forty second later.

At that point Lobsinger sent Luke Zehr to take over in net. Zehr put the net in lockdown, denying Burford any goals for the rest of the game.

The Jacks controlled the play for most of the period, and Mike Moggy (VanGerwen, Scott Hanley) finally hit the sweet spot at 11:02, making the score 3-2.

The Jacks pounded Burford around the net in the third period, and the hometown crowd groaned as all their shots missed or were saved by goalie Mitchell Bleskie.

With two and a half minutes left, Burford’s Dan Mitchell got a five-minute penalty for slashing, handing Wellesley the advantage for the rest of the game.

BITTERSWEET VICTORY Wellesley’s Geoff Parr advances on net during the shootout. Parr missed the net, but teammate Brent VanGerwen Thirty seconds later, Edelman joined him in scored, giving the Jacks their first victory. Inset: the team celebrates the win. the box, making it five ies this year. The sea- against a Burford squad urday, scoring on a pow- falling further behind, on three.

As the clocked ticked son started on a sour Litt said the Jacks er play 3:19 into the first and at 14:22 Brent note, as Wellesley lost should have defeated period.

VanGerwen scored his down to the two minute its first seven games. handily.

Goalie Kent Stoltz first goal of the season, mark, VanGerwen finalTheir first win Oct. Burford was the first made several big saves tying things up on an ly found the net again 18 came in a shootout team on the board Sat- to keep Wellesley from assist from Rob Bolger.

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» THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA

The kind of pet ownership that really bites Recently, a man was bitten in the face by a Gaboon viper – a snake with a bad disposition, huge fangs, powerful jaws, and plenty of poison. This wouldn’t be much news if it happened in Africa, where these big predatory snakes are relatively common. It is big news, however, because it happened in Manitoba and the offending snake is still at large.

I’ve been doing some detailed calculations and given the average land speed of these things, their tendency to loaf, and the distance between here and Saskatchewan, I don’t expect anyone in Ontario to be bit in the face any time soon. But, just to be sure, it might not hurt to wear a goalie mask for the next little while.

It’s not that I’ve got any real fear of snakes – but anything that has the nerve to bite you in the face and cling on until you die, as these snakes reportedly do, is something to be leery off. That’s one of my rules to live by, and it has got me this far.

Unfortunately, the victim wasn’t nearly leery enough. I suspect that the last words he said before it all went down were, “Hey, what’s in this box?” Or, “Mind if I have a closer look?”

The point is this snake was someone’s pet. And, predictably, reptile aficionados were quick to point out that this sad incident was the exception rather than the rule. Then, they reminded us that the vast majority of poisonous snake owners are highly responsible people.

What they are really saying is that most people who keep big, deadly African snakes are perfectly normal,

just like you and me – except for the fact that they enjoy spending time around big, deadly African snakes – the kind of snakes that people in Africa go out of their way to avoid. See there’s nothing crazy going on here ...

Admittedly, this is not a huge problem in North America. We only hear about these exotic snake incidents a few times a year, when a family dog is swallowed whole, or a huge snake escapes in an apartment building, or someone takes a deadly dose of venom to the face. And then we know that someone was an irresponsible snake owner.

As an outdoorsman, however, I often wonder why anyone would want to own an animal that is potentially lethal – and, quite frankly, not exactly social. The anti-venom for this bite had to be flown in from Ontario and the fact that this man survived at all

is being heralded – by a snake expert, no less – as “a miracle.”

Let’s face it; you never hear these kinds of stories about hamsters.

Okay, maybe I am making too big a deal out of this. That Gaboon viper will not survive a Manitoba winter – unless, of course it holes up in someplace warm, like a barn, silo, or gopher hole, and where are you going to find these things in Saskatchewan?

Then again it could always hitch a ride on an eastbound 18-wheeler and somehow make its way to a place in the country with a woodstove or a cluttered office just like mine.

Come to think of it, as I look around, I’m fairly certain that this office could hold two or three Gaboon vipers and I would never even know it. Not that I’m even remotely worried. I’m pretty sure that their fangs couldn’t penetrate this goalie mask …

Kings outpaced by Eagles en route to a 7-1 loss JONI MILTENBURG Losing focus was a dire mistake for the Elmira Sugar Kings Oct. 19 as the team went down 7-1 to a fast, talented Brantford squad.

The Kings stayed with the second-place Golden Eagles through the first period, raising hopes for an underdog win.

But Brantford’s powerful skaters wore them down in the second frame. By the third period, the Kings’ lines were fraying apart and Brantford pressed home their advantage, scoring four unanswered goals.

“The second period I think all of us players and coaches agreed that we got away from our work ethic,” said coach Geoff Haddaway.

“That’s a pretty dangerous thing to do for us, with so many young guys and rookies in the lineup. There has to be that constant reminder that we can never, ever let up, especially against such a good team as Brantford.”

The Kings weren’t able to capitalize on Brantford’s frequent trips to the penalty box, scoring on just one of 11 power plays. Brantford, meanwhile, scored four goals on six power plays.

Brent Freeman scored the first goal of the game at 15:15 of the opening period; Patrick Shantz and Michael Therrien picked up assists.

The Kings didn’t hang onto the lead for long as the Golden Eagles got

on the board with a goal

by Matt Garbowsky (Alex Szczechura, Chris Dunham) at 18:42.

In the second period, Szczechura showed why he’s the top offensive player in the league, exploiting a hole in Elmira’s defense and scoring shorthanded. Chris Dunham added another to give Brantford a 3-2 lead by the end of the second period.

The Golden Eagles went full steam ahead in the third period, while the Kings struggled to stay afloat. Luc Boissoneault scored in a two-on-one at 3:10, and Jordan Olgilvie found the mesh on a power play at 9:29 to make the score 5-1.

Brantford’s sixth goal of the game, from Garbowsky, was overshadowed by a check from Patrick Shantz that sent Dunham crashing to the ice. Dunham lay prone for several minutes, and left the rink with a possible concussion.

“Probably the hardest hit I’ve ever seen in Junior hockey,” Haddaway said. “A real clean hit, but certainly a real hard hit, in clear view of both benches and the referees.”

The loss left the Kings bogged down in seventh place in the Mid-Western conference with a record of 5-9-2 heading into a game Friday night.

The league released its second set of rankings this week, which rank all the teams in the league, using a formula

that combines overall winning percentage, goals for, goals against, goal difference and winning percentage in each team’s last 10 games.

The Sugar Kings are currently in 20th place in a league of 26.

The Kings are hoping another change to the roster will help them climb those ranks; Kyle McNeil has donned number 12 for the team.

The right winger started his minor hockey career with the Cambridge Hawks, and played Major Junior hockey in Quebec for the past two seasons.

“He’s going to add a real presence, physically, on the ice,” Haddaway said. “He is a big, strong boy and he’s got a real good set of hands.

We’re counting on him to contribute offensively.”

McNeil matched his new jersey number with 12 minutes in penalties during Sunday’s game, including a 10-minute misconduct for inciting.

Haddaway said he’s glad to see players like McNeil standing up for their teammates on the ice.

“We’ve shown a real desire to stand up for one another, that no one’s going to intimidate us, no one’s going to push us around. … To be successful down the stretch when the games get tougher and we get closer and closer to the playoffs, that’s stuff that you want to be able to count on.”

PHOTO | JONI MILTENBURG

After scoring opening goal, Elmira was unable to maintain intensity and quickly fell behind

KINGS CRUMBLE Elmira’s Jon Jutzi carries the puck into Brantford’s end during the first period Oct. 19. The Sugar Kings took the lead in the first period but weren’t able to hang on to it.

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PHOTO | JONI MILTENBURG

FINDING MOMENTUM Geoff Parr, left, and Rob Bolger carry the puck over the blue line during their Oct. 18 game against Burford. The Jacks took home their first win of the season, a 3-2 victory in a shootout.

NUMBER ONE The Woolwich Novice boys team were champions in Owen Sound last weekend. Back row: Marv Schaus, Daryl McBay, Steve Lee and Brad Altman. Third row: Riley Runstedler, Liam Hartman, Matthew MacDonald, Austin Whittom, Cole Altman and Keanan Stewart. Second row: Kyle Bruder, Cade Schaus, Sammy Huber, Tyler McBay, Daniel Carr and Jordan Lee. Front row: Mathew Turkalj and Ethan Wilkie.

Jacks: Win breaks losing skid, but coach still loses his job » From page 21

to tie things up, and the home crowd erupted.

Neither team was able to score in five minutes of overtime, forcing a shootout.

VanGerwen blasted a shot past Burford’s goaltender, giving himself an unoffical hat trick and his team their first win.

“It was a win, yes;

[there’s] not a lot of glory in a win like that,” Litt said.

He said the Jacks shouldn’t have needed a shootout to beat a team that is at the bottom of the league and hasn’t won a game.

Litt did express some reservations about removing Lobsinger from the coaching position.

“We wouldn’t do it if we thought it wasn’t the right thing to do. I’m not positive that it is the right [thing] or not; we’ll find that out in the next four weeks.

“It’s unfortunate; Kevin is a great guy. I personally get along really well with him, but things like that have to happen in the game of hockey.”

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Oct. 18

Guelph 2 Woolwich 1 Goal: Connor Runstedler Oct. 21

Woolwich 5 Brampton 5 Goals: Connor Runstedler, Garrett Schultz x2, Tyler Moser, Connor Goss (Mathieu Fife x2, Connor Bauman x2, Jayden Hipel x2, Greg Huber, Kelby Martin x2)

WOOLWICH GIRLS ATOM B Oct. 18

Woolwich 6 Twin Centre 3 Goals: Jaycee Kaufman, Caitlin Pickard, Marlee Kernick, Dana Colombo, Cassandra Tuffnail, Meghan Martin (Cassandra Tuffnail, Jaimee MacDonald, Dana Colombo, Leah Bauman, Marlee Kernick)

WOOLWICH NOVICE BOYS Oct. 21

Woolwich 2 Brampton 0 Goals: Kyle Bruder, Riley Runstedler (Sammy Huber, Tyler McBay) Shutout: Ethan Wilkie

WOOLWICH BOYS MIDGET A/E Oct. 12

Georgetown 4 Woolwich 1 Goals: Kyle Uttley (Kyle Hanley) Oct. 18

Woolwich 2 Caledon East 2 Brent Kron, Kyle Hanley (Zac Barriage, Andrew Moore) Oct. 19

Woolwich 1 Flamborough 1 Goals: Matt Dumart (Kyle Hanley, Andrew Moore) Oct. 21

Woolwich 2 Brampton 1 Goals: Nick Pope, Brent Kron (Nick Pope, Mark Fackoury)

WOOLWICH NOVICE GIRLS Oct. 18

Wilmot 3 Woolwich 2 Goals: Kambel Beacom x2 Oct. 21

Woolwich 10 Cambridge 4 Goals: Kambel Beacom x3, Taya Beacom x3, Chantal McMurray x2, Morgan Hanley x2 (Mya Brubacher x2, Nicole Snyder, Zoe Peev)

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Champion curler offers tips in Elmira MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Switzerland. Scotland. Japan. The sport of curling has taken three-time world champion Glenn Howard to many places around the world. This week it brought him to the Elmira Curling Club for an interactive onice session allowing fans an opportunity to meet and learn from one of the best.

The Wednesday evening event tied in with the Masters of Curling, the first leg of the men’s Capital One Grand Slam of Curling series that will be held at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in November.

A fan of curling ever since he was child, Howard said he hopes that such events will help promote the sport.

“Hopefully, it will drum up some interest,” he said in an interview prior to his appearance in Elmira.

“I think it’s coming – we’ve had baby steps over the years. There’s no question about it: It’s definitely becoming more high profile.”

TV and live audiences are growing especially as more Canadian teams take their place in the spotlight at high-calibre competitions throughout the world.

“We Canadians are still the best in the game, and we’re proving that at our world championships and that sort of thing,” said the owner of three briers and three world championship titles.

With those prestigious medals for his trophy case,

the Penetanguishene, Ont. resident is now looking to earn the sport’s top prize: an Olympic title at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. To that end he’s already clinched a spot at the 2009 Olympic trials set for December 2009 in Edmonton, where eight teams will vie for a chance to represent the country.

“The good news is we’ve already qualified.”

Curling since the age of 10 Howard played a lot of different sports before realizing that curling was the best fit.

“I dabbled in just about every sport. I love sports, and I think it’s a great way to put the years in,” he said, noting that he has played a vast array of sports, including hockey and baseball, and enjoys watching many more.

But it’s curling that tops the list. Not a bad choice, says Howard, now 46, considering that pro curlers get better with age.

“I’d have to almost say … the older you get the better you get. That doesn’t mean younger people aren’t as good, but I know, myself, probably the best curling I’ve ever done in my career has been in the last four years and I’m 46.”

That said, it’s a sport with appeal for all ages, he added.

“The younger people are really getting into it; I’ve got two kids into it now: an 18-year-old son and a 15-year-old daughter and they love the game, and they’ve got tons of their friends into it.”

PHOTO | MARC MIQUEL HELSEN

Glenn Howard visits local club in advance of the Masters of Curling competition

AT THE TOP OF HIS FORM World champion curler Glenn Howard visited the Elmira and District Curling Club Wednesday night, taking part in an on-ice session and meeting with local fans.

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STRIKING OUT VIOLENCE Top, Katie Lovie gets some help with her technique from Dan Girard at the 15th annual bowlathon for the prevention of family violence Oct. 18 at Elmira Bowl. The Woolwich Community Services event raised $6,256 for violence-prevention programs in Woolwich and Wellesley. Above, Jamieson Pappas goes for a strike.

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Hiring individuals to fill part-time positions.

Various shifts available.

Apply at KFC: 66 Arthur Street, Elmira

Jones Feed Mills Ltd. BULK TRUCK DRIVER - (Ontario Region) The main responsibilities of this job include driving a Tri-axle lead with a tri-axle pup and blower unit, to pick-up and deliver feed in the Ontario Region.

This person needs to have a Class AZ license with a good driving record. They should also be outgoing and friendly, detail-oriented and have the ability to work well with others as well as on their own. Farm experience or background would be a definite asset.

This is a permanent, full-time day shift position with some over-time, and occasional weekend work required.

Retail Salesperson and Wanting to buy third receptionist required for cut alfalfa off the fields.

Fridays and Saturdays. Call 519-699-4184.

Outgoing, friendly personality required. Experience in FIREWOOD shoe retail an asset. Contact Angela 519-669-3030 Seasoned Fire Wood.

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HEALTH CARE Do you have sore aching muscles? Do you have trouble sleeping at night?

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Book your appointment now! Open evenings and Saturdays for your convenience. Reasonable rates. Call 519-699-9201, waynefannie@gmail.com FOR SALE

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519-210-0094. Furniture For Sale: Coffee table and two end tables “Broyhillâ€?, pine, honey colour $300.00. Two tall, oak book shelves - $80.00/ each. Smaller bookshelf, (ideal for videos) $60.00.

Assortment of wall hangings and pictures. Please call 519-669-1068 evenings. Hip Barn Roof (classic) 109ftx32ft, hand made truss, double wide, original 2x4, 6, 8, etc. Tobacco scaffold complete, Conklin lumber, bottom to top and 1946 plus WW2 galvanized steel needs only paint. 1pc. move possible, to move to new foundation or disassemble. Must see to appreciate strength.

Also 40x60ft barn, 1934, barn Board, beams, 1963 galvanized roof. Phone 519-984-2604 Kingsville. New Mattress Sets!

All sizes- from $298/ set/taxes included. Call about our free sheet offer. Footwear, household, toys, baby items, and much more. Nearly New Centre, Linwood, 519-6980088. Tues. - Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-3. We can deliver.

FARM EQUIPMENT

Combine, John Deere

95, cab, pickup or straight, 303 JD gas engines, stored Resume can be sent to: inside, $4,500.00; old antique Case 25HP VA, Jones Feed Mills Ltd. 1950’s tractor $2,200.00 Attn: Tom or Ryan or trade on MF 785 12 1024 Alfred St. Linwood, ON, N0B 2A0 ft swather, MF small self t: 519-698-2082 propelled 72 combine, f: 519-698-2719 scour clean weed cleaner, e: tom@jfm.on.ca / ryanfrede@jfm.on.ca pickup, inside, $1,850.00; Knight 250 spreader $2,750.00; New Idea two row picker sheller, good WORK WANTED WANTED working order, Leyland Wanted - Garage to Experienced MIG and 344 tractor runs good, rent for storage of vehicle. TIG welder to work in Elmira PTO issues $2,800.00. area. Also willing to work Call 519-669-3510.

Dan Seifried, Harriston in fab and general laborer.

519-338-2688.

519-669-8102.

Wage to be determined.

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519-669-8582. 2005 Dodge Caravan SE. 3.3L V6 auto. Fully loaded seven passenger van finished in black/gray int. Only 42,420 kms. $12,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831.

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Finished in black, only 74,250 kms. $12,900.

Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. 2006 Dodge Gr. Caravan SE - 3.3L V6, auto, Stow N Go, fully loaded including rear air/heat, pwr. driver seat, alum. road wheels, 5yr/100,000 kms, gold plan plus service contract, finished in magnesium. Only 61,702 kms. $16,500. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. 2006 Dodge Gr. Caravan SXT - 3.8L V6, auto, Stow N Go, fully loaded including rear heat/air, pwr. driver seat, Pwr. sliding doors, alum. road wheels. Finished in inferno red. Only 46,345 kms. $17,700. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. 2008 Dodge Caliber SXT - 24E sport pkg.

2.0L, CVT Trans, air, tilt, cruise, pw. pdl, AM/ FM CD radio, alum. road wheels. Finished in silver. Only 22,600 kms. $17,900. Save $$ at the pumps - 2005 Hone Civic, standard, low kms (60,870), silver, certified, $10,500, with plates, call 519-669-7699. Will pick up your unwanted or scrap car or truck. I will pay you up to $150 for your full-size scrapper. Call Brad @ 519-572-0987 for quick and free removal.

room home, mature neighbourhood, close to beach and shopping. $2500/mth.

November and March available. Call for pictures 519-577-8513. One Bedroom Apartment - close to downtown, private entrance, partially or completely furnished, parking, available Nov. 1.

Call 519-669-1263. One Or Two person apartment in St. Jacobs on quiet street. Large kitchen and living room. Two bedrooms, balcony and porch.

Parking for one car. Available immediately. $1000/mth, includes heat and hydro. Call 519-897-1345. One Or Two person apartment in St. Jacobs on quiet street. Large kitchen and living room. Two bedrooms, balcony and porch.

Parking for one car. Available January 1. $1000/mth, includes heat and hydro.

Call 519-897-1345.

WOOLWICH MEMORIAL CENTRE ICE TIME

Call Recreation Office 519-669-1647 ext. 259 to request ice at the NEW COMPLEX starting in September 2009.

COMING EVENTS

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Emmanuel Evangelical Missionary Church’s 40th anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 2, 10:15 a.m. Music

by His Season, potluck to follow. 519-669-5030.

Corner of First and Arthur St. Elmira.

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519-669-5657. Elmira - One bedroom, $495 + utilities, no pets.

Downtown location, immediate. 519-669-5431 or 519-669-8074.

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Community Information Page THE TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH "Proudly remembering our past; confidently embracing our future."

P.O. BOX 158, 69 ARTHUR ST. S. ELMIRA, ONTARIO N3B 2Z6 WEBSITE: www.woolwich.ca

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FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION MONTH During the October 20th, 2008 meeting the Council of the Township of Woolwich proclaimed November “Family Violence Prevention Month”.

Elmira Bowl tournament results Elmira Bowl hosted the Master Junior tournament. Winners were Karen Berg, Conner Braun and Melissa Burks from Waterloo. Karole McDonnell, Jason Detweiler and Georgina Snyder of Elmira finished third. Individual award winners from Elmira were Travis Martin, high series (609), Holly McIntyre, high single (201) and Shae-Lynn Arbuckle, high series

The goal of the Family Violence Prevention Program of Woolwich & Wellesley is to raise awareness of the warning signs of abuse, and provide assistance to those who have been victims of family violence in the community. Family violence takes many forms and can happen to anyone.

POA (+50).

Waterloo Lanes hosted the Masters Tournament Division provincial fall classic. Karole McDonnell of Elmira finished first after 10 games with an amazing total of 2,966. She finished second in the Peterson point finals. At the end of last season, Karole finished first in Ontario and won the silver medal at the Nationals.

Local scores:

TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD

For more information please contact the Family Violence Prevention Program at Woolwich Community Services at 73 Arthur Street South, Elmira or by telephone at 519-669-5139.

Matt Schedler 970 triple, 381 single, Wayne Martin 781, 338, Merv Brubacher 736, 313, Richard Detweiler 733, 333, Izzy Bowman 670, 301, Albert Martin 668, 313. High singles were bowled by Darrell Schinkel 352, Manny Metzger 326, Dorothy Cherry 320, Sid Brubacher 313, Larry Martin 312, Don Patterson 306, Aaron Arbuckle 310 and Carolyn McCullough 301.

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THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE IS MOVING The Township of Woolwich Administration Office will relocate from 69 Arthur Street South in Elmira to 24 Church Street West in Elmira on Saturday, November 15th. As a result, the Municipal Office will be closed to the public on Friday, November 14th and Monday, November 17th as staff moves into the new building.

The Administration Office will re-open to the public in the new building on Tuesday November 18th, 2008. As of that date, all mail should be addressed to: The Township of Woolwich 24 Church Street West P.O. Box 158 Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 The main phone numbers for the Township office will be (519) 669-1647 and (519) 6642613. The second number is toll-free for the Maryhill and Breslau areas. The general fax number will be (519) 669-1820.

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This was Jan. 13, 1920, and The New York Times writer was only mouthing a common misconception that a rocket needs something external to â&#x20AC;&#x153;push againstâ&#x20AC;? in order to be able to accelerate and gain speed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course, a rocket canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really push itself forward, any more than you can lift yourself up by your boots,â&#x20AC;? says Bloomfield. Rather, it obtains a forward force, a thrust force, by pushing against its own limited store of fuel. The pair of equal but opposite forces are action and reaction -- the rocket pushes its exhaust backward and the exhaust pushes the rocket forward.

Professor Goddard knew all this but it took the larger culture a good while to catch up with him.  Q. Why would anyone be interested in quantifying traffic flows in drunken crowds?

A. To help minimize the congestion and fights that often break out, speeding revellers home faster and safer, says Linda Geddes in New Scientist magazine. When University of Cardiff, United Kingdom, researchers monitored Friday and Saturday late night crowds, they discovered high numbers to be staggeringly drunk. This broke down â&#x20AC;&#x153;laminar flowâ&#x20AC;? -- where people in a crowd line up behind others going in the same direction -- and thus slowed movement by about 9% when a fifth of people were drunk and 38% when the whole crowd was, exacerbating impatience, petulance, problems.

The research team is now examining how moving street furniture or increasing pedestrianization in other ways might ease congestion around nightspots. Its crowd model can help pre-test how opening a new bar or fast-food outlet might affect a crowded city center.

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R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. 45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

519-669-2772

BROKERAGE

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated WEBSITE: www.remaxsolidgold.biz

DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.

LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.

DALE KELLER Sales Rep.

MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PROPERTIES OPEN HOUSE SUN, OCT 26 | 2-4 PM 9 Cedar Waxwing Drive, Elmira IMPRESSIVE SEMI

$201,000 | Bungalow semi detached home in a great location; close to schools; circular wood stairway to rec room; gas hook-up for BBQ; new garden shed; laminate in bedroom; nicely landscaped; MLS.

OPEN HOUSE SUN, OCT 26 | 2-4 PM 3 Bristow Creek Drive, Elmira

ALLI NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-577-6248

BILL NORRIS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-588-1348

DIRECT................519-503-9533 OFFICE ................519-888-7110 HOME .................519-669-3074

93 Arthur Street S., Elmira

CENTURY HOME - On large private lot! Completely renovated with custom cherry kitchen, restored original woodwork, flooring and pocket doors. 4 bdrms, 3 bthrms, Recrm with f/p. New roof (07), most windows replaced, Dble garage. NEW MLS $349,900.

INVESTMENT PROPERTY - ELMIRA well maintained 5 plex, always fully occupied! Laundry in each unit. One 3 bdrm. unit. Original character. New roof in 2005. Lots of parking. Yearly inspections.

Shows a good return on your investment! NEW MLS $509,000.

OPEN HOUSE SUN, OCT 26 | 2-4 PM 16 Pintail Drive, Elmira

$304,900 | Great location, spacious yard and home. 5 levels to enjoy for you and your family. Visit this sunday. MLS

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY SETTING

$309,900 MOOREFIELD | One acre property in a treed setting on paved road; great family home; recent renovations, deck, park like setting; fresh paint; MLS

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!

ADDRESS: 180 Weber St. S., Waterloo

SUN. OCT 26 2-4 PM

OPEN HOUSE

$244,900 | Beautifully maintained 1561 Sq. ft. semi with garage, new concrete driveway, open concept layout, bright kitchen & dinette, breakfast bar, walkout deck, fenced yd., and shed backing onto creek, master bedroom offers 2 walk-in closets & ensuite. NEW MLS.

$289,900 DRAYTON | This grand custom home features 2nd floor great room, tons of closet space, hardwood and ceramic flooring, an amazing open concept kitchen with stainless steel appliances and tons of up grades. MLS

EMAIL: paul@remaxsolidgold.biz

TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-505-0627

WOW, come and view this quaint bungalow on quiet crescent near schools.

Many updates include new rec. room carpet (‘07), furnace, central air, gas fireplace, roof in (‘05), patio & water softener, dishwasher (06). All appliances included, main floor is carpet free with hardwood & vinyl. Side entrance from driveway, detached 14' x 22' garage with opener. Large private yard, plenty of parking in driveway. MLS.

LD

SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.

JULIE HECKENDORN Broker MVA Residential Res: 519-669-1068 Res: 519-669-8629

SO

BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record

BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record

$259,000 | 26 Tanager St., Elmira

Custom built, 'Model Home'

by Verdone Homes. Quality construction throughout. Main floor master bedroom with luxurious ensuite, ceramic and hardwood flooring, 10' ceilings, open kitchen with island, pantry and breakfast bar. Great room offers 4 walkouts, backs onto greenspace.

Immediate possession. MLS.

$509,900 | 40 Second St., Elmira

AAA builders home with many custom features BETTER THAN NEW!! ELMIRA | Only 3 years old, Master ensuite and walkin closet.

Ceramic and hardwood on the main floor.

Eat-in kitchen -walkout to a huge deck and fenced yard. Combination LR/DR with gas F.P. Finished rec room and play room. C/ Air. MLS Reduced to $284,900.

NEW HOME. ELMIRA | 2164 sq.ft. Ready to move into! Upper family room AND living room. Open concept mn flr. 3 baths (ensuite) Walkin closet. W/O from large kitchen. Main flr. laundry. Dble. garage. Wow! - a walkout basement.

Quality constructed. MLS $355,000.

MOVE IN CONDITION

backing onto new track and field.

Beautiful Barzotti kitchen, Swedish walnut maple cabinets and ceramic.

Hardwood floors, luxurious ensuite with glass shower, finished rec. room with built in cabinets, and separate office area, fruit cellar. A beautiful home. Close to schools. MLS.

$359,900 | 115 Sugar King Dr., Elmira

Helping to support the Community,

ONE SEAT AT A TIME.

$101,900 WATERLOO | Spotless, new windows, flooring, lots of storage; on court in Martins Trailer Park. Year round living. New MLS.

A portion of my commision from the sale of every home is donated to the new Dan Snyder Arena.

519-669-1544 24hrs 17 Church St. W., Elmira

BACKSPLIT ELMIRA

$324,900 ELMIRA | Well Maintained four finished levels, spacious kitchen, fireplace, 3+ bedrooms, 3 baths. NEW MLS

ELMIRA RANCH BUNGALOW

$549,900 ELMIRA | Beautiful wooded cul-de-sac location. Triple wide drive and oversized heated garage, room for your 5th wheel, or motor home. MLS

NEW HOME (to be built) by quality builder. 1521 sq.ft. Open concept main flr., incl. kitchen, dinette and great rm. w/cathedral ceiling. 2-pce powder rm. 3 spacious bedrooms, incl. huge master with double closets. MLS $269,900.

BACKS TO GREEN SPACE. ELMIRA Tranquil backyard (fenced) w/patio & pond. Spacious 3 bdrm home (could be a 5 bdrm). Remodelled kitchen open to DA and LR w/laminate floors. 2 updated bathrooms. Rec. rm w/ gas stove. c/a & furnace (2005). MLS $264,900

EXISTING CHURCH! Seating capacity 175+, Major addition at rear in 1986, incl. full basement. Ideal for office, lofts, etc. C-1 Zoning. MLS $649,000.

INDUSTRIAL LOT - .49 Acre Lot Dimension: 107' x 196'. Zoned M1-Dry Industrial. Located on Floradale Road (west end of Elmira). MLS $87,900

Further Information: WEBSITE: www.royallepage.ca EMAIL: Elmira@royallepage.ca

(Two) 3 Acre

Estate Lots Available

Brokerage

Paul Samis & David Samis PHONE..............519-745-7000

Sales Representatives

www.thefreyteam.com

Len Frey

Mildred Frey

Wendy Taylor

SALES REP*

BROKER**

BROKER**

frey@golden.net

frey@golden.net

wendy@thefreyteam.com

Lisa Edwards

OPEN HOUSE - ELMIRA

24 CENTRE ST. ELMIRA - $374,900 Remodelled century home on mature street.

Updated dining room, pocket french doors, garage/studio, 2 gas fp., new f/r addition. Lots of wood and wide baseboards. Cedar deck at rear. MLSCALL MILDRED FREY** TO VIEW.

OPEN HOUSE - ELMIRA

111 OAKCLIFFE STREET, ELMIRA $249,900- Better than New! Approx 1,414 sq. ft. Newly fin. Basement, Basement, eat-in kit, maple cabinets, main floor hardwood& ceramics. Ceramic backsplash, updated light fixtures, master bdrm ens., 3 bths & rough in basement. Walkout from gr. rm. to deck w/pergola shed and privacy fence. MLS. CALL WENDY** TO VIEW.

OPEN HOUSE - ELMIRA

10 MARTIN’S LANE, $299,900 - Large lot with mature trees. Presently being used as 2 units with sep. metres, furnaces & hot water tanks. One unit has some updates. 2nd unit has unique older fixters. (ie) cookstove with pipe to chimney. Carpet free. Roof replaced 2006. Main floor laundry & cold cellar. MLS CALL MILDRED FREY** TO VIEW.

Saturday Oct 25, 2-4PM

Lovely 50 Acre Building or Farm Site - $425,000

Sunday, October 26, 2-4PM

DRAYTON AREA ESTATE LOT - $119,000

ID# 117888

$299,900 Hawkesville, ON

(519) 575-6314

4.77 acre lot in estate residential area.

Driveway in. Recently trees are planted.

30 minute drive to K-W and Guelph.

This property allows you to have some horses and chickens.

Buyers looking for the following: Poultry farm 60,000 units Country property with home, workshop and small acreage.

www.paulanddavidrealtors.com

SALES REP*

- SALES REP*

DIRECT..............519-502-0547

50 acre building site, 38 acres workable, high fertility,easy to rent, main tile drain, 12 acres bush/reforestation.

Mary Lou Murray marylou@mmrealestate.ca

Sunday, October 26, 2-4PM

ELMIRA $229,900 - GREAT DEAL. Perfect for first time buyer needing lots of space.

Nice open kitchen with large dining area.

3 bedrooms, 1 in finished basement, rec room, gas heat stove and moveable bar w/fridge. MLS CALL MILDRED FREY** TO VIEW.

HOME FAMILY ALBUM HUNTING ANNIVERSARY

BIRTHDAY

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BIRTHDAY

Neigh way!

She’s 30!!!

Happy 65th Birthday

DAD!

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated

4B Arthur St. S. Elmira t www.remaxsolidgold.biz OFFICE: 519-669-5426

Thanks Lisa,

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz

BERT MARTIN, BROKER

OPEN HOUSE - SUNDAY OCTOBER 26, 2-4 GREAT STARTER! Good opportunity for first time buyers this home located on a large lot with mature trees offers mnfloor family and laundry rms, 3 bdrms, replaced windows, Hi/eff furnace 2003, new basement windows and ashpalt roof 2008. MLS.

$134,900 - 530 Wellington St, Palmerston

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CE EDU

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$245,000

BUNGALOW! Recently renovated this centrally located home features two bathrooms, beautifully finished rec room, oak kitchen, walkout to new deck and large garden shed, fenced yard. MLS.

Thanks for 20 awesome years of marriage.

Thanks for all your encouragement, faithfullness & love.

Thanks for being my best friend!

May God continue to bless our marriage and children.

I will always love you,

~Dave BIRTH NOTICE

Love all the Taylors Congratulations

Congratulations

#1

COMMERCIAL! For Lease approximately 2,000 s/f of office or warehouse space, ideal for mechanical contractor or multiple offices. Zoning allows multiple uses. Lots of parking. Only ten minutes to Waterloo. MLS.

$1,125 per month net

LOVE J, G, & C

Your referrals are appreciated!

Coach House Realty Inc. Brokerage TEL. 519-669-5431 8 Arthur Street South, Elmira

FAMILY ROOM ADDITION $199,000 1 ½ story Elmira home

with main floor master bedroom and bathroom, one gas & one wood fireplace. Private rear yard with spacious single car garage.

Immediate possession. MLS.

Paul Robb, Broker, Coach House Realty Inc., Brokerage

519-669-5431 or 519-669-8582

ADAMS, Chris & Courtney are thrilled to announce the arrival of their son, Nolan Christopher born on September 10, 2008, weighing 7lb. 6 oz. Proud Grandparents, Kevin & Diane Vogel, Pete & Val Brubacher and Lorne & Pauline Adams. A special thanks to Julie, Pooja, & Tess with St. Jacobs Midwives and Dr. Shannon and all the nurses at Grand River Hospital.

FAMILY ALBUM

Aaron Poffenroth OFFICE:

WOLLE REALTY,

apoffenroth@royallepage.ca

BROKERAGE

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

13 Riverside E., Elmira

REDUCED - $189,000

4 bedroom, 1 ½ story Elmira home backing onto parkland, with fenced rear yard and 3 year old above ground pool. New vinyl siding and insulation on main section of house in 2007, newer windows throughout, and 5 year old hi efficiency furnace! MLS

OPEN HOUSE THIS THISSPACE SPACE

Sunday Oct 26, 2-4pm

JUSTINE ROGERS

of Elmira, won second place in 13-15 yr old girls category at this years Octoberfest 5k race

IN MEMORIAM

CASSEL, Edmund J.

Sales Representative

519-578-7300

13 Year Old

FOR FORRENT RENT

TellCallyour Realtor Marcia at ext 106106 the Call Marcia at ext Observer sent you.

Tell e someon that e you car for as little as

15

He had a loving nature, and a heart as pure as gold.

He always had a smiling face, and a story to be told.

A wonderful sense of humour; and a twinkle in his eye; a helping hand in time of need, on that you could rely.

Maybe we can’t touch his hand, or see his smiling face; and maybe we can’t hear his voice, or feel his warm embrace; but something we will always have, tucked safely in our hearts our love for him, his love for us, will never let us part

Season 08 Rookie Cadet Go Kart CHAMPION!

Love Your Pit Crew from Warhead Racing (Mom, Dad, Marcus, Gramps, Poppa, Gram & Aunt P)

IN MEMORIAM

Orvie G. Brubacher In memory of a loving Husband, Father & Grandpa who passed away one year ago on Oct. 28, 2007 In life we loved you dearly in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone, For part of us went with you the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories your love is still our guide. And though we cannot see you, you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same. But as God calls us one by one the chain will link again.

THIS S $ FOR R

call 519.669.5790 ext 106 or stop into our office

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In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away October 27, 2000.

CONGRATULATIONS BRODY WARNHOLZ

We love and miss you very much, Martha, Karen & Dan, Linda & Scott, Dennis & Marie, Gloria & Rob, and all seven grandchildren

Lovingly remembered by Hilda & family Call Marcia

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GET A LOAD OF THIS Serving KW for over 20 Years

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PAINTING

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SELF STORAGE

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Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

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For all your Plumbing Needs.

24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi

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36 Hampton St., Elmira

SHARPENING

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CALL SCOTT SEILING FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE. CALL NOW FOR ESTIMATES AND HAVE BOOK NOW! HAVE YOURDONE ROOFING DONE BEFORE WINTER YOUR ROOF BEFORE WINTER. OFFICE !

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LOCAL CHURCH

OPEN Monday-Fridays 6am-6pm Saturday 6am-2pm

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SUNDAY SCHOOL

Welcome to

building relationships with God, one another and the world

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Laura

– It is with a sense of joy and sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother to her Heavenly Home.

Laura (Detwiler) Cressman, in her 103rd year, of Chateau Gardens, Elmira, died peacefully on Friday, October 17, 2008 FREY, 2008

Marvin

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– Passed away peacefully, at home, on October 19, 2008, in his 60th year after a one year pilgrimage with brain cancer.

NOSAL, Ruth, Marie (nee LaFlamme) 19252008

– Passed away peacefully, on Sunday, October 19, 2008.

Local relatives are daughter Pat Bremner and her husband Murray of Wellesley.

SCHLUPP, Elisabeth

– Passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, at The Elliot Community, Guelph, on October 19, 2008 in her 87th year.

Local relatives are daughter Anita and her husband Roman of Heidelberg.

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»» Hungry Man’s Breakfast – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. From 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira. The breakfast is being hosted by the members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Elmira. Proceeds go towards the lift recently installed at St. Paul’s.

»» St. Jacobs Reptile Expo. Featuring a wide variety of reptile breeders, dealers, retail stores, rescues and educational groups from all over Southern Ontario with many unique animals. Fun for the whole family. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission $4 adults and $2 for children under 12. Woolwich County Community Centre, 31 Parkside Drive, St. Jacobs, 519-884-0246. »» Rejoicing – Steinmann Mennonite Church, Baden. A concert at 7 p.m. with Marilyn Houser Hamm and Menno singers. Featuring: Missa Luba and congregational song with renowned hymnologist and song leader Marilyn Houser Hamm. Tickets $18 in advance at Mennonite Savings Credit Union; $20 at the door.

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GASCHO, Carl

– Carl died peacefully, on Wednesday evening, October 15, 2008, surrounded by his loving family, at Chateau Gardens in Elmira. He celebrated his 83rd birthday on October 3.

THOMSON, Hugh

– Peacefully, on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at his residence, Hugh A. Thomson, in his 91st year, of Elmira.

WAGNER, Josef

– Passed away peacefully, at his home, on Wines Monday, October 20, –Wonderful Passed away peacefully, surrounded by 2008, at the age of her family, on Sunday, 83.

October 19, 2008, at Local relative is his her residence, Nithview daughter Anne WagHome, New Hamburg, ner of Bamberg. in her 90th year.

Local relative is sisterin-law Isabel Groh of Elmira.

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»» Men’s Steak Night – Supporting the Milverton Drives Senior A Hockey Team.

Social: 5 p.m. Dinner: 6 p.m. Advance ticket sales only $20 each. Perth East Rec. Complex, Milverton. For tickets, call John Nicholson 519-595-8596 or Tim at Leis Feed 519-595-2048.

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»» Rib Dinner – $7, Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira, downstairs; 6 p.m.

NOVEMBER 1

»» St. Clements Craft Show and Sale – 30+ vendors, no two the same; crafts, baking, food & refreshments available. Door prizes, raffle table; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

St. Clements Community Centre. Admission $1; all proceeds to St. Clements Rec. Services Board. For information, call Brenda at 519-699-5746.

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»» Glad Tidings Quartet concert of sacred and gospel favourites celebrating 50 years; 7 p.m. at Elmira Mennonite Church. A free-will offering will be taken for the Ontario Mennonite Youth trip to the 2009 Mennonite World Conference in Paraguay. For more information contact Gord Davis 519-669-5895, or Ray Martin 519-669-5714. »» Wellesley and District Lions Club present the Annual Lions Roast Beef Dinner.

4-7 p.m., at the Wellesley Community Centre. Adults $14 in advance, $16 at the door, children under 12 $6. Proceeds of the dinner will be used to improve the community in which we live. For information, call Chris Larochelle 519-656-2716.

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»» Preventing a PC Disaster – Region of Waterloo Library and Wilfrid Laurier Student Connections; 6:30-8:30 p.m. No experience required. Includes demonstration and workbook, $4 and pre-registration required. Elmira Branch Library, 65 Arthur St. S., Elmira, 519-669-5477.

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MORDEN Garry, Fire Chief , City of Mississauga Garry Morden passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the Credit Valley Hospital on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Beloved husband and best friend of Denise (Dunn) Morden. Dear Father of Shawn and Jason Morden and his wife Amy. Papa will be sadly missed by his granddaughter Lindsay Morden. Dear son of Edwin and Joyce Morden; lovingly remembered by sister Anne Tims and her husband Trevor and nieces Lauren and Erin Tims. Fondly remembered by Gord and Cheryl, and Brian and Debbie Dunn, nieces and nephews Michael, Ken, Andrea and Nathan Dunn, Becky Kostor (Dunn). Garry felt loved and honoured by his extended family, including the firefighters from Mississauga, and those nationally and internationally.

Friends may call at the Turner & Porter "Peel" Chapel 2180 Hurontario St., Mississauga (Hwy 10 N. of QEW) on Saturday from 5-9 p.m. and Sunday 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service to be held at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 10:00 a.m Private interment at a later date in Georgetown, Ont. If desired memorial donations made to Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation, 440 Laurier Ave. W., Suite 200, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X6 , Charity #88214 6509 RR0001 or the Credit Valley Hospital would be gratefully acknowledged by the family.

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Help support our residents and family councils. Call 519-669-5777 for more information.

»» Annual Remembrance Day Tea & Bake Sale – 11 First St. E., Elmira. The festivities will be held from 1-3 p.m. There will be a bake and deli table, penny table, grocery hamper draw and a raffle. Hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary to Branch 469 of the Royal Canadian Legion. »» Sing Joy, New Christmas CD release concert by Muriel Clemmer, Marilyn Reist and Steve Barabash – 7 p.m. at Woodside Bible Fellowship, 200 Barnswallow Dr.,, Elmira. Free admission, light refreshments. Come and bring a friend.

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Garry (Dad), you will always be with us in memory and in spirit. We will love you always.

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ON THE MARCH For the first time in some four years, the Elmira branch of the Royal Canadian Legion hosted the semi-annual District C Convention on Oct. 18. The event, which involved a march to the Elmira cenotaph on Memorial Avenue, saw delegates from some 50 branches attend. Though Legion members become most visible around Remembrance Day, they are active all year, partaking in such conventions as well as raising funds for the community.

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