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WOOLWICH FAILS TO MAKE CASE FOR PARKLAND SALE
Cowan turns self in after arrest warrant issued again
No further audit of Shantz’s expenses; committee takes Marshall to task Woolwich mayor won’t be subjected to forensic audit, as MECAC calls errors trivial, decries abuse of process
Former Woolwich mayor was a no-show at trial for previous failure to appear; new date set for Nov. 4
STEVE KANNON
WHITNEY NEILSON FAILING TO APPEAR TUESDAY at his ‘failure to appear’ hearing, former Woolwich mayor Todd Cowan had a warrant out for his arrest ... for the second time this year. His lawyer Thomas Brock’s subsequent request to be taken off the case as counsel was granted by the judge. Cowan turned himself into the courthouse later that afternoon and his next appearance in court is scheduled for Nov. 4. Appearing on his behalf, Brock told the court of his many unsuccessful attempts to contact Cowan. This was the same issue earlier this year when Justice of the Peace Zeljana Radulovic issued an arrest warrant for Cowan after Brock explained he had called, left voicemail messages, and sent letters to Cowan more than 30 times. This time, Brock says he’s made even more attempts to reach Cowan, once a day since he last saw his client. Each of his messages went unanswered. “I have phoned Mr. Cowan since I last saw him 49 times; left messages, COWAN | 4
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Woolwich Mayor Sandy Shantz will be spared any further audits, MECAC decided Monday.
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SANDY SHANTZ CLEARED HER first hurdle of the week Monday as a review committee rejected a request for an audit of the Woolwich mayor’s election expense claims. It was the second kick at the can for applicant Alan Marshall, whose previous filing had seen Shantz removed from office temporarily, but resulted in no action from the Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee (MECAC). The Elmira resident’s actions had Shantz back in court Wednesday, however. At the Oct. 26 hearing, MECAC members were unequivocal in dismissing Marshall’s claims for a forensic audit, chastising him for his handling of the matter and his inflammatory written submissions and comments. Members were unanimous in citing as minor the errors and omissions in Shantz’s original and subsequent updated expense reports
related to last year’s municipal election. “In my opinion these changes aren’t material in amount,” said committee member Kevin Bambrick of the changes and revisions Shantz made to her initial filing. He went on to make a detailed assessment and dismissal of Marshall’s claims. “A compliance audit, I do not feel, would reveal any significant errors, there’s no significant omissions, and I don’t believe there’s any criminal activity here. I don’t think there’s going to be any new information,” added Larry Aberle. Prior to voting to deny the request for an audit, many of the members voiced concerns about Marshall’s assertions about conspiracies and cover-ups in relation to the lack of action taken against Shantz. In his application, followup emails and remarks at Monday’s meeting, MarSHANTZ | 4
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THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015
DOWNTOWN ELMIRA THE SCENE OF A HAUNTINGLY GOOD TIME
Left, princesses, wolves, goblins and more get together before taking children around downtown Elmira during this year’s Halloween Haunt last Saturday morning. The guides, played by EDSS drama students, led trick-or-treaters up and down Arthur Street, saving fairytale characters, and of course, filling their bags with candy. Above, Brook Brubacher, 8, dressed as a Greek goddess, braved the cold weather and the rain to get her treat from Sabrina Windatt at Cream of the Crop Children’s Shop. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
A brush, a book and bedtime attire for every kid LIZ BEVAN COLETON BENHAM HAS A bedtime routine of brushing his teeth, reading a book, and getting into his pajamas. He wants other children to have the same opportunity. Just one of the many charity donation programs he has begun, Brush Book Bed collects books for youth, toothbrushes and pajamas for kids whose families can’t afford them. The program runs through Woolwich Community Services and food bank. He came up with the idea when looking at the other work that WCS does. “They were doing the backpack program and then, we were like, maybe
we could do a special (collection) at the same time,” he said, adding that the Brush Book Bed donations are just an expansion of work he was already doing. “I thought, I am already giving out books, and I was just thinking about what else I could do.” The program was launched at WCS along with its backpack program and with all of the donations, Coleton helped nearly 200 kids this year alone. “This is his second year of Brush Book Bed and I think it was more successful this year,” said his mom Jenny. “He comes up with these ideas and you can’t say no.” Along with Brush Book Bed, Coleton runs Books-
Coleton Benham, a Grade 4 student at Conestogo Public School, is collecting books, toothbrushes and pyjamas for kids who need them. The items go to Woolwich Community Services where they are given to families so children can have a bedtime routine. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER] 2Boys, a program that provides picture books about hockey to young hockey players at the pre novice
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Elmira home is for haunting come Halloween LIZ BEVAN FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER, WEREWOLVES AND zombies will be taking over DJ Carroll’s garage on Halloween night, giving trickor-treaters a night of fright. For the past 15 years, the Elmira District Secondary School drama teacher has invited kids to stop by his house to get a scare and a handful of candy. This year, the theme for his homebased haunted house is a ‘Mad Scientist’s Laboratory.’ “There are going to be all kinds of crazy science experiments in there,” he said, adding that his annual haunted house will even have some zombies lurking in the shadows along with a few other surprises. “There may be one or two talking heads. There is going to be a werewolf in a cage going crazy.” The haunted house will be open for trick-or-treaters when the sun starts to set and the ghouls and goblins take to the streets. Parents who are concerned about their young children getting too scared at the interactive display can bypass the scientist’s lab and grab some candy. There will also be a toned-down version of the mad scientist’s laboratory. “We do two versions: one
that is a little bit scarier, and one that is a little bit more fun for the younger kids,” he said. His front yard is a graveyard with gargoyles, tombstones and a few surprises buried in the dirt, waiting for children dressed as princesses, superheroes, Disney characters and more to happen by. Carroll can’t pull the whole thing off on his own, and even with the 30 hours of work it takes to put the haunted house together, EDSS student volunteers come to put on some costumes and give kids a shiver and a shock. “Some of the drama kids help out, get dressed up, get into character,” he said, adding that the complex Halloween display isn’t just about scaring kids. “We also collect cans for the food bank, so we do ask people to bring some non-perishable food to drop off.” The Mad Scientist’s Laboratory will open for unsuspecting trick-ortreaters to come around 5 p.m. and will run during prime candy-collecting hours on the evening of Oct. 31 at 14 Limera Ave. in the Lunor subdivision by the golf course. Just look for the open graves and gargoyles and enter ... if you dare.
Church hosts onestop setup for trick-ortreating LIZ BEVAN
EDSS drama teacher DJ Carroll is teaming up with his students to continue his Halloween haunted house tradition. This year’s theme is “Mad Scientist’s Laboratory” and his garage will be transformed with Frankenstein’s monster, werewolves and talking heads. The haunted house opens up at 5 p.m. Saturday at 14 Limera Ave. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH in Elmira is getting into the spooky spirit with their annual Trunk or Treat event. Forty volunteers are setting up a one-stop-shop for trick-or-treaters on Oct. 31, starting at 6 p.m. There will even be a little taste of the Madagascan jungle. “Right now we have 40 tables signed up and they decorate each table to a theme. We have a dirt bike theme, we have fairy tales, we have Olaf – anything they want to do, they get to decorate. Instead of them handing out candy at their homes for that night, they hand it out just at the tables,” said Maddie Hockley with outreach and administration at the church, adding that there will also be some exotic animals for kids and their families to come and visit. “We booked a Madagascar theme, so they are going to bring animals from Madagascar. They are going to have a kind of petting zoo, so the kids can just come and meet the animals and hang out with them. The TRUNK OR TREAT | 5
Rising costs have Wellesley residents worried about the impact of drain project WHITNEY NEILSON REPLACING PART OF THE George Brenner Drain in Wellesley has some landowners who are part of that drainage system concerned about the increasing cost of the project and the uncertainties of its effectiveness. Several residents came out to Wellesley council Oct. 20 to hear from Garth Noecker of K. Smart As-
sociates Limited, the engineering firm in charge of the drain improvements. It’s been in the works since 2011. “It was found over the years to be both undersized and shallow and it was becoming an increasing maintenance problem. And it was decided that the solution to this was essentially a newer, bigger and deeper drain at essentially
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under the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs if the land is designated as agricultural, which they all are. “Our costs went up quite substantially from our meeting and our proposed costs from four years ago when we had a general meeting. It’s making it harder and harder for everyone to swallow. Martin [Bauman] buying his prop-
erty across from our place he’s spent extra money to systematically drain his property for leeway for this to go through,” said James Lichty of Lichty’s Fur Farm Ltd. The Branch A drain was originally built in 1928. The request was made to improve the drain in 2011 due to excessive flooding on their properties and signed by all landowners along the
drain route. The tender for the project could be awarded this year, but construction likely wouldn’t begin until next year. “It’s substantially larger tile, 450 millimetres whereas the old one was a 300 millimetre at the lower end, which goes from about one foot to a foot and DRAIN | 25
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Woolwich sets in motion plan to cash-in on sale of Breslau parkland STEVE KANNON A LAST-MINUTE PUSH TO overturn a controversial selloff of Breslau parkland fell short, as Woolwich council remained determined to go for the cash. Another round of impassioned appeals and a petition to keep the town’s lone park intact failed to sway councillors meeting Tuesday night. In a 3-2 vote, they set in motion the process to declare the land surplus and sell it to the Waterloo Catholic District School Board to build a new elementary school. Last-minute is something of a misnomer, how-
ever, as council will have to vote on the next stage of the sale in another month’s time. It remains to be seen if opponents will make another bid to halt the project, which they argue will render much of the park unusable, cut off access to the community centre and kill volunteer spirit in the community. Looking to demonstrate the community’s willingness to raise money for needed improvements to Breslau Memorial Park rather than putting part of it up for sale, those residents formed a group called Building Breslau, soliciting $45,000 in pledges
in less than a week. “It is not too late to turn this into a positive outcome. I ask you to have faith and give us a chance,” said resident Bill Smith, arguing in favour of letting the community take charge of the process. Calling the sale a “shortsighted plan,” Luke Misurka argued that the long list of improvements sketched out in conceptual drawings to bolster the project are unlikely to materialize. “Please don’t sell us out tonight by declaring our parkland surplus,” he asked. Others in favour of the plan urged councillors to
stay the course. For Christine Wright, the money is too good an offer to pass up. She compared the one-time-only deal to missing out on casino proposals and forsaking all the revenue. Wayne Wright, meanwhile, urged those opposed to get all the facts, stressing that the proceeds from the sale of public property will be funnelled back into the community. Many of the speakers urged those opposed to the project, many of whom form the community’s volunteer base, not to turn their backs on the township for having disregarded
their position. Acknowledging the frustration, Coun. Larry Shantz continued to speak out against the sale, calling the move short-term thinking with long-term consequences. The move will mean the loss of an opportunity for real community building, with residents coming together to decide on priorities, raise funds and work together. Instead, there will be expectations that the township is responsible for meeting the community’s every want using the money from the sale. Coun. Mark Bauman, who maintained his vote
for the selloff, acknowledged the proceeds won’t cover all the improvements the community is looking for. “It’s not enough money to do all the work we need to do in this park.” The township will now push for a community advisory group to help decide where the limited resources afforded by the sale should be spent. That discussion is expected when council meets again on Nov. 10. In the meantime, the countdown is on for the 30-day public notice period to declare the land surplus, with a vote set for Dec. 1.
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shall made assertions that clearly rankled. “Citizens are already disgusted with two decisions you’ve made, one regarding mayor Shantz and the other regarding Coun. (Scott) Hahn. A third bad call and you will demonstrate your apparent disregard for the role you are intended to serve in ensuring that the election laws are followed rather than conveniently ignored,” Marshall asserted
Monday. Committee members rejected Marshall’s words and tone, however. “I believe that this is not an appropriate manner for a citizen, a concerned citizen to bring public business before a body of this kind,” said Bob Williams in rejecting Marshall’s “utterly unsupportable” claims. For Murray Stoddart, Marshall’s “disrespectful and sarcastic manner” were indicative of the
weakness of his case and arguments. “There’s no substance or merit to this application.” That the process has been used this way by Marshall indicates the province is on the right track in reviewing provisions of the Municipal Elections Act, added Williams, a retired political science professor. He noted that MECAC is charged with acting on reasonable grounds for an audit, likening Marshall’s bid
to a “fishing expedition.” “‘We’ll get the compliance auditors to come in, see if they can find something else, because we think it’s out there.’ That to me is not reasonable grounds to expend funds to find something we already have,” he said in dismissing calls for an audit. “I don’t really believe that the case has been made that we require further review.” The decision was a vindication for Shantz, clearly
exasperated with the way the process has dragged on. “I’m not happy that we had to do this again,” she said of a second MECAC hearing, calling the situation a personal issue for Marshall. She, too, pointed to the need for changes to the elections act, particularly in making forms clearer for candidates when filing expense reports. Like some of the MECAC members, she noted that
there has to be a public process to ensure accountability, but without being open to the tactics being used by Marshall. “While this application is personally disheartening, I hope the process is not tainted in the public eye. I would not want any citizen to be dissuaded from filing a reasonable application,” said Stoddart. Nov. 10 is the deadline for filing a court appeal of MECAC’s decision.
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every day, since Aug. 10. And I’ve written him on numerous occasions,” Brock said. Cowan was supposed to appear at the Kitchener Court House on Oct. 27 to answer to a ‘failure to appear’ charge levied on July 21. He was required to be in court that day to respond to charges of fraud and breach of trust in relation to accusations of double-billing expenses when he held a seat both on Waterloo Region and Woolwich Township council. He paid back the full amount, $2,770.68, claiming the duplicate billing was his own accounting error. “I’m going to file some exhibits, a number of letters that I’ve written him reminding him of today’s date commencing Aug. 26, Sept. 14, Sept. 23, and recently Oct. 15,” Brock said to show his continued efforts to contact Cowan. Brock appeared on Cowan’s behalf on Aug. 11. Judge Gary Hearn agreed to remove Brock as counsel. He had previously asked to withdraw when he couldn’t reach Cowan, but retracted it after the first arrest warrant was issued.
Former mayor Todd Cowan failed to show up at court Monday. Cowan’s name was paged twice to come to the courtroom, to no avail. “Usually I don’t remove counsel when their clients don’t appear at this time. In this case I’m going to remove you as counsel as per your request. Mr. Cowan should appreciate that you’ve been making valiant efforts to contact him with no response. There’s a history here with respect to non-attendance previously,” Hearn said. The judge then issued the arrest warrant for Cowan. Cowan turned himself in on July 24 after the first arrest warrant was issued.
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He was let go after paying $1,000 bail and promising to appear at his next court date, Oct. 27. Cowan’s case has been before the court since Mar. 3. It has been unable to move forward due to Cowan’s lack of communication with his lawyer. Brock asked that the trial date of Nov. 23 be freed up for other cases, due to Cowan’s lack of communication. But, after Cowan turned himself in, the trial date was set to go as previously scheduled. The trial is expected to last four days if and when it gets underway.
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Shantz court case adjourned to Dec. Woolwich Mayor Sandy Shantz will have another day in court, as this week’s legal proceedings were adjourned until December. Defense attorney Randall Martin was in Kitchener Provincial Offenses Court on Wednesday morning on behalf of Shantz, her latest hurdle stemming from inconsistent election expense reporting. The case was brought to court by Elmira resident Alan Marshall. The appearance was brief, with the Crown
prosecutor unable to take a stance on the charges and requesting an adjournment to review the file. Martin and Marshall agreed, and a new date was set for Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. for a hearing in the same courtroom. All of the legal action began when Marshall filed a complaint with the Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee (MECAC) calling into question Shantz’ campaign spending and contributions.
Small gravel pit gets clearance More than seven years after the
initial application was made, a small gravel pit was cleared for an expansion this week. A 10-acre portion of the farm property at 777 Sandy Hill Drive will provide some 750,000 tonnes of aggregate. The pit is operated by NJ Excavating. Woolwich councillors meeting Tuesday approved a zone change application that will allow the operator to extract up to 75,000 tonnes each year, with a sunset clause stipulating the operation must wind down within 20 years. Going against a planning department recommendation that concrete recycling at the pit be
regulated by a temporary-use bylaw requiring a renewal every three years, council allowed recycling of up to 10,000 tonnes of material each year without any additional hoops.
St. Jacobs subdivision moves ahead
Work in a new subdivision in St. Jacobs could get underway next spring, an agreement between the developer and Woolwich Township having been approved this week by council. The latest phase of the Valley View
Heights development would add another 148 homes – 88 single-family homes, 26 semis and 24 townhouses – into the mix at the south end of the village. The deal passed Tuesday night resolves a dispute involving parkland, cost-sharing of road improvements and allocation of funds collected through development charges levied on new construction. Bill Green, a planner for the developer, said final approval by council and quick adoption by Waterloo Region would clear the way for work, including new parkland, to begin as soon as weather permits in 2016.
Mail delivery changes on hold The election of a new federal government this week prompted Canada Post to suspend its rush to eliminate door-to-door mail delivery. Along with those slated to lose the service, many municipalities, including Woolwich and Wellesley, have expressed concerns about the plan for community mailboxes. Now, that changeover is on hold, involving 460,000 addresses across the country which are currently in the process to be converted to community mailboxes.
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Increase in collisions with deer has police issuing a warning to motorists OVER THE LAST WEEK, Waterloo Regional Police have had several reports of motor vehicle collisions with deer in the rural townships. Police remind motorists that this time of year deer are very active. Take extra care when driving in the rural areas of the region, especially in the early evening and early morning hours, they advise. If a collision occurs with a deer or any animal contact the Waterloo Regional Police from the scene of the collision and an officer will attend to take the report.
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8:30 AM | Police responded to Listowel Road near Line 86 for a single-vehicle collision. A 50-yearold Kitchener woman was driving a silver Dodge on Listowel Road when she lost control of her vehicle on a bend in the road. The vehicle left the roadway, causing minor damage to roadside reflectors. The driver received minor injuries and was charged with ‘making an unsafe move.’ OCTOBER 21
10:20 PM | Police responded to the area of Erbs Road and the
MINOR INJURIES AS VEHICLES COLLIDE
Around 1 p.m. on Oct. 23, a black pickup truck collided with another vehicle on Arthur Street just south of Reid Woods Drive. Police, paramedics and fire were on scene and determined that both drivers escaped with minor injuries – one with a cut lip and the other with a sore back. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
Nith River near Philipsburg for a report of two separate collisions involving cattle. The animals had wandered on the road from a nearby field, and were returned to the field when police. There were no injuries to the drivers as a result of the collisions. OCTOBER 25
westbound at a speed well above the posted speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar at 138km/h in an 80 km/h zone. A 36-year-old Kitchener man was charged with ‘race a motor vehicle.’ His driver’s licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days. He is to appear in Guelph Provincial Court on Jan. 6 to answer to the charge.
10:35 AM | Members of the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit (TMU) were conducting radar speed enforcement and monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 21 near the Fourth Line in Centre Wellington Township. A male driving a 2008 BMW was observed travelling
7:00 PM | Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to a scene near Millbank where a car was stuck in a ditch. Upon arrival at the scene officers observed a Dodge Charger in the west ditch. From evidence and information obtained at the scene it was ascertained
that the vehicle had been doing power U-turns prior to entering the ditch. While speaking to the male driver of the vehicle a determination was made that the driver was impaired by alcohol. Subsequent tests led to an 18-year-old Linwood man being charged with ‘driving while ability impaired by alcohol’ and ‘driving with more than 80mgs of alcohol in 100 ml of blood.’ He was released on a promise to appear and has a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford on Nov. 9. His driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and his motor vehicle was impounded for a period of seven days.
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guaranteed a lynx and a lemur.” The event has been a huge success in the past, with around 450 people walking through the church doors last Halloween, and Hockley hopes this year is just as successful. “It was insane. It is a lot of fun. We really like doing it and people in the church get behind it and that is what makes it work. It is our church’s biggest
community outreach every year,” she said, adding that members got the inspiration for the event from other churches in the United States, but put their own spin on it. “Church members decorate their trunks (of their cars) in the parking lot and kids go around the same way. But, the first time we tried it, it was pouring rain and freezing. We were forced to move inside and we found that this works much better.” Organizers and church
members continue with the event every year, now, because it is a fun evening of activities and give families a place to spend Halloween together. “(We) want to provide opportunities for parents and kids to come out and do something safe and fun. Why not do it on Halloween when everyone is out anyways?” she said, mentioning that parents and their kids have raved about the event in previous years. “In 15 to 20 minutes
you technically go to what would be 40 houses and you get 40 pieces of candy. People at the church have been really generous, so their whole bags are overflowing by the end. All the parents were so grateful that it was warm and dry. They just loved it.” The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. on Halloween night, and families are welcome to drop in anytime. For more information, visit the church website, www.makingfaithlive.com.
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Extracurriculars axed as elementary teachers step up job action WRDSB reaches deal with high school teachers, but remaining union holdout continues to up the ante LIZ BEVAN THE WATERLOO REGION DISTRICT School Board (WRDSB) has reached a tentative deal with secondary school teachers and occasional teachers, even as elementary school teachers across the province are stepping up strike action. On Oct. 22, both the WRDSB and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation District 24, which represents high school teachers in the Waterloo Region announced that negotiations have come to an end after 18 months with no contract. Both sides say they are happy to see an end in sight. “OSSTF teacher and occasional teachers Local 24 have been trying to work through their negotiations, so we are pleased,” said Marty Deacon, WRDSB superintendent of communication and engagement. “It has been a while.” OSSTF District 24 president Sherry Freund echoed Deacon’s sentiments. “I will confirm that we are relieved today to have
Park Manor Public School was one of the schools in Woolwich Township where students staged protests against the start of escalated strike action among elementary school teachers. Simultaneously, local secondary school teachers reached a tentative agreement with the Waterloo Region District School Board late last week. [FILE PHOTO] details of the local deal and vote on its contents. Both sides are staying mum on what is contained in the deal, but say the vote and meetings with stakeholders should be complete in the next couple of weeks. At that time, it will be made public. The tentative deal comes as the provincial government made public the decision to cut a check to the OSSTF for $1 million to aid with expenses the union incurred during the nego-
finally reached a tentative agreement with our employer,” she wrote in an email statement to the Observer. “I am very proud of our team and I am confident that we have proven the importantance of standing strong in demanding that local bargaining under this new process will be a meaningful and respectful process.” To take the agreement from tentative to concrete, member teachers will be given a chance to read the
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tiation process. A payment that Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris says is harmful to students and taxpayers. He also disagrees with negotiation practices employed by the provincial Liberals. “Look, taxpayers are already paying Wynne negotiators for their botched bargaining that has impacted students across the province,” he said in a statement. “Now, we have to pay for the other side too?” Elementary school teachers’ unions have not received any funds from the province to cover the costs of negotiating a new contract. On the same day the Local 24 and the WRDSB made public their tentative agreement, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) announced their plan to amp up strike action, removing themselves from extracurricular activities in the hopes of prompting a return to the negotiating table. Greg Weiler, ETFO Waterloo Region president, says teachers will stop running and participating in voluntary activities outside of regular classroom hours. “The list of activities that teachers might otherwise provide is lengthy, but would include things like sports teams, inter and intramurals, clubs, choirs (and more),” he said, adding that some program won’t be changing. “Breakfast programs and Remembrance Day activities are a couple of things that are not affected at all.” The escalated strike action will affect extracurriculars at all elementary schools in Woolwich and Wellesley townships, however Weiler says all classroom learning will continue as usual. “Teachers continue to
perform all of their classroom planning, instructional and assessment functions. Throughout this there has been a real effort to ensure that student learning is not impacted,” he said, adding that the most recent strike action isn’t something the teachers want to do. “Extracurriculars were something that we tried to avoid, but we are really without many other options at this point and frustrated that the government and OPSBA (Ontario Public School Boards’ Association) haven’t committed to getting this all done. The hope is still that with the advance notice provided, the government and OPSBA will commit to meeting and resolving things before further these actions come into effect.” Weiler wants to see an end to the strike action as soon as possible and is looking to the OPSBA for a response. “After receiving no response from the government and OPSBA about meeting and getting dates, the escalation is being undertaken to motivate them to come back to the bargaining table and get this situation resolved once and for all,” he said. “It is unfortunate, but the process is taking too long and each time that we have faced such difficulties the only thing that has moved the other parties along is escalation or the threat of it. We hope that they return to the bargaining table soon so that the whole situation can be resolved and none of these actions need to be in place anymore.” On Tuesday, WRDSB officials announced that elementary school progress reports are being postponed until further notice. “Given the current cumulative impact of provincial
labour action on the part of elementary teachers and WRDSB support staff (secretaries, custodians and supervision monitors in schools as well as some central staff), the Waterloo Region District School Board, along with most other public school boards in Ontario, is postponing Elementary Progress Reports,” said Lynsey Meikle, the board’s communications officer. Students were sent home with a letter detailing the delay and informing parents that as soon as the labour disruption is resolved, progress reports will be handed out “if time allows.” Students around the WRDSB, including a small group at Conestogo Public School, weren’t happy to hear that their extracurricular activities may be cut due to the escalated strike action and used their right to protest the upcoming action on Monday morning. Students at Park Manor Public School followed suit on Wednesday, staging a protest. The Observer was not allowed on the premises and told to contact the school board. Deacon says the students were well within their rights to have their voices heard. “Over the weekend (Oct. 23-25), through social media, we became aware that some students were planning a protest for (Monday) to express their frustrations around the planned withdrawal of extracurricular activities,” she said in a statement released by the WRDSB. “We have been working with staff at the school to make sure that students are able to have their voices heard through protest and are ensuring that our students and schools remain safe. Students have been respectful during this protest.”
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Childcare centres to remain open, regional councillors decide WHITNEY NEILSON PARENTS IN ELMIRA AND across the region are breathing a sigh of relief after Waterloo Region council voted 14-1 against a consultant’s recommendation to close the five regional childcare centres. The consultant had suggested eliminating the 250 childcare spots, some of which are filled at the Elmira Children’s Centre, in exchange for creating 200 subsidized spots. Woolwich Mayor Sandy Shantz, who sits on regional council, voted with the majority to keep the childcare centres open. “It’s not very often as a council you get to sit and listen to hours of delegations all extolling the virtues of a program. The other part was the whole premise of what to do with the money we would presumably save by closing the daycares. The recommendation suggested that
The Elmira Children’s Centre will remain open after regional council voted 14-1 this week against a proposal to close the five regional childcare centres in Waterloo Region. [FILE PHOTO] that money could go into subsidized spots, well there is no waiting list for subsidized spots. There is a waiting list for regular spots. So we would be removing 250 childcare spots for which there is a waiting list and replacing them with spots that we don’t have and we don’t have a list for. It didn’t make any sense,” Shantz said. She says keeping the centres was important because of the number of parents who spoke about the qual-
ity of childcare their children receive at the regional centres, especially for their special-needs children. Also, as the only daycare in Elmira, aside from home daycare, it’s an essential service for parents of young children. “The quality of care is exemplary and there’s a lot of expression of support for the centre, for the staff, for the way it’s operated,” Shantz said. In regards to what to do about the waiting list for
daycare spots, she doesn’t think adding more regional daycares is the appropriate route. She hopes instead the region can set up some type of networking system for daycares to share best practices. Marlene Jantzi will have two children attending the centre by December and says the fact the vote was nearly unanimous has assured her that regional council recognizes the value of quality childcare to a community.
“We are grateful not only that our children can continue receiving care from valued childcare workers, but also that in years to come, Woolwich will continue to benefit from the exceptional service and ‘gold standard of care’ offered by Elmira Children’s Centre staff,” Jantzi said. Another parent of children at the Elmira Children’s Centre, James Dick’s relieved to hear Elmira will continue to have a daycare. As a small rural communi-
ty, he notes it would likely be difficult to attract a new centre to the area. “The quality is excellent. Knowing the workers themselves, they care for our kids. They’re emotionally invested. They want to see them do well and they want to see them be socially active and get along with their friends,” Dick said. He says his children look forward to going to daycare, getting involved with art projects, and learning their letters and numbers. They’ve made friends and he’s encouraged by seeing how engaged they are at the centre. “I’m looking forward to seeing the new daycare centre, which is supposed to be up and running in fall 2016. Ultimately I think it was a wise decision on council’s part because they’re investing in many of these children who’ll stay in the region and become entrepreneurs and innovators,” Dick said.
Woolwich Community Services to host new Get Ready for School program LIZ BEVAN STARTING SCHOOL CAN BE daunting for parents and young children getting ready to take their place in a junior kindergarten classroom, but there are resources available to help ease the transition. The Get Ready for School program, run by Strong Start, focuses on giving young kids, and their parents, the confidence and skills needed to feel comfortable in their first year in the school system. Kirsten Carr is the assistant program coordinator for the 44-week program, and says Get Ready For School is all about giving new students who may be struggling, that extra leg up. “We focus really heavily on helping the children with their vocabulary development, increasing their knowledge of different words through the use of a lot of hands on materials,” she said, adding that one of the activities really makes a difference in the children’s’ lives. “We really work on identifying their names and they are super proud when they can show their mom or dad that they can come into the classroom and find their nametag all by themselves.” Although the kids are learning plenty of new information, Carr says the classes are all fun. “We change things up to
keep things fun and silly,” she said. “Little do they know that we are teaching them ... as they do it.” The program has never been run in Elmira before, but currently has classes running in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, and after much volunteer advocacy, will start at the Kids and I Resource Centre. Registration for the free program is on Nov. 2 at Woolwich Community Services, and is limited to 20 children. Carr has already heard of parents calling for more information on how to get their kids in there. “Apparently (the people at the Kids and I Resource Centre) are already getting phone calls and a lot of interest,” she said. “They are a bit worried about it filling up...but, I am hopeful and I think it will be off to a great start.” The Get Ready For School program has already seen success in other locations. Parents have given Carr and other program workers, plenty of positive feedback. “From parents, they are absolutely thrilled,” she said. “They are amazed at the growth in their children and not necessarily all in terms of their phonological awareness. In most cases, it is the change in their child’s ability to make friends, to independently walk into a classroom, to find success in their growth in vocabulary,
or if they are a child that came into the program with little to no English skills, parents are astounded that all of a sudden their children are speaking to them in English.” Strong Start focuses on communities that may need that little extra help, and parents that don’t have the tools to teach their children the skills and confidence they need to be successful in the classroom. In this case, the charity is hoping to attract some rural families and parents looking for help. “We felt that there was value into getting out into those rural areas and trying to target some of the Mennonite families and other families in Elmira that could benefit from a free program for their children and help them get that strong start into junior kindergarten and a formal school setting,” she said, mentioning that there is also some food provided with the program, especially for kids who may not get enough to eat at home. “Strong Start does provide fruits and vegetables for snacks. If we are in a location where there are hungry children – I know in Elmira we are in the afternoons – so, if we start to notice that the kids haven’t had lunch, then we will provide a little something extra. (It) can really make the difference in attention and you can’t learn when you are hungry.”
The Get Ready For School program won’t start until the new year, with the first class on Feb. 8 and runs until June. Registra-
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For more information, visit www.strongstart.ca. Parents are also encouraged to reach out to Carr at grfs@strongstart.ca.
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Council fails to provide rationale for Breslau move ASSERTIONS OF WIN-WIN TO the contrary, Woolwich’s determination to sell off Breslau parkland for a school project is looking like a no-win situation. A majority of councillors seem intent on pushing forward, nonetheless. Opponents of the proposal have made a strong case for their position, enumerating at length the long list of negatives, real and potential. Supporters talk about the benefits of a new Catholic school in the community – the most vocal appear to be parents with children in the system who want a new building today rather than having to bus their kids to Maryhill. Woolwich councillors and staff in favour of the project are fixated on the money, which is essentially the deal’s only upside for the township and majority of residents alike. The first thing that needs to be dealt with is acknowledging that a new school will be built, no matter what. Some rather disingenuous talk to the contrary, it will not take much longer to build on a nearby lot than it will to split Breslau Memorial Park in half to accommodate a facility there. In fact, the township option could end up being delayed by legal action, as residents ponder taking the dispute to the Ontario Municipal Board. So, Breslau will have a new Catholic elementary school. That’s a non-issue for the township. Likewise, there’s no reason there can’t be a public library as part of a new building, even if it’s not built in the park. That leaves the township with the money – $1.75 million in cash, plus the costs of some upgrades to the community centre that will be borne by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. While nothing to sneeze at, the money amounts to very little when the big picture is taken into account. The funds are to be spent on infrastructure upgrades to the park, projects that could be financed over time by the township in conjunction with community fundraising, with the latter at risk according to opponents of the school board deal. Once the $1.75 million is spent, the township will have some new facilities that it will have to maintain, and which will eventually have to be replaced long after the money is gone and all but forgotten. To reach that state, however, the township will have given up an irreplaceable asset: once the school is built, there’s no undoing it no matter how things turn out. The public will have been stripped of a long-term asset for a short-term financial game. Not, of course, that we haven’t seen that game before, as it’s a particular favourite of fiscally irresponsible governments of all stripes – we saw some of that sleight of hand with the “balanced” federal budget this year, and are watching the provincial government prepare to sell off longstanding public assets in a mad scramble to look less incompetent with money even as they waste billions on paying off public sector unions for their votes and Tory attack ads. Back to the Woolwich situation, the big-picture reality of the proposed deal appears to be lost on most of the councillors and staff, who see only the money without putting either the funds or the project in perspective. They may have good reasons for their positions, but they’ve certainly not articulated them, nor have they contributed to the debate. If the deal does go through, any shortcomings lie entirely with them.
More than a little truant, former mayor Todd Cowan finds himself the subject of another arrest warrant that won’t be served by Principal Ed Rooney. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
Land grab fuels Netanyahu’s ongoing lies WORLD AFFAIRS “I CAN’T STAND HIM. He’s a liar,” then-French president Nicolas Sarkozy told U.S. President Barack Obama four years ago, in a conversation about Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Obama replied: “You’re fed up with him? I have to deal with him every day.” It was a private conversation, but we know about it because it was accidentally broadcast to journalists. Politicians may deliberately mislead people, omit vital facts, spin the truth a dozen different ways to serve their purposes of the moment, but they usually avoid outright lies. It’s just too embarrassing to be caught in a lie. And other politicians generally accept that some of their colleagues shade the truth to fit their own agenda as one of the regrettable realities of their trade. They all swim in the sea. What drove Sarkozy and Obama to talk about Netanyahu like that was the
sheer brazen effrontery of his lies – and he was at it again last week. In public, this time. Speaking to the 37th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, Netanyahu declared that Hitler decided to exterminate the Jews on the advice of a Palestinian, Haj Amin al-Husseini, the grand mufti (senior Islamic cleric) of Jerusalem. Husseini met Hitler in Berlin in November 1941, he said (although there is no record of the meeting), and that was why the Holocaust happened. “Hitler didn’t want to exterminate the Jews at the time, he wanted to expel the Jews. And Haj Amin al-Husseini went to Hitler and said: ‘If you expel them, they’ll all come here [to Palestine].’” According to Netanyahu, Hitler then asked: “What should I do with them?” and the mufti replied: “Burn them.” So, you see, it was the Palestinians, driven by a vicious and unreasoning hatred of the Jews, who really thought up the Holocaust, and Adolf Hitler was merely a tool in their hands. Historians instantly denounced this travesty of
the historical record, and the greatest outrage was expressed by Jews who felt that Netanyahu had given a great gift to the Holocaust deniers. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was so appalled that she effectively called Netanyahu a liar to his face. Standing beside him in Berlin, she said: “We don’t see any reason to change our view of history, particularly on this issue. We abide by our responsibility, in Germany, for the Holocaust.” Yet Netanyahu continued to insist that it was Husseini who first suggested genocide to Hitler. Experienced journalists know that the most useful question to ask yourself when confronted with an implausible story is not: “Is this bastard lying to me?” It is: “Why is this bastard lying to me?” So why did Netanyahu say that? In particular, why now? Because he needs to show that his policy of creating and expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the one-sixth of former Palestine that still has a Palestinian majority, is not responsible for the recent rash of violent
attacks on Israeli Jews by young Palestinians. It is getting quite serious, though it is not yet a “third intifada.” Ten Jews have been murdered in the streets by Palestinians in the past month. About 50 Palestinians have been killed, including most of the killers and would-be killers. The fear and suspicion have grown so intense that in two cases of mistaken identity Jews have killed or wounded other Jews. There appears to be no central direction behind the attacks. Most observers believe that the phenomenon is mainly driven by the despair of young Palestinians who see their land slipping away and don’t believe that Netanyahu will ever let the Palestinians have their own state in the occupied territories. That would put the blame for the outbreak squarely on Netanyahu’s policies, which he cannot accept. So he is trying to prove that Palestinians just naturally hate Jews: “My intention was ... to show that the forefathers of the DYER | 10
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Can societal good trump increasingly common politics of entitled self-interest? EDITOR'S NOTES CAN TRUDEAU’S “SUNNY WAYS” make the country more unified? No, I’m not talking about national unity – aka the Quebec question – but about the what’sin-it-for-me mentality that has become a part of pretty much everything. This isn’t just about each subsequent generation becoming more entitled, though that’s certainly a big factor, but about asserting a sense of wider community such that it’s possible for government to do what’s good for society instead of each policy and pronouncement being passed through some kind of personal benefit filter, never mind the partisan sniping. As something of an aside, given all the talk of Trudeau’s dynastic win and comparisons to Camelot, JFK’s famous “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” speech comes to mind in this con-
text. This is not a call for patriotism, a sentiment that has been debased by its association with militarism and the worst of societal traits, egregiously so south of the border. Rather, it’s about determining if we’re in this – whatever “this” is – together, or as isolated individuals. Increasingly, there’s a sense of self-interest when it comes to public policy. Politicians have been both promoting and pandering to that attitude, as witnessed in the federal election. The Harper government made a point of boutique tax cuts and other targeted benefits to groups it thought would help re-elect them. All the parties made promises to specific interests. Such tactics, while self-serving, can make sense if they’re part of a wider strategy to foster the public good, though we’ve seen little of that for years and years. I wrote here last week about electoral reform. The Liberals promised to fix the system, but conventional wisdom says parties in power won’t change what
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being paid to public sector workers (that’s one Wynne government immoral and possibly illegal practice Trudeau must avoid at all costs). Certainly we need such workers – though there are many positions of dubious purpose and even outright uselessness – but the focus should be on outcomes, not the process the stultifying bureaucracy thrives on. Despite that, the bulk of the tax money collected by governments goes into providing us with services. From water pipes and roads to health care and education, these are things we opt to pay for collectively. That’s not the kind of thing we hear from politicians, especially those in never-ending election mode where the goal is one-upmanship. The reality is we need to pay taxes. Even the most extreme libertarians see some kind of state function, typically for policing, the legal system and national defence – all of which require taxation. Taxes allow us to pool our resources so that we can afford to have things
that would be impossible if we had to pay as individuals. If only those families with kids currently in school paid for the education system, for instance, the costs would be prohibitive. Multiply that by a host of government services, and it’s clear that we’re better off acting collectively. Too often, however, “tax” is used as a pejorative in political debates. Each of us feels overburdened by taxes, and there’s some merit in that. Each of us can find examples of programs and services we’d rather not fund, making it easy to gripe about wasted tax money. Truth is, we’re generally much better off for what our tax dollars buy us. That’s not to say things can’t be improved. Plenty of our money is genuinely wasted and funnelled into the wrong pockets. And politicians must be disabused of the notion that taxpayers are a bottomless well. That’s especially true given the huge infrastructure deficit, the funding for which has been given short shrift ... other than lip service.
Hundreds of billions will be needed to repair and replace crumbling water systems, bridges, electrical grids and a host of other hard services we take for granted. That means more of our tax dollars will have to be directed that way at a time when an aging population will be demanding ever-more health care and related services. Tough decisions are coming, the kind we’ll have to keep in mind while reviewing both spending and tax policy. We’re going to need more, not less money. Some programs will have to go. New spending plans may have to be scrapped. And, most importantly, tax giveaways and the shifting of the tax burden to individuals, largely in the middle class, will have to stop. There’s one big problem, however: we don’t trust politicians. We don’t trust them with our money. We don’t trust them to be ethical. We don’t trust them to do what’s right for us. In that vein, a survey from a couple of years back found 95 per cent of respondents KANNON | 10
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The Campus Freedom Index grades universities and student unions on their stated policies (what they say) and their practices (what they do). With 220 grades awarded to 55 campuses, Canada’s universities and student unions in 2015 have received only eight ‘A’ grades—only three more ‘A’ grades than were awarded in 2014. Conversely ‘F’ grades were earned 41 times: 15 times by universities, and 26 times by student unions.
“This secret payment of millions of dollars to cover undisclosed union-side bargaining costs is an outrageous abuse of public trust. Unions collect dues for the purpose of paying for collective bargaining. By paying for the union’s bargaining costs, the premier and minister are removing any financial consequences the union might bear for throwing up roadblocks or digging their heels in.”
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Palestinian nation – without a country and without the so-called ‘occupation,’ without land and without settlements – even then aspired to systematic incitement to exterminate the Jews.” That is Netanyahu’s explanation for the current attacks: incitement by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, whom he blames for the rumours about Israel’s intention to expand Jewish access to the Haram alSharif, the area around Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque. It is Islam’s third most sacred site, but it is also sacred to Jews as Temple Mount, and these rumours certainly played a role in stimulating the attacks. There is no evidence that Abbas was behind the rumours, however, and it’s unlikely that he would
have encouraged them: what these attacks are actually showing is his own people’s loss of faith in his ability to get a Palestinian state. Nor is Saturday’s agreement in Amman between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Hussein to guarantee the current rules for access to the holy site likely to quell the violence. The rumours were a trigger for the violence, but the gun is always loaded. The Palestinian revolts in 1929 and 1936, which were indeed incited by Grand Mufti Husseini, were already about the Jewish colonization of Palestine. It was always about the land, and it still is today. Netanyahu knows that very well. It is the real motive behind his own policies. He just can’t afford to admit it.
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MP needs to learn the meaning of cooperation To the Editor, I READ YOUR ARTICLE on Harold Albrecht’s reelection and found his last comments very hypocritical. He states, “I have always been willing to work across party lines.” It is this statement that I find insulting. For the past 10 years I have been receiving those annoying 10% ads in the mail attacking the Liberals and the NDP for everything from families to economics to infrastructure to state
security. Are these attack ads “working across party lines?” When you demonize your opposition to such a degree and for so long I find his comments completely disingenuous. I hope four years sitting in opposition will give Mr. Albrecht some humility and respect but past performance certainly does not bode well for the future. Too bad, KitchenerConestoga was only 352 votes away from getting a fresh new voice, maybe next time we will send Mr. Albrecht back to his farm for good?
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felt politicians were disconnected from the wants, needs and goals of average Canadians. Not surprisingly, the poll found the majority of us don’t trust elected officials. And, in keeping with this thread, most of us felt we were paying too much for too little, not getting value in return for our taxes. Yes, we expect much from our government, all the while not trusting that they’ll do actually do it. At least not without making a mess and lining their own pockets at our expense. Therein lies a conundrum. Nobody appreciates paying taxes, but we do
enjoy what the taxes bring us. We want all kinds of services, so we have to pay for them. Reasonable people recognize that fact. But what we want to see is good value for our money, which means focusing on what’s essential, and not using our money to benefit a few. By that I don’t mean outright corruption and financial boondoggles – though we don’t want those either – but jacking our taxes simply to pay more to themselves and the wider public sector or spending on their own pet projects, not on what the public wants. If Trudeau can bridge that divide, we might actually see a new, sunnier form of politics.
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SPORTS NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA
HOCKEY / JUNIOR B
Hazards of meat come after the hunting OPEN COUNTRY
A strong showing against Stratford ends with a loss Saturday, while Sunday’s match plays out along similar lines
A lost weekend for Kings as they drop a pair to visitors LIZ BEVAN THE ELMIRA SUGAR KINGS tallied up two more losses over the weekend, both on home ice. A 4-2 loss to Stratford was followed the next day by dropping a 5-2 decision against Guelph. Despite the numbers on the scoreboard Saturday, head coach Jeff Flanagan says the Stratford match was one of the best games the boys have played thus far. “On Saturday, we thought, as a team, we
played our best game as a group all season,” he said “The fact that we didn’t win even though we out chanced Stratford by a large margin, we just weren’t able to put it in the back of the net.” The Cullitons’ Zach Van Louwe was the first to log a point on the scoreboard with an unassisted goal early in the first, but Elmira was quick to answer with a goal from Quinten Bruce, also unassisted. The second period was uneventful until the second half, when the Kings
took the lead on a goal from Zac Coulter, assisted by Ethan Skinner and Mackenzie MacSorley. Stratford answered back in a few short minutes of play with two goals in less than three minutes, coming from Josh Miller and Jack Scanlan and giving Stratford the lead. The final goal of the game didn’t come until Elmira pulled goalie Liam Conway for an extra man in the last two minutes of play. Stratford’s Drew Gross solidified the Cullitons’ lead by dumping the
puck into an empty net. Sunday’s game against the Guelph Hurricanes went a similar route – lots of fire in the first and second periods, but a bit relaxed in the third. Ty Biles, assisted by Alex Peterson, and Ryan Walsh started the first period on a high note with two unanswered goals in the first 10 minutes despite only five recorded shots on goal. Quickly, however, Cameron Stokes from the ‘Canes brought his team one goal closer with a little help from Brody Milne and
Sebastian Stangherlin. The second period saw skilled back-and-forth play and one goal from Guelph’s Corson Searles. The Hurricanes consistently out-shot the Kings throughout the game, and Flanagan attributes the loss to injuries and mistakes. “We played well for the first two periods, our goaltender played well and then (it was) just spending so much time in our own end,” he said. “A lot of guys
AS I WRITE THIS column, I’m grateful for many things but mostly that I have 10 fingers. For me, it has always been about the little things in life. I don’t often get sentimental about the number of digits I have but today is a bit different. You see, tomorrow I will be butchering a deer that I took recently in our bowhunting season. This is never a good time for my fingers. I won’t get into the gory details. Let’s just say, I have learned a few things over the years. First, if you plan on butchering a big game animal, you’d be prudent to have a few things handy. A box of band aids, some antiseptic, Kevlar gloves and vest, a splash shield, a tourniquet, a shield and Viking helmet and an up to date health insurance plan immediately come to mind. And that’s just for the part when you sharpen your knives. If you actually go through with the butchering process you should probably watch a few
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TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK THIS WEEKEND Daylight Saving Time 2015 ends on Sunday, November 1 at 2 A.M. Before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to “fall back” by setting your clocks back one hour.
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videos to prepare yourself for it as well. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is help-
ful though it won’t actually rival what you are about to put yourself through. So why then would any
person in their right mind want to butcher their own deer when it’s much safer and easier to leave it to a
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The Elmira junior Lancers beat Preston High School on Oct. 22, 36-17, and followed with a 37-14 win on Oct. 27 versus Huron Heights Secondary School. They’re fourth in the league with an 8-2 record. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER]
trained professional? Well, first off, there is a certain pride associated with hunting a wild animal, harvesting it, then processing it for table fare all by yourself. There’s a true feeling of accomplishment. And when your fingers recover from the procedure, you can actually point to the meal on the barbeque and tell your friends that you were there from start to finish. There is also the economy of it. If you discount what you paid for in band aids, Kevlar gloves, health insurance, ambulance fees and the like, you’ll soon come to realize butchering is a real bargain. I’m kidding of course. Butchering is not actually that bad at all.
In fact it is a rewarding endeavour that enhances, in my opinion, the hunting experience. It completes the circle from wild animal to food and it provides the hunter and his family with a better appreciation of the meat they eat. I process my animal every successful deer season and, though I’m certainly nowhere near as good at it as a professional butcher – whose skills I have nothing but the greatest respect for – I have learned to do a good enough job to ensure the animal that I worked so hard to get is utilized fully and given respect. There are some practical advantages to doing this, too. For instance, when you butcher yourself, you get
to customize your order to suit your family’s preferences. For us, it’s venison steaks and stew meat for the most part with the remainder grinded into burger or turned into sausage. Sausage making is fun and also fodder for a whole other column. Another great benefit is that you can package your cuts into portions best used by your gang. Make no mistake, butchering your own game animal takes a lot of work, a fair bit of knowhow and a good chunk of your time. I happen to enjoy it and think it’s well worth the extra effort though. On the other hand, if you have a piano recital in the near future, you might want to call your butcher.
Public Input Meetings on the 2016 Regional Budget Public Input meetings are scheduled to gather input on the 2016 Regional Budget. The meetings will be held on:
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, December 16, 2015 6:00 p.m. Both Meetings will be held at: Regional Council Chamber 150 Frederick Street, 2nd Floor, Kitchener If you are interested in Regional services you may wish to attend. Final budget approval for water and wastewater user rates is scheduled for Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. and final budget approval for all other Regional services is scheduled for Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. Notice of these meetings is being given in accordance with the “Municipal Act” as amended and the Region’s Notice Policy. Please visit our website for more information on the Regional Budget: http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/regionalgovernment/budget.asp or view the 2016 Preliminary Budget Book and 2016 Budget Issue Paper Package after November 13, 2015 at the Council and Administrative Services Office, 150 Frederick Street, 2nd Floor, Kitchener. To speak to a Finance Department staff person regarding the budget, please call Cheryl Braan at 519-575-4705 or email CBraan@regionofwaterloo.ca. You are welcome to attend any of the scheduled budget meetings or the Council meetings. For a copy of the budget schedule please visit our website, as above. Members of the public may register as a delegation at the two public meetings on November 18th and December 16th, 2015. Please call the Council and Administrative Services Office, 519-575-4400 to register to speak at the public meetings by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 16th (for the November 18th meeting) and Monday, December 14th (for the December 16th meeting). If you require accessible services to participate in these meetings, please contact the Council and Administrative Services office by the Friday prior to the meeting. Kris Fletcher Regional Clerk All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding the budget are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision. Under the “Municipal Act”, personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to Cheryl Braan, as above.
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THE SCORE
ELMIRA JR. SUGAR KINGS
Midget: MAJOR A
Oct. 25 vs Hespeler Home: 1 Visitor: 2
Goals: Keegan Saunders Assists: Noah Miller, Mitch Waters
WOOLWICH WILDCATS
Tyke: SELECT Oct. 24 vs Hespeler Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Tristan Hill, Mitchell Krasovec, Alex Veitch Assists: Lucas Benham, Spencer Hume, Wade McKenzie
Tyke: SELECT Oct. 25 vs Halton Hills Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Alex Veitch Assists: Luke Wood Shutout: Carson Waechter
Novice: MAJOR Oct. 17 vs New Hamburg Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Josh Frey, Mitchel Roemer
Novice: MAJOR Oct. 24 vs Hespeler Home: 5 Visitor: 4 Goals: Ethan Burkholder (2), Sam Radcliffe, Mitchell Roemer, Owen Weppler Assists: Keaton Kidd (2), Cameron Beisel, Sam Radcliffe
Novice: MAJOR Oct. 25 vs Milton Home: 7 Visitor: 1 Goals: Riley Dettweiler (3), Josh Frey, Keaton Kidd, Owen Weppler, Sam Radcliffe Assists: Sam Radcliffe (2), Danny Schaefer (2), Mitchell Roemer (2), Matt Darrigan, Connor Goebel, Riley Dettweiler
Novice: LL#1
Oct. 25 vs Woolwich LL#4 Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Adam Bloch (2), Wyatt Swijters Assists: Mills Devrieze
Atom: MINOR AE Oct. 21 vs Centre Wellington Home: 5 Visitor: 1 Goals: Josh Uhrig (2), Kane Kruschat, Tyson Roth, Cale Waechter Assists: Owen Tettman, Keegan Martin, Owen Weber, Seth Shantz
Atom: LL#2 Oct. 24 vs. Embro Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: David Taylor, Teagan Cadeau, Jonathon Enns Assists: Nicholas Ritchie, Michael MacDonald, Jacob Geimer
Assists: Andrew Weber, Cody Kroetsch
Sullivan Keen, Tim Brunkard, Nathan Taylor
Peewee: MAJOR AA
Midget: LL#1
Oct. 24 vs Niagara Home: 3 Visitor: 5 Goals: Owen Troyer, Cole Slade, Kyler Austin Assists: AJ Mitchell, Evan Roth, Michael Hayes (2), Gavin Roemer
Oct. 9 vs New Hamburg Home: 1 Visitor: 1 Goals: Jon Martin Assists: Ben Bishop, Max Bender
Peewee: MAJOR AA Oct. 25 vs Ancaster Home: 3 Visitor: 2 Goals: Cole Slade, Colton Schmitt, Michael Hayes Assists: Owen Troyer, Evan Roth (2), Spencer Young
Peewee: LL#1 Oct. 24 vs Paris Home: 3 Visitor: 3 Goals: Turner Duldhart, Ryan Curtis, Liam Moyer Assists: Daniel Kelly, Ethan Murr, Jackson Dumart, Owen Battler, James McCormick, Logan Beard
Peewee: LL#3
Oct. 24 vs New Hamburg Home: 1 Visitor: 6 Goals: Coleton Benham Assists: Tanis Uhrig, Gavin Wright
Peewee: MINOR AE Oct. 24 vs Oakville Home: 0 Visitor: 2
Peewee: MAJOR AE
Peewee: MINOR AE
Oct. 21 vs Erin-Hillsborough Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goals: Danny Soehner
Oct. 25 vs Orangeville Home: 2 Visitor: 6 Goals: Tristan Kraemer, Shelby Rempel Assists: Sam Siopiolosz, Griffin Boerner
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Peewee: MINOR AE Oct. 26 vs Milton Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Mitchell Hartman, Lucan Radler Assists: Sam Siopiolosz, Sam Goebel, Mitch Hartman
Peewee: MINOR A Oct. 23 vs Guelph Home: 0 Visitor: 0 Shutout: Joshua Peters
Peewee: MINOR A Oct. 24 vs Owen Sound Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Lucas Carson, Zack Bender Assists: AJ Shaw-McMahon, Zack Bender, Lucas Carson, Carter Rollins
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Oct. 25 vs Burlington Home: 1 Visitor: 1 Goals: Zack Bender Assists: Lucas Carson
Bantam: LL#1 Oct. 23 vs. Ayr Home: 7 Visitor: 1 Goals: Noah Bauman (2), Brayson McGirr, Nathan Taylor, SSam Nitsche, Adam Anstett, Sullivan Keen Assists: Adam Anstett, Noah Bauman, Cole Baunman, Grayson McGirr, Tim Brunkard
Bantam: LL#1 Oct. 24 vs Woolwich LL#2 Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Nathan Taylor, Cole Bauman Assists: James Wang,
COLUMBUS DAY CHAMPIONS IN NIAGARA FALL, NY
Midget: LL#1 Oct. 17 vs New Hamburg Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Nathan Horst, Ben Bishop Assists: Nick Campagnolo
Midget: LL#1 Oct. 23 vs St. George Home: 5 Visitor: 4 Goals: Alex Metzger, Ben Bishop, Nathan Horst, Nick Camapgnolo, Jon Martin Assists: Liam Catton (2), Ryan Diemert (2), Nick Camagnolo, Keean Dowdall, Jon Martin
TOURNEY
The Woolwich Major Bantam team won their championship game 1-0 against the Southpointe Rink Rats. Austin Cousineau scored the lone goal on an assist from Nolan Hislop. Bryce Dettweiler earned the shutout. Front row: Bryce Dettweiler, JJ Swantson. Second row: Kyle Rintoul, Griffen Rollins, Sam Davidson, Jake Good, Kurtis Hoover, Cody Short. Third row: Brad Altman (assistant coach), Ethan Young, Lukas Shantz, Owen Harnock, Nolan Hislop, Zac Pickard, Griffin Hergott, Kieffer Beard, Chris Harnock (trainer), Jeff MacGregor (head coach). Back: Bart Sherrer, Austin Cousineau.
Bantam: MINOR A Empire State Showdown Rochester, NY Oct. 23 -25 Game 1 vs Buffalo Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Jarrett Lavigne, Keaton McLaughlin, Cameron Martin Assists: Keaton McLaughlin, Trevor Ferretti Game 2 vs Stittsville Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Jarrett Lavigne, Payton McIsaac Assists: Jarrett Anderson Game 3 vs North Toronto Home: 4 Visitor: 4 Goals: Jarrett Lavigne, Ben Witmer, Payton McIsaac, Matt Fleischmann Assists: Keaton McLaughlin, Jarrett Anderson, Brett Allen Game 4 vs Toronto Home: 1 Visitor: 1 Goals: Jarrett Anderson Assists: Matt Fleischmann, Brett Allen
WOOLWICH WILD
Peewee: B Oct. 21 vs Twin centre Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Maddy Goss (2), Ella Campbell Assists: Delaney Jacklin, Sydnet Dettweiler, Karissa Schouppe Shutout: Bethany Hebbourn
Bantam: A Oct. 23 vs Kitchener Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goals: Alanna Bauman Assists: Abby Burkholder
Bantam:LL Oct. 24 vs Ayr Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Jade Lipczynskie, Zoe Peev, Claire Hartman Assists: Maggie Sargent, Alenna martin, Maddy Cruickshank, Brigitte Dyksterhuis, Liette Fife
Bantam: A Oct. 25 vs Saugeen Home: 2 Visitor: 4 Goals: Delaney Douglas, Abby Burkholder
WILD PEEWEE SQUAD SILVERS IN ANCASTER
The Woolwich Wild Peewee B team won silver at this year’s Ancaster Fall Shootout tournament. Front row: Mackenzie Koenig, Bethany Hebbourn. Second row: Carly Bauman, Delaney Jacklin, Julia Doerbecker, Maddy Goss, Sydney Dettweiler, Jane Hinsperger. Third row: Delaney Keen, Payton Ravelle, Ella Campbell, Karissa Schouppe, Charlise Roth, Jocelyn Pickard. Foruth row: staff Matt Roth, Sharon Keen, Rod Bauman, Steve Hebbourn. Assists: Mya Brubacher (2), Blythe Bender, Delaney Douglas
TOURNEY
Peewee: B Ancaster Fall Shootout Oct. 23 - 25 Game 1 vs Brantford Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Sydney Dettweiler, Cherlise Roth, Jane Hinsperger, Ella Campbell (2) Assists: Ella Campbell (2), Payton Ravelle, Delaney Jackline, Julie Doerbecker, Delaney Keen Shutout: Mackenzie Koenig Game 2 vs Mississauga Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Delaney Keen, Sydney Dettweiler, Carly Bauman Assists: Delaney Jacklin, Bethany Hebbourn, Maddy Goss, Ella Campbell Shutout: Bethany Hebbourn Game 3 vs Cambridge Home: 1 Visitor: 0
Goals: Ella Campbell Shutout: Mackenzie Koenig Game 4 vs Ancaster Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Ella Campbell, Maddy Goss Assists: Carly Bauman, Maddy Goss, Delaney Jacklin Game 5 vs Bluewater Home: 1 Visitor: 3 Goals: Ella Campbell
Atom: MINOR AE Oktoberfest Tournament Kitchener Oct. 23-24 Game 1 vs Kitchener Home: 3 Visitor: 8 Goals: Cole Waechter, Josh Uhrig, Tyson Roth Assists: Kane Kruschat Game 2 vs Waterloo Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Cale Waechter, Owen Weber, Tyson Roth, Seth Shantz Assists: Preston Hackert, Daniel Kochut Shutout: Jake Wingrove
Atom: LL Mitchell Meteors Hockey Tournament Mitchell, Ont. Oct. 23 -25 Game 1 vs Mitchell Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Claire Jacklin (4), Alison Martin Assists: Hailey Brubacher (3), Bella Roth, Tiana Bender Game 2 vs South Huron Home: 3 Visitor: 5 Goals: Hailey Brubacher, Reese Talbot, Kyla Bloch Assists: Emily Sargent (2), Belle Roth, Claire Jacklin, Kesley Brubacher, Kyla Bloch Game 3 vs Mitchell Home: 8 Visitor: 2 Goals: Claire Jacklin (3), Emily Sargent (3), Kyla Bloch, Alison Martin Assists: Kyla Bloch (3), Emily Sargent, Kesley Brubacher Game 4 vs South Huron Home: 3 Visitor: 5 Goals: Claire Jacklin (2),
Emily Sargent
WATERLOO WOLVES Oktoberfest Atom Tournament, Kitchener
Atom: MAJOR AA Oct. 23-25 Game 1 vs. Vaughn Home: 1 Visitor: 3 Goals: Tyler O’Hearn Game 2 vs Peterborough Home: 1 Visitor: 3 Goals: Tyler O’Hearn Game 3 vs Kitchener Home: 0 Visitor: 3 Game 4 vs Burlington Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Carson Berhardt Assists: Nolan Reesor
Atom: MAJOR A Oct. 23-25 Game 1 vs Burlington Home: 5 Visitor: 1 Goals: Ethan Bickerton (2), Isaiah Reitzel, Denver Martin, Ethan Martin Assists: Ethan Bickerton, Ryan Burbacher
Game 2 vs London Home: 8 Visitor: 3 Goals: Joe Martin (2), Ethan Bickerton, Ethan Martin, Cade Beacom, Ryan Brubacher, Jordan Chang, Isaiah Reitzel Assists: Ryan Brubacher (2), Denver Martin (3), Parker Alles, Joe Martin Game 3 vs Don Mills Home: 5 Visitor: 1 Goals: Joe Martin (2), Parker Alles, Ryan Burbacher (2) Assists: Jordan Chang (2), Mason Spark, Joe Martin (2), Denver Martin, Drew Birmingham Game 4 vs Whitby Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Joe Martin, Eric Hutton Assists: Jordan Change, Ryan Brubacher, Isaiah Reitzel Game 5 vs Oakville Home: 3 Visitor: 4 Goals: Mason Spark, Jordan Chang, Parker Alles Assists: Parker Alles, Ryan Brubacher, Joe Martin (2), Isaiah Reitzel
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Newly signed defenseman Jake Wilkinson takes the puck for a trip down the ice during Saturday night’s Applejacks’ game against Tavistock. The game ended in a loss for the Jacks, who are working on their power play before facing Ayr on Friday. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
Jacks drop a 3-2 squeaker to Tavistock Braves Tied heading into the third, Wellesley showed signs of being worn down before giving up winning goal LIZ BEVAN THE WELLESLEY APPLEJACKS FELL to Tavistock 3-2 last Saturday night in a close game that saw a bevy of penalties and passionate play. The Braves spent a total of 60 minutes in the penalty box on 16 infractions, while the Jacks spent a relatively short 26 minutes in the box on nine infractions. The game started out in Wellesley’s favour, with Brenden Goran sinking an unassisted goal less than two minutes after the opening faceoff. The rest of the period was full of roughing, cross checking and tripping calls against both teams. Applejacks head coach Brad Gerber says with all those penalties, the power play was one of the most important parts of the game and is something the guys need to do a bit of extra work on. “It was another tough loss,” he said. “I think our best chances came on our power play where we really control the puck on their end, but I am finding that we are just not getting our shots through, or we aren’t shooting as often as we should. It is nice to pass the puck around, it looks all fancy, but if you aren’t getting the pucks to the net, you aren’t going to score a goal.” Wellesley was up 1-0 going into the second, but Tavistock quickly tied it up with a goal from Josh Borys, assisted by Angus Row-
land, only 27 seconds after the start of the frame. The game got even rougher in the next 20 minutes of play with a few fights between players and even officials. Tavistock’s Mackenzie Sealy was called on abuse of officials, game misconduct and inciting an opponent, resulting in two 10 minute penalties. Wellesley wasn’t without their time in the box either. The Braves took note of a one-man advantage while Wellesley’s Justin Lebold was serving two minutes for holding. Jamie Shoemaker, helped along by Josh Borys and Jared Yantzi, got the puck past Jacks goalie Noah Leis, putting the team ahead going into the end of the second. Re-signed player Alex Uttley tied it up with only a couple of minutes left in the period, with help from Brady Gerber and Joe Heath. The game was tied heading into the third period –less eventful than the first 40 minutes of play. Only one penalty was called in the third, and although the Jacks fought hard, they couldn’t sink another puck. Tavistock’s Tyson Zehr got one past Leis, assisted by Brady Gerber and Andrew Bogdon. The final buzzer sounded, leaving the Applejacks with another loss. Gerber says the team wasn’t playing with a full roster, so that contributed to the final score. “The guys were getting tired, worn down in the
third period and you could see it,” he said. “It would have been nice to have a full bench and hopefully we will have that soon. We want to get some guys back from the injured list. Get some healthy bodies back.” Last week, the Applejacks filled up their roster, adding two returning players. Gerber is hoping the addition of Uttley and Jake Wilkinson back to the team will make the difference. “They both played for the Jacks last year, and by adding these two guys, it fills our roster, but it also gives us that experience that I think we were lacking,” he said. “We are a young team and having these two guys come in, I think that is going to be huge for us. We are quite pleased with those guys back in our lineup.” Gerber says that before the team faces off against fourth place Ayr, they are going to have to buckle down and work hard after failing to capitalize on any of the power plays during Saturday night’s game. “(We are) not getting pucks through to the net,” he said. “On our power play, we move the puck good enough, but we need to get more shots. To win in this league, you need a good power play, and we are going to be working on that for sure, and see if we can tweak a few things and get it ready for the weekend.” The Jacks will be looking for treats rather than tricks Saturday night as they host Ayr in a Halloween match. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Sugar Kings forward Riley Cribbin attempts to keep the puck from a Guelph player during Sunday night’s loss. The team also dropped Saturday night’s game against Stratford, playing a strong first and second period in both, but slowing down in the third. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
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there were playing a lot of minutes because we have so many injuries.” The third period, the Kings slowed down, and allowed Guelph three goals fairly quickly. At 9:55 into the third, Stokes got his second goal of the game with passes from Milne and Liam Kendall. Just a minute and a half later, forward Stefano Pezzetta got the puck past Conway. The third goal was a repeat of Saturday’s game – Milne
on the empty net. Flanagan says the Kings have a couple of things to work on in practice this week before facing Brampton on Friday. “Our back check wasn’t great which caused some pucks to get in and get chances off a rush and we also had some difficulty getting pucks out (of our end),” he said. “Those were the two main things, but it definitely stemmed from our back check. We had some times when they never should have entered the
zone and that is the back checkers’ job, to be there and ... to have a tight gap. The back checkers were in the area, but they weren’t engaging and they didn’t have great foot movement through the neutral zone either.” The Sugar Kings are going into a home-and-home series this weekend, starting on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Brampton. On Sunday Nov. 1, the Bombers will be making their way to the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira at 7 p.m.
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Join us on November 17, 2015 along with Canada’s best known science journalist, Bob McDonald, as we discuss the science of biosolids and how you can get involved in developing a new strategyy for our community. If you require accessibility assistance to participate in this event, please contact us in advance.
Biosolids Strategy Open House Tuesday, November 17 6-9 p.m. Waterloo Region Museum 10 Huron Road, Kitchener, ON
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Kiwanis volunteers Walt Irisson, John Chapman and Jim Stewart set out in the rain and windy weather on the morning of Oct. 24 to plant trees in the grassy areas along Mockingbird Drive in Elmira. Here, they stand with one of the completed plantings. Inset: John Chapman, John Kendall and Walt Irrison spread some dirt to hold the newly planted tree in place. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
Homegrown saplings help Trees for Woolwich with township-wide greening effort LIZ BEVAN TREES FOR WOOLWICH IS a few hundred plants closer to their goal of enriching the township with 23,000 trees, but this year, they planted their own seedlings. After starting its own nursery in 2013, the organization officially “graduated” around 300 trees this year for planting in different places around the township. In their most recent planting adventure, volunteers put 69 pine, six silver maple and one locust into the ground near Hopewell Creek. Inga Rinne of Trees for Woolwich says the group feels a sense of satisfaction seeing their homegrown projects in the ground. “I think that is the excitement in this. Every time you add a few to the numbers,” she said, adding that getting saplings strong enough to replant is a team effort. “We got the schools involved in the winter. We provide them with seeds and planting kits and they grow them into tiny little seedlings. We pick them up and stick them into the nursery. It is a nice joint
effort. Eventually, they can see their very own trees spreading through the community. It is a feelgood thing for everyone.” The group has already planted more than 15,000 trees and are well on their way to their goal of making Woolwich just a little bit greener, and this year, the team focused on planting where the new trees would benefit natural ecosystems. “In this case, we were planting along Hopewell Creek and that was specifically to minimize erosion there,” said Rinne. “You’re also trying to shade the creek which decreases the water temperature and creates better fish habitats.” Planting new trees is all finished for this year, but Rinne and Trees for Woolwich are already looking ahead to when the coming winter snow melts. “We have winterized the nursery, so our next planting will be in the spring,” she said, mentioning that the group plants all the way into the autumn before it gets too cold. “A lot of people don’t think about planting in the fall, but it
is actually a really good time to plant most species. They get kind of a head start. The big issue around here for new trees is water. If you plant in the spring then you get a dry summer ... we have had to water some of our plantings, but in the fall, inevitably it is kind of rainy this time of year. They get well watered in and by next spring, you get a full season out of them.” The group relies heavily on volunteer hours for their cause, and are always looking for more, says Rinne. “It is very satisfying for people. We have a plant in the spring called the Church Challenge where we contact a bunch of churches and whole families will come out,” she said. “We are looking to have more of those community plants in the spring. If anyone wants to help, they are always welcome.” For more information about Trees for Woolwich, or to inquire about volunteering, send an email to treesforwoolwich@gmail. com.
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After years in the wholesale trade, café brings a world of coffees to a storefront operation in St. Jacobs WHITNEY NEILSON ECO-CAFÉ ROASTERY HAS ONLY been in St. Jacobs for six weeks, but they’re already finding ways to give back. As part of a township-wide initiative in conjunction with Random Acts of Kindness Day, the coffee roaster will be supplying free coffee to the people of Woolwich. Township staff will be at the Woolwich Memorial Centre, the township administrative building, and the Breslau Community Centre handing out coffee from Eco-Café on Nov. 6. Eco-Café has been operating in Waterloo Region since 2003. They made the move to St. Jacobs in the old mill on Sept. 1. Edward Denyer, who co-owns the business with Ramin Hayratiyan, says part of the reason for the move is because they’re looking to add a retail component to their business. They started out as a café roaster at the Kitchener Market. They outgrew that location and then had a warehouse on Mill Street in Kitchener. “We’re mostly what you’d consider a backend business, mostly in the wholesale and supply. But over the years one of the things that was interesting is to add more of retail component and a customer facing,” Denyer said. The coffee bar portion of the business will be open
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their customers. “The main focus is to be able to allow people top quality coffees. But we don’t want to be too complicated or too complex for people. If people want to engage and want to learn and want to understand more we’ll have all the means to do so. But I don’t want the public to have that feeling like ‘oh my god, I don’t understand the lingo, hence I don’t want to go in there.’ It’s just coffee. As simple as you want it or as complicated as you want it,” Denyer said. Their coffee beans come from a range of countries and municipalities within those countries, offering dif-
KEEPING FARM ANIMALS HEALTHY in ways that consumers endorse isn’t getting any easier. New campaigns by fast-food outlets to eliminate the meat of animals that have been treated with antibiotics are raising all kinds of questions about production practices. Often time veterinarians are on the front lines of production, especially when it comes to sick animals. It’s their job to make them better. And sometimes they need antibiotics to do it. That’s just one of the modern-era challenges facing veterinary college graduates entering the workforce. And in Ontario, the person responsible for making sure they’re as equipped as possible for all they’re likely to encounter is the dean of the Ontario Veterinary College, Jeff Wichtel. Wichtel arrived at Guelph this fall from the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island. His biggest immediate challenge – and one that never ends, in fact—is to ensure and enhance the high quality of the College’s
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Edward Denyer’s excited to offer free coffee in Woolwich Township as part of Random Act of Kindness Day on Nov. 6. Eco-Café Roastery opened in St. Jacobs on Sept. 1 and will include a coffee bar before December. [WHITNEY NEILSON / THE OBSERVER] before December, offering all types of coffee and espresso drinks, along with cold beverages, snacks, and grab and go food items. He plans to serve cold coffee drinks and ice cream in the summer too. “All the trades are now engaged. Equipment’s starting to arrive and be placed. Hopefully we’re a few weeks away. My original target was to try to get ready for Sparkles, even if we can do some kind of soft opening for Sparkles weekend to set the expectation for people,” Denyer said. St. Jacobs Sparkles kicks off the holiday season with store sales and Christmas lights throughout the downtown. It runs from Nov. 12-15. Rae Bauman, an admin-
istrative assistant in Woolwich’s building department, says this is the second year they’ve collaborated with a local business for Random Acts of Kindness Day. Last year Martin’s Fruit Farm gave out free apples. “We liked the idea of local businesses being involved in this. We contacted him and he was very much looking forward to being involved in it, just to bring the community into it, to help with the movement,” Bauman said. Free coffee stations will be set up at 9 a.m. until they run out of coffee. “It’s a great venture and it’s a good thing for the community. What’s better than a random act of kindness that no one expects?” Bauman said.
They handed out free apples on the Sunday before the event at the Sugar Kings game to kick things off last year. Township council will be at this Sunday’s Sugar Kings game at the WMC as the Random Act of Kindness launch night before the actual event on Nov. 6. Random Acts of Kindness originated in New Zealand and has spread worldwide. Bauman says it’s important to participate in the Random Acts of Kindness because “we want people to be able to pay it forward.” As for Eco-Café, they’re planning to keep that kindness going all year long by offering fair trade and ethically sourced coffees for
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core Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. It’s the biggest such program in the country, admitting around 120 students every year. Rural Ontario looks to the college to make sure the province has enough veterinarians to service livestock farms. A decade or so ago, this was a huge concern. Fewer veterinary students wanted to live in the country and work with farm animals when they graduated. This was putting pressure on the livestock sector, not to mention practicing veterinarians and livestock farmers. But there’s been a change in the veterinary culture in rural Ontario, one that reflects more specialization in livestock operations, fewer farms and bigger farms. Now, in many cases, a rural veterinarian will be part of a team of specialists advising livestock farmers. One will look after nutrition, another preventative health, another facilities, and so on. Farmers too have become trained to do more themselves when it comes to animal health, so they don’t need to call veterinarians for activities they could either do themselves, or for those that don’t need doing, period. For example, at one time a veterinarian was routinely called to a farm when a cow calved. But very few calf births – about 10 per cent— are complicated enough to require a veterinarian, and producers can oversee them themselves. If there’s a problem, the veterinarian can be quickly summoned. As well, preventative medicine practices have reduced the prevalence of
many diseases that were once common. “It’s changed the way things are done on the farm,” says Wichtel. “Farmers know their limits, but they can become competent at many procedures that once required a veterinarian.” And a bigger role exists, as well. Despite reports such as the World Health Organization’s controversial position on red meat consumption, globally it’s on the increase. Typically, as societies become more affluent, their members consume more animal protein. In that way, says Wichtel, rural veterinarians have a major role in keeping the world fed by helping keep livestock healthy. Part of that effort involves what he describes as a holistic look at animal health, to learn how certain aspects of an animal’s life on the farm – its housing, welfare, and nutrition and resistance to disease – affects its overall health and the wholesomeness of food products derived from it. And then there’s the effect of rural veterinarians on local economies, too. Small communities across the province struggle enough now. They’d basically disappear without the support of modern farmers, many of whom produce livestock. College faculty members talk to veterinary students about these issues, in preparation for the ever-changing world that awaits them. They need to be ready. “Ultimately,” says Wichtel, “it’s all about the students, and what they can contribute to the sustainability of our rural communities.”
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ferent flavours depending on the region. They use specialty brokers to source the beans versus the brokers of big industrial food service companies. They have brokers through Guatemala, Rwanda, and Colombia, to name a few. “Those are the things that we look for in sources, doing what’s ethical as well as environmentally as best as we can,” Denyer said. The wholesale market has always been Eco-Café’s bread and butter, but the people who live and work in St. Jacobs are their ideal target right now. Their target markets now are the local people who work and live in St. Jacobs and tourists. “Slow it right down to five minutes and then go on with your busy life. That’s what I really would like to get
people from the community to be able to do. When you walk in this door, go into slow motion for five minutes and really smell, taste, feel the environment, the experience, the aroma, the taste,” Denyer said. He said community reaction has been positive so far. People have been drawn into the business by the smell of roasting coffee beans and the warmth of the old mill building. This isn’t his first time getting involved with Random Acts of Kindness and he was excited when he was asked to take part. “I think it’s fun. I think it’s a way to participate. Last year we did it with Sustainable Waterloo. For me it’s letting this community know that now we’re here and that we want to be a part of their community,” Denyer said.
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THE ARTS ON STAGE / LIVE MUSIC
Injecting some comedy into the country Larry Mercey Trio to be joined by The Amish Ambassadors for lively show Sunday at the Commercial Tavern STEVE KANNON ALONG WITH THE MUSIC it’s legendary for, you can expect to hear laughter filling the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill Sunday afternoon. The Larry Mercey Trio, making their first appearance in a few years, will be joined by The Amish Ambassadors, who’ll provide a lighthearted look at a distinctive part of the local community. The trio will play, then there’ll be a “comic interlude” before the band gets back to the music, Mercey explains. The comedy portion comes via his old friend Stan Iutzi. Though they’ve known each other for decades, it’s only been in the last two or three years the two have arranged to be on stage together. “We had to see if it was a fit,” said Iutzi of the two acts, somewhat facetiously, from his St. Jacobs home. The Amish Ambassadors are the result of Iutzi’s humorous bits about an Amish farmer’s insights that started years ago when he emceed events. He’d throw in a few minutes of a routine. Gradually, it worked into a show. “It just evolved. Now, I’ve been all over the place with it,” he said of the show (upcoming performances will include Community Care Concepts seniors’ dinners in New Hamburg and St. Jacobs, for instance). In recent years, the addition of his cousin Mary Lou Ruby Jonas as The Missus
has added another dynamic to his routine. For example, The Missus is the one in charge of Amish Airlines – an extended buggy drawn by a horse that takes off by driving off a cliff. Much of the humour involves an Amish couple who leave the farm and move into St. Jacobs – a “four-storey highrise” that provides stories about the old folks’ home and flashbacks to life on the farm. “Some real, some not so real, made-up stories,” he notes. “It’s all in good fun. There is nothing obscene or off colour. You can be funny without having to do that stuff.” While the two play Amish characters, they’re very mindful of doing so respectfully and without offense. “I have an Amish background – my folks were Amish Mennonites. “We do not make fun of the Amish people. Nothing that we say or do is offensive to the Amish people,” said Iutzi, who watches the reactions of any Amish or Old Order folks in the audience. When they’re laughing along, he knows things are working well. While the audience yuks it up, a key ingredient in an Ambassadors’ show is the fact the two never crack a smile throughout the routine. “We’re just stone-faced from the beginning to the end.” He expects to be on stage – unsmilingly – for about 30 minutes on Sunday be-
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tween Mercey’s sets. On the musical front, fans will be treated to the kind of show they’ve come to expect from the veteran performer. “We haven’t been there as a trio for a few years now. We’ll be playing some Mercey Brothers stuff and all the crowd favourites,” said Mercey of the Commercial Tavern show. A founder of the legendary Mercey Brothers – the pride of Hanover, the same spot where Iutzi once boarded at the family home – Mercey went solo in 1990 after the band packed it in, eventually ramping things back up with the formation of the Larry Mercey Trio and subsequent return to recording. Mercey got his start in 1956, performing with the CKNX barn dance broadcast from Wingham. The following year, he and his brother Ray founded the Mercey Brothers. The duo was joined by brother Lloyd in 1966, and the Mercey Brothers continued to record and perform until 1989. During that time, they issued 17 albums and some 50 singles, many of which went to number-one on the charts. The brothers have been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. The Larry Mercey Trio and The Amish Ambassadors perform Nov. 1 starting at 3 p.m. at the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill. Tickets are $20. For more information, visit www. commercialtavern.ca.
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GOVERNMENT INSPECTED CHICKENS available now for sale Call 519-656-2219.
single axle snowmobile/utility trailer, 1 yr. old, used once. Mastercraft 12hp 42in. riding lawn mower, automatic, good running order. Columbia 10.5hp 28in. snow blower, like new. Small utility trailer. Gas push mower. Snowmobile suit & helmets. Cooley Repeater Model 60 rifle, 22 caliber. Mossberg & Sons Model 185 K-B, 20 gauge shot gun with choke. Alum. ladder. Few hand & garden tools. Plastic totes. Walker, etc.
HOUSEHOLD: 2 Frigidaire fridges – good. Kenmore stacking washer & dryer – good. Stove. 4pc. double bedroom suite. Cedar chest. Matching tan sofa & loveseat – good. Upholstered furniture. Black centre pedestal table & 4 chairs. Rocker. Dehumidifier. Coffee & end tables. Lots of Christmas décor. Windows air conditioner. Pictures plus all the usual household goods.
MCCLARY DUCHESS WOODSTOVE, warming cabinet, water tank, good shape $375.00. Old Timer Stove Co. airtight, Model OTX, good condition $400.00. Call 519-725-0123. SNOW TIRE MOUNTED on 17” rim for GM Pickup, $150. Tool box - fit any pickup box $65. Call 519-699-5701.
FOR SALE SOFTNER SALT - 20kg bags, minimum 25 bags, skid lots of 56. Delivered in St. Jacobs, St. Clements, Elmira & Linwood areas. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.
AUCTIONS SAT. OCT 31 at 9:00 AM Annual Charity auction of quilts; donated new furniture; household goods; farm miscellaneous; and other items to be held at 7400 Reid Woods drive in Elmira approx 3 kms north of Elmira for the Elmira and District Association for Community Living. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com ANNUAL CHARITY AUCTION of quilts, household items and miscellaneous items (donated articles), to be held 7400 Reid Woods Dr. (north of Elmira), for The Elmira & District Association for Community Living, on Saturday, October 31st, at 8:30 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd, 519-699-4451. AUCTION SALE OF household effects, antiques, oil memorabilia, Royal Doultons, Goebels & miscellaneous items, to be held at K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. for Don & Ruth Leiskau, New Hamburg and additions on Thursday, November 5th at 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.
AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF Country property, car, household effects, antiques and miscellaneous items, to be held at 1366 Wilby Rd. Wilmot Twp. 2 miles northeast of St. Agatha (between Notre Dame & Wilmot Line), for the Robert Moser Estate on Saturday, November 7th at 11 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451. AUCTION SALE OF antiques, household goods, tools and miscellaneous items, to be held at 540 Katherine St. South, Woolwich Twp. (corner of Katherine & Sawmill Rd - 1 mile ease of Conestogo), for Doris Ritter, on Saturday, November 14, at 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd, 519-699-4451. AUCTION SALE OF 5 acre country property, riding lawn mower, antiques, collectibles, household goods & miscellaneous items, to be held at 5342 Ament Line, at the west end of Linwood, for Mark Moore, on Wednesday, November 18th at 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451. AUCTION SALE OF antiques, collectibles and miscellaneous items to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 3 miles south of Wellesley on Saturday, November 21, at 10 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.
FARM SERVICES BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045. KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter. Minimum 15 ton lots. Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.
RENTALS WANTED TO RENT: Senior looking to rent single room or studio apartment, Elmira area. Call Jim, 519-669-5981, leave message.
TRADES & SERVICES CUSTOM APPLE JUICE pressing. Also, juice sales. Place order early for best availability. Cedar Ridge Pressing, Wesley Martin, 3175 Northfield Dr., Elmira. 519-669-3541. GARDEN SERVICES TILLING and plowing available for residential gardens. Call (cell) 519-503-5641 or 519669-2043 for details. NEED YOUR LEAVES and Fall Clean Up Done? For a free quote call John’s Quality Home Services 519-669-4955. TRAVELLING SOUTH THIS Winter? Do you need someone reliable, insured and bondable to watch over your home for insurance purposes? Call John’s Quality Home Services 519-669-4955.
ARTISTS OPEN DOORS FOR THE KBT STUDIO TOUR
ANTIQUES:
WOODEN WW2 army trunk signed A.W. Moser. Victorian settee. Victorian side chair. Duncan Phyfe drop leaf table. Organ stool. Oak office chair. NOTE – See www.auctionsfind.com/gerber for photos. Lunch booth. Executors and auctioneers not responsible for accidents day of sale. Terms – Cash or cheque with I.D. Executors: 519-886-7706 AUCTIONEERS:
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Just one of the many stops on the Kissing Bridge Trail Studio Tour, jewelry maker Valerie Leski poses with her wares. Her display was set up at the Roxton Arts building on Union Street in Elmira, along with pottery makers and glass artists. The tour ran all weekend and had participating studios from Bloomingdale to Elmira. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
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“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAST; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”
Community Information Page PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE INTENT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH TO DECLARE CERTAIN LANDS AS SURPLUS Committee of the Whole Tuesday December 1, 2015 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers, Township of Woolwich Offices 24 Church Street South, Elmira The Township of Woolwich is providing notice, in accordance with Section 7 of Township of Woolwich By-law 86-2013, of Council’s intent to consider the declaration of a 1.6 ha (4 acre), L-shaped portion of land (“the Lands”) within the Breslau Memorial Park at 100 Andover Drive in Breslau as surplus property, for the purpose of selling the Lands to the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) to facilitate the construction of a new Catholic elementary school and a new Breslau branch library, as well as upgrades to the existing recreational facilities.
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The Township of Woolwich and the WCDSB, in collaboration with the Region of Waterloo Library are considering a shared use project to facilitate the development of a new Catholic elementary school, a new community public library and upgrades to recreational and sport facilities at the Breslau Memorial Park located on Andover Drive and Joseph Street in Breslau. The Lands would have approximately 65 metres of frontage on Andover Drive and contain part of an existing parking lot, a portion of a soccer field, a beach volleyball court and passive green space. The purpose of this meeting is to solicit input from the public. If Council decides to declare the Lands as surplus, then a resolution would be passed at a subsequent meeting of Council. For additional information regarding the sale and disposition of the Lands, please contact John Scarfone, Manager of Planning at 519-669-6037 or 519-664-2613 ext. 6037 or by email at jscarfone@woolwich.ca. If you wish to address the Committee of Whole at the above-noted meeting regarding the sale and disposition of the Lands, please register as a delegation by contacting Julie Forth at 519-669-6010 or 519-664-2613 ext. 6010 or by email at jforth@woolwich.ca.
Phone:
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After Hours Emergency:
519-575-4504 www.woolwich.ca
Township of Woolwich Annual Grants Now Accepting Applications
TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH LEAF DISPOSAL
The Township of Woolwich Annual Grant process is now open. Non-profit organizations may apply for an annual operating grant to be used for the delivery of programs and services.
Please do not rake your leaves onto the road. This practice has been prohibited by bylaw in the Township of Woolwich since 1994. There is a fine of $125 for depositing any debris or refuse, which includes leaves, on Township Roads.
Applications must be received no later than Friday, November 6, 2015. Additional details regarding the Township’s annual grants and special assistance programs may be found on the Township’s website: http://www.woolwich.ca/en/townshipservices/Grants.asp Completed applications and questions may be directed to Kiera Schlueter at kschlueter@woolwich.ca or 519-669-1647 ex. 6115.
2016 Dog Tags will be available for purchase November 2, 2015. Under the Animal Control By-law #31-2013 it is a requirement that all dog owners within the Township of Woolwich license their dogs by March 1st of every calendar year. In the event your pet is lost and has a license, Animal Services will make every effort to reunite you with your pet at no extra cost. For safe return of your dog if found, please ensure you have attached the Township of Woolwich Dog Tag to your dog’s collar. Dogs without tags are taken to the Humane Society and owners will incur Humane Society costs of $35.00 per day. Dogs wearing their tags found outside of regular Township business hours can also be reported to the Woolwich Memorial Centre or the Breslau Community Centre. To report a lost or found dog, please contact the Township of Woolwich at 519-669-6009 Monday to Friday between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm. After hours, information on lost or found dogs can be provided to the Woolwich Memorial Center. Please contact the WMC Monday to Friday after 5:00pm until 10:00pm or weekends 6:00am to10:00pm at 519-669-1647 x 7001 or the Breslau Community Centre Monday to Friday after 5:00pm until 9:00pm or Saturday and Sunday 10:00am to 3:00pm at 519-648-9524. Dog Tags will be available November 2 at the following locations:
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The Township of Woolwich
24 Church Street West, Elmira (Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm)
Woolwich Memorial Centre
24 Snyder Avenue South, Elmira (Sun-Sat 6am – 9pm)
Breslau Community Centre
100 Andover Drive, Breslau (Mon-Fri 4pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 10am-3pm)
*Pet Valu
315 Arthur Street South, Elmira 519-669-1350
*Eldale Vet Clinic
150 Church Street West, Elmira 519-669-5672
*Breslau Animal Hospital
2057 Victoria Street North #3, Breslau 519-648-9738
*Creature Comfort Pet Emporium 1553 King Street North, St. Jacobs 519-664-3366
These piles of leaves are a safety hazard as they encourage children to play on the road. They can also result in flooding issues when the leaves block storm drains.
LEAF DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES NATURAL CHOICES Mulching and composting are the most economical and environmentally beneficial ways to deal with your leaves. • Instead of disposing of your leaves, save them, mulch them with your lawnmower and gradually add them to your home composter. They will break down into a useful organic material that can be added to flower and vegetable gardens. • Rather than raking your leaves, why not mulch them on your lawn or into your garden? When the leaves are dry, mow your lawn more frequently. The mulched leaves will soon disappear into your lawn or garden as fertilizer.
CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION PROGRAM Bagged Leaf Collection • Bag leaves using only paper yard waste bags or returnable containers marked with a Region of Waterloo Yard Waste sticker. • Place out with yard waste materials on yard waste collection days separately from your garbage containers. • For more information call the Region of Waterloo at 519-883-5100. Tip: Mulching your leaves with a lawn mower or other mulching device prior to bagging can reduce leaf volumes. (10 bags of loose leaves = 1 bag of mulched leaves) If you have too many leaves for your composter to handle, you may bring your leaves to either the Regional Landfill Site or Elmira Transfer Station (see location information below). Regional Landfill Site Gate 2, 925 Erb Street West, Waterloo Monday to Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Elmira Transfer Station End of Howard Avenue, Elmira Alternate Saturday’s 8:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/aboutTheEnvironment/Landfill_Operations.asp
Notice of Public Meeting Township of Woolwich Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
For more information about the Woolwich Dog Tag Program please contact the Township of Woolwich at 519-669-6009.
Thursday, November 5, 2015 Council Chambers, 2nd Floor Administration Building, 24 Church Street West, Elmira
Half the dogs found and picked up in 2015 were able to be easily identified and returned to their owner.
6:30 p.m. Public Meeting
Before March 1st:
Neutered/Spayed - $25.00 Non-Neutered/Spayed - $35.00
March 1st and After: $40.00 $50.00
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
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Sunday,SPACE November 1 | 1-3pm ON GREEN OPENBACKING HOUSE st
15 Brookmead St., Elmira
$350,000 NEW LISTING
HALLOWEEN! Donating back to the community we call home.
Elmira - Unique layout. Large living room open to the dining and kitchen area with an over sized pantry off the kitchen. The upper family room gives added living space for all of your family’s needs. Enjoy entertaining on your large back deck under the gazebo overlooking the yard which is open to a walking trail and creek beyond. MLS.
$422,500
BREATHTAKING SUNSETS Conestogo Lake - Enjoy the beautiful views overlooking the lake right from the back deck. Tastefully updated, this open concept cottage provides sleeping for up to 10. Concrete boat launch with electric winch, dock, tiered deck and garage. Located only 40 minutes from KW, or Guelph, this makes the perfect weekend getaway. MLS 1534798.
$309,900
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage
Elmira - Character and charm are evident throughout this Century home! This spacious 2 storey is elegantly decorated throughout with large principal rooms Including a study on the main floor. Beautifully landscaped with a detached double garage. Located in the friendly town of Elmira 10 minutes from Waterloo and close to downtown and the Elmira rec center. MLS 30500671.
$464,000
CURRENTLY BEING BUILT Drayton - This beautiful bungalow with loft is currently being built, located in the town of Drayton just a scenic drive from KW, quality at every turn, 1800 sq ft with hardwood and ceramic, 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. large master bedroom ensuite and walkin closet. MLS 1537660.
BEAUTIFUL CENTURY HOME
STUNNING LOG HOME Near Hawkesville - Stunning custom built log home on a mature 2 acre lot just 10 minutes from Waterloo. Character is evident everywhere, from the exposed logs to the open banister over the front door. With 4 +1 bedrooms, tons of room for your growing family. This could be your forever home! MLS 30501159.
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FAMILY HOME GREAT PRICE Elmira - This 4 bedroom home is perfect for a growing family as well as a retired couple due to the convenience of the main floor master bedroom with ensuite and walk in closet. Enjoy a morning coffee in the East facing sun room, and family time in the large living room. Walking distance to downtown and Rec Centre. Much larger than it looks! MLS 30500120.
$225,000
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FREE HOME EVALUATION
Church group reaches out to refugee family St. Jacobs’ Calvary United sees plenty of people pitching in to help with local support for Syrian refugee crisis WHITNEY NEILSON A REFUGEE FAMILY COULD be taking up residence in Waterloo Region as early as this Christmas through the support of Calvary United Church in St. Jacobs. Half a dozen church members formed a core refugee team a month ago at the church to start fundraising and sorting out accommodations for the family. “Through the MCC and the Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support we have been given a profile of a family. We’re waiting for them to get interviewed there. Then we’ll find out if they actually can come here and then we’ll be told when. It could be before Christmas and we could get like two weeks’ notice,” said refugee team member Christine Rose. Housing is the biggest issue they’re trying to sort
out now. They don’t want to lock them into a lease somewhere they don’t like, but also don’t want to get caught at the last minute scrambling to find a location. The refugee family consists of a mother in her 50s, and her two sons, aged 20 and 18. They’re in Lebanon at the moment. “Part of the resettlement plan is getting them support when they get here, like daily visits and getting them to know the language and feel included. We don’t really want to settle them in St. Jacobs. The bus routes aren’t great, they’re not close to grocery stores or things that they would need and so then we would need to, wherever they do settle, go there,” Rose said. The government supports the refugee family from month two to month seven of their resettlement, but it’s only at a social assistance
level. She says they were told by MCC they’d need to top up that amount. They’re looking to raise $30,000, but they don’t need the total amount right when the family arrives. “What we’re looking at is people to maybe even say I’ll donate $25 a month for the next year, instead of a lump sum. That to me is easier than saying here’s $300,” Rose said. Other members are showing their generosity, like a previous minister at Calvary just donated $1,000 as part of his 96th birthday celebration. Another member of the church asked for donations to the refugee fund instead of birthday gifts. “The ideas are there and everyone is trying to find what they can do to help out,” Rose said. But there’s more than finances to think about. They’ll need government
documents, health cards, transportation from the airport, language classes, education, medical support, and employment. Those are all areas the church is looking into to prepare for their arrival. “I hear the stories and I thought to myself how can I help, what can I do? A few
people in the church had asked our minister what the church was doing. He just put it out there one Sunday morning, hey if anybody’s interested in sponsoring a refugee family or just seeing what that looks like, meet in the library. And there were 18 people that showed up. It’s been on people’s mind.
I think the church was just the catalyst,” Rose said. They’ll be raising money for the refugee family on Nov. 21 at their pork and beef dinner. You can donate online through www.canadahelps. org by searching Calvary United St. Jacobs and then Calvary Refugee Fund.
HARVEST TEA TIME
Kay Davies, 102, and Ingrid Grosz, enjoy their pie and tea at the Chartwell Elmira Retirement Residence’s annual Harvest Tea. The event saw crafters, bakers and home businesses setting up shop in the front lobby and tea and goodies served in fine china last Thursday afternoon. There was also a quilt auction later in the evening. [LIZ BEVAN / THE OBSERVER]
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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
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WELL-MAINTAINED 2+1 BEDROOM home on a quiet, low traffic, tree-lined street in a well-established neighbourhood close to many amenities. Spacious rear yard, privacy fence. Original plaster crown molding, hardwood floors and brick fireplace, with newly installed natural gas insert. Upgraded windows, roof & high-efficiency gas furnace.
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8006 CONCESSION 12, DRAYTON
$453,900 ST. JACOBS Meticulously maintained two storey with attractive curb appeal. Centre hall plan offers inviting foyer, oak staircase to upper level, spacious kitchen/dining area, main floor gas fireplace, finished basement has gas fireplace, master ensuite, oversized dbl car garage & driveway. MLS
STUNNING BUNGALOW / LOFT $499,000 ELMIRA Custom plan
BUNGALOW .45 ACRE $276,000 LINWOOD Amazing
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parcel just outside of Drayton, situated one paved road, permits required, development charges apply, water & sewer required. MLS.
$239,900
138 WATER STREET, ST. JACOBS
ELMIRA Newer 2 storey in great family neighbourhood. Many upgrades throughout, maple hardwood floors main & 2nd floor, bright maple kitchen/dining area, appliances included, living rm w/gas fireplace & walkout to covered patio & professionally landscaped yard, master ensuite, finished basement. NEW MLS.
opportunity awaits you, TLC required, 3+ bedrooms, 2 baths, main floor amenities, partially finished basement, walkout to bonus room. There is a newer deck & concrete patio, garage and triple wide driveway. MLS
with unique layout, gorgeous white kitchen offer granite counters, island/breakfast bar, ample cupboards, hardwood in dinette & living rm., master ensuite & private walkout, bonus loft space, finished basement with separate entrance/walk-up, garage, double paved driveway, fenced. NEW MLS
MAINTENANCE FREE! Enjoy the benefits of owning a new home at an affordable price. This 1300 sq. ft., 2 bdrm semi-detached home has a full, unfinished basement and is located on a quiet residential street close to an elementary school & shopping. New Home Warranty applies.
$354,900
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NEW FREEHOLD TOWNHOUSE BUNGALOWS (Triplex) under construction. Each unit features 1210 sq ft on main floor plus 415 sq ft finished in basement. 2 baths on main floor incl. 3 pc ensuite. Maple kitchen, 9 foot ceilings, deck, main floor laundry, basement has in-floor heat roughed in. Quality units in charming village close to new library/health clinic, post office, community centre, park, ball/soccer fields, picnic shelter and a short walk to main street. Text WIN7 to 555444 for video.
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SOLD INDUSTRIAL LOT $568,000 EARL MARTIN DRIVE, ELMIRA
2.43 acre South end business park location! Easy highway access, M-5 ZONING, some restrictive covenants apply, buyer to satisfy specific use approval with township. NEW MLS.
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$695,000 COUNTRY LIVING – 1.89 acres, close to Elmira & KW. Scenic back yard with a trout stream & concr. bridge. Lovely ‘Chervin’ kitchen w/built-ins, quartz and fireplace. Newer windows. Hdwd. in LR/DR. Huge deck w/hot tub. Fin. bsmt. w/2 bdrms. rec. rm. games rm. kitchenette & 2 walkouts (Great income potential!). 27’x16’ shed. A MUST SEE! MLS.
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$789,999 $279,900 “CHARACTER” GALORE IN THIS QUAINT HOME backing to Mill Race in Hawkesville. 3+ bdrms. Formal LR/DR and eat-in kitchen. Main flr. family room w/walkout to a deck. Office in lower level w/separate entry. Zoning will allow for some commercial uses. MLS.
ST. CLEMENTS – Outstanding 3 bdrm. bungalow, only 3 yrs. old. Open concept from lovely kit. to great room, dinette & dining rm. Vaulted ceilings, lots of windows. Spacious ensuite. Huge rec. rm. & 3pc. in bsmt. PLUS 1 bdrm. in-law suite w/separate entrance. Huge lot – 401’ deep (partially fenced). Quiet court location. Detached shed 20’x20’ w/bsmt, gas, hydro & water. MLS.
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a half in diameter. It’ll have about two times the capacity and on average a foot and a half deeper than the old drain,” Noecker said. This portion of the drainage system covers the north of Lots 6 and 7, Concession 8 West and the south of Lots 7 and 8, Concession 9 West. Doris and Heinz Hueftlein expressed their hesitation, but not opposition to the new drain, questioning why they should pay thousands of dollars when it might not work. Heinz noted his field gets flooded, but it’s not a big deal because it’s used for pasture. “What kind of guarantee is there that this is going to work?” asked Doris Hueftlein. Noecker said there’s no guarantee, only the fact
they’ve been doing this for a long time. He says the old drain worked, it just isn’t big enough or deep enough anymore. He added they’ve addressed those issues with their proposed design. “If his field doesn’t dry up then it’s $140,000 which went down the drain with the tile,” Heinz said. Noecker said he’s “fairly confident” it will work. Council adopted the report after discussion from the affected landowners. A Court of Revisions meeting will be held at the council chambers on Nov. 17 at 6:15 p.m. Councillors Carl Smit, Shelley Wagner, and Herb Neher were appointed to sit on the court. The court is part of the Drainage Act and allows landowners the opportunity to challenge their drainage assessments – an area of contention for some.
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FAMILY ALBUM ANNIVERSARY
BIRTHDAY
STAG & DOE
Happy 65th Wedding Anniversary Walter & Grace Burkhart
Happy 65th Birthday Sharon Both
Stag & Doe
for Trevor Thompson & Amanda Matte
Join us for a Birthday Open House Sunday, November 1, 2-4 p.m. at the Elmira Legion, 11 First St. E.
Saturday, November 7th • Waterloo Rod and Gun Club Doors open at 7pm, $10 per person Tickets available at the door
Married November 4, 1950
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DEATH NOTICES GINGRICH, RACHEL | Passed away peacefully at Martin’s Rest Home, Elmira on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at the age of 97 years.
REGER, DONNA (NÉE HARRISON) | Passed
away peacefully on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Pinecrest Manor, Lucknow, at the age of 84 years, formerly of St. Jacobs.
REIST, EUNICE | Passed
away on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Listowel Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle, at the age of 84. Local relatives are her daughter Barbara (Alan) Jones of Wellesley.
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HELPING HANDS / A LOCAL INSTITUTION
Squash soup provides a true taste of autumn
These quilts provide more than decorative warmth Annual quilt auction set for Saturday at new location, with proceeds benefitting EDCL
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The annual Elmira Charity Quilt Auction returns this Saturday for a day of live and silent auctions all in the name of raising funds for Elmira District Community Living. WHITNEY NEILSON DUMP OUT YOUR PIGGYBANK and start counting because the annual Elmira Quilt Auction is back for its 43rd year with hundreds of quilts, baked treats, furniture and used goods up for sale. With the event moving from the Riverdale Poultry Express to the Elmira Produce Auction Cooperative, quilters have been busy all year preparing a range
of items to sell. The funds raised will go to Elmira District Community Living, as its largest fundraiser. EDCL finance officer Gail Bartlett says they start the day at 8 a.m. with some silent and live auctions before getting to the main event – the quilts – at noon. They’ll be auctioning off items like farm equipment, used household gifts, trees, and shrubs.
Local craftsmen donate new wood furniture, which gets auctioned off at 11 a.m. Before they start the quilt auction a few people who EDCL supports will give a speech and the board president will describe what their organization does and what the money will be going towards. “Then we start with the quilts. We have some real beauties this year. It’s quilts, it’s wall hangings, there are braided rugs,
fun with families competing against each other. And you can’t forget the gigantic bake sale, with mostly home baked treats and some produce for sale, all donated. The event runs until 3:30 or 4 p.m. – whenever they run out of quilts to sell. “It’s like a fall fair atmosphere almost, except with an auction as a background,” Bartlett said.
I PLANTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH in my garden this summer and am delighted with my supply to try new recipes this winter. Squash is my favourite vegetable – mostly I simply bake it with butter, brown sugar, salt and pepper. In the past, I’ve read that you should microwave the squash before you peel it. I thought that was for lazy cooks without muscles. Today I tried it and it actually makes a huge difference: the squash peeled like an apple. So try this: cut both ends off of the squash, put the whole thing on a plate and cook for 4-5 minutes in the microwave. This softens the skin and heats up the squash so it will not take as long to roast. If autumn had a taste, it would be this soup. I added the apple cider, but if you do not have any, add extra chicken broth until it is the consistency you want. Serve garnished with additional cooked bacon, a crumbled sharp cheese and snipped chives. And of course, a few slices of warm homemade bread and it will warm your insides down to your toes.
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hooked rugs, all the crafts of the local area, the traditional crafts of really the Mennonite community. We divide the quilts into seven lots and we have seven auctioneers who all donate their time. Almost everything with the auction is donated,” Bartlett said. In the seven lots, there’s one quilt per lot that’s the feature item, meaning it’s extra special. There are also giant pies auctioned off, which can be a lot of
Happy Halloween Everyone! Here are some tips for staying safe this Halloween. 1. Drivers, make sure to take extra caution when driving around town. 2. Parents, make sure your kids have reflective tape on their costumes so driver’s can spot them easier. 3. Don’t forget to brush and floss your teeth, drink lots of water and eat some veggies after consuming large amounts of sugar! Happy trick-or-treating from the staff at Leroy’s Auto Care!
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END OF LIFE CHOICES: Who will speak for you? This education session presented by Jessica Hutchison, the Community Engagement Director, form the Advance Care Planning Education Program and Tracey Cronin, Lawyer, from Woods, Clemens, Fletcher and Cronin Law Office. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr. St. Jacobs. For more information call Joy at 519-664-3794 ext. 230.
ELMIRA LIONS BINGO - Doors open at 6 p.m., starts 7 p.m. sharp. Lions Hall Elmira. For more information call 519-500-1434.
NEW HORIZONS WELCOMES ALL zoomers, boomers and seniors. Enjoy coffee or tea and a delicious snack. Speaker: Bev Dietrich, curator of Guelph Museums topic: In Flanders Fields: The Story of John McCrae. Be inspired and socialize; $2 per person, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre. For more information call Joan Haid at 519-648-2742 or email at jehaid@explorenet.ca.
ELMIRA CHARITY QUILT AUCTION & Country Market. Sat. Oct. 31, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Quilt, furniture & silent auction, bake table. Friday Oct. 30th 5:30-9 p.m. Beef brisket dinner. Elmira Produce Auction Cooperative, 7400 Reid Woods Dr., Elmira. Contact Wendy at 519669-3205, ext. 228. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (ELMIRA) MEETING. “If you want to drink, that’s your business, but if you want to stop drinking that’s our business. Meetings Mon. 7:30 p.m., Thur. 8 p.m. Alanon Family Group meeting Thurs. 8 p.m. St. Teresa’s Church, 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira. For more information call 519-669-9363. BAKED SAUSAGE DINNER 6 p.m. at Elmira Legion. Served with mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, veggies and bread; $8/person. Everyone welcome.
NOVEMBER 4 WALKING THROUGH GRIEF WORKSHOP, 7 p.m. at Wellesley Mennonite Church, 157 David St., Wellesley. All welcome to an evening in which we explore grief. Kathy Penner Dyck, MSW, will lead/facilitate this workshop. For more info call 519-656-2700.
NOVEMBER 6 THE KIDS 2 KIDS Dance is a DJ’ed dance for kids grades 5-8. This event is a fun and safe way for kids to socialize and is co-hosted by the St. Jacobs Lions Club & the Optimist Club of St. Jacobs; 7-10 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 and tickets are $5 at the door. Snacks and drinks are available for purchase; 31 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs.
NOVEMBER 7 REMEMBRANCE DAY TEA & Bake Sale. Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira; 1-3 p.m. Baking, deli table, tea room, raffle table & penny table. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (ELMIRA) MEETING. “If you want to drink, that’s your business, but if you want to stop drinking that’s our business. Meetings Mon. 7:30 p.m., Thur. 8 p.m. Alanon Family Group meeting Thurs. 8 p.m. St. Teresa’s Church, 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira. For more information call 519-669-9363. LUTHER VILLAGE ON THE Park annual Christmas bazaar, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., 139 Father David Bauer Dr., Waterloo (held in Sunshine Centre - Great Hall). The residents have crafted great items: knitting, sewing and textile, stained glass wood carving, woodworking and so much more. Guest vendors as well, and a “Coffee House” to enjoy a coffee and homemade muffin.
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ELMIRA LIONS BINGO - Doors open at 6 p.m., starts 7 p.m. sharp. Lions Hall Elmira. For more information call 519-500-1434. WOODSIDE EVERGREEN FELLOWSHIP OF Seniors. 10:30 a.m., 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira. “Hearing Wellness” by Juliane Shantz of The Ear & Hearing Clinic, Elmira. Music: Bruce Ogram on piano; Devotional: Pastor Gordon Wright. Suggested donation $7/person, includes hot lunch. For more information contact Reta Malloy at 519-669-8752.
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HUGS AT BRESLAU COMMUNITY Centre, 100 Andover Dr. from 9:30-11 a.m.. Topic: Health tips from abroad, dietitian from the Netherlands. Parents and children age 0-5 are welcome to attend. Call Heidi 519-6643794, ext. 237 for more information.
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NOVEMBER 13 HUGS AT WOOLWICH COMMUNITY Health Centre, St. Jacobs from 9:30-11 a.m. Topic: Health tips from abroad, dietitian from the Netherlands. Parents and children age 0-5 are welcome to attend. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.
Fat doesn’t disappear into thin air, but most of it is exhaled as carbon dioxide WEIRD NOTES
Q. Hey, don’t sweat the
small stuff ! Doesn’t that include questions about sweat itself?
A. Sweat is about 99% water and evaporates on the skin’s surface, cooling the body and keeping it from overheating, says Jessica Festa in “Discover� magazine. Each of us has a unique sweat “fingerprint,� or blend of 373 volatile compounds that tend to remain constant over time. And aside from humans, horses are one of the few other mammals that thermoregulate by sweating.
The smell of sweat is often different in healthy people than in those who are sick or who have infections. Emotions too can trigger sweat changes: In one study, where viewers of scary films or of neutral films wore sweat pads, volunteers were able to sniff out the emotion-charged viewers. In another experiment, females judged the sweat of male non-meat eaters as more pleasant than that of meat eaters. Let’s hope your sweat doesn’t run red, tipping off the rare condition of hematohidrosis, where blood vessels rupture and run into sweat glands, causing them to sweat blood. Regarding chronohydrosis, affected folks may sweat orange, blue or other co-
lours. “For some, ingested drugs are the cause, for other healthy people the cause remains a mystery.� Q. WHO might want to call a disease “atypical pneumonia associated with cooling towers�? Or “fungul infection of the foot�? Or “filovirusassociated hemorrhagic fever 2�?
A. The “who� is the World Health Organization (WHO), that wants to rename diseases like Legionnaires’ disease, athlete’s foot and Ebola with the above more neutral terms, avoiding names of people, places, food and animals, says Kai Kupferschmidt in “Science� magazine. Badly chosen names like “gay-related immune deficiency� for AIDS, can
While many scientists agree that disease names can be problematic, they aren’t sure the WHO’s new rulebook is an improvement. Wang predicts “it will certainly lead to boring names and a lot of confusion.� Q. When you lose weight, where does the fat go? You just work it off or burn it away into thin air, right?
stigmatize people, cause confusion, or hurt tourism and trade. “The so-called swine flu, for instance, is not transmitted by pigs, but some countries still banned pork imports or slaughtered pigs after a 2009 outbreak. More recently, some Arab countries were unhappy that a new disease caused by a coronavirus was dubbed ‘Middle East respiratory syndrome’ (MERS).� And infectious disease expert Linfa Wang of Australia adds his own experience: Some 20 years ago, he named a disease “Hedra,� after a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, and yet he still gets angry calls from residents complaining that the name hurts property values.
A. Not so fast, corrects Australian physicist Ruben Meerman, as reported by Mark Strauss in “Mental Floss� magazine. By the Law of Conservation of Mass, nothing just disappears into thin air. Molecules are molecules, of fat or anything else, and they tend to stay around. “The chemical formula for
human fat is C(55)H(104) O(6).� Meerman did the math for “losing fat atoms,� or “exhaling them,� and found that for every 10 pounds of fat you lose (convert), 8.4 pounds are exhaled as CO(2) (carbon dioxide), while the remaining 1.4 pounds are converted to water, which the body excretes as tears, sweat, urine, and other stuff. And yes, Meerman says, there’s a secret formula for weight loss, and here it is: C(55)H(104)O(6) + 78 x O(2) = 55 x CO(2) + 52 x H(2)O
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.� Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.
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4. Thin layers 5. Motherliness 6. Blue blood 7. Calendar abbr. 8. Stirs 9. “The Sun ___ Rises� 10. Indian turnover 11. ___ roll 12. Vets in the garden 13. “___ go!� 14. Wild celery 15. Adjust, as laces 20. Tokyo, formerly 24. Pudgy 27. Member of the mustard family 29. Morgue, for one 30. Stellar 31. Sheath 32. Wreath for the head 36. Overloads 37. ___ gestae 39. ___ Hall 40. Fold 42. Ants
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They’re moving the event to EPAC after more than a decade at Riverdale because they’ll be able to have everything under one roof. In previous years they had to set up the kitchen under the Kiwanis’ tent outside and it can be cold this time of year. “Riverdale was so good to us. They would spend the Thursday before the auction scrubbing down and cleaning the building because it’s a big truck repair shop. You can imagine what it would look like. Their employees would spend Thursday cleaning it and then they’d give their employees Friday off so we could set up for the auction. They’ve been tremendously good to us. I think it takes a bit of pressure off us and it’s nice being all under one roof,” Bartlett said. They expect to have about 130 items in the quilt auction. Some of the quilters have probably started already for next year’s auction, she says. The feature quilt is determined by the auction committee, a group of 17 volunteers. Those quilts typically catch a higher
price. Some 100 volunteers are involved in making the auction come to fruition. The committee looks at the workmanship that went into the quilts and decides which quilt to feature for each lot. “I know this year I’ve already been told we have some exceptionally beautiful quilts,” Bartlett said. She says many of them don’t go for market value. A wall hanging or a crib quilt could be sold for as low as $50. A queen size quilt is anywhere from $500 to $1,000. The most expensive quilt sold last year was in the neighborhood of $1,500. They netted $77,000 last year, with a gross of $87,000. She said that’s typically what they bring in, at least $70,000 after expenses. “If you look at what that purchases for our community living, that’s a wheelchair van plus $10,000. The government does not support us in terms of purchasing vans and things like that. That’s the type of thing that the association fundraising arm purchases. That’s why the auction’s so important to us because we have quite a fleet of vans
Some 130 quilts and quilted items will be up for sale to the highest bidder at the quilt auction. The auction is moving to the Elmira Produce Auction Cooperative this year. and for example we just put up an addition at one of our oldest group homes. That’s the sort of thing that the fundraising arm is able to do for us,” Bartlett said. She says this year’s funds raised will go toward the purchase of a new van and
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Squash Soup with Bacon 1 medium butternut squash 4 slices bacon 1 large onion 2 cloves garlic 1 tsp. salt Freshly grated black pepper 3 Tbsp. oil 1 cup apple cider 4 cups chicken broth (approx.) 2-3 Tbsp. chicken soup base 2 tsp. fresh thyme or 1 tsp. dried thyme pinch cayenne pepper
the main beneficiaries of the Maple Syrup Festival. “It’s a community thing. We want to be an integral part of the Elmira community. We’re participating in a huge community event that gathers people together. That keeps Elmira
District Community Living kind of front of mind as well,” Bartlett said. The Elmira Quilt Auction runs Oct. 31 at the Elmira Produce Auction Cooperative from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., or when they run out of quilts to auction off.
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Garnishes: Cooked crumbled bacon Sharp cheese, crumbled Snipped chives
Peel and remove seeds from squash. Cut into 1” pieces and put them on a greased baking sheet. Cut bacon into 1” pieces, add to squash. Cut onion into thin wedges, add to squash. Mince garlic, add to squash. Sprinkle squash with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and stir until all is coated. Bake at 400º F for 35-45 minutes or until squash is
into long-term fundraising. Their fleet of vans is quite old now and they’ll need a few more vans over the next couple years. The auction is EDCL’s biggest fundraiser, and a crucial part of their operations. They’re also one of
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very tender and starting to brown. Remove from oven, let cool slightly. Puree squash mixture in the blender in batches with the apple cider and chicken broth. More broth may be needed depending on the size of squash. Pour into a large saucepan. Add cayenne pepper, chicken soup base and
thyme to the soup. Heat and check for seasonings. To serve, top with garnishes.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Donna is the author of A Taste of Nostalgia Cookbook, which is available by calling 519-638-5791 or email donna.atasteofnostalgia@gmail.com.
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