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Paintball operation shot down
Woolwich approves new review guidelines for gravel pits
Woolwich denies bylaw application; owner seeking lastminute compromise
STEVE KANNON
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New review guidelines are all well and good, but Woolwich should put a moratorium on new gravel pits until tougher rules are in place, say residents concerned about the impact of such operations. While welcoming the township’s proposal to change the way it studies applications for new gravel pit licenses, opponents, including members of the Conestogo Winterbourne Residents Association, called for actual rule changes to make it harder to get a license. In the absence of preventing new pits opening, they want stricter controls on the operations to reduce the harmful impacts, including noise, dust and increased truck traffic. Planning staff recommendations approved by councillors Tuesday night deal only with how applications are reviewed. There are no changes to the Woolwich’s aggregate resource policy. For that reason, West Montrose resident Tony Dowling and Keri Martin Vrbanac of the Conestogo Winterbourne Residents Association asked council for a freeze on new operations until after a township official plan review slated for 2009. Better still, said Dowling, open up the aggregate resources policy to immediate
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THE EXTRA MILE Riverside PS students Owen Wild and Sam Davidson show off the popsicle sticks students receive when completing a lap at the school’s Terry Fox Marathon. The event encourages children to walk, run and wheel laps to foster healthy living.
Riverside students to cross Canada Together, they hope to meet or exceed Terry Fox’s distance MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Looking to follow the lead of a legendary Canadian and have some healthy fun at the same time, students at Riverside Public School last week kicked off their school’s annual Terry Fox Marathon. For the second year in a row, children at the Elmira public school will run, walk, and wheel their way around a 400-metre perimeter within the school’s property in an effort to reach – or surpass – the 5,373 kilometers that Terry Fox covered in his Marathon of Hope in 1980. “Terry Fox is a Canadian hero that kids really connect with,” said Connie Lepp, one
of the teachers at Riverside who helped organize the event. “We wanted to connect with Terry Fox and understand the kind of distances he ran every day; we wanted to do something that was going to keep kids sort of fit and promote a healthy lifestyle starting young.” Last year the students ran a total of 6,083.6 kilometres, and are hoping to better that record this time around. Until Oct. 30, students will have a chance to do their laps in gym class or during recess or Quality Daily Physical Activity (QDPA) sessions: it’s entirely up to them how many laps they run. Lepp said the event is a good
way for kids to get exercise, set and reach goals, and to learn about personal integrity – participants collect a popsicle stick for every lap they complete and are expected not to cut corners. At the end of their sessions students provide teachers with their results and the total “mileage” is collected and compiled onto a classroom graph. Every week the school will get updates on how they are doing and where, exactly, they are in terms of distance on the map of the country. “We’re a small school, so, I don’t know if we’ll get all the way to the west coast, but we want to see how far we can get in Canada,” said Lepp.
Their common sense said one thing, but the rules another. In the end, Woolwich council came down on the side of the regulations, nixing Eric Schwindt’s bid to keep his paintball operation going for another three years. In a split vote, 3-2, councillors Tuesday night upheld a planning staff recommendation to refuse Schwindt’s application for a temporary-use bylaw. The Shoot to Splatter operation is deemed incompatible with the agricultural zoning on his 100-acre farm. Schwindt had requested a zone change to allow the business to continue on his property, located at 4956 Arthur St. N. and 1470 Cedar Spring Rd. Although the paintball operation has been a going concern since 1996 – originally run by someone who rented the land, the business was purchased in 2006 by Schwindt and his brother Miles – its status only became an issue last year. That’s when Schwindt agreed to sell a one-acre parcel to allow an expansion at the neighbouring Calvary Conservative Mennonite Church. Since then, the hog farmer has been trying to convince
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United Hands group sees Elmira District Secondary School students volunteering to help others JONI MILTENBURG Last fall, a woman on Brubacher Street looked out her front window and saw a pack of high school students on her front lawn. Living across from Elmira District Secondary School, she’s used to seeing young people walking, skateboarding and biking past her door. But it was the first time students had shown up with rakes and cleared all the leaves that fall from her maple trees. “She wanted to get pictures of us; she just couldn’t believe that we were raking her lawn. She was really surprised,” said Rachel Dyck, one of the rakers, smiling at the memory. The woman was on the receiving end of a “rake and run,” when volunteers clean up someone’s yard without being asked or expecting any thanks. The young people wielding the rakes were members of a student group at EDSS called United Hands.
On Sept. 24, United Hands had its first big volunteer event of the school year. Some 25 students went to the Mennonite Central Committee warehouse in Kitchener to pack school kits. The kits contain basic school supplies: notebooks, pencils, eraser, colour pencils, and ruler. The kits are shipped around the world to refugees and displaced children in countries such as Bosnia, Haiti, Iraq, Liberia, North Korea and Russia. The group was started two years ago by Steph Shuh and Wren Laing. They approached teacher Melanie Austin with an idea for a group that would volunteer around the community. “I loved it. The kids would come up on their own with an idea to volunteer and help the community,” Austin said of the idea. The volunteer troupe has collected food for the local food bank and made sandwiches for the homeless. They also help out people they know are in need. When Austin’s mother was sick
good thing; you know you’re doing it for a good cause and you can enjoy it at the same time,” Dyck said. The new leaders say they’ll be repeating some of the good deeds from last year – including visiting seniors at the retirement homes in Elmira – but they’ve got some new ideas as well. Shuh would like to do something to raise money for cancer research. And they’ve also talked about handing out flowers on a street corner to anybody that passes by. “We try to have a big monthly event, but we definitely want to be helping out with fundraisers and stuff like that throughout the year,” Dyck said. Vicky Rau, volunteer coordinator at Chateau Gardens where they have visited seniors, said she enjoys seeing a group of young people making a positive difference. “They certainly are very ambitious and have some good projects. They’re just a nice group, young and enthusiastic.”
with breast cancer, a group showed up at her house to mulch and edge all her flower beds and gardens. The group’s definition of community stretches far beyond Elmira. In the last school year, the group raised several thousand dollars to buy bicycles for women in Kenya. Bicycles help African women become independent, allowing them to travel farther and faster than they could walk without having to rely on someone else. “We actually organized a 10-km bike ride here while they did one in Kenya,” Dyck said. When Shuh and Laing graduated in June and headed off to university, they passed the torched to Dyck and Emily Shuh, Steph’s younger sister. The two leaders say some students join because they need to complete their 40 hours of community service required for graduation. For others, it’s a fun way to get to know people and get involved. “I think it’s just kind of like a feel-
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Neighbours say proposed gravel operations are the pits
Woolwich residents opposed to the licensing of gravel pits near their homes have every reason to be worried, says a longtime proponent of controls on the aggregate industry. Those residents should fight the proposals, but in almost every case the battle will be fruitless: officials almost always sides with the business. “In Ontario, it’s extremely hard to stop one of these things,” says Ric Holt, who heads Gravel Watch Ontario. The fact that a pit is going to ruin a neighbourhood is not reason enough to halt the work. Neighbours who stand to have their quality of life disrupted learn the hard way democracy isn’t at play. Usually, the best residents can do is to have some rules in place to, in theory, reduce the negative impacts, he says. “Neighbours essentially have to beg to keep the noise down, to keep the traffic routed [safely] and to keep the dust down.” And, having had to jump through hoops to get those considerations – what the law in fact requires – residents quickly learn the Ministry of Natural Resources doesn’t enforce the rules. “They shouldn’t get away with the things they do, but they do,” Holt says of the industry. The trouble starts with the MNR not having enough resources to police the aggregate industry. Couple that with a form of deregulation that goes back to
the Harris government, and essentially the extractors are policing themselves. The Ontario government has turned over much of the management of the gravel industry to the Aggregate Producers Association of Ontario (APAO), which is the registered lobbying organization for the industry. APAO together with its sub-organizations collects the gravel tax (haulage levy) for the government and hires itself, out of government funds, to rehabilitate abandoned pits – a conflict of interest, Gravel Watch maintains. “Much like the control of clean water and like the control of meat inspection, the Ontario government downsized the Ministry of Natural Resources to the extent that there are few officers to enforce the Aggregate Resources Act. Pit operators, and not government inspectors, were made responsible for inspecting their own pits. This lack of government control of the industry is likely a key cause of lack of rehabilitation.” It’s no surprise then, says Holt, that those living near pits find it difficult to get action when an operation is creating too much noise, dust or traffic. And, even when a pit ceases actively producing, neighbours expecting to see the site returned to its previous state often wait in vein. Only about half of pits that should be rehabilitated end up seeing the work done. “Rehabilitation is pretty much a failure. Rehabilitation does not work.” Even the MNR’s own internal assessment of its enforcement efforts paints an unfavourable picture, he suggests. “They’re a ‘D’ on a scale from ‘A’ to ‘D’.”
At this week’s Woolwich council meeting, Conestogo and West Montrose residents asked for a moratorium on new pits until the township comes up with some tougher rules. Ideally they’d like to see the municipality turn away those looking for a license to extract gravel from sites near their homes. But that’s an unlikely scenario, as Holt notes. In reality, the province has final say, and local requirements can – and often are – overturned. Neighbours out Tuesday night asked for rules that would limit the lifespan of a gravel operation. That request got a sympathetic hearing from council, which is more than passingly familiar with pits that never seem to be played out, even though little if any sand or gravel is being extracted from the site. That’s a common delaying tool, says Holt. “These pits are eternal – there’s no sunset clause.” Accordingly, producers can put off the expense of rehabilitating their sites indefinitely. And even in cases where municipalities have placed time limits on a pit, the MNR can simply step in and override such conditions – a common practice given the close relationship between the ministry and the industry. Woolwich council’s reassurance that
rules are in place to protect neighbours is at best optimistic and perhaps naïve, he suggests. The nature of business – the quest for the lowest costs and highest returns – means problems pop up, and the lack of enforcement means they’re not always resolved in a timely fashion, if at all, Holt adds. “Look, these aren’t bad people. But this is business,” he said of pit operators. “They want you to think they’re being good neighbours … but that isn’t always the case.” In economics, the word ‘externalities’ refers to those costs of production not borne directly by the producer. We see that when pollutants, for instance, are dumped into the air, water and soil. Often, the resultant costs – to the environment, to our health and, ultimately, to our wallets when it comes time to do a cleanup – are picked up by others. In the aggregate industry, the operators are supposed to contain noise and dust to their sites, taking on the costs of berms or internal enclosures, for instance, but that’s not always the case. In those examples, the impact on the neighbours becomes an externality. According to Holt, measures to reverse that commonplace arrangement aren’t on the horizon.
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Industrial zoning eyed for Elmira site
The possibility of more industrial activity in Elmira’s north end has nearby residents worried about their potential new neighbours. Northeast Industrial Park Ltd. is seeking a zone change on 32 acres of land on the south side of Kenning Place, adjacent to the existing Elmira Machine operation. In fact, about five acres of the land would be conveyed to the makers of Vacutrux for use as outdoor storage. The bulk of the remaining land would become a vacant industrial lot, available for future development. At a public meeting Tuesday night, Woolwich councillors heard from one concerned neighbour and received letters from others. For Phil Yordy, who lives on Kenning Place, the concern lies with the type of industry that might be located at the site. He also called for noise-mitigation measures such as berms to help buffer the adjacent homes from the industrial uses.
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Waterloo regional police are looking for witnesses as they continue to investigate a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred near Breslau Sept. 7. Ali-Asgher Ali, 29, of Guelph died after he lost control of his 2005 Kawasaki and struck a guardrail on Bridge Street East, near Ebycrest Road. A passerby contacted police for assistance after noticing an injured person near the side of the road at about 11:12 p.m. The rider was transported by ambulance to Grand River Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Collision investigators continue JONI MILTENBURG to probe the circumstances of the incident. Alcohol was not a conGuten tag, szia, shalom, tributing factor. Police are asking any witnesses hola, ni hao, kalimera. or anyone having information You could use any one KLDC_RR_BW_3_3x5_1.pdf 9:15:01 AMphrases if you of those about this incident to contact the29/07/2008 Traffic Services Branch at 519-650- walk into a school Oct. 3; or you could just stick 8500, ext. 8856.
soda crackers, biscuits for soup, we’re right out of that,” said food bank coordinator Mary Visneskie. “Whatever you put in a grocery cart we can use.” That includes hygiene products such as toilet paper, shampoo, soap and tissues. Visneskie said the end of summer finds supplies at their lowest levels. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter are big times for donations, but there is no major campaign during the summer months. People also go away on vacation and forget about donating. The food bank gets some help from local churches. Every month the agency calls them with an item in demand, and the churches’ congregations collect it for them. But that isn’t enough to make up for the drop in summer donations. Wendi Campbell, executive director of the Food Bank of Waterloo Region, said the story is the same across the region’s 100 food assistance pro-
LIKE MOTHER HUBBARD’S CUPBOARD Elroy and Ruby Wideman sort food and pack hampers at Woolwich Community Services. The food bank’s annual Thanksgiving campaign kicked off this week; member agencies are asking for help in filling its shelves.
grams. The Thanksgiving campaign is particularly important because it gets the agency ready for the start of winter. “The time of year is important because winter has its own set of challenges for families who are living on low incomes, whether it be heat, hydro bills, or unexpected medical bills as
kids get sick. Three hundred and fifty thousand [pounds] is what we feel that we need right now to fill some holes in our shelves and to make sure we have enough food to get through the winter.” The food bank provides goods to some 25,000 people across the region, which is about five per cent of the population.
The area has an unusually high number of children using the service: 47 per cent are under the age of 18. Visneskie said they don’t keep track of the number of users, but they filled 450 hampers for clients in Woolwich and Wellesley townships last year. In 2007, the food bank collected more than 300,000 pounds of food, 13,000 pounds of that in Elmira. To contribute to this year’s Thanksgiving campaign in Elmira, you can leave food in the drop boxes at No Frills and Elmira Foodland. You can also drop items off directly to the food bank at Woolwich Community Services, 73 Arthur St. S. Vesneskie said monetary donations are also appreciated and used for buying perishable items. People who donate more than $10 will receive a tax receipt. “I’m hopeful the community will be very generous and give right now so we can fill our shelves.”
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recruiting and training volunteers this year, he added. Coun. Mark Bauman questioned the timing of that project, suggesting alternatives exist to taking on the expense. “Council is going to need some time to look at the cost.” On the personnel side, the plan also contemplates hiring full-time firefighters to have two on duty at the Elmira station. Another fulltime position would be created for a fire prevention officer. Although the plan is just in the discussion stage, councillors had some issues with the scope of the recommendations and associated costs. “Council wants to see what the true impact is
on the overall budget,” chief administrative officer David Brenneman said in an interview. The township is moving into discussions of its 2009 budget, and some of the figures outlined in Pedersen’s plan will be looked at in that context. “It’s a significant amount of money.” Once the recommendations are vetted, any changes would likely be phased in over time, given councillors’ reaction. At this stage in the process, Pedersen is still seeking input from the township’s five stations – Conestogo, Elmira, Floradale, Maryhill and St. Jacobs – and from other interested parties. A more refined plan is due back at council Oct. 20.
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supported the business, Mayor Bill Strauss and Coun. Mark Bauman supported staff ’s position. This left Coun. Murray Martin, chairing the committee-of-the-whole meeting, to cast the deciding vote. The likelihood Waterloo Region would appeal a bylaw favouring Shoot to Splatter – the use is contrary to the region’s official plan – makes it “irresponsible” to follow that course, even if council is sympathetic to Schwindt’s position, Bauman argued, noting the
region has jurisdiction over the township in such planning matters. “You’re talking to the wrong people.” In his report to council, senior planner Jeremy Vink said regional planning staff indicated they would likely appeal a temporary-use bylaw to the Ontario Municipal Board. “Are you saying we have no choice?” asked Coun. Sandy Shantz, who, like Weber, suggested a commonsense solution should prevail. “I can’t imagine why the
region would challenge us on this one. I can’t figure out why this is a problem with anyone,” said Weber. Council’s decision has Schwindt scrambling to determine his next move. In an interview Wednesday, he said he wants to meet with township officials before council votes again on the issue Monday night. “I think we can find some kind of compromise – I hope to have a meeting this week. Then I’ll see what the next step could be.”
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practiced a range of pieces, from contemporary to the Lord of the Rings theme to a march from the early 20th century. They were interested to learn that a number of marches originate from the Waterloo Region, where there used to be many woodwind bands. Bethany Johnson said the best part for her was playing with people “who’ve been in music for a long time … they know a lot more and they have more skill and just learning from them.” “And they actually care,” Martin added. The band was conducted by Roger Mantie, who is originally from Manitoba and now working on a Ph D. in music education in Toronto. “He said that our band of 130 students was hope for the future,” Van Allen said. “And that’s something that I’m probably always going to remember.”
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ary School, for example, is holding its own “Say Hi” day later in the month. Two schools, one from each board, will be awarded a “connected school” award, with a $500 bursary to support student engagement activities. The idea grew out of a study done in Chicago several years ago that found neighbourhoods where people knew each other were more resilient in the face of crime there.
“By saying ‘hi’ to each other, we get to know each other,” Jasmins explained. In 2004, the Crime Prevention Council brought the idea to Waterloo Region, and two years ago it began promoting “Say Hi” day in schools. Jasmins said some teachers participated by greeting their students at the door as they came in, instead of sitting at their desks. They enjoyed making that connection so much they kept it up after the day was over.
“They said, ‘I’ve never stood at my door and welcomed my students before. I’ll do that every day now.” Paul Wettlaufer, principal at John Mahood P.S., said his school has taken part for the past two years. Students and teachers are encouraged to greet each other on the playground and in the hallways. “I think when people feel they can communicate, even the simple word ‘hi,’ it sort of promotes that connected, safe school idea.”
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Five students have returned to their music classes at Elmira District Secondary School with a greater appreciation of what a piece of music can be. The EDSS students were part of a group of 130 young musicians from 29 high schools in southwestern Ontario who took part in a two-day music workshop at Wilfrid Laurier University. “You definitely don’t get an appreciation of what it’s going to sound like by practicing on your own … you don’t understand how amazing it sounds until you have 130 other people playing it with you,” said Dustin Martin, one of the local participants. The workshop gives the students experience playing in a larger ensemble with a well-known conductor. The five students
were given their pieces of music a week before the workshop and expected to learn them on their own. Martin said the experience was closer to playing in a symphony than their band class. “In this band class we rehearse for months before a concert, whereas in a symphony or on the case of the workshop, we have a few days before we’re expected to play a concert.” Sarah Van Allen, another EDSS student who took part, said it was nerve-racking to play in a room with 130 other musicians. “There can be one person beside you who asks you how to play a note, and another person beside you who knows the whole piece, and it can be really intimidating,” she said. “Coming from little Elmira, you’re not sure how you compare.” The music students
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» LAW & ORDER
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Injuries follow roll-over
MANY HANDS A Collingwood-area woman was transported by ambulance to Grand River Hospital with neck and back injuries after rolling her vehicle on Northfield Drive, north of Conestogo on Sept. 21. she returned it was no longer there. She was advised to cancel her credit cards.
»» crossed over the southbound lane of traffic to avoid a collision. A Waterloo-area woman swerved her vehicle and entered a ditch. 5:38 PM | Police were called to the scene of another collision, this time a chain reaction involving four vehicles in the area of Northfield Drive East and Sawmill Road in Conestogo. One individual suffered minor injuries. A tractor trailer registered to an area business, and being driven by a Cambridge man, failed to stop for traffic stopped on Sawmill Road. The truck hit the rear of a VW Passat, demolishing it. The Passat in turn hit a GM truck, which then hit a Kia Sportage. Two minor injuries were sustained in the incident although no hospitalization was required. The driver of the transport truck was charged with ‘careless driving.’ 8:30 PM | Police received a report that the complainant had left her purse next to her vehicle while at the farmers’ market in St. Jacobs. When
September 19
10:53 AM | An Elmira-area resident reported to police the loss of a license plate bearing the marker 695 1PA. 3:38 PM | Two vehicles had been travelling westbound on Listowel Road when the lead vehicle slowed down and was struck from behind by the trailing vehicle. A passenger from the rear vehicle was taken to Grand River Hospital complaining of some pain. One driver was charged with ‘careless driving.’ 5:07 PM | Another rear-end collision took place at Arthur Street South and Sawmill Road, near St. Jacobs. One vehicle had been northbound, slowing down at the roundabout when it was struck from behind by another vehicle. There were no injuries and no charges. 6:41 PM | A man was walking the Kissing Bridge Trail in Floradale when a farmer in an adjacent field was out shooting. It appears that a projectile hit a tree near the complainant. Police were notified and
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12:30 AM | An Elmira-area resident called police to report that she had found a purse by the side of the road. The purse contained identification, credit cards and an undisclosed amount of cash. Attempts have been made to contact the owner, who may claim the possessions at the Elmira detachment. 10:17 AM | An officer on patrol in the area of Covered Bridge Road in West Montrose discovered damage to some tombstones at the West Montrose United Church cemetery. Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact police.
Arthur Street South by Sawmill Road near St. Jacobs and arrested its driver for impaired driving. The driver was transported to Division 3 where a breath sample was obtained. The drunk driver was then charged with ‘impaired driving’ and ‘over 80’ and held for a show-cause hearing. 10:00 AM | A collision occurred on Northfield Drive East, north of Conestogo. The road was shut down for some two hours and one person was taken by ambulance, and later by air ambulance, to hospital to be treated for injuries to the neck and back. It is believed that the driver of the vehicle may have failed to negotiate a turn, lost control and then rolled over into a ditch. The vehicle was taken away on a flatbed truck. 10:30 AM | A black Sonic XG mountain bike was found on Snyder Avenue North in Elmira. It may be claimed by its rightful owner at Division 3A. 3:00 PM | Police continue their investigation into a break-andenter on Golf Course Road in Conestogo. Unknown suspects entered a residence in that area, taking with them some items. 3:00 PM | Winterbourne Pres-
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called over to the scene. However, they were unable to locate any suspects. 9:05 PM | Police received a report from someone in the area of Ament Line and Moser Young Road in Wellesley township that two vehicles were sitting on the road with their lights off. When officer arrived, the suspect vehicles were nowhere to be seen.
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8:30 AM | A hit-and-run occurred in the area of Line 86 and Powell Road in Wellesley Township. A pickup truck apparently took off the side-view mirror from the complainant’s vehicle while attempting to pass. The damaged vehicle had been eastbound on Line 86 when a westbound vehicle pulled out to pass, causing the other to swerve to avoid a collision. 10:26 AM | Two vehicles were involved in a collision near the farmers’ market in St. Jacobs. One vehicle, being driven by a Waterloo resident, had been northbound on Weber Street near the market when a second vehicle attempted to make a left-hand turn out of a parking lot and was subsequently struck by the northbound vehicle. The driver of the vehicle exiting the parking lot was charged with ‘fail to yield from private driveway.’ There were no injuries and just minor damage. 1:30 PM | There were no major injuries in a collision that saw a vehicle crash into a post office box in front of the Forwell Convenience Store on Lobsinger Line in Heidelberg. The box was shredded and pushed into the building, cracking a window. Police believe that the driver of the vehicle failed to stop in time and thus collided with the box. 4:19 PM | A rental truck entering the Tim Hortons parking lot in St. Jacobs cut a corner abruptly and consequently struck a parked Ford Expedition, causing damage to the rental truck and the SUV. Damage was pegged at $2,500. 5:14 PM | The driver of one vehicle was charged with ‘fail to share half roadway-meeting vehicle” after a collision on Arthur Street South near the Conestoga Parkway, south of St Jacobs. It appears a Kitchener resident was northbound on the highway when he
Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 22, police received a report of three teens on the roof of a Church Street Elmira business. When they realized that they had been spotted, the teens left the roof via a fire escape. The three males were all described as white; one was wearing a Tshirt and jeans; the other two were wearing darker clothing. Police found no damage or evidence of forced entry at the scene. There are no suspects.
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9:00 AM | Police received a report of damage to a rental vehicle in the area of South Street West. A 2008 Dodge Caravan was found to have two dents to the driver’s side sliding door. The damage is believed to have been inflicted some time between 10 p.m. the previous evening and the time of the report.
September 23
7:43 AM |A Honda Civic was travelling on Arthur Street South near Listowel Road when it was struck from behind by another vehicle. There were no injuries, but one driver was charged with ‘careless driving.’ 7:46 AM | A purple Raleigh Matterhorn bike was found on the property of John Mahood Public School in Elmira. It may be claimed by its rightful owner at the Elmira detachment. 3:55 PM | Another plate was reported lost somewhere within the Waterloo Region at some time during the last two months. It bears the marker: B68 57J.
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Finding room for exceptions There are times, as Charles Dickens’ Mr. Bumble noted, when the law is a ass. This week’s Woolwich council meeting provided a clear illustration, as the township turned down farmer Eric Schwindt’s bid to keep his on-farm paintball business going for another three years. To be fair, councillors felt their hands were tied: provincial and regional regulations preclude them from granting the Elmira-area farmer an exemption. While sympathetic to his plight, local officials argue they don’t have the power to do what makes sense. The rules simply aren’t flexible enough to accommodate the operation, even if it’s a good fit. The trouble starts with the agricultural zoning applied to the land. It’s a farm, so that makes sense. The area Schwindt uses to run the Shoot to Splatter business – about eight of the 165 acres he farms – is unworkable scrubland – an old gravel pit and cedar brush. The operation doesn’t take arable land out of production. Instead, the unused land provides a bit of extra income at a time when farmers are under increasing financial pressure. Environmentally, paintballs are inert,
and those playing at the site make use of the natural features recreationally, bringing tourism dollars to the area, he argues. Adding to his cause is the fact the business has been in operation since 1996, flying under the radar until two years ago when Schwindt sold an acre of land to neighbouring Calvary Conservative Mennonite Church, which wanted to expand its parking lot. Operating only about 20 days a year, typically Saturdays from spring through fall, the paintball site goes relatively unnoticed, with little impact on neighbours. Originally, Schwindt rented the land to the business’ operator. In 2006, he and his brother bought Shoot to Splatter, investing in some upgrades. In applying for a temporary-use bylaw, he had hoped to have another three years to wind down the business, recovering some of that investment. With its decision Tuesday night, council cited concerns Woolwich’s support for the zone change would simply prompt the Region of Waterloo to appeal the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. Councillors had no appetite for the resul-
» VERBATIM “It’s a crapshoot – a roll of the dice.”
CAO David Brenneman discusses chances of an OMB appeal in the Schwindt case
tant expense, especially since planning staff deemed the position indefensible under current rules. In fact, if council supported Schwindt and the matter did go to the OMB, the township would be forced to hire an outside planner to defend the decision, as its own planning staff has taken an opposing position. That, of course, would only add to the expense. In that vein, council is also gambling Schwindt won’t invest in an OMB appeal of his own, which frankly seems unlikely. Clearly conflicted – even the vote was split – councillors suggested Schwindt take his argument to the regional government, the body with jurisdiction over the issue. While that makes sense from a procedural standpoint, it means even more work for a local farmer who’s unlikely to get as much attention, or sympathy, from the bunch in Kitchener. If that is his next move, Mayor Bill Strauss – Woolwich’s sole representative on regional council – will have to carry the banner, advocating for some movement on the file. Or perhaps the firm application of a blind eye.
» THE MONITOR Sixty per cent of Ontarians are dining in more often to reduce expenses, especially in light of the recent economic slowdown and increase in gas prices.
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» HARD TALK | RAFE MAIR
Vice-presidential candidates will be an election issue Two brothers grew up. One ran off to sea, the other became vice-president of the United States. Neither was heard of again. The vice-presidency? The most anonymous job in the world! Those are a couple of views of the vice-presidency from the past. In the beginning, the vice-president was the candidate who came in second in the presidential election, meaning that the president and vice-president would be of opposing views, thus creating a rancorous relationship as when the second U.S. president, John Adams, had Thomas Jefferson as his VP. This situation led to the adoption of the 12th Amendment in 1804, which directed the electors to use separate ballots for the president and vice-president, which meant that the VP, not having been involved in the presidential election, lost considerable prestige. When the vice-president was the guy (always guys so far) who got second prize, there was at least a person of presidential timbre next in line. The first death in office, Abraham Lincoln, ought to have been a wakeup call since his successor, Andrew Johnson, while serving almost all of Lincoln’s second term, is not remembered kindly. Bear in mind, though, that as a southerner and former senator from Tennessee, he was in the invidious position of trying to bind the wounds of the Civil War. Perhaps he’s best remembered as the first president to be impeached.
(He was acquitted in the Senate, as was the second president impeached, Bill Clinton.) James Garfield, the second president to be assassinated (in 1881), was an undistinguished president succeeded by the equally undistinguished Chester Arthur. I pause to observe that until the 20th century, the rest of the world was largely unaffected by American foreign policy, which was, after all, still echoing the warning by George Washington to avoid “foreign entanglements.” The international importance of the presidency came in 1901 when William McKinley, who was responsible for getting the U.S. in a war with Spain, was assassinated, bringing to the White House Theodore Roosevelt, who finished McKinley’s term and one of his own and was generally regarded as a “near great.” It wasn’t until the 1940s that the United States got very lucky. In 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt dumped his previous vice-president, Henry Wallace, in favour of a failed haberdasher and beneficiary of the infamous Prendergast machine in Kansas, Harry Truman. Truman is now considered a “near great,” but the real story here is that Wallace, who was tossed aside for Truman, was on the far left and a great admirer of Stalin and the U.S.S.R. It’s difficult to imagine Wallace standing up to Stalin in Europe or Korea. In 1963, John F. Kennedy was killed and succeeded by Lyndon Johnson who, turned out to be great on the social side and a catastrophe in Vietnam. While the party conventions have,
on paper, the power to select the vicepresidential candidate, since FDR and even before that the vice-presidential nominee was appointed. This is not because he or she would be a capable president in case of the death of the president, but because he or she “balanced” the ticket. When that became the rationale, we began facing breathtaking possibilities. Spiro Agnew was Nixon’s eventually disgraced VP, and for good reason bumper stickers of the day read “keep Nixon healthy.” Dan Quayle, who was George Bush Sr.’s VP, was embarrassingly light on smarts. And the current VP, Dick Cheney, is a man whose possible rise to the White House would make any sane person’s hair curl in fear – for their lives. Starting in January 2009, we may have a 72-year-old man, John McCain, as president and Sarah Palin, 44, as his successor should he die in office. Moreover – and this point is often overlooked – in 2012, the next election, McCain will be 76 and nearly 80 when his second term would end. This would put Palin in the driver’s seat. Palin has caused a flurry of excitement because she is so different. A former mayor of a small Alaska town and a two-year governor of Alaska, outspoken, anti-abortion, anti-environment, anti-gay couples, against gun control and a fervent moose hunter, she appeals to the right wing. The trouble is, McCain already has that segment locked up. She also appeals to women but will she attract women who usually vote Democrat or stay at home? Does she
have political legs? Will the down home, small town mayor and moose hunter still be popular in November? The critical part here is that when Agnew, Quayle, and Cheney were elected, the president was fairly young and healthy. McCain has passed his Biblical allotment and has medical issues. What about Barack Obama? He is short on experience, having served just part of one term as a senator, but if you read his writings, it’s apparent that he knows foreign affairs and is a deep thinker. And he has, at his right hand, the very experienced Joe Biden, a long-time member of the Senate and current chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He may not be the best choice for president should something happen to Obama, but he’s sure as hell a better choice than Sarah Palin. For the first time in many a moon, in fact probably the first time in U.S. history, the potential vice-president will be an election issue, and for sure for the first time the televised vice-presidential debate will be an important event. There are a lot of issues domestic and foreign in this election. McCain must bear the unpopularity – I need a better word than that! – of George W. Bush. The economy is in tatters and American foreign policy a shambles. These are crosses Barack Obama doesn’t have to bear. For all that, standing alone, McCain is likely the better choice. But to win, he’ll have to hope that the voters overlook his choice as vice-president. Considering Mr. Obama’s running mate, that may be a very faint hope indeed.
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Comrade Bush leads bailout of the banks After Comrade George W. Bush nationalized the two giants of the U.S. mortgage market, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, earlier this month, Anatole Kaletsky wrote in The Times of London that “the most capitalist administration ever, in the world’s most capitalist country, (has) decided to wipe out the private owners of its biggest and most important financial companies and replace them with state-appointed bureaucrats.” Wikipedia defines “nationalization” as “the act of taking an industry or assets into the public ownership of a national government. It is a central theme of certain brands of ‘state socialist’ policy that
» LETTER TO THE EDITOR It took competition to bring the post office into the real world To the Editor, I read with interest your front-page report, “Status Quo for Elmira Post office” (Observer, Sept. 20/08). Let me start by saying I love living in Elmira. It has small town friendlessness and charm whilst boasting large town facilities. I will make one exception however: the post office. The latest
the means of production, distribution and exchange, should be owned by the state. … Nationalization may occur with or without compensation to the former owners. If it takes place without compensation it is a case of expropriation.” Well, this was expropriation. When the U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns went belly up in March, the shareholders used their political influence to get the price of the buy-out raised from the originally agreed $2 per share to $10 per share. By April, however, it was known that the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank was talking to the Scandinavian authorities, who had survived a rather similar crisis in 199193 by nationalizing their banks without compensation for shareholders. And that is essentially what happened with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, whose combined liabilities of $5.5
trillion were equivalent to about twothirds of the existing U.S. national debt. Those liabilities of those two institutions, which hold around half of all U.S. mortgages, have now been added to the federal government’s debt, bringing it to about $14.8 trillion – approximately three times what it was when Comrade Bush first took office. But the shareholders got nothing. In its desperate attempt to keep Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae afloat over the previous six months, the U.S. Treasury had encouraged investors to pump an extra $20 billion into them. As the situation worsened and the likelihood of a federal nationalization without compensation loomed, Yu Yongding, former advisor to China’s central bank, warned: “If the U.S. government allows Fannie and Freddie to fail and international inves-
tors are not compensated adequately … it is the end of the current international financial system.” That is what actually came to pass this month, although the consequences will take years to play out fully. Then came last week’s effective nationalization of American International Group (AIG), which made the U.S. government the world’s largest insurance company. “The move represents the largest lurch toward socialism that this country has ever seen, and signals the end of the vibrancy of America’s once vaunted free market economy,” said Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital. The current proposal by the U.S. Treasury to spend $600 billion of tax-payers’ money buying up the worst of the subprime mortgages only emphasizes how
decision not to open a franchise in the new Shoppers Drug Mart disappoints, but does not at all surprise me. The quote in your article may be true – i.e. (franchise outlets) “cannot offer the quality attention customers receive at the official postal office” – but how would I know any different? I live within a stone’s throw of the post office, but in all my years in Elmira I have never been in it. As it currently stands, if I want to mail a parcel my choices are: a) take time off work, or b) visit the (allegedly lesser quality) franchise outlet in the Shoppers Drug Mart in Waterloo.
Give me adequate-and-open over theoretically-superior-but-almost-inaccessible service every time. For the last two decades, e-mail has steadily eroded the main business of the post office but it takes the threat of “competition” from a franchise operation to put longer hours on the agenda? I am very much reminded of the television advertisement of two old men sitting on a bench opposite a bank and lamenting, “What was wrong with the old days – you went to the bank, it was closed?” It would appear that the old days are still alive and well and living
at the post office. In the article the union side spoke vaguely of “providing longer hours if that is the issue.” The telling point for me was the closing quote from post office spokesperson Tom Creech: “Canada Post is satisfied with the services rendered at the Elmira facility as it stands today.” I would venture to suggest that Mr. Creech does not have to take time off work to mail a parcel. Deliver me from Luddites.
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Dyer: Republicans to blame for mess » From page 11
far we have travelled from the triumphalism of the free-marketeers in just a few months. Just as China has developed a “socialist economy with Chinese characteristics,” so the U.S. is getting a socialist economy with American characteristics. (Indeed, the two countries even share some of the same characteristics, like the lack of a comprehensive national health service.) The most extraordinary part of this upheaval is that there has been virtually no public outcry in the United States itself, the bastion of free-market capitalism, about these nationalizations. The word “nationalization” is never used, and the irony of such a socialist measure being implemented by this most doctrinaire of Republican administrations is scarcely commented on. Republican presidential candidate John McCain let a bit of the old free-market ideology show through when he told reporters that “the Federal Reserve should get back to its core business of responsibly managing our money supply and inflation,” but he is not really fighting nationalizations and government subsidies. Indeed, he agrees with Democratic candidate Barack Obama that the subsidized loans to General Motors and Ford now pending approval in the U.S. Congress should be raised from the proposed $25 billion to $50
billion. The panicky flight from free-market orthodoxy in the United States is bound to fuel a revival of government intervention and welfare-state policies in the rest of the world. In the United States itself, however, they are likely to hang the wrong culprit in the end. It was the ideologically driven deregulation of banks and markets by the Bush administration, encouraging wild speculation and the proliferation of murky financial instruments, that made this crisis possible. When one set of Bush-appointed regulators brought garden shears to a press conference to show their dedication to cutting the “red tape” that allegedly kept banks from realizing the full potential of unregulated financial markets, a rival Bush appointee, James Gilleran, head of the Office of Thrift Supervision, brought a chainsaw to his photo-op. So will the Republicans be punished for their willful fiscal irresponsibility? Not if Barack Obama wins the presidency, which seems the likely outcome of the November election. American voters won’t remember who actually caused the financial crisis that impoverished them. They will end up blaming the party in power, the one that actually has to try to lessen the misery and clear up the mess. The Democrats, in other words.
» OBSERVER Q&A How do you think the Toronto Maple Leafs will do this year?
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“They’re going to win more this year than they did last year, which is a step up. And they’re going to become a team as opposed to relying on one or two stars – I believe that. They’re in building mode.”
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GETTING ONBOARD Planner Brooke Lambert checks out the Kitchener site (Charles and Ottawa streets) of a pilot project in Waterloo Region's study of the development opportunities in a proposed transit corridor.
Region sees development opportunities Forum will look at benefits and challenges associated with intensification along a transit corridor MARC MIQUEL HELSEN Business development is expected to be both a cause and effect of the re-urbanization envisaged by a proposed rapid transit system in Waterloo Region. But just how a new transit corridor will shape growth remains a matter of speculation. Experts hoping to paint a clearer picture of the push-pull impact will converge on University of Waterloo’s School of Archi-
tecture in Cambridge Oct.1. There, industry leaders and municipal planners will explore potential development opportunities linked to the implementation of a rapid transit system. “What we’re really trying to get back is development industry feedback: what will it take to have the kind of investment that will make the region prosperous? Is it planning framework? Is the rapid transit something that will bring in the kind of development, the transit-
oriented development that we’re searching for?” said Kelly Pardy, principal planner with the region’s community planning department. The forum will bring together members of the development community to discuss the re-urbanization market in the region. Participants will learn about similar experiences in other cities across North America. Keynote speaker Tracy Finch of Harris Development Group in Charlotte, NC will speak
about how that city is tapping into business opportunities linked to its rapid transit system. “Our main concern is to get feedback and for them to tell us if we’re heading in the right direction and [to identify] what challenges they may face and what opportunities they see coming out of the whole rapid-transit initiative,” said Pardy. The event will be hosted by the Reurbanization Working Group (RWG) – a multi-
stakeholder group with representatives from the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo, the region and the private sector. At the forum, RWG also hopes to elicit input from the development community on its recently completed Station Area Plan Pilot Project – a research initiative designed to study the process of creating land use plans around future rapid transit stations. The pilot project includes a sample of a
station area plan that reveals how development can be shaped while promoting ridership and protecting residential, commercial, and environmental concerns. The pilot area, located at Ottawa and Charles streets in Kitchener, provides a mix of stable lands such as parks, heritage buildings and residential neighbourhoods, as well as areas with reurbanization potential. It should provide a solid framework for future See RE-URBANIZATION »14
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Âť FOOD FOR THOUGHT | OWEN ROBERTS
This SOS meant Save Our Soil Farmers fancy calling themselves the original and ultimate environmentalists, and for good reason. If they aren’t careful with the land, water and air around them, they have big prob-
lems. For example, without sound soil conservation, their land can wash away, taking with it nutrients and reducing fertility. Sometimes they can take fairly simple measures to help ensure environmental health, such as maintaining what’s called a riparian – a buffer zone of grass around streams. But not all problems are easy to fix. A quarter-century ago, Marden-area farmers Doug and Jean Fletcher were dealing with a significant erosion problem on the sloped hillside of their 96-acre operation. Rainfall was slicing gullies up to three feet deep down the field, making planting and harvesting up and down the slope a nightmare. Precious topsoil was being washed away in buckets. On many farms, such woes would be dealt with mostly out of sight, by the landowner. But not on the Fletchers’ farm. Almost anything that happens there is quickly and unwittingly a matter of public record. The Fletchers and their son John farm the highly visible and gorgeous piece of contoured land on the east side of Hwy. 6, at the bend in the high-
way just before the Elora Road intersection. They’re nestled in right at the elbow in the bend, growing top notch hay and cash crops and raising beef cattle on what have become patchwork quilt-like fields – called strip cropping – that literally rise above their farm. If you’re driving either direction on Hwy. 6, you can’t miss them. Their farm looks like a postcard from France or Switzerland, countries where strip cropping is essential because there’s so much rolling farmland. In the early 1980s, the Fletchers’ situation caught the eye of land resource scientist Prof. Tom Lane, then a faculty member at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College. On a drive by their farm one day, he stopped, introduced himself to Doug Fletcher, and the pair trekked off to assess the severity of erosion. Lane was convinced the situation was being caused by rainfall water running, not “walking,� down the field. Lane suggested the Fletchers try strip cropping. It’s a practice that soil conservation engineer Jim Arnold from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs says can reduce soil erosion by up to 75 per cent. And equipment operation on the contour requires less horsepower and fuel. Lane recruited Arnold to get involved with rehabilitating the Fletchers’ property. The team worked with the Fletchers to introduce 100-foot-wide contour strips across 30 eroding acres on the hill, alternating crops such as
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of soil conservation on their farm. As Rudy says, every farm is unique, and the Fletchers are to be congratulated for incorporating a management system suitable to their land. The attractive certificate will likely be seen only by the Fletchers and their family and friends. Their efforts, however, will remain clear for years to the thousands of people who drive on Hwy. 6 North every day, whether they’re farmers or not. Just by glancing at the horizon, it’s obvious something good is happening on the Fletchers’ contoured hills.
Re-urbanization: Rapid transit is backbone of regional plan Âť From page 13
station areas. As part of its Smart Growth strategy, the region wants to encourage infilling and intensification of residential and commercial buildings along a central corridor. The goal is to reduce the amount of expansion outward onto so-called greenfield land – taking pressure off of surrounding farmland – and to get people out of their cars and on buses and/or trains. The final report lists 17 transitoriented development principles, among which are interconnected streets, compact development, mixed land uses, walk-ability, open space, the public realm, and commercial centers. All will need to be consid-
ered before implementation of the transit system. “We do want to see more of a pedestrian friendly, mixed-use environment. There would be a good mix of residence and jobs and services and all of those things that people can live and work in those areas,� said planner Brooke Lambert, co-chair of the Re-urbanization Working Group. Currently undergoing its environmental assessment, the rapid transit system is still years away. However, a system and route plan could be determined by 2009. Then, depending on the type of technology that is chosen – whether bus or light rail – a portion of the system could be up and running by 2014, said Lambert.
The Region of Waterloo is developing a new Regional Official Plan (ROP) to address the social and economic changes which have occurred since the approval of the existing Plan in 1995. The new ROP will also help implement the Regional Growth Management Strategy adopted by Regional Council in 2003 and reflect the significant recent changes in Provincial legislation and policy. Creating a new ROP is a collaborative process and your input is vital. The R egion of Water lo o will r e le a se th e fir st d r a ft o f th e
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High hopes for 2008 EDSS football squads Both senior and junior teams open the season with wins MARC MIQUEL HELSEN
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» THE NOT-SO-GREAT OUTDOORSMAN | STEVE GALEA
You’ve got to know when to fold ‘em … I stood there alone and without hope. “There’s no way I’ll conquer this mountain,” I muttered, as I looked up and wiped off the sweat. But I knew I had to. Getting back to my family and home depended on it. Desperate, I closed my eyes and recalled the sage advice bestowed upon me by my wife. “Start with the underwear. Always start with the underwear.” Those words, spoken by a loved one, provided all the inspiration I required. Suddenly, I found the
strength and courage to move forward toward that mountain of dirty hunting clothes. Within minutes, I was folding and packing those previously worn boxers neatly back into my duffel bag. After that, I tackled the socks. Once I re-packed the hunting pants, I knew everything would be all right. Sadly, not everyone is as fortunate. There are far too many outdoorsmen who succumb to this challenge each and every hunting season. This column is therefore dedicated to all those brethren who attempt to stuff all their dirty clothes back into the duffle bag, hoping, beyond all hope, that everything will fit inside it once again.
Let’s be honest; folding laundry is one of those things that we outdoorsy folks rarely talk about. Sure, we understand that at some point between here and hunt camp, each of us must face the dreaded beast. But we prefer not to dwell upon it. If we did, few of us would continue hunting. That’s because we know that folding is a gateway chore to the harder stuff – actually doing laundry. But learning how to fold clothing is an essential hunting skill. It allows you to bring back all the clothes that your wife folded in the duffel bag before your departure. Obviously, this is no small feat. My wife can place my entire hunt-
ing wardrobe including chest waders, boots, and insulated parkas in one medium-sized duffel bag. It’s packed so tight that it has density approaching that found in a diamond. You actually need to stand out of the way when you unzip it or face serious injury. Like most women, however, my wife has mastered the art of folding from a young age. Women have a genetic predisposition to this, but it does not come so easily to men. Horror stories abound. I once spent six hours entangled in a set of sweaty long johns after I lost my way during the second part of the folding sequence. Luckily, the woman See GALEA »21
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Kings drop three in rough weekend Rivals serve notice as Elmira resolves to focus on defensive play after blowing early leads After three losses in a row, the Elmira Sugar Kings have slipped down the Mid-Western Junior B standings into a three-way tie for second with Listowel and Waterloo. Heading into the weekend on a three-game winning streak, the Kings went down hard to the Waterloo Siskins Sept. 20, losing 6-1. After struggling through a scoreless first period, Michael Therrien put the Kings up 1-0 at 4:08 of the second period. That was as good as it would get, however, as Waterloo came back with six unanswered goals, scoring four of them on power plays. The Kings lost again the following day, this time to the Brantford Golden Eagles by a score of 8-7 in a shootout. Elmira built up a fourgoal lead by the second period, but the home team came back with four goals in the second period and another one at the start of the third. Elmira put another three in the net, taking the lead until Brantford tied it up with two goals in the last minute of the game. The Golden Eagles then sealed the comeback with the shootout win. Playing at home on Sept. 22, the Kings again grabbed the lead but couldn’t hold on to it, losing 3-2 to the Kitchener Dutchmen. Nic McEachern, from Jeff Zippel and Brent Freeman, opened the scoring at 3:59 in the first period. Elmira held that lead for most of the period, but Kitchener pulled even at 14:22 with a goal from Dutchmen captain Matthew DeJong (Duston Hebebrand and Matt Murphy.) The first period closed with the teams tied at one goal apiece. In the second period, the Kings fell into disarray as they racked up 27 minutes of penalties. The Dutchmen took advantage of the power plays to drive up the
number on the score- over five minutes left, Tyler Kuntz (Jake Jefboard. At 1:04, DeJong (Tony fries) found the mesh Blyde, Shawn Bechtloff) to bring the score to 3-2. scored his second goal In the last few minutes, of the game, giving the the Kings pulled their Dutchmen a 2-1 lead. Af- goalie and hammered ter a mid-period melee Kitchener around the that saw Zippel thrown net, but couldn’t tie the out of the game, Hebe- game. Coach Geoff Haddbrand (Collin Carwardine) put another one away said he was disapin the net for the Dutch- pointed that his team came away with only men at 12:45. In the third period, one point to show for Elmira surged back the weekend. With a into the game, attacking record of1 3-2-2, Elmira Elections_P2_e_8.5inx120ag:Layout 9/13/08 12:28 PM Page 1 hard and trying to come slipped from its place KEEP IT MOVIN’ Forward Josh Ranalli looks for an outlet during game action against the Kitchener Dutchment Sunday night in Elmira. The Kings came up short in a 3-2 decision, the third loss of the weekend. from behind. With just See KINGS »19 PHOTO | JONI MILTENBURG
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Coach likes what he sees in Jacks opener as team stresses defence MARC MIQUEL HELSEN It was a low-scoring, evenly matched seasonopener that pitted the Jacks against the Braves in Tavistock Sept. 19. The arena was full of boisterous fans and the air thick with the bitter rivalry that has come to characterize the traditional showdown between these two teams. Unfortunately for Wellesley fans, however, the Jacks came out on the losing end of the 2-1 final tally. “I was happy with the work ethic,” said coach Kevin Lobsinger after the game. Last week the Jacks’ coaching staff put the final touches on the team roster – incorporating seven rookie players into the fold – one that it hopes will be stronger and more offense-oriented than last year’s. Hard work, however, will be the team’s mantra this season: what it lacks in skill, it will make up for with determination. That industriousness was on display last weekend, though it was marred by several mistakes, some bad luck, and one questionable call, said Lobsinger.
“I thought we worked hard enough to win the game. I don’t know if it was nerves or what it was, but we made a lot of mistakes in the first period – it was almost like we were walking on eggshells out there.” Indeed, the Braves were the first to get on the board, though late in the first frame at 17:20. Evan Hebebrand potted it, from Mike Blum and Marcus Yantzi. The Jacks pushed hard to even things up, but time ran out and the teams headed to their dressing rooms for the first intermission with the home side ahead by one. In the second period, Wellesley rallied to get back into the game, hammering the Tavistock net with a barrage of shots, almost doubling the opponents’ tepid offensive attempt by 14 shots to 8. To no avail, however: Both teams failed to hit the mark. The Jacks were also guilty of some errors in the defensive zone, as some players left their men to cover other areas of the rink. Those mistakes proved costly, said Lobsinger. In the third period, the Jacks looked eager to
make up for their blunders. At 4:18, Dan Berwick buried the rubber on a power-play feed from Dan Shackleton. But the balanced score was short-lived: Mitch Metzger, from Adam Renkema and Josh O’Leary restored the Braves’ onegoal lead, making it 2-1 at 4:58. The Jacks came out hard for the remainder of the period but were unable to reverse the course of the game. At one point the Jacks came close, pulling their goalie while killing a penalty, and then clearing the puck for Pat Doyle and Nathan Reiger to race in on the Tavistock zone for a 2-on-0 break only to get nailed with an erroneous icing call, Lobsinger recounted. Despite his initial aversion to the call, Lobsinger later conceded that the Jacks should have avoided the situation entirely. “That’s one play we shouldn’t have put ourselves in a spot like that,” he said Despite the loss, Lobsinger was pleased with his team’s effort. And with seven rookies dressed for the game, Lobsinger chalked up many of the mistakes to inexperience and first
day jitters. Overall, the coach came away with an optimistic outlook. “As the game went on, all seven of them (rookies) got better and better and better,” he said, complementing his coaching crew for acting as a second set of eyes. “My assistant coaches, manager – these guys are pretty smart guys. These guys see things that, maybe because I’m talking to a player about something, that [I don’t]. When you have a pretty smart coaching staff that helps – I’m lucky where I’ve got a great support staff between management right down to assistant coaches to help me that way. “We’ll regroup this Wednesday,” he said, referring to the team’s practice held last Wednesday, during which it worked on rectifying the weekend’s mistakes before heading out to visit Ayr, Hagersville and Lambeth – a team about whom the Jacks know nothing – starting on Thursday. “If we can come out of this weekend with three wins and now we’re 3-1, now we’re back on where we should be and we’re rolling.”
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Despite closely contested 2-1 loss, Lobsinger sees reason for optimism
LET THE GAMES BEGIN The Lancers fell to Bluevale Collegiate 30-19 in a junior basketball match Sept. 23. Top, Cassey Brubacher tries to keep the ball out of reach. Above, Jessie Lubert gets ready for a possible point shot.
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atop the Mid-Western Conference into second place. Haddaway said the team will be working on penalty killing and power plays, areas that were strong until this weekend’s games. “We struggled with the power play, I thought. We’d really been clicking well up until this weekend, but that’s something that again, it’s early, we’ve worked on it but nowhere near to the extent that we need to.�
However, he praised his team’s defensive play, given they were missing two defencemen. Captain Patrick Shantz was out with an injury and Jon Jutzi was serving the first game of a twogame suspension. That left rookies Shane Smith and Jeffries with Zippel and Therrien, pulled back from the forward line. This is Zippel’s third year with the Kings, but his first year playing defence. Zippel said he’s catching on to the change of position quickly.
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– “He’s definitely one of the best in the league” – and defensive end Luke Fuendling. Offensively, the squad will be led by quarterback Luke Shantz and some “good runningbacks with good speed:” Jason Horst and Jacob Taylor. “We’ve got lots of speed there and they’re shifty. They’re elusive backs, that’s for sure,” said Karn. The varsity team isn’t perfect however, and will need to work on its special teams.
“That’s one thing that can kill you in high school football, and it’s been our plague over the last couple of years. It’s something that we need to put more emphasis on.” Though it had a perfect season last year (5-0), and is off to a good start this season, the junior squad is in many ways still in its infancy: with last year’s upper level players moving on to the varsity unit, a large part of the team’s Grade 9 players will be taking to the field for the first time ever.
“It’s very much a teaching year for everybody. We’ve only got seven or eight guys that have played football,” said head coach John Swatridge. Of his team of 45, only seven or eight played last season. But the coach is taking it all in stride. “In junior I look at every year as being a rebuilding year,” he explained. “That’s the nature of the beast – makes it kind of fun.” That said, the junior coach had some good feelings after seeing his squad on the field
against St. David. “I think we’ll do well. I don’t want to be overconfident, but I think we’ve got a good team and it’s getting better all the time – we’ve got a good bunch of kids. “We’re looking forward to the whole season for sure,” said Swatridge. And the better the juniors play, the better the prospects for the senior team; not only because the juniors form the farm team, the base of the senior squad, but also because the seniors’ prospects of mak-
ing the “A” division this season directly hinge upon the performance of the younger squad. Playing in the B division this year, the seniors moved up from “C” last year on the strength of a combined junior and senior record. “If you never had a junior program you’d be stuck in “C” the rest of your life: you’d never get out of there,” Karn quipped. “We’re hoping that after this season we’ll be up in the top tier – that’s our number one goal.”
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Nutrient Management Plans Seed-Fertilizer-Custom Spraying
HELP WANTED
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BWS Feeds requires a part time office clerk to share duties in a small office. The hours are 2 to 5 pm Monday thru Friday, approx. 15 hrs per week. Duties include answering the phone, order entry, invoicing, and accounts payable. Other duties such as payroll and inventory will also be required for vacation relief. Previous office experience and computer knowledge would be a definite asset. Forward resume to:
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HELP WANTED
CHILD CARE Help Wanted: Elmira REQUIRED based furniture company now hiring for mature full time general labourers. Fax resume to 519-6698820 or call 519-669-3143.
Childcare
required for children 9 & 7. Three days/week in our home. 3:30-5:30p.m. or additional hours with light housework. Call Looking for Part-time 519-669-4644. office manager/shoe sales person, Fridays and Sat- FOR SALE urdays. Contact Angela at 14’ Flat Bed TrailFoot Foundation 519-669- er with loading ramps 3030 or email: and electric brakes. Call angela@brutech.com 519-699-4434. School Bus Driver 2-Butler buildings needed. Morning run and 30x40 and 40x80. Some afternoon run available for steel siding available. private Christian School. Best offer, will deliver Call 519-664-0110. 519-669-8529. 6-person Hydro pool TRAINING & hot tub, best offer. LESSONS 519-503-9533. Learn To Play guitar. Dining room set - solid Now registering for fall wood, 40� dia table with lessons. Beginner to ad- four chairs, buffet and vanced, all styles, acous- hutch, medium brown tic, electric, and bass gui- $650.00; Floral Lovetar. Mike’s Music seat, like new, $200.00. Phone 519-669-5209. 519-669-5885.
Tel. 519-638-3457 | Fax. 519-638-8966 | Cell. 519-498-3306
FOR SALE
FARM EQUIPMENT
Elmira
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Stove works wood insert model 1600 with glass door. Great condition. First $150 takes it, 519-648-3726.
FREE
Trampoline, Call 519-503-9533. Hip Barn Roof (classic) 109ftx32ft, hand made truss, double wide, original 2x4, 6, 8, ect. Tobacco scaffold complete, Conklin lumber, bottom to top and 1946 plus WW2 galvanized steel needs only paint. 1pc. move possible, to move to new foundation or disassemble. Must see to appreciate strength. Also 40x60ft barn, 1934, barn Board, beams, 1963 galvanized roof. Phone 519-984-2604 Kingsville. New Mattress Sets! All sizes- from $298/set/taxes included. Call about our free sheet offer. Footwear, household, toys, baby items, and much more. Nearly New Centre, Linwood, 519-6980088. Tues. - Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-3. We can deliver. Table with 4 matching chairs, hutch with light, 2 leaves, hardwood, excellent condition, $700 519-664-3887. Wooden porch railing, 95ft, best offer, 519-503-9533. Woodstove, Berlin. Airtight fireplace insert. Free for removal. 519-669-8072. Woodworking shop tools. Industrial 10�table saw, radiant tube heater, dust collector, jointer, router table w/fence system, jig saw, lots of clamps, air ratchet screwdriver, planer +more. Daryl 519-669-2507.
pig feeders; 5hp CCW stable cleaner; 5hp auger; Compressor; Gas tank w/manual pump; Barn fence. Call 519-656-3588.
WANTED
Wanted: Grain scales,
old china, paper, early cupboards, tables, blanket and cedar chests, tins, crocks, paintings, architectural, basement/ barn/ drive shed treasures, dispersals, custom restoration. Must be interesting and old. 519-787-8287 (machine).
AUTOMOTIVE
2001 Dodge Caravan
Sport. 3.3L V6 auto, fully loaded, finished in bright silver/blue int. 156,000 k m s . $ 6 9 0 0 . Vo i s i n Chrysler 519-669-2831. 2004 Dodge Dakota Quad Sport 4X4. 4.7L V8 auto, fully equipped including trailer tow, box liner, folding tonneau cover. 1 owner, finished in graphite/gray int. Only 51,000 kms. $17,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad SLT 4X4. 5.7L Hemi, auto. Nicely equipped, finished in Atlantic Blue/gray int. Low mileage of only 61,387 kms. $19,900. Voisin Chrysler, 519-669-2831. 2005 Dodge Caravan SE. 3.3L V6 auto. Fully loaded seven passenger van finished in black/ gray int. Only 42,420 kms. $12,900. Voisin Chrysler 519-669-2831. More on 24
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One bed2006 Dodge Ram 1500 room Apartment for rent, Mega Cab 4X4 SLT. 5.7L available now. Applianchemi, auto trans., fully es included, no pets, no loaded including bucket smoking. 519-669-5657. seats, box liner, trailer Bright, Spacious, 1&2 tow pkg., pwr. sunroof, bedroom apartments in pwr rear sliding window, alum. road wheels, low quiet building. Ideal for kms. Only 12,000 kms. non-smoking mature tenGray/gray int. $29,900. ant. Close to downtown. Low interest financing Laundry, parking. available. Save $$$. Voi- 519-669-3423.
Memorial Ave., Elmira. 2 BR apt. available Nov. 1st., only $750 + util. Please call 519-744-3711.
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apartment condo (Wellesley) $184,900. Call 519-6562110 or 519-745-7147 or 519-656-3201.
r e n o v a t e d COMING EVENTS 1-bedroom in very quiet six-plex. Available Farley Foundation soon. Please no pets. Used Book Sale, at Dr. Call 519-669-2212 for R.H. Gibson Veterinary Hospital in Crosshill. Sepappointment to view. S p a c e F o r L e a s e tember 15-October 31. All Country House for rent, in Wellesley. Daily or proceeds go to the Farley sin Chrysler, 519-669-2831. executive home in Wallen- weekly. Rates start at Foundations. www.gibsonvethospital.in fovet.ca 2007 Chrysler 300. 3.5L stein area, 2800sqft., 3 $35/day. Great for yoga plus bedrooms, $2200/ V6 auto, full load including classes, meetings, any GARAGE SALES sunroof. Finished in sil- month +. Available now. business function etc. ver/gray int. 34,000 kms. 519-574-1489. Call 519-656-9491 or Moving Garage Sale. $18,900. Voisin Chrysler Drayton, Semi de- 519-505-0971 to book September 26, 27, 28. 519-669-2831. Appliances, antiques, latached, 3 bedroom, 2 your space. dies and teens designer Will pick up your un- bath. Large yard, deWOOLWICH wanted or scrap car or tached garage. $775 + MEMORIAL CENTRE clothes and shoes. 40 Riverside W. Elmira. truck. I will pay you up utilities per month. First ICE TIME and last. 519-291-1765. to $150 for your full-size Call Recreation Office scrapper. Call Brad @ Elmira - One bedroom, 519-669-1647 ext. 259 to STORAGE 519-572-0987 for quick $495 + utilities, no pets. request ice at the NEW Looking for private gaand free removal. Downtown location, im- COMPLEX starting in rage to store car for winter. mediate. 519-669-5431 or September 2009. Call Paul 519-669-8662. RENTALS 519-669-8074.
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PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING USE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES (ATVS, 4X4S, MOTORBIKES) TAKE NOTICE THAT the use of ATVs, 4x4s and motorbikes is not permitted on any property without the written permission of the owner of the property. The permission of a tenant of the property is not sufficient. Charges under the Trespass to Property Act, R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER T.21 can be laid against anyone found to be trespassing. BRESLAU AREA: Recreational vehicles are being used on a number of properties in the Breslau area without permission of the owners. The properties are in the area of Fountain Street (Breslau By-pass), Menno Street, Greenhouse Road and Kramp Road. Anyone with a recreational vehicle is asked to refrain from riding on the trails in the Breslau area unless they have written permission from the property owner. The Waterloo Regional Police and the Township’s Enforcement staff will be monitoring the area.
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Grant and Edith Schieck are celebrating
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31 Sugar King drive, Elmira
$239,900 | 20 First St. E., Elmira
$259,900 ELMIRA | Impressive end unit link home only attached by the garage! Nicely decorated, walkout to large deck, dinette with bay window, master ensuite & walk-in closet, finished rec room, central air, backs onto future sports complex. MLS
LOCATION, LOCATION $304,900 ELMIRA sidesplit, 5 levels of family living space and a mature yard; NEW PRICE. MLS
$259,000 | 26 Tanager St., Elmira
Helping to support the Community,
ONE SEAT AT A TIME.
A portion of my commision from the sale of every home is donated to the new Dan Snyder Arena.
ELMIRA RACEWAY ESTATES
$323500. Paradigm (Elmira) Homes 1330 open concept bungalow, attractive kitchen, 2 bedroom, 2 full baths also 2 storey homes 1775 and 2000 sq ft homes w/ great layouts, now under construction, pick your choice. MLS.
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MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.
$292,500 DRAYTON | This grand custom built home features 2nd floor great room, tons of closet space, hardwood and ceramic flooring, an amazing open concept kitchen with stainless steel appliances and tons of upgrades. MLS
PR
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DALE KELLER Sales Rep.
OPEN HOUSE SUN. SEPT.28, 2-4 P.M.
OPEN HOUSE
Sun Sept. 28, 2-4PM
LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.
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WEBSITE: www.remaxsolidgold.biz
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TWIN CITY REALTY INC.
519-669-3192
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
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Paul Samis & David Samis PHONE..............519-745-7000
Sales Representatives
Further Information: WEBSITE: www.royallepage.ca EMAIL: Elmira@royallepage.ca
DIRECT..............519-502-0547
Lovely 50 Acre Building or Farm Site - $425,000
OPEN HOUSE | SAT & SUN 2-4PM
50 acre building site, 38 acres workable, high fertility,easy to rent, main tile drain, 12 acres bush/reforestation.
11 DUKE STREET, ELMIRA
DRAYTON AREA ESTATE LOT - $119,000
4.77 acre lot in estate residential area. Driveway in. Recently trees are planted. 30 minute drive to K-W and Guelph. This property allows you to have some horses and chickens.
www.paulanddavidrealtors.com
Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated
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BERT MARTIN BROKER
OFFICE: 519-669-5426 DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz
$279,900
NEW LISTING! Beautifully manicured lawn and gardens located central to schools and amenities featuring oak kitchen, two bathrooms, large living room w/fireplace, formal dining, hardwood floors, large deck and fenced yard. MLS.
OPEN HOUSE - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2-4
VISIT VIRTUAL TOUR AT WWW.PEGGYMCINTOSH.CA
Sales Representative
519-846-0660
RCR Realty, Brokerage
$254,900 - 74 Duke St. Elmira
Your referrals are appreciated!
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Your local Mapleton Country Realtor
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BUNGALOW! Recently renovated this centrally located home features two bathrooms, beautifully finished rec room, oak kitchen, walkout to new deck and large garden shed, fenced yard. MLS.
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Sherry Waite
SEE FOR YOURSELF, CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO VIEW NOW OR COME BY THE OPEN HOUSE!
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY SEPT 28, 2-4pm 71 EDWARD ST. DRAYTON
Peggy McIntosh Sales Representative OFFICE & PAGER:
519-578-7300
WOLLE REALTY,
DIRECT LINE: 519-577-9555
INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
BROKERAGE
WEB: www.peggymcintosh.ca
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OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, Sept. 28th, 1-2:30 61 EDWARD STREET, DRAYTON
Well maintained, with new roof 08, new flooring, 08, Very large yard, large garage, 3 bedrooms up, 1800 sq ft. backsplit.
$236,900 - A very spacious MUST SEE, 1850 square foot, 3+ bedYou’ve come to the right room, 2 bathroom, 4-level back split, located around the corner from the place to find| awww.woolwichobserver.com home. school. An oversized kitchen leads to a covered deck. The front door is 519.669.5790 | 1.888.966.5942
519.669.5790 | 1.888.966.5942 | www.woolwichobserver.com
fully accessible with a ramp. Double car garage, 2 bathrooms, A/C and C/V. Please contact Heather or Dean 519-638-5001
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SERVICE PROS
ACCOUNTING
AUTOMOTIVE
Telephone....................519.669.5790 Toll Free .......................1.888.966.5942 Fax...............................519.669.5753 Email............................sales@observerxtra.com
AUTOMOTIVE
INCOME TAX FOR INDIVIDUALS, SOLE PROPRIETORS & PARTNERSHIPS ETC.
Auto Tech Inc. Providing the latest technology accuracy and confidence.
dwitmer@witmercac.com
519-669-0003 AUTOMOTIVE
Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z5
AUTOMOTIVE
519-669-4400
519-669-7652
21 Industrial Dr. Elmira
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE PROS
21 HOWARD AVE., ELMIRA (Behind the old Trylon Building)
CRANE
TED KUEHL
Complete Collision Service
Automotive
“The Personal Touch You and Your Vehicles & Engines Deserve.�
1044 Industrial Cr. Unit 4, St. Clements
101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2
519.669.8330
FAX: 519.669.3210 AFTER HOURS
519.699.5841
519.669.8917 CUSTOM FRAMING
CONSTRUCTION
ORTLIEB
TIRE
Accredited Test & Repair Facility
AUTOMOTIVE
Over 30 Years Experience
Auto, Light Trucks & Small Engines
to repair your vehicle with
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE FOR SMALL - MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES
20A Arthur St. N. Unit #1, P.O. Box 51
AUTOMOTIVE
THOMPSON’S
AUTO CLINIC DENISE WITMER
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Cal Marcia a YOU NAME IT: WE FRAME IT!
THIS CRANE Plant the seed. Watch itLtd. grow. WHERE TIRES & Equipment RUDOW’S CARSTAR SPACE ARE A COLLISION CENTRE Plant the seed. Watch it grow. Then it’s harvest at • 14time. ton BoomTruck CONSTRUCTION INC. SPECIALTY, Plant the seed. Watch it grow. FOR • 35 ton Mobile Crane RUDOW’S CARSTAR Then it’s harvest time. NOT A SIDE LINE. 24 Hour Make your business the first one they COLLISIONtime. CENTRE GENERAL CONTRACTING Accident Then it’s harvest turn to, when they need services. RENT commercial • industrial Assistance Make your business the first one they
Call for details.
Body Maintenance
519-664-9999
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519-669-3373
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33 First Street, East Elmira, ON
CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS
35 Howard Ave., Elmira Call for details.
Concrete Foundations Limited
Read’s Decorating
ELECTROLYSIS
Specializing in Paint & Wallcoverings
519-669-3658 27 Arthur St. S., Elmira
On-Site Balancing Fans, Rotors, Armatures, Pump Impellers, Drive Shafts & Many Styles of Rotary Equipment Available
tel: 1-800-525-4022
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LASER & ELECTROLYSIS HAIR REMOVAL New Advanced Cosmetic Procedures
REMOVAL OF:
Rachel Bauman
L A S E R & E L E C T R O L Y S I S 519-669-0237 HAIR REMOVAL Laser Technologist Located at 35 Arthur St. N., Elmira Certified Electrologist
GLASS SERVICES
Book your summer projects now
HOCKEY
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP IN THE JOURNEY TO BECOMING A SUN LIFE FINANCIAL ADVISOR Your new career starts with the first step! Contact us today!
Adam Lind B.Sc. (Hons) CFP Sales Manager 519-744-7325 ext 226 adam.lind@sunlife.com www.sunlife.ca/adam.lind
LANDSCAPING
• Store Fronts • Thermopanes • Mirrors • Screen Repair • Replacement Windows • Shower Enclosures • Sash Repair
TEL: 519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104 FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service
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ROB McNALL NAIL CARE
GLASS SYSTEMS INC.
ELMIRA’S HOCKEY HEADQUARTERS
NEW!
519-669-7607
LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-866-669-7607
Š Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2008.
ST. JACOBS FREE ESTIMATES
OPEN
Cell: 519.998.4094
COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL
1600 King St. N., Bldg A17 St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0
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519.669.9160
ALMA, ONTARIO
519.846.5427 FAX: 519.846.5134
www.elmiraphoto.com
Over 15 Years Experience
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Murray & Daniel Shantz
57 Arthur St. S., Elmira
519-669-FILM
CARPET CARE
PAINTING
fax: (519) 653-7949
> Excavating > Backfilling > Trenching > Fine Grading
PHONE:
fax: 519-846-9319
Mike
For all your home decorating needs
EXCAVATING & LANDSCAPING
•Telangiectasia (Broken Capillaries) •Warts •Skin Tags •Campbell de Morgans •Moles & Hair in Moles •Sebaceous Cysts
PAINTING
Specializing in Computerized Dynamic Balancing
YES... WE DO RESIDENTIAL WORK!
6982 Millbank Main St., Millbank 519-595-2053 • 519-664-2914
RR#1 Elmira
DYNAMIC BALANCING SINCE 1961
•Pole Structures •Remodeling & restoration
Call Marcia at 519.669.5790 ext 106 Marty Trapp 519-846-9066
24 Hour Service Call Marcia at 519.669.5790 ext 106 7 Days A Week
519-669-3232 Call Marcia at 519.669.5790 ext 106
Call for details.
DECORATING
WEICKERT& MEIROWSKI
• Concrete removal & replacement • Siding work up to 66’ high Call for details.
E L M I R A
PHOTO
BULK LANDSCAPING DEPOT Topsoil, Mixes & Mulches Retaining Walls & Flagstone Home Owners Welcome
GET A LOAD OF THIS Serving KW for over 20 Years
PLUMBING
free estimates
interior/exterior painting wallpapering & Plaster|Drywall repairs
519-669-2251 36 Hampton St., Elmira
SHARPENING
PLUMBING
YOUR
20 years experience
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C.J.
BRUBACHER LTD.
Steve Co.
RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL
For all your Plumbing Needs. 24 HOUR SERVICE
19 First St. E., Elmira
519-669-3362
Steve Jacobi
ELMIRA
519-669-3652
ROOFING
AMOS
ELMIRA’S SHARPENING
HEADQUARTERS
Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.
SELF STORAGE
ROOFING
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Knife and Scissor Sharpening See store for details.
22 Church St. W., Elmira
Serving Elmira and Surrounding Area for over 30 years!
CALL SCOTT SEILING FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE.
CALL SCOTT SEILING FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE. CALL NOW FOR ESTIMATES AND HAVE BOOK NOW! HAVE YOURDONE ROOFING DONE BEFORE WINTER YOUR ROOF BEFORE WINTER. OFFICE !
Tel: 519-669-5537
!
STORE HOURS: M-F: 8-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 12-5
SEPTIC
SIGNS | SCREEN PRINTING
ROOFING Shingles (Asphalt & Cedar) — work — Small flat Roofs —AluminumCustom Metal Work — —Chimney & Masonry Repair FREE ESTIMATES
519-669-4161 SIGNAGE | VINYL & DIGITAL
Various sizes & rates
CLEAN • DRY • SECURE
519-669-4964
Call
Septic Tank Cleaning Inspections for Real Estate Septic System Repairs & Restoration Catch Basin Cleaning Waterloo Region • Wellington County
519-648-3004
100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA
www.remingtongraphfix.com
Vehicle Lettering Logos & Graphics
TOWING
Large format printing Decals & Safety Stickers
OUTHERN
FAST, FRIENDLY SERVICE AT COMPETITIVE PRICES!
window coverings
NTARIO
Septic Pumping
BILL SCHENKEL
ST.JACOBS
TRUCKS
SERVICE PROS
JOHNS
519-664-1809 1600 King St. N., Unit #18
519-896-7700
www.biobobs.com
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DESIGN & PRINT 5,000 4x6 Postcards
raperies & Blinds • Curtain Hardware Custom D
40 Memorial Ave, Elmira
519-669-8309
TRUCK REPAIR Qualified Licensed Mechanics Ready to Serve Your Needs. OPEN Monday-Fridays 6am-6pm Saturday 6am-2pm
270 Arthur St. N., Elmira, ON TRUCK & TRAILER REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
Mobile Services | CAT and Cummins Diagnostics Government Emissions Testing | Air Conditioning Aluminum and Steel Welding | Hydraulics Government Safety Inspections
CALL KIRBY, Service Manager | 519.669.8420 After Hours Cell: 519.577.1459
Full colour, both sides, coated, 14pt card stock, design included
$575
10,000 4x6 Postcards Full colour, both sides, coated, 14pt card stock, design included
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FREE CONSULTATION
3435 Broadway St. Hawkesville 519-699-4641 www.freybuildingcontractors.com
 Hungryman’s breakfast with Kids Help Phone Line, $5. All you can eat, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. E., Elmira.
HOURS
SEPTEMBER 30
MATERIAL HANDLING & PROCESSING SYSTEMS • Design • Installation • Custom Fabrication
MILLWRIGHTS LTD.
519.669.5105
P.O. BOX 247, ROUTE 1, ELMIRA
24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE
TOTAL HOME ENERGY SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
YOUR OIL, PROPANE, NATURAL GAS AND AIR CONDITIONING EXPERTS
11 HENRY ST. - UNIT 9, ST. JACOBS
519.664.2008
 Fundraising Dinner – Floradale Mennonite Church. Eduard Klassen with the Paraguayan Folk Harp, in concert at the FIDA fundraising dinner for Haiti. Tickets are $20. Please call 519-886-9520 to reserve.  Healthy Living with Diabetes – Woolwich Community Health Centre. A discussion-oriented program for diabetics, friends and family to increase their knowledge of diabetes and become more involved in their health care; 6:30-8 p.m.; 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs, 519-664-3794. OCTOBER 1
 Wellesley Township Caregiver Group – Wellesley Township Community Health Centre. Topic: activities of daily living (transfers, bedmaking, bathing, etc.). If you are caring for someone in your home, this interactive education and support group may be of value to you; 2-3:30 p.m. at the health centre in Wellesley. Call Lorraine at 519-664-3794, ext. 229 or WTCHC 519-656-9025 for more information. OCTOBER 2
 Elvis Night (Ladies Only) $20. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Enjoy the likes of Elvis, Patsy Cline, Gretchen Wilson, Frank Sinatra and Elton John. The Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St., E., Elmira.  St. Martin’s CWL of Drayton annual Euchre. St. Martin’s Parish Hall, Spring St. Drayton. Doors open at 7 p.m. Euchre at 8 p.m. Admission $5; lunch provided. OCTOBER 7
OCTOBER 8
MACHINE WORKS INCORPORATED
 Intro to Digital Cameras – Region of Waterloo Library and Wilfrid Laurier Student Connections; 6:30-8:30 p.m. No experience required. Includes demonstration and workbook; $4 and pre-registration required. Elmira Branch Library, 65 Arthur St. S., Elmira, 519-669-5477.
33 Industrial Dr., Elmira 519.669.1591
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519.669.8362
OCTOBER 16
SEIP, Larry William
– Passed away at South Bruce Grey Health Centre in Walkerton on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at age 64. Local relatives are son Lorne Seip and his wife Barbara-Anne of Elmira.
EASY
DENTURE Vinolea Jahandari DD
• ELMIRA Total Denture Care • Same day service on and relines 15repairs Memorial Ave., Since 1987 - DentureTech • Elmira Metal Partial - Soft Relines 1995 - Denturist (Behind Bank of Montreal) • DENTURE SPECIALIST
519.669.1535 KITCHENER
FREE CONSULTATION 519.744.9770 ELMIRA • Total Denture Care KITCHENER 519-669-1535 • Same Day Service519-744-9770 15 Memorial Ave., Elmira (behind Bank of Montreal) on Repairs and Relines • Metal Partial - Soft Relines • Implants • DENTURE SPECIALIST
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ELMIRA
15 Memorial Ave., Elmira
Wines
A Fine Wine Establishment
(Behind Bank of Montreal) KITCHENER
29 Church St. W., Elmira
519.669.0799
New to the Community? Do you have a new Baby? It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess. Elmira & Surrounding Area If you’re not long distance to Elmira, you are welcome to a visit.
SHARON GINGRICH 519.291.6763
elmirawelcomewagon@sympatico.ca
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519.669.2884 Make Summer Work Easy! 21 Industrial Dr., Elmira
OCTOBER 15
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– Of Waterloo, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax. She was born in Linwood in 1923.
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 H.U.G.S. Program – Woolwich Community Health Centre. Topic: How a woman’s body changes during pregnancy. For parents and their children (zero to five years); 9:15-11:30 a.m. 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs, 519-664-3794.
KIENAPPLE, Dorothy B.
on Repairs and Relines • Metal Partial - Soft Relines •Since Implants 1987 - DentureTech •Since DENTURE SPECIALIST 1995 - Denturist
519.744.9770
 Fish Fry Dinner – Floradale Mennonite Church; 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets $14/ adults, $7/children ten and under. Alternate chicken dinner available. Call the church office at 519-669-2861 to purchase your tickets. Takeout available; 22 Florapine Rd., Floradale. Proceeds to the Canadian Food Grains Bank and the church building fund.
- Went to be with her Lord Peacefully, on September 18, 2008, while on vacation in Nipigon. Rose Marie Metzger in her 70th year of Heidelberg.
Email: allen_morrison@cooperators.ca
 Buying Your First Computer – Region of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier Student Connections; 6:30-8:30 p.m. No experience required. Includes demonstration and workbook; $4 and pre-registration is required. Linwood Branch Library, 5279 Ament Line, Linwood, 519-698-2700.  Elmira Legion Bottle Drive. Starting at 9 a.m. Drop off your empties at the Legion or call 519-669-2932 for pick up. Raising funds for the Legion’s 60th anniversary.
– Peacefully surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, September 22, 2008 at his home in Linwood, George R. Jones, in his 82nd year.
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