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PANDEMIC RESPONSE

Region seeing stability in virus case numbers Transmission rates have also been steady throughout the fall, say officials Damon MacLean Observer Staff

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ELEVATED FROM THE NUMBERS SEEN over the summer, the number of new COVID-19 cases has remained stable over the last couple of months in Waterloo Region. Likewise, the rate of transmission has been steady.

“Overall, in the region our cases continue to remain stable at this time.

Our rate of new cases has been approximately 16 per 100,000 per week; the average rate of new cases for Ontario has been approximately 41

per 100,000 per week. In the Waterloo Region the seven-day moving average of percent positivity of tests is currently 1.6 per cent, with fluctuations between 1.1 and 1.6 per cent,” said medical officer of health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang at the region’s weekly briefing October 30.

At midweek, there were 131 active cases of COVID-19 in the region, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 2,213.

Of those, 1,961 have been resolved, a recovery rate of 89 per cent. There have been no new deaths in → CORONAVIRUS 2

Entertainment hub proposed for former Conestogo feed mill site Former WS Feeds site proposed to house a restaurant, assembly hall and small distillery Woolwich council hears Steve Kannon Observer Staff

THE NEW OWNERS OF A vacant feed mill in Conestogo envision the spot reborn as something of an entertainment hub, with a banquet hall, restaurant, gallery, studio and perhaps even a craft distillery. To

get there, however, they’ll need new zoning for the site.

The properties at 1795 and 1805 Sawmill Rd. – the former W-S Feed & Supply headquarters –are within the Conestogo urban boundary but are zoned agricultural, with a site-specific provision

for a feed mill. The owner, Conestogo Mill Inc., wants to change the site-specific stats to permit a range of mixed commercial uses.

Under the zone-change application, the owner is looking to a four part usage for the 3.5-acre site, focusing on the former mill building. The three-storey

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form distillery, manager of planning Jeremy Vink told Woolwich councillors meeting via videoconference on Tuesday night.

Steve Jefferson, a planner with K. Smart Associates representing Conestogo Mill Inc. said the plan is to repurpose the vacant mill for a vari-

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“There’s not many communities around the world like ours.”

Forced to make changes due to the pandemic, organizers had low expectations for the event, which got started in 2017 in memory of Raymond Dietrich, an Elmira resident born with Down syndrome. Instead, they got to deliver $16,000 to EDCL last week at the site of last spring’s fire.

EDCL’s Evans said the group was expecting to see a smaller cheque this year due to the coronavirus situation, with perhaps even the cancellation of the barbecue.

“These young men are unstoppable. With their friends and family, they put together an amazing event, which raises money and awareness in our community. This year, we thought ‘no way, no how,’ but they did it. They found a way

– they packaged food and made sure that they had schedules drawn up so that we could all pick up our food at our location. And it was hot and delicious, and really appreciated by everyone,” she said.

Bechard, EDCL’s executive director, said money raised by the community goes toward expenses that government funding doesn’t cover.

“There are many things that the government of Ontario does not pay for,” he said, pointing to the example of a wheelchair vans operated by the agency.

Currently, EDCL has ten on the road, with one needing to be replaced about every year and half at a cost of between $60,000$70,000. In addition to the replacement fees, there is also insurance, fuel and the like.

“Although the government has funded the majority of the group homes, they don’t necessarily pay for all the repairs and maintenance,” Bechard added.

Stalzer says that next year’s event will have a few surprises in store and will be bigger and better than the past four years, thanking the public for coming out and supporting the cause.

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months, the total remaining at 120.

Hospitalization rates have remained low, with nine cases as of the latest report, three of whom were in intensive care.

“Our outbreaks are currently relatively few in number, and well controlled. So, locally, the situation is relatively stable to date. That said, provincially overall, and in some other medium-sized regions, the rates of new cases hospitalizations, ICU use and outbreaks continue to trend upwards. And we know that the situation can accelerate quickly anywhere,” said Wang.

There are currently six active outbreaks in the region, with only one at long-term care or retirement home facility.

In cases of workplace outbreaks, Wang notes such situations are often related to workers letting their guard down amongst coworkers.

“As the weather becomes colder, people

will spend more time indoors. This will increase the risks of COVID spread in our region, which is why it is essential that we do not let up in Waterloo Region, practicing the public health precautions as part of our new normal each and every day,” she said, encouraging people to follow these four public health measures while they stay in-doors over the winter: “limit close, unprotected contact to only your immediate household members, practice physical distancing and wear a mask or face covering with everyone else. When gathering with others, gathering together virtually is safest. In gathering in person, at a distance and with face coverings.

Gather outdoors or in well-ventilated indoor spaces. Stick to smaller groups. When gathering smaller is safer.”

Staying the course is essential to help slow the spread of the virus, Wang stressed.

“I think we should expect that we’re going to

have to keep up with the public health measures…

I would recommend that people start to envision that a lot of the practices that you know we need to keep up as part of our new normal to reduce the risks of spreading it to our to our friends, family and loved ones.”

In neighbouring Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, there were 51 active cases at midweek.

That catchment area’s cumulative total was 892, of which 804 (90.1 per cent) have been resolved.

The province is still dealing with a spike as the total number jumped to 78,705. There have been 3,166 deaths attributed to the virus, representing a mortality rate of four per cent. The ministry reports 67,244 cases (85.4 per cent) have been resolved.

The latest numbers from Health Canada show 31,147 active cases, bringing the total to 244,935 confirmed cases of COVID-19 nationwide, with 10,279 related deaths, a mortality rate of 4.2 per cent.

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Arguing each municipalitity should have the right to decide on issues such as ranked ballots for elections, Woolwich councillors this week voted to lend their opposition to changes outlined in the provincial government’s Bill 218. “It would be nice that we get to decide and not have it mandated,” said Coun. Scott McMillan.

It was standing room only in Woolwich council chambers Nov. 4 as the township got its first look at a new subdivision slated for the former Elmira Raceway lands on Snyder Avenue. The project would see the development of 199 residential units – a mix of single-family, semidetached and townhouse designs.

From the Nov. 8, 2003 edition of The Observer

WMC reopens walking track with new guidelines Damon MacLean

wich Memorial Centre in Elmira.

It’s not a wholesale reopening, however, as the township is controlling the number of users and access times. Still, residents are eager to get back to using what is always a popular amenity, especially when the weather gets colder, says recreation

Observer Staff

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES STILL REMAIN THE most advisable given the COVID-19 pandemic, but the weather puts a different take on that. With that in mind, the township has now reopened the indoor walking track at the Wool-

manager Jennifer Horndl.

“We are really excited to have the amenity open.

I think with the weather starting to turn colder and with it being dark and colder in the morning, it’s just nice to be able to have it open for some of our participants that would feel a lot safer walking here,” she said.

“We are starting small,” Horndl added. Current capacity is capped at 10, and hours are Mondays through Fridays from 9:15-10:15 a.m. and once again in the afternoon for another hour starting at 1 p.m.

She recommends users call ahead to register a spot, noting there may be

expanded hours over time.

“We would love to have them back, and as demand warrants, we will look at adding additional time.”

Guidelines around usage of recreational facilities have been largely standardized across Waterloo Region, the municipalities signing on to a joint program called

Check before you Rec! With some differences based on differing facilities – size, points of entry, staffing levels and the like – the municipalities will be applying standard rules around pre-screening, physical distancing, use of face coverings and no re-entry after screening, → WALKING TRACK 5

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Wellesley seeking public input for senior’s housing Potential for opportunities in St. Clements and Linwood Sean Heeger

the following day, allowing people to check out displays and talk to staff and council members about the plans.

For the in-person option, there will be a limit on the number of people – four to six – allowed in the building at any one time, chief administrative officers Rik Louwagie told councillors meeting October 27, adding that safety measures will be in place to protect all participants.

Access will be adjusted depending on how many councillors attend.

“We’ll man someone at the front door so that we can control entrance and have access through the back door so that we’re not interacting and overlapping people. We’ll do whatever we can to keep the COVID protocols in place. So, if all of council wants to attend, I don’t see that as an issue for the distancing purposes, we will just control that at the

Observer Staff

THE TOWNSHIP IS LOOKING FOR public input on seniors’ housing initiatives proposed for Linwood and St. Clements.

Officials are exploring the possibility of redeveloping township-owned recreational fields in those communities to encourage seniors’ housing projects. They’re looking for suggestions about the type of housing seniors would favour, along with issues of densities and ownership models. The input will help council decide if it will move ahead with redevelopment plans.

Wellesley will be holding public meetings on November 12 and 13 in hopes of receiving feedback from residents.

The first meeting will be held online from 7-9 p.m. on November 12, while the second will be held at the Crosshill council chambers from 2-4 p.m.

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WITH REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONIES CURTAILED due to COVID-19 concerns, the Waterloo Warbirds plan to step up their annual flyover activities as a way to mark the event in the region.

While people won’t

be able to gather as they usually do on November 11, the military planes can safely fly over all nine cenotaphs in Waterloo Region and Guelph, said Steve Zago, a spokesman for the organization based out of the Region of Waterloo International Airport in Breslau.

“It is a 100 per cent safe space,” he said of the

cockpit of the plane he’ll be flying over the sites.

Waterloo Warbirds operates a fleet of five historic aircraft, including a WWII trainer, a Harvard Mk IIb, and four jet trainers: MiG-15, de Havilland Vampire, Canadair CT-133 Silver Star and an Aero VodochodyL-29 Delfin.

“If it is operational, we will have it in the air,” said

Derek Hammond, the organization’s president, of plans for next week’s flyovers.

The day’s flyovers will involve five to seven pilots, and another half a dozen crew members, all of whom are volunteers, said Zago.

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WALKING TRACK: Township eases into opening of service, joins others in ‘Check before you Rec!’ initiative →FROM 3

measures developed in consultation with Region of Waterloo Public Health.

Prior to heading over to rec. facilities, participants are asked to check themselves with the mandatory pre-screening, as set by sports organization or

municipal programming.

If you are feeling unwell, stay home. Check to make sure you know the rules of the facility you are going to. And check that you understand the recommendations provided by the public health department.

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recreational facilities is akin to the cooperation among municipalities seen at the management level, particularly the chief administrative officers, said Horndl.

“The CAOs of the region, everybody’s working quite closely during

the pandemic, regionally. So the CAOs meet, the facility managers meet, the program staff meet, communications meet.

There are all these kinds of different subcommittees.

I think it came out of a need to build consistency within our recreation

OCTOBER 28 2:23 PM | Waterloo

Regional Police were called to a report of a collision at Nafziger Road and Lisbon Road in Wilmot Township. A vehicle was waiting to turn left onto Lisbon Road when it was struck from behind by the driver of a Hyundai Elantra. There were no reported physical injuries as a result of the collision.

The driver of the Elantra faces charges.

OCTOBER 30 3:45 PM | A Welling-

ton County OPP officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Wellington Road 7 south of Elora when they observed a southbound passenger vehicle travelling at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 135 km/h. A 24-year-old Cambridge man was charged with ‘racing a motor vehicle’ and for having cannabis readily available contrary.

bullied by someone on the phone into providing personal information.

Protect your PIN (Personal Identification Number) and passwords.

Beware of unusual transactions and “too good to be true” offers.

Police reminding the public it’s not always easy to spot a scam,

one guardian for minoraged participants.

Even though Waterloo Region is a closely knit community, there hasn’t been evidence suggesting that people are travelling from one rec. facility to the next and are staying to their local venues, she added.

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Police warn against fraud following credit card scam Police are warning residents to avoid falling for frauds and scams after Perth County OPP were contacted October 31 by a concerned citizen who received a phone call advising them that their credit card had been compromised. The victim then gave their credit card information to the caller before realizing it was a scam. As a result, scammers managed to steal $9,500 before the card was cancelled.

There currently are several different phone and online scams being used in the area which have different methods of obtaining personal information and funds.

Police offer the following tips to prevent fraud: Keep your personal information confidential and safe, and do not give any information out over the phone, internet or through e-mail.

Don’t be pressured or

facilities,”she said of the impetus for “Check before you Rec!” Along with prescreening, the guidelines include maintaining the six-foot distancing, mandatory face coverings, being dressed and ready for the program, no re-entry, and

and new ones emerge every day. If you suspect that you are a target of fraud, don’t be embarrassed – you are not alone. Contact police or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at www.antifraudcentre.ca or toll free 1-888-495-8501.

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11 a.m. – depending on aircraft availability, the Honour Flight may be split into two flights covering all the sites.

The jets in particular will be moving quickly, so residents will have to keep an eye on the sky, though Zago notes you’ll likely hear them well before you see them.

As always, the activities are dependent on the weather – there were no flyovers last year, for instance, due to the poor conditions.

Those wishing to get a closer look at the aircraft, or even book a ride in one of them, can find out more at the organization’s website, www.waterloowarbirds.com.

passion.”

Along with passing over the cenotaphs, the planes will fly over three major cemeteries – Woodlawn in Guelph, Mount View in Cambridge and Mount Hope in Kitchener-Waterloo – that have significant war memorials and buried service members.

“As a sign of respect for other service members also, the flyover will include Woodland Cemetery in Kitchener, where there is a significant number of German war dead interred,” the organization said in a release.

The plan is to take off from Breslau about 10:30 a.m., with flyovers near

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and charges are pending.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is encouraged to contact Traffic Services at 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477.

A minor collision brought police to NorthField Drive and Sawmill Road in Conestogo.

There were no injuries.

2:42 PM | Police were contacted by a resident of neighbouring Maurice Street who also reported a theft from their vehicles.

Here, too, personal documents were taken, as were gift cards. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

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The investigation revealed that the male driver of a Jeep Cherokee was travelling north on Greenwood Hill Road when his vehicle left the roadway and struck two hydro poles before rolling over. A 36-year-old Waterloo man was airlifted to a hospital out of region with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation remains ongoing

OCTOBER 31 2:38 PM |

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“Shoppers had no reason to expect their image was being collected by an inconspicuous camera, or that it would be used, with facial recognition technology, for analysis.”

Police-reported crime in Canada, as measured by the Crime Severity Index (CSI), rose 5% in the year prior to the pandemic — from 75.6 in 2018 to 79.5 in 2019. This is the fifth consecutive annual increase in the CSI. Nevertheless, the 2019 index remained 9% lower than a decade earlier.

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Remembrance Day is much more than the ceremonies

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his year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies have been altered to fit with the threats posed by the novel coronavirus. We won’t be able to gather at cenotaphs and cemeteries as we usually

would.

Still, the significance of November 11 – the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month – goes well beyond the ceremonies. Remembrance Day recalls the sacrifices of those who served in the military, particularly those who lost their lives in the two large-scale conflicts that shaped the 20th century.

But “Lest we forget” is best applied to remembering the horrors of war, and avoiding them in the future. The ideal way to honour the veterans of past wars is to ensure their ranks are never increased.

That is perhaps too optimistic for a species with a long history of violence, conflict and imperialistic aspirations.

Despite all we know, there’s still a sizable group of people who support the kind of power plays and warmongering that generates the smaller-scale conflicts perpetually brewing all over the planet, whether they be the work of petty, power-grubbing tyrants or larger powers still bent on imperialism and meddling in the affairs of others.

Wars don’t typically happen in isolation. Those on a larger scale are the result of a host of other factors, from historical grievances to external aggression. Often there’s a build-up of military jingoism and propaganda flaming the fires of war. It’s a tactic that is still employed each and every day by leaders from Russia to North Korea, from China to the U.S., the latter being textbook cases of modern imperialism.

The key to avoiding wars, or at least reducing its likelihood, is an informed citizenry that recognizes the propaganda and refuses to buy into the worst kind of patriotism.

Short of fending off an invasion of your home, there’s little reason for much of the military adventurism of the kind we see continually south of the border. And of which even Canada, certainly not a military superpower, gets mired in from time to time – include on that list the likes of Afghanistan and the missions in the confusing morass that is Syria.

Recognizing the propaganda angle of much of the jingoism typically involves asking the basic question: who stands to gain? There are the arms manufacturers who profit outright, the same people who own many a politician through lobbying and financial donations. There’s the military itself, which extends its raison d'être. And there are the politicians who cling to or seek power on the back of “strong leadership,” recognizing that it’s much easier to stir up patriotic fervour than to do something of actual benefit to the majority of citizens.

Refusing to be caught up in all of that is easier said than done, especially during times of real crisis, no matter how the crisis was manufactured. Still, there’s much at stake if we continue down the current road, the massive amounts of wasted money the least of it as we head down the road to a police state and fascism.

In that light, Remembrance Day becomes more than honouring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the last century. It’s also about heeding the message that vigilance is needed to avoid sliding into the kind of totalitarian morass that marked much of the 20th century and is on the rise again in the 21st.

The horrific great wars of the past are in some ways less likely to reoccur given today’s massively destructive weapons and geopolitical ties, but we also face greater threats to our freedoms, privacy and autonomy due to technology wielded by corporate greed and invasive, police-state governments, the very definition of fascism so many gave their lives to fight in the Second World War that ended 75 years ago.

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lmost completely obscured by the blanket global coverage of the U.S. election, they are having one in Myanmar (Burma) too.

The outcome is even more a foregone conclusion, although in this case it will confirm the existing government in power.

But it is only by condoning a great crime that democracy there survives.

Aung San Suu Kyi, known universally in Myanmar as ‘The Lady,’ got the Nobel Peace Prize for her leadership in the long struggle against military rule, and by 2015 it looked like she had won. Her National League for Democracy party secured an overwhelming majority in parliament in that year’s election, and she became the country’s effective leader.

True, her official title was only ‘State Counsellor,’ because the army wrote the new constitution specifically to exclude her from the presidency. (She has two British-born sons, so it bans people with foreign family members from the office.) The armed forces also still controlled one-quarter of the seats in parliament, but in practice The Lady led the government.

There was even a kind of formal reconciliation with the army in 2016, when the commander-in-chief, Senior

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General Min Aung Hlaing, visited her in the lakeside residence in Rangoon where she spent a decade and a half under house arrest.

But the army still had another trick up its sleeve. In 2017, in Myanmar’s western province of Rakhine, there were a few small attacks on local police posts by the ‘Rohingya Salvation Army.’

The ‘army’ was just foolish, ill-armed village boys, and they only killed a handful of people, but they gave Myanmar’s generals a way to corner Aung San Suu Kyi. The Rohingya are descended from Bengali Muslim troops who helped the local Buddhist dynasty recover the Rakhine throne from Burmese invaders in 1430. King Narameikhla encouraged them to settle there, and six centuries later the Rohingya, still Muslim, accounted for about a third of Rakhine province’s population.

However, modern Myanmar nationalists have become paranoid about the country’s tiny Muslim minority (only four per cent of the total population). Some other parts of south and southeast Asia (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malay-

sia, Indonesia) were converted from Hinduism or Buddhism to Islam in the fairly distant past, and Myanmar’s Buddhist majority has been seized by the irrational fear that the same thing might happen there.

Or, more often, they just pretend to fear that because it lets them scapegoat the Muslim minority. Previous Myanmar regimes had already revoked the Rohingyas’ citizenship, and Buddhist militants in Rakhine encouraged attacks on the Rohingya minority (that’s what the ‘Rohingya Salvation Army’ was responding to) – but what the army did in 2017 was off the scale.

The Myanmar army used the few small terrorist attacks in Rakhine as an excuse to launch a full-scale 21st-century genocide. It destroyed the Rohingya villages, slaughtered tens of thousands of Muslim men, women and children, and drove the rest of the Rohingya (730,000 people) across the border into Bangladesh. And Aung San Suu Kyi felt compelled to defend its behaviour.

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For fairness, a freeze has to apply to more than a change in weather

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t’s tokenism, but a sentiment governments across the country should take to heart. Ontario Senator Lucie Moncion has introduced a motion calling for the government to defer automatic pay hikes for Parliamentarians.

The freezing of pay increases to MPs and Senators would save about $1.7 million starting in the next fiscal year. More to the point, the move would “prevent the privileges that senators enjoy from becoming disconnected from the harsh economic reality facing many Canadians.”

The savings would be minimal, but not if wage freezes – and even rollbacks, as seen in Alberta – applied to every government work, federal, provincial and municipal.

That would free up real money for the fight against COVID-19 and the resultant economic downturn.

It would also be a real way for public sector employees to show “we’re all in it together.”

A statement such as Moncion’s should be taken to heart.

“For people who hold public office, when you see people struggling around you it is hard to see, it’s hard to wrap your head around,” said Moncion of the impetus for her motion.

MPs making a base salary of $182,600 and Senators at $157,600 are certainly removed from the experience of Canadians making average wages of less than a third of those sums.

Starting with elected officials sets the tone – leaders in New Zealand and Japan, for instance, took 20-per-cent pay cuts – and gives politicians the moral ground to begin widespread measures across the civil service.

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Wages typically make up 50 to 60 per cent of the tax dollars spent by governments, so that’s where the cuts have to be made to get spending back under control. That’s especially true if the goal is to maintain programs and avoid large tax increases, in which case something’s gotta give. That something is the civil service salaries.

The restraint advocated by both the federal and provincial governments finds a receptive audience: most of us have no problem seeing government workers as overpaid and underworked. Fair or not, that’s the perception.

Layoffs and wage freezes (if not outright cuts) are an easy sell to the public.

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service cuts, also has little credence. Indiscriminate layoffs could theoretically see needed frontline workers let go, but that’s an unlikely scenario. There are ways to judiciously reduce the size of the civil service with minimal impacts. Lowering wages would free up money to tackle deficits and to funnel money where it’s needed.

Making cuts and wage freezes work requires the public to think about service levels and what they’re getting for their money: wage increases and program spending that have routinely outstripped inflation has left us paying much more while getting little or nothing more in return. We have more costly government, but not a commensurate increase in service levels.

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is more than 20 per cent of the national workforce, according to figures from Statistics Canada.

Salary figures indicate a growing gap between civil service wages and the average earning of private sector employees. The discrepancy is likely to increase, as average industry wages will remain stagnant or decline dramatically in some industries as layoffs take hold. Even though the recession is officially over, unemployment remains high and private-sector wages depressed.

Yet, as we’ve seen in this area, government employees continued to receive multi-year deals worth, on average, two to three per cent a year. With no bottom line – politicians seem to have few qualms about dipping deeper on their repeated trips to the well – governments simply pass the increases

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Public sector unions, seeing the writing on the wall, are quick to argue that private sector compensations should rise rather than rolling back what’s paid to government workers. A nice idea, but one detached from current economic reality, and an issue government has no direct control over, unlike their own budgets.

To be fair, governments do have to stop corporate tax cuts, increasing rates by a few percentage points.

There’s no point in cutting wages only to pass the money on to large corporations that have been hording revenue rather than using it productively in the economy.

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Few would begrudge civil servants a decent wage, but when those supported by public money begin making more than those paying the freight, friction is bound to follow. It’s with that reality in mind that elected officials have to counter years of excess, waste and concessions. Even with the likes of Moncion calling for freezes, that does not make them binding.

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This is not simply a tirade against government workers. We want services, so we need people to provide them.

Those people should be paid a decent living wage.

The trick will be to decide what services we really need – hint, fewer than we’re spending money on right now – and what constitutes “decent.” As the annual sunshine list and other revelations of public sector wages reveal, however, we’re a long way past most people’s concept of appropriate compensation. The 30 per cent overage is a good benchmark against which to measure rollbacks.

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f I were to give one piece of advice to a new deer hunter who is trailing a mortally wounded deer he or she has just shot or arrowed, I would say, forget the blood trail. Just find the lowest, most difficult spot of ground and look there. That’s where your dead deer will be – provided the lowest spot of ground is at the base of the steep hill your vehicle is on the far side of.

To be clear, this is not even remotely good advice or even a hard

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and fast rule of what the species does when mortally wounded. It’s just what they do to me.

You see, every mortally wounded deer I have ever recovered has forced me to drag it uphill. Sometimes more than once.

If you think I’m exaggerating, consider this.

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cally meant the deer had to go out of its way to find a patch of low ground in the middle of the prairie, just so I would have to drag it uphill.

Frankly, I thought that was a bit spiteful.

Worse still, I once dropped a deer on a hilltop on level ground that led to where my vehicle was parked. The buck died instantly on the spot – and then rolled down a nearby slope to the base of the hill – in slow motion.

I have tried outsmarting deer by hunting the lowest ground in the area.

But they still find a way to make me drag them

uphill. I can’t explain it.

Also, for some reason when they roll downhill, there is not a tree in the way, but when you drag them uphill, the path is suddenly blocked by tree trunks, thickets, huge boulders and blow-downs.

I’m guessing this isn’t a coincidence.

Honestly, I think the deer have it out for me.

Call me paranoid, but I suspect that when they meet at their Annual General Meeting prior to the hunting season an old doe will, at one point, say, “Item two on the agenda: What about Galea?”

That’s when a sage

old buck will answer, “I suggest we use the standard protocol. If he shoots or arrows you and you have any life left in you at all, run as fast as you can, straight downhill away from where his vehicle is parked. And, as always, if you are about to die immediately, find a way to roll down the steepest slope you can. His back can’t hold out forever…”

Look, I understand this is not the kind of column that a non-hunter will enjoy – after all it deals with pre-death experiences and pain and suffering. But, don’t worry. My back usually heals up

after a week or so.

And yes, I wouldn’t have back pains, if I just bought myself an ATV. But I also know that the minute I buy myself an ATV, the deer would change their protocol and die in downhill places where ATVs can’t go. So, I would still have to drag the deer uphill to the ATV. My only real option, as I get older, is to mentor a young hunter with a strong back or start hunting in areas where the land is so flat that this is no longer an issue. But I don’t hold out hope.

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the next election. On the other hand, denying the genocide was the one way she could decisively lose the support of the rest of the world. Those were her only choices.

She chose political survival, and billboards appeared across Myanmar showing her with the leading generals above the caption “We stand with you.” Last December she even appeared before the International Court of Justice in The Hague to

defend the army and deny the genocide.

One of the United Nations investigators who looked into the allegation of genocide, Antonia Mulvey, said outside the court after her testimony: “Aung San Suu Kyi did nothing to stop the killing.

She could have asked for help from the international community at the time. And now, as the final insult, she’s defending the army’s behaviour in court.”

That’s one way to

describe what she did.

Another would be to say that she decided to sacrifice her international reputation as a secular saint in order to preserve the halting progress of Myanmar towards a democratic future.

She could not have stopped the army from carrying out the massacre, the worst of many it has committed against various minority populations in Myanmar over the past 60 years. The ‘international community’ was never

going to intervene to stop it either. And the majority Bamar (Burmese) ethnic group that has dominated the country since independence would never forgive her if she sided with the Rohingya.

So she made her choice, and she may have realized how great an evil she was committing by doing so. The end does not justify the means, but her National League for Democracy will win the election next Sunday (November 8).

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TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF the pandemic was just one of the things that inspired the St. Jacobs BIA to create the first annual pumpkin parade, which ran last weekend over Halloween. Last year the group created ‘Village Trick or Treating’ where candy was given to stores and people were encouraged to come during the day and get some sweet treats.

Because the pandemic and social distancing rules made something like that more difficult, the BIA came up with a “COVIDproof” plan for an event.

The goal was to have an event that was safe and that was easily accommodated by businesses in the village, said Nick Benninger, co-founder of the Fat Sparrow Group.

“We had done our best to try to think about how we could save that event and

make it COVID-proof. The solution we came up with was this pumpkin parade idea, because it could really easily be done with social distancing in mind,” he explained. “And even though you could probably pull off the trick-or-treating with social distancing as well, it put an unnecessary strain on the business’ storefronts: the last thing a business needed was 100 kids coming and going, not spending money, and making it hard for their actual customers to get through the door. So, we kind of thought this was the best way to keep the tradition of Halloween in the Village alive, while still being compliant with the needs of social distancing.”

During the course of the event, the BIA picked up 500 pumpkins and gave them away the week before Halloween. Residents would go to Block Three Brewing or Stone Crock and get their pumpkin,

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along with a postcard that explained the rules of the competition. Once the carving was done, those participants were asked to bring their finished masterpieces to the specified location on King Street on October 30 and 31, where volunteers would light them for display. To enter, all people needed

to do was post a picture alongside the corresponding hashtag #StJPumpkinParade.

Benninger says they gave most of the pumpkins away, with about 20 remaining, adding that many other people ended up bringing their own pumpkins. In fact, there were a few blocks up

the main road that were covered with pumpkins.

“We were encouraging people to bring their own pumpkins, as well as the ones we provided. So yeah, definitely a really good turnout. And there was a solid two to three blocks of town that were littered with pumpkins, and we kept it on just one side of

King Street because we were kind of nervous about the traffic and the people,” he said.

Born of the coronavirus situation, the pumpkin parade ended up being so well received that the BIA is already looking at doing it again next year, though the pandemic remains an unknown factor at this point.

“We thought it was a raging success. We had a brief meeting yesterday as an events committee to kind of go over how it went and to start planning the last bits of ‘Sparkles,’ which is our next big thing [for Christmas]. We look forward to either repeating it next year, if COVID is still at issue, or if COVID has gone away a little bit, we intend to expand on it, to try and grow the event as we think the village of St. Jacobs is the perfect sort of ambience to create these sorts of fun, spooky, family events,” Benninger said.

Anita Stewart would say keep your foot on the gas mention the hole it leaves in Canada’s agri-food sector. Simply put, there is no one like her waiting in the wings, ready to take on the role she willingly served as our country’s food laureate.

I visited often with Anita to talk about her immovable, nationalistic and pioneering perspectives on Canadian food – perspectives that inspired her to start in 2003 what would become Food Day Canada (fooddaycanada.ca) to support beleaguered beef producers here.

She didn’t mince words.

“I said then, and I still

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do now, that if we don’t get behind these farmers and keep them in business, we won’t have them,” she told me for an article about Food Day Canada in 2017. “Then what? Wait for other countries to come and dump whatever food they have extra on our doorstep?”

That concern escalated when, a year later, U.S. President Donald Trump was pouring billions of dollars into farm aid for American producers. Anita again

urged Canadians to get behind those who produce and prepare food here.

“Nothing is more patriotic – or more environmentally responsible – than feasting on our local northern bounty,” she said.

“Even though, for years eating locally has been a movement and a way of life for many Canadians from every corner of the nation, this year is a watershed moment. If there ever was a time to eat like a Canadian, cook like a Canadian and shop like a Canadian, it’s now.”

Giving the pending U.S. election results, I wonder

what she’d say today about torqueing up support for homegrown farmers. I think I know, but one of the joys of interviewing Anita was coming away with quotes from her that you absolutely couldn’t resist using in your story, quotes that were spontaneous and came about in conversation.

It’s hard to accept that those quotes will come no more.

Observer readers will recall that most lately, Anita’s passion was to have the long weekend in August – the one that’s come to be associated with

Food Day Canada – officially connected to Canadian food in perpetuity.

She ran into some resistance, with people arguing such recognition should instead be associated with Thanksgiving. Others said make it in February, tied into Canada’s Ag Day. No way, said Anita. The first weekend in August “is when Canadians are buying – often at farmers’ markets – cooking and sharing the local harvest.

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ing plans at this time do not include that use. If it's deemed feasible to pursue in the future, the landowners will have to go through the specialized design process for the equipment, subject to the approval of the township’s chief building official,” he said.

In addition to the applicant, just one other person addressed the public meeting, neighbouring resident Eilleen Yorysh, who raised concerns about the suitability of the project, especially in regards to parking and traffic issues.

“The scale of the proposal of this development may be too large for this site, including the proposed future improve-

ments, which would only cause future parking problems, especially if there is more than one event going on simultaneously,” she said in a written statement to councillors.

“Sightlines are not easy with access to entering or leaving with your property. Sawmill Road is a narrow road at the driveways. One driveway is on a curve; the other is steep and difficult to use. And experience shows that traffic backup will likely cause unsafe congestion.”

Yorysh also raised the concerns brought up by her neighbours, including noise issues, the prospect of more commercial development on adjacent properties and lighting on the site.

Addressing some of the

issues raised, Jefferson noted that parking studies found the development would need 77 spaces, with the plan providing room for 80. On the traffic front, the plan would be to hold only one event at a time, reducing parking and traffic concerns.

The site adjacent the river was the longtime home of W-S Feed & Supplies, which operated there for more than four decades starting in 1967, but has been vacant for a few years. The November 3 meeting was a public information session, with council making no decisions. A report will come back to council at a later date once planning staff have reviewed the application and public comments.

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right thing and follow her suggestion.

Anita uniquely understood and championed the connection between farming and cuisine, including the research that leads to new varieties. She worked with food scientists and others at the University of Guelph – which officially named her its food laureate

– to create the first and only Guelph Food Inventory, way back in 1999.

Earlier this year, the university announced a $1.3 million lab was being outfitted with state-of-theart appliances and food preparation equipment for some 250 students enrolled each year in a second-year course called Understanding Foods. The lab is being

called The Anita Stewart Alumni Food Laboratory.

I believe that when it comes to food sovereignty, Anita would tell us to keep our foot on the gas. The gains that have been made in local food have a strong grassroots foundation.

She was always optimistic about the future of Canadian food; now it’s our turn to pick up the torch.

Congratulations!

Allison Moser recently completed the requirements of the Chartered Professional Accountants program of professional studies and obtained her CPA designation on April 23, 2020.

TIM LOUIS Member of Parliament

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Author Nancy Silcox follows up with part 2 of Workin’ Like a Dog; Doin’ Nuthin’ Like a Cat, which is also a fundraising vehicle Damon Maclean Observer Staff

WITH SO MANY PEOPLE WORKING from home of late due to the COVID19 pandemic, people with pets are in essence bringing them to work every day. For a more traditional view of pets in the workplace, local writer Nancy Silcox is following up on her 2018 book with ‘Workin’ Like a Dog; Doin’ Nuthin’ Like a Cat: Canadian Pets who go to the Office Part 2.’

“I interviewed people from coast to coast and talked about their pets – ducks, cats, budgies, and macaws, whatever – that are taken to the office.

And, so, it was more than just profiling pets, it was looking at the psychology

of why people bring their pets to work, and how that impacts the work,” said Silcox of the upcoming book.

“When I decided to do this one during COVID, I decided I wanted it bigger and I wanted a more diverse crowd of people,” said Silcox.

To that end, she set about interviewing people across the country about their pets, reaching those even in remote areas such as the Arctic Circle.

The new book features 70 pets, some of which are owned by celebrities such as entertainer Jann Arden and comedian Jonny Harris of Murdoch Mysteries fame. Most, however, are the companions to regular Canadians, including those in

Breslau, St. Agatha and Elora.

Take, for instance, Julia Staines, a St. Agatha resident who brings her pets to work. Staines is a licensed falconer who can be found at times helping to dissuade gulls from congregating at the region’s landfill site in Waterloo. There, she puts to work her five hawks.

Silcox estimates that there are 1,000s of seagulls in the yard on Erb St. “Constantly, they have men in front-end loaders shoving the garbage around, which of course is bringing up the new garbage for the gulls,” said Silcox of the situation at the Erb Street landfill site.

“It’s a real problem – I mean, they poop all over

the place. It’s bacteria.

It’s messy. It’s horrible.

So Julia was hired, I think about three years ago, and her company is called Freebird Falconry.”

In Salem, Silcox became familiar with Memphis, the class dog, through her granddaughter. She soon discovered, upon talking to the owner, that Memphis was a helpful learning incentive in the classroom and a great motivation booster.

For example, one student in the class was timid and wouldn’t talk with their other classmates but would read to Memphis daily until she mustered up the courage near the end of the year to verbally interact with other students.

There are countless

such stories about the upside of taking one’s pet to work, and shining a light on the practice was Silcox’s motivation for the book.

“I want people, first of all, to perhaps think about the take your-pet-to-work philosophy. Something that you should know is that some of the people that I’ve interviewed are medical professionals. I want [people] to realize that there are a lot of places, including medical facilities, that have pets, and to consider that,” she said. “I also would love them to buy the book so they can support ... the two charities, Therapeutic Paws and St. John Ambulance.

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Proceeds for the coming release will be split between the St. John Ambulance therapy dogs program, which has divisions in Waterloo and Guelph, and the Therapeutic Paws of Canada, a non-profit organization of volunteers providing animal resources for human needs through the likes of hospital visits.

“I don’t take any writer’s salary,” Silcox said, noting the money from the first pets-at-work book raised $6,000 for a not-for-profit Kali’s Wish in Calgary, which supports Canadians whose pets have cancer.

For more information or to order a book online, you can email canadapetbook@gmail.com.

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PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Wellesley will hold a Public Meeting on the 24th day of November, 2020 at 6:45 p.m. for the purpose of receiving comments with respect to changes to the Zoning By-Law regarding Additional Detached Residential Units.

Please note that this meeting will be held remotely only and attendance at the Township Council Chambers will not be permitted. Please submit any comments to gvanderbaaren@ wellesley.ca or by phone at 519-699-3952. Additional information on how to connect to the meeting will be available on the Township website prior to the public meeting.

THE PROPOSAL The Township of Wellesley is proposing changes to the Township Zoning By-Law regarding development of additional detached residential units to implement the recent changes to the Planning Act. The proposed amendments affect all lands in the Township. Additional information is available from the Township website at www.wellesley.ca.

These amendments will consider new regulations for standalone detached units or units attached to accessory building separate from the main residential unit. Additional Residential Units can be also referred to as garden suites, coach houses or in-law suites. The Township is not proposing changes to the zoning by-law regulations that permit additional residential units within an existing residence (i.e. basement apartments).

Any persons may attend the public meeting and make written and/or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed amendment and plan of subdivision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Wellesley before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Township of Wellesley to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Wellesley before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Additional information relating to the proposed application is available for inspection during regular business hours at the Municipal Offices of the Township of Wellesley and on our website.

Information requests may also be submitted to: Geoff VanderBaaren, Planner, gvanderbaaren@wellesley.ca 4639 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements, ON N0B 2M0 PH: 519.699.3952 FX: 519.699.4540, Dated at the Township of Wellesley this 4th day of November, 2020

IT WAS A FEW MONTHS back when the Children and Youth Planning Table (CYPT) created and launched the Youth Impact Survey, a first of its kind in the country effort that asked youth aged 9 to 18 just how they were doing.

Launching it amid the COVID-19 pandemic made things a little more difficult, as answers given would be much different now than they may have otherwise been. Still, almost 300 young people completed surveys, and organizers are already beginning to sift through the data.

CYPT has released a second set of briefs, this time sharing information from four different topics – physical health, learning, participating and free to play – that details in new ways how youth are faring in the region.

As expected, the surveys show a mixed bag of responses from participants, says Alison Pearson, manager, community engagement and planning with CYPT. “It’s a bit of a different time period for young people in our community,

I would say. Across these four additional domains we considered, we see that some kids are struggling.

Some kids are experiencing vulnerabilities. We also know, however, some kids are doing well,” she said, noting part of the survey deals directly with the pandemic. “It asks about the impact of COVID-19, on their opportunities to participate in play and leisure activities. And so, we see six in 10 who are saying that because of COVID-19 restrictions, their participation has gone down a little or a lot. At the same time, we see two in 10 are saying it’s gone up a little or a lot.

It’s an interesting part of the story of the pandemic: it’s a very hard time for some and a better time for others.”

Pearson says what stood out for her most from the data is from the participating group of answers.

Two of the survey’s questions – one about managing responsibilities and the other about self-expression – are ones that can be compared to the national numbers. During the pandemic time, there is a significant difference between what youth in Waterloo Region are saying

versus the Canadian average, said Pearson.

In some comparisons, there are cases where the difference is about 20 points between the impact survey stats versus the average.

To engage with youth, Pearson says there have been ‘sense making’ sessions, where young people can connect with CYPT via Instagram. The group is also connecting with organized groups of young people to discuss what they are seeing.

Of the 297 youth who participated in the Youth Impact Survey, 65.2 per cent were female, 31.4 per cent male, and 3.4 per cent chose to describe themselves as a different gender. Those aged 14, 15 and 17 were among the highest participating age groups. Some 90 per cent of participants lived in one of the major three cities, while 10.1 per cent were from the townships.

Six in 10 young people reported they feel some amount of pressure related to school, and 57.9 per cent of youth said they have very good or excellent physical health, a number that’s down significantly from the national average of 75.7 per cent.

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In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still.

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It broke our hearts to lose you, But you didn’t go alone.

For a part of us went with you, The day God called you home.

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Peacefully passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 at Barnswallow Place Care Community, Elmira at the age of 77 years. Beloved husband for almost 50 years of Joan (Johnstone) Moyer.

Devoted father of Rob and Peri of Elmira and loving grandpa of Liam, Ben and Alie. Brother-in-law of Fern Kirton and uncle of Trevor (Michelle), Chris (Danielle), Elaine, Allison, Michelle (Paul) and Christine (Bryan). Bill will be remembered by his many great and great-great nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by his parents Clarence and Eva (Floto) Moyer, brothers-in-law Terry Kirton, Ivor (Jean) Johnstone, nephews Craig Hynd, Rob Johnstone and niece Dianne Johnstone.

Bill was a longtime employee of Seagram Distillery and an avid sports fan. He loved a good game of Solo with his friends and travelling south, enjoying the Yankee Spring Training for many years.

We would like to thank the staff on Robins Grove at Barnswallow Place for their excellent care given to Bill and the compassion shown to the family.

Cremation will take place. A memorial celebration of life will be announced at a later date. In memory of Bill, donations to SickKids or the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family. â?&#x2013; www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

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Lorbetski, Rita Mae (nee Gutoskie) Passed away peacefully at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, surrounded by her family at the age of 91 years. Rita was the much loved wife of the late Ben Lorbetski (2008) and is now up dancing in his arms.

She will be missed by her children Bonnie and Bruce Chipman, Don and Inga Lorbetski, Brian and Shirley Lorbetski, Cheryl and Gord Dunn, Brad Lorbetski and Tamara Mclachlan, Dayle and Chris Newbury. Lovingly remembered by her 12 grandchildren and 17 greatgrandchildren who brought her so much joy. She is survived by her sisters Carmel (Bob) Hutchison, Marie (Hank) Willms, Patricia Yutronkie, Dianne Vandenberg, and brother Andrew (Rose) Gutoskie.

Predeceased by parents Tom and Agnes Gutoskie, sister Florence Chapeskie, and brothers-in-law Ed Chapeskie, Dennis Hanley, Leonard Yutronkie, and Bryon Vandenberg. Rita always looked forward to her lunch dates with her dear friend Jean Adamson. The family would like to thank the dedicated and hardworking staff at Chartwell Retirement Residence for their amazing love and care of mother over the past two years. Visitation will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 3-7 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Masks are mandatory, please remain in your vehicle until an attendant invites you in.

Funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2020 at St. Teresa of Avila RC Church, 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira.

If you plan to attend the service, please register your attendance by calling the funeral home at 519-669-2207. Private interment to follow at Elmira Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or St. Teresa of Avila RC Church - Building Fund. ❖ www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

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Cassel, Hilda (nee Diebold) Passed away peacefully on October 31, 2020 at Hamilton General Hospital, at the age of 81 years. Beloved wife of the late Edmund Cassel (2000). Dear mother of Mark Cassel and Danielle Bailey of Elmira, Sam Cassel and Tara of Listowel, Jennifer Whittom and Joe Driscoll of Elmira, Ann and Rick Kilgour of Elmira. Cherished grandmother of Ryan and Taylor Cassel; the late Austin Whittom, Nathan Whittom and Brayden Driscoll; John and Victoria Kilgour. Will be missed by Darlene Cassel, her nieces, nephews and their families. Sister of John Diebold (the late Betty), Theresa Cassel (the late Bill), Gladys Metzger (Willie), Jim and Sharon Diebold, Grace Young, Bob and Linda Diebold, Wayne and Brenda Diebold, Roy and Robin Diebold.

Sister-in-law of Lloyd Cassel (Maria), Joe Cassel (Cheri), Sheila Etmanski.

Predeceased by her parents Jerome and Helen Diebold, siblings Marie Reimer, Earl Diebold, brothers-in-law Art, Elgin, Mike, Murray, sisters-in-law Doris and Mary, and special friend Ted Teahen.

Hilda was a past member of the CWL at St. Teresa of Avila Church and an active member of the Woolwich Seniors Association. She was an avid gardener who enjoyed many years of playing cards with family and neighbours, and her daily walks around town. The family received relatives and friends on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at St. Teresa of Avila RC Church, 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira. Please register your attendance by calling the Dreisinger Funeral Home at 519-6692207. The service will be livestreamed and can be viewed on Hilda’s tribute page of the funeral home website. Interment to follow in Elmira Union Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Grand River Regional Cancer Centre or St. Teresa of Avila RC Church would be appreciated. ❖ www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

Death Notices LICHTY, JACK ROBERT - It is with overwhelming sadness that we announce the

sudden passing of Jack at age 14 on Thursday, October 29, 2020 as the result of a tragic accident. Jack attended Wellesley Public School and then Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School, where he was in Grade 9.

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Snyder, Beatrice 1930-2020 Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Barnswallow Place Care Community, Elmira at the age of 89 years. Beatrice was the much loved wife of the late Joe Snyder (2013) for 60 years. Dear mother of Graham and LuAnn of Waterloo, Jennifer and Ed Gleeson of Fergus, Dianne Snyder of Fergus, Jeff and Jacky of Elmira, Joy Brown of Winona, Pamela and Ian Wass of Fergus. She will be lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Jake (Dawn) Snyder, Erika Snyder (Chris Quipp), Betsy (Rob) Marshall, Alex Gleeson (Vanessa Lithgow), Emily Bosomworth (Courtney Smith), Jordan (Alyssa) Bosomworth, Blaire Snyder (Ryan Ament), Nicole Snyder, Mackenzie Wass and Paisley Wass.

Loving great-grandmother to Reed and Drew Snyder, Rory and Anna Quipp, Stella and Jade Marshall, Shea and Ellis Smith. Fondly remembered by her step-brother John Weber of Conestogo and many nieces and nephews. Beatrice was predeceased by her grandson Dan Snyder, parents Amos and Adeline Martin, stepfather Angus Weber, brother Walter Martin, and step-brother George Weber.

Beatrice had a deep love of family which was extended to numerous foster children, and she was a friend to all. She was a loving, outgoing, social woman who touched many lives. Beatrice graduated from the Registered Assistant Nursing Course at Ryerson College in 1949. She began her nursing career at the former K-W Hospital moving to the Elmira Medical Centre prior to opening the Elmira Nursing Home (Chartwell LTC Residence). Beatrice was a recipient of the Citizen of the Year Award for her work in long term care in the community of Elmira. Beatrice was a faithful member of the Elmira Mennonite Church, serving on many committees as well as being an active volunteer for many organizations in the Woolwich community. The family thanks the staff at Barnswallow Place for the excellent care and kindness shown to Beatrice and her family during her stay there. Visitation was held on Saturday October 31, 2020 at Dreisinger Funeral Home. A private memorial service was held on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Elmira Mennonite Church, and was live streamed on Beatrice’s tribute page on the funeral home website. In Beatrice’s memory donations to the Elmira Mennonite Church or Woolwich Community Health Centre – Woolwich Hospice would be appreciated. ❖ www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

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BRUBACHER, Alice Beulah Alice died at Barnswallow Place Care Community in Elmira on Saturday, October 31, 2020 in her 100th year. The last year or more she lacked her usual zest and energy as dementia took hold of her life making it more of an existence and less of a joy. She was born in 1921 to Sarah Bechtel and Elias Snider. At the age of eight, after the untimely death of her father, the large family moved from a farm near Breslau and soon settled in St. Jacobs. Later Alice worked on a local farm and at the home of the owner of the St. Jacobs General Store. In 1945 she married Curtis Brubacher, her sweetheart, whom she had met at the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church. They raised four children on a dairy farm one mile east of Heidelberg.

Alice was predeceased by her husband Curtis (2010), son Ross (2017), sisters Edna (Lincoln) Witmer, Rheta (Homer) Witmer, Elva (David) Horst, Olive (Raymond) Good and brother Bretton (Luella) Snider.

She is survived by her children Sanford (Colette Minion), Maurice (Christine Hemple) and Lorrie (Dan Perlman); grandchildren Sarah White, Tim (Alisa) Brubacher, Shannon Friesen and Josh Friesen; great-grandchildren Isabella White, Brayden White, Maddie Brubacher and Owen Brubacher; as well as by her sister Naomi (Clayton) Sauder and sister-in-law Alice M. (Walter) Brubacher.

Alice was very devoted to providing the best possible care for her disabled son Ross who lived with the family on the farm until age 12. Her many passions included her flower and vegetable gardens, travelling (including memorable overseas trips to Europe and Australia) and quilting. Her artistic ability was demonstrated in her passion for quilting and throughout her life she designed and stitched numerous quilts for which she won awards and recognition. She stitched the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church Logo on a wall hanging that hung in the church for many years and now hangs in St. Jacobs Place Retirement Residence.

In 1998 she was asked to share some of her creations at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate. A collection of 25 of her quilts entitled “Lasting Legacies” was displayed there for one year. Alice will always be a lasting legacy in our hearts! The family would like to thank all of the staff for the exceptional and compassionate care provided at both St. Jacobs Place Retirement Residence (2011-18) and Barnswallow Place Care Community (2018-20). As she wished, Alice has been cremated. Arrangements have been entrusted to Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira. A private interment will be held at the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church cemetery. A celebration of life will be arranged when more normal times return. Alice was involved with Elmira District Community Living from the beginning and it is one of her favourite charities. EDCL’s Reid Woods group home provided excellent care for her disabled son Ross for the last 26 years of his life.

Anyone wishing to make a donation in her memory is invited to donate to EDCL or another charity of your choice. ❖ www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

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Lions raise $2K for WCS

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The Elmira Lions Club collected $2,200 for Woolwich Community Services through its bottle drive campaign and donations, with funds going to support WCS’ Christmas hamper program. Club member Bert Martin said the Lions appreciated the community support, which was so strong that another may be organized down the road.

For the second time this year, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has made a donation of $75,000 to Feed Ontario and upped its matching donation to $50,000 for ETFO locals who are donating to food banks in their communities. Feed Ontario is a network of 130 member food banks and some 1,100 affiliate hunger-relief programs and agencies.

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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: At my last few visits to the doctor my blood pressure was high. What causes resistant hypertension, and how is it treated if medications aren't working?

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Keeping your blood pressure at optimal levels reduces the risk of damage to your blood vessels, which helps prevent conditions such as stroke, heart attack, coronary artery disease, heart failure and worsening chronic kidney disease.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is considered resistant when a person is taking a diuretic and two other blood pressure medications, and blood pressure remains high. Diuretics lower blood pressure by helping your kidneys get rid of the extra salt and water in your body. Resistant hypertension has several possible causes, including another underlying medical condition, but many of those causes are reversible.

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Rae Ann Bauman with the Elmira banner commemorating her grandfather.

Damon MacLean

IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY DONE so, the quickly approaching Remembrance Day might prompt you to take in the history lesson on display in downtown Elmira.

Hanging from the utility poles there are 26 banners commemorating those from the community who served their country.

Now in its fourth year, the program to honour veterans has been well received, leading it to be expanded, though there’s still a waiting list of names to join the ranks. It’s been a joint effort of the Royal Canadian Legion’s Branch 469, Woolwich Township and the Elmira Business Improvement Area (BIA).

“We’re looking to eventually down the road expand and have more banners, in conjunction with the township and the BIA, because they are the ones that provide the brackets. So we’re hoping that down the road we’ll have more than what we currently have,” said Rae Ann Bauman a Legion member and township employee.

Bauman is currently honouring her grandfather, Arthur Joseph Genereux, who is depicted on a banner outside of the Thur Real Estate office.

“My grandfather served in World War Two. He

was a flight sergeant on salvage and repair, so he was involved in any downed plane, going in salvaging what they can and bringing it back to use on any aircraft,” she said of his military legacy.

Kitty-corner to Generaux in front of the Central Tavern is Don McAllister. “He is a longtime Legion member who has passed away [in 2018].

He was a big supporter of this program as well.

His family was actually surprised with this one,” she said of the addition to the ranks.

Many of those featured in the project were members of Elmira’s Legion or have relatives that are currently members, said Bauman.

There have been outside requests that have resulted in new members for the local organization.

“We’ve had interest from non-Legion members getting banners up. That has actually kind of got them to join, because they realized what the organization does as a whole for their veterans, and they want to be a part of that.”

The motto of the program is fairly simple, she said. “A veteran is a veteran is a veteran.”

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 ▢ Learn About Medical Cannabis virtually using zoom at 6:30 p.m. In this session you will learn: what is medical cannabis and what you need to know, is cannabis the right choice, what are the health effect, the cannabis legislation and where to get help. Facilitated by Dr. Michael Beazely, Professor at U of W. Email gberihun@ wchc.on.ca to receive your Zoom invitation on behalf of Woolwich Community Health Centre.

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11:30 a.m. Menu is pork roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, bread and butter, salad and dessert. $12. Drive thru pick up between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. RSVP required by Friday, Nov. 13 at noon. 519-669-2852.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 ▢ Learn About Gut Health virtually using zoom at

6:30 p.m. The gut matters in our mental & physical wellbeing. It plays a major role in inflammation, & likely plays a role in most chronic diseases that previously seemed unrelated. Email gberihun@wchc. on.ca to receive your Zoom invitation on behalf of Woolwich Community Health Centre.

WOOLWICH RESIDENTS SUPPORT FUND: RESPONDING TO FINANCIAL NEEDS ON APRIL 4, 2020, WOOLWICH Mayor Sandy Shantz launched the Woolwich Residents Support Fund (WRSF) on behalf of Woolwich Township Council.

The WRSF will initially address the anticipated unprecedented needs that many Woolwich residents will experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the WRSF will continue to address ongoing needs experienced by Woolwich residents long after the pandemic has ended.

In general, the fund will provide one-time financial support to an applicant. However, we realize that no two cases are the same.

Unique situations may require further support that otherwise would not be accessible for the ongoing needs of the individual.

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t's hard to imagine a more comforting supper than a dish of soft, brothy beans, hearty kale and punchy sausage. And that comfort level only increases when you have to clean just one pot afterward.

The trouble with greens such as kale is that you need a vessel with a large capacity so they'll fit inside that vessel when raw. A Dutch oven is the best choice here. To ensure the kale emerges super flavorful, we sear the sausages in the pot first and then remove them and cook pungent onion and garlic in the savory fat left behind. After these steps we're left with delicious brown bits, aka fond, to scrape up into the cooking liquid and infuse the greens with meaty flavor.

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liquid: It's not just broth.

Instead, we bolster chicken broth with canned tomatoes and their juice for flavor and pureed beans for a silky texture.

We pile the kale into the pot, cover it, and simmer it for 15 minutes to cook down and mingle with the powerful flavors inside.

Remember those sausages? It's time for them to go back into the pot along with the rest of the beans to cook through and soak up maximum savory flavor. Another 10 minutes and dinner is ready for the table.

All that's left to do is put out some crusty bread to mop up all those delicious juices and open a bottle of wine.

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▢ 1 onion, chopped fine

cannellini beans, rinsed, divided diced tomatoes, drained, divided, with juice reserved

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▢ 1 cup chicken broth ▢ 2 tablespoons

extra-virgin olive oil

1. Process 1/2 cup beans, 1/2 cup tomatoes, reserved tomato juice and broth in a food processor until smooth, about 30 seconds.

2. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering.

Add sausages and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes; transfer to a plate.

3. Add onion to the fat left in pot and cook until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in kale, salt, pureed

Italian sausage, pricked all over with fork

▢ ▢ 3 garlic cloves, minced

▢ 1 pound kale,

stemmed and chopped

▢ 1/4 teaspoon table salt bean-tomato mixture and remaining tomatoes, scraping up any browned bits.

Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the kale is wilted and tender, about 15 minutes.

4. Stir in the remaining beans, then nestle the sausages into the pot along with any accumulated juices.

Cover and simmer until the sausages register 160 F and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with crusty bread.

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that their blood pressure increases at their health care provider's office but goes back down at home.

Your health care provider may have you monitor your blood pressure at home for a more accurate estimate of your blood pressure.

It may also be that another condition, such as a hormone imbalance or problems with the blood supply to the kidneys, is causing your high blood pressure. In this case, diagnosing and treating the underlying problem usually helps improve your blood pressure.

You may need to see a hypertension specialist to

optimal treatment for high blood pressure.

A variety of drugs are available to treat high blood pressure. If you are taking a diuretic and your blood pressure remains high, your health care provider may recommend adding additional medications, such as angioten-

pinpoint the cause.

Your health care provider, in coordination with your pharmacist, also can assess whether your current blood pressure medications and doses are appropriate. Research indicates that only about half the people with resistant hypertension receive

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sin-converting enzyme, or ACE, inhibitors; beta blockers; calcium channel blockers; or others that can help lower blood pressure. In many cases, a change in the amount of blood pressure medication a person is taking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; often an increase in the diuretic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; can effectively treat resistant hypertension.

For blood pressure medications to work best, carefully follow the directions for taking them. Ask your health care provider what to do if you miss a dose.

Certain sleep problems also may contribute to resistant hypertension.

Some people with high blood pressure, particularly those who are overweight, can have disturbed breathing during sleep, and that may lead to resistant hypertension. If you are exceptionally tired during the day and you snore while sleeping, tell your health care provider.

It's also important to remember that the lifestyle choices you make can significantly affect your blood pressure. Eating a healthy diet that includes lots of fruits and vegetables, along with limiting salt intake, often can help control blood pressure.

Staying at a healthy weight, exercising, not smoking and limiting the amount of alcohol that you drink are important selfcare steps for people with high blood pressure.

It's not uncommon for people with high blood pressure go through several medications and changes in medication dosages before blood pressure is well-controlled.

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