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tanding on the site of a proposed biogas energy facility in Elmira, the Conservative candidate vying to represent Kitchener-Conestoga said he would put decision-making power for such projects back into the hands of local municipalities.

Michael Harris would reverse provision in the Liberal government’s Green Energy Act that make the province responsible for choosing where alternative energy plants are located.

“Here in Wool-wich Township residents and elected councillors have joined together in opposing the location of a proposed biogas plant in Elmira only to be ignored by the Liberal party,” he said Tuesday, the morning after an all-candidates meeting at the Wool-

JUST FOR FUN Four EDSS students dressed in “morph suits” were seen wandering around Elmira on Wednesday. The four boys each wore a different coloured suit they had ordered off the internet and were just “hanging out” and striking poses as passersby took photos.

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icking off the last full week of the provincial election campaign, the hopefuls in Kitchener-Conestoga turned down the heat but picked up the rhetoric Monday during an all-canall-can didates debate in Elmira.

More than 100 people showed up at the Woolwich Memorial Centre to listen to ProPro gressive Conservative Michael Harris, Liberal incumbent Leeanna PenPen dergast and the NDP’s Mark Cairn answer questions about topics ranging from taxation to healthcare and from mumu nicipal issues and workwork force development.

Green Party candidate Robert Rose was unavailunavail able for the meeting, citcit Mark Cairns, NDP ing a scheduling conflict.

This was not a debate format, with all indi three candidates talking to the points individually, typically keeping to the party line.

Water Organized by the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, the event was moderated.

Harris spoke of lower taxes and hydro

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FOOD CHOICES Hundreds of students eat in the cafeteria at EDSS on a daily basis. The students are now served healthier foods after a new Ontario government policy came into effect at the beginning of the school year.

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ntario students can no longer buy candies, chocolates, caffeinated pops, and energy drinks on school property.

All food and beverages sold in publicly-funded elementary and secondary schools will have to follow the Ontario government’s School Food and Beverage Policy. This new policy includes a set of nutrition standards for providing healthier food and beverages sold at schools, including cafeterias and vending machines.

The policy was announced in January 2010 and took effect last month.

At Elmira District Secondary School (EDSS) the policy was introduced last winter in preparation for the changes.

Craig Allen, food service manager for JC Vending that operates cafeterias and vending machines in 12 of the 16 high schools in the Waterloo Region including EDSS, said the company started implementing the more nutritional foods as soon as the government made the announcement.

“There were going to be some major changes so while some of the suppliers had not really started on it,

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we knew we had to get the ball rolling,” said Allen.

“We have worked with suppliers to meet the guidelines over the last year and a half. During the summer, some of our major suppliers like the chip supplier had reformulated some of their products so that the sodium levels met the requirements.”

The changes made to the cafeteria menu include smaller portions with lower sodium, decreased fat and increased fibre content.

‘Some of the portions are smaller to meet the requirements. With our cookies, for example, we had to reduce the size in order to meet the fat content allowed in the (policy),” said Allen.

A smaller cookie also meant lower prices for students. Prices may have gone down on a few products but have been increased on others to offset the more expensive healthier ingredients.

“Using real cheddar versus a processed cheese has forced us to increase the price of certain items as well as some of the lowersodium meats,” he said.

“Working within the confines of that, I have tried to decrease the portion sizes to help reduce the prices. I am trying to keep it as close as possible to last year’s prices

for the students.”

Allen said that some products could not be replaced and are no longer available as they would not meet the standards.

“There are not a lot of major changes to the menu only certain ingredients have been changed to make the items healthier than the past.”

The cafeteria still offers French fries but instead of using greasy deep fryers, they bake the fries in an oven and use fries that do not have a high sodium content.

Still on the menu are chicken burgers, all-beef burgers using extra lean ground beef, and pizza with low-sodium pepperoni.

Every sandwich is served on a whole-wheat bun with real cheddar cheese, as the company can no longer use processed cheeses.

The vending machines have been tougher to reorganize, said Allen, as the company has had to ditch all the chocolate bars and no longer offer any caffeinated beverages. The machines now supply granola bars and baked chips and popchips, which are popped instead of fried, as well as pita chips and popcorn.

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in the food.

“We just explain that the government legislated that we can’t serve certain items any longer and that we now offer healthier alternatives to our pervious items,” said Allen. “We still do offer diet caffeine-free pops and we find the kids adapt pretty quickly. We have begun to see sales increase in sandwiches, subs and wraps.”

Last year as the changes began to appear students protested not only the food but the change of going from a school-run cafeteria to an outside company running the dining hall. Allen said this new school year has seen a return of the students to the cafeteria.

“They are starting to understand that we have good food and offer a healthy meal for them to eat,” said Mina Franklin, head cook at EDSS cafeteria.

JC Vending is a local company and has hired employees that live in Elmira to make the food.

“One thing we tried to do is have the ladies working in our cafeteria do their own shopping and buy locally produced, in-season fruits and vegetable products as opposed to getting it in from a big supplier. It has become selling point for us.”

Woolwich will look at softening its purchasing policy to inject some flexibility into the maintenance of drains in the township.

Acting on a request from Greg Nancekivell of Dietrich Engineering Ltd., who acts as the township’s drainage superintendent, councillors this week approved a review that could ease the process for hiring contractors to undertake drainage projects. That includes dealing with blocked drains, cleaning ditches and tile repairs.

The changes would allow for quicker action than would be possible under the formal tendering process, with the added bonus of better matching the right contractor to each particular job, he told council Tuesday night.

While Nancekivell suggested an outright exemption, councillors sent staff off to come up with guidelines that would meet the request without giving a “carte blanche” exemption to the procurement procedures.

> Ernst St. project gets engineer Engineering design work for a complete reconstruction of Ernst Street in Elmira will be carried out by the IBI Group, Woolwich council decided this week, accepting the company’s tender bid of $32,450.

The work itself, slated for next summer, will involve the replacement of existing sanitary and storm sewers, cellar drains, watermains and associated underground services. Also on tap are new concrete curbs and sidewalks, as well as new asphalt pavement. Street lighting will be upgraded.

> Check out website for election results Ontarians go to the polls Oct. 6. In Kitchener-Conestoga, there are four candidates on the ballot: Mark Cairns (NDP), Michael Harris (PC), Leeanna Pendergast (Liberal) and Robert Rose (Green). Poll results compiled by the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy predict a Liberal minority government, with the local riding leaning slightly Conservative by a few percentage points.

The 2007 election saw the newlyformed Kitchener-Conestoga riding contested for the first time provincially, with Pendergast taking the seat for the Liberals. Her opponents at the time included both Cairns and Harris.

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9-1-1 info available in multiple languages September 22 >>5:30 PM | Police received a

call about a suspicious vehicle near a cornfield on Manser Road in Wellesley Township.

The complainant said two men got out the black car and walked into the field near a forested area. When officers arrived the vehicle was gone.

September 23 >>9:30 PM | A single-vehicle

collision occurred on Victoria Street North at Spitzig Road near Breslau. A 34-year-old man driving a 1996 Toyota Corolla hit a tire lying on the road, causing major damages to his vehicle.

No injuries were reported.

September 24 >>2:00 PM | Police received a

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ecognizing a growing ethnic diversity in the area, Waterloo Regional Police have produced emergency 9-1-1 flyers in 18 languages in addition to English.

“Newcomers to our society may not yet be familiar with the concept of accessing emergency services by dialling 9-1-1,” said Superintendent Robert Gould, executive member of the Waterloo Regional Police Service diversity committee. “The intent of the flyers

call about graffiti on the side of business on Oriole Parkway in Elmira. Motorcycle references and a Harley Davidson insignia

is to help bridge any language gap and increase understanding around how to obtain assistance during an emergency when every second counts.”

The flyers have been created in an electronic format and available on the police website, www.wrps.on.ca.

Police encourage all residents to review the contents and keep a copy close to their phones. Additional information is also available by reading “Calling 9-1-1 What is an emergency?” were painted on the side wall of the business, Scrubbles Pet Wash and More. Police are continuing to investigate.

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call from a farmer on Manser Road complaining about two hunters arguing on his property.

One hunter, described as 40 years old with salt and pepper hair and a goatee wearing a dark jacket, was verbally arguing with a hunter wearing a dark red t-shirt. The two men claim to have permission to hunt on the land. The farmer called police when the argument became more heated and he was afraid because the men had guns. When officers arrived they found that both men had left the property.

>>2:30 PM | A collision occurred at the intersection of Kressler Road and Lobsinger Line in Woolwich Township. A 21-year-old Linwood woman driving a 2000 Chrysler struck a Toyota Camry from a local

taxi company. The woman then left the scene and had to be tracked down by police, who charged her with ‘failure to remain.’ Minor damages occurred to both vehicles.

September 25 >>11:40 PM | Police received a

call about a break-and-enter on Schweitzer Street. A suspect entered a garage by breaking through a metal fencing placed in front of the door. A wallet containing $40 and a packet of cigarettes were taken. The investigation continues.

September 26 >>8:40 AM | A 21-year-old Elora woman driving a 2001 Pontiac was charged with ‘following too close’ after she struck a 2007 GMC pickup

driven by a 51-year-old Millbank woman on Lobsinger Line near Martin Creek Road.

The woman driving the pickup slowed down for traffic when she was rear-ended.

No injuries were reported and both vehicles sustained moderate damages.

September 27 >>6:00 AM | Residents of

Martin Grove Village were disturbed early in the morning as police arrived at the complex after receiving a phone call from a young woman complaining about a disturbance, fighting and a possible stabbing. When officers arrived they were unable to find any signs of a disturbance. The police later discovered the call had been a false complaint.

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hat sound Elmira residents hear every Saturday at noon is not the lunch bell. No, the two short siren bursts are a test of the town’s emergency system.

You’re supposed to take note, a reminder that in the event of a real emergency situation, there’s a safety process to follow. Not

everybody’s up to speed, however.

To boost public awareness, the Woolwich Fire Department has been approaching businesses in Elmira to display a poster to inform the public about what to do in case they hear the emergency siren. The poster campaign follows the distribution of fridge magnets to every home

in Elmira and the publishing of a magazine with the proper directions in case the siren is used. There is also an article in the township’s recreation guide explaining the correct procedures.

If the department uses the siren, residents are expected to go inside and close all the doors and windows, keep their phone lines

open and wait for the community alert network message.

“We don’t want everybody to hop in their car and leave town if an emergency does arise – 99 per cent of the time we are all safe inside our houses as long as all the windows and doors are closed. It’s called shelter in place,” said deputy fire chief Dale Martin. “We are

trying our best to get the message out.”

The siren system is in place to warn people that are outside to go indoors and wait for a phone message that will relay the directions or inform them when the emergency is over.

“We have a telephone system where everybody in the township could get a phone call stating what the prob-

lem is. So anybody within 1,000 metres of Chemtura or any chemical plant in town could get a call if there was an issue,” said Martin.

Currently only Elmira has the sirens, but the fire department is looking to expand the service to other communities in the township.

The siren can be

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Biogas: Michael Harris pushes for changes to provincial regulations

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Kitchener-Conestoga PC candidate Michael Harris said Tuesday municipalities should have a say in choosing the locations of alternative energy operations.

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wich Memorial Centre.

Harris pointed to recent decisions by the government to cancel proposed power plants in the Mississauga and Oakville following numerous complaints from residents in those communities as a reason to leave approvals in local hands.

“Hundreds of millions of dollars will be wasted because of the Liberal decision to cancel the projects. It is poor planning. (Conservatives) will give local municipalities a say and decide where plants like this would be best set up.”

Harris summarized a Conservative plan that will give cities and towns the power to decide what happens within their boundaries and restore the local decision-making powers taken away by the act while ending the

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constant tinkering and delays in local official plans.

“I support green energy and the technologies associated with this facility but the concerns of local residents should not be ignored,” he said. “I am calling for (Liberal) Leeanna Pendergast to stand with me in fighting for the residents of Woolwich Township to restore local decision-making so that people and their elected officials can have a final say.”

Addressing a small group of supporters, Harris said he has spent the last few weeks going door to door in the community to talk to residents and believes that the majority feel they do not believe their voices are being heard.

“I have met with township officials and again they are handcuffed by the current government on their

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a new location for the business, Harris said it should take all levels of government working together with the stakeholders to find the most suitable location.

“Look at the windmills across Ontario and other sources of green energy, again the

ability to have a say as to what happens in their community. They just simply do not have that voice and we plan to give them that voice back.”

Asked whether a Conservative government would support a process to help find

municipalities just have no say, we would work together and find a suitable location where it is welcomed and accepted in the community,” said Harris. “We are all for renewable power but it has to be affordable and welcomed into communities. We would

look at other sites like the planned closed coal sites in 2014. Lets look at using those sites as they are all ready available and we can put plants there.”

With high taxes, costly hydro bills and the increase cost of living on the minds of voters across Ontario, Harris said the biogas debate is a local issue that has been impacting residents and he will make sure that the people of Elmira will have a voice.

In a later interview, NDP candidate Mark Cairns said he supported the Green Energy Act but would like to help municipalities by developing the downloading of services and uploading some of the services that were previously handled by the provincial government, saying he would like to find a way to give a voice back to municipalities.

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bills for families, Cairns focused on green energy while creating wellpaying jobs and Pendergast emphasized her party’s pledges while focusing on education and health care.

One of the biggest cheers from the audience came early in the night after the candidates answered a question about farmers and risk management.

All three candidates supported the idea of a permanent risk management program for Ontario agriculture, with Pendergast saying the Liberal government has already established a risk management program for grain and oilseed farmers and will expand that to cattle and dairy farmers.

Harris said the Conservatives would also protect supply management for farmers and implement a buy-Ontario program and food policy.

Cairns focused on helping farmers maintain a decent standard of living, saying it is “a very unfortunate situation when people who are growing and producing our food often have to find off-farm jobs to make a living wage.”

He also said he would like to encourage on farm processing by relaxing municipal taxing and zoning and establish a rural school

stabilization strategy for children who want to attend school in rural communities.

Another hot topic for the candidates was their parties’ commitments to the region’s rapid transit system.

Again all three parties supported the idea of a light rail transit system, with Cairns saying it is a project that is needed to modernize the region.

“We do not intend to take away the proposed funding for this project,” said Cairns. “The NDP wants to see this LRT project completed and we will fund our end of the deal.”

Harris said the Conservatives are planning to invest $35 billion into new infrastructure money over the course of the first three years, much of that would go to transit and transportation.

“We would honour the Ontario governments’ commitment to fund the local LRT as it is currently. This current government promised to fund two-thirds of the KW LRT system and reneged on that promise that will end up costing local taxpayers between $230 and $300 million,” said Harris.

Pendergast defended her party’s stand on the LRT, saying the budget for the LRT has risen from the original $530 million to more than $800 million.

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MAKING THEIR POINTS Kitchener-Conestoga candidates Mark Cairns (left) of the NDP, Conservative Michael Harris and Liberal incumbent Leeanna Pendergast took part Monday in an allcandidates meeting at the WMC in Elmira.

“My understanding is that our support would be two-thirds of $530 million,” said Pendergast, adding that after holding meetings with the Premier he personally committed $300 million to the Region of Waterloo, which was an “unprecedented commitment to this region, it is what the people of Waterloo Region want and we have made a commitment to support their decision.”

Closing remarks from the candidates were recaps of their party’s platforms with Harris once again commenting on the increased taxes over the last eight years and the rising cost of hydro

adding that in “Woolwich the Liberal government has taken the region for granted, how else can you explain a bio-gas plant being forced on Elmira or the gravel pits that a newly promised review will do nothing to stop.”

Cairns promised to hold four town hall meetings annually in his closing remarks so that he would have a better understanding of how the government was doing from the constituents and not from a consulting firm in Toronto that costs millions of dollars.

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Pendergast spoke about the improvements the Liberals have made to schools, hospitals and affordable housing and said she is proud of the fact that she was able to bring GO bus and train to the Waterloo Region.

“There is more to do, we are making groundbreaking announcements in areas such as job recovery, clean energy and aggregates in Woolwich Township, which requires serious leadership in serious times,” said Pendergast.

heard every Saturday at noon. During the weekly tests two short calls are used. In the case of an actual emergency the siren would go on for three minutes.

During the spring the fire department holds an emergency preparedness exercise using the sirens.

“We have used the siren in the past for chemical spills, chemical leaks and fires or anything weather-related like tornados,” said Martin. “Lots of people complain that they don’t hear the siren when they are already in their house, but it is meant for those that are outside to shelter in place.”

> Finances get auditors’ nod Woolwich’s auditors, KPMG, this week gave the township finances a clean bill of health.

In a report presented to council Tuesday night, KPMG’s Matthew Betik said the 2010 financial statements were in order.

For the second year, the statements show more than $150 million in assests owned by the municipality, reflecting a provincial directive that the books list everything from roads to sewers.

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onservation efforts at the Woolwich Memorial Centre are paying off, lowering utility costs as the township tries to get its recreation budget back on track.

Large cost overruns last year has council keeping a close eye on the department, including regular financial statements such as the one tabled at Tuesday night’s meeting.

Although over budget in some areas, such as part-time salaries at the WMC, the department’s overall budget is on target for the year, said director of finance Richard Petherick.

New lights, work on the compressors and other energy-saving tactics have lowered expenses at the WMC, with electricity consumption down more than 15 per cent and gas usage by more than

20 per cent.

In response to a question from Coun. Bonnie Bryant, Petherick noted expenditures are on track, with revenues set to pick up as the icerental season gets into full gear.

The scrutiny followed a troubling financial report for 2010, as the department exceeded its budget by $550,000, or 14.6 per cent, largely due to higher-than-expected costs at the new multi-

use facility in Elmira.

Both salaries and utilities were major factors in the budget deviations.

Part-time salaries, for instance, were off by more than 300 per cent: budgeted at $30,000, the actual cost was $101,000.

Likewise in staffing the concession stand, $38,000 became $56,000.

Utilities proved much more expensive than expected, with electrical bills ringing in at

$252,000 instead of the $180,000 in the budget.

For heating, the numbers were $67,000 and $42,000 respectively.

Former director of recreation and facilities Larry Devitt, who retired last week, attributed the budgetary problems to low initial estimates on costs, unbudgeted items such as service contracts on equipment, and extra staffing due to sick leave and other person-

nel issues.

“There are still some outstanding issues – expenses are still over budget in some areas – but we’re looking at the bottom line,” said Petherick, noting he’s satisfied with the overall number.

The extra attention to the recreation department will ensure there won’t be a repeat of 2010’s issues, he added.

“This isn’t going to happen again.”

Elmira Lions introduce new fundraiser

UNDER THE LETTER B ... Rod (left) and Bert Martin of the Elmira Lions Club hope the introduction of bingo on Thursday nights will help the group raise more funds for its community projects.

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t’s not as impressive as a new racetrack or casino, but the Elmira Lions Club is hoping the introduction of bingo will help boost their revenues and provide area residents with an extra night of fun each Thursday.

For $18 gamers get a book of 11 bingo cards and the option to buy more for $1 each, and prizes range from $20 all the way up to $500 with

a total of about $1,700 given out each evening.

“This is brand new in Elmira here; we’ve never done it before,” said club member Bert Martin, who co-chairs the committee with his son Rod. The club can accommodate up to 150 players per night and the game is tracked using an electronic board that is visible for everyone playing. They had 65 players out the first night and 58 the

second, and hope that with a little more exposure and some more word-of-mouth, it will become a popular draw.

Their first bingo night came on Sept. 15 and another a week later on the 22nd. The next game night is slated for Oct. 6, followed by Oct. 13. The club couldn’t have a game this past week because they share the Lions Hall space with the Elmira blood donor clinic.

The club came up with the idea after Rod, who had spent a year teaching in the northern Ontario community of Nakina, saw firsthand how successful the game could be as a fundraiser and a way to engage the community.

The club decided to adopt the idea here, and will be running games every Thursday night from the middle of Sep-

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hose newly-install hydro smart meters aren’t going anywhere no matter who wins the provincial election, despite Conservative leader Tim Hudak’s promise to unplug them.

Residents in Waterloo Region shouldn’t expect to see Waterloo North Hydro employees at their front doors on Oct. 7 should the Conservatives unseat Dalton McGuinty’s government, according to the utility’s president and CEO. “You aren’t going to unplug the smart meters because they’re here to stay,” said Rene Gatien.

“The old meters are all gone.”

Instead, it’s the time-ofuse pricing that could get the axe under a Hudakled government.

The utility company began implementing the time-of-use billing in July, having installed residential smart meters for about 46,000 customers in the region at a cost of $8.5 million. That expenditure will be borne

by the customers as they repay it over the next 15 years.

As of last year, the installation of smart meters on Ontario homes and businesses had surpassed $994 million across the entire province, according to a Mar. 3 Ontario Energy Board report, and more than 4.3 million meters had been installed at that time (94 per cent of the total).

“The smart meters and all the communication technology is all installed, and customers are going to pay for that over time just like they would if we built a new pole line or underground cable – that’s part of our infrastructure now,” said Gatien.

During the summer, electricity consumed during mid-peak hours between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. will cost 8.9 cents per kWh, while on-peak hours, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., will cost 10.7 cents.

During the winter midpeak hours switch to 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. while on-

UNPLUGGED? Tim Hudak has pledged to do away with smart meters should the PC party be elected on Oct. 6. peak will be set during ter program, Waterloo the hours of 7 a.m. and North Hydro charged an 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. and 7 average of 6.8 cents per kilowatt hour for energy p.m.

Weekends year-round consumption.

Gatien said the motiare considered off-peak hours and the goal of vation behind the smart the program is to give meter program was to consumers more con- get customers to control over their energy serve energy used durconsumption and their ing the peak times of the day when it is in highest monthly hydro bills.

The PC party has called demand.

But according to their the Liberal program a customers tax-grab, one that forces numbers, residents and businesses don’t seem to be getting to use electricity when is the message. least convenient for them by penalizing those who ABOUT FACE cannot do their laundry or take showers outside of the non-peak hours.

Prior to the smart me-

LOIS JOHNSON How long have you been a librarian?

About 17 years now.

Have you always worked here?

I’ve been in Wellesley Township for the past three years but I was at the Elmira branch before then. I still visit Elmira, it feels like home.

What do you enjoy about

By comparing total energy delivered to households under the old system and the new one, he said that about 25 per cent of customers have seen a reduction in their monthly bills, while about 65 per cent have seen an increase, based on a comparison of energy usage this year over last.

“In general there is a larger group who […] haven’t been able to do some things with energy efficiency like closing the curtains during the day or turning their air conditioner temperatures higher during the day,” Gatien said.

Under the PC platform, Tim Hudak would make opting into the time-ofuse program optional for households and businesses across the province, but the utility has some concerns with that plan.

When Waterloo North

Hydro switched over to smart meter technology, they had to update all of their computer software in the process to the tune of about $350,000.

Should time-of-use billing become optional, the system would again have to be changed to permit both methods, which would translate into extra costs for the consumer.

Gatien is also concerned that customers would make a game out of the system by opting in and out, based on the cheapest options of the day. That switching would mean more costs, he said, and would have to be borne by the entire customer base.

“We can certainly do whatever the governments direct us to do, as long as they understand sometimes it will cost the customers more in the long run. That’s the hard part,” he said.

Librarian, St. Clements Library being a librarian?

Everything! I like serving the community, I love reading to the little ones and we just had the most amazing summer reading club here.

What are your favourite types of books?

I don’t have a particular genre. I switch from fiction to non-fiction. Right now

I’m reading “The Blizzard of 1888” and I just finished “The Help”.

What is one thing that someone would be surprised to learn about you?

That I’m going for my black belt in karate on Sunday.

That’s why we can’t have any overdue books here.

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SONGSTRESS Ali Carroll, 15, was crowned the 2011 winner of Wellesley Idol on Saturday afternoon.

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Bingo: Proceeds help support club’s causes

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tember to the middle of June, except for nights when the blood donor clinic uses the space.

“The school used it as a fundraiser for a trip to Toronto every two years, so I thought if it worked for them it should work here,” said Rod, who also acts as the club’s bingo caller.

The doors open at 6 p.m. and the games start at 7 and typically run until about 9:45 p.m. The Lions will also open a concession stand with pop, coffee and snacks as well as provide a 10-minute intermission halfway through so players can have a break or go outside for a cigarette.

The games are licensed by the township, but no alcohol is served and players must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Martin also said that

even though bingo has a reputation of being a game for older people, people in their 20s or 30s can come out as well to enjoy the fun and maybe win a little bit of money.

“Bingo halls are thought of as a smoky room, a little bit like the Legion used to be, but that’s not so anymore,” said Martin. “We certainly encourage people to come out and play, it’s a fun night.”

Martin also said all the money raised goes back into the community for the Lions’ various projects, ranging from the memorial forest and the walking trail to supporting minor sports and youth groups such as the boy scouts, cubs and girl guides. In total, they hope to raise about $15,000 to help support those causes.

For more information, call Rod Martin at 519-500-1434.

SO LONG Woolwich recreation and facilities director Larry Devitt, who retired last week after 28 years with the township, was feted at an event held Sept. 22 at the WMC in Elmira.

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The euro is the root cause of Greece’s difficulties.

Gwynne Dyer column on page 13

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Voters appear to be opting to stay the course

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ntarians head to the polls Thursday to decide the outcome of a closely-contested election. None of the parties is a clear-cut choice, however.

The Liberal government has been in power for eight years. As the incumbent that’s taken us through a time of global recession and uncertainty, Dalton McGuinty is the devil we know – and we’ve got a few issues with him. Both PC leader Tim Hudak and the NDP’s Andrea Horwath are running their first campaigns, so they remain an unknown quantity, even as the campaign winds down.

Neither has caught on with the public, leaving McGuinty in a much stronger position than expected even a month ago, when the Tories seemed set to win.

Today, however, seat projections by the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP)

see a Liberal minority government in the offing. The breakdown puts the Liberals at 46 seats, down from 71 taken in the 2007 election, followed by the Progressive Conservatives with 42, up from 26, and the NDP with 19, an increase from 10.

In Kitchener-Conestoga, Wilfrid Laurier University political scientist Barry Kay’s projections have the riding leaning Conservative by a few percentage points. Clearly voter turnout – specifically, which party’s supporters do the best job of getting out to vote – will play a key role.

The shifting poll results are surely a disappointment for the PCs, who’ve seen their fortunes fall, in part due to Hudak’s missteps and in part due to his failure to resonate with voters.

As the seat projects show, Horwath has some reason for optimism, as the party’s fortunes are on the rise despite her lack of name recognition. In

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The poll numbers show Ontarians are less than happy with the current government, not surprising after eight years. We don’t vote for anything per se, we vote against incumbents at intervals. It’s how we do things, apparently. But we’re really leery of the alternatives, especially Hudak. And there’s good reason for that: the Tories’ campaign consists of attacking McGuinty; there’s very little in the way of ideas, solutions or initiatives of their own. We also worry about Hudak’s tenure under the woeful Mike Harris government, and look at the mess that is Stephen Harper’s leadership – his cabinet is full of Hudak’s former PC confederates – as a warning sign. Throw the antics of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford into the mix – the two are mutual sup-

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porters – and you can see why there’s every reason to be concerned.

It’s clear why the Liberals, despite their shortcomings, are enjoying something of a surge: they’re the ones most of us can relate to. They’re for something, not just against everything.

Here in Kitchener-Conestoga, incumbent MPP Leeanna Pendergast is running her second campaign, having been elected in 2007. She faces the same PC rival, Michael Harris, and NDP candidate, Mark Cairns, as last time around. While it’s likely a race between the Liberals and Conservatives, the NDP did make a strong showing in last spring’s federal election as the party surged.

Pendergast has adapted well to the roll and deserves a second term as part of a Liberal government that will have learned a thing or two from the public’s concerns.

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EU to continue even if euro doesn’t F

ew things are as galling as being right too soon. Back in 1970, dissident Soviet historian Andrei Amalrik wrote a book boldly called “Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984?” He predicted that it would not, which greatly annoyed the Communist regime. He was sent to Siberia for his temerity, and later forced to leave Russia for the West. Even worse, he was wrong. The Soviet Union survived until 1991.

Many pundits find themselves in the same situation today with regard to the future of the euro, the decade-old common currency that is shared by 17 of the European Union’s 27 nations.

They are suggesting that the euro could collapse any day now, and that the EU itself may follow. Making such blood-curdling predictions is great fun, but they are getting ahead of themselves again.

We are dealing with three different things here. One is a default by Greece.

That could happen any day now. Indeed, it should happen soon.

The second is a collapse of the euro, triggered by a Greek default. That would plunge Europe back into recession, and cause chaos in the world’s financial markets.

The third thing is the collapse of the European Union itself. This, we are warned, would cause it to rain blood, or at least frogs, all over Europe. And that clinking sound you hear offstage is the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse saddling up.

So, let’s begin with Greece. Why should it default on its international debts? Because they amount to 160 per cent of Greece’s gross domestic product, and the savage austerity measures that the EU has forced on the country

THE VIEW FROM HERE

International Affairs GWYNNE DYER have driven its economy deep into recession. The Greek economy is shrinking at seven per cent a year – so Athens can never repay the debt.

The market knows this: Greek government bonds due for redemption next March are trading at half their face value. The interest rate that Greece would have to pay on new loans to roll over its debts is prohibitive, and ordinary Greeks are already in revolt against this pointless exercise in financial orthodoxy. Default and get it over with.

Default for a country has much the same consequences as when an individual declares bankruptcy. You find yourself a good deal poorer and nobody will lend you money for a while, but you escape from a crushing burden of debt. You really shouldn’t have let it get so out of hand, but it benefits nobody to keep you in debtors’ prison for the rest of your life.

However, Greece uses the euro.

Wouldn’t a Greek default bring the whole common currency into disrepute? Well, maybe, but that’s certainly not an inevitable outcome, and it would be in nobody’s interest to push it in that direction.

The euro is the root cause of Greece’s difficulties. It has an uncompetitive economy, and the government fails to collect even half the taxes it is owed. So back when it used the drachma, it paid high rates for foreign loans,

and devalued the drachma once in a while to deal with the competitiveness problem.

Greece should never have been allowed to join the euro, but it was allowed in because the new currency was not really about financial advantages; it was seen as a vehicle to greater European unity. In practice, however, what it meant was that weak economies like Greece’s, which normally could not borrow money cheaply, could now get foreign loans at the same rate as Germany or France. So they borrowed a lot, of course.

The European banks are as much to blame as the Greeks. They lent torrents of money to a country that they knew was a bad risk, calculating that if the Greeks couldn’t pay them back, the EU would bail them out to save the euro. But that is turning out not to be true, and so the banks are going to be hurt. Some of them may fail.

The euro will probably survive this crisis: what are 10 million Greeks compared to the 325 million people who use the euro? But it probably won’t survive more than another five to 10 years, because there are much bigger countries using the euro – notably Italy, but perhaps also Spain – that have an equally problematic relationship with the common currency.

The problem, in a nutshell, is this. A common currency generally presupposes a single government with the fiscal and monetary tools to protect it, and the political unity to do so. The euro common currency, a primarily political project, was created without any of those fundamental assets, and it is

THE VOICE

Who did you feel won the all candidates meeting held at the WMC on Monday night?

I felt Leeanna Pendergast gave detailed answers and has a lot of facts to back up her statements. > Ryan Campbell

I thought Mark Cairns did a great job, he was honest and very open with his responses. > Len Carter

> SEE DYER ON PG. 14

BY SCOTT ARNOLD

I think Leeanna Pendergast was good and had some very solid points. She definitely sold her platform. > Karen Gajewski

With regular testing of Elmira’s emergency sirens, Woolwich officials hope residents will be mindful of potential issues rather than simply ignoring the procedures.

Leeanna Pendergast answered the most questions directly. I think the NDP were second and that Harris went off on too many tangents. > Hans Pottkamper

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Long-term thinking absent in the age of instant gratification N

ot surprisingly, there’s been a decided lack of big-picture thinking on display in the provincial election, now just days away. We’ve been subjected to the usual sloganeering and sound bites. The Liberals and Conservatives, neck and neck, attempt to paint each other as the bogeyman.

Much of the debate, such as it is, centers on taxes and would-be economic fixes. The topics are the subject of short-term thinking, an affliction that’s permeated all facets of our society. Adopting the business model that’s taken hold in the last three decades – today’s stock price, shareholder value and this quarter’s profits above all else – our political system has been shaped by constant lobbying from those who see society through only the lens of finances. It’s what’s made citizens no more than consumers.

Politicians, of course, have a builtin capacity for short-term thinking: the election cycle. They make promises and float policies designed for immediate impact – spend for votes today. That’s problematic in and of itself, as it gives little regard to the idea that actions taken now will have impacts years, sometimes decades down the road.

Making matters much worse, however, is the equally troubling issue of taxation. The promises they make come with a price, but 30 years of neoconservative lobbying and influence have made taxes a four-letter word, meaning many politicians will try to win votes by promising to spend today while simultaneously pledging to cut taxes. That often means deficits, a situation that’s ideal for politicians intent only on re-election: the bill won’t come due until later, when they’re off living comfortably on gold-plated government pensions.

From the Editor Steve Kannon That kind of thinking is what got us into today’s mess. That the very people who supported tax cuts to corporations even as government largesse filled their coffers are the ones leading the charge for austerity measures – not to themselves, of course – has been lost in the shuffle.

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

Rapid urbanization whereby we no longer rely on family, friends and the broader community – indeed, we may not even know our neighbours – makes us forget just how interdependent we really are.

A consumer-based society, pushed by marketing, focuses on individual pleasure. This comes at a cost to the collective ‘us,’ especially when discussing matters of financing the common good: taxes are seen as taking money away from ‘my’ enjoyment. Increasingly, we’re encouraged to give rein to our natural tendency to look after number one.

Couple that with an individual’s capacity to seek immediate gratification, and long-term planning for our collective future becomes even more difficult.

There’s nothing wrong with looking out for personal interests, but we’re in danger of forgetting that most of the middle-class gains of

the postwar years stem from socially-driven ideas. In purely economic terms, the collective efforts are the rising tide that lifted all boats – some more so than others, certainly.

Today, however, there’s an element that seems hell-bent on undoing precisely the conditions that allowed for the great prosperity now under attack.

Thanks to decades of concerted effort, many people have bought into a set of diminished expectations about the role of government and, more troublingly, the possibilities of shaping a better society.

We’ve had democracy reduced to the occasional trip to the polls.

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

Fewer of us bother to vote, let alone take an interest in elections.

Far fewer still look past the slogans and latest complaints. But if we’re going to have a better society we

Dyer: EU predated euro by decades, and will likely carry on as before > CONTINUED FROM PG. 13 bound to fail unless the EU can now come up with them in a hurry.

It almost certainly won’t, because that would require the members to surrender far more of their sovereignty than they are prepared to do at this time. The euro in its current form will probably collapse before

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KEEP 'EM ROLLING ALONG Gary Hoffman moved his auto oiling business from Waterloo to 20A Arthur St. N. in Elmira last winter, and says the service is best suited for the fall months to help prevent rusting.

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Snow tires? Check. Washer fluid? Check. Emergency roadside kit? Double check.

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“It coats everything and repels the water and keeps the salt out and it creeps into

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The oil is specially-designed and includes wax to prevent it from dripping too much, and he uses compressed air and oil heated to about 180 degrees to evenly spray the underside and door sections of the vehicles to keep the rust out.

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One particularly vulnerable spot for vehicles is the bottoms of the doors. Water gets into that area when it rains or snows, and never gets completely dried out, which can eventually lead to rust. While most new cars contain a significant amount of plastic that can’t rust, the bulk of cars continues to be comprised of metal parts, and “metal still rusts,” he

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“And you know, once you get a little bit of rust, it just grows from there,” he said.

Hoffman has more than 30 years of experience treating cars. He started back in 1979 on his family’s farm near Waterloo with his brother, Mark.

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He found a spot on Northfield Drive and stayed there until last December, when he moved his business to 20A Arthur St. N. in Elmira.

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Nowadays he even has to hire someone to work Saturday’s in October and November because of the extra rush. It takes about 20 to 30 minutes to complete the work on one vehicle, depending on the size and the amount of spraying that is required.

“By November it’s a zoo.

I could use two hoists,” he laughed.

Most of his business has come through word-of-mouth,

and he has retained a loyal customer base throughout his career. He has even begun to see grandchildren of his earliest customers come to him with their new cars.

There is a growing concern among new car owners that spraying the underside of their vehicles with oil is bad for them because dealerships scare them into thinking it will interfere with the anti-lock brakes or the sensors, but Hoffman says that is simply not true and is merely aimed at promoting their own brand of undercoating – which can cost up to 10 times what Hoffman charges.

“If a dealer can sell an un-

dercoating job for $800 or $900 that pretty much doubles what they will make on that car. Prices of cars have come down over the years and the profit margin isn’t there as much,” he said.

His prices range from $65 to $85, a fraction of the cost at a dealership.

The past 30 years has seen very little change in the industry, he said, but he notes that he has to take extra precautions from an environmental standpoint.

All of the oil that he uses is recycled and he has to ensure that he uses only the right amount of oil in each job.

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REGION OF WATERLOO SENIORS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RWSAC)

Two persons required for a two-year term ending December 31, 2013 and three persons required for a four-year term ending December 31, 2015. The Region of Waterloo Seniors Advisory Committee is a newly created committee that will provide counsel and advice to Regional staff and through staff to Regional Council in respect to Regional planning and services impacting seniors.

CITIZEN APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, ADVISORY COMMITTEES & SPECIAL PURPOSE BODIES YOU, TOO, CAN BECOME ACTIVELY ENGAGED Each year the Regional Municipality of Waterloo advertises for applications from the public and appoints citizens to various Boards, Commissions, Advisory Committees and other Special Purpose Bodies required for a particular year(s) or Council term of office. These appointments give citizens of this Region, from a variety of backgrounds, an opportunity to volunteer and become actively engaged as a member of a Board, Commission, Advisory Committee or other Special Purpose Body.

Interested citizens and incumbent members are invited to apply for appointment to any of the following: a)

The committee will provide a venue/forum for stakeholder and community input to improve the quality of Regional services for seniors in addition to providing advice and feedback on policy, planning and services delivered by Seniors’ Services and other Regional Divisions/Departments supporting seniors. Seniors aged 55 years or older are encouraged to apply. All members will have the option of serving an additional four-year term. g)

SPECIALIZED TRANSIT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (STSAC)

Five persons required for a two-year term ending December 31, 2013. The Specialized Transit Services Advisory Committee (STSAC) will advise and provide assistance relating to the development of Special Transit Services policies and service that best meet the needs of the community. h)

WATER EFFICIENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (WEAC)

Three persons required for a four-year term ending December 31, 2015 and one person required for a two-year term ending December 31, 2013. Persons with knowledge, interest, professional and/or technical qualifications in conservation and efficient water use issues as related to the Region’s Long-Term Water Strategy for the residential, industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors are invited to apply. i)

WATERLOO REGION HOUSING OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (WRHOAC)

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ATAC)

The term of office will be up to three years ending December 31, 2014 and requires the following representation: one person residing in the City of Cambridge. These appointments will give citizens of the Three persons are required for a four-year term ending December 31, 2015; where possible, the Region, who have a variety of backgrounds, an opportunity to volunteer and participate as a member of the preference will be given to applicants from the four (4) rural Area Municipalities.

WRHOAC. The Active Transportation Advisory Committee will serve as a forum for the public to raise their viewpoints on particular active transportation issues and to advise Regional Council and staff on cycling and pedestrian issues. Residents with skills and demonstrated expertise in cycling and pedestrian areas of concern are encouraged to apply. b)

HERITAGE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (HPAC)

Two persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2014. The Heritage Planning Advisory Committee (HPAC) advises on Regional heritage issues and policies, in accordance with the Regional Official Plan. The Committee also assists the Region in promoting Regional heritage and in increasing public understanding of heritage issues. c)

ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EEAC)

Three persons required for a two-year term ending December 31, 2013 and four persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2014. Persons with knowledge, interest, professional and/ or technical qualifications in environmental issues related to such disciplines and policy areas as biology, ecology, hydrology, forestry, agriculture, environmental law/policy, wildlife management and urban/rural planning. d)

The Advisory Committee provides input and information to assist Regional staff on a variety of matters that affect Waterloo Region Housing. This Committee will also provide guidance and assistance on recommendations that may originate from tenants, staff, or community members. It would be beneficial for community representatives to have a demonstrated knowledge in areas such as community housing programs, property management and community development.

KISSING BRIDGE TRAILWAY ADVISORY BOARD

Two persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2014. Persons from the public who represent the local non-farm landowner community from any of the municipalities in which the Trailway is located are encouraged to apply. The Trailway Advisory Board advises the County of Wellington and Regional Council on the development and management of the Trailway.

Persons interested in serving on the aforementioned Committees must file an application with the Regional Clerk prior to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2011. The generic Application form and the Terms of Reference for the listed Committees are available on the Region’s website or by contacting the Regional Clerk’s office.

To view the application and the Terms of Reference for the various committees on the Region’s website: • Go to www.regionofwaterloo.ca • Select the “Regional Government” pull-down menu • Select “Agendas/Minutes” • Select “Advisory Committees” • Scroll down page for “2012 Citizen Appointments” This information may also be obtained from the office of the Regional Clerk by contacting Stevie Natolochny at 519-575-4450 or by emailing snatolochny@regionofwaterloo.ca.

Advertised vacancies on a particular Committee may be filled by incumbents whose terms have expired and, therefore, the number of actual vacancies may differ from the number of advertised vacancies. All applicants will receive written notification about the outcome of their application. It is expected that all appointments will be finalized and approved by Regional Council no later than December 31, 2011.

Kris Fletcher LAUREL CREEK HEADWATERS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDSCAPE PUBLIC Director, Council & Administrative Services / Regional Clerk LIAISON COMMITTEE (LCHESLPLC) 150 Frederick Street, 2nd Floor Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4J3 Three persons required for a three-year term ending December 31, 2014. The Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape Public Liaison Committee provides a community-based forum to Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act and will be used to determine monitor, discuss and provide periodic advice to the Region on how best to implement the objectives of the suitability for appointment. Questions regarding the collection of personal information should be referred to Regional Planning Policies for the Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscapes (ESL).

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Efforts to keep agri-food sector vibrant get my vote e’ll vote next week for the person – who traditionally has accounted for about one-third of the reason we vote a particular way – and for the party we think will serve Ontario’s interests best for the next four years.

Some people look for a pit bull.

Not me. I don’t think the best politicians are the ones who can chew up and spit out their opponents in all-candidates debates or in TV attack ads. Instead, I’m looking for someone who exhibits leadership, trustworthiness and a realistic attitude, and represents a political party with imagination, compassion and integrity.

I’m interested in who will help our agri-food sector flourish, both by knowing when to stand aside and let farmers farm, and by creating legislation that helps them capitalize on Ontario’s unique features – diversity, processing capacity, an educated workforce and proximity to huge U.S. markets, among them. We have major advantages here that need to work in farmers’ favour.

Unfortunately, though, we also have relatively high production costs. With an educated workforce in a highly developed society comes the expectation that people will be fairly paid for their labour. And in a northern climate such as ours, it simply

Food For Thought Owen Roberts costs more to produce food. We can’t graze animals year-round on cheap pasture or continually harvest crops like farmers can in warm-weather countries. Rather, Ontario farmers need to be extremely efficient. They must get as much production out of crops and livestock as possible, while simultaneously respecting their land and animals.

Society wants all this, yet wants to pay as little as possible for food. So farmers are always looking for ways to keep their costs low. That’s one reason why they get behind research and repeatedly list it among their top priorities. Research, such as the kind pursued through by the agreement between the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the University of Guelph, results in new varieties of crops, more efficient and productive livestock and creative approaches to environmental protection, such as biofuels. It doesn’t matter if you’re a big farmer, a small farmer or a

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Particularly helpful are efforts that help farmers make us more self-sufficient in food and fuel. We need to get more serious about this. This summer we saw the impact of volatile Middle East politics on our own cost of food. Energy prices are pivotal in food production and we need to find ways to break free from the stranglehold of oil companies who seem to be able to charge whatever they want, and get away with it.

Over the past couple of years Ontario’s come under fire for some aspects of its renewable energy program, particularly its commitment to wind power. But when it comes to solar power on farms, it’s another story. More than 30 solar manufacturing companies have launched or expanded since 2009, when the Green Energy Act was passed. At one

solar installation outside Chatham my group visited during the recent International Federation of Agricultural Journalists congress here, farmers from all around stopped by to show their support for solar power and for efforts to make it more mainstream.

“Farmers know how to harvest,” said Jim Campbell, general manager of the 700-member AGRIS Solar Cooperative. “For us to harvest the sun, it’s natural.”

On the same tour we stopped by the university’s Ridgetown campus to see a major research project to develop biogas, a renewable fuel.

Such measures will ultimately lessen our dependence on foreign oil and hopefully keep energy prices in check for everyone, including farmers, as they work to produce affordable food. It’s efforts like this that get my vote.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION CENTRE Sawmill Road and Northfield Drive Improvements Village of Conestogo Township of Woolwich The Regional Municipality of Waterloo invites you to attend a Public Consultation Centre for the proposed Sawmill Road and Northfield Drive Improvements in the Village of Conestogo.

Please refer to the Key Plan below for the project limits. The proposed project scope includes complete replacement of the pavement structure, construction of new left-turn lanes on all approaches to the intersection of Sawmill Road and Northfield Drive, construction of reserved onroad lanes for cyclists and horse drawn vehicles, new sidewalk on Sawmill Road and Northfield Drive, replacement of the existing storm sewer system on Sawmill Road and a new storm sewer system on Northfield Drive. Construction of this project is tentatively scheduled for 2015.

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Your comments will assist the Project Team in finalizing the Recommended Design Alternative for this project. The plans will also be available for viewing after October 5th, 2011 at the Regional Administration Building, Design and Construction 6th Floor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener. If you are unable to attend the Consultation Centre and would like to make your views known, please address your comments by October 19th, 2011 to Mr. Jim Ellerman A.Sc.T., Region of Waterloo (Tel: 519-5754757 Ext. 3757, Fax: 519-575-4430, email: jellerman@regionofwaterloo.ca)

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All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding this project are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision on the Recommended Design Alternative for this project. Under the Municipal Act, personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to Mr. Jim Ellerman.

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Sam Smart will be joining the group with the aim of spreading his love for soccer with the youth, and getting to know the local people and culture.

The 14-year-old Bloomingdale resident is a Grade 9 student at Elmira District Secondary School who made his way through the ranks of the Woolwich soccer system and he is going to be running a soccer clinic in the impoverished region.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” he said. “Just running a basic soccer clinic and letting the kids run around and have fun.”

Morningstar is a faithbased ministry dedicated to reaching out to families, children and youth with a message of hope and handson assistance. The group operates a boy’s home in St. Agatha for youth aged 10 and up as well as a provincial and international foster parent program.

The ministry has partnered with Glorious Vision Orphans (GLOVO), a registered non-governmental organization in the central region of Agona Swedru in Ghana, which cares for orphaned,

disabled or otherwise vulnerable children.

The upcoming trip is an extension of Morningstar’s Canadian-based foster program, and they collected more than 10,000 pounds of clothes and delivered them to the region last March.

Morningstar chose this particular region of Ghana because the group felt it was being underserviced by the humanitarian world.

When a member of the ministry named Damian Riley returned from a six-month missionary trip several years ago, he was shocked by the poverty and harsh conditions, said Sam’s mother.

“There was no World Vision, no Habitat for Humanity so that’s how we got started. We wanted to help an area that no one else was touching and were living in such horrific conditions,” said Kristen, who is also active with the ministry.

Sam’s parents have been foster parents through Morningstar for the past three years and have a 15- and 16-year-old boy living with them. They also sponsor a child in Ghana named Emanuel for $30 per month, who Sam will get to meet while he is there.

“He’s deaf and non-verbal so Sam wants to learn a few sign languages before he goes so he can say hello and talk to him,” said Kristen.

The main aim of the trip for Sam will be to pass along his love for the beautiful game. He received a donation

of 200 soccer balls sporting Canadian flags on them from a Calgary-based company and he will be distributing them among the 20 communities he will be visiting over the course of the 10-day trip.

“I’m going to try and teach them the basic rules of the game like kicking it into the net, but I don’t really know. I don’t think I can get too complicated,” explained Sam, adding that he was unsure of what the conditions are going to be like in Ghana when he arrives and that he will basically be making it up along the way.

“I think the kids just want to run and kick it around. I think they’ll just want to go and have fun.”

His parents are not nervous about Sam going on the trip, either, knowing it’s for a great cause and that he is with people who know the country and the culture well.

“More excited I think, than nervous,” said Sam’s father, Scott. “We’re sure nothing is going to happen and they had no incidences when they were there the last time.

“It’s going to be a bit of a culture shock,” he added.

“I think it’s important for parents to bring their children up to serve,” said Kristen. “That is what we need in this world to make it a better place for everybody, especially orphans and widows.”

To make a donation to Morningstar for their trip, contact their Baden office (519) 634-5550 or email morningstarfm@rogers.com.

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Underused celeriac provides just the right texture for soup From The Chef's Table

Creamy Celeriac Soup

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>>2 carrots, peeled and rough chop >>2 celery, rough chop >>1 leek, rough chop >>a few mushrooms >>1 tomato, chopped >>1 bay leaf >>Handful of fresh herb sprigs such as parsley, thyme and rosemary

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t a recent Saturday Farmer’s Dinner here at The Culinary Studio, we had the great honour of having Steve and Rose Martin from Martin’s Family Fruit Farm join us as our ‘guest farmers.’ It was no surprise that for the five-course meal we served up, apples were the star of the show. We are always impressed that Mr. Martin can guess exactly what type of apple we used in each dish.

We love to use celeriac – it is an underused vegetable at this time of year, but is very mild in flavour.

It has a smooth consistency like a potato, but with a mild celery flavour. Sure, from the outside it doesn’t look pretty, with its knobbly brown exterior. But cut this off to reveal a creamy white interior.

Then simply dice it up.

The apple type we used was Ginger Gold. According to the Martins, you’ve got about one more week to enjoy this apple. After

that, they will recommend to you the best apple to use for cooking.

We drizzled the final product with just a touch of maple syrup and sprinkled it with aged cheddar. Incidentally, this is Mrs. Martin’s favourite soup.

Place all ingredients in a pot; cover with cold water (about 8-10 cups); Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer; Simmer for 30 minutes and then strain into a container; use immediately or cool and refrigerate for up to three days or freeze. *feel free to add additional vegetable scraps that you may have in your fridge.

Kirstie Herbstreit and Jody O’Malley are both Red Seal certified chefs. Together they run The Culinary Studio, which offers classes, demonstrations and private dinners. To contact the chefs, visit their website www.theculinarystudio.ca.

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Next, put the soup together: >>2 tbsp butter >>1 large onion, finely chopped >>2 ribs celery, chopped >>1 clove garlic, minced >>6 cups diced celeriac >>4 cups diced and peeled apple >>8 cups fresh vegetable stock >>1/2-cup 35% cream, >>Salt and pepper, to taste Heat oil in soup pot over medium heat and add onions and cook until softened. Add celery and minced garlic and cook 1-2 minutes more; Add celeriac, apple and vegetable

BIG TIME FUN Members of the Home Hardware big bike team cheer on employees of PIB as they take their turn riding the Heart and Stroke Foundation big bike in St. Jacobs on Tuesday.

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Employees from the Home Hardware headquarters in St. Jacobs and members of PIB in Elmira raised a combined total of $20,847 for the charity.

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“We aren’t competing on money raised given that PIB has about one-tenth of the office staff that Home Hardware has, so we decided to make it about the fastest time,” said Kari Ryan of PIB. The Home Hardware team, led by

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Big Bike: Friendly competition sees two companies raise more then $20K for Heart and Stroke Foundation > CONTINUED FROM PG. 23 CEO Paul Straus, raised $11,320 and took to the streets of St. Jacobs on the Heart and Stroke big bike clocking in a time of 10 minutes and 9 seconds.

PIB staffers, who had an initial goal of $5,000, managed to raise $9,527 and beat the Home Hardware team by riding the bike from Home Hard-

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After impressive competitive performance last month, cyclist is ready for a more leisurely pace ONE LAST PUSH Steven Baker, centre, pushed his body and his mind to their limits during the Subaru Centurion bike race in Collingwood two weeks ago. Baker, 40, has decided to retire from competitive racing this year.

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ost of us would likely cringe at the idea of completing a 160-kilometre bike race.

Well, Steven Baker accomplished that feat, along with two other races, at Blue Mountain in Collingwood from Sept. 16 to 18 as part of the Subaru Centurion Canada cycling series.

Baker, who originally hails from St. Jacobs but now lives in Hamilton, competed not only in the grueling road race which he called the “marquee” event of the weekend on Sunday, he also participated in the Hill Climb time-trial challenge on Friday evening where cyclists had to race up a 2.5-km hill with an average gradient of 10 per cent, and the Timex Vertical Challenge on Saturday, which was a race up the

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MAKING 'EM PROUD Baker’s entire family cheered him on throughout

the weekend, including his twin sons Justin and Jordan (left), his wife Janet, his daughter Sydney and his oldest son Jesse.

same hill over the same distance but as a flat-out race to the top.

Baker won in his age category in the Hill Climb with a time of 8:37.09, just 10 sec-

onds behind the overall winner. The top 16 cyclists from that race were invited back for the Timex Vertical Challenge with a prize purse of $6,000 available, as well

as new Timex heart rate watches.

Baker came first in Heat B with a time of 13:53.38, but had to settle for third overall after the championship final that saw the top four from each heat advance. He clocked in at 14:20.44 – 18 seconds behind the winner – and took home $1,000 for the third-place finish.

The first and second-place finishers won $3,000 and $2,000 respectively.

“My view of that was at age 40, and having gone in Heat B, I didn’t have as much recovery time as the 25- and 18- year-old that beat my time for second place that were in Heat A,” Baker said of the final result.

Sunday, however, was the main event as Baker lined up with more than 100 other cyclists to tackle the grueling mountain course that climbed to an elevation of

nearly 1,700 feet.

Baker said that only five kilometres into the race, one racer named Ed Veal formed a breakaway group with five other riders, including Baker, which jumped ahead of the pack.

This group worked together to take turns at the head of the group to allow the group to stay ahead of the pack of other riders.

“The bottom line is if the breakaway survives, whoever is in it wins,” Baker explained.

By the 140 km mark, however, that group of six riders eventually dwindled to just Baker and one other racer, Bruce Bird, and that was the eventual finish – with Baker finishing just threetenths of a second behind.

“Bruce had a fantastic effort and had a lot of strength

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Team faces a real test of its mettle this weekend with three games in as many nights James Jackson

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he Elmira Sugar Kings continued their assault on opposing goaltenders and the Midwestern Conference standings last weekend, running their perfect record to 7-0 with wins over Waterloo and Guelph.

The latest results, a 4-1 win

in Waterloo on Sept. 24 and an unlikely 5-4 come-frombehind victory at home on Sunday, are just the latest highlights for fans who have not seen their team lose since May 1, a 6-5 defeat at home to Niagara in Game 2 of the Sutherland Cup finals.

Sunday night was by far the Kings most exciting game of

this young season when the Hurricanes looked to have the win sewn up until the final two minutes, at which point the Kings rode the experience of veteran forwards Lukas Baleshta and Andrew Smith to the last-second win.

With his team trailing 4-3 and the clock ticking down, Baleshta tied the match dur-

ing a mad scramble in front of the net that saw the thirdyear forward tap the puck past the sprawling Guelph keeper, Colin Furlong, with just 1:14 left.

Smith then tallied the winner with only 57 seconds remaining when he took a great pass from Baleshta and was left all alone in the

slot. He fell to one knee as he put a wrist shot high to the blocker side past Furlong for his third goal of the night to complete the hat trick and bring the crowd of more than 600 fans to their feet.

“I was just yelling for the pass,” said Smith after the

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This group effort a clear case of all steak, no sizzle T

hey can send a man to the moon – but only because the engineers weren’t the guys at our duck camp.

I came to this startling realization the minute I walked through the door and witnessed four of them trying to assemble a small, portable barbecue. It had all the makings of a low-budget disaster movie.

Make no mistake, this wasn’t a complex piece of machinery. In fact, it has just about as many moving parts as a spoon. There were no gas lines to worry about, nor were there dials, gauges or open flames.

It was essentially a simple metal box whose sole purpose is to hold a grill, charcoal briquettes and a flame. No matter what they said, it shouldn’t have had two lids.

But it did for at least 30 glorious seconds.

Talk about fun. Watching something like this is essentially like watching a team of underachieving chimps try to solve a Rubik’s cube.

Not-So-Great Outdoorsman Steve Galea The difference is that the chimps scratch their heads a whole lot less.

A lot of you might think I’m exaggerating about the mechanical aptitude of the guys in question – but I can assure you, I am not. One of them once built a shed without a door. To be fair, I designed it.

Even so, each of them might stand a reasonable chance at assembling an item as simple as a thermos. It is only when they combine their talents that things go truly wrong. Then, that thermos has a better than even chance of being turned into something that is non-functional – or, if power tools are involved, a really poor funnel.

My Uncle Zoom has a special

talent for this. But it wasn’t always that way. There was a time, I’m told, when he could assemble the lid of a Mason jar without too much coaching. It’s actually hard to believe now – especially when you looked at that barbecue.

In any case, all that was before he discovered the joy of throwing away or disregarding instructions.

Now, like most men, he utilizes the “that looks close enough to me” method. Similarly, my brother Martin is of the “lock washers are unnecessary” school of thought.

Meanwhile, Cousin Ron believes that the solution to something not fitting can always be found with the aid of a bigger hammer. And Cousin Brock feels that – even on a barbecue – handles are highly overrated, though racing stripes are not.

Combined, the results are always noteworthy or at least entertaining.

For instance, even though that

barbecue does not look even remotely similar to the photo on the box now, it still works well enough to hold charcoal, lighter fluid and flames. Maybe it works better too.

On the photo, the flames were nowhere near 16 feet high.

They say if something talks like a duck and walks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. But, curiously, there are no similar sayings that pertain to charcoal grills. If there were, ours would still be a bonfire holder. The guys, however, would still be ducks.

Despite all this, the steaks were delicious. And I guess you could argue that this is all that’s really important.

I suspect this says a lot about the creativity and ingenuity of those guys who spent several hours trying to build it. And it speaks of their need to create something out of nothing – with lots of parts to spare.

Jacks start the season with a pair of wins With eight new bodies, new-look Wellesley squad prepares for home-opener Saturday night James Jackson

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ooking to put last season’s injury woes and firstround playoff exit behind them, a revamped and retooled Wellesley Applejacks squad has jumped out to a 2-0 start to the 2011-2012 season.

Buoyed by a strong powerplay and even stronger goaltending, the Jacks beat their archrivals from Tavistock 5-1 back on Sept. 16

then defeated the always tough Burford Bulldogs 3-2 in overtime last Sunday.

“It’s better than 0-2,” quipped head coach Kevin Fitzpatrick about his team’s strong start. “You question some of your selections in training camp because you really don’t know them, but they’re fitting in well and we deserved the two wins.”

The Jacks have eight new players on the roster this season but will be relying

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on some key returning players such as Geoff Parr, Corey Way and goaltender Jordan Bauman to improve on last season’s 17-14-4 record that put the Jacks sixth in the McConnell Conference standings.

The opener against Tavistock was a rough-and-tumble affair that saw Wellesley go 3-for-9 on the powerplay while killing off all five of their shorthanded situations.

“Our special teams played really well,” said the head coach. “[Tavistock] continued to take bad penalties and we capitalized.”

Fitzpatrick said he was pleased with how his players responded to the Braves by avoiding confrontation and skating away after the whistle, something that is tough to do given the rivalry between the two teams and considering Wellesley lost all five games to the Braves

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“We’ve got eight new players who knew nothing about our rivalry, so the attitude in the room was ‘this is just one game, 35 to go.’”

Newcomer Connor McLeod led the offence with two goals and rookie goaltender Josh Heer was equally strong in net, making 36 saves for the victory.

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EDSS football season opens with victories Both junior and senior squads come out on top over counterparts from GCI Colin Dewar

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he EDSS junior and senior boys’ football teams kicked off their season on Sept. 22 with a win each as they went head to head against the visiting Galt Collegiate Institute (GCI).

The junior team played a close game, coming away with a 13-6 win. Coach Dave Munroe said the team has a good core of returning Grade 10 players “that started last year and they know the plays and have been showing leadership during the first couple weeks of practice which was great for the coaches to see.”

The junior team managed to grind out a win and the coaches were able to see that there were a few things the team would need to work on.

“We had a few penalty troubles and offside calls that we need to address to the players, but that will come with time,” said Munroe. “It was positive that they stuck out the whole game and taking home the win in the end.”

Last season the junior boys’ finished with a 2-6 record in division A and lost in the B championship finals to the Eastwood Rebels by a score of 18-15.

The junior Lancers will be looking at returning quarterback Jordan Frey, running backs Alex Weber and Alex White and newcomer Grant Kernick, a Grade 9 student, to make things happen offensively.

“We have high hopes to do well during the regular season and our goal is to get up to A division for the playoffs,” said Munroe. “Offensively

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we’re strong and fast and will get better as the season goes on.”

The senior boys’ team put on an offensive show in handily beating GCI 49-12.

Coach Steve Karn believes the squad will be very competitive this season.

“We have a good committed group this year and they are fairly green as we have a lot of guys that are playing for the first time,” said Karn. “We are in a bit of a rebuilding but

fall are back on the field as the EDSS junior and senior boys’ teams battled against Galt last week in the home opener. Left, Grant Kernick of the have a few holes junior squad tries to find a few extra that need to be yards. Right, Sab Huber of the senior filled and we have a lot of young team breaks through the GCI the guys are guys in Grade 11 defence. committed and guys that never PHOTOS » COLIN DEWAR and showing up played football before,” every night for prac said Karn. “They are learn praclearntice, working hard and we will ing and we are only going to be competitive in the B divi- get better which is a positive sion, for sure.” thing.”

The team has a handful of On Friday the Elmira Opreturning players, four on timist Club presented the defence and four offensive football program with $15,000 players that were starters last raised at a golf tournaseason. ment held earlier this year.

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Jacks: Coach optimistic as things get rolling > CONTINUED FROM PG. 26 The following game against Burford, however, was the polar opposite, said the coach. The Jacks had trouble staying out of the box all night and didn’t display the same sense of urgency as they did against the Braves.

Midway through the second period, that all changed.

With the teams tied 1-1 and the Jacks on the penalty kill, Bobby Gray displayed some good awareness on the ice and potted a shorthanded goal at 7:16 from Reid Denstedt and James Mildon to take a 2-1 lead.

“Our penalty killers dominated out there and that

picked up our whole bench,” said Fitzpatrick.

Even after Burford tied the match 2-2 at 9:22 of the third, the coach said he was impressed with the poise displayed by the players on his bench.

“When they came back and tied it we didn’t really see any change or panic setting in, it was just a feeling of ‘well, now we’ve got to score again’ so that was good to see.”

Veteran Geoff Parr ended the game at 2:41 of the overtime period with his second goal of the season, matching his entire output from last year. Overall, the Jacks have shown well-rounded scoring throughout their

lineup with six different goal scorers through the first two games.

Bauman picked up the win with 28 saves on the night.

The Jacks put their 2-0 record on the line Thursday night in Ayr, but results were unavailable for press time. The team’s home opener is tonight (Saturday) in Wellesley when the Braves look for revenge for their opening-night defeat.

Game time is 7:30 p.m.

“It’s always good to play at home. We get good fan support and when they come out to see the team I think they’ll be impressed with what they see,” said Fitzpatrick.

SCORECARD WOOLWICH NOVICE AE - BOYS SEPT. 24

Orangeville 11, Woolwich Wildcats 1 Goals: Nathan Snider (Connor Waters, Kieron Oberholzer)

WOOLWICH NOVICE MAJOR A - BOYS SEPT. 23

Woolwich 8, Centre Wellington 3 Goals: Spencer Young x3, Kyler Austin x2, Tyler Martin, Alex Hutton, Owen Lee (Tyler Martin x2, Kyler Austin x2, Owen Lee, Weston Bradley) SEPT. 24

Woolwich 3, Hespeler 3 Goals: Alex Hutton, Kyler Austin, Spencer Young (Spencer Young, Jake McDonald, AJ Mitchell)

WOOLWICH MINOR PEEWEE A - BOYS SEPT. 24

Oakville 3, Woolwich 2 Goals: Garrett Reitzel, Cole Altman

new helmets, shoulder pads and all the new equipment we need to purchase,” said Karn.

The club has also created two new scholarships opportunities for two graduating players. These students have to be entering a college, university or an apprenticeship program.

From the funds raised, $6,000 will be allocated to the scholarships as each student will have the opportunity to receive $1,000 for each year of studies up to three years.

The other $9,000 will be used to purchase equipment and keep the program running.

(Riley Runstedler x2, Cole Altman, Garrett Reitzel)

WOOLWICH MINOR ATOM AA - BOYS SEPT. 24

Woolwich 1, Milton 0 Goals: Dawson Good (Isaiah Katsube) Shutout: Simon Huber

WOOLWICH MAJOR PEEWEE A - BOYS SEPT. 25

Woolwich Wildcats 4, Hespeler 3 Goals: Tyson Bender x2, Jacob Uridil, Jeremy Schouppe (Jordan Gamble, Sheldon Metzger, Cameron Brown, Tyson Bender)

WOOLWICH MIDGET MINOR A - BOYS SEPT. 21

Woolwich 2, Burlington 2 Goals: John Clifford x2 (Tyler Seguin, Alex MacLean)

WOOLWICH MAJOR MIDGET AA - BOYS SEPT. 24

Woolwich 2, Centre Wellington 2 Goals: Justin Neeb, Sebastein Huber (Dalton Taylor)

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Cyclist: Time to gear down from the hectic demands of competitive racing

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left,” said Baker. “He didn’t do the Timex Vertical Challenge on the Saturday, so that’s why he had a little more snap in his legs. He’s the national and provincial time-trial champion, so he’s a very, very solid rider.”

The Centurion series is referred to as a Gran Fondo race, which aims to incorporate anyone who wants to ride, from weekend warriors to Olympic hopefuls.

The slogan of the weekend is “Racers Race, Riders Ride,” and was founded by well-known Canadian Ironman athlete Graham Fraser.

“It promotes excitement about the sport, it promotes mass participation,” said Baker. In only its second season, the Centurion attracted more than 3,500 riders in 2011 and is looking to expand to New York and Niagara in 2012.

Training for these types of distances

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LAST HURRAH Baker finished third in the Timex Vertical Challenge, earning $1,000 and a $500 Timex heart rate monitor watch for his efforts.

takes enormous determination and willpower, said Bake r, and when it comes to all of our excuses for not getting enough

exercise – too busy with work, taking the kids to soccer practice, and the myriad of others – Baker has them all beat.

He not only works at a Hamilton clinic dealing with neuromuscular disorders three days

a week, he is also a professor of medicine at McMaster University for the other two days and he has four children all under the age of 12 but still manages to fit in 500 km of training every week.

He also suffered a serious ligament injury in his right knee playing hockey back in 2002 and it limits him to only training on his bike.

“What I’ve learned to do, and the only thing that possibly works for my schedule, is to commute to work,” he said. That commute includes a 45- to 60-km bike in the morning, a quick shower at the clinic, treating patients until about 3 p.m., then heading home for another 45- to 60-km ride and he is through the door by 5:15 p.m.

“From 7:20 to 5:15 it’s gogo-go, but then I’m home for the evenings whereas when most other people with careers get home if they want to train they are gone in the evenings, which is a real problem for family life.”

The Centurion weekend in Collingwood marked the end of the Ontario Cup com-

petitive bike season, but it also was the last competitive race of Baker’s career, as the soon-to-be 41-year-old has decided to call it quits.

“It is hard with four children and a career to manage the stress of competition, and I think different athletes manage that stress better than others,” he said.

“I want to just return to riding the bike for the love of riding, and maybe do some local competitions with the Hamilton cycling club but nothing on the provincial or national level.”

He says he’ll miss the feeling of competition and the brotherhood he has formed with the other top athletes in the sport, and admits it will take some time for his body to adjust to the fact he won’t be maintaining that racing mindset every time he gets on the bike.

“At this level of performance it becomes more about a battle of the mind than the body, and you have to have utter mental focus to maintain that tolerance of what you’re putting your body through.

“Absolutely I’ll miss it.”

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Kings: Unlikely comeback win keeps season-opening winning streak alive STRONG SHOWING Andrew Smith shovels his second goal of the game past Colin Furlong during the second period of last Sunday’s 5-4 win over Guelph.

» JAMES JACKSON

game. “[Baleshta] made a great play hustling after the puck and he took a pretty good slash to get the puck to me, and I just closed my eyes and shot.

“I’m just thankful it went in.”

Despite the impressive start to the season, head coach Dean DeSilva knows the team still has a lot to work on.

“September was just basically working on forechecking and dzone, but in October we want to get into specialty teams and that’s what we’ll do,” he said following the win Sept.

25.

For the first twoand-a-half periods, the Kings looked like a team destined for their first loss of the season. After Smith opened the scoring at 15:40 of the first, the offence evaporated as the Kings began a parade to the penalty box.

The team took five straight penalties in

the first and second periods, and eight of the first 10 by the end of the second. Riley Sonnenburg was ejected with just 10 seconds left in the first for a headshot against Guelph’s Brandon Stewart, leading to a five-minute powerplay that saw Guelph score twice.

Smith tied the game 2-2 at 11:19 of the second before Mark Bell gave Guelph the 3-2 lead heading into the third with Justin Cooke in the box for crosschecking.

Guelph extended the lead to 4-2 with their fourth powerplay goal of the night at 11:30 of the third before Elmira’s Pat McKelvie reduced the deficit to one 24 seconds later by shovelling a loose puck through the legs of Furlong.

Guelph finished 4-for11 on the powerplay – two of them in 5-on3 situations – and the Kings didn’t get their first powerplay until

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the start of the third period, a fact that didn’t escape the head coach.

“There might have been some questionable calls but you’ve got to battle through it,” said DeSilva. “Referees aren’t going to change their mind and put their hand down and say ‘you’re right, we made the wrong call’.”

Netminder Nick Coone was the team’s

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best penalty killers all night, and despite giving up four goals, he made at least a dozen key saves to keep the score close heading into the third. He finished with 25 saves on the night for the win.

“This game is all about momentum swings and when he comes up with a big save for us, the emotion and energy it creates on

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“Proud to be part of the community.”

the bench is unbelievable,” said DeSilva.

Despite the shortage of calls their way, Elmira made them count when it mattered most.

They got their own 5-on-3 opportunity at 18:13 of the third, drawing the ire of the Guelph coaching staff, and Baleshta – who also finished the night with three assists – tied the game just 33 seconds

later with his first goal of the year.

Smith completed the comeback 17 seconds later with his teamleading sixth goal.

“This is the type of win that we’ll learn from and put in our back pocket and take it out at crucial times by saying ‘we can come from behind,’” said the head coach. “Guelph played very, very well.

They pushed us and played with a lot of emotion.”

The Kings will be hard-pressed to keep their winning streak alive this weekend with three straight games.

Following a trip to Listowel Friday night, the second goes Saturday in Guelph starting at 7:30 p.m. The Kings return home to take on the Kitchener Dutchmen Sunday night at 7 p.m.

“We’ll have a good hard week of practice and get back at it and hopefully keep the winning streak going,” said Smith.

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ENTERTAINMENT

A whole lot of energy goes into A Bunch of Munsch

Narration, acted-out scenes bring another dimension to author’s works in Theatre Three-Eleven production Steve Kannon

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all it big entertainment for some little people.

With A Bunch of Munsch, Listowel’s Theatre ThreeEleven has harnessed the manic energy of a beloved children’s author and put it on stage.

Anyone who has seen Robert Munsch read aloud from his books knows his stories are meant to be presented with dramatic

flair – funny faces, voices and wild gesturing are commonplace in his readings. Having a group of performers run through dialogue, acting out the characters while a narrator keeps the story moving along seemed like a perfectly obvious combination for director Stefanie Webster.

“It’s a very high-energy show, that’s for sure,” she laughed. “Munsch is suited

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KIDDING AROUND Bobbi

Stan is the Princess and Brandon Dekok the Dragon in "The Paper Bag Princess," one of Robert Munsch's stories featured in for this – the play this weekend's performances at attention Theatre Three-Eleven. is taken right from span of the stories, read and the young PHOTO » SUBMITTED acted.” audience – Now on stage, with last weekend’s shows this weekend, A opening saw kids ranging Bunch of Munsch pres- in age from two to 10 or 11. ents classics such as Mud A children’s show is a Puddle, Thomas’ Snowsuit, first for Theatre ThreeMortimer and many more.

Eleven, though it’s been unUsing a simple set and a der consideration for some few costume changes, the time. five actors keep a manic “We’ve had a lot of people pace, moving the stories ask us over the years to do along in keeping with the something for the kids. It

just seemed like the time was right,” said Webster.

Two half-hour sets broken up by an intermission is just the right fit for the audience, she added.

A Bunch of Munsch runs Saturday (1 and 3:30 p.m.) and Sunday (2 p.m.). Tickets are $10, available by phoning 519-291-2033 or 1-877-4550552 or by emailing info@ theatre311.com. The theatre is located at 311 Main St. E., Listowel.

Multicultural Cinema Club presents film fest in Kitchener

I

n the mood for a taste of movies from around the world? You needn’t go too far to take in The World in Kitchener International Film Festival, running nightly Monday through Friday next week.

All screenings begin at 7 p.m. at the Registry Theatre.

Admission is free.

Oct. 3 In a Better World (2010), an Oscar-winning Danish/

Swedish collaboration directed by Susanne Bier.

A doctor commutes between Denmark and an African refugee camp. In these two different worlds he is faced with conflicts that lead to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness.

Oct. 4 Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005); Germany. Director: Marc Rothemund The true story of Germa-

ny’s most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose.

Oct. 5 Women Without Men (2009); Iran. Directors: Shirin Neshat/Shoja Azari Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran’s 1953 CIAbacked coup d’état, four women meet in orchard gar-

AT EDSS — STARTS AT 2PM — ENDS AT 4PM

den, where they find independence, solace and companionship.

Oct. 6 Takva: A Man’s Fear of God (2006); Germany/Turkey. Director: Özer Kiziltan Muharrem lives a solitary and meager existence of a prayer, adhering to the most severe Islamic doctrines. His devotion attracts the attention of the leader of a powerful Istanbul religious group.

Oct. 7 Of Gods And Men (2010); France.

Director: Xavier Beauvois Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed within an impoverished Algerian community, must decide whether to leave or stay.

For more information, check out The Multicultural Cinema Club online at www. kwmcc.org.

*More details in next week’s Observer

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HELP WANTED

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Advance Millwrights Inc. has been serving the aggregate, feed mills, fertilizer, food & foundry industries since 1992. We are looking to add the following to our team of skilled employees: CONSTRUCTION MILLWRIGHT LEADHAND (2-3 positions) • Minimum 5years experience • License CFQ ticket or qualified experience (3year apprentice) • Stick welding experience & CWB Tickets • Ability to lead and supervise 1-2 men • Ability to read & follow blue prints & field sketches • Must be mechanically inclined • Ability to work with minimal supervision • Trade experience with heavy duty equipment • Trade experience in Agricultural, Industrial & Food plants • Innovative & problem solver

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10% off fabrics, quilt batts, hosiery, underwear, tablecloths, books, dishes, excluding sets. Selected tablecloths $1.00/yd.

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Notice ofWatermain Flushing Operation The Township of Woolwich will be engaging in a water main flushing program from Monday, October 3, 2011 to Thursday, October 6th, 2011 (Extended date)

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GETTING READY Next March, Trinity Evangelical Missionary Church of Waterloo will be sending a mission team to Haiti to build homes and help rebuild lives. Last Saturday, team members gathered at the church on Conservation Drive to practice building one of the homes in the parking lot. It took three hours, and will take about a full day down in Haiti.

» JAMES JACKSON

Church group goes through rehearsal in preparation for home-building trip to Haiti

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

The areas scheduled to be cleaned are: Monday October 3 2011 • Breslau (Kennedy and Cooper) between 9 am and 12 pm • Maryhill (St Charles and Isley) between 12 pm and 3 pm

Watermain flushing is performed at this time of low water usage to minimize its impact on Tuesday October 4 2011 water service. Please refrain from using excessive amounts of water during this time period • Conestogo Plains (Musselman Cres, Weberlyn Cres, Northfield Dr E, Sawmill Rd, (i.e. doing laundry, using the dishwasher, etc.)

Elgin St. W, Country Spring Walk and Evening Star Lane) between 9 am and 1 pm • West Montrose between 1 pm and 3 pm The flushing process may cause discoloured water and a reduction in pressure. It should be noted that both of these conditions are temporary and not harmful. If discolouration occurs, Wednesday October 5 2011 • Elmira (Sandpiper, Pintail, Nuthatch, Bitternut, Burlwood, South Parkwood, and open a cold, hard water tap in the basement until the water runs clear before resuming Arthur S between Southfield and South Parkwood) regular consumption. In some situations this may take 5 to 10 minutes. If, however, either of these conditions persist, please contact Roy Garbotz, Water and Wastewater Supervisor at 519-669-6045 or 519-664-2613 Ext. 6045 or Corinne Shuh at 519-669-6041 or 519-664- If any unforeseen issues or difficulties arise there could be changes to this schedule. All changes will be posted on the Township of Woolwich website on a daily basis.

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COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING October 17,2011 On Monday, October 17, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 24 Church Street West, Elmira to consider the following applications. All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson at 519-669-6040 or 519-664-2613 (ext. 6040) regarding meeting details. Email: nthompson@woolwich.ca.

The Committee will also consider signed, written submissions for or against the applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Submissions can be forwarded by mail or hand delivery to: Township of Woolwich, Attn: Jeremy Vink, P.O. Box 158, 24 Church Street West, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 or Fax 519-669-4669 or Email jvink@woolwich.ca.

MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A16/2011 – Levi M. Frey PROPERTY: 2144 King Street North, GCT Part Lots 38 and 48 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to: • recognize a reduced building line setback from 23 metres to approximately 16 metres from the centre line of the road (Three Bridges Road) for the existing second dwelling structure in order to permit a change of use for this building to a produce stand and value added business; and • convert approximately 107 square metres of the existing 195 square metre woodworking shop to a steel / welding operation. The balance of the shop (approximately 88 square metres) will continue as a woodworking shop. The woodworking shop enjoys legal non-conforming status on the property.

The 6.8 hectare property is zoned Agricultural (A) and contains two single family dwellings, a pig barn, horse barn, drive shed and woodworking shop.

MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION A18/2011 – Michael Boileau PROPERTY: 31 Front Street West, St. Jacobs, Plan 1549 Lot 37 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to reduce the building line setback adjacent to Isabella Street from 6 metres to approximately 2 metres to permit the addition of a 39 square metre two storey addition with an attached covered porch at the rear of the dwelling.

The existing single storey vinyl portion located at the rear of the dwelling will be demolished. The property is zoned Residential Medium Density (R-3) and contains a single family dwelling and detached garage.

CONSENT APPLICATIONS B12/2011, B13/2011, B14/2011 and B15/2011 – Dragoslav Kovacevic PROPERTY: 46 Joseph Street, Breslau, Plan 588 Lot 59, Part Lots 60, 79 and 89 PROPOSAL: The applicant is requesting permission to sever the existing property to create four new residential lots on full municipal services. Each new lot is proposed to be approximately 11.5 by 29.5 metres (340 square metres) in size and have frontage on Shields Street. The retained lot, located at the corner of Joseph Street and Shields Street, will measure approximately 22 by 29.5 metres (649 square metres). A portion of the existing dwelling will be demolished to facilitate the severances. The property contains a single family dwelling and two accessory buildings. The property is zoned Residential Mixed Medium Density with Design Guidelines (R-5) with site specific provisions on the retained lands to recognize a reduced rear yard for the portion of the dwelling which will remain on the proposed retained lot.

Further information about the applications may be obtained from Engineering and Planning Services at 519-669-6038 or 519-664-2613 (Ext. 6038).

DATED this 1st day of October, 2011 Jeremy Vink, RPP, MCIP Senior Planner Engineering & Planning Services

Public Notice

Regarding the following properties ELMIRA UNION CEMETERY ST. TERESA CEMETERY The Township of Woolwich wishes to inform family members and lot/plot owners of the annual fall maintenance requirements: All artificial flowers, wreaths, toppers and annual plants must be removed from gravesites by October 15, 2011. After this date these items will be respectfully removed and disposed of in accordance to:

BY-LAW 1-93 Part V-Care of Lots.

5.6 All annual flowers should be removed and beds cleaned by October 15, 2011. Lot owners desiring to take any plants away should do so before their removal becomes necessary.

5.8 In order to preserve the appearance of the Cemetery grounds, artificial flowers, wreathes or any form or any form of decoration are permitted at the base of the monument. Such wreathes or artificial decoration must be removed by October 15th of any calendar year, and if left by the Rights Owner, they may be removed and disposed of by the Superintendent.

The Township of Woolwich will be held harmless of any cost or replacement of any items removed in accordance with this bylaw.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Township of Woolwich, 519-669-6026

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REAL ESTATE FEATURE PROPERTY

Elmira - Open concept renovated impressive home w/hrdwd flrs, beautiful wdwrk, newer kit, 2nd flr offers 4bdrms for plenty of sleeping space. Partly fin'd RR. Step outside onto spacious deck & admire your backyard oasis w/pond & waterfall, apple tree, barberry, mulberry & gooseberry bushes for the fruit of your choice. MLS Call Paul direct.

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated | 180 Weber St. S., Waterloo

$274,000

OFFICE 519-888-7110

CHARM & CHARACTER

OPEN HOUSE - 7 Bluebird Pl., Elmira | Sunday, Oct, 2nd, 2-4pm

Paul Martin

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CHARMING

$284,900

$539,900

Come and see this attractive 1810 sq ft raised 3+1 bdrm. with inlaw setup. bungalow on approx 1 acre w/ beautifully manicured gardens. Newer roof and mostly newer flooring. Oriented to seniors with main floor bedroom and laundry. Wood Fireplace. w/o Basement. Backs on Greenbelt, Separate Dining Rm. Rec Room. Family Room.

Detached Workshop. MLS Call Paul direct.

$269,900

SENIORS BUNGALOW

NEW PRICE

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ELMIRA OASIS

Alli Bauman SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Elmira - Located on quiet street, only a 2 min walk to park. This extremely well kept home features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large finished basement and big laundry room.

Newer carpet in living room dinette and hall.

Handsome newer oak kitchen cupboards.

Nice, private 71ft x 122ft yard with wonderful perennial gardens, large vegetable garden and deck. MLS Call Paul Direct

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

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$269,000

$849,000

$453,900

Elmira - Meet “Olivia”, another fabulous home by Verdone. 2216sqft plus fin'd bsmnt. Many quality finishes some incl: Ceramic, Hrdwd, oversized trim & mf crown moulding. MF lndy, spacious LR, Dinette walk out to covered 16.4 x 9.4ft deck.

Fabulous must see kit built for convienience, French drs to mf den. Lg master w/crown moulding, 2 walk ins, lg beautiful ens w/free standing tub & oversized glass shower. MLS Call Paul Direct

This uniquely designed, one owner home, is a rare find!

Beaming with lots of natural light, you will love the bright open concept layout, making entertaining a pleasure. Walk up your spiral staircase to your very private loft style master bedroom and spa ensuite bathroom featuring a three-way fireplace and a whirlpool tub. Enjoy your beautifully landscaped yard with fish pond while relaxing in the quiet court location. MLS Please call Bill or Alli direct.

$639,000 NEW LISTING

$289,900

MOVE RIGHT IN! Very nice and well kept 3 bedroom home in a great neighbourhood. Very impressive with open concept.

Spacious kitchen with an island. The great room with cathedral ceiling has a walkout to a fenced and treed backyard with a private deck for entertaining.

Finished basement with large L shaped rec room and roughed in for future bathroom. Double garage and driveway. MLS Please call Bill or Alli direct.

SPACIOUS & COZY BUNGALOW

Exceptionally maintained bungalow located in a great family oriented neighbourhood & short walk to downtown Elmira. Excellent retirement location for those looking to downsize, or a starter home w/ample opportunities in the unspoiled basement. The O/C basement is partially finished and features gas FP & cold room. Nicely landscaped, mature lot w/beautiful gazebo. All appliances included, recent renovations, A/C, main floor laundry. MLS Please call Bill or Alli direct.

SPACIOUS RAISED BUNGALOW

THIS HOME HAS IT ALL!

Elmira - Fantastic opportunity for car buff or hobbyist, 3 car garage & detached 4 car garage/workshop. Inlaw suite w/2 bdrms, full kit, bath, & lndry. lg 87x250ft lot steps to golf course. 5200 sq. ft. of fin’d living space.

Grand yrd over looking farm land. MLS Call Paul direct.

Beautiful home in excellent condition in quiet, peaceful village of Floradale. Your ideal family sized home with four spacious levels.

Walk-out from your country kitchen to deck and enjoy the exceptional flower beds and gardens. Central air, central vac, some updates, wood stove. MLS Please call Bill or Alli direct.

$369,900

Elmira - 3bdrm, 2bath home features MF Cathedral ceilings. Loc’d on lg beautiful treed corner lot full of perennials. Potential for pool or double garage. Bright, open kit w/breakfast bar. X-lg slider in DR to 17ftx19ft deck. Airy LR w/hrdwd flrs. Whirlpool bath, RR gas FP, lndy rm walk out, Lg 19x24ft storage rm. MLS Call Paul direct.

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OPEN HOUSE - 1 Florapine Rd., Floradale | Saturday Oct, 1st, 2-4pm

$369,900

3 plus bedrooms. Large sunken family room addition features gas fireplace, skylight and walk-out to a huge deck with hot tub and gazebo. Lots of updates through-out including furnace, a/c, windows, flooring and much more. Finished basement with workshop.

MLS Call Alli or Bill direct.

NEW VERDONE HOME

Bill Norris SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

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INDUSTRIAL LOT Exceptional corner lot. Great exposure.

Industrial 0.95 acre lot on the corner of Union and Donway, Elmira. MLS Call Paul direct.

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MLS Call Paul direct.

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173 PORCHLIGHT DRIVE, ELMIRA $299,900 Beautiful single detached backsplit with many extras. Lovely open concept main floor, $299,900. bright kitchen and dining area, granite counter tops, black appliances and skylight! Large living/great room with walkout to patio and partially fenced yard, 3 pc bathroom on this level, 3 upper floor bdrms and 4 pc bathroom, c/air, ceramic flrs + more. NEW MLS

COUNTRY ACREAGE!

Great property on the edge of town backing to river offers century home with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, large family room addition, attached single garage, 5 acres of manicured orchard with a mix of fruit trees, 12 acres workable. Three one storey out buildings totaling 10,000 s/f. Cold storage, apple juice processing equipment included. MLS. Call Bert to View.

SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.

61 ACRES - COUNTRY ESTATE

ELMIRA BIRDLAND

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$2,500,000. 10 Minutes from Waterloo University Centre. Meticulous groomed park like grounds including spring fed pond, green lush lawns. 3500 sq ft Sprawling Bungalow, with triple car garage.

4000 sq ft shop room for your motor coach and some, heated lower shop 40 x 40’. Private winding drive to this secluded property. NEW MLS

$629,000. Gorgeous mature ½ acre plus lot.

Tiered patio and hot tub. Spacious traditional styled 4 bedroom 2 Storey, original hardwood flooring and some engineered laminate. Updated baths, décor, cabinetry added, finished open recroom. Wooded cul-de-sac offers privacy and quiet. MLS

$309,900, ELMIRA. Spacious home backing onto green space, dbl driveway, 1.5 car garage!

Open concept main floor, sunken liv rm w/gas fireplace, walkout to deck & fenced yard, master bdrm ensuite, finished basement w/bathroom, c/air, c/vac, appliances included. MLS

$375,000

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Two adjoining offices in Multi-Tenant Plaza. Also 920 s/f unit consisting of two offices, reception area, kitchenette and bathroom. Located in busy plaza 10 minutes from Waterloo. MLS. Call Bert to view.

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$274,900. NEW PRICE. This almost new beautifully decorated home is located in an ideal family neighbourhood with a park and lots of open space. Features include oak railings and kitchen cupboards, large main floor family room with cathedral ceiling. MLS

$284,900 DRAYTON. This gorgeous home situated in an ideal family neighbourhood with a park, features a fenced back yard and deck, main floor den, an almost totally finished basement, central air, hot tub and second floor laundry. MLS

$414,900 DRAYTON’S HIDDEN GEM. This cape cod is situated on a gorgeous lot overlooking the Conestogo River banks & countryside. Gleaming hardwood floors, attractive kitchen, cozy breakfast nook, separate dining room and living room w/gas fireplace, finished walkout basement, oversized dbl garage. MLS

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BRUCE NICHOLSON Broker of Record

TYLER NICHOLSON Sales Representative

519-571-0555

$219,555

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FEATURE PROPERTY WOODED LOT! Spacious bungalow with full walkout bsmt. backs to wooded area & creek. Some recent hardwood. L-shaped L.R. & D.R. 2pc. ensuite. Fin. bsmt. with lovely stone fireplace. Updated windows, furnace, shingles & garage dr. Large lot. NEW MLS $379,900.

NEW LOWER PRICE for this big value, just a short drive to Moorefield.

Great starter bungalow on 1/2 acre lot backing on river flats. Walkout basement with in-law easy to set up. Good sized rooms, large sunporch, double drive, Just 30 min. from Waterloo off Hwy 86. Call Bruce or Tyler Nicholson for more information. MLS.

BUYING OR SELLING?

$239,555

You’ve come to the right place to find a home.

OPEN HOUSE SUN. 2-4 P.M. 11 EAGLE DR., ELMIRA | $373,900

CRESCENT location. Affordable, one owner semi detached. Ceramic in entry & kitchen. Laminate in bedrooms. Fin. rec. rm. & 2pc.

Updated furnace, central air, windows & drs. siding & insulation.

Covered patio and several mature trees. Deep driveway & shed. MLS $235,900.

CONESTOGO Custom built home boasts character throughout -hand laid hdwd. floors, solid oak doors & trim, hand carved staircase.

French drs. to covered patio. 3 bdrms. + nursery/hobby room. .78 acre w/mature trees. Insul. workshop. Brick driveway. MLS $679,900.

AWESOME MOLESWORTH BUNGALOW, 2 bedroom up and 2 down. Totally redone, updates include roof, windows, doors, kitchen, wiring and flooring. Huge lot 152 ft wide x 202 ft deep with mature trees, stamped concrete drive. Call Bruce or Tyler for more information.

www.thurrealestate.com Newly renovated 2600+ sq ft backsplit on quiet street. 3+1 bed, 2.5 bath. Nicely landscaped, fenced yard with patio, new double asphalt drive with double garage, new flooring throughout, ceramic tile eat-in kitchen with newer sunroom addition adjacent as well as overlooking family rm with wood-burning fp, hardwood in living/dining with French doors, master with walk-in closet and ensuite. New, large rec/games room. Newer HE gas furnace, newer windows. Nothing to do but move in and enjoy! Lot size 56x110. Call 519-574-6105 to view it today!

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Strange But True Bill & Rich Sones

Lopsided or asymmetric is more like it, says Lewis Held, Jr., in Quirks of Human Anatomy.

We have a spleen on the left but not the right, our left lung has two lobes but our right lung has three, our heart and stomach are shifted left of center, our liver to the right, and our intestines meander throughout our abdominal cavity. In fact, our intestines are about 10 times the length of our torso, and to pack such a “fire hose” into the body cavity requires that it deviate from the midline.

Still unclear is why our gut doesn’t just coil haphazardly instead of its twists and turns normally culminating in a clockwise colon (ascending right, crossing, and descending left).

The epitome of asymmetric

complexity must be the heart, arising through pretzel-like contortions of an initially symmetric tube. Our most dangerous asymmetry is found inside the heart, where we have only one, unilateral pacemaker.

“We would be better off if we had a ‘backup’ pacemaker on the other side that could take over in the event of a heart attack.”

Q.

For anybody not quite sold on the pun as the highest form of English language humor, can you point to a dozen specimens that just might do the selling?

A.

How about these from the Writing Center of Central Washington University: 1. Those who jump off a

bridge in Paris are in Seine.

2. Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.

3. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

4. Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.

5. When two egotists meet, it’s an I for an I. 6. A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two tired.

7. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.

8. Every calendar’s days are numbered.

9. A lot of money is tainted: t taint yours and it taint mine.

10. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.

11. Acupuncture is a jab well done.

12. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.

>> Send STRANGE questions to brothers Bill and Rich at strangetrue@cs.com

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>>Dance: 8:30 p.m. at R.C.L. Br. 121, 4 Veterans Way, Galt Cambridge. Singles and couples welcome. D.J. >>Tom Howellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fish Fry at St. Teresa of

Avila Church hall, 19 Flamingo Dr, Elmira.

Two sittings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 and 6:30 p.m. Adults $14, children (ages 5-12) $6, and under age 5 free. Advanced tickets available until Sept.

28. Purchase tickets from the St. Teresa of Avila Parish office between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. or call 519-669-3387. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on this popular annual dinner.

Gospel Sing. Bluegrass & Southern Gospel singing groups. Fri. Sept. 30 and Sat. Oct. 1.; 7 p.m., Woodside Bible Chapel, 200 Barnswallow Dr. Elmira. For more information contact Abner Gingrich at 519669-5958. No tickets required, free-will offering.

OCTOBER 2

>>The Gloryland Chorus presents His Holy Name, 7 p.m. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss the return of this 40-plus member group. Always an evening of uplifting music, praising our Lord with their song. Waterloo North Presbyterian Church, 400 Northfield Dr. West. 519888-7870. Free-will offering, wheelchair accessible.

OCTOBER 4

>>Caregiver Coffee Hour â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:30 a.m. Are you caring for a family member with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease? Join Caregiver Coffee Hour at Chateau Gardens. Our guest speaker is pharmacist Shirley Drever who will share information on dementia and medication. Call Cara at the Alzheimer Society KW 519-742-1422 for more information.

OCTOBER 5

>>Storytime for children ages 3-5 years old at St. Jacobs branch of the Region of Waterloo Library. Join us for stories and fun activities on Wednesdays, Oct. 5 to Nov. 23 from 10-10:45 a.m. or Thursdays, Oct. 6 to Nov. 24 from 1:30-2:15 a.m. Space is limited. For more information call the library 519-664-3443.

33 Industrial Dr., Elmira 519.669.1591

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Bus: 519.895.2044 ext. 217

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>>Storytime for children ages 3-5 years old at St. Clements branch of the Region of Waterloo Library. Join us for stories and fun activities on Wednesdays, Oct. 5 to Nov. 23 from 1:45-2:30 p.m. or Thursdays Oct 6. to Nov. 24 from 9:15-10 a.m. Space is limited.

For more information call the library 519699-4341.

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>>Toddler Tales is for children 24-36 months and is held on Wednesday mornings 9:30-10:15 a.m. from Oct. 5 to Nov. 12. >>Storytime is for children ages 3-5 years

old and is held on Wednesday mornings 10:45-11:30 a.m. from Oct. 5 to Nov. 23 OR Thursday afternoons 2-2:45 p.m. from Oct. 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nov. 24.

>>Chip nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dip Book Club is for 10 to 12 year olds and is held the last Tuesday of the month from 7-7:30 p.m. Meeting dates: Sept. 17, Oct. 25, Nov. 29. For more information call the Wellesley Branch Library at 519-656-2001.

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>>Park Manor magazine fundraising campaign Oct. 5-19. Contact Val 519-6694708 for more information.

OCTOBER 6

>>Stress Reduction and Prevention of Depression based on Mindfulness. An eight-week course that will explore ways to prevent depression, anxiety, and panic attacks through meditation, body scan techniques and gentle stretching. Sessions will run Thursday evenings Oct. 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nov. 24, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs.

Call Joy at 519-664-3534 ext. 230 for more information.

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SHARON GINGRICH 519.291.6763 psgingrich@hotmail.ca

>>Storytime for children ages 3-5 years old at the Linwood Branch of the Region of Waterloo Library. Join us for stories and fun activities on Thursdays, Oct. 6 to Nov. 24 from 2-2:45 p.m. Space is limited. For more information call the library 519-698-2700.

OCTOBER 7

>>K2K Dance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; first dance of the year. Not

everyone is as fortunate as we are. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lend a helping hand. Kids2Kids will be accepting donations to the Food Bank all year long.

Each time you make a donation we will give you an additional ticket for the nightly Door Prize Draws. Woolwich Community Centre, 29 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Dance 7-10 p.m.

>>Elmira Kiwanis Haus, 40 South St. Elmira. 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 a.m. Featuring DJ Mike Daudlin. Tickets still available. Advance tickts $10, at the door $15. Tickets available form www.oktoberfest.ca, Kiwanis Club members, Elmira Stove Works, Union St, Elmira, FB & Me, Arthur St. Elmira, Readâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Decorating, Arthur St. Elmira.

OCTOBER 14

>>H.U.G.S.

Program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:15-11:15 a.m.

Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Sharing challenges and accomplishments.

Clothing exchange today! Bring outgrown childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing to exchange. No registration required. Held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Drive, St. Jacobs. Call Heidi at 519-6643794, ext. 237 for more information.

OCTOBER 15

>>Maryhill Knight of Columbus Comedy Night. Come enjoy and evening of laughter at the Maryhill Community Centre. Doors open at 6 p.m., supper is at 6:30 consisting or chicken breast, ham & all the fixings followed by the hilarious performance of Simon Rakoff. Tickets $30 per person for supper & show. One seating and advance tickets only. For more information call Mike Runstedler 519-648-3394; Tim Vegh 519648-3952; Doung Zinger 519-648-2939.

OCTOBER 16

>>Enjoy the fall colours; 2 p.m. Bring your family out for a virtual scavenger hunt on the Mill Race Trail in St. Jacobs. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take only pictures and leave only footprints on this scavenger hunt! Meet Nancy at the trail entrance in St. Jacobs (at the corner of Front St. and Isabella St.) Get your NEW Woolwich Trails Guidebook at the hike!

Please contact Paul Miller at 519 664-3643 to confirm meeting times and locations.

Maps with meeting locations are posted at www.healthywoolwich.org.

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OBITUARY

FAMILY ALBUM STAG & DOE

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Lion’s Hall, Elmira Live Band | Tickets $10 at the door

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Saturday, October 1st, 2011 8pm-1am

Berscht, Frieda Emma W. Peacefully passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at Parkwood Mennonite Home, Waterloo. Lovingly remembered by her sons Gary (Mary) of Heidelberg and Robert (Charlene) of Elmira, four grandchildren, Andrew, Bob (Anna), Tom, Brandy and great-granddaughter Lili. Fondly remembered by her sister Marie (Robert) Putnam of Waterloo and brother Carl of California. Frieda was predeceased by her beloved husband Earl in 1978, her parents Herman Henry Wagner (1963) and Dorothea (Wahl) Wagner (1975), and five brothers, Arthur, Norman, Howard, Waldemar and Stuart Wagner. A very heartfelt thank you to the staff of Parkwood Mennonite Home (Bauman Homestead) for the care and compassion shown to our mother while she was a resident. Cremation has taken place. A memorial visitation will take place at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Friday, September 30, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. A memorial service will be held at St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Hans Borch officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Parkwood Mennonite Home, St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, or the Alzheimer Society by contacting the funeral home at 519-669-2207. www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

for Aden S. Brubacher

The family of Bert and Mary Hesselink invite you to join us in celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary at an Open House 2-4 pm, Saturday, October 8, 2011 At the Drayton Reformed Church 74 Wellington St., N. Best Wishes Only

Saturday October 8th, 7-9pm at Zion Mennonite Fellowship 47 Arthur Street South, Elmira Best wishes only.

Junior Lancers power past Glenview in basketball action

PHOTOS

» COLIN DEWAR

OBITUARY

GOING TO THE NET The EDSS junior girls’ basketball team defeated the visiting Glenview Panthers 36-19 on Tuesday. Left, EDSS players Bailey Bond drives to the net. Middle, Danielle Wideman is challenged by Emilie Lutz of GPSS. Right, Nicole Cressman drives pass Jocelyn Kivell.

GABEL, Clark - Peacefully on Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 at University Hospital in his 60th year.

Beloved husband of Heather Gabel. Loving father of Jessica Slingerland and her husband Dan. Dear son of Harold Gabel and the late Irene (1992) and son-in-law of Janet Helgesen and the late John (1990). Loving brother of Jolene Shoemaker and her husband Harold and Marlene Bergman and her husband Bob. Dear uncle of Garrett, Jaeden and Roxene. Remembered by many wonderful friends.

Cremation has taken place. Visitation was held on Monday from 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the WESTVIEW FUNERAL CHAPEL, 709 Wonderland Road, North, London, where the memorial service was conducted on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Private family interment will be held at a later date. Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Clark are asked to consider the Canadian Melanoma Foundation or the London Health Sciences Foundation Transplant Unit. Online condolences available at www.westviewfuneralchapel.com

PHOTOS

» JAMES JACKSON

Synchro club settling in to new Elmira location

NO PLACE LIKE HOME Members of the provincial and national Waterloo synchro teams gathered for the opening of their newly-upgraded facility in Elmira Sept. 24.

The club, one of the largest in the province, purchased the old Elmira pool earlier this year for $450,000 and completed extensive upgrades to the pool and the office space in time for their upcoming season. Above, members of the national teams swam laps as part of their warm-ups during practice.

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