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Raised by animal control officer Evelyn Hahn, the topic provided an emotional return to business Tuesday night after council’s summer break. At the meeting to provide an update on a review of the township’s animal control bylaw, Hahn brought the discussion around to the claims made by an activist who has been rescuing animals in Wellesley.

The concerns raised stem from accusations against some dog breeders by Kimberly Thomas, owner of Kismutt Small Dog Rescue, who, according to Hahn, identifies herself as a Zorra Township animal control officer from Oxford County when she visits homes in Wellesley in order to rescue animals.

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Vying to be the face of the fair Four candidates in the running to serve as ambassador for the Wellesley North Easthope Fall Fair

COLIN DEWAR September is only a week away, which means the Elmira Lions Club has begun preparing for its annual beef and pork barbecue and dance.

This year’s event is the 22nd in a long history and will be held on Sept. 29 at Lions Hall.

For just $20, diners can enjoy the traditional allyou-can-eat wood-fired beef or pork but this year the organization has decided to change the menu by adding new items including corn-on-the-cob, baked potatoes and homemade pies all from local farmers and producers.

“Everything is going to be new to the menu except the pork and beef,” said Lions member John Jongerius.

The event is the organization’s main fall fundraiser and has always been a local endeavour, as all the proceeds raised go into community betterment and projects throughout the community, ranging from the upkeep of Lions Hall and Lions Park to the maintenance and grooming of local trails, memorial forest, and the continuaLIONS | 5

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Hayden Lorentz

Katherine Baer

Lianna Charlene Barnard

Lisa Guenther

One of the key events leading in to the Wellesley North Easthope Fall Fair is the selection of an ambassador. This year four young hopefuls from across the townships are vying for the title.

Hayden Lorentz, 19, from St. Clements; Katherine Baer, 20, from Wellesley; Lianna Charlene Barnard, 17, from Wellesley and Lisa Guenther, 17, from Wellesley are looking to replace outgoing ambassador ToriLynn Brick.

To win the opportunity to become ambassador the four contestants will be interviewed by a board of judges and, on the night of the competition Sept. 11, will have to give a speech outlining why they are the best candidate for the position, as well as answer one impromptu question.

The candidate who eventually wins the title of ambassador will have several responsibilities over the course of the year. Duties that come with the role include attending some of the fair board meetings in Wellesley and representing the Wellesley Fall Fair as well as the Wellesley Agricultural Society.

The new ambassador

will get to take part in the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival and will be present during the Santa Claus parade. The ambassador attends conventions and competes at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) with 100 other ambassadors from across Ontario for the title of Ambassador of the Fairs.

They are also expected to help recruit new fair ambassadors contestants and emcee the next fair ambassador competition while staying involved with the community.

HAYDEN LORENTZ Lorentz, a former EDSS student, is the only male in the group and currently attends the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus studying agriculture.

After graduation he hopes to enroll at Olds College in Alberta for a two-year degree program in agriculture business, which involves a year of co-op studies.

Why did you enter the competition?

“The reason I entered the competition for the fair ambassador is to be part of a local community event in Wellesley Township, to show that I would be a AMBASSADORS | 4

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PUPPY MILL: Wellesley to consider bylaw review, but doesn't see pressing need for changes FROM | COVER

puppy mills and inaction by municipalities.

Coun. Herb Neher said he was moved to take action after receiving a series of e-mails from activist groups regarding the issue of animal abuse in the township.

“These accusations bother me,” he said during the meeting. “Where do these people get this information?”

Officials expressed concerns about Thomas

running a private small dog rescue operation yet introducing herself as an animal control officer to dog breeders outside of the jurisdiction of her own township.

Hahn, Mayor Ross Kelterborn and several council members say they have attempted to contact Thomas over the past few weeks after a series of graphic emails from activists depicting abused dogs and photographs of barns where they animals were allegedly housed before being res-

cued. Kelterborn said they have not been able to track down any concise information from Thomas. Nor, according to Hahn, has she attempted to go through the proper channels to report animal abuse outside of her jurisdiction.

Thomas was sent a document outlining complaint procedures in Wellesley, yet council members say she has not come forward with a formal complaint.

After discussing the issue, councillors agreed to a re-evaluation of the

current bylaw by the end of the year, with the possibility of revisions, though both Hahn and council did not see any urgent need for changes. The township also plans to contact Zorra Township with inquiries about Thomas’ activities.

Wellesley Township has a total of 13 licensed kennels, which are inspected by its animal control officer on a regular basis, said Hahn.

“I’ve been in the kennels three or four times [this year] and they are fantastic,” she said. Hahn admits

that the township has had problems with animal abuse in the past, with rare cases of dogs being kept in cages and other cramped quarters. But she also says there is little evidence of the rash of abuse described

by Thomas and various emails from activist groups given that no one, including Thomas, has contacted Wellesley animal control with any specific details.

Puppy mills are belowstandard, high-yield and often illegal dog-breeding operations. Among the

accusations levelled by Thomas were that Wellesley animal control gives more than 20 days’ notice of an upcoming inspection of licensed kennels or breeding facilities. Hahn says that is not so.

She said owners are usually given warning the night before, yet adds that if there is significant abuse occurring on a regular basis in dog kennels, signs of abuse cannot be removed in a day and there are always telltale indications in the dogs’ behavior.

AMBASSADORS: Eventual winner will have a range of duties beyond presiding over the fair FROM | 3

good candidate to meet people from the community and represent at other events and also to have fun interacting with everyone at the fair.”

What are your future plans?

“After my education I would like to return back home and explore the possibilities of farming on my family’s farm as well as the opportunities that are available in the western provinces for new farmers. I’ve wanted to farm since I was five years old and I’m planning to be

part of the agricultural industry in one way shape or form in the future.”

KATHERINE BAER Baer is in her third year at Western University studying kinesiology after graduating with honours from Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School in 2010. She is very involved in sports including soccer, varsity rugby and ultimate frisbee.

Why did you enter the competition?

“I have been very blessed with a unique upbringing due to where I live and the

generosity of this community. I want the opportunity to share, move and inspire other people about agriculture, food, health and community, as it is something that is so near and dear to my heart.”

What are your future plans?

“My future life goals are to be able to make a difference for people through a collaborative approach combining my knowledge and passion for the human body, my understanding of agriculture, where food comes from and how it affects ones health, making

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LIANNA CHARLENE BARNARD Barnard is entering Grade 12 at Waterloo-Oxford with plans to apply to a wide range of universities to study science. She currently has two jobs working at the Fritter Company in St. Jacobs and at the Nith River Chop House in Wellesley. She has also been apart of many school musicals.

Why did you enter the competition?

“I feel like this competition will be fun and I love new experiences. I have committed much time to contributing to the K-W community and Wellesley Township meaning that

I feel quite comfortable about, and would love to, represent our township.”

What are your future plans?

“I’ve always wanted to be when I grow up is a doctor.

Most likely I would specialize and become an obstetrician, allergist, naturopath, or a pulmonologist. This means I will be spending a lot of time in school so I will probably work as well to decrease the debt I’m certain to have. Another goal I’ve always had in life is to marry the man of my dreams, have two or three beautiful children and eventually own a small piece of farm land to raise the kids properly on.”

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Why did you enter the competition?

“It is an amazing opportunity, as I get to meet new people and become more involved with the community.”

What are your future plans?

“In the future I hope to attend Conestoga College for their registered nurse program.”

Wellesley Idol down to semi-finalists COLIN DEWAR There are eight contestants remaining in the semi-finals of the Wellesley Idol contest.

The singers will get a chance to perform one last time Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Wellesley North Easthope Fall Fair for one of three spots in the finals, which will be held at the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival on Sept. 29.

To make it into the semifinals each contestant had to sing one song a capella and one accompanied. Each semi-finalist will be required to sing one song at the fall fair and those who make it to the next round will sing two songs during the finals.

The eight semi-finalists are Stephanie Sellers from Winterbourne, Taryn Mayer of Baden, Stephanie Ringrose of St. Clements, Sarah Gingerich of New Hamburg, and Regan Schneider, Nikita Metzger, Gavin Tessier and Mackenzie Meldrum of Wellesley.

“This is a great event to showcase our local talent,”

This year’s Wellesley Idol competition is down to eight semi-finalists at this point.

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said organizer Wendy Richardson. “It’s quite appealing and the music is always great. We always have quite a few contestants vying for the prize money.”

The winner of this year’s competition will receive $500, second place will receive $300, and third place receives $200.

There is also a people’s choice award which will be decided after the semifinals and voted on by the audience. It comes with a $125 prize and a chance to sing at the ABC Festival.

The judges these year are Gary Goeree of the

New Hamburg Community Players, Charlene Zehr, Tavistock, musical performer, Scott Malloch from New Hamburg and former Wellesley ABC Idol winner and Kate Lindner of Gadshill who is former Wellesley Fall Fair ambassador.

Tryouts for the Wellesley Idol Competition were first held back in June at the Wellesley Community Centre, with 15 contestants singing for a spot in the semi-finals. Traditionally judges choose singers to fill the six spots for the semifinals but that number was increase to eight this year.

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Wellesley backs call for tax reform A Tillsonburg request for provincial reforms to business tax caps won support this week from Wellesley council.

Tillsonburg hopes to opt out of business tax capping mandates that, although beneficial at the time of their introduction in the late-1990s, are now a drain on municipal resources, according to the town council’s resolution.

Tax caps in the area were part of a reform program for the 1998, 1999 and

2000 taxation years. They were later succeeded by a permanent tax capping program in 2001 which, although successful in helping taxpayers manage tax shifts during reforms, are now causing more harm than good for the majority of local business in Tillsonburg and surrounding areas.

Any changes or amendments would be effective for the 2013 taxation year.

Cancer fundraiser nets $1,600 An Elmira hairstylist and business owner turned one family’s time of tragedy into

a day of hope with a fundraiser for Sara Forwell.

Parents Derek and Amy Forwell are helping their five-year-old daughter battle the cancer in her arm for the second time. The Forwells are long-time customers of Generations Salon owner Krystal Strauss, who held the fundraiser on Aug. 19.

The day included a bake sale, raffle, and face painting by Oopsie Boopsie the Clown. The day’s profits, all of which will be donated to the family, came to $1,600, though Strauss’ is still taking last-minute donations from well-wishers who could not attend the event.

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They're sharing Sunday service Churches from all over Woolwich will come together in a rare event on Aug. 26. Ten churches, including Elmira Mennonite and St. Teresa of Avila Catholic, will meet for a day of interfaith discussion during the Unity

of Believers Community Worship at Elmira District Secondary School.

The event, which gets underway at 10 a.m., is open to the public, with a service during the first half, followed by a discussion period in which organizers hope to connect with Christians in the community. The day’s activities are fully sponsored by the Elmira and District Ministerial Association, which will donate any unused funds allocated for the event to Woolwich Community Services.

Visitors are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and snacks; beverages will be provided at the venue.

POLICE BLOTTER

Fire at Winterbourne workshop causes $30,000 in damage

Lions members John Jongerius, Matt Melles, Bert Martin and Stephen Aberle are preparing for the annual Lions beef and pork barbecue to be held on Sept. 29.

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LIONS: This year's event will have more of a family focus FROM | 3

tion of local youth sports and activities.

All the food is locally prepared, and the meat is provided by the Elmira Meat Market.

Just after dinner a raffle will be held with six big prizes ranging between $200 and $300 in value, including tickets to the five Drayton festival theatre shows, a pair of tickets for a Toronto Maple Leafs game and a barbecue.

Last year the event saw

more than 300 people gather, and organizers are hoping to increase that number this year by making the event more family friendly.

“Our focus is to get more families to come out; we have eliminated any charges for children 12 and under,” said Jongerius.

“That way a family with more than just one or two children can come out and enjoy the dinner. We would like to see more young people out.”

Organizers are expecting for 400 to 500 people to

come to this year’s event and hope that the push towards the family helps to build the numbers.

“People keep coming back after all these years for the camaraderie so they can see their friends who they might not see all year round,” said Jongerius of the event’s longstanding tradition. “It just seems to be one of the days that everyone gets together and there is always room for more.”

Any leftovers are delivered the next day to the House of Friendship in

Kitchener, which serves more than 42,000 people in Waterloo Region every year and provides residential, family and community services.

The Elmira Lions 22nd annual beef and pork barbecue starts at 5 p.m. with cocktails at Lions Hall, 40 South St. W. in Elmira. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. and there will be music and dancing after the meal. For tickets contact any Lions Club of Elmira member, email lionsbbq@gmail.com or call 519-572-2669.

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Emergency services responded to a residence on Sunset Drive in Winterbourne just after 11 p.m.

Monday night for a fire in a detached workshop behind the main house.

Woolwich Fire officials believe the fire started by unobserved sparks created by the homeowner as he

was grinding metal in the shop, subsequently igniting the wooden structure.

Firefighters from Conestogo, Maryhill and St. Jacobs responded and extinguished the blaze, which is not believed to be suspicious. Initial estimates put the damage at approximately $30,000.

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6:00 AM | A Wellesley man contacted police after receiving calls from a collection agency about unpaid cell phone bills.

The agency claim the man has not paid his Wind Mobile account and owes $900. The man told police he has never used that particular mobile phone service.

The investigation is ongoing.

6:20 PM | Police found a beagle-shepherd mix wandering around Church Street in Elmira. The dog had no tags but was wearing a red collar. Police brought the dog to the Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society.

9:00 AM | A 70-year-old woman driving a beige Lincoln contacted police about being cut off by a cattle trailer in the roundabout at Arthur Street and Sawmill Road. When police arrived they found minor damages to the Lincoln. Police are suggesting that drivers take caution when entering the round about when there are large trucks driving through.

2:00 PM | A Flamingo Drive, Elmira resident was contacted by an unknown male by phone regarding a computer breach. The resident provided information to the caller who subsequently accessed their banking information and made a withdrawal from a bank in Listowel. Police advise the public not to give out any personal information over the phone.

7:30 PM | An Elmwood man was driving along Arthur Street North near Floradale Road when he lost control of his vehicle and slid into a ditch. No injuries were reported and no charges were laid. Significant damage occurred to the vehicle.

A cut-a-thon fundraiser was held last Sunday for five-year-old Sara Forwell of Elmira, diagnosed with cancer for the second time, at Generations hair salon on Arthur Street. The event included face painting, and a raffle earning a total of $1,600 for the Forwell family.

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2:15 PM | Police were contacted after an employee of Can-Am Welding and Fabrication on Hollinger Crescent in Bridgeport discovered an unknown male trying to steal tables from behind the shop. When police arrived they could no locate the suspect.

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12:45 AM | A Pontiac was parked at Snyder’s Flats in Bloomingdale when it was involved in a hit-and-run collision, where a second vehicle pushed the vehicle from the parking lot onto the roadway.

The suspect vehicle, which fled the scene, is believed to have a rusted trailer hitch. Police are continuing to investigate and are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to contact the Elmira detachment.

AUGUST 20

12:00 PM | Three weeks ago a headstone was stolen from Stone Centre on Bridge Street East. A tombstone very similar to the missing one was found for sale on Kijiji.

Police are continuing to investigate.

3:40 PM | A black mountain bike in rough condition was found outside the Beer Store in Elmira.

The rightful owners can pick up the bike at the Elmira detachment.

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MCC: Local members of the Syrian community have been instrumental in volunteer effort FROM | 3

The material resources are distributed through partner organizations and local committees with people on both sides of the political conflict, ensuring it gets to those who need it most.

The MCC has also increased its support for

in December of 2010, and spread to Syria a month later.

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disaster preparedness and conflict prevention activities in Lebanon where there is tension and potential for the violence to spread. An additional 460 relief kits, 4,200 hygiene kits, 2,300 blankets, 3,000 school kits and 280 infant care kits have been shipped

to Lebanon in preparation for a quick response.

MCC and Waterloo Region’s Syrian community have cooperated on relief efforts, including a recent fundraiser in Kitchener.

“We are very fortunate that the Syrian community in KW have found MCC

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“People from Syria that live in the region are able to make a tangible positive contribution to their home community and have been involved in packing kits and the container.”

Anyone interested in making a cash donation can contact MCC Ontario at 61 Kent Ave. in Kitchener, 519-745-8458. They will also accept relief kit donations, and you can visit their website to learn how to assemble one, http://ontario.mcc.org.

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WEEKEND MARKS TRIP BACK IN TIME AT STEAM THRESHERS' REUNION

Some 70 tractors kicked off the 18th annual Steam-Threshers’ reunion Thursday morning with a tractor run that started in Wallenstein and travelled through Elmira before returning to Amsey Metzger’s farm at 7590 Line 86, the scene of the event set for Aug. 24-25.

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Fishing, racing a sign of summer's end Wellesley’s fishing and soapbox derbies, held on Labour Day, are an annual tradition on summer's last long weekend COLIN DEWAR The end of summer is near. But before the kids return to school and parents give a sigh of relief in the village of Wellesley the annual fishing and soapbox derbies must be held.

Always held on Labour Day Monday, the two events have become a mainstay for residents of the village for the last few years.

It all started eight years ago when organizer Terry Dennerley thought Wellesley’s hills would make for the perfect setting for a soapbox race.

Many of the cars used on race day are sponsored and built by local businesses.

The intent was businesses would buy the kits and organizers would find drivers to drive the cars. This gives all kids an opportunity to race even if they don’t have their own car to drive.

The event takes place on Nafziger Road, starting at 2 p.m., on a ramp opposite First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and ends approxi-

mately 240 metres down the hill to the finish line.

The race offers four age categories: ages 8-10, 11-13, 14-17, and 18-plus.

“Contestants find it very fun to build a soapbox racer and most of the kids that enter have never experienced this kind of thing before,” said Patricia Dennerley, a derby committee member. “These vehicles don’t run with any gas, engine or anything like that, and a lot of the kids find that fascinating.”

Racers can reach speeds of 19 to 36 kilometres an hour and organizers have asked that a local police officer be down at the bottom of the hill with a radar gun recording each participant’s speed. Last year there were 25 cars and 48 drivers in the race.

“The event is not part of a racing circuit but a day to have some friendly competitive fun. It gives kids a chance to safely get behind the wheel and pretend they’re speedway drivers,”

Last year some 240 anglers took part in the annual Wellesley fishing derby that is traditionally held on Labour Day. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

said Dennerley.

Anyone who wishes may build and race their own cars, although there are safety requirements for the vehicles. Specifications and rules are available on the Wellesley Board of Trade website and must be strictly

followed, as safety is a number-one priority. The cutoff for drivers registering for the race is Aug. 31.

This year the Wellesley Board of Trade held a raffle for a new soapbox derby racer and it was won by Dr. Brian Finn of Wellesley.

Before the races begin, the seventh annual Lions Fishing Derby will be held at the Albert Erb Conservation area. Anglers are asked to register at 9 a.m. Each participant must pay a $7 entry fee. The fishing derby begins at 10 a.m. until 1

p.m. A cash prize of $150 will be awarded for the first tagged fish caught. There will be prizes awarded for the largest and smallest fish caught during the day.

All the proceeds raised at the event go to fund youth programs in the village.

“The primary objective is to give kids something to do and have fun on Labour Day,” said Peter van dermas, one of the organizers of the fishing derby.

As always volunteers are the lifeblood of any community event and anyone interested in helping out with the event should contact the board of trade.

“It’s all about derby day.

We have fishing in the morning and the races in the afternoon and it’ a great way to send the kids happily back to school,” laughed Dennerley.

For more information about the soapbox derby or to download car specifications, race rules and entry forms go to www.wellesleyboardoftrade.com.

ENJOYING THE LAST WEEKS OF SUMMER FUN

Skateboarder Blake Thomson enjoys shows off his skills at the half pipe in Wellesley.

[ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

Families from Elmira and Wellesley enjoy the last few weeks of summer at the water park in Wellesley. Hailey Schlievert’s (left) aunt Amber Schnack holds up daughter Alexandra as the two girls play in the fountain.

[ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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THE VIEW FROM HERE

Business sector sits on cash as labour suffers IT’S NO SURPRISE TO hear criticisms of business managers and the financial sector at a meeting of the Canadian Auto Workers union.

The kicker? The flak was coming from Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney.

Addressing CAW members this week, Carney laid much of the blame for the economic meltdown of 2008 and the subsequent lack of improvement at the feet of corporate North America. His message essentially called out management for a lack of vision, failure to invest in productivity – employee training and new equipment – and complacency.

Specifically, he pointed to a collective cache of almost $600 billion being hoarded by non-financial companies in Canada. It’s capital going to waste at a time when it’s needed most. Carney called on the companies to use this “dead money” or turn it over to shareholders, putting it back into circulation.

His speech also featured recommendations the system be overhauled to prevent a reoccurrence of the too-big-tofail arguments that came with the 2008 crisis. In essence, changes would prevent any one company from having too large an impact on the economy and, in the event of failure, it would be allowed to go under, with bondholders, shareholders and management – rather than taxpayers – bearing the brunt of losses “We must address, once and for all, the unfairness of a system that privatises gains and socialises losses,” he said, sounding remarkably like those 99-percenters on the pavement of Wall Street rather than someone welcome in the boardrooms many floors above.

In keeping with his audience, Carney acknowledged the crisis brought to a head a decades-long erosion of goodpaying manufacturing jobs in this country, as elsewhere in the West. The share of employment in manufacturing has steadily declined across advanced economies, falling from 25 per cent to 14 per cent in the three decades leading up to the crisis.

Labour has been disproportionately hit by the negatives brought on by decades of change, including globalization, deregulation and technology.

Overall, said Carney, the trends at play today mean lower demand for unskilled workers even as demand increases for those with skills, though not enough to offset losses. Some estimates show that by the end of this decade, there will be a shortage of 18 million skilled workers and a surplus of 35 million unskilled workers in advanced countries.

“These broad shifts in the demand for and supply of labour are contributing to rising inequality. Over the past 20-plus years, incomes in Canada have increased nearly twice as fast for earners in the top 10 per cent as for those in the lowest 10 per cent. The share of the top one per cent is now the third highest among member-countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) after the United States and the United Kingdom.

The last time inequality in the United States was this severe was during the 1920s. Moreover, labour’s share of national income is now at its lowest level in half a century across most advanced economies, including Canada,” he said, again acknowledging what many critics have long argued.

With most Canadians experiencing stagnant incomes, many are turning to borrowing, which has seen personal debt accelerate again in the last two quarters. We’ll continue to sink until our incomes actually improve, which means businesses need to spend rather than letting the economy rely on consumer debt.

Given that the weather wasn't the only thing experiencing a drought this summer, some retailers seem eager to reach the broad customer base.

WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

What’s really at play in manoeuvres involving Julian Assange?

WORLD AFFAIRS Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is not well served by some of his supporters. When he appeared on the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been holed up for the past two months to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning about allegations of sexual assault, he wisely said nothing about those claims – but some of his friends did.

George Galloway, the British member of parliament who founded the Respect Party, shares Assange’s suspicion that the whole affair was a “set-up” to get him to Sweden, from which he would be extradited to the United States to face trial for “espionage” for placing a quarter-million U.S. diplomatic cables on the internet. That was what Assange talked about on the balcony last Sunday – but Galloway could not resist the opportunity to talk about sex.

Galloway never misses

a chance to put himself in the public eye, so he released a podcast on Monday saying that Assange was only guilty of “bad sexual etiquette.” Thanks, George. The last thing Assange needed was for public attention to be distracted from his claim that the U.S. was plotting to seize and jail him and diverted instead to the details of the alleged sexual assaults.

Some of those details are indeed peculiar. The two Swedish women each said that she had consensual sex with Assange, but was asleep or “half-asleep” when he initiated sex again. The real issue in both cases was apparently his failure to use a condom on the second occasion, but neither woman claimed rape. Indeed, one of them threw a party in Assange’s honour the following evening, and asked him to stay in her room again afterwards.

Worried about the condom issue, they subsequently asked him to take an STD test, and went to the police when he refused.

The Swedish police issued an arrest warrant for him on Aug. 20, 2010, but one of

Stockholm’s chief prosecutors, Eva Finne, cancelled it the following day, telling the press: “I don’t think there is reason to suspect that he has committed rape.”

Ten days passed before her decision was overturned by another chief prosecutor, who issued a European arrest warrant for Assange (who was in London by then) demanding that he be sent to Sweden for questioning.

The British police arrested him in February 2011, and he spent the next 16 months on bail, fighting extradition. When his last appeal was denied in June, he jumped bail and took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy.

But why doesn’t he just answer the Swedish police’s questions? They haven’t even charged him with anything at this point.

His answer is that he’d be happy to talk to them in London, but that if he goes to Sweden the United States will lay charges against him (it hasn’t done so yet) and demand his extradition. Even if he is never charged with rape or some lesser offence by

Sweden, he would then face decades in an American prison.

Again, there is something peculiar about how the British and Swedish governments are playing this. Sweden has sent prosecutors abroad to interview people suspected of serious crimes before, precisely to determine whether it should lay official charges against them. This time, it won’t do that. And neither government will state that it will not let Assange be passed on to the Americans, although he says he would go to Stockholm if they did.

So is there really an American plot to whisk Assange away and lock him up for good?

There’s no question that many senior American officials would like to do exactly that. Vice-President Joe Biden called him a “hightech terrorist,” and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described his action as “an attack on the international community.” Great powers are always vindictive towards those who reveal their dirty secrets.

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Has the stronger loonie lured you across the border this summer?

»»Gerry Ueber

»»Linda Rausch

Definitely not, I have no interest in shopping in Not really, our business is slow this year. It’s the States. I prefer to keep the Canadian loonie probably the slowest time we’ve had. I go in Canada. across [the Canada-US border] but I don’t spend a lot.

»»Rhonda Holden

»»Jenny Jabbour

»»Therese Antle

No, because I don’t go [to the United States] so I don’t really care. My sister does though, she goes every two weeks.

I’ve never been across the border, because we’re just not that interested in shopping.

We don’t even have passports and I prefer to give my business to Canada. Even when we travel we stay at resorts in Ontario.

"he biggest challenge facing most small Canadian wineries is a lack of retailing options. " Dan Albas | page 10 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Poor retirement prospects proof we need pension overhaul EDITOR'S NOTES Baby boomers in their 50s may not be hit by changes to the CPP-eligibility age, but even that pension income won’t be enough for most of them : more than half expect to keep working past retirement age.

According to a poll conducted for Leger Marketing for CIBC, Canadians in their 50s plan to retire at age 63, on average, but 53 per cent say they’ll keep working in retirement, with most planning to work part-time. Some 61 per cent say they have fallen short of the savings they expected to have in their 50s, with 45 per cent saying they have less than $100,000 put away to fund their retirement.

Those numbers are in keeping with a recent study in the U.S. revealing about a third of workers there don’t expect to retire – ever. They just can’t afford it. It’s not a rosy picture of the golden years ahead.

The CIBC poll shows that Canadians in their 50s don’t plan to keep working at their current job when they retire, but are looking to find a balance between staying active, earning income, and having time for themselves. Of the 53 per cent of Canadians in their 50s who plan to work in retirement, part-time work was by far the most popular option at 37 per cent. Twenty-nine per cent aren’t sure yet if they will work once they retire. And only 14 per cent said they would not work at all once they retire.

While the income earned from working in retirement can add to savings plans, only one-third (33 per cent) of respondents said they would work just for the money. Two-thirds (67 per cent) see working as a way to either stay socially active, or find work enjoyable and want to stay involved in the workforce in some capacity.

The report notes there’s still time for those boomers to build up their savings, particularly if they’ve paid off their mortgages and avoided much debt and

HOW TO REACH US

retirement. That level has been consistent since the program was introduced in 1966. Payments for current recipients come partly from invested reserves and partly from contributions from today’s workforce. In order to ensure a more stable system and to provide a decent retirement income, we’ll have to start boosting CPP contributions.

Ideally, that 25 per cent figure would become 70 per cent, the figure most often cited as the level of income needed to preserve our standard of living in retirement.

Even federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is proposing hikes in CPP contributions, though at modest and gradual levels likely to prove less effective than they need to be.

There’s talk of voluntary contributions to the fund as well, though that too may not be enough.

You can be sure that Flaherty’s hesitation has much to do with opposition from the financial services industry. The best-case scenario for most Canadians would see a robust CPP doing away with the cur-

rent RRSP system. Those who profit from the status quo – raking in some of the highest management fees in the process – want no part of such notions.

Turmoil in the economy has seen more workers in danger of losing company pensions – already seriously underfunded in most cases – due to bankruptcy.

Like those plans, RRSPs managed by the financial industry have taken a beating, dropping in value such that many of us will have to put off retirement plans.

Of course, politicians also fear a backlash from workers who would see significant increases in CPP contributions as simply another tax grab.

That’s not the case.

Unlike employment insurance, CPP is an arm’s length arrangement. Contributions go directly to the plan, and are never part of government’s general revenues. The plan is generally secure, reliable, cost-effective, and well managed.

Increasing the mandatory contributions would be a largely painless way to ensure a more comfortable retirement – in effect,

forced savings. Because of the way the plan is administered, it would not be at risk of being squandered by government, unlike our tax payments.

That’s a big distinction.

We would get back what we contribute. It would also relieve the ponzi elements of the current pension plan: we pay today for what we’ll receive tomorrow, rather than relying on subsequent generations of workers to pay for us.

That model permeates government. It’s what fuels deficit spending. A purely pay-as-you-go formula wouldn’t work, but we need to move in that direction.

The same is true of the economy as a whole, itself a giant pyramid scheme which relies on growth – in effect, the next batch of suckers – to pay for what we spend today. The need for change is obvious: resources are finite, whereas the system runs on just the opposite assumption.

Such a move won’t help the boomers, but the sooner it’s done the sooner following generations will be on the road to financial security.

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work on channeling money into their retirement fund.

The real lesson, however, is for those workers still some way from that stage: you’re not likely to be where you want to be financially without a concerted effort, especially as the standard of living continues to fall.

On the whole, we’re not putting enough money away to secure our future as retirees. That much is abundantly clear, as even a casual look at the topic of pension reform will show you.

There’s every reason for concern. About two-thirds of Canadian workers don’t have a company pension plan. In fact, about a third don’t have any retirement savings at all – about 30 per cent of eligible workers didn’t contribute to an RRSP last year, for instance.

For those who have no savings of their own, relying only on government sources, retirement will be a meager affair. Or simply put off altogether.

The CPP provides 25 per cent of a worker’s average annual earnings – hardly enough for a comfortable

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

After five months and numerous attempts by Conservative Party lawyers to derail the proceedings, evidence of widespread, targeted and effective voter suppression during the 2011 federal election is now scheduled for hearing by the Federal Court of Canada. The hearings get underway Dec. 10.

“Our court case is the first victim of Bill C-38. Our quest for environmental justice and democracy, however, is far from over. In our opinion, Bruce Power is attempting to pull a bait-and-switch that threatens communities and changes Canada’s policy on nuclear waste without any public input or debate.”

Hundreds of people gathered in Elmira's Gore Park Aug. 19, 2001 for the official unveiling of the Fountain of Memories, which marks the lives of are young people who died untimely.

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plans to ship nuclear waste on the Great Lakes was quashed by the federal government’s move to limit environmental oversight.

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NATIONAL VIEW

not like to stand up to scrutiny CONTINUED FROM | 8

However, the official American outrage that prompted those comments was triggered by Assange’s big document dump in November 2010. The incidents in Stockholm and the Swedish request for his extradition happened before that.

There is also the question of why it would be easier for the U.S. government to extradite Assange from Sweden than from the United Kingdom, assuming that it eventually does indict him? There is a serious question as to whether U.S. laws on treason, espionage, etc. can be applied to a foreign citizen who has never lived there.

More importantly, London and Stockholm would

both be deeply reluctant to hand Assange over to the tender mercies of the American justice system.

They would face a huge outcry from their own citizens, most of whom think that WikiLeaks is a useful check on the untrammelled exercise of American power in the world: the domestic political price would be too great.

Indeed, the remarkable absence of a U.S. indictment and a subsequent demand for extradition after all this time suggests that Washington knows there would be no point. So there probably isn’t a U.S. plot to grab Assange.

There probably wasn’t a rape either, but that’s for the Swedish courts to decide. Assange should allow them to get on with it.

YOUR VIEW / LETTER

Greater choice would help wineries

To the Editor, During my recent work in Bill C-311 that amended the prohibition era “Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act” I became very familiar with Canada’s various liquor jurisdictions as they exist among our Canadian Provinces. One fact that I found both surprising and disappointing is that currently nearly seven out of every 10 bottles of wine sold in Canada are imported from other countries.

We know Canadian wineries produce some of the best wines in the world and yet our own domestic market is largely dominated by foreign wines. How can we reverse this trend and expand our Canadian wine production?

It is important to recognize that constructing even a modest-sized family winery can require an investment of roughly $7-$10 million and production can take between 3-5 years before significant cash flow is generated in return. The biggest challenge facing most small Canadian wineries is a lack of retailing

options. Currently many liquor jurisdictions (such as the LCBO) can charge what amounts to close to a 50 per cent “commission” to retail wine. Small wineries simply lack the production quantities to be able to afford these significant costs. The alternative to paying hefty LCBO fees is to sell directly from the winery. However there is another option.

In British Columbia the provincial government has introduced private liquor stores to compete against the government liquors stores. A private liquor store operates on a 16 per cent discount they receive off the public posted pricing and otherwise absorb all costs of retailing beer and wine. For taxpayers this amounts to a gross return of 84 per cent and yields more net revenue when compared to selling through far more costly government-run liquor stores.

More importantly for the BC wine industry is that there are now close to 700 private liquor stores that sell BC wine without the costly fee structure imposed in selling through the government

stores. For consumers there is not only more access as a result of better hours, there is also considerably more selection courtesy of competition between the private liquor store operators.

As a result of progressive policies such as these, there are now over 200 wineries in British Columbia, with more in the planning and licensing phase. Unfortunately the roughly 130 Ontario VQA wine producers currently lack the retailing options that exist in BC as a

result of the archaic practices of the LCBO and a failure of the Ontario government to take a more supportive role for the industry.

Increasingly, retail options with the private sector can net more revenue to taxpayers, increase choice and access for consumers and support Ontario grape growers and wine producers. This is a win-win scenario for all involved.

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Four EDSS girls were part of K-W lacrosse team that made it to the final four at the Ontario Summer Games

After 30 years, he’s not about to stop now

An increasingly popular sport COLIN DEWAR Lacrosse continues to make strides across the region as more and more players pick up the stick to Canada’s national summertime sport.

Some 100,000 players are registered with the Canadian Lacrosse Association and the game is considered to be one of the fastest-growing sports in the country.

The game is played with two teams. Offensively, the purpose is to score by shooting the ball into an opponent’s goal, using the lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball.

Defensively, the objective is to keep the opposing team from scoring and to dispossess them of the ball through the use of stick checking. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh designed to catch and hold a lacrosse ball.

Over the last few years the sport has made its way into region with more players being recruited to play in the Kitchener-Waterloo Minor Lacrosse Association. The U19 girls’ A field lacrosse team is a perfect example of the growing popularity of the sport.

Four EDSS students – Jocelyn Lubert, Hannah Durston and sisters Jade and Amber MacPherson – have become integral members of the KW United U19 girls’ team and along with coach Ken Lubert have formed a very tight-knit

Woodland teacher Ken VanderZwaag the winner of this year’s provincial award for his dedication to coaching

team.

Last week the girls competed in the Ontario Summer Games. The top four teams in the province participate in the games and this was the first time a Kitchener-Waterloo team has made it to the provincial level.

The team had to go through a lengthy process just to qualify for the games and ended up losing in the bronze medal game 8-6.

Although the team came in fourth, coach Lubert sees the advancement to the summer games as a pretty big accomplishment.

“We didn’t expect to go to the summer games. We had to fight our way there and the girls did a fantastic job of keeping the team together.”

There are 22 U19 girls lacrosse teams in the province and the KW United started as the ninth team after winning the B division last year. Over the course of the season they slowly began to make in grounds on some of the top tier teams finishing in fourth allowing the team to compete in the Ontario Summer Games held in Toronto on Aug. 16 to 19.

“Lacrosse in this area is still pretty young. Just three years ago we only had one team and 30 players, and this year we have over 100 players and five teams,” said Lubert.

Currently the league has two U13 teams, one U15 LACROSSE | 13

ELENA MAYSTRUK Ever humble about his accomplishments, a Breslau high school teacher has been recognized by his peers for 30 years of dedication to coaching, a commitment that continues even in the midst of a twoyear battle with pancreatic cancer.

One of Woodland Christian High School’s longest-serving teachers, coach Ken VanderZwaag was this year’s recipient of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) Pete Beach Award, which is given to dedicated coaches and OFSAA members with more than two decades of active dedication to coaching and teaching. Although he’s been a long-time member of OFSAA, the award came as a shock to the humble coach who has always focused more on his students than on the recognition of his work.

“It’s rather embarrassing that they do that kind of stuff; I’m not one of these guys that looks for this

EDSS students Jocelyn Lubert, Jade MacPherson and Hannah Durston competed at the Ontario Summer Games last week with their K-W U19 lacrosse team.

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NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA

Hunters’ unnatural efforts to go scent-free fail to pass the smell test OPEN COUNTRY The modern outdoorsman has many talents, but none compare to his innate ability to complicate things to the point of ridiculous.

Any outdoors catalogue will show you that much.

For example, for literally thousands of years, deer, moose and bear hunters made it a practice to hunt downwind or crosswind from the area and animals they were hunting. This ensured two important things: first, that one bath a year

was sufficient and, second, that foods like chili and pork and beans would continue to have a cherished place at every hunt camp menu.

This system worked remarkably well too – unless you were the last in line when crawling upwind towards a herd of animals after pork and beans night. Then, not so much.

Needless to say, we couldn’t leave well enough alone. It’s just not in our nature.

In fact, somewhere in the last 20 years or so, we outdoorsmen decided that hunting with the wind in our favour was far too simple.

So, we discussed it amongst

ourselves and determined to complicate matters by trying to make ourselves scent-free – which, in a very real sense, is akin to putting lipstick on a pig.

The theory is, if we are essentially odorless, wind direction won’t matter as much – unless, of course, you are the last guy to fall asleep in deer camp.

As always, it started out innocently enough, with cover scents like cedar, skunk, red fox, oak and apple. Before long, every hunter smelled like at least one thing that your spouse didn’t want in the house – a sure sign that we were on the right track.

But, again, that was far too easy, which is why we then decided that we needed special detergents to actually wash our hunting clothes in.

This was a revolutionary concept – washing hunting clothes, I mean. And, because of it, most hunters now know the difference between a washer and a dryer, which means we can now no longer fake ignorance of the laundry process. You have to ask yourself if it was worth it.

As if that’s not enough, some hunters now voluntarily use soaps, shampoos, toothpastes and deodorants that are designed to eliminate human odour. Add to

this, sprays that neutralize clothing and gear, tablets that neutralize your breath and bags that are designed to carry your hunting clothes in so that they will not be contaminated by everyday human smells.

Then there is high priced outerwear, underwear, hats and boots that actually have charcoal filtration included. Heck, the other day, I bought camouflage face paint that is scent-free.

Talk about silly.

The end result is that the modern deer hunter is now more odorless and sterile than most allergy clinics.

Again, which begs the question, is it worth it?

I mean, it used to be that men went hunting to get away from expensive clothing, perfumes, bathing and the indiscriminate washing and folding of laundry. Now we actually have made this a part of the modern hunt.

Our forefathers would be rolling in their graves And, the kicker is, we still have to worry about wind direction, because all this expensive scent-free stuff is not foolproof. And now some hunters are even considering ultra-violet light and how animals might possibly see it.

Worry about scent and then this? If you ask me, it all stinks.

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3. Teach your child never to talk to strangers or accept rides or gifts from strangers.

4. Be sure your child walks to and from school with a sibling, friend, or neighbor.

5. Teach your kids — whether walking, biking, or riding the bus to school — to obey all traffic signals, signs and traffic officers. Remind them to be extra careful in bad weather.

6. When driving kids, deliver and pick them up as close to the school as possible. Don’t leave until they are in the schoolyard or building

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7. If your child bikes to school, make sure he wears a helmet that meets one of the safety standards. Research indicates that a helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by up to 85 percent.

8. If your child rides a scooter to school, make sure she wears sturdy shoes, a helmet, kneepads and elbow pads.

Children under age 12 should not ride motorized scooters.

9. Teach children to arrive at the bus stop early, stay out of the street, wait for the bus to come to a complete stop before approaching the street, watch for cars and avoid the driver’s blind spot.

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and two U19 teams. Next year the league expects to expand again, adding a U11 team and another U15.

Lubert hopes lacrosse will continue to grow and progress so that the sport can gain more visibility in the township.

The local girls clearly love the sport.

Jade MacPherson has been playing for the last

four years with the squad, and says she enjoys the team spirit as well as the physicality the sport offers her.

“It’s great to work with a team and I have a lot of fun doing that. Lacrosse is very different from other sports.

You are always moving when you are playing this sport,” she said.

“It’s great conditioning and we have a really fun

team plus it’s a great cross sport with hockey as the hand eye coordination is all the same and of course it keeps you in great shape,” added Jocelyn Lubert.

“Playing at the summer games was a great experience as we where playing against girls that play for Team Canada and we learned a lot from playing with those more experienced players.”

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE ENDURANCE

Teacher Ken VanderZwaag received the Pete Beach Award for 30 years of dedicated coaching at Woodland Christian High School in Breslau. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] FROM | 11 When he was first honor of a former OFSAA diagnosed with cancer executive director Pete kind of stuff, but it was VanderZwaag continued to Beach, who had dedicated nice to be recognized,” he teach. After succumbing his life to coaching and joked. The only awards to fatigue last June and student sports before his VanderZwaag expected to becoming eligible for disdeath in 1984. It is presentsee this summer were the ability, he was ever more ed by CWOSSA on behalf ones he was presenting determined to stay in the of OFSAA. at his school’s banquet, game, getting involved Along with being a so the honor came as a with the school in any way member of the OFSAA surprise even after his son he could. board, VanderZwaag has and daughter-in-law ar“I still try to do stuff for been involved with CWOSrived at the ceremony. the school and I’m on the SA for more than 25 years.

In 30 years of teaching OFSAA board of direcHe first went to a meeting at Woodland, VanderZtors, so I’m still trying to as a young teacher in order waag has had a lot on his stay involved. But actuto meet some new contacts plate. With a small faculty, ally being in a classroom in his community. As he teachers were required is behind me, at least for became more involved he to handle a number of the last year now,” he exbegan to join executive courses on top of their plained in an interview at teams within the organizacoaching duties. While his home in Kitchener. tion and hasn’t stopped juggling phys, ed. and Having celebrated his since. In three decades of sports science classes and 55th birthday just days teaching VanderZwaag a role in several of the ago, VanderZwaag is still has cultivated the ability school’s co-op programs, eager to continue coaching to find strength in his stuVanderZwaag brought the though he realizes it may dents.

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A combined effort at saving energy Region’s three electric utility companies form new program aimed at promoting conservation measures ELENA MAYSTRUK A trio of hydro experts explores new territory in an attempt to conserve energy in Waterloo Region. And with a large financial boon from the Ontario Power Authority (OPA), the managerial team from Waterloo Hydro, Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro and Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro Inc. are sitting on millions of dollars.

The OPA oversees the province’s electricity supply, and has given the three companies funds for energy conservation projects and education in the region.

“What we are trying to do is create a sense of priority, a sense of urgency surrounding energy conservation,” said Jeff Quint, manager of energy management and conservation at Waterloo North Hydro.

He explains that the high cost of getting power where it is needed is not the only reason the project is essential to the future of energy consumption. It’s important to reduce emissions to

delay or reduce the number of new generation projects that have to be built.

“The other thing is, the government is trying to phase out coal-fired plants within the 2014 [deadline], which means that some of our generation assets are not going to be available so conserving is important to meet that greenhouse gas emission promise The more we save the less capitalintensive measures we are going to have to take on,” he said.

Instead, Quint, Sarah Colvin (Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro) and John Finch (KitchenerWilmot Hydro) hope to use the OPA funding as incentive to convince property owners to switch to energyefficient appliances.

A new ventilation system or air conditioning unit for a residential property can cost thousands, but the price spikes significantly for large business operations who are looking to convert. OPA funds are also being used as an incentive for companies and resi-

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Depending on the efficiency of new units installed by homeowners, the company will contribute $200 to $400 towards residential central air conditioning systems and up to $600 for new heating and cooling systems.

Also offered is a fridge and freezer program. If a fridge or freezer is more than 15 years old and in working condition, the companies offer a free pick-up and disposal service, saving homeowners another $100, according to Quint.

Though the companies have reached out to owners of residential properties, he said energy-guzzling businesses are a main priority in trying to meet the energy-saving quota mandated by the OPA. The targets for Waterloo North, KitchenerWilmot and Cambridge and North Dumfries amount to a total of 240 gigawatt hours saved by 2014.

This endeavor by Ontario hydro companies is not new. In fact, Quint said,

Big farms deserve a good name FIELD NOTES

Waterloo North Hydro’s Jeff Quint is part of the new energy management team in partnership with Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro and Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro. The utility companies have implemented aggressive tactics to help meet the Waterloo Region’s energy savings goals by 2014.

[ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] the utilities have been trying to meet the goal since early 2011. What is different is the new aggressive approach.

“The programs are defi-

nitely helpful to customers. They definitely help towards our [energy] conservation targets, which are

I’m concerned about the bad rap being given to big farms. They don’t deserve it, yet they seem to be getting it in spades.

A growing perception is that big farms are monstrous corporate entities that care more about profit than serving the public with safe, wholesome food.

I don’t buy that. Well over 90 per cent of what are popularly called big farms are owned by families. For business purposes, they’ve incorporated. That makes them smart and savvy, not evil.

And being business people, they also know that all farms, big or small, need to make a profit.

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As for Waterloo Region businesses, Quint noted the three hydro companies are willing to cover up to 50 per cent of the cost for new, energy efficient systems.

Though installation of new equipment can cost thousands of dollars for both residential customers and businesses, over time, both energy and financial savings will be significant will be significant.

“They can definitely help customers save some money.”

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Businesses will be a crucial aspect of getting this project off the ground and completed by 2014, as they use far more energysapping equipment than residential properties. But according to Quint, finding the right people to talk to within big businesses is a challenging prospect.

Part of the funding for the conservation program goes towards gatherings to which the hydro companies will invite local big busi-

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fairly significant,” he said, explaining that the new mandate for the province’s electric utilities involves an active, hands-on approach to conservation.

“We all have a target in the province through the Green Energy Act that we are trying to achieve. We would offer both education and financial incentives for technology upgrades,” said Kitchener-Wilmot’s Finch.

Utilities throughout Ontario are reaching out to residential property owners through advertisement campaigns and informa-

tional literature. But it’s the businesses they are most interested in convincing.

All three hydro companies stress that they have money to give, yet past efforts to bring customers over to the green side have seen few results.

“We’re trying to gain awareness in the business sense. That’s where we will probably see the biggest uptake in our programs,” Quint said.

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Indeed, the researchers are calling for management programs that are tailored for the changing farm sizes – not just bigger farms, but for all farms that are part of the changing agricultural scene. After all, as they say, the strategies, risks and issues facing the various segments of primary agriculture are very different; it seems appropriate to focus on designing policies and programs that are consistent with the evolving structure.

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This figure includes the six per cent of Canadian farms now with annual sales of more than $1 million, a group that’s grown from just one per cent of all Canadian farms since 1995.

Another significant trait about these farms is that they are highly leveraged financially. Most have more than $5 million in assets and carry about $1.3 million in debt. With that kind of money on the table, the families and employees running these farms need extremely good management, and policies to support them. Because of their size, failure could be a real mess for the sectors they represent.

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That makes time management a huge issue for small farmers.

Big farms face another set of challenges, owing to the growing complexity and risk of their operations. Researchers Larry Martin and Al Mussell at the Guelphbased George Morris Centre, an agri-food think tank, say in a new report that for management purposes, a greater appreciation is needed of how the farm-size landscape has changed.

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Big farms are all around us too. They feed the rest of the world. They are extremely efficient and productive, accounting for almost 70 per cent of the total sales in agriculture.

And the conventional food they produce is just fine. Even though grocery stores stock shelf after shelf of junk, they also have an abundance of nutritious, conventional food. Problems arise when we abuse food through processing for convenience, for example, then insult it by blaming it for our health problems, rather than examining our own lifestyles and choices.

But that’s not farmers’ fault, big or small.

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Something Wicked this way comes Musical tells the story of Oz’s witches, breaking with stereotypes and providing us with more insight STEVE KANNON In the Wizard of Oz, the battle lines are clear: good witch versus evil. From Dorothy’s perspective, that’s enough. But life, even a made-up one, is more complicated than that. Enter Wicked.

Based on a book by Gregory Maguire that became a smash Broadway musical, Wicked fills in the history and back story of the confrontation between the Wicked Witch of the West (Elphaba) and the Good Witch of the North (Glinda).

The touring production of the musical, which details their friendship and shows unexpected new sides to the characters, sets up shop in at Kitchener’s Centre In The Square Aug. 29.

There are plenty of references to the Wizard of Oz – the classic 1939 movie based on L. Frank Baum’s novel – but the musical provides us with far more insight into the witches and the world in which they live, says the actor who plays the headmistress at Shiz University, where Elphaba and Glinda first meet. As Madame Morrible, Marilyn Caskey has a frontrow view of their budding relationship.

Far from what we see by the time Dorothy and Toto arrive in Oz, at the beginning Elphaba is a kindly, if green-skinned woman.

Glinda, beautiful and popular, is ambitious and willing

Broadway veteran Marilyn Caskey is Madame Morrible, the headmistress as the school where Glinda and and Elphaba (top) first meet each other in the stage production of Wicked, which opens Aug. 29 at the Centre In The Square.

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blockbuster. The moral is clearly aimed at an adult audience. But in a show that features flying monkeys, lots of magic and over-the-top costumes, it’s always a hit with the kids, too.

And speaking of over-thetop, that’s certainly the case with Madame Morrible.

The headmistress is coiffed, bejeweled and dressed for excess: she’s showy and ambitious, and very eager to glom on to Elphaba, who shows some remarkable powers immediately upon arriving at the school.

“My character is extremely ambitious. She’s status conscious, and she’s always striving for that,” said Caskey.

To that end, she sees a lot of potential in a young Elphaba and sets out to shape the young witch’s destiny, acting for all intents and purposes as a puppet master, pulling her strings.

“Madame Morrible sees the raw talent of Elphaba and wants to take her on as a protégé ... for her own ends.”

Eccentric and colourful, Madame Morrible sees the world revolving around herself.

“Her only redeeming quality is that she loves jewelry,” laughed Caskey, adding the character’s actions make perfect sense to Madame Morrible. “She believes she’s going to make the world a better place by instilling her values.”

Influenced by the head-

mistress and her friendship with Galinda (as she’s then known), Elphaba is portrayed as a misunderstood victim whose behaviour stems from the charlatan Wizard’s corrupt government, which Glinda appears all too eager to support. In a manner reminiscent of the popularity contest that is politics today, Elphaba is increasingly marginalized and eventually forced out of the Emerald City. Along the way, we get to know a little bit more about the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion.

“There are a lot of references to the movie,” said Caskey. “The audience enjoys the references – they get a kick out of them.”

But it’s the story of the witches, Elphaba in particular, that provides the emotional fuel for Wicked. It’s what allows the musical to be at times poignant even in a larger-than-life stage presentation replete with all the trimmings of Broadway, she explained. Those embellishments, of course, add to the breathtaking and exhilarating aspects of the show.

Wicked takes to the stage at the Centre In The Square Aug. 29 to Sept. 9, Tuesday through Sunday evenings at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets start at $69, available from the box office by calling 519578-1570 or online at www. centre-square.com.

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DOUG DeBOER & HARD RYDE SUNDAY, AUG. 26TH GORE PARK, ELMIRA 7PM - 9PM FREE MUSIC IN THE PARK BRING YOUR LAWNCHAIR

PRESENTED BY THE

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CLASSIFIED AUCTION

HELP WANTED

AUCTION SALE

INSTALLATION | SERVICE ELECTRICIAN

OF CONSUMER GOODS AT K & K LIQUIDATION AND AUCTION LTD.

1011 INDRUSTRIAL CRES. UNIT # 3, ST. CLEMENTS

MONDAY AUGUST 27, AT 5:30 P.M.

SALE CONSISTS OF: Lawn Mower; Bikes; Ass’t Furniture Items; Mattress; Ass’t. Electronics; Watches; Swar; Housewares; Kid's & Adult Clothing; Toys; Linens; Hardware Items; Books; Candy; Consumer Goods; Plus a Large Selection of Other Misc. Items.

LUNCH BOOTH TERMS; Cash, Interac, Visa, M.C. NOTE: Clothes will be sold in large lots, list subject to additions & deletions. Viewing from 4:00 P.M. day of sale. Owner or auctioneer not responsible for accidents day of sale. Any announcement given verbally day of sale take precedence over written ads.

Local firm looking to add to our service team to work directly with customers to meet installation and service needs on computerized equipment.

Must be comfortable with day travel and be able to manager time responsibly.

Position offers competitive wages, full benefits and long term security for the successful applicant.

APPLY TO:

BOX 400 | c/o Woolwich Observer 20-B Arthur St. N Elmira, ON N3B 1Z9

AUCTIONEERS: GRAY’S AUCTION SERVICE INC., HARRISTON

519-338-3722

Exciting New Career Opportunity Are you looking for a new and exciting career in Agriculture? Stoltz Sales & Service is looking for an individual that is ready to lead our busy and progressive service department as our Service Manager. We need a person that has excellent communication, organizational, multi tasking and technical skills.

Agricultural experience is an asset.

HELP WANTED

Grain Roasting / Dehulling Plant Operator Wintermar Farms/Cribit Seeds is seeking a candidate to operate our grain roasting and dehulling facility. Responsibilities include plant monitoring, product packaging, plant cleanup, shipping receiving and daily record keeping on shift activities. Grain/ feed processing experience would be an asset but we would be willing to train the right candidate. Candidates must be able to handle the physical requirements of climbing stairs and able to lift 25kg packages.

Candidates should have an understanding of equipment operation and mechanical aptitude. Candidates must be able to adapt to changing production schedules and work with other staff members.

For a more detailed job description feel free to contact craig@cribit.com or by phone 519-664-3701 ext. 25

Please apply to cbrown@stoltzsales.com or keith@stoltzsales.com or in person to Carson at Stoltz Sales and Service, 6805 Line 86 west, Elmira.

7877 WELLINGTON RD. 8 P.O. BOX 248 DRAYTON, ON. N0G 1P0

Assistant Service Manager Tri-Mech Inc. is a mechanical company specializing in Gas Fitting, Hydronic Heating, Geothermal, Furnaces, Air Conditioning and High Pressure Cleaning Systems. We service Agricultural, light commercial and residential systems.

Applicants should be able to work with minimal supervision, have good customer relation skills and general computer skills. Duties would include but not limited to service management, safety management, data entry, and customer service.

Applicants are invited to submit a letter of application or resume by fax to 519-638-3342, or by email to jobs@trimech.ca

#1 IN THE REGION HOW TO REACH US

HELP WANTED

EVENING DELIVERY DRIVER Needed immediately for New Orleans Pizza in Elmira.

Cash paid out plus tips

Reist Industries continues to serve the Custom Manufacturing & Repair needs of the Agricultural, Industrial, Transportation & Construction Industries since 1947.

We are seeking a dedicated

Custom FABRICATOR/WELDER & GENERAL MACHINIST

To apply: Call. (519) 669-1505 e-mail: Elmira@neworleanspizza.ca for more information.

(preferably an experienced CNC machine operator)

Part Time Help Wanted

OWNER: K & K Liquidation and Auction Ltd.

519-699-6084

HELP WANTED

Established business in St. Clements is looking for a young energetic individual to fill a permanent part time position. The successful applicant must be available to work Wednesday through Saturday.

The occasional Sunday shift is required.

The position is for unpacking and pricing of merchandise. Lifting involved. Cash experience is a definite asset. Please forward resumes to k-kliquidation@bellnet.ca or 519-699-5709.

Single US HWY Drivers • For a busy Guelph based trucking company • Steady year round miles • Quick reloads with very little waiting time • Paid border crossings, picks and drops.

• 6 months AZ driving experience required • Clean CVOR, Abstract • FAST Card preferred • Excellent Pay Package Call 1-888-213-3375 HELP WANTED ECE SUPERVISOR NEEDED for Preschool in Conestogo. $15/ hour. Working; 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., Mon. - Thurs., Start Date: Oct. 1, 2012. Call 226-750-6265.

FITTER-WELDER WITH EXPERIENCE on construction sites. Mechanically inclined.

C.W.B. certified preferred.

Will also train if willing to learn. Fax 519-742-9803.

Email metcon@rogers.com

TRAINING & LESSONS

to add to our team of skilled employees.

• We offer competitive wages and benefits Please submit resumes to:

FAX: 519-669-3021 EMAIL:breist@reistindustries.com or in person to Brian at: 100 Union St., Elmira

CHILD CARE CHILD CARE AVAILABLE in Birdland. Before and after school, full or part time.

CPR, smoke/pet free, police check. Meals and healthy snacks provided. Jennifer 519-807-1099.

HEALTH CARE GRANT’S HANDS ON Therapy.

Ideal for pain related problems. Call Grant Brubacher 519-577-3251, Elmira. House call provided upon request.

FOR SALE DOWNSIZING - POOL table, ping pong table, scroll saw, tools, lawn mower, garden tools, baby items, 2 swings yard and glider each seats 3; yard bench, some antiques, rocking horse, buffet and much more. Call 519-699-4800 (Heidelberg).

ENGLISH HORSEBACK RIDING lessons available Tuesdays to Fridays starting Sept. 4th, 2012 at Sonnenhof Stables new Breslau/Maryhill. We are conveniently located to Elmira, Guelph, Kitchener and Waterloo. Ages 8 yrs and up. For more information please call Ute at 519-7495942 or email sonnenhofstables@gmail.com

100% LOCAL

FOR SALE NEW ITEMS ADDED DAILY! Visit our 2nd floor clearance centre for mega deals on hand tools, small appliances, artwork, home-decor, lighting, paint sundries, and so much more.

All at least 35-50% off retail prices. Elmira Home Hardware. OPEN Mon Fri 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. & Sun noon - 5 p.m.

SOLID MAPLE CUPBOARDS complete. In excellent condition. $2100. 519-846-0509.

AUCTIONS FRIDAY AUGUST 24 at 7PM - Charity auction of toys; donated new items; gift certificate; and miscellaneous items to be held at the Amsey Metzger farm in Macton for the Waterloo County Threshers Reunion. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. \tab519-656-3555 www.Jantziauctions.com SATURDAY AUGUST 25 at 9:00 AM - Annual consignment auction to be held at 2620 Moser Young Rd RR 1 St. Clements approx 2 kms west of St. Clements or 3 kms north of Bamberg at the Enos Bauman farm. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com CONTINUED ON PG 22

PHONE 519.669.5790 | TOLL FREE 1.888.966.5942 | FAX 519.669.5753 | ONLINE WWW.OBSERVERXTRA.COM

ADDRESS 20-B ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA, ON N3B 1Z9

CLASSIFIED ADS

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RESIDENTIAL COST $7.50 /20 WORDS EXTRA WORDS 20¢ PER WORD

COMMERCIAL COST $12.00 /20 WORDS EXTRA WORDS 30¢ PER WORD

PLACING A CLASSIFIED WORD AD In person, email, phone or fax submissions are accepted during regular business hours. Deadline for Saturday publication is Wednesday by 5 p.m. All Classified ads are prepaid by cash, debit, Visa or MasterCard. Ask about Observer policies in regard to Display, Service Directory and Family Album advertising.

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OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

TIRE

WHERE TIRES

Complete Collision Service

SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE. 101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2

519.669.8330

Farm • Auto • Truck Industrial On-The-Farm Service

FAX: 519.669.3210

35 Howard Ave., Elmira

AFTER HOURS

519-669-3232

THOMPSON’S

Auto Tech Inc.

ARE A

Providing the latest technology to repair your vehicle with accuracy and confidence.

AUTO CLINIC

RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

21 Industrial Dr. Elmira

24 Hour Accident Assistance Accredited Test & Repair Facility

519-669-4400 30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA www.thompsonsauto.ca

519.669.8917

Quality Collision Service

1-800-CARSTAR 519-669-3373

519-669-7652

33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

BODY MAINTENANCE AT:

RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

Call Us At (519)669-3373 33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

GENERAL SERVICES

BICYCLE SALES & REPAIRS PROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF

World’s Largest & Most Trusted Carpet, Upholstery and Fine Rug Cleaners For Over 30 yrs

• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location

Buy your bike from us and get a FREE annual inspection!

NOW ACCEPTING

• Janitorial

NEW CLIENTS

• Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off / Pick up Service • Carpet Repair & Re-Installation • Pet deodorization • Floor Stripping • Bleached out Carpet Spot Repair

$139 FREE Gift Offer

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519-664-9999

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www.completecarpetcare.ca

• 14 ton BoomTruck • 40 ton Mobile Crane

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ST. JACOBS

PARTS EXTRA

22 Church St. W., Elmira

Tel:519-669-5537

669-3332

ORTLIEB CRANE & Equipment Ltd.

STORE HOURS: M-F: 8-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 12-5

24 Hour Service (Emergencies only) 7 Days A Week

GENERAL SERVICES

RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EFFORT!

MUSIC-LOVER GIFT ALERT! COUNTR Y

’s 60’s / 70

HIGH SCHOOSL BAND

GOSPEL

ROCK

MUSIC TRANSFERS FROM LPs, 45s, 78s, CASSETTES TO CD

TROPHIES | CUPS | PLAQUES | MEDALLIONS RIBBONS | NAME TAGS | NAME PLATES DOOR PLATES | CUSTOM ENGRAVING

Your favourite albums get a whole new life on CD after we clean up the clicks, pops and surface noise.

QUICK LOCAL SERVICE | 245 Labrador Dr., Waterloo

MORE INFO | 519.669.0541

www.UniTwin.com | 519.886.2102

EMAIL: vinylp2cd@gmail.com

Various sizes & rates

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call

Boat Covers | Air Conditioner Covers | Small Tarps Storage Covers | BBQ Covers | Awnings & Canopies Replacement Gazebo Tops | Golf Cart Enclosures & Covers •Ratches, Hooks, Straps, Webbing etc.

•Canvas, Vinyl, Polyester, Acrylic Fabrics

519-669-4964

General Repairs

519.595.4830 6376 Perth Rd. 121 Poole, ON

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA

GENERAL SERVICES

Reimer Hyperbarics of Canada

BOWEN THERAPY ...is the solution for your PAIN! Benefits may be evident as early as the first session.

Treatments are safe for everyone from infants to the elderly.

Call Now!

Kevin Bartley, B.A. Hons., Professional Bowenwork Practitioner 60 Memorial Avenue, Elmira (519) 669-0112 Every Body is Better with Bowen!

Established 2000

BAUMAN PIANO

SERVICES

F. David Reimer

TUNING & REPAIRS

UNDER PRESSURE TO HEAL

Safe, effective and proven for 13 + UHMS (Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society) Approved indications: ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Crush Injury Enhancement in Healing of Wounds Necrotyzing Soft Tissue Infections Intracranial Abscess Clostridal Myosistis and Myonecrosis Crush Injury. Compartment Syndrome Skin Grafts and Flaps

● Air or Gas Embolism ● Thermal Burns ● Acute Traumatc Ischemias ● Exceptional Blood Loss ● Decompression Sickness ● Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ● Delayed Radiation Injury + Many More

www.reimerhbot.com For more information call:

519-669-0220

56 Howard Ave. Unit 2, Elmira, ON, N3B 2E1

Local & Expedited Shipping Cube truck with 15’ box can haul up to 5500lbs

(519) 575-1811 OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY

JAMES BAUMAN

daver.reimer30@gmail.com www.davescourierservice.com

519-880-9165

Craftsman Member O.G.P.T. Inc NEW PHONE NUMBER

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

READ’S DECORATING

20 years experience

SINCE 1961

Specializing in Paint & Wall coverings

FOR ALL YOUR HOME DECORATING NEEDS. 27 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

519.669.3658

free estimates interior/exterior painting, wallpapering & Plaster|Drywall repairs

519-669-2251

RA HOME COMF ELMI (519) 669-4600 ORT APPLIANCES – FURNACES – FIREPLACES AIR CONDITIONERS – WATER HEATERS SPRING SPECIAL ON AIR CONDITIONING TUNE UP $99, INSTALLED FROM $1999 FURNACES INSTALLED FROM $2499 FRIDGES $499, STOVES $399, WASHERS $399, DRYERS $369, FREEZERS $199 Come visit our show room FREE QUOTES 1 Union Street, Elmira

36 Hampton St., Elmira

ehc@hotmail.ca (519)-669-4600

D&H Ltd.

RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL

Driveways • Sidewalks • Curbs • Barn Renovations Finished Floors • Retaining Walls • Short Walls Decorative/Stamped and coloured concrete www.facebook.com/marwilconcrete

519-638-2699

D&H CONCRETE

Specializing in Concrete Driveway, Walkways, Pads, Stairs & More!

519.954.8242 FREE ESTIMATES

Doug | 226.748.0032 Heather | 519.277.2424

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AMOS

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

ST. JACOBS GLASS SYSTEMS INC. 1600 King St. N., Bldg A17 St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0

pump

• Store Fronts • Thermopanes • Mirrors • Screen Repair • Replacement Windows • Shower Enclosures • Sash Repair

(1800 Gallon Residential) Waterloo Region • Woolwich Township

519-896-7700

or

519-648-3004

TEL:

R O O F I N G

INC

$175.00/OUT

FREE ESTIMATES

One stop shop for all your needs.

PLUMBING, FURNACE REPAIRS, SERVICE & INSTALLATION, GAS FITTING

• Specializing in residential re-roofs • Repairs • Churches

66 Rankin St. Unit 4 | Waterloo

519.501.2405 | 519.698.2114

WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED

CALL JAYME FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE.

519-885-2828

519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104 FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service

www.biobobs.com

A Family owned and operated business serving KW, Elmira and surrounding area for over 35 years.

In Business since 1973 • Fully Insured

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

WEICKERT& MEIROWSKI Concrete Foundations Limited

YES... WE DO RESIDENTIAL WORK!

6982 Millbank Main St., Millbank 519-595-2053 • 519-664-2914

Home Improvements General Construction | 12 Years Experiance

WINDOWS & DOORS

ROOFING | SIDING | SOFFIT & FACIA DRYWALL INSTALLATION

Residential & Agricultural • Barns / Shops • Decks & Railings • Poured Concrete • Driveways & Sidewalks • Siding, Fascials, Soffits • Interior Renovations Call Lawrence Metzger (226) 789-7301

MURRAY MARTIN | 519.638.0772

Wallenstein, ON

7302 Sideroad 19 RR#2., Alma, ON, N0B 1A0

FREE ESTIMATES

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Sew Special Custom Sewing for Your Home

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial

Randy Weber ECRA/ESA Licence # 7000605

519.669.1462 Fax: 519.669.9970 Tel:

18 KingďŹ sher Dr., Elmira

Custom Drapery

ď Ż WOOD ď Ż GAS ď Ż PELLET

Custom Blinds Free Estimates In Home Consultations

www.fergusfireplace.com

CONESTOGO 1871 Sawmill Road

519-664-3800 877-664-3802

FERGUS

180 St. Andrew St. W.

519-843-4845 888-871-4592

Over 20 Years Experience

Lois Weber 519-669-3985 Elmira

100% SUPERIOR QUALITY CUSTOM WOODWORKING

Steve Co.

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

Softener Salt & Pool Salt

troductor Offer y

• Custom Kitchens • Custom Furniture • Libraries • Exotic Woods

> Superior Salt Products > Fast, Friendly Service > Convenient Delivery Times > Discounts for Seniors

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

For all your Plumbing Needs.

Taking Salt to Peoples’ Basements Since 1988

24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi

KENJI ORITA

FREE BAG In

TEL: +1 (519) 574-6734 oritakenji@gmail.com

519-747-2708

ELMIRA

Waterloo www.riepersalt.com

519-669-3652

20B ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA

OUTDOOR SERVICES •Tree Trimming & Removal • Aerial Bucket Trucks • Stump Grinding • Arborist Evaluations • Fully Insured & Certified • Certified to Work Near Power Lines

FREE ESTIMATES

Outdoor

Services

> Commercial & Residential > Fully Insured > WSIB Clearance > Senior Discount

Since

1998 •Final grading •Lawn repair & complete seeding •Well equipped for large stoney areas •Spike Aerator/Overseeding •Site prep for Garden sheds, sidewalks etc. •Natural & Interlocking Stone •Retaining Walls, Walks & Patios •Help for Top Water & Drainage issues •Rain Water collection systems

Lawn Maintenance Programs | Spring Clean-up Flower Bed Maintenance Programs Leaf Clean-up and Removal | Soil & Mulch Delivery & Installation | Snow Clearing & Removal | Ice Control 27 Brookemead, St, Elmira P: 519-669-1188 | F: 519-669-9369

kdetweiler@rogers.com

OUTDOOR SERVICES

KEVIN DETWEILER

Murray & Daniel Shantz

ALMA, ONTARIO | PHONE: 519.846.5427

OWNER-OPERATOR

OBSERVER PUZZLE SOLUTIONS

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

Call Jeff Basler, Owner/Operator, today 519.669.9081 mobile: 519.505.0985 fax: 519.669.9819 | ever-green@sympatico.ca

Got long grass? Our tracked skid steer equipped with a forestry brush mower can handle ANY long grass!

- Trail Maintenance and Development - Wooded Lot Thinning - Pasture Reclaimation All other - Orchard Maintenance tracked skid - Industrial Lots steer services are available - Real Estate Lots

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OFFERING A QUICK AND EASY WAY TO RECLAIM UNUSED LAND

CROSSWORD PUZZLER

YOUR SOURCE FOR YEAR-ROUND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

THIS WEEKS FEATURE PROPERTIES! Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

$384,000

$359,000

OPEN HOUSE! Saturday Aug. 25

10am-12pm 18 Wyatt St. Elmira

Independently Owned and Operated

3 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5426

FABULOUS BUNGALOW

Waterloo - Surrounded by beautifully landscaped yard. Excellent opportunity for seniors or family. Lg 4 car concrete driveway leading to tandem garage. Lg island in bright kit over looking dr w/walk-out to lg deck featuring retractable awning & view of yard. Rec rm w/wood fp & walk out to patio. Close to all amenities, downtown & expressway. MLS 1234685 Call Alli or Paul direct.

$500.00 donation will be made to WCS Family Violence Prevention Program with every home bought or sold by Paul, Alli or Bill in Woolwich.

$769,000 EQUIPPED FOR 2 FAMILIES!!

Elmira - This home is equipped for 2 families! Front and

side entrances, separate garages, separate laundry rooms, separate bathrooms, living rooms and 2 huge kitchens. Fantastic opportunity for large family/families complete with 7 bedrooms. Perfect for the hobbiest 3 car garage & detached 4 car garage/workshop. Large yard 87x250ft over looking farm land just steps to golf course.

MLS 1225049 Call Paul or Alli direct.

Paul Martin SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-503-9533 www.homeswithpaul.ca

!

D L SO

FEELS LIKE HOME!

Elmira - Open concept raised bungalow on quiet street. Airy kit w/huge island overlooking LR & DR, perfect for entertaining. Spacious master w/2 closets. Finished basement w/big rec room featuring corner gasFP, office & additional bedroom. Foyer walk out to lg deck overlooking yard & shed. MLS 1234683 Call Alli or Paul direct.

$319,000 PERFECT FOR A YOUNG FAMILY!

Elmira - Don’t miss this modern home featuring warm, neutral décor throughout and rich ceramic tile.

Bright living room, open to dinette with slider to spacious fenced yard. Finished basement could be used for rec room or very large bedroom just off the fabulous 4 piece bathroom complete with corner tub. Appliances included. MLS 1232147 Call Alli or Paul direct.

$299,900 YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS! Elmira - Brand new semi detached raised bungalow.

Complete with main floor laundry, 4 piece ensuite, open concept eat-in kitchen and living room with French door walk out to deck. All the conveniences on one floor. The large garage is perfect for storage and have room for a vehicle. Located close to downtown, walking distance to library, restaurants and banks. MLS 1234444 Please call Alli or Paul direct.

$515,000 SPACIOUS 4 BEDROOM

Elmira - Prestigious, mature corner lot in desirable birdland. Executive home with main floor living rm. and family rm, separate dining room and fully finished basement. Walkout from eat-in kitchen to deck overlooking pool and beautiful treed yard.

MLS 1231478 Call Alli or Paul Direct!

NEW PRICE

$233,900

Alli Bauman SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-577-6248

RETIREMENT AT ITS BEST!

Elmira - This well maintained 1 1/2 storey single detached home features main floor bedroom, bathroom & laundry, A/C, all appliances and a 16ft x 24ft detached garage/workshop.

Ample space is yours with the main floor addition and added basement. MLS 1224745 Call Bill or Alli direct.

$289,000

$347,000

POTENTIAL DUPLEX

Waterloo - Close to universities and downtown, this very well kept, cheerful century home boasts original charm with many modern twists! Original hardwood floors, bright airy kitchens and a huge finished walk up attic with closet are just a few. Walkout to fenced yard from back family room. Ample parking, lots of storage, appliances included.

MLS 1234099 Please call Paul or Alli direct

LOVELY 4 BEDROOM HOME

Kitchener - 2.5 storey home close to downtown

and farmer's market. Features an enclosed front porch, separate dining room, rec room and a fully finished walk-up attic. Detached garage and large private yard with an upper and lower level.

Appliances included. MLS 1234158 Please call Paul or Alli direct.

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

Bill Norris SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-588-1348

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

OUTSTANDING AGENTS. OUTSTANDING RESULTS.

$394,000 BACKING ONTO GREEN SPACE!

Elmira - Backing onto Green space! This fantastic home was built with family in mind! Huge kitchen with breakfast bar and walk out to large deck over looking green space. Office just off kitchen with side door to deck. Finished recroom with laminate floors and ample storage space. Large master bedroom complete with 2 walk-in closets and ensuite. MLS 1234126. Call Alli or Paul direct.

$539,000 LUXURIOUS

Drayton - Luxurious, custom built home loc’d in quiet area. 3100sqft + huge fin’d bsmnt. Spacious kit designed w/cooking & entertaining in mind! Unique & exceptional home, spacious but still makes you feel right at home.

Beautiful sun rm w/hot tub overlooking fabulous private yrd w/gazebo, pond & waterfall, beautifully gardens.

Stamped concrete drive & lg patio w/retractable awning.

MLS 1218027 Call Alli or Paul direct.

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

farmland on a family oriented st. From the welcoming eat-in kit, to the oversized LR, to the gorgeous master w/walkout , this home is bright & spacious. Add in the huge unfinished basement, beautiful covered patio & well-kept yrd complete w/shed, this home is everything you are looking for! MLS 1231378 Call Alli or Paul direct!

WITH REAL INVESTMENT YOU WILL SEE A REAL RETURN. MAKE THIS SPACE YOUR NEW HOME. ADVERTISE WITH US TODAY.

VERY NICE 2 BEDROOM BUNGALOW with a finished basement and a big fenced backyard, it has had a number of updates in the last few years, floors, exterior doors, basement refinished, roof 2006. It has a deck at sliding door off of dining area. Garage with translucent door. Solid brick home, you don’t want to miss. MLS 268,000 COUNTRY LOT .5 acre don’t miss this chance to enjoy sunrises and sunsets. Within 40 minutes KW, or Guelph. High speed internet is available with fibre optic. $73,500 MLS BUILD TO SUIT

ADDRESS: 3 Arthur St. S., ELMIRA • DIRECT: 519-503-2753 EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net

IMPRESSIVE ELMIRA - 3bdrm, 2baths birdland bungalow backing onto

FOR RENT.

LEON MARTIN

GREAT CORNER LOT IN BIRDLAND!!! This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 2 storey home is perfect whether you are staring out or looking to downsize. Features include upper level loft, hardwood and ceramic throughout kitchen and dining room, unspoiled basement and fully fenced yard with shed. Appliances included. $295,000 MLS

$399,900

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

519.500.1865 (Direct)

®

BROKERAGE

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

BRAD MARTIN

519-669-2772

MVA Residential

Broker of Record,

JULIE HECKENDORN

TRACEY WILLIAMS

Res: 519.669.1068

Res: 519.669.8629

Cell: 519.505.0627

Broker

17 Church St. W., Elmira • 519.669.1544 (Business) www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com

REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE

dale@kellersellsrealestate.com

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Sales Rep.

Dale R. Keller Sales Representative

FEATURED PROPERTY! EXCEPTIONAL BUNGALOW.- 3 bdrm, open concept home, backing to farmland! Maple kitchen w/ island & granite. Maple hrdwd flrs. & staircase.

3 baths. Huge finished bsmt w/ oversized windows. Partly covered 2 tiered deck. Lots of extras! NEW MLS $499,900.

Just Listed!

CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN - large fam. rm addition. Oversized dining area. Main flr. laundry, bathrm. and master bdrm. Huge rec. rm. w/high ceiling. 2 bdrms upstairs. Newer doors, windows, furnace & deck. MLS. $265,900.

MOVE-IN CONDITION! - Renovated bungalow w/open concept kitchen/ LR and Din. area. 2 remodelled bthrms. Furnace and CAC 2 years old.

Rec. rm. w/gas fireplace and walkup to double garage. MLS $289,000.

Exceptional home on .78 acres

$265,000.00 Linwood. Just steps to school, huge yard, a very large deck, a big eat in kitchen, and large family room with wood burning fireplace, make this a great family home or starter. New bath with in floor heating and whirlpool tub. You'll be impressed.

Call Dale. MLS.

$528,500. 7280 Wellington Rd 12. Beautifully landscaped with a nice stand of trees. All brick quality construction with a fully finished basement and loads of features. Bright and spacious would lend itself to a granny suite or a large family. Walk down from garage. Flexible closing. MLS.

WHETHER YOU’RE STARTING OUT OR EMPTYING THE NEST. START YOUR PROPERTY SEARCH HERE.

35 acre parcel $717,000 Glen Allan. 35 acres. Gorgeous view over the surrounding country side. House well back from road for exceptional privacy. Needs work but great potential. MLS

LINWOOD -12 acres overlooking the countryside. Exceptionally well built. Gourmet kitchen.

Enjoy the view of the pond from several rooms! TRIPLE garage.

Everything you’d expect & more!

MLS. $899,000.

WELL APPOINTED EXECUTIVE HOME- on 90’x255’ lot! Beautiful master suite with F.P. and ensuite.

Spacious principal rooms.

Main flr. office and bedroom.

Covered rear porch & patio. MLS $499,900.

CARDINAL ST.- great family home.

4 level backsplit w/large country kitchen. 3+1 bdrms. Hardwood flrs, Remodelled bthrms. Large lot. Close to all schools, park & rec centre. MLS $357,900.

100% LOCAL WE HAVE THE PERFECT HOUSE FOR YOU!

Elmira@royallepage.ca | www.royallepage.ca/elmira Elmira Real Estate Services Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage

90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4

519-669-3192

When you buy or sell your home with us, part of our commission supports women’s shelters & violence prevention programs.

Bonnie Brubacher Shanna Rozema Jason Shantz

SPOTLESS RAISED BUNGALOW

Broker

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PARADIGM ELMIRA HOMES

Independently Owned and Operated

3 Arthur St. S. Elmira • www.remaxsolidgold.biz OFFICE: 519-669-5426

DIRECT: 519-572-2669

BERT MARTIN, BROKER

EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz

Call Bert For Your FREE Market Evaluation

CLASSIC CAPE COD

On 1/4 acre lot with mature perennial gardens. This home offers a "Hanover" kitchen with centre island, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, formal dining, living room w/wood fireplace, family room w/wood fireplace, nice stone patio & deck with pergola overlooking the rear yard & pool.

MLS. $389,900.

www.thurrealestate.com

Broker of Record

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

CONESTOGO LAKE FANTASTIC LOT

SIDE SPLIT

On a wooded lot offers a custom "Alderwood" kitchen with a walkout to the deck, living room with gas fireplace, family room with a walkout to the patio, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, finished rec room. Newly paved double drive with space for an RV. MLS. $379,900

NEW LISTING!

$273,000 DRAYTON

You won’t be disappointed in this 4 bdrm home, new maple kitchen, updated bathrooms including a 5 pc cheater ensuite, walkout from dinette to deck & 144’ lot.

MLS

GREAT STARTER SEMI

$337,900.

Bungalow currently under construction with an October close available. Still time to choose your colours! 2 bedrooms, open concept, main floor conveniences. Call today to book your appointment for further details. MLS

2 STOREY SEMI!

$169,000.

YInviting treed entry to a huge gentle sloped lot. 3 Bedrooms, vaulted open concept great room/kitchen.

Spacious newer deck and detached Bunkie. NEW MLS

WORKSHOP!

FLORADALE

Beautifully designed and detailed master bedroom and ensuite is the main feature of this 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom home situated on a large mature lot backing to green space. The main floor offers large principle rooms with hardwood and crown mouldings. Walkout to large deck, patio and spacious rear yard. MLS. $499,900.

BUNGALOW!

Bungalow offers 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, great room with vaulted ceiling, finished basement, walkout to deck and private rear yard, paved triple driveway. This home has many upgrades. MLS $315,900

OFFICE SPACE

$179,000. DRAYTON

Backs onto green space, updates include new gas furnace, new deck and new roof, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, partially finished basement, attached garage. MLS

$195,000 DRAYTON

Huge 180’ lot backing onto onto green space, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, built in 1995, attached garage, double driveway. MLS

$359,000 ST. CLEMENTS

Ideal country property minutes to KW! Solid 4 level backsplit on almost ½ an acre!

Great 16’x24’ workshop with hydro, attached garage. MLS

$309,900

Village Setting, offers 3+bedroom home with beautiful Master and ensuite. Country kitchen with eat in dining overlooks back yard and farm land. Finished walk up basement. Lions trail, schools, amenities all close by. MLS

Commercial space for lease in busy plaza only 15 minutes to K-W. Office space from 144 s/f to 2400 s/f. Zoning allows numerous uses. Lots of parking.

MLS.

Your referrals are appreciated!

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MUNICIPLE | REGIONAL PUBLIC NOTICES

CLASSIFIEDS CONTINUED AUCTIONS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Chemtura Public Advisory Committee (CPAC) Meeting will be held

Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:00pm in Council Chambers 24 Church Street West, Elmira

Thinking of Getting Married?

The Township now has Officiants available for civil marriage ceremonies, including evenings and weekends at your location or ours.

Call 519-669-6005 for details or check out our website at www.woolwich.ca.

RENTALS

WED. SEPT 5 at 7:00 PM - Property auction of a commercial/residential property including a small restaurant and showroom area with adjoining 2 bedroom bungalow situated on a 1.3 acre lot to be held at 601 Pike Bay Rd in Mar (Lion’s Head) off Highway 6 for Lynn Saul. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.Jantziauctions.com

FARM EQUIPMENT NEW HOLLAND 822, two row corn head, good condition, $1,650.00; Heston two row forage harvester head, low profile, disc cutters $1,250.00. WANTED: JD 303 diesel engine. Harriston, 519-338-2688.

PETS TRAINING & SEMINAR WITH BRAD PATTISON Sept. 8 & 9.

Followed by BBQ fundraiser to raise money for Elmira’s Dog Park. Check out http:// www.pawsitivecanineconnection.com for more info and contact shanna@pawsitivecanineconnection.com to register.

AUTOMOTIVE 2006 FORD E150 7 Passenger Conversion Van. Mint condition. Seller is motivated, make offer. 519-580-9796.

36 MEMORIAL AVE. 2 BR APT. Sept. 1. Only $825 + utilities.

Newly renovated. BBQ for tenant use. Coin operated laundry. Call 519-744-3711.

CONESTOGO - LARGE, furnished bachelor unit. No smoking. $550/mth includes utilities, parking, cable TV, internet. Call 519-664-3422.

ELMIRA - 2 bedroom in duplex. $825 inclusive. Avail.

Sept 1. Quiet neighbourhood, backyard, shared laundry. No smoking or pets.

519-574-6105.

LOCAL FARM VETERINARIAN and family seeking rental home near Linwood. 3+ bedroom home needed by Oct. 1. van@metzgervet.com or 519-749-9451.

ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT in Elmira. Looking for mature tenant for one bedroom apt. Full bathroom (stand up shower), living room, bedroom and large kitchen.

There is a window in every room and two in kitchen.

Separate entrance from back of house, laundry room available, parking for one vehicle.

No animals (cat might be alright) and no smoking.

Walking distance to downtown, arena, groceries. Available October 1. $630/mth all inc. does not include internet or cable. Please email at mervwalt@hotmail.com

COMM/ INDUSTRIAL FOR RENT FOR RENT - For Not For Profit Woolwich Township organization or charity.

Older 3 bedroom house about 1300 sq. ft. known as Kiwanis house. Plenty of parking, has central air. Rent will include all utilities and maintenance.

Monthly rent negotiable.

Located near Elmira Memorial Centre (arena & pool) KIWANIS HOUSE could share with other “not for profit” group or charity. Email allanpoffenroth@gmail.com

COMM/ INDUSTRIAL FOR RENT ELMIRA STORE 1560 sq. ft. plus unfinished basement with shelving - front & rear entrances, move in condition. $1175.00/mth plus utilities and taxes.

Suitable for retail or office.

Phone Allan 519-669-8074 or Paul 519-669-8582. Email allanpoffenroth@gmail.com

GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALE - Aug. 25, 8a.m. - 4 p.m. 2 Canary Crt. Elmira. Household items, decor, toys, shoes, coats, CD’s and lots of designer clothing.

SAT. AUG. 25, from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Garage Sale at 87 Sugar King Drive. Selling furniture, household items and clothing.

ST. CLEMENTS COMMUNITY Wide Garage Sale & BBQ Saturday September 8, 2012, 8:00am -1:00pm For information contact Jen Connolly 519-699-9277 or Melanie Martin 519-699-5116 Find us on Facebook! Search St. Clements Recreation Service Board THREE FAMILY GARAGE Sale. 308 Arthur St. Elmira.

Air conditioners, antique dressers, computer desks, elliptical , snow tires, Harthex gas stove, camping tents, travel trailer, patio set, lrg air mattress, counter top dishwasher, shelving, Wii gaming system games and much, much more!

LOST & FOUND LOST CAT - Long hair, orange with white, large adult female named “Molly”.

Very friendly, declawed front paws, indoor-only. Call 519-210-0104.

100% LOCAL

#1 IN THE REGION

TWIN CENTRE MITES WRAP UP THE SEASON WITH BRONZE MEDAL WIN After a great inaugural season, an 11-4 record good for a third-place finish, the Twin Center Wildcats Mite boys’ fastball team took home the bronze at their year-end tournament at Sir Adam Beck ballpark in Baden on Aug 12.

The Wildcats got off to a fast start in game one scoring nine early but managed to succumb to the patience of the New Hamburg hitters eventually losing the game 16-9.

Game two saw the Wildcats team come out swing early again in a real team effort against the team from Mitchell, scoring 10 runs over the first three innings. All team members contributed at the plate and that, combined with a group effort on the mound, allowed the Wildcats to win by a score of 10-2.

In game three, the Wildcats found themselves in the bronze medal game against Sebringville. Twin Center battled hard right off the top, putting two runs on the board in the first inning, with great speed on the bases from Eric Roes and key hits by Will Weber and Devon Lee. Two more runs were added in the second inning with hits from Blair Bender and Dylan Burton. Dylan Hehn led off third inning with a single up the middle, then Austin Stemmler advanced the runner on a fielder’s choice and Roes singled home the run. Twin Center pitcher Dylan Hehn pitched a solid game from start to finish. Hehn shut down the Sebringville offence right from the start, going the distance giving up 5 walks, 1 hit and striking out 16 over 6 innings, the Wildcats won the game 8-1.

Front row: Austin Stemmler, Eric Roes.

Middle row: Liam Robertson, Devon Lee, Blair Bender, Sam Erb, Tyler Zyta, Alex Erb, Will Weber. Back row: assistant coach Rick Roes, assistant coach Tim Weber, Tyler Rose, Dylan Hehn, Colby Switzer, Dylan Burton, coach Trevor Hehn. [SUBMITTED]

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FAMILY ALBUM BIRTHDAY

GRADUATION

MEMORIAM

Happy 80th Birthday Jim Cherry!

Congratulations Gerald Martin

Michelle (Shelly) Zitars June 22, 1974 - August 24, 2010

We are pleased to announce that Gerald has graduated with honours from the Pre-Service Firefighter course at Conestoga College.

If tears could build a stairway And memories a lane, I’d walk right up to Heaven

He has accepted a position with the City of Kitchener Fire Department and has successfully completed and graduated from the recruit training with them.

And bring you home again.

For in life I loved you dearly and in death I love you still In my heart you hold a place

An Open House is planned for him on Sunday, August 26 from 3-5pm at St. Matthews Church in Conestogo.

All Our Love,

Marilyn Willard, Lois, Matt, Chris Mark, Lynn, Ben, Stacey

It broke my heart to lose you

We are so proud of what you have accomplished, Gerald!

But you didn’t go alone For part of me went with you

Love Heidi, Tirzah, Keturah and your families.

MEMORIAM

MEMORIAM

Ryan Taylor

Michelle Zitars (Shelly)

November 28, 1976 - August 27, 2002

That no one could ever fill.

In memory of our precious grand daughter

Michelle Zitars (Shelly)

who passed away on August 24, 2010 Sadly missed by Grandma and Grandpa Meng

The day God took you home.

REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE LOVED ONES

DEATH NOTICES

WCS

BRINDLEY, CHRISTINE M. | At her residence, after a brief If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I’d walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again.

So Hard to believe 5 years later has passed, you are dearly missed by your family and friends.

Love Always, Rachel, Kaitlyn and Nathan

illness, on Monday, August 13, 2012. Christine Marie Brindley, age 40 years. Beloved daughter to Marjorie, loving sister to Lorne and Patricia Lorentz of Breslau.

KNEISEL, MARGARET E. | Peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital,

Kitchener on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 in her 88th year.

Margaret of Nithview Community in New Hamburg and formerly of Kingwood.

Woolwich Community Services

The Family Violence Prevention Program would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for supporting the Jeanne Renault Golf Classic.

SPONSORS:

Dub-L-E-Auto Service Ltd. Elmira Independent Elmira Insurance Brokers Ltd. Exigent Solutions Inc. Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. Frey Building Contractors Decortile Limited Frey's Plumbing Works Inc. Double R Automotive Haney, Haney, and Kendall Advanced Millwrights Inc. Belgian Nursery Bridgeland Terminals Limited

PRIZE DONATIONS:

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES. COME ON! WE KNOW YOU HAVE GREAT FAMILY PHOTOS, WHY NOT SHOW THEM OFF IN THE OBSERVER.

www.OBSERVERXTRA.com

Love and miss you, Mom

Josslin Insurance Brokers Ltd. M&G Millwrights Limited N S Bauman Limited

Robert Cooke Trucking Inc.

PIB Quality Coatings RBC- Dominion Securities

Stirton Construction LTD. Waters & Hastings Law Office

East Side Mario's- King St. Edelweiss Tavern Elmira Stove Works

Rudavsky Law Office

North Waterloo Veterinary Hospital Shirley & George Scott

KW Health Connection K-W Interlock LA Fitness Empire Theatre- Gateway Park Larry Johnson Mark's Work Wearhouse- Erb St. Encore Dance Studio Marks Work Wearhouse- St. Jacobs Erban Corner Evolution Concepts Hair and Spa Moksha Yoga Exotic Wings and Pet Things Montana's- Kitchener First Choice Haircutters- St. Jacobs Naomi Freiburger New Orleans Pizza St. Clements Best Western Plus- St. Jacobs Flag Raiders Pet Planet- Williamsburg Plaza Fore U Enterprises Bikram Yoga RBC Boston Pizza- Gateway Park Framing & Art Rogers Kitchener Radio Group Boston Pizza- Ira Needles Fred Astaire Royal LePage- Elmira Frey's Flowers LTD. Breslau Art Glass Royal Ontario Museum Gloss Hair Salon Brubacher Shoes Rudow's Carstar GMP Calla Studios Ryan Arts and Fine Crafts Golf North Charcoal Steakhouse Scrubbles Golf's Steak House Chicopee Ski Club Siht Optical Goliger's Travel CIBC Sole Restaurant Hergott's Connie Deckert Stemmler's Meat and Cheese Jolanta's European Spa Convallaria Floral Design Stone Crock King Crab Crabby Joe's- Kitchener The Keg- Waterloo Kiddie Kobbler Data Bank Computer Systems The Old Heidelberg House Knell's Dr. Carole Wilkinson The Waterloo Inn Kraemer Woodcraft Ltd. Dundee Securities Corp.

Absolute Soccer Acapulco Pools Adventure Guide Allen Zink Angel Treasures Anytime Fitness Baby Charlotte Belgian Nursery Benny's Family Restaurant

Royal LePage Elmira Real Estate

The Waters The Weathered Gate Toronto Maple Leafs Unique Coffee Victoria Park East Golf Club Vintner's Cellar- Waterloo Waters and Hastings Waterloo Chippers The Old Heidelberg House The Poultry Place The Waterloo Inn The Water's Spa The Weathered Gate Toronto Maple Leafs Unique Coffee Victoria Park East Golf Club Vintner's Cellar- Waterloo Voisin Chrysler Ltd. Waterloo Chippers Waters and Hastings Words Worth Books Young Drivers of Canada

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LIVING HERE CHEF’S TABLE / DIERRE AND JACQUELINE

WORKPLACE / FOR A TELEVISION AUDIENCE

Undercover for the whole world to see Home Hardware vice-president toils at locations across the country in season premiere of Undercover Boss Canada ELENA MAYSTRUK Going undercover to interact with frontline staff, a senior executive of St. Jacobs-based Home Hardware discovered more than a few heartwarming tales.

Although a little nervous going into it, executive vice-president Terry Davis found his time filming an episode of Undercover Boss Canada to be a positive experience.

The show’s premise is simple: each episode features an executive who is transformed into a frontline worker with a covert disguise, working alongside their employees and sometimes struggling to learn new skills, all the while getting a firsthand look at what the staff think of the company and its leadership.

For his stint, Davis secured a curly brown wig over his salt and pepper hair with gum paste and traded in his red suit jacket and glasses for contacts and a Home hardware shirt in order to blend in with workers as he travelled through five of his company’s locations across the country.

Davis had watched episodes of the show before.

As a fan he was excited, but as a boss he was also nervous about the experience.

“We were a little concerned at first about going on the show, afraid of how it would look if we uncovered something that’s terrible. The more we thought about it, we figured what terrible thing could there be? We’ve got great stores

out there, we’ve got great people,” he said at his office this week.

During a 10-day shoot in May, Davis took on the guise of a failed business owner turned entry-level worker, ravaged by the economy that sent his landscaping business down the tubes. After visiting the Toronto studio of a makeup artist who had just finished making up Martin Short, Davis donned a $6,000 wig as his disguise. He was then revealed to his family members in full blue-collar glory at his home in Fergus before heading across the country with the show’s television crew.

As is custom in the show, under cover bosses get an inside look into the lives of people working underneath them in the company. Davis, like many under cover bosses before him, had a chance to connect with the people who indirectly work for him. At the risk of spoiler alerts, Davis described witnessing one woman’s touching story while in Alberta.

“Really memorable was a woman – her name is Genevieve. She and her husband worked together at our Wetaskiwin distribution centre. They work on the same shift and she is going through cancer radiation treatment right now.

She could be off work if she wanted to but she wants to come in and work. The reason she’s doing that is she doesn’t want to feel sorry for herself. To me that was a pretty brave thing. To see somebody that is going through chemo and radiation … that’s a brave wom-

an,” Davis explained.

“Another gentleman,” Davis went on to say, “his name’s Dylan. He’s got a wife with fibromyalgia and two young children.

He’s the only wage earner in the family and his kids always hide something in his backpack for him when he goes off to work. If it looks like a rainy day his son will put a rubber

duck in there to remind him [to not worry] about the rain. It was great to see how connected he was to his family.”

Davis jokingly declined to talk about the rewards he granted to the workers in the

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Keeping it fresh, from the farm to your table RECIPE NOTES

Disguised as a failed business owner looking for a new career, Terry Davis spent 10 days working at Home Hardware locations across Canada. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

We’ve been in full wedding mode for a while now. Our team just finished three weddings in one weekend and looking forward to a very busy September featuring many local and seasonal ingredients. Keeping things light and entertaining in the kitchen inevitably our team banters back and forth coming up with new ways or favourite recipes we like to use to bring out the best qualities of the produce or meats we select.

Last week, we took a trip over to Drayton to my uncle’s farm to pick up some more corn. We had a great time picking the corn and getting a tour of the garden. The squash are growing for all our soups this coming fall. No chemicals, fertilizers or nonsense, just wonderful food. I see all the farmers working around the clock to bring the produce and grain off the field. My aunt is overrun with cherry tomatoes but is eager to share her bounty with her family and friends and we all know someone who grew too much zucchini.

When I think of farm-

Auto Care Tip of the Week If you notice any squealing of your brakes, have them checked as soon as possible. If your brake pads become entirely worn away there is a possibility the pad backing will fall out of position.

This can lead to very serious brake failure including no braking ability with your regular brakes.

- AL ZETTLER

20 Oriole Parkway E., Elmira, ON N3B 0A5 Tel: (519) 669-1082 Fax: (519) 669-3084 info@leroysautocare.net

www.leroysautocare.net

NEW LOCATION!

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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2012 “A GOOD JOB DONE EVERY TIME”

Skilled craftsmanship. Quality materials.

CONSTRUCTION STARTS HERE.

Kleensweep Carpet Care

•Mattress Cleaning •Residential •Commercial •Personalized Service •Free Estimates West Montrose, ON

T. 519.669.2033

COLLEEN

3435 Broadway St. Hawkesville 519-699-4641

Rugs and Upholstery

Cell: 519.581.7868

Truck & Trailer Maintenance Cardlock Fuel Management

COMMERCIAL 24 CARDLOCK FUEL DEPOT HOUR MATERIAL HANDLING & PROCESSING SYSTEMS • Design • Installation • Custom Fabrication

MILLWRIGHTS LTD.

519.669.5105 P.O. BOX 247, ROUTE 1, ELMIRA

KIN KORNER

www.freybc.com

COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR AUGUST 24 H.U.G.S. PROGRAM – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Meet with other parents to discuss parenting list of family friendly local places to visit. Clothing exchange day – Bring outgrown children’s clothing and get something “new” for back to school! Held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Drive, St. Jacobs. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794 ext. 237 for more information.

AUGUST 25 VISIT THE WTHHS HISTORICAL Room at the Old School, 1137 Henry Street, Wellesley between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and enjoy displays and interesting historical facts about Wellesley Township. In 2012, we will be open every last Saturday of each month, except December.

Free admission.

AUGUST 28 BINGO, 7 P.M. ST. Clements Community Centre sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information contact President Joe Brick at 519699-4022.

sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information contact President Joe Brick at 519699-4022.

Ernie Ritz Room. Contact the New Hamburg Branch at 519-662-1112 or nhlib@regionofwaterloo.ca, or Library Headquarters: libhq@regionofwaterloo.ca.

THE CAREGIVER COFFEE HOUR group will meet at Chateau Gardens, 11 Herbert St., Elmira, 10-11:30 a.m.

Cara from the Alzheimer Society will speak on the topic of behaviours. If you are caring for someone with Alzheimers or a related dementia you may find the information and group support helpful to you. Please call Lorraine 519-664-3794 or Cara at 519-742-1422 for more information.

THE WOOLWICH CAREGIVER GROUP will meet at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs, 10-11 a.m. to discuss caregiver issues and to offer mutual support over a cup of tea. Please call Lorraine 519-664-3794 for more information.

SEPTEMBER 5 PREPARING YOUTH FOR FAITH Challenges. The congregation of St. Paul’s invites you to hear Dan Smilek, professor at University of Waterloo, speak on faith challenges that youth face in higher education and how the church can rise to meet the challenge.

Meal 6-7 p.m. followed by Professor Smilek’s presentation from 7-8 p.m. Held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 27 Mill St., Elmira. A free will offering to cover the meal expenses will be taken. For more information 519-669-2593 or stpauls@golden.net.

SEPTEMBER 4 BINGO, 7 P.M. ST. Clements Community Centre

Check Us Out Online! woolwichkin.com

SEPTEMBER 9 15TH ANNUAL WALK TO Remember and Butterfly Release. Williamsburg Cemetery, 1541 Fischer Hallman Rd., Kitchener; 3-3:45 p.m. Butterfly release followed

by The Walk to Remember, please dress weather accordingly. Open to everyone. All funds raised remain in the community to support the work of Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region. For more information please call 519-603-0196.

21 INDUSTRIAL DR. ELMIRA

519-669-2884

SEPTEMBER 11

SEPTEMBER 6

BINGO, 7 P.M. ST. Clements Community Centre sponsored by the Paradise & District Lions Club. For further information contact President Joe Brick at 519699-4022.

WATERWAYS: SHARING OUR STORIES - New Hamburg Branch Library and One Book, One Community present storyteller Mary-Eileen McClear, who will read excerpts from Lakeland, and tell folktales and environmental stories. The audience will then be invited to share their own memories of the lakelands in their lives.

The event will take place at Kirkpatrick Park Gazebo, New Hamburg, from 7-8:30 p.m. Please bring a lawn chair. In case of rain, the event will be held in the

THE STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 10-12 noon at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs.

This group is comprised of stroke survivors, their caregivers and peer facilitators. If you are interested in more information on this support group or upcoming Living with Stroke classes, call Tiffany Krahn at WCHC, 519-664-3794.

SEPTEMBER 3 2012 8TH ANNUAL WELLESLEY Soap Box Classic. 2 p.m.

Start: Ramp opposite First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Nafziger Road. Finish: Nafziger Road at Lawrence Street. Four race classes – ages 8 and up. Come out for an afternoon of racing and fun. More information visit www.wellesleyboardoftrade.com.

E-MAIL: ads@woolwichobserver.com

CORPORATE WEAR PROMOTIONAL APPAREL WORK & SAFETY WEAR | BAGS T-SHIRTS | JACKETS | HATS

245 Labrador Drive | Waterloo

519.886.2102 www.UniTwin.com

SUBMIT AN EVENT The Events Calendar is reserved for Non-profit local community events that are offered free to the

public. Placement is not guaranteed. Registrations, corporate events, open houses and the like do not qualify in this section.

24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

NANCY KOEBEL

Bus: 519.744.5433 Home: 519.747.4388

Individual life insurance, mortgage insurance, business insurance, employee benefits programs, critical illness insurance, disability coverage,

RRSPs, RESPs, RRIFs, LIFs and Annuities.

Suite 102, 40 Weber St. E., Kitchener

TOTAL HOME ENERGY SYSTEMS

New to the Community?

Do you have a new Baby?

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

YOUR OIL, PROPANE, NATURAL GAS AND AIR CONDITIONING EXPERTS

It’s time to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess.

BE IN THE KNOW. Everyone wants to know what’s going on in the community, and everyone wants to be in the know.

Elmira & Surrounding Area

SANYO CANADIAN

MACHINE WORKS INCORPORATED

Advertise here.

VERMONT Castings

11 HENRY ST. - UNIT 9, ST. JACOBS

33 Industrial Dr., Elmira 519.669.1591

SHARON GINGRICH 519.291.6763

519.664.2008

psgingrich@hotmail.ca

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE

PLACES OF FAITH | A DIRECTORY OF LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP

St. Teresa

Zion Mennonite Fellowship

No God, No Hope; Know God, Know Hope!

Worship Service 10:00am

Celebrate Eucharist with us Mass times are:

Finding The Way Together

Catholic Church Sat. 5pm & Sun. 10am

19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira • 519-669-3387

REACH WITH LOVE. TEACH THE TRUTH. SEND IN POWER. 290 Arthur St. South, Elmira • 519-669-3973 www.ElmiraAssembly.com (Across from Tim Horton’s)

“Sexuality”

August 26, 2012 Richard Haverkamp

4522 Herrgott Rd., Wallenstein • 519-669-2319 www.wbconline.ca

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Worship Service 10am Pastor: Richard A. Frey

Sharing the Message of Christ and His Love 27 Mill St., Elmira • 519-669-2593 www.stpaulselmira.ca

“Our mission is to love, learn & live by Christ’s teachings”

Sunday Sunday Worship: Worship: 10:30 10:00 am am Sunday School during during Worship Worship Sunday School Minister: Rev. Dave Jagger Minister: Rev. Dave Jagger

Hiding Your Hurt

18 Mockingbird Dr. Elmira

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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.

When it comes to risk of burning your mouth, the type of hot food really matters WEIRD NOTES

Q. When is there not a ghost of a chance that the tweets coming your way are authentic?

A. When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re reading tweets from celebrities who hire ghost tweeters to handle their image-making with the public, says Erin Biba in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wiredâ&#x20AC;? magazine. Of the 250 million posts published every day, many are indeed by hired professionals. In our socialmedia-obsessed culture, capturing the most followers can be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;blood sport,â&#x20AC;? costing celebrities both money and reputation. So ghost

writers and impersonators become a natural part of the game.

Enter ghost writer Annie Colbert, who has stood in at the keyboard for Hollywood starlets, sports icons, authors and tech biggies like former Apple chief venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki. Everything put out there is generated by them or their team. For careful Twitter management, they plan the entire week and then post throughout, identifying people to be followed and responded to. Colbert herself will take time to study clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; previous tweets to capture their style: Do they use emoticons with a nose? Do they abbreviate certain words?

These are key tipoffs.

So how can you tell if a favorite celebrity has a ghost tweeter? In a word, Colbert

answers, when the feed goes from a natural informal voice to a more formal one, you can assume that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been taken over by a publicist

Q. In his 1960 â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Yorkerâ&#x20AC;? article, novelist John Updike wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of all team sports, baseball, with its graceful intermittences of action, its immense and tranquil field sparsely settled with poised men in white, its dispassionate mathematics, seems to be best suited to accommodate, and be ornamented by, a loner.â&#x20AC;? Who was this loner and what was the historic occasion?

A. It was Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final game at Fenway Park September 28, 1960 that Updike had attended, says Dorothy

Seymour Mills in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chasing Baseball: Our Obsession With Its History, Numbers, People and Places.â&#x20AC;?

Updike praised Williams for his renowned quietness and went on to describe his legendary last-at-bat home run: â&#x20AC;&#x153;From my angle, behind third base, the ball seemed less an object in flight than the tip of a towering motionless construct, like the Eiffel Tower or the Tappan Zee Bridge.

It was in the books while it was still in the sky.â&#x20AC;? Also in the books when Williams retired were 2,654 total hits, 521 homeruns, and a lifetime average of .344. He was the last of the .400 hitters, batting .406 in 1941!

With Updikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headlinelike title â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu,â&#x20AC;? long-time sports writer Roger Angell deemed

his essay â&#x20AC;&#x153;the most celebrated sports piece ever.â&#x20AC;?

Q. Why can coffee that is hot enough to burn someone be sipped without harm? Why is eating hot pizza more likely to burn the mouth than eating hot soup?

A. The danger of a burn obviously depends on the temperature and amount of food, how well the food can transfer thermal energy and how long it stays in contact with the mouth, answers Jearl Walker in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Flying Circus of Physics.â&#x20AC;?

A sip of coffee puts only a small amount of liquid in contact for only a short time, and sipping mixes in air and breaks the liquid up into drops with little thermal energy. A coffee spill is an-

other matter altogether: Here a fairly large amount of hot liquid will be held by clothing for long enough to burn the skin.

Any food with hot cheese, especially if heated in a microwave oven, should be eaten with care: (1) The surface of the cheese may look deceptively cool. (2) Worse, the cheese can cling to the upper surface of the mouth, allowing for a large thermal transfer. Fact is, you can burn the roof of your mouth within seconds only to suffer for days.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strange But True.â&#x20AC;? Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.

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UNDERCOVER: Learning some new truths

CHEF’S TABLE: Farmers make it possible for

us to enjoy a variety of fresh foods at our tables

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ing and cooking I can see they need a person with passion and desire to make something great. You won’t make millions but the feeling of waking up and doing what you love and providing people with a memorable experience is the joy of cooking. I thank all the farmers out there for all their hard work, and my uncle Brian and aunt Helen for taking the time to share and grow these wonderful ingredients for us to cook and bring to your table. I hope these recipes will inspire you to get cooking.

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in handy in their situations.

Davis himself rose from humble beginnings in the company, having started out as a picker in 1970: taking ordered materials from shelves and shipping them to buyers.

“It was interesting for

me because I was getting back to my roots that I used to do years ago, although I had to pretend that I knew nothing about it.”

Though essentially lying to his workers and dodging familiar faces felt a little wrong to Davis, he was grateful for the opportunity to see the dedication

within the company.

“I just knew after the first day: this is going to end up looking pretty good on TV. They [the audience] will understand.”

Davis’ transformation and experiences are features in the season premiere of W Network’s Undercover Boss Canada, airing Sept. 6 at 9 p.m.

Cherry Tomato, Chicken and Corn Tostada

1 green onion 1 cob corn, kernels removed 12 cherry tomatoes 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp olive oil Salt and pepper

Place flour tortillas on a cookie sheet. Pull chicken into pieces, divide and put on the flour tortillas; In a bowl toss the corn, tomato, sliced green onion, drizzle on the lemon juice, olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss.

Divide amongst the flour tortillas and sprinkle on the cheese; Bake in oven at 350 until cheese is melted and golden. Serve with your favourite salsa.

My Mom’s Zucchini Loaf

4 whole grain flour tortillas or corn 2 cooked and cooled chicken breast 1 cup shredded cheese

3 eggs 1cup vegetable oil 2cups sugar 1tsp vanilla 2cups washed and shredded zucchini 1-1/2 cups cake flour

1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp salt 2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Cream together eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla until combined. Fold in the flours, wheat germ, salt, wheat germ, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, chopped nuts and zucchini; Line two loaf pans with parchment paper and divide batter between the two. Bake at 350 F until tooth pick comes out clean. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack; let cool completely, serve with butter.

Don’t let anything from an overflowing garden of zucchini go to waste. Bake some loaves to enjoy with fruit for dessert, a quick snack or even breakfast on the run.

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