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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT The Canadian Cancer Society is in urgent need of volunteers. For more information call or email: 519-824-4261 or jcoyne@ontario.cancer.ca.

JANUARY 15 Listowel Legion- Capricorn Euchre at Parkview Gardens Register 7pm. $5/person. *** Brighton Chapter O.E.S. Euchre. 7:30pm in the Masonic Hall, St. Andrew St. E. Fergus. For info. call Betty or Roy at 519-7878250.

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Winter Stories Campfire Program Guelph Lake Nature Centre 7 – 9pm $5/person. Please register at 519-836-7860. We will do some star gazing (if the weather permits) while we sit around the campfire and share winter stories. Dress warmly and bring a mug for hot chocolate. *** John Voll Darts at Listowel Legion - Register 11am. $40/team. *** Trillium Waldorf School - Kindergarten Open House 10am – noon. Parents and children are welcome to experience our distinctive classrooms and learn about Waldorf education for the young child. Speak with our teachers while your child explores. Contact: Connie Watson at 519-821-5140. 540 Victoria Road North, Guelph. *** Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8-9:50pm Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. Cost - $7/ person ( $8 on Band nights ) Join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015. *** The Fergus Curling Club 175th Anniversary Gala Celebration at the Centre Wellington Sportsplex. Cocktail Reception, 4 Course plated dinner and dance. Tickets $65 each or $480 for a table of 8 and are available on-line at www.ferguscurling.ca or from Jim Loree at 519-820-4062. *** Wellington-Halton Hills Provincial Liberal Association Community Skating Day. Enjoy FREE Admission to the Public Skating Session 1:30-2:30pm Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex 550 Belsyde Ave. Fergus. Tel: 519-843-2800. Bring your skates, your family, and your friends!

JANUARY 17 Erin Legion Branch 442 Annual Senior Turkey Dinner. Fun starts at 3pm with cards and great music. Dinner will be served at 5pm.

Please call if you plan to attend 519-833-2212. *** Listowel Legion - Sunday Brunch at Parkview Gardens - 10am2pm. $5/plate. *** Elora Centre for the Arts presents Winter Landscapes Photography with Sylvia Galbraith from 1-4pm. For info. call 519-846-9698.

JANUARY 18 Grain Farmers of Ontario District 10 Annual Meeting- Grey, Bruce, Wellington Counties. 10am. Clifford Community Hall, 2 William St., Clifford. Lunch provided. Open meeting for corn, wheat, soybean producers to elect delegates and be informed about your new provincial marketing board.

JANUARY 19 The Schizophrenia Society, Guelph and area monthly meeting.

7:30pm at the Evergreen Centre, 683 Woolwich Street. Anyone touched by or interested in schizophrenia is welcome. Info. 519822-8781.

JANUARY 20 Fergus & District Horticultural Society Meeting. 7:30pm. Victoria Park Seniors Centre. Our first meeting of the new gardening year.

Topic: "Show & Tell - Our Members Remember 2009". Our monthly meetings (every 3rd Wednesday) feature informative topics and speakers. Everyone welcome. Memberships $10. Please call Helen for info. 519-843-3131. *** Arthur - "Pioneer Foods and Cooking discussion, including methods, utensils, eating habits, meals of rural inhabitants, preserving and pickling, orchards, beef rings" held at 1 pm at the Historical Display. Free admission. All are welcome. Information 519-8482414

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JANUARY 21 Elora Centre for the Arts and Heritage Centre Wellington present Heritage Lecture Series. Taking Charge: Citizens Heritage Involvement with Robert Shipley PhD, MA, BA 6:30pm at Elora Centre for the Arts. $10 non-members, $8 for members. $35 for series of 4. 519-846-9698. *** Military Lecture Series in partnership with the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies is offering a lecture series on various aspects of Canada's military history. Free admission. Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin St. S., 519-836-1221, 7:30pm. U-boat in the St. Lawrence, 1942-1944: A most uniquely Canadian battle. ***

Wellington County and Dufferin County Pork Producers' Associations joint annual meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion, Elora. Registration and Social hour 6pm, dinner 7pm. June Mullin 519-848-2742, Mike Petkovic 519-638-3472, Steve Illick 519-942-2228. *** Jamboree -St. John Parish Centre 160 Georgina St. Arthur. Start time is 7pm. For cancellation info. due to weather call 519-8486723.

JANUARY 23 Rainbow Chorus “A Celebration of Song” Concert 8pm at Harcourt United Church, 87 Dean Ave., Guelph. Tickets $15, $5 for children under 12 and can be purchased using PayPal on the Chorus website at www.rainbowchorus.ca. Tickets will also be available at the door for $20 on a first come, first served basis. *** Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8pm - 9:50pm Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. Cost - $7/ person ($8 on Band nights) join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015. *** Elora Legion Branch 229, 110 Metcalfe St. Elora, Saturday Night Dance. Entertainment by “Bill Beattie”. Call the Branch for more details. 519-846-9611. *** Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games presents a Robbie Burns Night at the Fergus Legion in support of the Grand Celtic Pipe Band and the Fergus Pipe Band. Roast beef dinner, with haggis, mashed tatties, champit neeps and dessert. Entertainment includes the toast to the haggis and to the lassies along with a retrospective on the life of Robbie Burns with special guest performances. Tickets are $39 each until January 7th at the Festival Office or on-line at www.fergusscottishfestival.com. *** Paws For Literacy® at the Hillsburgh Branch, Wellington County Library, 98B Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh. 1– 3 pm. To celebrate Family Literacy Day, our favourite literacy dogs are returning for another afternoon of reading with children. Space is limited; so please register early for your 20-minute visit with Koukla and her canine friends. 519-855-4010.

JANUARY 24 Erin Legion Branch 442 monthly Jamboree on the 4th Sunday of every month (in the upper hall). Everyone welcome! *** Elora Centre for the Arts presents Pastel Painting workshop from 12 -5pm. Learn basic techniques using pastels. Call ECFTA 519846-9698 for info. *** Robbie Burns’ Day 1- 4:30pm, Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin St. S., 519-836-1221. Celebrating the birthday of Scotland’s poet Robert Burns. Talks on Scotland, Scottish music and dancing, displays, demonstrations, haggis, oatcakes, shortbread and family activities. Admission $6 Adults, $4 Seniors & Students, $12 Families. *** KidsAbility Annual Skating & Pizza Party 12 noon - 2pm at the Victoria Road Recreation Centre, 151 Victoria Road in Guelph.

This is a free event for all persons in our community with a disability, their families and friends. Please register! 519-780-0186 ext 300.

JANUARY 25 Erin Legion Branch 442. Want to Square Dance and meet new people? 4H and the Legion offer Square Dancing on the 4th Monday of the month in the upper hall. Cost is $3 for students, adults $5 and the entire family $6. No talent necessary. We can dance you through it! *** The annual meeting of the Palmerston Ag. Society will be held at the Community Centre starting at 7:30pm. Light lunch provided.

Members and interested persons welcome.

JANUARY 26 January 26- Puslinch Seniors' Euchre Club: Present and former Puslinch residents are invited to join us for friendly euchre games at the Puslinch Community Centre from 1:30-3:30pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. *** Annual General Meeting of the Guelph Horticultural Society, Dublin St. United Church, 7:30pm. New members welcome.

JANUARY 27 Elora & Salem Horticultural Society Annual Meeting and potluck supper at 6pm at Heritage River Retirement Community, Colburne St., Elora. Christine Mather will speak on her herb gardening experiences. Bring potluck item, dishes and cutlery.

Constitutional amendments will be presented. Everyone welcome. *** Trillium Waldorf School- ‘Walk Through the Grades’ Tour 910:30am. Join us promptly at 9am and enter a selection of our grade classes while their morning lesson is in progress. Adults only please; babes in arms permitted. Call Connie Watson to register at 519-821-5140. 540 Victoria Road North, Guelph. *** Grand Valley Horticultural Society - First meeting of the year!

7:30pm at Trinity United Church. Guest speaker is writer, painter Continued on page 7

Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, January 15, 2010 PAGE THREE

Brad Gerrie: Low hiring rate at MNR led to a satisfying job

by David Meyer

BRAD GERRIE

Fergus born Brad Gerrie finds it a little ironic he not only got the job he wanted against considerable odds, but he is really surprised he can ply his dream career from his home town. Few get that opportunity because Ontario is a big place and jobs like his are few and scattered.

Gerrie got what he wanted by ignoring the experts’ advice and tried for specialized law enforcement.

“I knew what I wanted to do in grade 8. I wanted to be a Game Warden,” he said in an interview. “I was quite into camping and fishing. I got into hunting when I was legally able to.”

He loved Scouting and saluted Fergus leader J.G. Townsend. It was in Scouts he met a Conservation Officer (CO, and the Ontario equivalent of a game warden) who inspired him. Plus, his brother, Bryan, was in the RCMP. His friends and advisors argued against his goal.

“Everybody said, ‘Don’t even try.’ There were only 200 Conservation Officer jobs in the province. It was because of the competition for the positions. Fortunately, I didn’t listen to them.”

He attended high school in Fergus, and went to Sir Sanford Fleming College. It had a reputation for students going on to work in the MNR, but there were no guarantees when he graduated in 1982.

“I set a time limit,” he said.

He took contract work including fish counts and tagging walleye in Kapuskasing, and doing similar work at Lake Scugog. In 1983, he did a stint as a provincial park warden and volunteer work.

“In 1984, my experience

allowed me to compete for a full-time job,” he said.

His time limit had not run out, and, “I was hired in the fall of 1984. I was in the right spot at the right time.” His full time first job was in Lindsay.

In 1988, he “won a competition for Cornwall.” He spent time netting lake sturgeon. “We found lots. Our nets were ten inch gill nets, and anything bigger than 70 pounds went right through the net.”

Those fish are now very scarce, but were once plentiful. He estimated a fish from the Groundhog River was over 90 pounds. “They were stacked like cordwood.”

COs regularly deal with protecting species and not just fishing and hunting. Fish and Wildlife Management includes biology, study of habitat, forestry lands and surveying.

The law enforcement side has regulations to protect wildlife, and offences can be surprising.

When Gerrie was first hired, a CO’s duties included such things as moose surveys and fish tagging, he said, adding that has “changed in 25 years.

Now a CO does pretty much 100 per cent enforcement.”

That ranges from regulating gravel pit operators to charging poachers.

COs have some extraordinary powers, and with evidence indicating a broken Resources Act law, they can search for and seize illegally-killed game - though they must obey the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

There are people who view Ontario’s resources as a means to money, and Gerrie said, “The ones who want to profit illegally from the resource or are blatant … are the worst. We just put one guy in jail up in

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Barrie.”

Danh Luu got 45 days on Dec. 9 after being convicted of failing to comply with a court order suspending his fishing licence. Plus, he cannot apply for or hold a fishing licence in Ontario for five years. He is on probation for two years and his fishing tackle was forfeited.

578 kilograms of walleye was caught and landed in excess of quota.

Gerrie said the COs do the investigation and then turn their work over to prosecutors.

They can even charge people who lie to them. A Midland resident was fined $2,400 on Nov. 22 for obstructing a CO

“I knew what I wanted to do in grade 8. I wanted to be a game warden.”

He was also convicted for angling without a licence and received a suspended sentence.

On April 10, COs saw him angling from the docks at the Barrie marina. He was then under a one-year fishing suspension after a conviction in 2008 for fishing violations. It was his fourth conviction for angling without a licence since 2007. He had not paid the fines from those previous convictions.

There are also other types of offences.

On Dec. 22, a Kingsville commercial fishing license holder was fined $5,000 and a Lake Erie commercial fishing boat captain was fined $1,000 for commercial fishing violations. D. W. Murray Fisheries Limited, owner of a commercial fishing license and Donald Rutgers, captain of the vessel William T. R., pleaded guilty to one count each of violating terms and conditions of their license.

An MNR investigation found on Oct. 9 their quota for walleye was exceeded by 801 kilograms. Then, on Oct. 24,

by providing false identification. Grayton S. Willis pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing a CO, contrary to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Court heard he used someone else’s identification to elude a CO during an investigation on Aug. 5. During an unrelated investigation the next day, officers discovered his true identity.

Protecting rattlesnakes Then there was the fellow in the Niagara area who was convicted of possession of Massasauga rattlesnakes. They are an endangered species native to Ontario.

“Hobbyists know where they are,” Gerrie said of the snakes, adding “There’s quite a market for collectors. They’re not readily available in legal markets. They’re quite valuable.” He noted that convicted poacher had a marijuana growing operation in his house, and the courts concluded he had no respect for the law.

COs also recently caught a “chronic offender” in illegal possession of spotted turtles, another protected species.

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remembers several years ago an American angler was reported as having more than the legal limit of walleye and was heading south. COs tracked him until he reached the QEW, then charged him. His truck and boat were confiscated to ensure he would return for court, and he was fined about $8,000, making those fish very expensive.

Solutions for the Grand Gerrie was surprised and pleased to obtain the Cambridge District posting in 1996 and he moved back to his home town. Oddly enough, it was in his home territory where many complaints about illegal fishing were being lodged. The upper Grand River had become a world famous brown trout fishery, and there appeared to be a lot of illegal fishing.

Gerrie remembers meeting Friends of the Grand River secretary Terry Ryckman and another Fergus volunteer to discuss what to do. Gerrie said the problem was not as bad as it first seemed, but involving the public was the best way to address the problem.

The result was Riverwatch, which became a province-wide guardian program, where citizen volunteers explain the rules to those fishing illegally. They do not do more than talk to anglers, but if there is no cooperation, they call the MNR. Anyone wanting to report violations can call Crime Stoppers, too. Gerrie remembers a call from Paul Porter about illegal activity, and the poachers attempted to flee when Gerrie arrived. But he and Porter were able to catch them.

“The program worked the way it should work,” Gerrie said with a smile.

Today, he oversees 50 COs in his region. Currently they are working on programs for the coming season, which includes priorities (stemming from complaints) and a focus on what risks are involved in each area. Gerrie said 40% of the work comes from complaints, 50% is planning, and the remainder is outreach. It was MNR COs who taught the local Riverwatch course.

Gerrie said his ambition as a “game warden” was fulfilled, and now he is in a position where he can encourage improvements in the way the MNR operates, and he looks forward to that after being employed there full time for 25 years.

“Things have changed, but it’s been a good career. It continues to be a good career. It’s not without challenges but challenges are there for everyone.” That includes those with a dream to pursue.

“When young people call me up and inquire about being a game warden, I will not discourage them,” he said with a smile. “If you truly want something, go for it.”

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“I think he’s still in jail,” Gerrie said.

In other recent convictions: - an Amherstburg resident was fined $2,000 after pleading guilty to unlawfully depositing bait in a pond during a prohibited period. He was banned from possessing a migratory game bird hunting licence for a year. Court heard that on Sept.

25, COs were conducting surveillance of a suspected baited pond. The resident was seen dumping approximately 22 kilograms of corn into the water the day before the opening of duck hunting season. An all-terrain vehicle was seized, and will be returned when the fine is paid.

- A Mildmay man was fined $2,050 and received a two-year hunting suspension for deer hunting violations. The court heard he shot two buck deer on Oct. 11, 2009 near Mildmay with a rifle. He pleaded guilty to shooting two deer during a closed season, and paid another $150 for transporting illegally taken wildlife, $150 for possessing illegally taken wildlife, and $250 for discharging a firearm on Sunday for the purpose of hunting. The deer were forfeited and were donated to charity. That area is closed to Sunday gun hunting and the rifle hunting season was also closed. He transported the deer to his residence, butchered them and stored them in his freezer. Conservation officers began their investigation after a call was made to the MNR tip line.

- A sportsmen’s club and its president were fined after pleading guilty to four charges of unlawfully serving wildlife and making false statements in an application. Dover Rod and Gun Club and its president Jerome Blair, both of ChathamKent, were fined $1,000 and $500 respectively.

Blair received a one-year prohibition from participating in any aspect of wild game dinners.

Court heard between January 2007 and March 2008, the club held a number of wild game dinners. Applications to serve wild game at dinners were submitted by Blair for review and approved. Investigation determined the information on the applications used to make those decisions was false. Prior approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources is required for charitable organizations to serve or list wild game.

Gerrie said such crimes are often perceived to be victimless, but environmentalists note ecosystems interact and a sudden change or disappearance of a species can have long-term implications.

Ontario is divided into four regions. Gerrie is in charge of the COs in the area covering everything west of the Greater Toronto Area and Lake Simcoe, including the Great Lakes.

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Lifestyles

79 million baby boomers will likely change the world - again ARA - Changing the world is not an easy assignment - but baby boomers did it once and they will likely do it again.

They tackled civil rights and women's rights and ushered us into the digital age of communication and entertainment media. They demanded better health care and more efficient automobiles. They worked alone and worked together to influence both their neighbours and their political leaders. Their list of achievements over the past 60-plus years is undeniably remarkable.

The boomer generation has "never just migrated through stages of life," said Ken Dychtwald, a specialist on aging. "They always transformed them as they went . . . boomers are not going to grow old like any generations we've

ever seen."

And now that cohort of baby boomers - this largest of all generations, born between 1946 and 1964 inclusively - is redefining what retirement means and is on the verge of changing the world again through active volunteerism.

Sometimes referred to as the "senior tsunami," the 79 million-member group will begin turning 65 in 2011 and while many now must work longer than expected, large numbers are still likely to commence rolling in waves out of the work force. That powerful tide will continue through 2029 and beyond.

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Demographers predict the boomers will live longer lives and remain in better physical condition than any predecessor generation.

So, for many, knitting afghans and raising roses will not suffice. Volunteering will become the pathway of choice for many boomers. It will provide a way for them to maintain a social network with people who express their values in similar ways. Some volunteer experiences will also offer an element of adventure - something many boomers desire without being unsafe or disorganized.

Companies taking note Companies who provide services have taken note that

the boomers are a huge spending block. One company asked its members to determine what sorts of charitable activities the organization should support, and the resounding reply was Habitat for Humanity.

Many of those 45- to 60something members were already pounding nails on Habitat construction sites across the nation and wanted that company to support that effort.

The company formed a four-year $125-million alliance with Habitat for Humanity International, called Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity.

The alliance supported not only the work of the popular home-building nonprofit, it also provided an enhanced means for its members to become involved or stay

involved in an active and meaningful way.

Members were offered opportunities to help build homes in their own communities or they could travel in teams with like-minded people to help build homes in specific locations.

The result was that in just four years a combined total of more than 2,000 homes were built in the United States and in over 30 other countries.

Retiring ‘to,’ not ‘from’ Along with the sheer size of the boomer generation, its vision of an active retirement is what will spur its members to changing the world once again.

In essence, boomers imagine themselves retiring to a new life, rather than retiring from an old one. They want to be part of something larger than them-

selves, something they can believe in.

The opportunity to contribute something valuable and lasting, to engage their interests, skills and resources, to make a difference in a modicum of time and to slot in a bit of adventure will become paramount.

One of the ways they will meet all those criteria is through volunteerism. The legacy of millions of learned, talented, self-sacrificing people stepping forward to help those less fortunate is thrilling to consider.

Imagine a more compassionate world where millions are volunteering and benevolence is the new norm. The boomers just might pull that off - based on sheer numbers, if nothing else.

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It depends upon the situation. Sometimes the best way to show your support is to just stay in touch, but other times, it's to provide help that your friend or loved one needs.

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thank-you notes, etc. By specifically offering to help in a way that uses personal talents and won't overwhelm you, you will be able to show support in a healthy way.

- Be positive. You don't have to be talking about your loved one's illness all the time.

Maybe you saw a funny online video that you know will tickle their funny bone. Copy the link and share it with your friend.

Or tell him the story about your child's performance in a school concert that had you beaming with pride. By keeping a loved one involved through stories in real world events, you are helping them stay connected.

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exhausting - even if the information is good news. Consider setting up an online support network page through CaringBridge, so that loved one can share updates, post photos, and receive messages of support.

CaringBridge is a nonprofit organization that offers free, personalized Web sites for patients to post health updates, photos and connect with family and friends.

"When a family member or good friend is isolated in the hospital or confined to home care, recovery is much easier when supporters are able to easily stay in touch," said Mehring.

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Lifestyles

2010 Manulife Walk For Memories runs Jan. 30 in Mount Forest and Guelph WELLINGTON CTY. - The Manulife Walk For Memories is the largest fundraising event for the Alzheimer Societies in Ontario and there are two of them this year in the Wellington County area.

In Mount Forest, it runs Jan 30 from 9:30am to noon from the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex, 850 Princess Street Mount Forest.

In Guelph, it also runs Jan 30 at the same time from Old Quebec Street, 55 Wyndham Street North.

For maps of either walk, visit www.alzheimer.guelph.org and click on coming events. The calendar provides the map.

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those who care for them.

Anyone with questions about programs and services in the community can contact the local Alzheimer Society.

Last year, nearly 6,000 participants helped raise over $1.4-million to support local programs and services.

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Tips to reduce the sodium in the diet without losing good taste ARA - Heart failure, high blood pressure, and many other common health conditions all have one thing in common reducing the amount of sodium in your diet.

But the problem is that salt is everywhere in foods, even if people personally do not add it to anything served. That makes following a low-sodium diet a challenge.

Frozen dinners, canned soups, fast food restaurants, and even fine dining establishments all can feature extra salt, which works against anyone with high blood pressure or heart failure. Salt's main ingredient is sodium, which causes the biggest health problems.

If you've recently suffered a heart attack or been diagnosed with heart failure, your doctor likely wants you to reduce sodium intake because heart failure causes the body to retain sodium. Extra sodium can cause fluid to build up in the body, and extra fluid makes the heart work harder - not a good thing for a muscle already under strain.

A low-sodium diet means restricting daily sodium intake to just 2,000 to 3,000 milligrams (mgs) - a little more than one teaspoon per day. We get sodium either from table salt or from other food items. But do not get sodium and salt confused. Sodium is a component of table salt and represents

about 40 per cent of the content of salt. Certain kinds of salt, like sea salt, have a bit less sodium, but a low-sodium salt does not exist. Beyond table salt, sodium is a mineral found in many foods. Many food labels now prominently list the amount of sodium in foods.

So how can you cut back on sodium? Here are some suggestions from the experts: Lose the salt shaker. If you stop adding salt while cooking or when sitting down at the table, you can cut sodium intake as much as 30 per cent.

Instead of adding salt to make food taste better, substitute more healthful seasonings such as thyme, black, cayenne, or lemon pepper; herbs like garlic, onion powder, dill, parsley and rosemary; lemon juice and flavored extracts like vanilla or almond.

Choose low-sodium versions of favorite foods. Instead of preparing a country ham which is very high in salt content - cook a fresh, lean pork roast.

Substitute freshly cooked and sliced chicken, turkey, roast beef or pork for luncheon meats that usually contain a lot of sodium. Instead of buying salty canned soups, chop up fresh veggies and cooked meats, toss them in the slow cooker, and season with herbs and spices. If you must buy canned soups or vegetables,

look for labels that say "sodium-free," "no salt," "low sodium," "reduced sodium," or "unsalted."

Pick foods naturally low in sodium. Generally, you can eat as much fresh food as you want without counting the sodium content. Fresh fruits and vegetables, including freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, have very little sodium.

The same is true for fresh meat, poultry, and fish. If you are not eating fresh foods, choose other low-sodium foods as much as possible, such as canned fruits, plain frozen vegetables, and dried beans, peas, rice, and lentils.

Learn to read food labels.

By reading food labels, you can

learn which foods are high and low in sodium. As a rule, most processed foods, whether they are frozen, canned, or boxed are high in sodium, but don't rule them out entirely. Some packaged foods are available in low- or no-salt versions.

It can be difficult to change eating habits, but try introducing changes slowly instead of all at once. It may take weeks before you enjoy the taste of low-sodium foods, but your taste buds will adjust. Be patient. Eventually you won't even miss the salt.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation notes on its website that changing your diet means a life-long commitment to healthier lifestyle choices. It

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ENTERTAINMENT Slimmon plays River Run on Jan. 22 GUELPH – River Run Centre presents Tannis Slimmon on Jan. 22 at 8pm.

She will be joined by longtime musical collaborators Lewis Melville and Jude Vadala.

Chosen Contemporary Vocalist of the Year by the Canadian Folk Music awards in 2008, Slimmon has been making waves with her latest album, Lucky Blue, influenced by her travels to Mali, West Africa, and Cuba. It won a 2008 Independent Music award for its opening track Ernest, Charlie & Allan, and was nominated for best album.

Lucky Blue was also selected as one of the top 10 Critics’ Albums of the Year by Canadian folk music magazine Penguin Eggs, and received a Porcupine Golden Quill award for songwriting.

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TANNIS SLIMMON With musical roots firmly planted in the soil of the Canadian Prairies and Guelph’s own ever-burgeoning music

scene, Slimmon has been singing, writing songs, recording and touring for over 25 years. In 2001, after working with numerous bands, including the critically acclaimed trio The Bird Sisters, she launched a solo career with the release of Oak Lake.

She has also contributed songs or sung harmony on over 70 albums for some of Canada’s leading musicians, including Willie P. Bennett, Valdy, and Rheostatics.

Tickets available through the box office and range from $23 to $25. All tickets may be at www.riverrun.ca, by phone at 519-763-3000.

Casting call at Church HILLSBURGH- Director Jo Phenix invites anyone interested in participating in theatre, either on stage or behind the scenes, to come to Century Church Theatre for the casting of the spring mystery-thriller “A Sting in the Tale”, by Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooner.

It’s a wickedly witty send-up of almost every mystery thriller written for the stage, with surprise twists, betrayals, lies, blood, plots within plots, bodies in the antique chest, and a last-minute denouement – hence the title. The characters are two male writers, a shrew of a wife, a glamorous secre-

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tary, and a stage-struck detective. Ages are flexible.

Anyone interested should come at 7:30 pm, on Thursday, February 11, and be prepared to read from the script.

Monologues are not required.

There will be a follow-up on Monday, February 15 if necessary. Rehearsals will start on Wednesday, March 31, with show dates May 27-June 5. For more details about the plot and the characters, visit www.centurychurchtheatre.c om and follow the link to Auditions. If you are planning to come, please email to jophenix@sympatico.ca, and for information, call Jo at 519855- 4586.

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Gallery Concert Series turns 20 ABOYNE - The 20th anniversary year of the Gallery Concert Series will continue with the Jan. 17 presentation by the Venturi Winds of Guelph.

This program will feature four centuries of chamber music.

The series takes place six times a year at the Wellington County Museum and Archives at 2pm on Sundays, with tickets at affordable prices for the whole family available at the door.

The concerts are made possible through the non-profit organization: the Gallery Mus-

ic Group, in partnership with the Wellington County Museum and Archives, and many talented musicians who donate their live performances to the series.

Included in the coming program of the Venturi Winds will be one of the Opus 56 Quintets – N.o 2 in g minor - by Franz Danzi. He did much to promote the “standard” instrumentation of wind quintets. There will also be a transcription of a work by Telemann – the Overture to Suite.

The variety of the program is typical of the series, making its audience appeal broad and

interesting.

A blend of classical music with contemporary jazz, written for wind quintet will follow, with the first movement, Three by Four, from Blues au Vent by Don Haddad.

In contrast the romantic work for quintet by Paul Taffanel will be performed.

Works from chamber groups are rare for the Romantic period. Marianne Bodrug, soprano, Peter Bald, piano, and Greg Stroh, flute, will provide an interlude, consisting of pieces

by Bach, such as Sheep May Safely Graze and a portion of the Kaffe-Kantate.

Local artist exhibits work at Elora library ABOYNE - Fergus fine artist Beryl Dawson presents an exhibition, Yukon Vistas, in oils and watercolour at the library here from Jan. 5 to March 31.

The exhibition will bring the viewer to typical Yukon scenes.

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Mounted Police Barracks and Post, which played a role in the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898.

Those secluded buildings are ones a tourist is unlikely to have an opportunity to see.

View the relics of mining operations.

Paintings include salmon going to spawn, and a grizzly

bear fishing in his natural habitat.

Following the exhibition her work will be hanging at Wellington Artists’ Gallery and Art Centre 6142 County Road 29 at the third season opening of the gallery on May 1Visit www.beryldawson.ca for more information.

Heppner sings Gerontius on Jan. 16 K I T C H E N E R WATERLOOThe Grand Philharmonic Choir in coproduction with KitchenerWaterloo Symphony presents Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius on Jan. 16 at 7:30pm at the Centre in the Square.

Featuring Canadian Ben Heppner, the world’s reigning dramatic tenor, Canadian mezzo-soprano Susan Platts, and Waterloo Region’s bass-baritone Daniel Lichti, the performance will be a highlight of Howard Dyck’s farewell season as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Grand Philharmonic Choir.

A setting of Cardinal John Henry Newman’s legendary poem, The Dream of Gerontius is Elgar’s undisputed masterpiece. Dyck chose the work for his 38th and final season because “in my opinion, it’s one of the great choral-orchestral masterpieces to have come along in the last 125 years, and because our choral and orchestral forces are now fully up to the considerable challenges posed by this musical tour de force”. Gerontius (literally, old man) is a kind of Everyman who has come to the end of his life and is coming to terms with death and the after-life.

Howard Dyck said “In Ben Heppner we have one of the great vocal giants of our time singing a role in which he believes passionately. It will be especially gratifying for me to have three leading Canadian soloists on the stage with me for this memorable occasion.”

Dyck is known across Canada as Saturday Afternoon at the Opera on CBC Radio.

Tickets start at $30, senior tickets start at $27.

To order tickets visit the Centre in the Square box office:www.centre-square .com or call 519-578-1570/1800-265-8977 toll free.

Rainbow Chorus anniversary tickets on sale ing five gift baskets with a total estimated value of $1,575. Tickets are available from any chorus member or by calling 519-8360860.

Funds raised go to support the Chorus.

Advance tickets are $15 and $5 for children under 12 and can be purchased using PayPal on the chorus website at www.rainbowchorus.ca or at the Guelph Artisans Store in the Old Quebec St Mall or from a chorus member.

Tickets will be available at the door for $20.

GUELPH - The 15th anniversary concert of the Rainbow Chorus Waterloo Wellington will take place here Jan. 23 at 8pm at Harcourt United Church at 87 Dean Avenue.

Over the past 15 years, the chorus and director Robert Miller have become an important part of the choral scene in Guelph. Chorus members choose a wide range of offerings.

The program ranges from Biebl’s Ave Maria to a tango celebrating chocolate to a selection from the AIDS Requiem the chorus sang at Carnegie Hall.

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JANUARY 28 Euchre - St. Mary’s Family Centre, Mount Forest - 7:30pm, $2.50 includes lunch and prizes.

JANUARY 29 Alma Optimist Beef Barbeque 5-7pm. at the Alma Community Hall. Come and enjoy. Adults $12, children $4 at the door. *** YAEC Coffee House Unplugged at Elora Centre for the Arts. 12 to 25 yrs. Singing, acoustics, spoken word, dance and improv.

Bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank. Edible creations are for sale while coffee and tea are free of charge. Arrive early to grab a time-slot. 6:30-9pm. For info. call 519-846-9698. *** Harriston & District Horticultural Society Soup & Sandwich.

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Everyone welcome.

JANUARY 30 Listowel Legion Dinner and Dance - Entertainment by Lindsay Thomas Morgan - 6pm. $20/person. *** Old Time Dance 8pm, $10 person, light lunch provided. Band The Old Timers. St. John Parish Centre, 160 Georgina St., Arthur.

For cancellation information due to weather, call 519-848-6723.

Proceeds to Advocates of "Health Study before Wind Turbines". *** Fergus Legion, Branch 275, dinner and comedy night, featuring Russell Roy & Jim Michaels. Cocktails – 5:30, Dinner - 6:30 and Show – 8pm. Tickets $25 per person, are available at Branch or call 519-843-2345. *** Alzheimer Society of Guelph – Wellington annual Walk for Memories. Indoors at Old Quebec St. Guelph. Registration begins at 9am. Call 519-836-7672 for more info. *** Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8pm - 9:50pm Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. Cost - $7/ person ($8 on Band nights) join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015. *** “Sing For Literacy”, a family event to celebrate Family Literacy Day in music and songs at the Hillsburgh Branch, Wellington County Library, 98B Trafalgar Rd. Hillsburgh, 10am. Please register as space is limited. 519-855-4010.

JANUARY 31 Open Jamboree and Dance at Mount Forest Legion. 1:30-5pm.

Roast Beef Dinner. Everyone Welcome! *** Bigfoot Lives! Guelph Lake Nature Centre 2-4pm. Please register at 519-836-7860. Join us for an afternoon of snowshoe fun.We will provide the snowshoes (kid sizes as well as adult) and a quick lesson. Snowshoes are limited so please call to reserve space.

Program fee: $10/adult, $5/child, $25/family of 4. *** Passion, Love, Change 3pm. A ‘Students on Ice’ expedition to the Arctic this past summer transformed the life of Fergus high school student, artist and activist Sarah Hennekens. She will join David Noble, the founder of 2degrees C, a professional climate change speaker who has traveled the globe and together they will share their thoughts and experiences while presenting some incredible images from both poles. This is a fundraiser for the CWDHS Environmental Group. Tickets $10, $8 for students and seniors.

Elora Cinema Gorge. For tickets contact Sarah at 519-787-0461. *** Royal City Volleyball will hold its next co-ed Volleyball Tournament. Recreational divisions only. Prizes for winning teams. Proceeds to charity. For information call 519-822-6353.

FEBRUARY 2 Trillium Waldorf School- Kindergarten Information Night 78:30pm. Parents are invited to join our early childhood faculty and staff in exploring our renowned kindergarten classrooms. Hear about and experience elements of the Waldorf kindergarten program. Spaces Limited. Call Connie Watson to register early at 519-821-5140. 540 Victoria Road North, Guelph.

FEBRUARY 5 Optimist Club of Puslinch, Community Euchre. 7:30pm. At the Puslinch Community Centre. $3 per person. Refreshments provided. 50/50 draw. All Welcome.

FEBRUARY 6 Listowel Legion Robbie Burns Dinner & Dance - Dance to "Fare Enuff" 6pm. $25/person. *** Running until April 4, Arts of China. A travelling exhibit from the Royal Ontario Museum. Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin St. S., 519-836-1221. Chinese history, culture and classic traditions come to life through the explorations of three materials closely associated with China-jade, bronze and ceramics. Regular admission. Open daily 1-5pm. ***

Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8pm - 9:50pm Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. Cost - $7/ person ($8 on Band nights) Join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015. *** Fergus Legion Cribbage Tournament. Registration 11:30am. Start 1pm sharp! $20 per team.

FEBRUARY 7 Open Jamboree at the Mount Forest Legion Branch 134. 1:305:30pm, General Admission - $2, Roast Beef Dinner - $12 (including admission). Musicians no admission, $5 for dinner. *** Fergus Legion Super Bowl party. $5 per person. Chili & Sausage on a Bun. 4pm. *** Gardening Conference. Elora & Salem Horticultural Society presents five speakers, lunch, door prizes, garden items. $35 in advance; 9am - 3:30pm. at Elora Legion, 110 Metcalfe St., Elora.

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FEBRUARY 9 Parkinson’s Society, Guelph-Wellington Chapter 2pm Zehr’s Community Room Imperial Rd/Paisley Blvd. Guelph. A nutrition expert from the Health and Performance Centre, Nutrition Department U of G will speak to us about “Nutrition for the Parkinson Patient” Contact: Chris Young 519-829-1749.

FEBRUARY 10 Rockwood & District Lioness Euchre & Bridge Night. Rockmosa Community Centre, Rockwood at 7pm. $5 a person. Lunch & prizes to follow.

FEBRUARY 11 Casting call at Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh, for “A Sting in the Tale” a murder mystery by Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooner, directed by Jo Phenix. 7:30pm. Character and plot details at www.centurychurchtheatre.com. Information 519-8554586. *** Euchre - St. Mary Family Centre, Mount Forest - 7:30pm $2.50 includes lunch and prizes.

FEBRUARY 12 Teachers in Concert Valentine Gala, 7:30pm at New Life Church, 400 Victoria Rd. N., Guelph. Admission: $15 / Children: $5, Silent Auction opens at 7pm. Come hear some of Guelph's most talented music teachers!

FEBRUARY 13 EWCS and Erin and District Lions Club are hosting the Mayor’s Valentine’s Dinner and Dance –$75 each, catered by David’s Restaurant, and dancing, with music provided by the Itchy and Scratchy Band. Door prizes, silent and live auctions, opportunity to meet with the mayors from both the Town of Erin and the Township of Guelph Eramosa. For ticket information please call Sue at 519-833-9696 x 226. *** Listowel Legion Texas Horseshoes - Register at 11am. $5/person. *** Spotlight On Heritage 9:30-5pm. Stone Road Mall, Guelph, Guelph Museums and other local heritage groups organize displays to celebrate Heritage Day at Stone Road Mall. 519-8361221. *** Adult/ Senior Ice Skating 8pm - 9:50pm Exhibition Park Arena, Guelph. $7/ person ($8 on Band nights) join us for fun, exercise, music and friendship. Contact 519-836-1015.

FEBRUARY 14 Hoot and Howl. Guelph Lake Nature Centre 2 – 4pm. Please register at 519-836-7860. This is a great way to spend an evening with your family. We will be going out on a night hike to look for owls and coyotes. Bring your flashlight and dress warmly.

Program fee: $10/adult, $5/child, $25/family of 4. *** The Artisan Belles of Belwood are hosting a Valentine's Day Art & Craft Sale 12-4pm. Handcrafted Alpaca items, yarn, photo art, quilting, working wooden locks & more. See the Alpacas too.

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15 month old Zackary Martin, daughter of Heike and Jay Martin, tries the new skates he got for Christmas from his uncle Jason Chamberlain and Terri Ryerson. Jason and Terri took Zakk to the Elora arena for public skating recently. The arena brings back memories to the Chamberlains. Zakk's mother played ringette, his uncle played hockey, and his grandfather, Rick Chamberlain played hockey in the men's league. Rick Chamberlain was also on the Elora Rocks executive. Terri Ryerson was a goalie for the Ontario Women's junior hockey. photo submitted

Show brushes shoulders with death on Feb. 27 GUELPH - Daniel Stolfi will perform his one-man show, Cancer Can’t Dance Like This, about his harrowing experience while battling cancer Feb. 27 at the Guelph Youth Music Centre.

The presentation is in affiliation with the Canadian Cancer Society Wellington County Unit as a fundraiser benefit for the organization.

In March of 2008, Stolfi was diagnosed with Acute Non - Hodgkin’s T -Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer that would need equally aggressive chemotherapy treatment over the following two years of his life.

While battling cancer Stolfi lost his hair, his appetite, his strength, and his sex drive. In Cancer Can’t Dance Like This he takes the audience through a number of comedic monologues, musical numbers, and character portrayals of his lost attributes to the disease. The question: can cancer out dance

the dancing machine? Only time will tell.

The Canadian Cancer Society’s mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. For more information about the Canadian Cancer Society please visit www.cancer.ca For additional information about the show visit www.cancercantdancelikethi s.com or call the Canadian Cancer Society office at 519824-4261 The Guelph Youth Music Centre is located at 75 Cardigan Street Guelph. Tickets are $40 each or two for $70 and can be purchased at The Canadian Cancer Society office at 214 Speedvale Ave. West or call 519-824-4261 extension 3173.

A cocktail reception presented by F&M Brewery and silent auction to begin at 6pm with the show to follow at 8pm.

FEBRUARY 15 Family Heritage Day 1-5pm. 6 Dublin St. S., 519-836-1221.

Enjoy an afternoon with the family at Guelph Civic Museum. ½ price admission. *** Second casting call at Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh, for “A Sting in the Tale” a murder mystery by Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooner, directed by Jo Phenix. 7:30pm. Character and plot details at www.centurychurchtheatre.com. Information 519-8554586.

FEBRUARY 16 The Schizophrenia Society, Guelph and area monthly meeting.

7:30pm at the Evergreen Centre, 683 Woolwich Street. Anyone touched by or interested in schizophrenia is welcome. Info. 519822-8781.

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