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10 | 20 | 2012VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 45

JACKS GO DOWN AS OPPONENTS PILE ON TOP

STEVE KANNON

Facing the prospect of suspending the activities of the Elmira BIA, Mayor Todd Cowan says he’s willing to step in as in-terim chairman.

The organization representing downtown businesses is without a chair, and faces more vacancies on its board of directors following

Elmira BIA faces prospect of suspending activitiesOrganization having a hard time recruiting new board members, but mayor offers to serve as interim chair

its annual general meeting next month. Current board members are calling on fellow businesspeo-ple to help revitalize the group.

BIA treasurer Keith Schelter, who’s stepping down at the end of the year, said this week he’d like to see a full complement of new board members elected at the Nov. 14 AGM. While waiting for new people to step up, the

BIA is in something of a holding pattern.

Four of the eight board posi-tions, including the chair, will be available at the meeting. Cowan currently makes a ninth member as the representative of Woolwich council, but is open to the idea of serving temporarily as chair “if nobody wants to do it,” he said this week.

“We need some fresh blood. “I’d like to get more people in-volved.”

The alternative would be to suspend or even disband the or-ganization. The Elmira Business Improvement Area was formed in 1980, ostensibly to help deal with major downtown renovations that began in that era – long-term debt associated with those im-

provements was retired in 2002. The organization is a committee of council, appointed by and answerable to the municipality, which sets the group’s budget, currently $40,000 a year. Most of the funding comes from a special levy on businesses in the down-town core, while $10,000 comes

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Floradale firefighters extinguish a tractor fire on a farm located near Yatton Road and Third Line on Tuesday afternoon. The tractor was destroyed in the fire. The cause is still under investigation. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

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Feeling a little Bieber fever coming on? There might be a treatment at hand.

Head over to the Elmira Shoppers Drug Mart where they’re selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a life-size Justin Bieber cutout. Each ticket is $10 and the raffle will be drawn on Nov. 2 to raise funds for the Woolwich Youth Centre.

Currently, the cut-out is on display in the cos-

metics department

and many fans have stopped by to have their

photograph taken with the cardboard Bieber.

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fragrance, Someday.Denise Moser, manager

at the cosmetic counter at the downtown store, and her colleagues have had to be watchful to prevent Bieber from suffering at the hands of the public.

“There have been people who have tried to get him,” says Moser. “We had two girls pick him up and nonchalantly just started to walk out the store with him. We just told them to

turn around and put him back.”

Bieber cutouts at other Shoppers Drug Marts across the country have met a variety of fates, in-cluding kidnapping, van-dalism with makeup, and decapitation.

Currently there are two Bieber cutouts in the store but only the ‘Someday’ Bieber is available to be raffled off.

“It’s unbelievable – so

many people want him. Everyday we have people coming up to the counter asking if we they can buy him. But we have very strict rules as to what we can and can not do with the cutouts.”

Moser has been offered $150 for the newest Bieber cutout, promoting the fragrance Girlfriend, but it will be at least a year before she can do anything with that one.

Bieber, or a facsimile thereof, up for bidsRaffle at Shoppers Drug Mart will benefit the Woolwich Youth Centre

COLIN DEWAR

Shoppers Drug Mart is hosting the draw for the cutout as part of a Purple and Black Justin Bieber Day Gala. Five dollars from each raffle ticket sold will go directly to the youth centre and the remaining $5 can be used towards the purchase of any cosmetic product at the gala.

“We wanted to keep the money raised within the community and it’s all go-ing for a good cause.”

Madison Berg, 12, a self-confessed Justin Bieber fan, holds a cutout of the young pop star that Shoppers Drug Mart is raffling off this month, with proceeds going to the Woolwich Youth Centre. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

St. Jacobs residents worried about

the impact of the planned recon-struction of King

Street should come out to a

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have their say, suggests their ward councillor.

Mark Bauman is serving as Woolwich’s representative on a Waterloo Region com-mittee providing input on the project, slated for 2016. He encourages those with concerns to check out the proposal and say their piece.

The work, which encom-passes portions of King Street between Printery Road and Hachborn Street as well as Eby Street-North-side Drive to Sawmill Road, brings some positives, he said, including improved street lighting, sidewalks on both sides of the road, and a pedestrian-activated cross-walk signal downtown.

“There are some small things I disagree with ... but I’ll let people make up their own minds.”

Business owners are likely to have the most concerns, but given that it’s not a full reconstruction of under-ground services, the work shouldn’t drag on, he sug-gested. His main concern is to have an early spring or fall start, avoiding an disruption during the prime tourist months of July and August.

The public consultation centre is set for Oct. 24, 5-8 p.m., in the gym at St. Jacobs Public School, 72 Queensway Dr. Along with illustrations of the proposed work, regional representatives will be there answer questions through one-on-one discussions.

Region seeks input on King Street construction project

STEVE KANNON

Riders of Kiwanis Transit may be paying less starting next year.

The organization pro-vides public transit ser-vices in the municipalities of Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot to Kitchener-Waterloo through a con-tract with the Region of Waterloo that pays it a fee for service.

The accessible transpor-tation service is avail-able to resi-dents who are 65 years or older and those with a physical dis-ability.

There are currently 1,333 residents using the service in the three townships, including 689 in Woolwich, 244 in Wellesley and 400 in Wilmot. The orga-nization expects to provide some 39,000 rides this year, the majority of those are to health centres and hospitals in the region.

When a customer trav-els between municipalities the practice of Kiwanis Transit has been to charge an additional fare for each municipal boundary crossed.

Addressing Wellesley council Tuesday night, Cheryl Fisher, manager Ki-

Kiwanis Transit to reduce fees for most tripsProvincial rules mean fares have to follow structure set for conventional public transit

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This is not the first time the organization has been on the verge of suspension. A lack of new members

that, arguing that in a few years someone downtown would be calling for an organization to boost the core.

Today’s situation is a good opportunity to “Stop and refocus” the vision and goals of the BIA, he added.

“We need to give people a reason to be involved.”

wanis Transit, and Eric Gil-lespie, the region’s director of transit services, spoke about how the program has plans to change the zone user fees.

“Zone fares are fares that are charged to people trav-elling from one municipal-ity to another. If someone was traveling from Welles-ley to Woolwich they would pay two fares and if they travelled into an urban area they would pay a third fare,” said Gillespie.

In accordance to the Ac-cessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act by Jan. 1, 2013 there needs to be fare parity between specialized services, such as those offered by Kiwanis Transit, to fares charged to customers of the region’s conventional transit ser-vice, said Gillespie.

“The zone fares do not offer fare parity. The re-gional Grand River Transit allows riders to travel from

Cambridge through Kitch-ener-Waterloo to Elmira on route 21 for one fare – there is no consideration given to geographical or municipal boundaries,” he explained.

The plans are to scrap the zone fares and charge one flat rate for travel with-in the region.

The current fares are $2.50 to travel within a township, a $5 fare to travel between two townships and a $7 fare to travel be-tween three zones. The plan is to remove both the $5 and $7 fares and have a single fare of $3 to travel between the townships and urban areas of the region.

“The Kiwanis Transit board has approved the zone fares being removed,” said Fisher.

The estimated annual cost impact of eliminating the revenue generated by the zone fares is approximately $64,000. That amount will be offset by the region.

In 1992 Woolwich Town-ship approved funding for

a specialized transit in the township along with a finan-cial commitment from the Kiwanis Club of Elmira and formed Kiwanis Transit.

Wellesley Township requested service in 1993 and Wilmot Township had service start in 2001.

For 20 years the organi-zation has operated in the three townships Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and starting in 2013 Saturday service will be offered.

“I have seen accessibility in our community make tremendous progress since this program began,” said Fisher. “It allows our rid-ers independence in their homes and in the com-munity and it provides a quality of life that we are all entitled to. Our goal is a full accessible community for all.”

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A number of Woolwich firefighters received exemplary service medals, recognizing their years of service, at a ceremony Tuesday night in council chambers. Back row: Arnie Gingrich (20 years), John Scheeringa (20 years), Mark Weber (30 years), Bruce Good (30 years), township chief Rick Pedersen. Front row: Tom Snyder (25 years), Mayor Todd Cowan, Mark Bauman (35 years), township deputy chief Dale Martin. [STEVE KANNON / THE OBSERVER]

A train heading to Elmira’s Chemtura plant derailed near Uptown Wa-terloo on Oct. 11 at around 8:30 p.m.

The train was pulling five empty cars and two en-gines, travelling at 10 miles per hour when four cars left the tracks between Al-len and William streets.

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Chemtura-bound train derails in WaterlooELENA MAYSTRUK resentative Lindsay Fed-

chyshyn, engineers were involved in the cleanup before the case was handed over to Goderich Exeter Railway Ltd. for further investigation. It took two days to clear the scene.

GEXR train master Wes-ley Logan called it a minor derailment.

“It was one of our more minor ones, that’s for sure,” he said in a phone inter-

view on Wednesday. Crews arrived early

morning last Friday. The scene was cleaned up and the train was back in ser-vice the next afternoon.

The reason for the derail-ment is under investigation, a process that will take ap-proximately two weeks.

No injuries occurred during the accident and damage was reported to be minor.

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7:30 AM | A 65-year-old Waterloo man was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian when he struck a 48-year-old Breslau man while operating a 1992 Oldsmobile on Dolman Street near Woolwich Street in Breslau. Minor injuries were sustained by the Breslau man.

11:45 PM | A taxi picked up passengers in Waterloo and drove to an address on Sawmill Road near Golf Course Road in Conestogo, where the two men fled without paying. The men were intoxicated at the time, ditching a fare of $34.50. When police responded they were told by the taxi dispatch that the fare had been paid at the taxi company's

WNEA Fall fair fundraiser set for November 3

The annual fundraising banquet for the Wellesley North Easthope Agriculture Society is set for November 3 at the Wellesley Community Centre. Tickets to the banquet are $30, with proceeds supporting for the townships 160th fall fair in 2013. Humourist Eleanor Wood is the keynote speaker at this year’s event. There will be a silent auction held with prizes ranging from sporting paraphernalia to restaurant

certificates, gift baskets to art work. For tickets contact Beth Schlueter at (519) 656-2731.

CarShare goes electric

Grand River CarShare, Waterloo Region’s non-profit carsharing co-operative, has launched its first electric vehicle, a Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The vehicle was purchased in part with a $15,000 grant from the Region of Waterloo’s Community Environmental Fund.

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Sharp-eyed parent calls police, Elmira man nabbed for indecent actA parent who was drop-ping off his child at John Mahood Public School in Elmira about 8:30 a.m. Monday observed a young man in a van who appeared to be masturbat-ing while driving by the school.

Police were contacted and the vehicle and driver were located in a nearby parking lot.

A 19-year-old Elmira man was charged with an indecent act in a public place and released on an appearance notice.

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2:10 PM | A 23-year-old Holyrood, Ontario man was driving a 2004 black Chevy along Benjamin Road in Woolwich when he swerved to miss a deer and lost control of the vehicle. He drove through a ditch and fence, hitting 10 Christmas trees at the Benjamin Tree Farm before stopping. The vehicle sustained severe damage. The man suffered minor injuries and was taken to Grand River Hospital.

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8:00 AM | Police responded to a break-and-enter at the Lock-hart scale house on Middlebrook

Road in Woolwich. When they ar-rived they discovered a screen had been removed and a Powermate red and black Sport 1850 generator valued at $200 was missing. The investigation continues.

3:20 PM | An Elmira man whose bike was stolen last week saw a 17-year-old Elmira girl riding the bike. He contacted police who spoke to the girl who said she had got the bike from a schoolmate.

The investigation continues.

4:20 PM | A 28-year-old Fer-gus man was charged with careless driving after he hit a 59-year-old man in a grey Toyota from behind at the intersection of Sawmill Road and Katherine Street near Conestogo. Both vehicles sustained minor damage.

8:20 PM | Police responded to an alarm at Stoltz Farm Equip-

ment on Line 86 near Floradale Road west of Elmira. When police arrived they discovered a window had been tampered with but no suspects could be found and noth-ing was stolen from the business. The investigation is ongoing.

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2PM | Floradale firefighters were called to a farm on Yatton Road near Third Line to put out a tractor fire. The tractor was out in

a field when the incident occurred. The investigation continues.

3:30 PM | A 27-year-old Listowel woman was charged with turn not in safety when she drove her Ford Windstar across the median at Arthur Street South and Listowel Road and hit the barriers of the propane dispenser at the ESSO gas station. Damage to the vehicle was reported as moderate.

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9:15 AM | A Breslau woman driving a silver Honda was charged with fail to yield when she tried to make a left turn and struck an oncoming 2003 grey Buick operated by a Cambridge woman on Kossuth Road at Shantz Station Road outside of Breslau. No injuries were reported, but both vehicles sustained severe damage and had to be towed from the scene.

9:54 PM | A 29-year-old Drayton man riding a Kawasaki motorcycle hit a dog that ran out in front of his bike on Hessen Strasse near Willow Way Road and Moser-Young in Wellesley Township. The dog was killed in the collision and the bike sustained significant dam-age. The rider was uninjured.

A tow truck prepares to leave the scene of a collision between a Honda and Buick at the intersection of Kossuth Road and Shantz Station Road on Oct. 17. Both vehicles had to be towed. No injuries were reported at the scene. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

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Grand River CarShare provides access to 23 vehicles on a self-serve, pay-per-use basis to its 700 members in Waterloo Region and Hamilton.

MP Albrecht to receive hospice award

Hospice of Waterloo Region an-nounced this week it will be presenting the 2012 Hospice Community Award to two local Members of Parliament on October 26.

Harold Albrecht, MP for Kitchener-Conestoga, and Frank Valeriote, MP for Guelph, have been chosen to receive this award for their outstanding work as co-chairs for the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compas-

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Rural property workshops

Rural landowners in Waterloo Region who want to learn how to better manage the natural features on their property can get some advice at a series of workshops organized by the Grand River Conservation Authority in partnership with the Region of

Waterloo ’s Community Environmental Fund.

At the evening sessions, landowners will go through a workbook that will provide them with information that will help them manage and enhance their property. It will include informa-tion on the grants and other support available for tree planting through the Trees for the Grand Program.

Workshops, which begin at 7 p.m., are set for Nov. 6 at the Linwood Community centre and Nov. 13 at Farmers Plus in Elmira. The workshops are free but space is limited; to register in advance, call 519-621-2763, ext. 2277.


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The Wellesley Town-ship council chambers are undergoing a facelift.

The building located at 4805 Hastings Line in Cross-hill is currently under reno-vation. The existing cedar roof requires replacement and the stone exterior re-quires re-pointing to main-tain its structural integrity and weather-resistant quali-ties as well as keeping with the original appearance of the building. The repairs

Wellesley seeking grant to help with repairs to council buildingCOLIN DEWAR were needed as the structure

would have deteriorated quickly over the next few years.

The structure was built in 1855, making it 157 year old. In 1987 the council cham-bers were designated a heri-tage building and was the first project to be considered for a grant by the heritage foundation.

At a council meeting Tuesday night, council-lors decided the township should apply for a Waterloo Regional Heritage Founda-

tion property grant, request-ing funding to complete the required repairs to the building.

“This grant will apply to the work that is being done currently,” Rik Louwagie, chief building officer of Wellesley Township, told council. “We are asking for the full cost of the repairs that are being done right now. The council chamber is the oldest functioning municipal building in the Region of Waterloo.”

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Heritage Foundation is a non-profit organization funded through an annual grant from the Region of Waterloo. Its mandate is to promote and encourage interest in the heritage and culture of the region. Since forming the foundation has distributed more than a $1 million to a variety of proj-ects throughout the region.

The township is estimat-ing that the renovations will cost approximately $37,235 and the project is expected to be completed by December.

The Wellesley Township council chambers are undergoing renovations to replace the roof and mortar of the building. The township has applied for a grant by the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation to help pay for the repairs. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]


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Due to planned maintenance activities in Elmira and St. Jacobs you may notice some changes to your Drinking Water from October 15, 2012 to December 31, 2012. These activities may impact your water pressure, water taste and odour in these communities due to operation changes during this period.

You may also notice an increase of activity in your area, as there will be watermain flushing to support the above mainte-nance work. Changes are expected to re-direct the flow of the water in some watermains, which may cause some discol-ouration of the water. If you notice your water is starting to discolour, you should discontinue use, wait approximately one hour, and then allow a cold hard water tap to run for approximately 5 minutes until the water clears. Once water is clear, it is safe for consumption. However, we recommend you do not drink discoloured water.We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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The Region of Waterloo will be holding a public information centre to introduce a draft Regional By-law respecting signs on Regional roads. The proposed Sign By-law addresses all types of unoffi cial signs on Regional roads including election signs, business accessory signs, farm accessory signs, mailbox accessory signs, open house signs and poster signs. The proposed Sign By-law establishes requirements for unoffi cial signs including:

• Location and placement; • Size, shape, construction and content; • Impacts to the function of the road; • Number of signs and timing of placement; and • Sign removal.

Staff are also proposing an amendment to the Region’s Tourism and Essential Services Signing Policy to allow tourism signage on Regional roads for agri-toursim activities.

When: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, drop in 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.Place: Regional Administration Headquarters (lobby) 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener

This public information centre is being held for the purpose of providing information and receiving comments from the public. A copy of the draft By-law is available for review in the Clerk’s Offi ce, Region of Waterloo, 2nd fl oor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener or on the Region’s website at:

www.region.waterloo.on.ca - tab Newsroom, tab Public Notices

If you have questions concerning the By-law, please contact Nancy Button, Manager, Transportation Engineering at 519-575-4520 or by email at [email protected]

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It has been one month since the iconic covered bridge in West Montrose was closed when a floor beam that supports a por-tion of the structure failed likely due to overloading by heavy vehicles.

Waterloo Region officials are hoping to have the re-pairs done this week but are not sure when it will reopen to vehicle traffic.

“Workers have put some temporary bracing in and around the area of the damaged beam and right now we are leaning towards not opening the bridge until we can assess what needs to be done,” said Shawn Buckley, senior transportation infrastruc-ture engineer for Region of Waterloo.

Repairs to the 131-year-old bridge are estimated to cost $35,000. A 4.3-metre Douglas Fir square beam arrived in Toronto on Mon-day. It came from British Columbia and was sent to Toronto to be pressure treated before continuing the journey to West Mon-trose to be put in place, said Buckley.

“We are optimistic that the bridge will be repaired by this week, it all depends on the new beam and when it arrives,” he said Tuesday.

Opening the bridge to

Repairs underway, region ponders reopening West Montrose bridge

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traffic is a different story, he added, as officials have only just begun to discuss when they plan deem it sare.

“We are having internal discussion about opening the bridge first and then they will fan out into the community to get their take. We have to figure out how we are going to control the traffic loading on the bridge,” he said.

While the bridge is closed, a consultant is gathering additional in-formation on the structure

to help with the decision as to when it should be re-opened.

“We have to reanalyze that three-tonne limit and some of the informa-tion we need to do that analysis needs to be gathered while the bridge is (under repairs), as all the paneling along the sides are open and we can take a look at how the bailey truss is perform-ing underneath,” Buckley said of the steel under the wooden bridge.

The region has been pro-

viding information when they can to concerned residents and will be hold-ing a private meeting with the residence association of West Montrose to dis-cuss what has happened so far with the repairs to the bridge.

A public meeting will also be held, but not until after the repair work is completed. That meeting will discuss what to do with the provincially pro-tected historic bridge and how to keep heavy vehicles off it.

The West Montrose covered bridge is under repair after a support beam crack. The region has yet to decide when it will re-open the bridge to motor vehicles. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

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With an increasing number of cyclists on the roads, Waterloo Region is launching a “happy cy-cling” campaign to remind all who share the road about the importance of safety while driving and cycling.

The region is partnering with Cambridge, Kitch-ener and Waterloo and the Working Centre to hire bike ambassadors; experienced cyclists trained in urban cycling.

“This is kind of the cool-est part, we think. We have these really outgoing and friendly individuals that will be placed at areas where there are a lot of cyclists. They are there to thank folks for cycling and give an opportunity to read our Happy Streets Move-ment booklet,” said James LaPointe, principal planner at Waterloo Region.

The campaign is a re-flection of how important cycling and safety issues are to the public and local cyclists are not unaware of the dangers. Last May, one week after a Water-loo cyclist was fatally hit

Region launches happy cycling campaign to boost on-road safety

from behind by an SUV in Wellesley Township, 500 cyclists joined in support of Barrie Conrod’s family for a memorial ride on the spot where he was killed along Herrgott Road.

Project managers are starting the campaign off in urbanized areas where traffic is heavy but hope to expand efforts into north-ern areas of the region such as Woolwich and Wellesley townships in the spring, according to LaPointe.

Efforts were triggered after a 2010 study by the University of Waterloo con-ducted in partnership with the region of Waterloo. It showed that many of the region’s residents choose to ride their bikes all year around.

After completing the studies planners pitched the project last year. It will now run for the rest of the fall and into the spring of next year.

“Certainly a lot more people that are cycling and we are recognizing that ... as cycling becomes a more attractive mode of trans-portation for folks we want to make sure that individu-als who are choosing to

cycle are not only encour-aged to but rewarded for it. We wanted to make sure people know how to prop-erly ride their bicycles,” he said.

Though reasons for cy-cling range from living a healthier lifestyle to saving on gas, the stats show most often people cycle as a way to save on buying a second vehicle.

Studies also show that riding on sidewalks and through crosswalks is a factor in 86 per cent of col-lisions involving bikes in the region, a statistic has been reflective of accidents in Woolwich and Wellesley townships as well.

The campaign is being conducted in hopes of eliminating accidents in-volving cyclists at intersec-tions and on the roads. Cy-clists will also encouraged to go to www.travelwisecy-clingquiz.com to complete the campaign quiz for a chance to win a $500 gift card for a bike store of their choice in Waterloo Region.

For more information about the campaign check out www.travelwisecycling-quiz.com or http://happys-treets.wordpress.com.

ELENA MAYSTRUK

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MINOR DAMAGE, MAJOR EFFORT

Following a tour of the Woolwich Township administration building Tuesday evening, members of the Elmira Cubs sat in on a council meeting led by Mayor Todd Cowan. The visit came in conjunction with local government week. [STEVE KANNON / THE OBSERVER]

A Waterloo Regional Police officer directs traffic at the intersection of Sawmill Road and Katherine Street on Oct. 15 after a collision between a Ford pickup and a Toyota. Damage to both vehicles was minimal. No injuries were reported. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]


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Six years ago Martia and Chris Ferguson of Conestogo became foster parents and their home be-came one of dozens around Woolwich and Wellesley townships to take in foster children through Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region.

The Fergusons will be among those individuals honoured during National Foster Family Appreciation Week, which runs Oct. 21-27 this year.

Martia Ferguson explains that she and her husband became foster parents be-cause they wanted to help.

“To give back to the com-munity, to help others that need help, that’s just what we do. We try to encour-age our kids to be kind to others and help when you can,” she explained at her home in Conestogo on Tuesday.

Along with raising with their own three children the couple has taken up to four foster kids at once, looking after both infants and older children.

“We would love to see people come out and foster children. The more foster parents we have the more support services we can provide children” said Teresa Trofymowych, fos-ter/adoption recruitment worker at FCS.

Conestogo family part of foster care network in Waterloo RegionFamily & Children’s Services to hold appreciation night for those who make the program work; "it's good for the kids that need a place to stay"

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The foster care organi-zation supports children from the ages of infancy to 16. Though being a foster parent requires commit-ment, education and time, Ferguson finds the experi-ence not only rewarding

but necessary. “Life gets a little bit

busier any time you add another child into the mix you’re going to have more stuff, whether it’s school or taking them to appoint-ments or extracurricular

activities,” she said of her commitments, adding she hopes her own children will benefit from the expe-rience of helping others.

“Why would you want to deal with that or how can you let them go? Those are the two big questions I find people ask. If feeling sad when they leave is the reason not to foster, I don’t agree with that.”

She explained that the challenge of having chil-dren with different histo-ries come into her home is something that she her husband, kids and foster kids work on as a family, trying to reinforce rules and provide a healthy envi-ronment for everyone.

“I just think that people if they thought about fostering, its fun, you can make a difference and it’s not necessarily the bad thing people think it is. It is busier, but I think that it’s good for your family and it’s good for the kids that need a place to stay – it’s very worthwhile.

Foster Care Waterloo Region will hold an appre-ciation dinner for current foster parents on Oct. 24. A public information night for prospective parents on the same night at the family centre a 65 Hansen Ave. in Kitchener. Visitors are asked to register in advance by calling 519-576-0540.

Martia and Chris Ferguson at home in Conestogo with their three children James (left), Thomas, and Emily. The couple is being recognized for their efforts as foster parents. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

WHERE THE ACTION IS

It was football Friday at EDSS Oct. 12, but the junior boys fell 47-14 to Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, while the senior boys lots 32-0. Top, a crowd gathers around the Elmira ball carrier. Above, Lancer Nathan Schlupp tries to block an opponent. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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DALTON MCGUINTY’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT he plans to step down as Ontario’s pre-mier caught most of us by surprise. With some reflection, perhaps we could see it coming, however.

Premier for nine years, McGuinty has had his ups and downs, but nothing like the relentless negatives of his third term, and first in a minority government. For much of his tenure, the public’s reaction was positive, though there are plenty of people who strongly opposed Premier Dad and his penchant for appeasement and taxation by stealth. His reputation has taken a beating since last fall’s election as he attempted to rein in Ontario’s massive deficit and deal with scandals such as the politically-motivated cancellation of two gas-fired power plants.

Perhaps it was time to step down, removing himself from the fray in order to preserve his legacy in the long term. Surely he looked at other politicians, most recently Jean Charest in neighbouring Quebec, who stuck around too long, allowing voters to exact their revenge and leaving the public with a lasting impression of the downside of their careers.

Politicians have egos, and it’s unlikely McGuinty wants to be remembered for what’s gone on in the last year, his government largely adrift.

Rather, he would prefer we concentrate on the early days, when he arrived as the antithesis of the much-reviled Mike Harris. He set about bringing some stability to such files as health and education. It didn’t hurt that times were good, as it never does for any government so favoured. But, like many boom-time politicians before him, McGuinty spent and spent, winning friends (at least temporarily) and votes. It left the province in a more pre-carious state, however, in the downturn that followed the financial crisis of 2008. Already hammered by globaliza-tion that was killing the manufacturing sector, Ontario had a rough ride.

McGuinty seemed to have difficulty moving away from his conciliatory, nice-guy image in order to deal with need-ed austerity measures, including rolling back runaway pub-lic sector wages and benefits that blossomed on his watch.

It will be up to his successor to do the hard work neces-sary to get the budget under control. That will fall to his replacement as leader of the Liberal party or, given the mi-nority status, one of the opposition parties.

Whoever takes the helm is best advised to keep things simple, which is a fairly good bet given the province’s mounting debt load – Ontarians have no stomach for defi-cits and increased taxes. With that in mind, the next leader will have to focus on job creation and growth in the real economy, while curbing government spending, shrinking the civil service and rolling back public sector wages.

Clearly, the economy is the top priority, intertwined with our education and health care systems. The latter are im-portant to us, but both will require a deft hand to get run-away expenses under control. You can bet the next premier will be looking for more money from Ottawa, but, again, wages will be a big part of the equation while trying to reel in costs that have far outstripped inflation and economic growth. As the two biggest draws on the public purse, those sectors will need the most attention: we can no longer throw money away as we have in the past.

Most of the economic levers lie with the federal govern-ment, where the government is not friendly to average Ca-nadians, but McGuinty’s successor can set the tone in the most populous province by focusing on what matters most.

McGuinty's legacy at root of this week's resignation

Iran’s currency vir-tually collapsed last week, and the public protests that followed in Tehran stirred memories of the massive anti-regime protests of 2009. This has caused excited speculation in the United States and its allies about the imminent fall of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the aban-donment of Iran’s uranium enrichment program, or even the end of the whole Islamic regime. Don’t hold your breath.

Ahmadinejad blamed the currency crisis on the foreign sanctions that are crippling Iran’s trade, of course. His critics at home just blamed him: “The smaller part of the prob-lem relates to sanctions while 80 per cent of the problem is rooted in the government’s mistaken policies,” said Ali Larijani, the speaker of the Iranian parliament. But he would say that, wouldn’t he?

It’s true that Ahmadine-jad has used the country’s

Concern about currency, but no real panic in Iranlarge oil revenues to paper over some serious mistakes in running Iran’s economy, but the current crisis was caused by a steep fall in those revenues – which is directly due to the sanc-tions.

Four rounds of United Nations-backed trade sanc-tions, ostensibly meant to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, had al-ready cut the country’s oil exports from 2.5 million barrels a day to 1.5 million b/d by early this year.

Then came new Ameri-can sanctions that blocked any international bank do-ing business in Iran from access to the immense U.S. market – so most of them ended their dealings with Iran.

In July came new Euro-pean Union sanctions ban-ning oil imports from Iran entirely. Since Europe was taking one-fifth of Iran’s remaining oil exports, that blow was enough to send the Iranian rial into free-fall.

Until 2009, the rate of exchange was fairly stable at about 10,000 rials to the dollar. Then it started to fall slowly, and then faster – and in a hectic few earlier

this month, it tumbled a further 40 per cent to a low of 35,000 rials to the dollar. That was when the protests began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, whose merchants were amongst the strongest supporters of the revolu-tion in 1979.

The protests were con-tained without any deaths, and the shops in the bazaar are now open again. The rial has recovered slightly, stabilizing at around 28,000 to the dollar. But that is one-third of what it was worth three years ago, and the effects are being felt in almost every household in the country. Formerly comfortable middle-class families are scrambling to put food on the table, and the poor are really suffering.

So the sanctions are working, in the sense that they are hurting people. But what are they accom-plishing in terms of their stated purpose of forcing Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons program? More importantly, perhaps, what are they achieving in terms of their unstated purpose: triggering an uprising that overthrows the whole Is-lamic regime?

First of all, Iran doesn’t have a nuclear weapons program. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the U.S. and Israeli intelligence service are all agreed on that, al-though the public debate on the issue generally as-sumes the contrary. Iran says it is developing its ability to enrich uranium fuel for use in reactors, which is perfectly legal under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

It’s true that the same technologies give the owner the ability to enrich uranium further, to weap-ons grade, and there is good reason to think that Iran wants that capability. It’s probably not planning to make nuclear weapons now, but it does want that “threshold capability” in case things get really bad in the region and it needs a nuclear deterrent in a hurry.

A “threshold nuclear weapons capability” (but no nuclear weapons) is still not illegal. Other countries with enrichment facilities include Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Japan, and the

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Real waste reduction may require a few changes to our comfortable lifestyle

Caught up in the post-Thanksgiving, pre-Halloween season – not to mention local govern-ment week – you may have missed the fact this is also Waste Reduction Week in Canada.

Yes, such a thing ex-ists. The goal is to make us mindful about just how much stuff we accumulate and throw away. And we dispose of a considerable amount of waste: 1,670 lbs (760 kg) each every year, the equivalent of eight adult men.

Enter Waste Reduc-tion Week, which came to Canada in 2001 courtesy of a coalition of 13 recycling councils and sister orga-nizations from across the country. It’s rolled out each October by the same group. The program’s goal is to in-form Canadians about the environmental and social ramifications of wasteful practices.

The message is sinking in – many of us are mindful

of over-packaged goods, for instance – but it’s a slow process, says Jo-Anne St. Godard, executive director of the Recycling Council of Ontario.

As individuals we’re starting to make some changes, smarter choices. On the whole, however, Ontarians are generating more waste than ever. That has much to do with indus-try rather than individual actions, but the two are connected, she notes.

In the case of excess packaging and products such as single-serving food items, business takes its cue from consumers: if we stop buying such goods, or shift our dollars to less-wasteful choices, they’ll take note. In the meantime, industry is also encouraged to reduce how much waste they generate behind the scenes as part of the manu-facturing process.

That’s not just good for the environment, but also for the bottom line, cutting material costs and, at the end of the process, disposal fees, she stresses.

Much of the impetus will be on us as consumers, however. Change will come

because we demand it. Otherwise, well, don’t hold your breath.

It’s a matter of choices. Moving away from our pen-chant for disposable items, for instance. Using quality, long-lasting equipment that can be serviced and reused rather than discard-ed minimizes waste. This practice supports quality manufacturers. Higher ini-tial costs are often justified by lower replacement and disposal costs as equip-ment is in use for a longer period.

Choose reusable prod-ucts rather than single-use items. Simple measures such as reusing ceramic mugs instead of using dis-posable cups, using cloth shopping bags rather than disposable plastic ones, using rechargeable batter-ies or reusing items such as file folders and interoffice envelopes mean less waste and lower costs.

When you purchase products keep in mind what will become of them at their end-of-life. Ma-terials that can be fully recycled, or that are made of recycled materials mean less energy consumption in

remanufacturing and less materials in the landfill.

We’re starting to think in those terms, but haven’t fully embraced the con-cept. We are rather wedded to our North American consumption patterns.

“I think consumers are becoming more savvy, more conscious of their choices,” says St. Godard of our tendency to differenti-ate between products on the shelves. But we’re not ready to really shine a light on how we live, she adds. “I don’t think that we’re really examining our consump-tion habits.”

Take the issue of single-serving packaging. Conve-nience often trumps envi-ronmental considerations, especially in such common tasks as packing a lunch for your kids.

“We aren’t at the point of saying ‘do I really need this? Should we consume this?’”

If things are going to change, we’ll have to change our mindset to reflect those thoughts. We have to take responsibility for what we choose from the store shelves – industry will respond accordingly.

Our buying power will influence how business is done.

In the meantime, how-ever, there are some small steps that can make a dif-ference. From that reusable coffee cup for the drive-thru (though putting it in park and walking inside is better still) to actually re-membering to bring those reusable shopping bags with you when you get gro-ceries, it all adds up.

“It’s the low-lying fruit. Easy changes that you could consider doing to-day,” says St. Godard, not-ing making such things a habit, part of your routine, is key to sticking with them.

Collectively, that’s tak-ing more responsibility for the piles of waste we send off to the landfill, where it’s out of sight and out of mind ... well, at least until

it starts getting full and we need to find another hole in the ground to “deal with” our crap. Here in Waterloo Region, we’re go-ing through just such an exercise, attempting to ex-tend the life of the existing landfill site and pondering about what to do next.

It’s with that bigger pic-ture in mind that we can start making small changes – we wouldn’t want to sac-rifice too much of our life-styles – that lead us down the road to better things.

“We’re blessed where we have many choices, many freedoms. We can’t ignore the responsibilities,” she says.

As Waste Reduction Week winds down, she urg-es us all to look for the one small thing we can do.

“Small changes add up. You can make your own difference.”

Do you think Dalton McGuinty was right to resign as premier?

Undecided, I really don’t have a lot of the information.

» Paul Henderson

I don’t really know I don’t pay much attention to that.

» Walter Kusy

Yes.

» Rachel Vandenberg

I don’t really know why he resigned; I have problems with other things right now.

» S’danne Stortzthuroo

Interesting question, I don’t know. I’m very shocked he resigned. I don’t think the reasons he gave are the real reasons.

» Jacob Enns

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Netherlands. Moreover, Iran’s stock of reactor-grade enriched uranium is under permanent IAEA supervision, and alarms would go off instantly if it started to upgrade that stock to weapons grade.

Israel’s current govern-ment has talked itself into a state of existential panic over Iran’s uranium enrich-ment program, but the U.S. government certainly doesn’t believe that Iran has any immediate plans to build nuclear weapons. So what are these sanctions really about?

Overthrowing the Irani-an regime, of course. Amer-ican sanctions against Iran long predate any concerns about Iranian nuclear weapons, and would not be ended even if Iran stopped all work on uranium en-richment tomorrow. The U.S. legislation that im-poses the sanctions makes that very clear.

Before sanctions are lift-ed, the president must cer-tify to Congress that Iran has “released all political prisoners and detainees; ceased its ... violence and abuse of Iranian citizens engaging in peaceful politi-cal activity; investigated the killings and abuse of peaceful political activ-ists...and prosecuted those responsible; and made progress toward establish-ing an independent judi-ciary.” In other words, it must dismantle the regime.

Since stopping the en-richment program would not end the sanctions, why would the Iranian govern-ment even consider doing so? And will the Iranian people rise up and over-throw the regime because sanctions are making their daily lives very difficult? Even anti-regime Iranians are proud and patriotic people, and the likelihood that they will yield to for-eign pressures in that way is approximately zero.

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SPORTS | 13THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012

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Jacks discover that losing feelingWellesley drops three in a row in a weekend they’d rather forget; on the road looking for redemption

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Kings fail to execute in 6-4 loss to WaterlooPlayers need to play as a team, focus on the unglamorrous jobs if they want to be successful, says coach

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A strong start to the OHA hockey season turned sour for the Wellesley Applejacks, who lost three consecutive games last weekend to New Hamburg and Ayr.

The game on Oct. 12 against the New Hamburg looked promising in the first minutes of play when Connor McLeod shot one past Firebirds goalie Graeme Lauersen at 8:08 to open the scoring. But even Jacks coach Kevin Fitzpat-rick was not prepared for the level of play his team would face:

“We missed some real opportunities in the second period and they capitalized on them. They just wore

The Elmira Sugar Kings continued an un-even season with 6-4 loss at home against Waterloo on Sunday.

The Kings and Siskins faced off for the first time this season to the noise of a full house. Fans of the home side were subdued at 13:46 when the visitors drew first blood, as Jimmy Sopher put one past net-minder Hayden Neuman with the Siskins on a power play.

It was a rough night for Neuman, who would stop just 24 of the 30 shots he faced.

“We weren’t really out of it, but we weren’t really into it either. It’s tough playing catch-up all game but our guys battled and kept coming,” said Elmira coach Dean DeSilva after the game.

This season’s team is young, he explained, and a lot of work needs to be done, both with offensive tactics and forming a more aggressive defence.

“Unless you are going to play consistently it makes

us down. We hadn’t played a team of that intensity level,” he said looking back at the weekend.

The next six minutes would yield results for the Firebirds, who got three in a row behind netminder Josh Heer.

Wellesley pushed back with the final goal of the period, making the score 3-2. When the Jacks scored their third goal it was 1:23 into the second and the Firebirds came back with a goal of their own before Wellesley’s Reid Denstedt scored his team’s final goal, assisted by Luke Rose.

The 4-4 tie was short-lived. New Hamburg broke the impasse at 11:53 when an attack by three Firebirds on the Wellesley net result-

ed in a goal by Sean Kie-napple. That shot opened the floodgates in the third, which saw New Hamburg finish the game 7-4.

The Jacks faced Ayr the next night and fared no better. Wellesley was at a fever pitch in the opening frame when Devon Wagner and Mark Detzler drew first blood with two goals in the first eight minutes of the game, but lost the mo-mentum by racking up the penalties.

“We self-destructed,” Fitzpatrick said. “This team up to that point was the least penalized team in the league; it was really out of character.”

Still, Wellesley had no intention of backing down in the second frame when

they got two more past Centennials’ Bobby Brown, only to see Ayr fight back with two goals of their own.

Though it looked like a promising game for the Jacks, with a 4-2 score by the end of second, Ayr would soon flip the odds and dominate in third with 17 shots on net to Welles-ley’s three, skating away with a 5-4 victory over the home team.

The Jacks would con-tinue the lost weekend in a home game rematch against New Hamburg that saw the visitors steamroll Wellesley once more in Sunday’s 6-2 game.

The Jacks were the only team to score in the first period, going up 1-0 after 20 minutes.

New Hamburg got on the board in the second, potting a shorthanded goal when the puck flew past two Wellesley defencemen and onto the stick of Matt Yantzi.

Wellesley went up 2-1 less than two minutes later, but it was all Firebirds after that.

The home team seemed to lose its fighting spirit, leaving New Hamburg to score three more before the intermission. After the break, the visitors added two more, leaving the de-feated Jacks in the dust.

Wellesley players will have a chance to redeem themselves this weekend when they travel to Travis-tock, Hagersville and Bur-ford.

Rob Hinschberger (left) and Bobby Gray (right) team up to protect the net and battle Ayr’s Brady Wheelans for the puck during last Saturday’s home game. The Jacks lost 5-4. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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It’s only out in the wilderness where you’ll score points for a nice rack

Just the other day, my hunting buddy and I looked at a few photos that one of our trail cameras had captured. For those, who don’t know, a trail camera is a programmable camera that you strap to a tree. It takes photos or vid-eo of anything that passes by, so we hunters use them a lot to get a good idea of the incredible number of raccoons that roam our woods.

Sometimes, however, you’ll get a good photo of a deer, bear or moose too – or, more likely, a hapless hunter looking desperately for a trail camera.

On that occasion, how-ever, we had a nice photo of a 10-point buck with a wide rack – the kind of head that, in a perfect world, any spouse would be proud to hang over the dining room table or any other prominent place. Accompanying that deer was a very respectable six-pointer too. More a family room type of buck, I’d say.

My buddy immediately said, “That 10-pointer is mine. You can take the six-pointer.” He said it with a smile, but he said it never-theless.

And, since we are hunt-ing his property, in a perfect world, this would be the case. The problem here is that this statement assumes I have far more willpower than any mortal man should be given credit for. That is especially un-fair, since he knows that a lemon meringue pie or a bag of red licorice wouldn’t survive 10 minutes in my presence. Ask me to resist the charms of Sofia Vergara in a skimpy bikini and you stand a very good chance. Ask me to resist an easy shot at a 10-point buck and you are dream-ing.

Having said that, here are two possible scenarios he is anticipating.

One, the 10-pointer steps into my shooting lane and I salute, smile at its mag-nificence and let it pass.

Two, the 10-pointer and the six-pointer pass and I, being the considerate guy I am, take the smaller buck.

As you can see, each sce-nario is totally implausible.

A more realistic scenario would have included me lining up that 10-pointer, only to have my arrow cen-tre-punch an arrow-wide branch protecting its vi-tals. Then, the deer would trot away and stop broad-side in front of his ground blind to catch its wind. There he would shoot it dead and I would tell my buddy I let it pass.

Later, as he came whis-tling down the trail to get me to help drag it out, he would notice the tracks leading from my stand to his and thank me for passing up on the animal. Then, he would ask why my bow was wrapped around a tree. In response, I’d grumbled something unintelligible.

I’m not really sure why antler points matter at all since you can’t eat them and – due to the advent of equal rights between the sexes – few of us actually use them for home deco-rating or homemade jew-elry anymore.

Still, there’s nothing like an impressive set of antlers to stir up a hunter’s blood and bring out a bit of the competitive spirit.

My buddy and I are both

actually meat hunters and a nice, plump doe would normally suit either of us just fine. And, the odds are

good that this is exactly what we’ll tag, since we see far more does than bucks.

Still, I’d rather shoot

that big buck – or even the smaller one. Not that either would score me any points at home.

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EDSS player Kelsie Freeman (15) rises above a pack of Huron Heights players to take a shot during junior girls’ high school basketball action at the EDSS gymnasium on Oct. 16. The Lancers would defeat HHSS 49-31. [COLIN DEWAR /THE OBSERVER]

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THE SCOREWOOLWICH WILDCATS

Tyke: SELECT Oct. 13 vs. BramptonWoolwich: 5 Brampton: 1Goals: Dustin Good x 2 Jordan Chang x 2 Joey Martin x 1 Assists: Drew Birmingham x 2 Joey Martin x 1 Eric Hutton x 1 Denver Martin x 1 Parker Collingwood x 1Oct. 14 vs. OakvilleWoolwich: 9 Oakville: 4Goals: Dustin Good x 6 Denver Martin x 2 Cade Beacom x 1 Assists: Ethan Bickerton x 2 Will Lavigne x 2 Drew Birmingham x 1 Sam Hacock x 1 Jordan Chang x 1Oct. 16 vs. MiltonWoolwich: 2 Milton: 5Goals: Jordan Chang, Dustin Good

Assists: Austin Schnarr

Novice: LL#2Oct. 13 vs. EmbroWoolwich: 3 Embro: 3Goals: Parker Alles, Ryan Brubacher, Tanis Uhrig Assists: Johnathan Staken, Tristan Kraemer

Novice: LL#3Oct. 13 vs. St. GeorgeWoolwich: 3 St. George: 8 Goals: Coleton Benham x3 Assists: Ryan Ament X 2, Dalton Taylor X 2, RJ Good, Alex Albrecht, Tommy Bearinger

Atom: MINOR AA Sept. 23 vs. MiltonWoolwich: 1 Milton: 0Goals: Kolin Weigel

Assists: Evan RothShutout: Quinn BrownSept 25 vs. Stoney CreekWoolwich: 4 Stoney Creek: 2Goals: Tyler Martin, Cole Slade, Kyler Austin x2 Assists: Colton Schmitt, Ethan Birmingham x2, Kyler Austin, Evan Roth, Cole SladeSept. 29 vs. OakvilleWoolwich: 1 Oakville: 5 Goals: Colton Schmitt Sept. 30 vs. Centre WellingtonWoolwich: 0 Centre Wellington: 2Oct. 10 vs. OrangevilleWoolwich: 3 Orangeville: 7 Goals: Kyler Austin, Alex Hutton, Cole Slade Assists: Cole Slade, Gavin Roemer, Cameron Leonard, Owen Lee, Kyler Austin, Kolin Weigel

Oct 14 vs. BramptonWoolwich: 7 Brampton: 2Goals: Cameron Leonard x3, Owen Lee x2, Tyler Martin, Colton Schmitt Assists: Alex Hutton, Colton Schmitt x2, Gavin Roemer

Atom: AE Oct. 12 vs. ActonWoolwich: 5 Acton: 3Goals: Tyler Newton X2, Conner Waters, Eric Martin, Andrew Weber (Tanner Mann, Eric Martin, Gavin Wilson, Tyler BrubacherX2, Nathan Snyder)

Atom: LL Oct. 13 vs. Grand RiverWoolwich: 0 Grand River: 2 Goals: N/A

Atom: LL#1Oct. 13 vs. New HamburgWoolwich: 6 New Hamburg: 0Goals: Matthew Brubacher x2, Ian McGregor x2, Kieren Oberholzer, Mac Benham

Assists: Kieren Oberholzer x3, Mac Benham x2, James Reichard, Cody Kroetsch, Caden Sellars, Matthew BrubacherShutout: Kody Lewis Atom: LL#3Oct. 13 vs. ParisWoolwich: 7 Paris: 2Goals: Cameron Martin x 3 Nate Curtis x 2 Cole Seabrook Diego Flores-Dyck Assists: Ryan Martin Gavin Wright Zach Downs Jordan Dickieson Cameron Martin

Atom: MAJOR AA Oct 12 vs. Stoney CreekWoolwich: 3 Stoney Creek: 1Goals: Jesse Martin, Isiah Katsube, Blake Roemer Assists: Trevor Ferretti, Brett Allen, Ben Witmer, Matt FleischmannOct. 16 vs. Centre WellingtonWoolwich: 2 Centre Wellington: 2Goals: Keaton McLaughlin, Conner Bradley Assists: Ben Witmer, Nathan Taylor, Matt Fleischmann, Isiah Katsube

PeeWee: MINOR AA Oct. 10 vs. Centre WellingtonWoolwich: 1 Centre Wellington: 1Goals: Griffen Rollins Assists: Brody Waters, Lukas ShantzOct. 13 vs. OakvilleWoolwich: 5 Oakville: 1Goals: Sam Davidson, Nolan Hislop, Bart Sherrer, Brody Waters, Justin Taylor Assists: Lukas Shantz (3), Jake Code, Justin Taylor, Austin Cousineau, Griffen Rollins (2), Nolan HislopOct. 13 vs. OakvilleWoolwich: 5 Oakville: 1Goals: Sam Davidson, Nolan Hislop, Bart Sherrer, Brody Waters, Justin Taylor Assists: Lukas Shantz x3, Jake Code, Justin Taylor, Austin Cousineau, Griffen Rollins x2, Nolan HislopOct. 16 vs. FlamboroughWoolwich: 4 Flamborough: 4Goals: Brody Waters x2, Jake Code, Josh Martin Assists: Justin Taylor, Griffen Rollins, Jake Code, Lukas Shantz

Peewee: LL #1Oct. 6 vs. LL#2LL1: 2 LL2: 0Goals: Simon Zenker, Chad Hoffer)Shut Out: Liam O’Brien

Bantam: LL#1Oct. 13 vs. Ayr Woolwich: 1 Ayr: 2 Goals: Luke DeCorte

Bantam: LL#2Oct. 13 vs. New HamburgWoolwich: 1 New Hamburg: 3 Goals: Connor Graham Assists: Vincent Dally

Peewee: MAJOR A Oct. 13 vs. DundasWoolwich: 5 Dundas: 3Goals: Riley Runstedler, Jordan Lee, Chase Mooder, Nolan McLaughlin, Garrett Reitzel Assists: Austin Flaherty, Evan Gowing, Nolan McLaughlin, Daniel CarrOct. 15 vs. Hespeler

Woolwich: 4 Hespeler: 2Goals: Riley Runstedler x 2, Garrett Teitzel, Brady MacDonald Assists: Brad Hale, Daniel Carr, Cole Altman, Sammy Huber

Minor Bantam: A Sept. 29 vs. DundasWoolwich: 5 Dundas: 3Goals: Cameron Brown, Mitch Waters, Jacob Uridil x2, Owen Read Assists: Isaac Frey, Aaron Logan, Connor Martin x2, Owen Read, Jacob UridilOct. 7 vs. Owen Sound Woolwich: 1 Owen Sound: 2 Goals: Owen Read Assists: Jacob UridilOct. 10 vs. HespelerWoolwich: 1 Hespeler: 3Goals: Connor Martin Assists: Jacob Uridil, Mitch WatersOct. 13 vs. GuelphWoolwich: 2 Guelph: 1Goals: Johan Boehm, Owen Read Assists: Isaac Frey, Mitchell Newson, Sheldon Metzger, Jacob UridilOct. 14 vs. CaledonWoolwich: 3 Caledon: 0Goals: Owen Read, Sheldon Metzger, Mitchell Newson Assists: Alex Turchan, Isaac Frey, Jonah Boehm, Aaron LoganShutout: Ryan Conrad

Bantam: MAJOR A Sept. 30 vs. Owen SoundWoolwich: 2 Owen Sound: 5Goals: Ryley Cribbin, Daneial Kauth Assists: Tyler Martin, Aaron Weigel, Brant McLaughlinOct. 2 vs. GeorgetownWoolwich: 5 Georgetown: 2Goals: Mathieu Fife, Tyler Moser x2, Aaron Weigel, Jayden Hipel Assists: Kelby Martin x2, Connor Bauman, Chase McCallum, Danial Kauth x2,Aaron WeigelOct. 10 vs. BramptonWoolwich: 1 Brampton: 5Goals: Kelby Martin Assists: Lke Merritt,Tyler Martin

Bantam: LL#1Oct. 14 vs. LL2LL1: 6 LL2: 1 Goals: Mason Buehler,Luke DeCorte (3), Joe Hanley, Nathan Horst, Luke DeCorte, Jeff Talbot, Joe Hanley, Ryan Diemert x2, Alex Berry, Max Bender x2, Jordan Luis

Bantam: AE Sept. 29 vs. ActonWoolwich: 3 Acton: 5Goals: Connor Runstedler, Nathan Schwarz, Danyal Rennie Assists: Benton Weber x2, Danyal RennieOct. 2 vs. Centre Wellington Woolwich: 2 Center Wellington: 1Goals: Brett Henry, Benton Weber Assists: Mitchell RempelOct. 6 vs. ErinWoolwich: 6 Erin: 3Goals: Connor Runstedler x3, Blake Doerbecker, Connor Goss, Nathan Schwarz Assists: Luke Charter, Gareth Rowland, Brett Henry x2, Connor Goss, Danyal Rennie Oct. 9 vs. Dundas

Woolwich: 9 Dundas: 0Goals: Nathan Schwarz x3, Danyal Rennie x2, Daniel Gallant, Blake Doerbecker, Luke Charter, Connor Goss Assists: Benton Weber x2, Mitchell Rempel x2, Brett Henry, Danyal Rennie x2, Connor Runstedler x2, Nathan Schwarz, Daniel GallantShoutout: Dylan Creelman Oct. 14 vs. Centre WellingtonWoolwich: 2 Center Wellington: 3Goals: Daniel Gallant, Benton Weber Assists: Danyal Rennie, Mathew Uhrig

Juvenile Oct. 14 vs. BurfordWoolwich: 8 Burford: 2Goals: Clinton Dechert, Alex Albrecht, Ryan Ament x3, RJ Good, Logan White, Tommy Bearinger

Midget: MINOR A Oct. 3 vs. CaledonWoolwich: 9 Caledon: 4Goals: Matthew Leger x4, Josh Kueneman x2, Alex Uttley, Nicholas Pavanel and Troy Nechanicky Assists: Josh Kueneman x2, Alex Uttley x2, Nicholas Pavanel, Jason Dunbar, Connor Peirson, Jordan Shantz and Matthew LalondeOct. 10 vs. AncasterWoolwich: 2 Ancaster: 2Goals: Josh Kueneman and Cole Conlin Assists: Nicholas Pavanel and Matthew LegerOct. 12 vs. Owen SoundWoolwich: 4 Owen Sound: 1Goals: Alex Uttley x2, Cole Conlin and Nicholas Pavanel Assists: Cole Lenaers x2, Alex Uttley, Cole Conlin, Scott Martin

Juvenile: U10 Oct. 13 vs. TavistockWoolwich: 3 Tavistock: 1Goals: Logan White, Dalton Taylor, Alex Albrecht Assists: Ryan Ament, Jordan Moore, Clinton Dechert

WOOLWICH WILD

Novice: LL#1Oct. 6 vs. WaterlooWoolwich: 1 Waterloo: 1Goals: Annie Sargent Assists: Taya Diefenbacher

Novice Novice: C REP Oct. 14 vs. LucanWoolwich: 3 Lucan: 6Goals: Halyee Clemmer x2 Taylor Schmitt Assists: Haylee Clemmer Talyor Schmitt Maggie Sabean Carly BaumanOct. 14 vs. WaterlooWoolwich: 0 Waterloo: 4 Goals: N/A

Atom Atom: B 7116Oct 13 vs. North HaltonWoolwich: 6 North Halton: 0Goals: Mya Brubacher (2), Ella Campbell (2), Delaney Douglas, Cassidy Moser Assists: Mya Brubacher (2), Julia Doerbecker, Cassidy Moser, Sydney Dettweiler (2), Abby

Burkholder

Bantam: LL Oct. 13 vs. FergusWoolwich: 2 Fergus: 1Goals: Karli Keen x1, Amanda Fleischmann x1 Assists:Rosemarie Hartman x1

Bantam: B Oct 10 vs. Grand RiverWoolwich: 3 Grand River: 2Goals: Taylor Duench, Caitlin Pickard, Abi Martin Assists: Caitlin Pickard, Abi Martin (x2), Nicole Merlihan, Victoria Weber, Ciara HeaOct. 13 vs. Mount ForrestWoolwich Wild: 0 Mount Forest: 3Goals: N/A

Bantam: BB Oct. 13 vs. St. ThomasWoolwich Wild: 0 St. Thomas: 0Goals: N/A

Midget: B Oct. 9 vs. MilvertonWoolwich: 1 Milverton: 0Goals: Claire Hanley Assists: Michelle Bauman, Rebecca LuisOct. 14 vs. BrantfordWoolwich: 2 Brantford: 0Goals: Gillian Olsthoorn, Lea Olsthoorn Assists: Sara Church x 2, Tori Martin, Gillian Olsthoorn,)Shutout: Lauren Lesage

TWIN CENTRE STARS

PeeWee: REP Oct. 10 vs. LangtonTwin Centre: 6 Langton: 0Goals: Mitch Esbaugh (x3), Tyson Bolender, Brett Hartin, Tyler Munro Assists: Aiden Krueger (x2), Josh Monk, Jacob Voisin (x2), Tyson Bolender

TWIN CENTRE HERICANES

Atom: REP Oct. 10 vs. WoolwichTwin Centre: 1 Woolwich: 0Goals: Emily Krueger Shoutout: Kylee ZacharczukOct. 13 vs. BrantfordTwin Centre: 3 Brantford: 0Goals: Blythe Bender x2, Jordyn Torti Assists: Megan Jantzi x2, Kara Dietrich, Blythe Bender, Kendra PauserShoutout: Kara MarkOct. 14 vs. OakvilleTwin Centre: 2 Oakville: 7Goals: Blythe Bender x2 Assists: Lauren Skanes

Intermediate: LL Oct 12 vs. CambridgeTwin Centre: 5 Cambridge: 0Goals: Stephanie Lorentz, Sarah Miltenburg, Janessa Heywood x2, Lisa Guenther Assists: Becky Cornwall, Janessa Heywood, Holly Lorentz x2, Brittany Wagner, Shannon Lorentz, Lisa GuentherShutout: Lindsay Dietrich

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it tough. Were getting shots on net but we still have to be willing to go to those dirty parts of the ice and go to the front of the net and put pucks in through battles,” he said.

With this loss Sugar Kings remain fifth in the Midwestern Conference, one point below Listowel and Caledonia.

Players were getting “too fancy’ with their plays, DeSilva explained, and missed key opportunities to defend their territory.

The coach singled out Waterloo goalie P.J. Bridges as a difference-maker, stopping 40 of the 44 shots directed his way. Bridges came across the net on a shot in the first period that

would have brought Elmira to within one.

“They [Siskins] came down and scored short-handed on a bad bounce with our defenceman breaking a stick. That hap-pens and we’ll have to learn from it,” DiSilva said.

Elmira did manage to find a chink in the net-minder’s armour when Brandon Stewart scored one off the stick of Matt Harding at 18:22, sending the Kings back to the room down 2-1.

The second frame saw players from both teams well matched. Waterloo scored early, but Elmira replied quickly with goals from Jake Weidner and Matt Harding to tie it up at 3-3. Parity wouldn’t last

long, as Waterloo scored again at 15:08 to go up 4-3. DeSilva pushed his squad for the equalizer before the second intermission, but to no avail.

“We just couldn’t seem to get that tying goal. Had we gotten that tying goal it might have been a little different.”

All hopes of tying things up after 40 minutes were shattered when the Siskins shot another past Neu-mann one second before the buzzer.

The Kings managed to score one more time in

third before being finished off by Waterloo at 19:24 with the last goal of the night.

Though some players managed to shine on Sun-day, DeSilva attributed the poor outcome to the team’s lack of focus and a need to work harder.

“A lot of work to do; [the season is] still young but two or three guys a lot of our guys didn’t show up consistently tonight. I thought Brady Campbell and Jake Weidner had good games and they bring it every night. Clay Greer

KINGS: Keeping it simple is the key for young team struggling with some of the basicsFROM | 13

The Sugar Kings fell 6-4 to the Waterloo Siskins Oct. 14 at the WMC. Top, defenceman Justin Cooke smashes a Siskin to the boards. Above, Adam Brubacher tries to get past Waterloo’s Jimmy Soper. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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played his heart out tonight from there it dropped off pretty quick,” he explained.

DeSilva said the young Kings are slowly improving in some areas of the game while still missing key com-ponents of play that would otherwise result in more goals for the team.

“Our forecheck is getting better; positionally we are getting better in some parts of the game, but we are not improving in our battles,” he said, adding that the team needs to work on defence as well as on basic tactics.

“We are not getting pucks out of our zone when we have an opportunity to, and that’s what makes it tough. To play hockey in your own zone, it’s all about hard work and pride, and right now guys are thinking breakaways in-stead of preventing goals. It’s not glamorous but they are going to have to do it to have success.”

The Kings face off against Guelph in a home game tomorrow (Sunday). The puck drops at 7 p.m. at the Woolwich Memorial Centre.

18 | VENTURE THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012

VENTUREFOOD FOR THOUGHT/ OWEN ROBERTS

FIELDNOTES

NEW BUSINESS / IN THE DENTIST’S CHAIR

Sinking her teeth into something new

The debate over using grain for food, fuel or other industrial products hit an-other crescendo this week when the United Nations warned of more pending problems on the food fron-tier.

It said there’s little buffer left in world grain reserves anymore, which have fur-ther dwindled this year ow-ing to poor production in grain-producing countries, mainly the U.S., which was rocked with drought.

Basically, we’re consum-ing more than we’re pro-ducing. And once again, food prices are inching up.

That’s prompted dooms-day predictions, including one from long-time global agriculture watcher Lester Brown who warns of more civil unrest if food produc-tion can’t keep up with demand.

It’s important to ac-knowledge such warnings. Privileged countries such as Canada need to help those less fortunate grow food for themselves, through a combination of education for better management and more crop and livestock options suited for specific regions.

How extending road life helps feed the world

FOOD FOR THOUGHT/ OWEN ROBERTS

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Branching out into her own practice, dentist Erin Walker sets up shop in St. Clements

DENTIST | 19

VENTUREPROFILE

BUSINESS: Family Dentist

LOCATION: 3650 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements

PHONE: (519) 218-7777

OWNER: Dr. Erin Walker

Looking for a place to launch her own practice, dentist Erin Walker set her sights on St. Clements.

In the village’s Food-land plaza on Lobsinger Line, a jade-green sign for Dr. Walker’s dental prac-tice now welcomes. The Waterloo-born, first-time business owner is optimis-tic about the future, hoping to become a fixture in the community.

“It’s not difficult if you have a vision for what you want. I was a little bit ner-vous at first because every-thing is so new and I don’t have any dentists in the family but if you take it one step at a time everything falls into place,” she said of her initial plans to start the practice.

“I decided I was ready to take that next step I had a good vision for my own office and here I am.”

A graduate of the Uni-versity of Western Ontario, Walker began her dentistry career working at other practices, learning how an office is run. This proved beneficial to the new entre-preneur when she decided to branch out on her own.

Where in the past Walker’s work primarily included treating patients under someone else’s roof, now she’s running things herself as part of a two-woman team with recep-tionist Cheryl Veevers, who also acts as a temporary chair-side assistant: an

extra pair of hands helping Walker with procedures like fillings, root canals and extractions.

In the past Walker worked alongside dental hygienists and assistants. Now she prefers to do cleanings and checkups herself, using that time to get to know her patients.

She said part of the reason for her decision to open a practice was a wish to focus on overall health-care in her patients and having the opportunity to make lasting relationships with them.

“Dentistry is a branch of healthcare where ultimate-ly you are dealing with dental health and overall health as well and dealing with patient relationships. Having someone come into your office who is, say, four years old and taking care of them from their very first experience up until they are an adult is really what it is about.”

Many people who are afraid of dental procedures have had bad experiences in the past or are not sure what to expect, she sug-gested. It’s important to make people feel comfort-able from the start when they call in for an appoint-ment and to take an inter-est in them as a person, “not just as a set of teeth.”

The same goes for chil-dren who slip into Walker’s chair. Kids should come in at very early ages – as early as six months according to Walker – in order to get

used to a dental office en-vironment. Dentists often give kids chair rides and count their teeth during first appointments in order put them at ease.

“The key with kids is just making them feel very comfortable. Talking to them and making them

involved in what is going on,” she explained.

With construction on the property taking place from March to September when the office received its per-mit, many locals have had a chance to drop in on the

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Dr. Erin Walker sits in her dentist chair at her office on Lobsinger Line in St. Clements. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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Back home, part of the research required to keep Ontario farmers’ produc-tion humming along con-cerns the environment. The domestic population won’t tolerate feed-the-world practices that put too much pressure on their own sur-roundings. That’s one rea-son Ontario farmers have individual environmental farm plans that guide them through increasingly tough regulations designed to look after the population’s best interests. And it drives agri-food research activity at the University of Guelph, sponsored by the sector’s chief research funder, the Ontario Ministry of Agri-culture, Food and Rural Affairs.

It’s a twist on a theme when farmers’ harvests go towards making products specifically dedicated to helping the environment. Actually, it happens a lot, but like most of agriculture, the incredible versatility of basic commodities such as soybeans and corn is not well understood.

owner and ask questions. When Walker purchased

the building on 3650 Lobsinger Line, her prac-tice had to be built from the ground up, with new plumbing and electrical work as well as floor plans fit for a multi-room dental office. That was one of the steps after she created her business plan and success-fully approached the bank.

Adding Veevers to the business was an important step, as the two women are so far are running the prac-tice on their own, hoping to hire an assistant and a hy-gienist as soon as business picks up.

Last weekend Walker held a grand opening bar-

becue in town to celebrate her new business and cli-entele.

Prior to the event, getting to know the community took a team effort. Word of Walker’s presence in the area was also spread by the people she worked with on the construction of the of-fice as well as surrounding businesses.

“My first step was decid-ing what I wanted. I looked around at some different locations and fell in love with St. Clements,” Walker said of her decision to relocate her work. Walker hopes the addition of her office to St. Clements will help deepen her roots in a community she has long felt a part of.

Earlier this week the Grain Farmers of Ontario demonstrated that versatil-ity when the organization hosted a demonstration of an asphalt sealant called RePLAY. On a rare sunny autumn day, in the increas-ingly busy parking lot of the Ontario AgriCentre in Guelph, officials showed how the product is applied and explained how it can extend the life of asphalt by at least five years.

This is significant when you consider how many thousands of miles of asphalt cover Ontario. Maintaining roads is a huge tax commitment by the province. It’s also essential if Ontario farmers are to transport their harvests abroad, while simultane-ously attracting and servic-ing the business and indus-try it so desperately wants and needs to help its bot-tom line stay in the black.

It’s kind of ironic that it would turn to agriculture to help promote manufac-turing sector infrastruc-ture, I suppose. But then again, agriculture and food

processing has now been established as the leading economic driver in Ontario. So maybe that irony no lon-ger exists.

In any event, the grain farmers’ group also says products such as RePLAY have the potential to open a new market opportunity for Ontario soybean farm-ers. This may seem to run

counter to the need to have farmers feed the world. But soybeans are already a globally exchanged com-modity, and the system there is working. Owing to their versatility, it’s the industrial sector that holds as much promise for them domestically as does the food sector.

The drive to expand the

soybean market started years ago when farmers were getting peanuts for their harvests. Govern-ments were pouring mil-lions and sometimes bil-lions of dollars every year into financial aid programs to keep them going, be-cause people weren’t pay-ing enough for food. Now, the price of food is more in

line with what it costs farm-ers to grow it, and at the same time new opportuni-ties are emerging for their harvests.

This is already a chal-lenging balance. It’s one that the agri-food commu-nity will need to address publicly with increasing clarity, as pressure to feed the world grows.

ROBERTS: Diversifying markets is still key even as food prices rise around the globe

DENTIST: A reason to smile

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION CENTREKing Street Reconstruction, St. Jacobs Settlement Area, Township of Woolwich

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo invites you to attend a Public Consultation Centre for the proposed King Street re-construction project in St. Jacobs, Township of Woolwich. The project location is King Street (Regional Road #8), from south of Printery Road to Sawmill Road (RR #17). The project includes:

• Full reconstruction of King Street (a) from south of Printery Road (railway track) to Hachborn Street and (b) Eby Street-Northside Drive to Sawmill Road, including storm sewer replacement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, on-road cycling lanes, reconstruction of the channelized right turn lane, illumi-nation and drainage improvements at Sawmill Road, and other locations as required and water and sanitary sewer system improvements where deemed necessary;• Partial reconstruction of King Street between Hachborn Street and the Conestogo River bridge including curb and gutter and sidewalk repairs (where required), consideration of decorative lighting, repair/rehabilitation of underground services (sanitary and water) if required by Township of Woolwich, removal of existing asphalt and asphalt surfacing;• Consideration of pedestrian crossing improvements at various locations and improvements to GRT bus stop locations;• Conestogo River bridge deck repairs, waterproofing, asphalt resurfacing, and miscellaneous off-road erosion repairs;• Consideration of the realignment of Municipal Drain #10 (Hachborn/King)• Consideration of extending the existing sanitary sewer and water system southerly to Printery Road pending further discussion with the Township of Woolwich and stakeholders; and• Utility relocation where necessary, to accommodate these improvements.

Construction on this project is planned for the spring to fall period of 2016.

This Project is being conducted in accordance with the Environmental Assessment Act through the approved environ-mental planning process for Schedule “A+” projects under the “Municipal Class Environmental Assessment” (June 2000, as amended in 2007).

All interested parties are invited to attend an informal, “drop-in” Public Consultation Centre for this project as follows:

Wednesday, October 24, 20125:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

St. Jacobs Public School, Gymnasium72 Queensway Drive, St. Jacobs

Township of WoolwichStaff will be present to answer your questions and your comments will assist the Project Team in finalizing the Recom-mended Design alternative for this project. The plans will also be available for viewing after October 24, 2012 at the Region Administration Building, Design and Construction 6th Floor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener. If you are unable to attend the Information Centre and would like to make your views known, please address your comments by November 14, 2012 to Mr. Bob Wheildon, P.Eng., Region of Waterloo Tel: 519-575-4757 x 3103, Fax: 519-575-4430, email: [email protected].

Accessibility: This event is accessible for people with disabilities. Accessible Parking is available. If you require assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, or to access information in alternative formats, please contact Mr. Bob Wheildon (as above) at least five days prior to the meeting.

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

Notice of Public Information Centre PROPOSED REGION OF WATERLOO

SIGN BY-LAW

The Region of Waterloo will be holding a public information centre to introduce a draft Regional By-law respecting signs on Regional roads. The proposed Sign By-law addresses all types of unoffi cial signs on Regional roads including election signs, business accessory signs, farm accessory signs, mailbox accessory signs, open house signs and poster signs. The proposed Sign By-law establishes requirements for unoffi cial signs including:

• Location and placement; • Size, shape, construction and content; • Impacts to the function of the road; • Number of signs and timing of placement; and • Sign removal.

Staff are also proposing an amendment to the Region’s Tourism and Essential Services Signing Policy to allow tourism signage on Regional roads for agri-toursim activities.

When: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, drop in 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.Place: Regional Administration Headquarters (lobby) 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener

This public information centre is being held for the purpose of providing information and receiving comments from the public. A copy of the draft By-law is available for review in the Clerk’s Offi ce, Region of Waterloo, 2nd fl oor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener or on the Region’s website at:

www.region.waterloo.on.ca - tab Newsroom, tab Public Notices

If you have questions concerning the By-law, please contact Nancy Button, Manager, Transportation Engineering at 519-575-4520 or by email at [email protected]

If you require accessible services to participate in this meeting, please contact the above noted person by Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

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

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After months of planning and renovations, Walker finally opened her first dental practice in early September. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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THE ARTSON THE STAGE / LOCAL THEATRE

Flashback to 1961K-W Silver Stars harken back to the music, dances and characters of five decades ago

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Nostalgia has a pow-erful draw on us. For seniors, that’s especially true. For the members of the K-W Silver Stars, it’s also great fodder for musi-cal comedy, as can be seen with the theatre group’s upcoming production of Waiting for Father An-thony.

Set to open Oct. 25 at the St. Jacobs Community Cen-tre, the play is an original comedy with music from the 60’s by local playwright and theatre educator Peter Mansell. Waiting for Father Anthony touches on the ups and downs of teens of the past and the reminis-cences of the adults they are today, told with the mu-sic that turned them on.

In the here-and-now, a group of church ladies who gather regularly are wait-ing for the priest coming to replace Father Patrick, who’s leaving the parish. Their reminiscences take them – and the audience – back to 1961, where a much younger Patrick was part of the group as teens.

“We try to encapsulate a little moment in time,” explained producer Leslie-Gail Hill. “We want to capture the music and the social mores of the time that are so different from today’s world.”

It’s a trip down memory lane for the seniors in-volved in the production, and they want to take ev-eryone along for the ride.

Things take a twist when Father Anthony finally shows up, revealed to be some kind of combination

Familiar enough with Baroque music that you might try your hand at dis-tinguishing between clas-sic and newly-composed pieces? Curious about the classical style? Either way, the Nota Bene Baroque’s got Something Old, Some-thing New lined up for Oct. 21 at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener.

It’s a concert in which half of the music is from the Baroque era and the other half is newly com-posed. Try to guess wheth-er what you’re hearing is by Telemann, Vivaldi, Reincken, Purcell or a liv-ing composer, because the program won’t list the mu-sic in order, and there will be a quiz afterwards to see if you guessed right.

Nota Bene was founded in 2001 by Daniel Zondervan, Michael Purves-Smith and Richard Cunningham to treat Waterloo Region mu-sic lovers to 17th and 18th century music as audiences experienced it at the time.

Part of the Classics at the Registry series, the show is scheduled for Oct. 21, 3-4:30 p.m. at the Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors and $5 for kids under 18, available at the Centre in the Square box office by calling 578-1570 or toll free 1-800-265-8977 or online at www.centre-square.com.

Concert offers up a crash course on Baroque

SOUND STAGE / INTRODUCTIONS

STEVE KANNON

of Brad Pitt and Elvis. – “the ladies all go gaga,” she laughed. They also quickly revert back to their danc-ing ways from five decades earlier.

For the cast members, it’s a chance to relive some of those moments for real.

“You still feel the same when you hear the music,” said Hill, noting there’s

plenty of energy from the older cast. “We dance all the dances of the ’60s.”

More than 50 people tak-ing part in putting on the show, including about a dozen and a half on stage. Everyone is energetic about it, she said.

“There are jobs for ev-erybody in a production like this,” Hill added of the

Silver Stars group.K-W Silver Stars is a

non-profit organization, founded in 1994, drawing participants from Waterloo Region and Wellington County. For 18 seasons, the group has been staging two annual productions by se-niors for the general public.

The K-W Silver Stars production of Waiting for

Father Anthony runs Oct. 25 (7:30 p.m.), Oct. 26 (7:30 p.m.), Oct. 27 (2:30 p.m.) and Oct. 28 (2:30 p.m.) at the St. Jacobs Community Centre, 31 Parkside Dr. Tickets are $18, available at the Centre in the Square box office by calling 578-1570 or toll free 1-800-265-8977 or online at www.centre-square.com.

Playwright and director Peter Mansell (above left) takes notes during a rehearsal of Waiting for Father Anthony, the latest production from the K-W Silver Stars. [SUBMITTED]

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CHILD CARE

DAYCARE IN BIRDLAND. Full-time position available, 1.5 years old and up, start-ing end of October. Healthy meals and snacks provided. Police check and current CPR. Smoke free, pet free. Please call Jennifer, 519-807-1099.

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ALUM FUEL TANK, new 540L/180gal - $175. 9” new disc grinder $90, 16 only 4’x8’ foam freezer panels 3 1/2” thick, b/o. 2 100amp-24cir electrical breaker panels $30 each. 10 4500W, Flange water-heater elements. 1 workshop dust collector, portable, $160. 1 - 40 gal propane direct vent water heater, new, $275. Call John at Fergus 6-7pm, 519-843-3560.

BED SET, TWIN, complete w/frame, blue headboard, mat-tress, box spring and bedding. Excellent condition. $100 obo. Please call 519-362-2950.

HILLCREST HOME BAKING ANNUAL FALL SALE - October 16 - 31, 2012. 519-669-1381.

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AUCTIONS

1020 SAT. OCT 20 at 3:00 PM - 2 town house property auctions of residential 4 level side split homes located in a sought after area of Kitchener to be held at 35 Breckenridge Drive Units 1 and 8 in Kitchener near River Rd for Doug Woodhall. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 or www.Jantziauctions.com

AUCTIONS

1031 WED. OCT 31 at 10:00 AM - Clearing auction sale of household effects; furniture; tools; antiques; and collect-ables to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Kitchener estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 or www.Jantziauctions.com

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AUCTIONS

1027 SAT. OCT 27 at 8:30 AM - Annual Charity auction sale of quilts; new and used furniture; farm miscellaneous; and mis-cellaneous items to be held at Riverdale Poultry Express 1 km west of Elmira for the Elmira and District Association for Community Living. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 or www.Jantziauctions.com

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All claims against the estate of Vera B. Frey, late of the Township of Woolwich in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, who died on or about the 10th day of May, 2012, must be filed with the undersigned Estate Trust-ees on or before the 3rd day of November, 2012; there-after, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said estate having regard only to the claims then filed.

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Exciting New Career Opportunity

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39th Annual Charity Quilt Auction Sale

Riverdale Poultry Express, Church Street - 2km west of Elmira

Saturday October 27, 2012 Sale Times: • 8:00 am - Country Market and Silent Auction • 9:00 General Auction • 12:00 Noon sharp - Quilt Auction

AUCTION SALE LISTINGS

ALL ARTICLES DONATED • Lunch provided on premises.All proceeds to Elmira District Community Living

Ph: 519-669-3205 Fax: 519-669-3444 or visit our website at www.elmiraacl.com to register

QUILTS: This year’s collection features beautiful quilt patterns such as Boston Commons, Fantasy Heart, Connecting Blocks, Snake River Log Cabin, Lone Star, Frosty Sunrise, Irish Chain, Log Cabin, Hallow Cube and Log Jam Sampler

NEW AND USED FARM EQUIPMENT: New 11 L Tires on 6 bolt rims, Water pump, 60” Rotary cutter, Steel gate, Snow Blower 28” walk behind, Stihl Grass trimmer, used Yard Man self-propelled push mower with bagger and more.

NEW FURNITURE: Oak Extension Table (seats 22), Folding clothes dryer, Children’s table & chairs, Plant stand, wall mirror, Hat rack, Hall trees, Cedar Chest, Curio Cabinets, Console table, bookcase, Hutch & Buffet, Kitchen Chairs, Magazine rack, Folding chairs, Wood fram mirrors, Arm Chairs, Rustic Hall Tree and more.

SILENT AUCTION: Good selection of gift certificates. Stainless steel mailbox, Soybean Oil, Stainless steel cooker & canner, Grass & Corn Seed.

MISC.: Assortment of Lumber, pine siding, Ornamental windmill, 2 cords split firewood, Windows, Muck Boots, Trees, Work boots, 40 big square straw bales.

Partial List Only. Many more items arriving at publishing time.

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

Solid Gold Realty (II)Ltd., BrokerageIndependently Owned and Operated

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

EXECUTIVE WILLOWELLS CONDO!!Waterloo - Bright 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo featuring large living/dining room with built-in sidebar, separate dinette, 2 fireplaces and beautiful sunroom. Large master bedroom with 3 pc ensuite and walk-in closet. Underground parking and membership to Willowells Club included. MLS 1237578. Call Alli or Paul direct.

Heidelberg - Bungalow with lg Workshop. This home is complete with 4 Bedrooms, plus office, living room, family room and finished basement. The bright living room is open to dinning room and kitchen. Unfinished walk up attic. Located on large lot featuring detached 17ft x 18ft, insulated, heated workshop, fantastic gazebo and 10ft x 20ft shed. MLS 1234999. Call Alli or Paul direct.

LARGE WORKSHOP

$279,000 $269,000

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 Alli or Paul direct.

EQUIPPED FOR 2 FAMILIES!!$769,000$769,000

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$299,900$299,900

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. Call Alli or Paul direct.

YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!

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.

PERFECT FOR A YOUNG FAMILY!$319,000$319,000

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

$399,900$399,900IMPRESSIVE

$299,000$299,000

5+ BEDROOM HOME Waterloo - within walking distance to Universities, RIM and other Tech companies. This home could be an Investment property, residence or both! Just steps away from bus stop. Multiple driveways for parking. Separate entrance. Roof 2012. MLS 1237590. Call Bill or Alli direct.

$359,000$359,000Alli Bauman

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NEW LISTINGNEW LISTING

$345,000$345,000

Elmira - Fantastic Layout in this bright home! Modern colours & décor throughout. Hardwood floors in the lg open living room & master bedrm. Eat-in kitchen w/slider to deck overlooking green space. Convenient upper floor laundry w/lg window. Finished basement w/slider walkout to back yard. Large 1.75 garage (18x20ft). MLS 1241698. Call Alli or Paul direct.

FANTASTIC LAYOUT

$369,000$369,000

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 overlooking dr w/walkout to lg deck featuring retractable awning & view of yard. Rec rm w/wood fp & walkout to patio. Close to all amenities, downtown & expressway. MLS 1234685 Call Alli or Paul direct.

FABULOUS BUNGALOW

Our Team will meet your Needs and fulfill your Dreams

$314,000$314,000St. Clements - Own a duplex in small town St. Clements. Great mortgage helper, excellent tenants, ample parking, fantastic location. Live in one and rent the other or rent them both or convert back to a large family home. very large country lot with mature trees. Backs onto greenbelt. Just minutes from the city and steps from all amenities, everything you want can be found in St. Clements. MLS 1241584. Call Alli or Bill direct.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY $269,900$269,900

Kitchener - Fantastic bungalow close to expressway, amenities, bus routes and in quiet neighbourhood. The carpet free main floor is complete with 3 bedrooms, living room and eat-in kitchen. Large finished rec room with gas fireplace. Both bathrooms recently renovated. Convenient second garage door to fenced backyard featuring patio and large 10x16ft cedar shed. MLS 1241620. Call Alli or Bill direct.

LOCATION, LOCATION!

Elmira - This semi is only steps to downtown! Fantastic hardwood floors, high ceilings, original built in cupboards and trim provide charm and character. Bright spacious kitchen with walkout to sun porch. Featuring; large front porch, carpet free, 3 bedrooms, living room, family room and lots of parking. MLS 1237444. Call Alli or Paul direct.

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY!$218,500$218,500

$379,900$379,900

Elmira - Century home boasting original woodwork and hardwood throughout, 9ft ceilings, and pocket doors. spacious main bath and bedrooms with bonus room off master. Fully finished attic with skylights and gas fireplace. Within walking distance to all amenities. Detached workshop. MLS 1241191 Call Alli or Paul direct.

PERFECTION! CHARISMATIC! RARE!

$239,900$239,900

Floradale - 1866 sq.ft. home in Floradale with a large lot backing onto green belt. This century home is one of Floradale's originals. This home is priced right for a young family and has great potential . Close to Floradale School and the park. 20 min to K-W. MLS. Call Alli or Bill direct.

SPACIOUS TWO STOREY




Elmira - A perfect family home located on a mature treed lot complete with shed and detached garage. This 2 storey, 3 bedroom home features a finished rec room, separate dining room, and main floor family room with sliders to large wrap around deck. New main floor and rec room windows excluding living room. All appliances included with the exception of freezer. MLS 1237778. Call Alli or Paul direct.

RARE FIND!!$259,900$259,900

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.

$379,000$379,000

OPEN HOUSE Sat. Oct 20, 2-4pm220 Bruce St. Kitchener

Paul MartinSALES REPRESENTATIVE

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Many upgrades throughout. Open concept mf w/hardwood & ceramic throughout. Gas fireplace in great room w/cathedral ceiling. Lg master w/5pc ens incl corner whirpool bath. MF laundry/mudroom. Finished basement includes: 2 bdrms, 4pc bath & lg rec rm. Sunroom walk-out to deck & interlock patio over-loogin yard & greenspace. MLS 1237430. Call Alli or Paul direct.

OUTSTANDING BUNGALOW $549,900$549,900

Elmira - Only 2 years old! Backing onto greenbelt.

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$347,000$347,000Waterloo - Close to universities and downtown, this very well kept, cheerful century home boasts original charm with many modern twists! Original hardwood floors, brigh 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 Call Alli or Paul direct.

POTENTIAL DUPLEX

OPEN HOUSE Sat. Oct 20, 2-4pm164 Erb St. Waterloo

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$369,900$369,900

Elmira - Backing onto farmland! Open welcoming front entrance to this, like new, open concept home. The main floor is bright and airy featuring: large breakfast bar, powder room, main floor laundry and is carpet free. The second floor is carpet free, master bedroom complete with walk in closet and spa like ensuite. Appliances are included. MLS 1241487. Call Alli or Paul direct.

PRIME LOCATION!




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

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

519-669-3192

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MARYHILL 25 ACRES

$839,000.Picturesque property of rolling land, mature trees for privacy. 3 Bedroom bungalow with walkout basement, an ideal in-law if needed. Inground pool, shop/barn future pond sight. Centrally located to the tri-cities. MLS

LOVELY BACKSPLIT

$288,000 DRAYTON.Inviting open concept layout with main floor cathedral ceiling, spacious living and dining room, large eat-in kitchen offers a garden door to the rear patio, 3 bdrms, 2 bathrooms, cozy rec. room, unfinished 4th level with many possibilities. MLS

NEW BUNAGLOW

$342,735 ELMIRA.Well designed home with all main floor amenities, gorgeous kitchen with island & pantry, ceramic & hardwood floors, living rm with gas fireplace and walkout, 2 bdrms, 2 baths, full basement for future development. NEW MLS

BACKSPLIT ON 100’x190’ LOT!

$319,900 ST. CLEMENTS. Sought after property minutes from KW. Features 3 bdrms, 2 bathrooms, unique layout with 2 walkouts, gas heat, oversized garage, detached 16’x24’ shop, extra long double driveway. MLS

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Remax Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., BrokerageIndependently Owned and Operated

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COMMERCIALLEASE SPACE

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.

ELMIRA!GREAT STARTER

semi offering new kitchen, two bathrooms, three bedrooms, patio and deck, fenced yard backing to green space. New roof September 2012. MLS $229,900.

Bert MartinBROKER

DIRECT: 519-572-2669OFFICE: 519-669-5426

NEW LISTING!

ELMIRA! GREAT INVESTMENT PROPERTYDuplex with two 2 bedroom units. Separate laundry, hydro, gas and water meters. Lots of parking.MLS $279,900.

NEW LISTING!

$329,000 Millbank. Stately Victorian red brick with original gingerbread trim, some stained glass, original woodwork, updated windows, wiring, plumbing, etc. Finished rec room, walk up attic for potential use as family, games, office, whatever.Large lot backing onto greenspace. Must see! MLS Call Dale to view.

Millbank

$528,500. 7280 Welling-ton 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. Call Dale to view.

Country All Around

$389,500. Stunning 3 bdrm home with numerous upgrades. Fully fenced and landscaped yard. Finished office with separate entrance on lower level. Must be seen! MLS. Call Dale to view.

Wellesley

3200 sq. ft available Lots of parking. High traffic exposure and visibility. Can be divided. Great character building for retail or professional services. Call Dale to view.

For Lease - St. Clements

$379,900 This 2-storey home includes a gourmet kitchen with custom maple cupboards and a breakfast bar with 3 stools. The huge dining room is adjacent to the kitchen and opens into a large living room with large stained glass window. This home has lots of old time charm and character. Take the time. Come to our open house. MLS 1221850 Call Mildred Frey to view.

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 2-4pm - 17 Park Ave. Elmira

$354,900 Huge older home with in-law set up M 1 zoning (light industrial) Inlaw allows as a mortgage helper. Some updates are New wiring, 200 amp, new plumbing, New on demand water heater, new kitchen in the main unit, 3 bathrooms, Some new windows & floors. More work in progress to be finished by the buyer. To view call Mildred or Len Frey.

Elmira | 10 Martin’s Lane | New Listing

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TRACEY WILLIAMS

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519-669-2772Office:

$409,900 FEATURED PROPETRY - Extensively renovated bungalow 85‘x170’) in ST. JACOBS. Hardwood & ceramic flrs. Oak kitchen w/island. Fin. rec. rm. & 4th bdrm in lower level. Main flr. laundry 2 baths. Main flr. family rm. (could be a master w/ensuite). Updated bathrms, windows, and furnace. NEW MLS

$899,000 EXPECT TO BE IMPRESSED! - 12 acres overlooking the countryside & pond. Custom built and loaded w/extras. Gourmet kitchen. Open concept makes it great for entertaining. Private master suite. Huge fin walkout bsmt. TRIPLE garage. Prof. landscaped. MLS

$289,000 MOVE-IN CONDITION! enjoy the dble. garage w/stairs to basement. Updated kitchen, 2 bathrooms, windows, doors, furnace & central air. Private dec area. Fin. rec. rm. w/fireplace 2pc washroom and games room. MLS

AFFORDABLE Large fam. rm addition w/cathedral ceiling and lots of windows! Oversized dining area. Main flr. laundry, bathroom and master bdrm. Huge Rec. rm. w/high ceiling. Newer doors, windows, furnace & deck. MLS

$259,900

$474,900 HUGE Park like back yard overlook-ing an open field. Large D.A w/walkout to oversized deck, patio & covered porch. Oak kitchen. Gas f.p. in L.R. Hardwood in several rooms. Main flr. office. Private master ‘suite’ & lavish ensuite bath. Fin. bsmt . MLS

BUILD TO SUIT

Don’t miss this chance to enjoy sunrises and sunsets. Within 40 minutes of KW or Guelph. High speed internet is available with fibre optic. MLS

COUNTRY LOT .5 ACRE | $73,500

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DEATH NOTICES

ARISS, JEAN “JEANNIE” (NEE ZINGER) | July 10, 1928 - October 14, 2012 Jean was born and raised in Elmira, Ontario and spent her adult life in K-W.

MARTIN, EDNA M. | Passed away peacefully, at her resi-dence in Hawkesville, on Monday, October 15, 2012, at the age of 81 years.

MARTIN, CLINTON TROY | Passed away at McMaster Medical Centre, Hamilton on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the age of 51 days. Clinton was the beloved son of Stuart and Amy Beth Martin.

MUSSELMAN, MARSHALL | Peacefully passed away on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Caressant Care in Fergus, at the age of 86 years. Marshall was the beloved husband for 57 years of Mary (Cressman) Musselman of St. Jacobs.

WEBER, URIAS W. | Passed away on Monday, October 15, 2012, at his home, in his 85th year.

WILLIAMS, FRANCIS OWEN (FRANK) | Passed on at KW Health Centre of Grand River Hospital on Friday, October 12, 2012, at the age of 80 years. Frank Williams, of Elmira.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE 4 Katherine Street North, Winterbourne

Chalmers Presbyterian Church

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Woolwich intends to designate the Chalmers Presbyterian Church and associated property at 4 Katherine Street North, Winterbourne, Township of Woolwich, Region of Waterloo, as a property of heritage value or interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (R.S.O 1990, Ch. O. 18). A By-law to designate the property will be presented to Woolwich Township Council, for formal approval, at its regular Council meeting to be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2012.

Description of Property

The Chalmers Presbyterian Church is located at 4 Katherine Street North in Winterbourne. As the only church building in Winterbourne and at a prominent downtown corner of Katherine and Peel Streets, it is a key feature in the community.

Statement of Heritage Value or Interest

The church building was completed in 1870 under the guidance of Reverend Hugh Thompson and has served the local community for over 100 years as a place to worship with baptisms, funerals and marriages.

The vernacular architecture of this simple rectangular structure reflects the construction used by builders at the time. It was designed for functionality and includes very tall gothic windows, high ceiling, a large double front door, and the yellow brick common to the area with a simple detail. For the most part the building has not been significantly altered externally, therefore the building is an ideal historic structure. The structure represents a high degree of craftsmanship as it is still a structurally viable building.

The attributes of the building that need to be protected are:

• Entire exterior of the building, including all facades.• Individual, symmetrically placed windows.• Double front door.• Timber frame roof.• Gothic windows.

The church building and its contextual landscape relates to being situated at the core and crossroads of the Winterbourne community. The property meets all three criteria for designation since it has design and physical value, historical/associative value and contextual value.

Further information respecting the proposed designation is available from the Engineering and Planning Services Department of the Township of Woolwich.

Any person may send by registered mail or deliver to the Clerk of the Township of Woolwich notice of their objection to the proposed designation together with a statement of the reasons for the objection and all relevant facts. If such a Notice of Objection is received, the Council of the Township of Woolwich will refer the matter to the Conservation Review Board for a hearing.

THE LAST DAY FOR FILING OBJECTIONS IS Tuesday, November 20, 2012.

Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 20th day of October, 2012.

Christine Broughton, Clerk, Township of Woolwich

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

MEETINGfor Community

Input In Conestogo

This will be an excellent opportunity for the public to directly participate in discussions that will shape the future direction of Woolwich’s recreation facility usage and revitalization.

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WHEN: WednesdayOctober 24th, 2012 7:00 PM-8:30 PM

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1948 Sawmill Rd,Conestogo, ON

To fill out a survey on plans for recreation in Conestogo, please visit our website at www.woolwich.ca.

For more information, please contact The Township of Woolwich Recreation and Facilities Services at 519-669-6026 or email [email protected]

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Tackling social problems through artistic expression

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ELENA MAYSTRUK

When the MOTUS O Dance Theatre first brought their play to Waterloo Re-gion more than 14 years ago, they struck a chord in the community.

Now artistic directors James and Cynthia Croker and Jack Langenhuizen are bringing The Shunning back to kick off a new sea-son at the Registry Theatre in Kitchener. The play is a reconstruction of a book of poetry, later a theatre pro-duction, by playwright and author Patrick Friesen.

“About 18 years ago we actually read the book of poetry. We approached him and we said we really love the language and that we can see it being preformed as a dance piece,” said James Croker.

The Shunning is a story of a Mennonite farmer who is shunned by his com-munity for questioning its doctrines. In order for him to be brought back into the fold of his family he must ask forgiveness of the au-thorities or remain alone. As his relationships disin-tegrate he wants to express his personal views while struggling with life outside of the order and everything he knows.

First produced for the Tarragon Theatre in Toron-to, 16 years ago, the Motus O adaptation is all about rep-resenting the story through interpretive dance, video and sparse words, Croker said.

Originally a poem, The Shunning uses dance to raise the issue of communal relationships

When the play came to Kitchener a couple of years after the big city debut, it was presented with a strong response from a commu-nity that lives side by side with Mennonite culture.

“Because of the close relationship people have to the Mennonite community, we had at least half a dozen people after the perfor-mance come up to us and say ‘my uncle was shunned’ or ‘my great grandfather was shunned’ and some of them had really quite ter-rible stories and some had great stories,” he explained.

The play is made up of six performers and explores the intricacies of community

life and individualism. “It’s certainly not just

religious. It’s human dy-namics at work, it’s Lord of the Flies all over again; groups suddenly congre-gate around an idea and then pick on an individual. It can be business, it can be school, it can be bullying. It’s when a group decides a person isn’t acceptable and rather than releasing them from the group they crush them,” he added.

In this case the group chose to show the complex-ities of the subjects at hand through dance.

In one scene, Croker notes, the shunned farmer Peter and his wife are at

odds with each other, nei-ther one knowing why. Rather than having the characters act out the scene through speech, the couple dances while never really connecting.

“Because we are deal-ing with subtleties within a religious community, I don’t think we’ll get any Old Order Mennonites coming out to the show. And we’re asking people to totally sus-pend their disbelief because we’re Mennonites dancing,” he said of the performance.

“But what we’re hoping to do is sort of take it so far out there that people begin to look at the issues of hu-manity and how we treat

people.” Part of the message is

that many people who are shunned do not have the means to live outside of their communities and though the play fictional, part of Friesen’s intent was to bring many issues to the forefront with the tragic story of this Mennonite farmer.

“As one critic said to us, they felt empathy for ev-erybody. It’s a wonderful poetic piece, in the sense of unraveling the layers of community and individual-ity,” said Croker.

The Shunning runs Friday and Saturday (7:30 p.m.).

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It seems we were feel-ing the crunch at dinner time more than we would like to. You would think that as a chef it wouldn’t take much to put together a dinner. I turned to Never Enough Thyme many nights for our family meals. The comfort of our pot pies or mac and cheese is truly satisfying. I would have to say our kids’ favou-rites are always the soups.

These soup recipes are easy to make and require very little time on the stove. The fragrance of the Thai chicken soup is wonderful, with a familiar comfort.

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

Sunday Worship: 10:30 amSunday School during WorshipMinister: Rev. Dave Jagger

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Sunday School 9:30amWorship Service 10:45am

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Sunday School at 9:30am

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Sharing the Message of Christ and His Love

9:15 Sunday School10:30 Worship Service

OCTOBER 19

PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE CARD PARTY – 7:30 p.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Church Hall, Elmira. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission $6. Tables will be set aside for the guests who wish to bring their own games to play. Dorr prizes and light lunch served. Everyone welcome! Sponsored by St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Women’s League.

WCS YOUTH CENTRE IS going swimming. Join us as we go swimming at Waterloo Swimplex, just bring your permission form and $5. We are leaving the YC at 7:30 p.m. For more information contact Catherine or Anna at (519) 669-3539.

OCTOBER 20

THE LADIES AUXILIARY OF Twin Oaks, 1360 Maryhill Rd., Maryhill invite you to their annual Autumn Tea and Bazaar 1-4 p.m. Main Draw: Queen size quilt, painting, shopping cart, answering set, dinner set and surprises. Draw held 3:30 p.m. Gift table draw, tea room, bake table, crafts, white elephant table. All proceeds will benefit the residents of Twin Oaks.

FIRST ANNUAL HALLOWEEN HAUNT, 12-3pm at EDSS. Meet us at the University ave entrance for scary good times with the EDSS Haunted Gym, glow in the dark games and BBQ lunch (12-2). Brought to you by the Kin Club of Woolwich and the EDSS drama department. Donations appreciated.

OCTOBER 24

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING, LINWOOD Community Centre, Ament Line, Linwood. Community Care

Concepts invites you to join us for a hot non day meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 for more information.

FAMILY AND CHILDRENS’ SERVICES of the Waterloo Region is hosting a Foster Parent Information night. Open to anyone interested in learning more about becoming a foster parent to help children. 7 – 8:30 p.m. at The Family Centre. For more information call 519-576-0540.

OCTOBER 25

CHATEAU GARDENS ELMIRA AUXILIARY Annual Harvest Tea. 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Tea room, craft vendors, draw tables, quilt raffle. All welcome. Use either 8 Snyder Ave. or 11 Herbert St. entrance. For more information call 519-669-2921.

K-W SILVER STARS PRESENT an original 60’s Musical Comedy – ‘ Waiting for Father Anthony’ at the St. Jacobs Community Centre – Lions Hall, 29 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Evening performances Oct 5 & 26 7:30 p.m., matinee performances Oct. 27 & 28, 2:30 p.m. For All ages. Tickets - $18 at Centre in the Square Kitchener 519-578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977. For Groups or Special Requests – phone Sandy 519-888-7497.

EATING DISORDERS: UNDERSTANDING THE signs and the system – Trellis Mental Health and Development Services Eating Disorders Clinic staff will present this one session workshop. Topics covered will include: healthy eating, body image, red flags and how to access a referral for help. This free seminar will be held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs, 7-8:30 pm. For more information for

this seminar call 519-664-3794.

OCTOBER 26

HOT ROAST BEEF SANDWICHES $7. Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St., Elmira.;6 p.m. Take outs available call 519-669-2932 to place your order for pick up Friday.

LIFTED VOICES IS CELEBRATING over 20 years of friendship and music-making with the release of our new CD “Sing for Joy.” Please join us for a free concert at 7 p.m. at First Mennonite Church, 800 King St. E., Kitchener. We will sing in memory of our dear friend, Joy Dorsch, who passed away in 2006. CDs will be available to purchase.

H.U.G.S. PROGRAM – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Best and Worst Toys to buy for Christmas. No registration required. Held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Drive, St. Jacobs 9:15-11:15. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information.

OCTOBER 27

39TH ANNUAL ELMIRA CHARITY Quilt Auction and Country Market to be held at Riverdale Poultry Express, 6811 Church St. W (Line 86) Elmira, On. www.elmiraquiltauction.com.

VISIT THE WTHHS HISTORICAL Room at the Old School, 1137 Henry Street, Wellesley, on Saturday, between 10:00am and 3:00pm 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.

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

WEIRDNOTES

Why do so many people believe in improbable things like ghosts & astrology?

Q. OK, Sherlock, so the crime scene’s a bloody mess. Where do you go from there?

A. When a drop of blood falls or is thrown from avictim, you need to deter-mine both its speed and size based on the stain it leaves on a surface, says Jearl Walker in “The Fly-ing Circus of Physics.” The problem is that a larger stain could be due to a small drop with a higher speed or a large

drop with a lower speed. So another factor to be considered is the number of “fingers” present, that is, the splash points or ridges that form around the perimeter of the stain. A higher speed, for example, produces a greater number of fingers. Then there’s the nature of the surface involved: the rougher it is, the smaller the blood stain and the more overlapping fingers. “Extensive experimen-tal work is needed to catalog the bloodstain properties on common types of surfaces, from concrete to paper to glass.”

The upshot: When bloodstains are found at a crime scene, you need to take a sampling of the solid stained surface to a laboratory, “where experiments using blood drops of known size and fall height can be investi-gated with that surface,” Walker concludes.

Q. Why do so many people believe in im-probable things like ghosts, astrology, psy-chic phenomena, UFOs?

A. We humans are “cog-nitive misers,” capable of careful, logical problem solving but much of the time using automatic decision processes and

shortcuts to get a “close-enough” answer, says Case Western Reserve University social psy-chologist Jennifer Butler. Within this framework, we seek plausible expla-nations for the events that we seem to experi-ence. For example, we might notice that we think of a person right before he or she calls us and conclude that we have psychic powers. But the less exciting answer is we probably think of that person often, yet our attention is drawn to the times when we think of the person right before receiving a call, ignoring the other times when there was no call,

or when we didn’t think of the person and he or she did call -- a classic example of “confirmation bias.” Also, we are power-fully swayed by anec-dotal evidence, even if the event happened to someone’s neighbor’s cousin’s brother-in-law. Our distance from the event doesn’t seem to matter as much as the apparent match between the anecdote and our observations. Then, too, some people have a strong desire to believe there’s more out there than they can easily observe. Psychic power, if true, would be pretty neat so that bias leads them

to look at evidence in a slanted way. If someone is comforted by the belief that there are ghosts or alien beings on Earth, most people wouldn’t see a problem, unless of course he or she is invest-ing money or emotional energy in adhering to these “weird beliefs.” Concludes Butler, “a little bit of unreal-ity isn’t too harmful for people and may be more comforting than believ-ing only in what can be observed.”

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill a journalist, Rich holds a doc-torate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.” Send your questions to [email protected]

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CHEF’S TABLE: Soup is a perennial favourite, and it can be made quickly and easily, too

Roasted Red Pepper Soup2 tbsp olive oil

2 roasted red peppers

1 onion, julienned

3 cloves of garlic

2 tbsp Italian seasoning

2 bay leaves

1/2 can of tomato paste

2 cans of plum tomato

1 can of tomato juice

2 tsp balsamic vinaigrette

1/4 tomato juice can of water

Salt and pepper

2 tbsp pesto

Boconcini

In a hot pot put in olive oil, onion garlic, spices and bay leaves. Saute until onions are translucent;

Add tomato paste, stir to combine. Add tomatoes, tomato juice and roasted red pepper. Simmer for approximately 25 minutes, remove bay leaves, puree and add pesto, balsamic and stir in;

When soup is in the serving bowl, add sliced boconcini.

FROM | 28 Tom Kha KaiCoconut Chicken Soup4 oz chicken breast

1 stick lemon grass

1 inch galangal root

4 lime leaves or 1 tbsp lime juice

1 fresh hot chili

2 cups coconut milk

1 cup water

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp fish sauce

1/4 cup of julienned carrot

10 snow peas, julienned

1/4 red pepper, julienned

1 baby bok choy, sliced

1/4 tsp sugar

Slice chicken into 1/4” strips;

Smash lemon grass with flat of a chef’s knife, cut into 1” strips, slice galangal into thin medallions, slice chilies and lime leaves into thirds. Reserve in a bowl;

Heat coconut milk and water in sauce pan for 2-3 minutes. Do not let it boil. Reduce the heat to medium and add the

lemon grass, lime leaves, galangal, chilies, poach in the coconut milk, with saucepan covered. Allow to steep for 5 minutes off the heat;

Strain the coconut milk to remove the lemon grass mix. Place the coconut milk in the pot and add the chicken strips, and poach until the chicken is cooked. Do not boil;

Add julienne of veg-etables, lemon juice, fish sauce and sugar. Simmer for 2 minutes. Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves and enjoy.

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