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NEWS1THE OBSERVER » Saturday, September 10, 2011
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Ontario voters are poised to return to the polling
booths for the third time in 12 months as the provincial election officially got under way on Wednesday morning.
Premier Dalton McGuinty
SPEED DEMONS The seventh annual Wellesley Soap Box Derby Classic was held on Labour Day, with more than a hundred drivers competing in the event as well as hundreds of supporters cheering them on. See more photos on pg. 08.
And the race is on in Kitchener-ConestogaCandidates kick into high gear as writ drops for Oct. 6 provincial election
started the campaign for the Oct. 6 election with a visit to Lt.-Gov. David Onley to formally dissolve the legisla-ture.
It stands to be one of the more interesting provincial elections in recent memory as the Tim Hudak-led Con-
servatives look to match the success of their federal coun-terparts and end McGuinty’s eight years of Liberal leader-ship.
Meanwhile, both the NDP and the Green Party look to ride on the wave of opti-mism and success that their
parties enjoyed back in May when the NDP were named the official opposition and the Green Party under Eliza-beth May secured their first-ever seat in Parliament.
Locally, Kitchener-Cones-toga candidates have been knocking on doors for weeks
– and in some cases, months – trying to get a jump on the election. Voters should be prepared to see some famil-iar faces, as Liberal MPP Leeanna Pendergast, PC can-didate Michael Harris, and
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September brings back-to-school time
FIRST DAY JITTERS Ben Hibbard, 4, hides behind his mother, Catherine, before visiting his junior kindergarten teacher Debbie Martin for the first time at John Mahood Public School in Elmira on Tuesday morning.
HERE’S WHERE IT STARTS Debbie Martin asks Ben Hibbard to identify colours during a teacher student meeting on the first day of school.
WELCOME BACK Kids return to Riverdale Public School for the first day of school.
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> Event a go; review of noise exemption
A daytime event shouldn’t require an exemption from Woolwich’s noise bylaw, says Coun. Mark Bauman.
Councillors meeting this week quickly approved just such an exemp-tion for the Taste Local! Taste Fresh! event to be held Sept. 18 in St. Jacobs – amplifiers are to be used in Riverside Meadows Park, necessitating the ex-emption under the township’s current bylaw – but Bauman, backed by Coun. Allan Poffenroth, suggested the town-ship review the regulations at a future date to eliminate staff and council time spent dealing with events that aren’t an issue.
> Woolwich backs permanent bus route
> Volunteer fair next weekend
Looking for a way to contribute to the community? Or perhaps you’re a student looking to build your skills and work experience, while complet-ing your 40-hour community service requirement? The Volunteer Action Centre of Kitchener-Waterloo and Area (VAC) is holding a volunteer fair next Saturday (Sept. 17) for those interested in volunteering in Kitch-ener, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich.
The fair runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Conestoga Mall.
It came down to another split vote, but Woolwich council has officially endorsed plans for a permanent bus service in the township.
In a 3-2 tally, councillors meeting Tues-day night backed Grand River Transit route 21, which connects Elmira and St. Jacobs to Conestoga Mall in Waterloo.
As was the case as last week’s com-mittee-of-the-whole meeting, councillors Bonnie Bryant and Allan Poffenroth op-posed the plan, citing low ridership and high costs. With councillors Mark Bauman and Julie-Anne Herteis in favour, it fell to Mayor Todd Cowan to break the tie.
The fate of the route now lies with Wat-erloo Region, where councillors are ex-pected to decide this fall whether or not to make the pilot project in place since April 2009 a permanent part of the system. If the bus route is approved, Woolwich will be on the hook for $450,000 a year. The expense would require a 2.6-per-cent increase on the regional portion of prop-erty tax bills, adding $38.15 a year to the average residential property valued at $254,000.
Currently, fares from riders cover about 25 per cent of the cost, the rest is subsid-ized through taxes.
October 7 - 15, 2011
APRIL WINE
Grade 7 student Abby Stem-mler cut her hair just
before school started.Now, getting a haircut is
a pretty standard part of back-to-school preparations. In Abby’s case, however, this was more than a trim: she cut off eight inches of her hair.
She plans to donate her locks to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, a program that encourages women and men to grow, cut and donate their healthy hair to make wigs for women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments.
“Her hair was pretty long and we spoke to her about possibly donating it to a can-cer organization that makes wigs and she said she would love to do it,” said Lisa Stemmler, Abby’s mother.
Researching for weeks, the Stemmlers came across the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program and liked the fact that is was an Ontario-based organization.
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When a haircut makes a differenceColin Dewar “So many other organiza-
tions wanted a minimum of 12 inches and we knew Abby was eager to have her hair cut and we couldn’t wait for her to grow another four inches as that would have taken months,” said Lisa. “There is quite an extensive list of rules we had to follow to make sure the hair would be properly used by the organization.”
To donate hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, it has to be a minimum of eight inch-es long and must be freshly washed and completely dry. It cannot be bleached, permanently coloured or chemically treated.
Abby had her neighbour Lori Beam of Styles by Lori cut off her ponytail and prepare it for mailing.
It takes at least six po-nytails to make a wig for someone with cancer.
“I am very proud of her for doing this,” said Lisa. “She is at the age where sometimes looks and fash-ion can seem more impor-tant than helping others, so
I am very pleased she did cut her hair to help someone else.”
As for Abby, who will be attending St. Clement Catholic School this fall, she enjoys her new look and has had many compli-ments from friends.
“They were all pretty shocked when they saw me, I had a lot of hair cut off and they were use
to me with my long hair,” she said. “They kept telling me it was so short but they liked it and so do I.”
A CUT ABOVE Abby Stemmler, 11, cut off eight inches of her hair to donate to Pantene B e a u t i f u l Lengths to make a wig for someone who lost their hair due to cancer treatments.
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LAW & ORDER
August 31
>> 5:30 PM A 21-year-old man operating a piece of farm equipment at a farm on King Street North in Woolwich Township got his right arm trapped in the machine while trying to remove some debris from a roller. The man was freed by the fire department and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
September 1
>> 8:10 PM | An Elmira woman was driving home when she noticed she was being followed by a grey Nissan cube van. The driver of the van, a white male with dark hair and a beard wearing a ball cap, tried to cut her off and began tailgating her vehicle. When she pulled into her driveway the van pulled up behind her. She called the police but the van left before the police arrived. The woman did not get the license of the van.
September 2
>> 12:00 AM | A silver Cadillac was stolen from a Leighland
Police warn public to be wary of fake political canvasersThe Waterloo Re-
gional Police are reminding residents of the risks associ-ated with distribut-ing their personal information over the telephone or through email.
Political par-ties are currently campaigning in the Region of Waterloo and police have re-ceived reports of an individual or group who is falsely identi-fying themselves as a political party repre-
silver Dodge SUV driven by a 47-year-old Elmira woman. The driver of the van was charged with ‘drive left of center.’ No injuries were reported and moderate damage occurred to both vehicles.
>> 12:45 PM | A 59-year-old woman from Guelph driving in a private parking lot struck a 73-year-old Breslau man while he was parking. Minor damages occurred to both vehicles and no injuries were reported.
>> 3:00 PM | Majestic Machine, a company from Florida, sent a cheque to the Royal Bank for $71,500 in the name of a local company from Elmira. When the clerk at the bank became suspicious they contacted the police who are continuing to investigate.
September 3
>> 3:00 PM | Police responded to a report of a number of fallen trees and downed power lines on Kressler Road near Lobsinger Line in Heidelberg. The damage was caused by high winds and rain that passed through the area. Kressler Road was closed north and south of Lobsinger for approximately two hours while fire, township and hydro crews cleaned up the area.
>> 3:00 PM | Police responded to a residence on Kressler Road in Heidelberg after a tree fell on the house and pulled down some power lines. The tree caused $2,000 in damages to the house.
>> 3:00 PM | Police were called to the market in St. Jacobs were
a tree branch fell on a car in the market. Inside the car were three dogs that were trapped. Police freed the dogs and the car was towed to Toronto.
>> 3:00 PM | Police responded to numerous calls after a storm passed through St. Jacobs causing damages to the outdoor market and incidents of people stealing from vendors after the storm had passed. A shed containing antiques was damaged in the storm.
September 4
>> 1:00 PM | Two mountain bikes were turned in to the Elmira police station, a black and silver SuperCycle and a yellow Menace mountain bike was found in St. Jacobs.
September 5
>> 3:00 PM | A collision occurred on Northfield Drive in Woolwich Township. A woman driving a red Hyundai Sonata swerved into oncoming traffic, causing a beige Toyota Camry driven by a Kitchener man onto the shoulder of the road.
He lost control of the car and spun across the road hitting a white pickup truck driven by a 30-year-old Waterloo man. Police are looking for the driver of the red Sonata.
>> 9:00 PM | Police pulled over a car driving along Delion Place and found narcotics on the three passengers. The three local men, all 21 years old, were charged with possession of narcotics.
September 6
>> 6:20 PM | Police were called to an Earl Martin Drive address for a report of a rabid skunk wandering around the premises. The skunk sprayed the owner’s dogs and headed off into a field. Police were forced to destroy the skunk.
>> 6:25 PM | Police received a call from a resident on Sylvia Street after a white male in this 30s with blonde hair and glasses driving a red Dodge Magnum was seen taking photos of a young boy with his camera phone. The young boy ran home and the man left the area.
Drive, Waterloo residence. Police were called and reported the incident to OnStar who located the car on the 300 block of Wyecroft Boulevard. When police arrived they found the car abandoned at the side of the road.
>> 8:50 AM | Police responded to a collision on Barnswallow Drive in Elmira. A 36-year-old woman driving a gold Dodge van crossed over the median and collided with a
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THIS IS ONLY A TEST On Thursday morning, the Township of Woolwich in partnership with the Region of Waterloo tested its emergency preparedness plan. Some 50 volunteers took part in the exercise, which simulated a train derailment and spill of sulfuric acid in St. Jacobs. They arrived by bus at the front entrance of the WMC where police, emergency crews, and volunteers from the Red Cross registered them.
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There’ll be no compen-sation from the town-
ship for any construc-tion-related loss of revenues at a Breslau retail plaza, council-lors have decided.
The new owners of the Dolman Street strip mall had been seeking financial assistance, perhaps in the way of reduced property taxes, arguing the closure of
No compensation for construction’s impact, says WoolwichSteve Kannon a portion of Woolwich
Street caused a hard-ship for the business owners.
“The property cur-rently has three ten-ants, a memorial stone company, a casino coach tour company, and a convenience store,” wrote Colin Carslake of Carslake and Sons Ltd. in an email sent to the town-ship. “Clearly all of our tenants have suffered
some loss of business, but with the conven-ience store the drop in customers has been very significant, prob-ably about 80 per cent, and this is obviously causing serious issues for the owner.”
But the township didn’t buy into that argument for a minute, with director of engin-eering and planning Dan Kennaley noting compensation is not a
standard practice in Woolwich or elsewhere.
“It’s unfortunate, but we certainly do what we can to be sensitive to business owners and other property owners,” he said, add-ing the road was re-opened Sept. 6, even as councillors met.
The township put up signs notifying people businesses were still open and accessible, and pushed contractors
to move as quickly as possible, he explained.
For Coun. Bonnie Bryant, the fact that Woolwich Street was closed further south than the portion near the plaza, meaning it was still accessible, further weakened the company’s claim.
“I don’t see problems with that at all,” she said in dismissing the request for compensa-tion.
The issue could re-surface next year, how-ever, as Dolman Street itself is slated for ma-jor reconstruction work. That will likely be much more disrupt-ive to the plaza, Kenna-ley said, adding there’s an upside as the build-ing could have access to municipal water and sewer services.
“That’s a tremendous benefit to this property owner.”
There is no doubt about it – summer is over.Although not officially
fall until Sept. 23, the dra-matic weather change that occurred last week-end have many in Wool-wich and Wellesley townships ditching their tank tops and shorts for sweaters and pants.
The weather changed fast over the Labour Day weekend from a high of 32 degrees on Saturday to a high of 15 degrees on Monday.
“It was a brutal change, but that is not surprising for the month of September,” said Environment Can-ada senior climatolo-gist David Phillips.
The last time we saw
Not happy with the change in weather? Just waitSeptember got off to a cool and stormy start, but should get warmer than average
Colin Dewar temperatures like La-bour Day Monday was almost two and half months ago and it can be quite the shock to the system.
“We should be use to it as Canadians but we are not, we never are. Part of it is psychological and part physiological,” said Phillips. “We all want to be able to ease into these things but this was just a reminder, it’s nature’s way of telling us that summer is not going to go on forever.”
Phillips said the quick change in weath-er came from some very strong winds from the north that saw many dealing with humidex one day and a wind chill the next.
“It’s not as if we rush
from summer to win-ter: there is a legiti-mate season called fall. People should be think-ing about the fall and not worrying about the winter.”
Typically we have a month and a half before we will see frost and at least two months to go before we even get a dusting of snow, and significant snowfall is not expected to come un-til after Remembrance Day, he explained.
Economically it is a good time of year as we generally don’t spend money on air condition-ing or heating – “it’s a free energy time.”
Phillips said Environ-ment Canada is expecting September to be warmer and drier than normal.
“Not every day is go-ing to be warm, it never is. This is a forecast for the entire month and sta-tistically when we come to the end of September if it has been warm and dry we have won one.”
Typically highs in Woolwich and Welles-ley townships during September should be 21 degrees with a low of 10 degrees.
“(Labour Day) gave us a shock but we are easing back into some-thing more typical and should see the tem-peratures rise slightly above normal. We are not rushing towards winter but we will not be returning to the temperatures of July either; we may see the odd day here and there
where we will see tem-peratures in the 30s.”
Warmer temperatures may even reach into October much like last year that saw a Thanks-giving where it was so hot people were barbe-cuing their turkeys.
“Our models are showing that over-all the fall should be slightly above normal temperatures and it will be warm and com-fortable,” said Phillips.
From a precipita-tion point of view we should see normal con-ditions this fall.
“We had a good sum-mer it was warmer than normal and quite dry, July this year was record dry but the rains came back in August, which will help the
harvest this fall. This is good weather for grow-ers, they are a little bit behind but they should see a good quality in there crop. We will be seeing a good back end of the growing season with positive results.”
The weather is always unpredictable and can change at any moment, as seen last weekend when a flash thunder-storm ripped through St. Jacobs, causing vendors’ stands to be upended and damaging parts of building at the farmers’ market.
Environment Canada confirmed that damage caused by the storm came from wind gusts as high as 100 kilome-tres an hour, but it was not a tornado.
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the NDP’s Mark Cairn all ran four years ago.
“I’ve been doing a lot of hard work for the past four years,” laughed Pendergast when asked how she was preparing for the upcoming election.
The Liberals are bas-ing much of their plat-form on their track record of job creation, education reform and healthcare improve-ments. According to the official party website, 81 per cent of students now complete high school, up from 68 per cent in 2003, the prov-ince has created more full-time jobs this year than the rest of Canada combined, and made universal health care law in the province and banned two-tier health care.
The party also an-nounced this week a new tuition grant pro-gram that would help save $1,600 per student
Election: Jockeying for position now that the race is official> CONTINUED FROM COVER in university and $730
per student in college annually.
For Pendergast, though, this election is more than just towing the party lines.
“For me this is about real life,” said Pender-gast, adding that a vote for Hudak would be a return to the slash and cut days of Mike Har-ris, whose cuts she pick-eted during her days as a school teacher.
Her most notable op-ponent is Conservative candidate Michael Har-ris, who lost to Pend-ergast in the last elec-tion by fewer than 2,000 votes. Harris said that constituents are tired of being stretched thin by McGuinty’s tax-and-spend policies.
“The last eight years Ontario families have seen their budgets get a bite taken out of them and I think they need and deserve some relief,” said Harris. “Under our leader Tim Hudak, we have every
intention of providing that relief that they need.”
Among their plat-form policies, the Con-servatives say they will remove the provincial portion of the HST off of home heating and hydro bills, cancel the McGuinty eco-tax, and lower income taxes by five per cent on the first $75,000 of taxable in-come.
“People don’t mind paying taxes but they’re tired of the waste,” said Harris.
The NDP candidate
for the riding, Mark Cairns, has high hopes for his party following their federal success in May.
“Of the 1,000 houses I’ve been to so far I can remember one person slamming the door in my face, and that was a much higher number four years ago,” said Cairns of his reception by the public thus far.
“Around here it’s al-ways been Liberal or Conservative, but I think in this particular riding people are more accepting of the NDP and see us as the better alternative.”
The NDP, under the guidance of Andrea Horwath, are cam-paigning on making life more affordable for Ontarians by removing the HST from daily es-sentials, freezing tran-sit fares and putting an end to gas-price goug-ing.
The party also wants to reward companies for job creation rather than across-the-board tax cuts in the hopes of creating jobs, and cut-ting hospital emergen-cy room waiting times in half.
“We have a very large area here and it’s grow-ing rapidly, specifically
in the south end of Kitchener, so freezing transit fares and ex-panding the reach of transit is very impor-tant,” said Cairns.
Cairns said he learned many lessons after the last election when he came a dis-tant third behind Pen-dergast and Harris with about 4,500 vote, and that him and his team were better pre-pared this time around. He also sees the NDP emerging thanks to the leadership of the late Jack Layton.
“Jack’s perseverance definitely brought us out of the political wil-derness so to speak and made us realize that we’re not the write-off third party. The NDP is becoming a more tan-gible option with the passing of each day.”
The Green Party can-didate, Robert Rose, is running for the first time in politics and felt that now was the time to capitalize on the re-newed interest in the Green Party and their message.
The party is cam-paigning on a message of lowering income tax-es, balancing the budget by 2015, freezing tuition rates and increasing in-
vestment in co-op and mentorship programs.
On the more local level, Rose is concerned with the disappearance of farmland and the fact that small communities have reduced access to medical facilities due to their distance from ma-jor urban centres. Rose said that the current parties are stuck look-ing at the past, rather than what the future will bring.
“That’s what the Green Party is about, we think about today but we have a strong focus as well on tomor-row and trying to en-sure that everything turns in the right direc-tion,” he said.
Despite the optimism growing around the Green Party – which only captured 2,783 votes four years ago under candidate Colin Jones – Rose is realistic about the party’s chanc-es.
“I realize that it’s not like the Green Party is going to come out with a majority government, but the ideas and the fundamentals are in place now.
“Whether it happens this election or next, Green MPPs are going to go to parliament.”
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Unfortunately, when it comes to ground-water, that saying can have dangerous con-sequences. Up to 75 per cent of drinking water in Waterloo Re-gion comes from the ground, and only about one-quarter of all well owners remember to test their well water at least three times per year as recommended by the province.
Groundwater contam-ination is also some-thing that residents of Elmira and St. Jacobs are familiar with after area aquifers became contaminated with chemicals from the Uniroyal (now Chem-tura) plant, requiring water to be pumped in from Waterloo since 1992.
Well owners encouraged to be, well, awareJames Jackson It is with that in mind
that the Waterloo-based Residential Energy Ef-ficiency Project is hold-ing a pair of informa-tion workshops on its Well Aware program for rural, non-agricul-tural well owners.
The program is aimed at increasing homeowner education surrounding wells and well maintenance, and it includes an introduc-tion to the Well Aware program, practical tips for water protec-tion and well and sep-tic maintenance, a free Well Aware kit with information about li-censed well contractors and the importance of having your well tested, water sample bottles and the opportunity to register REEP’s free well check-up.
“This program really just continues REEP’s ongoing dedication
to helping protect the environment through education,” said Susan Bryant, a certified wa-ter guide who will be leading the two work-shops later this month.
“I’ve been doing this for about three years and I am just passion-
ate about protecting our groundwater.”
She said that many homeowners just aren’t aware of the dangers and issues that can be associated with having a well improperly main-tained. Over the course of one of her free visits,
Bryant spends about 90 minutes inspecting the well and the cap and in-forming home owners about the importance of minimizing the sources of contamina-tion within 50 and 100 feet of the well.
The visits are also
voluntary, non-regula-tory and confidential – which is a big selling point to well owners, she said.
“I think that is why the program is so popu-lar, because we don’t report anything, we just make recommen-dations to the owner,” Bryant explained.
There are two sched-uled Well Aware in-formation workshops scheduled, the first is Sept. 20 at the Elmira Public Library from 7-8:30 p.m. and the sec-ond is on Sept. 28 at the Ayr Public Library, also from 7-8:30 p.m.
The sessions are free, though donations to REEP are welcome, and Bryant said there are also about 30 spots left for free well check-ups this fall. For more information call REEP at (519) 744-9799 or visit www.reepgreen.ca.
The Township of Wellesley will finally
see a resolution to a re-quest for Sunday gun hunting that was tabled earlier this summer.
Meeting Tuesday night, councillors agreed to vote on the subject at their next scheduled meeting set
Wellesley nearer to a decision on Sunday huntingJames Jackson for Sept. 20 in Crosshill.
“I think there’s enough information. I’m satisfied with the information I have and I’ve canvassed people around the area and I’m very confident in the decision that I will be making at the time, so I would like to see this get resolved,” said Coun. Herb Neher.
The issue was raised after a petition was submitted to council by Dusan A. Cizman that included some 51 signa-tures of township resi-dents in opposition to the Sunday gun hunt-ing proposal.
No delegates for or against the bylaw change were present at Tuesday’s meeting, and
Mayor Ross Kelterborn read the petition aloud.
“We have problems now six days a week [...]. We all need a day of rest and worship, and do not need strang-ers trespassing on our rural lands,” he read.
“Approximately 12.5 per cent of Wellesley is wooded to some extent, not enough to kill and
find wildlife.”The change to the
bylaw was proposed back on July 4 when delegates from the Nith River Wild Turkey Conservation Associa-tion (NRWTCA) and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunt-ers made an appeal to councillors to permit Sunday gun hunting.
They argued it would decrease predation on crops and livestock, would help increase public safety and po-tentially provide in-creased economic ac-tivity in the area.
NRWTCA president Derek Snyder called the law “outdated” and
> SEE PETITION ON PG. 09
WELL-NESS PROGRAM Susan Bryant will be leading a pair of Well Aware programs later this month in Elmira and Ayr with the aim of increasing well, septic and groundwater awareness, such as the effectiveness of new well plugs like the one she is holding.
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For 31 years Terry Fox Runs have been
held all over the world to commemorate Ter-ry Fox’s Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research.
The tradition carries on in Elmira with its annual Terry Fox Run to be held on Sept. 18.
Last year, the event saw 47 participants and volunteers and raised $12,522 for cancer re-search through pledges.
This year, registra-tion begins at noon next Sunday on the front lawns of Program Insurance Brokers,
Latest run in Terry Fox’s memory set for Sept. 18Colin Dewar where participants will
find raffle tables and a barbecue set up. The run begins at 1 p.m. and is a 10-kilometre walk, run or ride along South Field Drive and New Jerusalem Road.
The run is volunteer-driven, and has no entry fee and no mini-mum pledge.
For event organizer Kathy Bowman, the run is quite personal as her family has been affected by cancer in many different ways.
“Personally, my fam-ily has lost too many aunts and uncles, and we have cousins that are fighting cancer,” she said. “The disease
suggested that Welles-ley should follow the lead of other town-ships that have made the change to permit Sunday gun hunting, including neighbour-ing Wilmot Township.
At the time, council-lors were concerned that Sunday gun hunt-ing would disrupt the religious members of the township, but agreed to take the in-
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Petition: Residents voice objections to Sunday shooting
has touched our lives in so many ways it just not funny. We have lost relatives and we have had relatives and friends that are bat-tling and winning their battles.”
Bowman took over this year from longtime organizer Judy Bieman and has spent months preparing for the event, making sure every-thing runs smoothly behind the scenes.
“I have known (Bei-men) for a very long time and it has been
a privilege to have worked along side her for the last few years,” she said. “I am run-ning solo this year but I know everything will work out as it always has.”
The first Terry Fox Run was held on Sept. 13 1981, and now sees more than three mil-lion people in some 60 countries taking part.
It’s the world’s larg-est one-day fundraiser for cancer research, and has raised more than $500 million in
Fox’s name.Having his right leg
amputated at the age of 18 due to bone cancer, Fox started his cross-country Marathon of Hope in St. John’s on Apr. 12, 1980 to raise money for cancer pa-tients and research. His run lasted 143 days and 5,373 kilometres before the return of cancer, this time to his lungs, forced him to stop out-side of Thunder Bay on Sept. 1, 1980. Fox died on June 28, 1981 at the age of 22. The first Ter-
ry Fox Run was held later that year.
Bowman said anyone can do the run, all it takes is a little commit-ment.
“We are not all mil-lionaires and we can’t donate all our money but we do have time and we can donate our time to something we believe in,” said Bow-man. “I truly do believe in the research that the Terry Fox Founda-tion does and I know so many others out there do to.”
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The municipality on at least two occasions within the last several years passed a reso-lution not to support Sunday hunting, most recently in 2006.
In the Region of Waterloo, only North Dumfries and Wilmot allow Sunday hunting, while 172 municipali-ties across the province also permit it.
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Enough is enough, live within your means, Woolwich, and respect the ability of residents to pay.
Dalton McGuinty isn’t the most popular man in the province. He
admits as much in his election ads. Part of that is his own doing: tax hikes, particularly the HST, a failure to curb public sector wages and boondoggles such as eHealth. Part of it has to do with being Premier for eight years already. And part of it has to do with taking the heat for the economy, though the manmade crisis is global.
Normally, he’d be fighting a much steeper uphill battle to win a third term, but given the quality of his biggest challenger, the front-run-ning Conservatives led by Tim Hu-dak, the race was much tighter than expected as the writ was dropped this week.
Hudak remains largely unknown to Ontarians, who see him as Mike Harris-lite – Hudak having served in cabinet the last time the PCs were
in power. He’s largely failed to make an impression, except for negative ones. Pundits, even those tradition-ally supportive of the Conserva-tives, had assailed his economic plans, questioning his numbers. While offering some minor tweaks, it will be business as usual for the HST under a Hudak government. And then there are the promises for such oddities as chain gangs on the province’s roads.
Things got worse for Hudak last week when former PC premier Ernie Eves said Hudak was leading “the Tea Party version of Ontario politics.”
The biggest thing Hudak has go-ing for him is that he’s not Dalton McGuinty.
The same is true, of course, of NDP leader Andrea Horwath. Her party’s been trailing the Liberals and Conservatives, but has seen
a surge in the wake of the public sentiment accompanying the death of Jack Layton.
She, too, is an unknown factor. But both the other main parties have taken note, having learned some-thing from last spring’s orange wave that made Layton Leader of the Of-ficial Opposition. We can expect to see more shots directed her way as the campaign rolls along.
Both Hudak and Horwath will be fighting for the public’s attention. Hudak’s team is minimizing his exposure, sticking to sound bites and attempting to stay on message. Horwath, with much more range, is trying to broaden the scope of discussion, going against the grain of increasingly simplistic election-eering we’ve seen at all levels.
McGuinty, on the other hand, is working to downplay the negative aspects of all the exposure he’s re-
ceived as Premier for the last eight years. The campaign is accentuat-ing the positive, of which there are many.
Opponents, in and out of the legis-lature, had much to criticize Mc-Guinty for in both terms of office. Not much of the name-calling stuck enough to be a factor in his first re-election bid. How about this time? Well, that remains to be seen.
McGuinty would be well advised to stick to the basics – it’s the economy – and focus on the lives of middle-class Ontarians, many of whom are leery about Hudak despite being more than a little ticked off with the current government. Pub-lic uncertainty about Conservative handling of the economy – typically poor – and an even greater shift of the burden away from corporations on to the middle class provides the Liberals with an opportunity.
Provincial race much tighter than expected
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Ten years later: analyzing bin Laden’s strategy
GWYNNE DYER
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Ten years later: analyzing bin Laden’s strategy
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Well that’s my birthday so I will mostly be doing birthday stuff, but we might watch a little bit of it.
> Jeff Jankowski
I’ll probably watch it on CNN. I remember it very vividly.
> Lydia Ribble
I have been watching it on TV and get-ting the opinions of what went wrong. Human nature has not changed much.
> Doug McKessock
> SEE DYER ON PG. 12
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Writing recently in the Washington Post, Brian Michael Jenkins, a
senior adviser at the Rand Corporation think tank, claimed that the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago were not a strategic suc-cess for al-Qaeda. He’s right. Osama bin Laden’s strategy did fail, in the end – but not for the reason that Jenkins thinks.
Jenkins argues that Osama bin Laden believed the U.S. was a paper tiger because it had no stomach for casualties. Kill enough Americans, and the United States would pull out of the Middle East, leaving the field free for al-Qaeda’s project of overthrowing all the secular Arab regimes and imposing Islamist rule on everybody.
In bin Laden’s 1996 fatwa declaring war on America, Jenkins pointed out, he claimed that the U.S. would flee the region if attacked seriously. Indeed, bin Laden gave the rapid U.S. military with-drawal from Lebanon after the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, and the equally rapid retreat of Ameri-can forces from Somalia in 1993 after 18 U.S. soldiers were killed in Mogadishu, as examples of American cowardice.
Other al-Qaeda commanders dis-agreed, Jenkins says, warning that the 9/11 attacks would enrage the United States and “focus its fury on the terror-ist group and its allies, but bin Laden pushed ahead. When the United States did (invade Afghanistan), bin Laden switched gears, claiming that he had in-tended all along to provoke the United States into waging a war that would galvanize all of Islam against it.”
Jenkins is quite explicitly saying that bin Laden never realized that the United States would respond violently when his organization murdered thou-sands of Americans. He would have been dismayed when the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and destroyed his training
camps. And therefore, the think-tank expert concludes, the United States did not fall into a trap that bin Laden had deliberately laid for it when it invaded Afghanistan.
Well, that’s one point of view. Here’s another. Bin Laden was fully aware that the United States would invade Afghan-istan in response to the 9/11 attacks, and he wanted it to do so. He believed that the U.S. would then get mired in a long and bloody guerrilla war in Af-ghanistan, a replay of the war against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s in which bin Laden himself had first risen to prominence.
Military commanders are always planning to re-fight the last war; terror-ist commanders are no different. Bin Laden hoped that a protracted guerrilla war in Afghanistan, with American troops killing lots of Muslims, would indeed “galvanize all of Islam” against the United States.
So why didn’t he say that beforehand? Why did he claim that the United States would flee screaming at the first atrocity, if he really expected it to invade Af-ghanistan? Because revolutionaries who resort to terrorism always talk freely about their goals, but they never pub-licly discuss their strategy for achieving them. They can’t, because the strategy is so profoundly callous and cynical.
Terrorists generally have rational political goals – usually a revolution of some kind. In bin Laden’s case, he wanted Islamist revolutions across the
Muslim world, but he had been notably unsuccessful in whipping up popular support for such revolutions. So how could he build that support? Well, how about luring the United States into invading a Muslim country?
Revolutionary groups often resort to terrorism if they think they lack popu-lar support. Their aim is to trick their much more powerful opponent (usu-ally a government) into doing terrible things that will alienate the population and drive it into their arms: it’s the political equivalent of jiu-jitsu.
They are trying to bring horror and death down on the population by trigger-ing a government crackdown or a foreign occupation, in the hope that it will radi-calize people and turn them into support-ers of the terrorists’ political project. But the people they seek to manipulate must believe that it was the oppressors or the foreign occupiers, not the terrorists, who pulled the trigger. That’s why bin Laden lied about his strategy.
He probably didn’t even warn his Tal-iban hosts in Afghanistan that he was planning 9/11, because they would not have welcomed the prospect of being driven from power and having to fight another 10-year guerrilla war against another invading superpower.
Bin Laden’s strategy was not origi-nal with him: he had been fighting as a guerrilla and a terrorist leader for 15 years by the time of 9/11, and people of this sort have always read all the stan-dard texts on their chosen trade. The notion of using the opponent’s strength against him absolutely permeates the “how to” books on guerrilla war and terrorism, from Mao to Marighella.
So bin Laden dug a trap, and the United States fell into it. In that sense his
I’ll be watching it on TV. I know a few people who worked in the twin towers but they managed to get out safely.
> Kathy Cavlovic
Are you doing anything to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11?
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Paper or plastic... or reusable? Debating the merits
Steve Kannon
From theEditor
Paper or plastic... or reusable? Debating the meritsFrom theIt happens almost every time: I park
my car, get out and start walking to-ward the entrance to the grocery store. A few steps later – sometimes less, sometimes more – a turn on my heel, pop open the trunk and grab a couple of reusable bags. Call it the transition phase: I don’t always immediately remember to bring my own bags, but they’re usually close to hand.
In that regard, I’m like many peo-ple who are getting into the habit of bringing their own bags instead of relying on the plastic ones provided by the merchants. It’s one of the few instances where we’re going back to what our grandmothers did.
Watching people lug their own bags and baskets into supermar-kets, I’m reminded how women like my grandmother used to sport their own shopping bags, and could be seen lugging items home in a pull-cart. That certainly was far more environmentally friendly than exchanging plastic for cotton then dumping the groceries into the back of an eight-cylinder SUV.
As we debate the future of the plastic bag, it’s easy to forget they’re a relatively recent issue in the numbers seen today.
When I was growing up, groceries were packed in paper bags. Later, “paper or plastic” entered the equa-tion, giving way to plastic by default – first introduced in the 1970s, the bags became ubiquitous, accounting for four out of every five used at the supermarket.
So successful has been the transi-
tion, that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates up-wards of one trillion plastic bags are manufactured worldwide each year.
In the last few years, however, the bag has become a symbol of our disregard for the environment. The resultant backlash led to bans in some jurisdictions, while oth-ers have imposed a per-bag cost on convenience. The latter can be seen in grocery stores around here.
There are plenty of good reasons for cutting back on our use of plastic bags. While recycling programs do exist, participation rates are typi-cally low. The bags are made from pe-troleum, with each placing a demand on dwindling supplies. Many simply end up in landfills where they can take decades to decompose. Worse still, many of the bags simply scatter, their shape and light weight allow-ing the wind to move them with ease. The result can be unsightly trash gathering in ditches and hedgerows. But more seriously they end up in waterways, where marine mammals try to eat them or choking birds and other wildlife.
Plastic bags and other trash wash up on far distant shores, even in some of the most pristine locales.
Images of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a collection of our junk, much of it plastic in various stages of disintegration, estimated at twice the size of the state of Texas – are a revealing indication of just what we’re capable of doing to the planet.
With all that downside, however, there is still an argument to be made in support of the lowly plastic bag.
Perhaps like me you use bags to line your trashcan. Others use them for scooping up Rover’s offer-ings. Or perhaps as lunch bags or general totes (though hopefully not the same ones used for the first two examples). That would adhere to the second of the three Rs (reuse), though perhaps the first (reduce) is more applicable here.
The plastics and packaging indus-tries have naturally attempted to counter the anti-bag movement, in much the same way they’ve joined in on the backlash against bottled wa-ter. Self-serving, obviously, but there are some points to ponder. Plastic bags are in some ways more environ-mentally friendly than the former mainstay of grocery shopping, paper.
According to the Film and Bag Federation – yes, there is such a group, part of the plastics industry – plastic bags require 40 per cent less energy to produce than paper, generate 80 per cent less solid waste and produce 70 per cent fewer at-mospheric emissions. Their lighter weight makes them easier to trans-port, saving fuel on both the distri-bution and recycling sides.
Transportation costs – in dollars and energy – also come into play with the argument against reusable plastic bags, which are about 15 times heavier and often made over-seas versus the domestically made plastic bags. Even reusable cotton bags have their problems given that cotton is both fossil fuel intensive and reliant on pesticides.
According to the Pesticide Action Network of North America, con-ventionally grown cotton uses more insecticides than any other single crop – more than 10 per cent of the world’s pesticides and nearly 25 per cent of the world’s insecticides.
The choice, then, may not be as easy as it seems at first blush. Still, coming first on the list of three Rs, reduce should be the first priority. Ireland provides a great example of the benefits. Green and verdant, with plenty of waterways and surrounded by water, the country found itself blighted by plastic bags. An early proponent of levying fees on the bags, it placed a tax of 15 cents (more than 20 cents Canadian) on each bag. From an estimated 1.2 billion plastic bags given out annually in Ireland – rough-ly 328 bags per capita per year – that number fell to 21 bags per capita.
The country’s National Litter Pol-lution Monitoring System showed that before the levy, five per cent of all litter was plastic bags. By 2006, that figure was 0.5 per cent.
There’s the rationale for the switch, and why my grandmother had it right in the first place.
LETTERS
To the Editor, � I am a Canadian living in the U.S.
who had the joyful experience of
Protect your horses
strategy succeeded, and the guerrilla war that ensued in Afghanistan did much to turn Arab and Muslim popu-lar opinion against America. (The invasion of Iraq did even more dam-age to America’s reputation, but that really wasn’t about terrorism at all.)
In the long run, however, bin Laden’s strategy failed, simply be-cause his project was unacceptable and implausible to most Muslims. And the most decisive rejection of his strategy is the fact that the op-pressive old Arab regimes are now being overthrown, for the most part non-violently, by revolutionaries who want democracy and freedom, not Islamist rule.
Dyer: Arabs opt for democracy
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spending my 10-day vacation in the Elmira area. I strolled through the village and investigated local stores. I was also privileged to see Camelot at Stratford. I had a marvellous time, but one thing, however, did trouble me and continues to disturb me very much.
I was impressed with the incred-ibly well kept farms – the build-ings and fields – of the Mennonite community. I saw many working at backbreaking tasks in the fields, and enjoyed the result of some of that labour at mealtimes.
Forgive me, please, if I offend, for I do not wish to do so. I am ap-palled, however, at the condition of so many of the horses I saw pull-ing the buggies of the Mennonites. None of the horses appeared to have ever been groomed and many were close to heat exhaustion. Many of the horses must have pulled those buggies more than five kilometres, and some of them were even forced to pace when in pain from varying degrees of lameness.
Is it the law that these sweaty, foam-flecked and overheated ani-mals are not to be cooled down or watered? And is it mandatory that they must be left in the sun without any shade in the heat of the day for however long it takes for the “shop-ping” to be done?
Perhaps if there were a standard
To the Editor, � Well here we go again, another
government, albeit a local one, that just doesn’t get it.
The townships dodged a major bul-let when regional government decid-ed that we were not responsible for the LRT system, saving us hundreds of dollars in extra taxes. Now Wool-wich council has voted to continue
Another government that doesn’t get it
To the Editor, � I am totally opposed to subsidiz-
ing the bus that, according to your Sept. 3 article, will be to the tune of $38.15 per taxpayer.
Why should we taxpayers pay so that a few can ride at a ridiculously low fare to and from Waterloo? No one subsidizes my car expenses. Charge a fare that will cover the cost, or drop the service. Again, according to your article, the cost is $10 yet only $2.50 is charged.
Also, I find it mindboggling that one bus can cost so much to operate.
> Robert Rongits, Elmira
Taxpayers should not subsidize bus
with the Grand River Transit system to Elmira and St. Jacobs, but Cones-togo, Maryhill and Breslau, who will have no access to the buses, will help to pay for it. It would be interesting to see if Elmira and St. Jacobs would endorse this new service if they had to pay the full cost.
According to council, it will cost Woolwich residents only an ex-tra $38.15 per year on an average $254,000 house. I would love to know where I can find a home for $254,000 in Woolwich Township, meaning that the amount of $38.15 is going to certainly double or triple on many people’s tax bills. Now we will have a new tax base on which the region-al council can add to every year in addition to the 2.5 per cent tax hike next year, a new levy for infrastruc-ture (which we won’t mind paying as long as the other tax increases are low enough!), HST, etc. etc.
Enough is enough, live within your means, Woolwich, and respect the ability of residents to pay. If you want to ride the Grand River Tran-sit System, move to the K-W area.
> Tom Loft, Conestogo
provincial identifier on each buggy then at least when cruelty was wit-nesses it could be accurately report-ed to the authorities.
Is the Mennonite community above the law and, therefore, law-enforcement and the SPCA do not act on behalf of those horses that are being treated so cruelly?
> Catherine Perkins, Freeport, Illinois
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Elmira residents may have noticed the UPI gas sta-
tion on Church Street has been under construction for the last few weeks.
The gas bar of the Elmira Service Centre is undergo-ing a renovation to keep up with Technical Stan-dards and Safety Authority (TSSA) regulations. A new requirement demands the station replace the old gal-vanized pipes with triple-wall plastic piping.
“When you drive any-where in Ontario right now you will notice gas stations closing down for a few weeks to have the upgrades put in,” said Norm Stanaitis, owner of the service centre.
The station will be adding a new automatic monitor-ing system to identify any leaks that may occur and shut down the whole pump-ing system until the leak is fixed.
“It’ all a part of the up-grade,” said Stanaitis, which includes new light-ing, a new pump island and pumps.
The service centre will also be offering diesel when it re-opens.
Scheduling conflicts have seen two of the three gas stations in Elmira closed at the same time, which has
Retirement plans prompt changes at Elmira service station
Colin Dewar
Longtime owner Norm Stanaitis clears way for transition with upgrades currently underway; more renovations coming
IN TRANSITION Norm Stanaitis, owner of the Elmira Service Centre, has sold the business and looks forward to retiring soon. The renovations currently underway at the Church Street location are part of the deal.
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provided the remaining sta-tion, Esso, on Arthur Street with more customers but has also put a strain on that station being the only pro-vider in town.
“It’s very unfortunate that it happened that way,” said Stanaitis. “Originally we planned to be up and run-ning before the Petro Can-ada closed down but plans changed and we are both closed at the same time.”
Stanaitis said it will be another week before the gas bar is open.
All the upgrades to the station will be benefitting new owner Daljeet Singh, who bought the service cen-tre and will be taking over on on Sept. 27.
Selling the business was the first step in Stanaitis and his wife Marlene’s re-tirement plans. He’ll be leas-ing the back from Singh to continue to service vehicles for Elmira residents.
“We will be leasing that portion of the centre for a few months until the new owner finds someone else to take over that side of the business,” he said. “We will still be giving the same ser-vice we have for the last 31 years.”
Stanaitis began working as a mechanic in Kitchener when he leased a Texaco gas station in the 1970s. After
working for 10 years at the station he and his family decided to move back to the Elmira area, purchasing in 1980 the house he grew up in West Montrose.
Originally an AMC deal-ership, the service centre opened under Stanaitis as a full-service garage. He would eventually see more than 15 ap-prentices working in his garage over the years. The ser-vice centre cur-rently employs two full-time me-chanics.
“Anything that goes wrong with your car we can repair, from air conditioning to diagnos-tics, brakes and front ends and suspensions,” said Sta-naitis. “My crew is well pre-pared and can handle any-thing.”
The service centre cur-rently has 12 employees, in-cluding part-time students that work the pumps.
“I can’t even count how many students we have giv-en jobs to over the 31 years. We have always had four or five part-timers and we have needed them for after-hours work,” he said. “We would have a full-time shift during the day until three o’clock
> SEE RETIREMENT ON PG. 14
BUSINESS 14 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, September 10, 2011
Immigrant farmers helped build our thriving agri-food sectorFood ForThoughtOwen Roberts
Immigrant farmers helped build our thriving agri-food sectorNext week we’re welcoming more
than 250 of the world’s top ag-ricultural journalists to our area, when three years of determined, hard work culminates with a cel-ebration of Canadian agriculture – and a nod to those who put it on the map.
The participants belong to the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists, compris-ing about 5,000 members from 30 countries. As part of their annual congress, they’re visiting farms in southern, central and eastern On-tario, after ceremoniously being welcomed at Guelph Wednesday night.
The congress moves from country to country each year. It hasn’t been in Canada since 1967, because the organizational infrastructure wasn’t in place to support it. Over the past de-cade or so, though, the network of agricultural journalists and communications professionals throughout Canada has strength-ened. New communications jobs have cropped up in business, in-dustry and grower organizations, as farmers increasingly embrace the need to communicate with
stakeholders and decision makers – politicians, the media and con-sumers, among them.
So with that long hiatus between visits, there’s a lot of catching up to do. That’s where the likes of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show comes in. The congress was timed to coincide with the show’s open-ing, because there’s no better place in Canada for a farm crowd to learn what’s new. Given the visitors are all looking for stories, the show, whose administrative home is in Guelph’s research park, is a natural stop, as are the numer-ous farms, farm businesses and agricultural research station the visitors will frequent during their five-day stay.
The congress’s theme, Experi-ence New World Agriculture, was chosen mainly with visitors from the old world in mind. Canadian agriculture owes so much to im-
migrants, going back to the 1600s. Pardon me if I exclude anyone, but consider the Metis descendents of French fur traders who married aboriginal women and became farmers, mainly on the prairies and in Ontario. Later, Ukrainians, Scandinavians, Belgians, Dutch, Swiss, Germans, Russians, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French and others (United Empire Loyalists, among them) from the old world would find regions here that suited them or were available, and further open the land. Chinese workers toiled to create rail lines that would move new farmers from coast to coast. Even now, Canadian agriculture would struggle might-ily without migrant workers.
This diversity has contributed to a dynamic agriculture and agri-food sector, one that’s eager to tell its many stories to visiting jour-nalists. During the development of this congress, the organizing committee found doors opened when potential sponsors (many of whom are exporters) came to realize the uniqueness of hav-ing 250 eager journalists on their doorsteps – eager to learn about New World agriculture, and eager
to share stories with hundreds of thousands of readers, listeners and viewers around the world.
Journalism places great impor-tance on mentoring, and in that spirit, the 2011 congress has for the first time an applied program – dubbed a boot camp – for young journalists. It also features a newly minted professional devel-opment initiative for journalists from underdeveloped countries, to help them connect with their colleagues, who are among the best anywhere. Appropriately, it’s called a master class.
But learning is a two-way street. When Guelph Mayor Karen Far-bridge and University of Guelph president Alastair Summerlee join together to welcome delegates to the city Wednesday, it will indeed mark the first experience many visitors will have with new world agriculture. They’re not the only ones who’ll have their eyes opened, however. How about Canadian journalists, who get to rub elbows with colleagues from 29 other countries, and learn from them? It’s a very exciting time to be a Canadian agricultural jour-nalist.
and then the students would come in and pump the gas until we closed plus week-ends. The only day we were ever closed was on Christ-mas Day.”
The operation will be stay-ing a full-serve gas station under the new owner, who plans to keep using students at the gas bar. Singh also has plans to turn the front of the service centre into a conve-nience store, as the current store will be undergoing renovations over the next few weeks once the pumps reopen.
Stanaitis has found that the full-serve station has al-lowed him to stay in contact with many of his customers.
“Business-wise and com-monsense would tell you to go to self-serve because there is not enough money to pay your staff in full-serve, but the thing is it keeps you in touch with
your customers having that personal contact. We have found that it has helped the whole centre. The front or gas station helps the back garage and vice versa.”
Stanaitis admits he has had a few customers request he holds off on his retire-ment plans.
“We have some custom-ers that are not happy to see us go but they understand – this is all I have done for the last 40 years. They tell me they are going to miss us, and I am going to miss them. But I am also looking forward to retirement.”
Having seen a lot of chang-es over the last 40 years in business especially in the price of gas, Stanaitis is glad he is no longer the one customers will be complain-ing to about the price of gas increasing.
“The station has been a great experience and has been good to our family, myself, Marlene and my son
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MIXED FEELINGS Stanaitis, who has worked for more than 40 years as a mechanic, says he’ll miss all his loyal customers when he retires later this year.
Joe are very grateful for all the service we could provide Elmira. I would not have been a part of it for over 40 years if I did not enjoy it.”
Stanaitis plans to spend much of his newfound free time on his seven-acre hobby farm and up at his cottage.
“We have a lot of stuff to
do. We are just looking for-ward to retiring and spend-ing time together away from the centre, but we will miss our loyal customers.”
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picks of your figure skates, put some sort of a helmet on and meet me at the arena.
With those words from a woman named Carol Fisher back in 1972, ringette was born in Woolwich Township. One of the girls to heed that call was Brenda Poole, and she has made the sport a pas-sionate component of her life ever since.
Earlier this year Poole an-nounced she would be leav-ing her post as the president of the Woolwich Minor Rin-gette Association, a position
she has held for the past eight seasons during one of the darkest times in their club’s history.
That decision has given her a chance to reflect on the nearly four decades of involvement in the sport, where it has been and where it is heading.
“I was the first to jump in, I thought it was right up my alley,” said Poole, who was 13 when she first signed up. “I don’t remember much about that first year other than learning to skate and having fun.”
The sport enjoyed a boom in the early going. That first team formed the same year
the St. Jacobs arena opened, and they had only 10 players. By 1975, however, the asso-ciation boasted 100.
Even the players’ moth-ers, led by Carol Fisher, Kar-en Schwartz and Brenda’s mother Mary Metzger, orga-nized their own Thursday morning league in 1973/74 so that they too could enjoy the sport.
“The ladies said ‘we’ll send our girls off to school and go play ringette.’ It was just way too much fun and they were going to learn it too,” Poole laughed.
The number of players in the association would more than double throughout the
1980s, but began to wane in the late 1990s and into the 2000s once Woolwich got its own girls’ hockey associa-tion.
Having served on the executive for a number of years already, Poole be-came the president in 2003 and set out to try to save her beloved sport.
“I can’t take any credit for building the associa-tion and making all these wonderful things happen,” Poole said. “The key was survival and keeping ac-tive.”
Through her efforts, such as reviving the annu-al Sugar Ring tournament
and renewing the recruitment, training and coaching efforts of younger players, the league managed to survive and is once again starting to grow.
She said that the develop-mental teams with girls aged four and five years old right through to 10 years old is be-ginning to grow, and now has six different teams.
“We had to rebuild the asso-ciation and we started work-ing from the ground roots up developing the younger play-ers and filling the association from the bottom up.”
She has decided to step down from her position as president
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Among the first group of girls tojoin in, Brenda Poole has made the sport an integral part of her life
COMING FULL CIRCLE Brenda Poole has made ringette an important part of her life for nearly four decades and the game has become a three-generation sport for her family, with her mother and three daughters joining her on the ice. Poole has stepped down as president of the Woolwich Minor Ringette Association after eight years at the helm.
> SEE RINGETTE ON PG. 16
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Wasn’t Labour Day just a wee bit chilly? With grocery stores
closed and a real craving for some warm, satisfying soup, this was the (mighty delicious) result. I was in-spired, a little, by actually watching the Food Network (which, believe it or not, I think chefs rarely watch). I tuned into chef Michael Smith, as I do enjoy the ‘teaching’ aspect of his show, how he talks about technique
Herrles Corn and Potato Chowder
>> 2 tbsp butter
>> 1 cooking onion, diced
>> 2 ribs celery, diced
>> 2 small carrots, diced
>> 1 tsp flour
>> 3 cups milk
>> 2 large Yukon gold potatoes
>> 1 cup water
>> 1 small handful of chopped fresh thyme
>> 1 bay leaf
>> Corn from one large ear of corn
>> Salt and pepper to taste
and flavours. He’s always got some great ‘tricks’ that he doesn’t mind sharing. One of those I caught the
other day: he was making a seafood chowder and used a grated potato to thicken the whole soup, as well as make it quick cooking.
I had never actually tried this, so, on this past chilly Labour Day Mon-day I rifled through my fridge to see if I had enough stuff to rummage up a chowder.
I almost always keep a stock of onions, celery and carrots, other-
wise known as ‘mirepoix’ on hand. This classic French combination is the start to just about any good soup or stew. I had a couple leftover ears of corn, and a few potatoes on hand. Voila, soup is starting. Any herbs here would do: dried or fresh rosemary, parsley or even summer savoury. Dill would be great too. And if I had some frozen shrimp or fish on hand, I would have added that in the soup for about the last five minutes of cooking.
I was able to put this soup togeth-er in about 10 minutes, and it was ready about 20 minutes later.
Melt butter in a pot and add onion, celery and carrot; sweat (soften but do not brown);
Add flour and cook and stir for 1 minute;
Add milk gradually, stirring until it is all added; soup should be sim-mering;
Grate one potato in the soup (this will help to thicken), and dice the other potato and add it into the soup;
Add water, herbs, bay leaf, corn and salt and pepper;
Simmer until potatoes are cooked through; taste for seasoning.
after the politics and procedure in-volved in running the association became too much, passing the torch on to new president Carole Schwartz – who was once coached by Poole back in 1977 while making her way through the system.
“She always has a great sense of enthusiasm and an enormous smile on her face,” said Schwartz, who joined the executive three years ago as a volunteer. “She wanted every-one to just enjoy the sport and learn to trust each other.
“Her commitment is just incred-ible.”
Poole is certain that the associa-tion remains in good hands. She will remain on in a minimized capacity as past-president just to help with the transition.
“There are lots of good local peo-ple with lots of energy and ideas and the focus on the kids, definitely if it doesn’t increase, it will hold its own.”
Ringette will always have a spe-cial place in her heart for the way it has brought her family together. Not only does Poole continue to play, her mother – who will be 74 this year – also still plays in the Thurs-day morning recreational league, the only remaining player from that original league in the early ’70s.
Poole’s three daughters, Jennifer, 29, Amanda, 20, and Michelle, 18,
have also played the sport since they were old enough to skate.
In a neat twist, Poole has played on the recreational team with her mother for many years now, and 10 years ago they were joined by her el-dest daughter, Jennifer. Last season, Amanda also joined the team and Poole is hoping to have Michelle in the ranks this coming season as well, her first year of eligibility.
“It’s really unique to play with your kids. We’ve got a really good relationship and don’t have to speak on the ice, we know where each other will be,” said Poole.
“I was involved in coaching all three of them so with them knowing how I think and coach we just know where to be.”
To say the sport has changed since she first signed up as a precocious 13-year-old would be an understate-ment. From broom handles to bas-ketball knee pads, the equipment was a little less refined than it is today. There were no facemasks or teeth protection in those days, either, and often players had to wear a pair of ski gloves to protect their hands.
Eventually they started ditching the broom handles and began using old hockey sticks with the blades sawed off, still a far cry from the com-posite and aluminum ringette sticks available today.
“I still like wooden sticks, though,” smiled Poole. “Good, old-fashioned wood.”
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Ringette: A family passion
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HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once. Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started.
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110. ___-friendly111. Diploma word112. Bolshoi rival114. A defence mechanism by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening117. Arise118. Correct, as text119. “Bye now”120. Aims121. Bond, for one122. Bulrush, e.g.123. Angel’s headwear124. “Fancy that!”
DOWN1. Blow away2. Picked up3. The range within which a voice can be heard4. Backstabber5. Being the one previously mentioned 6. Kitchen gadgets7. Repeated too often; overfamiliar or overused8. Electrifying swimmer9. A spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia10. A person who is feeling grief11. The Main Antagonist in Shakespeare’s King Lear.12. A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock13. The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one14. in reimbursement
15. Bulbous plant having linear leaves and yellow or white flowers solitary or in clusters16. Free from dirt17. A pint, maybe19. An English music entrepreneur best known for being the manager of the Beatles.24. School of thought25. Make sense, with “up”30. “2001” computer33. Engine sound36. Nobelist Hammarskjold39. ___ constrictor41. Affairs43. German bacteriologist who found a ‘magic bullet’ to cure syphilis (1854-1915)44. Waylay46. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things47. Mr., abroad48. Charlie, for one49. Circus cries50. “General Hospital,” e.g.51. Bar, at the bar53. Fold, spindle or mutilate54. Above55. Black, as la nuit58. Latticework used to support climbing plants60. Muzzle62. “The Catcher in the ___”63. In an unnatural eery manner65. Ancient Briton66. “Beat it!”
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SPECIAL FEATURE 18 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, September 10, 2011
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#6 Take an inventory of your pesticides. Read the label. Note any expiration dates and storage tempera-tures. Make sure dry pesti-cides are stored above liq-uid pesticides.
#8 Determine if unused pesticides can be stored or need to be disposed of (con-tact the State Dept of Envi-ronmental Quality for info on disposal options).
SPORTS 20 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, September 10, 2011
SPORTS
Nearly three months after closing the deal, the Wa-
terloo Regional Synchro-nized Swimming Club is opening the doors to the new and improved Elmira pool, and welcomes the public to come and see the changes and experience synchro-nized swimming for them-selves.
“We’re pretty excited,” said club president Erika Lindner. “They’ve been working really hard since we purchased it in June.”
Work on the building, which has been idle since 2009 when the Woolwich Me-
It’ll be uncharted territory for members of the Elmira
Sugar Kings this year when they start the regular season as the defending Ontario Ju-nior B champions for the first time in a decade.
The Kings opened their season last night (Friday) in Owen Sound to take on the Greys and take to the ice to-morrow (Sunday) in their home-opener, an afternoon tilt against the Listowel Cy-clones at 2 p.m. at the Dan Snyder arena.
After a grueling preseason schedule that saw the team play five games in nine nights, head coach Dean DeSilva is ready to get the season underway, his first be-hind the Elmira bench.
“I can’t wait to get the sea-son started. Training camp is always tough but I’m really pleased. I’m looking forward to getting started,” he said.
“We do have some work to do still, but overall I’m re-ally happy with where we’re starting the season.”
The team features a good mixture of first-year and re-turning players. In goal, fans will recognize Nick Horrigan who is entering his third sea-son with the team. He will be joined by newcomer Nick Coone from Cambridge.
Hopefully that tandem can provide some stability in goal
Synchro club opens doors of new Elmira homePublic invited to check out the sport and the refurbished former municipal pool
James Jackson
Hockey’s back and it’s game on for the KingsOpening on the road Friday, Junior B squad plans special ceremony at Sunday’s home-opener
James Jackson
because the defence has wit-nessed a lot of turnover.
Gone are Shane Smith and Jordan Benton, along
with Cory Genovese and all-star Wade Pfeffer. Only two defenders from last year’s squad – new captain Colton
Wolfe-Sabo and second-year player Clayton Greer – are back, and they will be called on to be a steadying presence
for the young core of bluelin-ers, DeSilva said.
“We’re still pretty young at the back end and we haven’t even started working on any systems or anything,” said DeSilva, stressing the impor-tance of maintaining good defensive presence in the zone and making a good first pass to start the offence.
Getting the puck to the forwards will be critical, be-cause that is where the Kings should really shine. With the return of six Kings from last season, including lead-ing scorer Lukas Baleshta and rookie of the year Brady Campbell, as well as former King Riley Sonnenberg who suited up for the Guelph Storm of the OHL last year, putting the puck in the net shouldn’t be Elmira’s pri-mary concern this season after finishing fourth in the conference last year with 219 goals.
“We have a lot of offensive players and I’m going to give them full room for creativ-ity,” said DeSilva.
Sunday’s home opener will have some extra flair as the Kings will raise their Suther-land Cup champion banner and present last year’s team with their championship rings, something the head coach knows will likely dis-tract many of his players
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morial Centre was built, was done by Kitchener’s Gate-man Milloy and includes a completely refurbished pool and new ventilation and electrical systems. The con-tractor also knocked down several walls to make the entrance more open and to create two dry-land training rooms, along with new office space.
Lindner said that it will be the only space in Canada dedicated solely to synchro-nized swimming.
“The building just flows a lot better and it will work re-ally great for us.”
The club closed the deal on the purchase from the
township back on June 6 for $450,000 and has been hard at working preparing it for the beginning of their new season, which also starts on Saturday.
The new facility is more than twice the size of the group’s current location in Waterloo, its home for the past 18 years. The Elmira pool is 200,000 gallons com-pared to 100,000 in Waterloo, and the building itself is 13,000 square feet compared to just 5,000 at the former lo-cation.
The move was necessary given the clubs continued growth and its reputation as one of the best in the prov-
ince. The club boasts some 60 to 70 competitive swimmers and another 80 to 100 recre-ational swimmers who come from as close as Kitchener, Waterloo and the townships and as far away as the GTA, Hamilton and Georgetown to compete for the club, said Lindner, and swimmers com-pete at the local, provincial and national level.
In 2010 the club earned the title of top Ontario club for the fourth time in five years, and at the Western Ontario regional meet this past sum-mer in Waterloo, they cap-tured 38 podium finishes, 10 of them gold.
Aside from their wide-
spread success, Lindner said that the clubs popularity lies in their continuity. This is the 20th year for the club, founded by Leanne McDon-nell who is still involved as the WRSSC’s program coor-dinator.
“We haven’t had a lot of turnover. Our coaches and the leadership is long term,” said Lindner.
The open house runs from 10 a.m. to noon today (Sat-urday) at the Elmira pool. It will include a free synchro-nized swimming demonstra-tion and sessions for kids to try the sport for free, as well as a barbecue and ribbon cutting ceremony.
FIGHTING FOR POSITION Andrew Brubacher (right) of the Sugar Kings battles Ryan Watson of the Stratford Cullitons as Elmira forward, Brett Priestap, charges in during GOJHL action at the Dan Snyder Arena Sept. 4. The Kings would go on to defeat the Cullitons by a score of 2-1.
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Not-So-GreatOutdoorsman
Steve Galea
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Where the rubber meets the road
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• Half sessions run from either Oct 15 to Dec 10 OR Jan 7 to Feb 25
($100 Per Half Session)
LEARN TO SKATE Saturdays at 3:30 pm in St. Jacobs
For more information on either program, or other age divisions, please contact WMR Registrar Joanne Brown, 519-669-8880 or email [email protected]
This program is based on Ringette Canada's Long Term Athlete Development
program (LTAD), and their "I am skating-FUNdamentals" program
• Community-based programming
• No competitive programs
• Combined practice and modified games
• Emphasis on social interaction
• Active ‘’play’’ in a structured environment
• Instruction and technical feedback is simple
LEARN TO PLAY RINGETTE
In-person registration will take place Sunday,
September 11th from 1:00pm until 3:00pm at the
Woolwich Memorial Center, Jim McLeod rink.
DETAILS FOR LEARN TO PLAY:• Boys and girls born 2005 and later
• Saturday's at 4:30 in St. Jacobs
• Begins September 17th and ends March 10th
• $275 FOR THE SEASON
Jacks drop one to Ayr in preseason play
IN TIGHT ALREADY Sean McEwan of the Wellesley Applejacks battles Cal Jefferies of the Ayr Centennials during OHA action at the St. Clements arena on Sept. 5. The Applejacks had a strong first period would eventually lose to the Centennials by a score of 6-4.
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Long ago, Pierre Elliot Trudeau said that the government has no place
in the bedrooms of the nation. I hap-pen to agree with that sentiment, but only because I couldn’t handle all the accompanying speeches, endless debate, broken promises, voting and parliamentary procedure. Not twice.
I do believe, however, that govern-ment has a place in the back al-leys of suburban neighbourhoods, especially when a 30-something-year-old man chooses to consummate his relationship with a neighbour’s inflatable raft in broad daylight. Call me old fashioned, if you like, but that’s honestly how I feel.
I’m not just saying this as a person with deep moral concerns about this sort of thing. No, this is far more personal for me. You see, like many outdoorsmen, I own a rubber raft or two as well as several other very at-tractive and vulnerable boats. And, quite frankly, I just don’t want to have this talk with them. Not yet.
Still, it looks like I might have to.The event that I’ve described actu-
ally happened in Ohio and, quite surprisingly, no drugs or alcohol was involved. Worse still, when the cops showed, the man pulled up his pants and tried to run off with the raft. Which is OK, because if it was my raft, I wouldn’t want it back anyhow.
A raft? I’m not sure why a story like this
is so intriguing to me. It could be
because it makes me feel far less strange about those inexplicable stir-rings I feel whenever I watch a really nice cedar strip canoe go by. Perhaps, but somehow I doubt it – my inten-tions are honourable. At most, we’d hug.
But I digress.I suppose a story like this is fasci-
nating because it has all the classic elements of good drama: passionate, forbidden love, a police chase, seedy back alleys and, I’m guessing, the judicious use of paddles. And let’s not forget that the raft in question could have fallen for a pool noodle but didn’t.
In any case, the police and public outrage put an end to it. Even so, the damage has been done, the rela-tionship is over and, even though she’s rubber, it will be awfully hard to patch things up. Even if it were allowed, they’d have some rough waters to navigate.
What happens now is anyone’s guess. The only thing that we know for sure is that he’s probably on the rebound. Oh, and that raft is for sale for a very reasonable price.
And somehow, this contributes to
the general loss of innocence that is so pervasive these days. This one incident has added a whole new meaning to the terms ‘love boat’ or ‘cruising.’
Is it wrong or just really, really strange? Should we be entertained by this or appalled? That’s some-thing we’ll only find out after the Jerry Springer special.
But, in the meantime, I suppose what we have here is another one of those situations that reminds us
that human sexuality can often take some truly bizarre and inexplicable turns. Sometimes, for whatever reason, wires get crossed and a person steps far outside of what mainstream society considers nor-mal and wholesome– like a deep and abiding love for cedar strip canoes, for instance. With the occasional hug.
Look, I’m all for whatever floats your boat – but this is taking it a little too far.
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ET LES GAGNANTS SONTS … The Milverton Bantam girls’ soccer team competed in the Eastern Canadian championship in St. Basile-le-Grand, Quebec last weekend, taking first place. Back row: Amanda Rose, Taylor Wagler, Nicole Pfaff, Abbey Hertel, Maggie Martin, Courtney Higinell, Becca Dietrich. Front row: Brooklynn Leis, Sarah Biesenthal, Ashley Beacom, Lindsay Dales.
Bantam girls win Eastern Canada title
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Three Elmira Sugar Kings were awarded with the
Frank Santarossa Memorial Scholarships at this year’s Greater Ontario Junior Hock-ey League (GOJHL) press conference held this week in Kitchener.
Current team captain Colton Wolfe-Sabo and new Sugar King Scott Nagy were awarded the scholar-ships, as was former Kings forward Jarred Parent. To be eligible for the scholar-ship players must be regis-tered full- or part-time at a Ca-nadian college or university, have played in the GOJHL for at least two complete sea-sons and played in 60 per cent of their team’s games while keeping an average of 70 per cent or greater.
Wolfe-Sabo has maintained an 80.75 per cent average while attending the University of Guelph where he is working on his major in toxicology and minoring in economics. After graduating from Guelph
Scholarships awarded to three Kings, past and presentGOJHL event also confirms Elmira will host all-star game next January
Colin Dewar
he plans to study dentistry at the University of Western On-tario.
“This means a lot to me as it takes away some of the finan-cial burden of school and it is really great that Mr. Santa-rossa offers this award and it is an honour to receive it and
to be mentioned here at this event,” said Wolfe-Sabo.
Nagy, a former Waterloo Sis-kin who recently signed with the Sugar Kings, was unable to attend the event due to a prior engagement. Nagy maintains a 75 per cent average while attending Conestoga College studying police foundations
leading up to their Cherrey Cup finals rematch with the Cyclones.
“It’s going to be tough for our guys to focus, there is go-ing to be a lot going on and it could provide some mo-
tivation for Listowel, so we have to be ready for that and I think if we can get through the first period of the game relatively unscathed we should be alright.”
The puck drops at 2 p.m. but fans should get there early for the pre-game festivities.
Kings: So begins the journey to defending Sutherland Cup
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Hundreds at Wellesley pond for fishing derby
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ON THE PUCK Sugar King Cassidy Frey handles the puck as he skates down the ice against the Stratford Cullitons Sept. 4.
WHERE THE FISH ARE Rachel Green, 6, left, fishes off a canoe with her dad Mark and brother Nathan, 12, during the Wellesley Lions fishing derby held Sept. 5 at the Wellesley pond.
CASTING THEIR LINES Hundreds came out to the fishing derby despite the cooler weather on Labour Day including (inset) Jaden Pretorius, 12, (left) and Josh Green, 10, who managed to catch a fish.
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with hope of attending police college after graduation.
“This has been (Scott’s) best year and he tried really hard in school and in hockey to obtain his goals which lets him know he is on his right track to his future,” said Gil-lian Nagy, Scott’s mother who accepted the award on his be-
half.For Parent, who won the
scholarship last year, this is a bittersweet award as he was required to leave the Sugar Kings after last season.
“This is a tremendous hon-our as this makes two years in a row that I have been able to receive $1,000 from this schol-arship program and it is an amazing feeling to know that I have accomplished that task,” said Parent, adding he misses his fellow teammates.
He expects the Sugar Kings will have a great team again this year and looks forward to watching them compete for the Sutherland Cup again.
Parent was able to maintain a 74 per cent average while attending the University of Waterloo, majoring in art and business.
The conference also con-firmed that the Sugar Kings would be hosting the Midwest-ern All Stars as they face off against the stars of the Gold-en Horseshoe league on Jan. 9, 2012 at the Woolwich Memo-rial Centre.
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SCHOLARLY ENDEAVOURS Former Sugar Kings Jarred Parent and current team captain Colton Wolfe-Sabo accepted their Frank Santarossa Memorial Scholarships at the GOJHL press conference held Wednesday in Kitchener.
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ENTERTAINMENT
around them.In a serial case of mis-
taken identity that has even Bill (Mike Rotchford) and Tom (Ken Noaks) confused, both Judy (Jill Peterson) and Julie (Cathy Fahey) are variously chambermaids or girlfriends, depending on the situation.
“Everything must be hid-den and kept from the oth-ers,” Snowdon explained. “It’s a case of one mistaken identity after another – that’s how farces progress.”
And farce The Perfect Wed-ding is, in all the manic glory of its British roots: think Fawlty Towers, given the hotel setting. In that vein, the show is all about timing: fast dialogue, quick switches,
knowing looks and controlled chaos. It’s a situation that de-mands much of his actors, said Snowdon, noting the fun is mindless, but the audience does have to pay some atten-tion to keep up with the pace.
For anyone who’s ever been involved in a wedding party, there’s plenty to recognize in this farcical look at the whole ordeal. Some more than oth-ers may sympathize with the groom-to-be, recognizing that the kindly and frazzled Bill is being railroaded into the wedding in the first place. That’s exemplified in one of Snowdon’s favourite scenes from the play, wherein the mother-in-law appears far more concerned about the showcase wedding plans than
in the couple themselves.“When they discover that
Bill, the groom, is falling apart, the mother says to the bride, ‘is there anybody else you could marry, dear?’”
As for the ultimate fate of Bill, Rachel and the rest, well, suffice it to say there’s love in the air – it is a wed-ding, after all.
The Elmira Theatre Com-pany production of The Per-fect Wedding runs Sept. 15-18 and Sept. 23-24 at 76 Howard Ave. Show times are 8 p.m., except Sunday (2:30 p.m.). Tickets are $18, available at the Centre in the Square box office in Kitchener by calling 578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977, on-line at www.centre-square.com.
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NOBODY'S PERFECT It’s not exactly wedding-day bliss as the best man Tom (Ken Noaks) takes issue with the groom Bill (Mike Rotchford) as girlfriend Judy (Jill Peterson) and bride Rachel (Shannon McCannal) try to intervene in the ETC production of The Perfect Wedding, which opens Sept. 15.
Things get out of control early and often in Elmira Theatre Company production of The Perfect Wedding
The nuptials may not be perfect, but the farce is
Steve Kannon
For some, a wedding is a ro-mantic and formal event,
full of the pomp and circum-stance befitting a couple’s lifelong pledge to each other. And then there’s The Perfect Wedding, which is anything but … unless you’re looking for plenty of laughs.
In the Elmira Theatre Com-pany production of Robin Hawdon’s play, the pending nuptials of Bill and Rachel are fodder for a fast-paced stream of banter and slap-stick.
The story opens with the much-put-upon Bill waking from the previous night’s stag party to find himself in the honeymoon suite with an aching head, a naked woman in his bed and no recollec-tion of how she got there. One thing he is certain of, however, is that it’s definite-ly not his bride-to-be, who’s due to arrive at the hotel mo-mentarily. Hearing a knock on the door, Bill shuffles the girl (Judy) into the bathroom to get dressed, telling her to say she’s the chambermaid if anybody asks.
The new arrival is Tom,
the best man, who’s quickly brought in to the cover-up, instructed to claim the now-out-of-sight Judy as his girl-friend. There’s a problem, however, in that the real girlfriend is due at any time. In keeping with the farce, which spirals out of control with each new cover-up, Tom ends up mistaking the real hotel maid (Julie) as the girl in question, presenting her as his girlfriend.
“A perfect wedding? It’s kind of imperfect – that’s the gag,” laughs director John Snowdon, who’s putting the final touches on the play, which opens Sept. 15.
“You start with one thing and it snowballs from there. Every step they take, they have to cover up something else –the whole thing is a schmozzle.”
That’s truly the case when the bride arrives to get changed for the wedding, now just two hours away. Ra-chel (played by Shannon Mc-Cannal) is accompanied by her wedding-crazed mother, Daphne (Liz Poulton), and both women must be kept in the dark about the comedy of errors that’s unfolding
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an asset but not a necessity. A clean abstract is necessary.
For a more detailed description contact Craig Martin @ 519-664-3701 ext#25
Locally owned & operated long haul tank truck carrier is seeking part time office help. Preference given to individuals with good computer skills, A/P background, and payroll experience. For more information visit www.bridgelandterminals.com
Resumes by mail:PO Box 272,
Elmira, ON N3B 2Z7Fax (519) 669-1928
email: [email protected]
BRIDGELAND TERMINALS LIMITED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
P.O.Box 120 Alma ON N0B 1A0
INSTALLATION TECHNICIANTri-Mech Inc. is a mechanical company specializing in Gas Fitting, Hydronic Heathing, Heat pumps and Boiler system installation and service, and High Pressure Cleaning Systems. We service Agricultural, light commercial and residential systems. We are currently seeking a qualified tech, or an apprentice. Qualification in Gas fitting, Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, sheet-metal, or plumbing would also be an asset. Applicants should be able to work with minimal supervision, have good customer relation skills, and be willing to be on-call for emergency service on a rotating schedule with other team members.
Applicants are invited to submit a letter of application or resume by fax to 519-638-3342, or by email to [email protected]
HELP WANTED
* Snow Plows/Dumps * Const & Turf * Tractors
Sat Sept 17th 9:00am
M.R. Jutzi & Co
www.mrjutzi.ca 519-648-2111
Breslau Airport Road Auction Complex5100 Fountain St., North, Breslau (Kitchener)
VIEWING: Friday Sept 16th, 2011, 1pm to 5pmTERMS: $500.00 Cash Deposit on Each Vehicle, or as announced.
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40th Annual Fall Public Municipal
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2004 ihC 7600 Ta Dump, Sander, Plow & Wing2 - 2004 VolVo VDC Ta Dumps, Sander, Plow & Wing’s
2001 Sterling Sa Dump, Sander 2-way Plow & Wing2000 Sterling Ta Dump & 2-Way Plow
2000 VolVo WG64 Ta Dump, Sander, Plow & Wing95 ihC S4900 Sa Dump. 2-Way Plow & Wing
94 Ford lTS9000 Ta Dump Sander, Plow & Wing95 ihC 4700 Sa Tilt-n-load Tow Truck c/w hiab Crane
2001 Ford F450Xl Diesel Crew utility c/w Crane2003 Ford F250Xl 4x4 Pickup c/w Dump & Plow
PARTIAL LIST ONLY!!!Check Website for Daily Updates
2-S/S Slide-in Sanders* 2-Western Plows* loader/backhoe* Diesel Tractor2- 11' Poly 2-Way Plows* 6+ Poly Snow Plows* office 12x50 Trailer
Concrete & Chainsaws* Trimmers* Tire Changer* Generator* MowersPressure Washer* Shop Tools* 9-Toro Snowblowers* 10hp Snowblower
JDJ Ta Dump & Equipment Trailers* Skids of Truck Parts* JD 60” Snowblower3pth Equip => Snowblower, Sweepers, harrow, Mower, Disc
ForRegion of Waterloo, Counties of Wellington & PerthCities of Cambridge, Kitchener, Various Townships
HELP WANTED
>> Elmira Based Furniture Company is accepting applications for a part time truck driver. Must have a valid G license and must supply clean drivers abstract. Some heavy lifting is involved. Please fax resume to 519-669-8820 or call 519-669-3143 for more information.
>> Full time Sales clerk required. Must be able to work Saturdays and one evening a week. Apply in person with resume to: Stemmler Meats & Cheese, 3031 Lobsinger Line, Heidelberg.
>> Looking for someone to demolish and reclaim residential building material in Waterloo. Call 226-979-1389.
TRAINING & LESSONS
>> Learn Guitar Professional one-on-one instruction with experienced teacher. All styles and methods, electric, acoustic and bass. Group rates available. Mike’s Music. 519-669-5885.
>> Summer’s Over Don’t Fret! Learn to play guitar by Christmas. Fall lessons now starting. Bob Wilhelms Guitar Instruction Studio. 519-669-5371.
HEALTH CARE
>> Try Bowen Therapy for treatment of pain and numerous health conditions. Daytime hours now available! Contact Kevin Bartley, Certified Bowenwork Practitioner. 519-669-0112, Elmira.
FOR SALE
>> Craftmatic Bed Queen size. Asking $300 or best offer. 519-669-8736.
FOR SALE
>> 1997 Ford 150 4X4. 182,226 mileage with 7ft 6 western plow. $6900 o.b.o. Will certify. 519-699-5983.
>> 2000 Neon 4 door, 4 cyl., auto, 170km. Black, matching interior, runs excellent. Asking $1200.00 as is. 519-276-2423.
>> Door Cut Out Panels. 22”x36” insulation panels R13.5. 35 cents per sq ft. Volume discounts available. 519-699-6087.
>> Firewood hardwood all body wood, dry. $70.00 face cord. Linwood 519-698-2033.
FARM EQUIPMENT
>> 3000 Gal. Husky liquid manure spreader. Top spread. Field ready. $2900. Call 519-843-7590 or 519-820-5188.
WANTED
>> Wanted - Broom and Indian corn. Can cut, one or two truckloads. Also wanted - cooking and spanish onions. 519-699-5867.
PETS
>> MEGAMUTTS Dog Training, Fall Classes - group session or private, starting September 13, 4 weeks - $100.00. www.megamutts.com. or 519-669-8167.
COMM/INDUSTRIAL FOR RENT
>> Industrial Bay for rent. 64 Howard Ave., Elmira. 2000 sq ft., open space. 14’ high bay door. 16’ ceiling height, good for mezzanine. Separate hydro, gas and water meters. Inquiries please call 519-465-8421 or 519-669-1461 ext. 22.
RENTALS
>> Elmira - Living Accommodation for mature single Christian girl. No smoker, no pets. Shared kitchen, private bath & rec room. Available Oct. 1. 519-669-3996 , after 5 p.m.
>> Room For Rent Female Preferred. Non smoker, $125/week. Shared kitchen, own sitting room. Phone 519-669-5279 leave a message.
RENTALS
>> St. Jacobs - Large 1 Bedroom apartment for rent. Available Dec. 1. Non smoking, no pets. $1000/mth plus utilities. Call 519-664-1358.
GARAGE SALES
>> Garage Sale - Sat. Sept. 10, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 26 Zinkann Crs., Wellesley. Baby gear, baby girl’s clothes size 3m - 2t, home decor, furniture, kitchen ware, yard items, electronics, and much more!
GARAGE SALES
>> St. Clements Community Wide Garage Sale & BBQSaturday September 10, 2011 8:00am-1:00pm For information contact Jen Connolly 519-699-9277 or Melanie Martin 519-699-5116 Find us on Facebook! Search St. Clements Recreation Service Board
200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira • 519-669-1296Check out our website www.woodsidechurch.ca
Sunday, September 11, 20119:15 & 11:00 AM
Series: Directions for Life“#1 - Forward”
Trinity United Church, Elmira
www.execulink.com/~unitedchurch/index.html
“Our mission is to love, learn & live by Christ’s teachings”
21 Arthur St. N., Church o�ce 519-669-5560
Sunday Worship: 10:30 amSunday School during WorshipMinister: Rev. Dave Jagger
www.execulink.com/~unitedchurch/index.html
“Our mission is to love, learn & live by Christ’s teachings”
21 Arthur St. N., Church o�ce 519-669-5560
A Warm
Welcometo all!
Visit us at: www.wondercafe.ca
Sunday Worship: 10:00 amSunday School during WorshipMinister: Rev. Dave Jagger
www.elmiracommunity.org
Services at John Mahood Public School
5 First St., Elmira • 519-669-1459SUNDAYS @ 10:30AM Services at John Mahood Public School SUNDAYS @ 10:30AMAYS @ 10:30AMA
casual dress | contemporary music | christian church
September 11What Does God Want For Me?
19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira • 519-669-3387
St. Teresa Catholic Church
No God, No Hope; Know God, Know Hope!Celebrate Eucharist with us
Mass times are: Sat. 5pm, Sun. 9am and 11:15am
519-669-2319 | www.wbconline.ca4522 Herrgott Road, Wallenstein
Regenerate 2011Guest - Phil Barnes
“What is your Prime Directive”See website for details
Discovering God Together
NURSERYPROVIDED
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WHEELCHAIRACCESSIBLE
HEARINGASSISTEDPLACES OF FAITH
2 Cross St., Elmira • 519-669-2852
Worship 10:30a.m.Minister: Rev. Dr. Linda Bell
Office Hours: M-TH 9-Noon & 1-3 • E [email protected]
PresbyterianChurch
Galewww.galepresbyterian.com
St. Paul’sLutheranChurch
27 Mill St., Elmira • 519-669-2593
10:30am Worship Service
Pastor: Richard A. Freywww.stpaulselmira.ca
9:15am Sunday School
Corn Roast & BBQ
Finding The Way Together
- The Junction -Zion Mennonite Fellowship
47 Arthur St., S. Elmira • 519-669-3153www.thejunctionelmira.com
Worship Service - 10:00am
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and Elmira District Secondary School.
He then went on to receive:• B.A. (Hons.) Sociology and Applied Studies
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No one would have predicted the Elmira Sugar Kings would be the Sutherland Cup winners at the be-ginning of the season. No one except head coach Geoff Haddaway. “This is what I envisioned at the end of the year, there was no ques-tion. I never said it all year long but this is the outcome I envi-sioned,” he said following the May 6 win in Niagara Falls that capped a great season for the Ju-nior B hockey club.Many thought this was a rebuild-ing season for the Kings after losing some of their veteran players last
UP WITH THE CUP Captain Josh Woolley raises the Sutherland Cup victoriously over his head after the Kings defeated the Niagara Falls Canucks May 6 to take the series in fi ve games.
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year. Haddaway sees it differently, noting they kept a lot of great hock-ey players.“Look at the great job Josh Mac-Donald, Brady Campbell and Jona-thon Rizzo did, these guys are good hockey players and they just bought in and when you have guys like them buying in you win.”The Kings claimed the provincial Junior B title with a 4-0 victory over the Niagara Falls Canucks.After squeaking by the Canucks 4-3 in Elmira the night before, the Kings headed south to the Gale Cen-tre up three games to one in the best-
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Team comes up big in game-five to best Niagara Falls on their own turfo one would have predicted the Elmira Sugar Kings would be the Sutherland Cup winners at the be-ginning of the season. No one except head coach Geoff Haddaway. “This is what I envisioned at the end of the year, there was no ques-tion. I never said it all year long but this is the outcome I envi-sioned,” he said following the May 6 win in Niagara Falls that capped a great season for the Ju-nior B hockey club.Many thought this was a rebuild-ing season for the Kings after losing some of their veteran players last
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Niagara Falls on their own turfo one would have predicte
Sutherland Cup winners at tginning of the season. No one exhead coach Geoff Haddaway. “This is what I envisioned at t
but this is the outcsioned,” he said following the May 6 win in Niagara Falls thacapped a great season for the Ju-
ing season for the Kings afteSATURDAY
SUNDAYRain & wind
18°
NEWS1
THE OBSERVER » Saturday, April 16, 2011
WEEKEND WEATHERSATURDAY
Rain and wind
SUNDAYFlurries, rain, wind
11°3°
Opinion...............10
Business.............14
Living Here..........19
Sports................22
Entertainment...26
Classifieds.........27
SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2011
VOLUME.....16
ISSUE..........15
www.
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> SEE CHAMPS ON PG. 22
A tale of two
chalkboards
> STORY ON PG. 19
Kings have
eye on the
Sutherland
Cup series
Geoff Haddaway had a gut feeling the
Cherrey Cup series would end at six
games.
The Elmira Sugar Kings proved their
head coach right in game-six against
Listowel, defeating the Cyclones 3-2 on
Apr. 8 to claim the Midwestern Confer-
ence crown.
With his team up three games to two,
Haddaway said he knew the series
wouldn’t go to game seven.
“I had a really strong sense that it
was going to be Friday night,” said Had-
daway.
The coach can’t explain the gut feel-
ing, especially because the team had not
won a game previously in Listowel, but
his prediction seemed true beginning
with the first goal.
“I think most of our guys felt that and
certainly getting off to a great start with
Lukas (Baleshta) scoring that first goal
Elizabeth Bate
Woolwich
softens
stance on
encroachment
policy
Woolwich residents
who’ve encroached
on township land can ex-
pect a “kinder and gen-
tler” approach to en-
forcement.
The township adopt-
ed a written policy last
year for dealing with
encroachments – from
flowers that creep onto
public land to sheds
and other structures
sitting outside the
property line – but
the new council ap-
pears ready to soften
its stance.
Two residents who ad-
dressed council Apr. 12 got
a sympathetic hearing,
with councillors ultim-
ately instructing staff to
tone down the policy, which
Mayor Todd Cowan likened
to a witch hunt.
The cases discussed Tues-
Steve Kannon
SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2011
VOLUME.....16
ISSUE..........15
www.
.com
> SEE
Kings have
eye on the eye on the
Sutherland
Cup series
Geoff Haddaway had a gut feeling the
Cherrey Cup series would end at six
games.
The Elmira Sugar Kings proved their
head coach right in game-six against
Listowel, defeating the Cyclones 3-2 on
Apr. 8 to claim the Midwestern Confer
ence crown.
With his team up three games to two,
Haddaway said he knew the series
wouldn’t go to game seven.
“I had a really strong sense that it
was going to be Friday night,” said
daway.
The coach can’t explain the gut feel
ing, especially because the team had not
won a game previously in Listowel, but
his prediction seemed true beginning
with the first goal.
“I think most of our guys felt that and
certainly getting off to a great start with
Lukas (Baleshta) scoring that first goal
Elizabeth Bate
Woolwich
softens
stance on
encroachment
oolwich residents
who’ve encroached
on township land can ex-
pect a “kinder and gen-
tler” approach to en-
The township adopt-
ed a written policy last
year for dealing with
encroachments – from
flowers that creep onto
public land to sheds
and other structures
sitting outside the
property line – but
the new council ap-
pears ready to soften
Two residents who ad-
dressed council Apr. 12 got
a sympathetic hearing,
with councillors ultim-
ately instructing staff to
tone down the policy, which
Mayor Todd Cowan likened
Steve Kannon
UP ON TOP The Elmira Sugar Kings celebrate their Cherrey Cup win Apr. 8 in Listowel. The team
won game six by a score of 3-2 to capture the Midwestern Conference title, and now squares off against
Niagara Falls and St. Thomas for the Sutherland Cup.PHOTO » ELIZABETH BATE
> SEE ENCROACHMENT ON PG. 05
T H E O F F I C I A L N E W S PA P E R O F T H E 2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 E L M I R A S U G A R K I N G S
www. .com.com | 519.669.5790
Home Town Newspaper.Home Town Hockey.
CLASSIFIEDS 26 THE OBSERVER » Saturday, September 10, 2011
RECREATION GUIDE FALL & WINTER 2011 LARGE PRINT EDITION NOW AVAILABLE!
To request a large-print edition of the Recreation Guide that was recently delivered to all residences in the Township:
• Call (519) 669-6005 and leave a message with your name and full mailing address. A copy will be mailed to you.• Send a request by e-mail to vhummel@ woolwich.ca to have a copy mailed to you.• View a full-sized colour copy on the Township’s website at http://www.woolwich.ca/en/town shipservices/accessibility.asp• Visit the Elmira, Bloomingdale or St. Jacobs Libraries.
WOOLWICH MEMORIAL CENTRECLOSURES
The WMC Pool will be CLOSED September 3 – 25, 2011 for annual maintenance.
The Woolwich Memorial Centre will be CLOSED to the public on Thursday Sep-tember 8, 2011 from 6:30 am – 4 pm for Facility Maintenance.
For more information please contact Customer Service at: 519.669.1647 ext. 7001
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERSPlease obey leash laws when walking your dog on Township Trails in accordance with By-law 75-2006 Section D1 which states that no owner of a dog shall allow
or permit such dog to run at large.Those found not adhering to the By-law will be fined $195.
The Township of Woolwich has been receiving an increasing number of complaints regarding dog owners not cleaning up after their dogs.
Please be advised that under Animal Control By-law #75-2006, dog waste must be cleaned up.
There is a fine of $345 for those found not complying to the By-law.
JOHN MAHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL, ELMIRA
Student Drop-Off Information
Parents may park or stop in the following locations:
• Parking is available in the Gibson Park parking lot, if spaces are available. This lot is 183 metres (600 feet) west of the school.
• The Gibson Park lot is also intended to be used as a “quick drop” area. Parents can drive in and drop their students off at the north-east corner closest to the school which has been painted with stripes and is a desig nated no-parking corner intended to create a safe access to the sidewalk. • Parking or stopping is allowed on the west side of Snyder Avenue, north of Second Street. Students can then walk to the Crossing Guard for help crossing over First Street.
• Parking or stopping is allowed on First Street, west of Meadowlark.
Parking closer to the school is prohibited in order to ensure motorists and the Crossing Guard have good visibility. • First Street East, east of Arthur Street. Students can be dropped off here and can cross at the intersection of First and Arthur Streets with the School Crossing Guard. • On Second Street, west of Snyder Avenue. However, do not park on Second Street east of Snyder Avenue, beside the High School. This area needs to be kept clear for bus traffic. • Local church parking lots, as available. The Township does not control or have influence over the use of local church parking lots. Check with the school to see if arrangements have been made.
Closure of the Tennis Court Parking Lot (nearest the school):This lot is permanently closed to routine school traffic. It will eventually be re-opened with limited parking for motorists displaying a proper Ministry of Transportation permit or for users of the tennis courts.
Parents can call the Township at (519) 669-6005 or (519) 669-6004 if they wish to dis-cuss the changes or offer suggestions that emphasize student safety over convenience of parking.
CLASSIFIEDS27THE OBSERVER » Saturday, September 10, 2011
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Unbelievable value to own your own piece of countryside in a small peaceful village with a beautiful panoramic view of the Conestoga River Valley, right from your front porch. Large 24ft X 40ft detached insulated and heated workshop (220amp service) situated on a .74 acre lot. 3 Bedroom and 2 Bathroom. Enjoy the cottage feel right at home! MLS Call Alli or Bill direct.
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3 plus bedrooms. Large sunken family room addition features gas fireplace, skylight and walk-out to a huge deck with hot tub and gazebo. Lots of updates through-out including furnace, a/c, windows, flooring and much more. Finished basement with workshop. MLS Call Alli or Bill direct.$369,900$369,900$369,900
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$59,000$59,000Build your dream home on this 0.48 acre lot. MLS Call Paul direct.
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ALLAN
$273,000$273,000
Raised bungalow in immaculate condition and extremely well maintained. This is a solid brick home with three plus bedrooms located in desirable “Birdland” and is perfect for all ages and ready for immediate occupancy. MLS Call Alli or Bill direct.$279,900$279,900
BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS
$539,900$539,900
Come and see this attractive 1810 sq ft raised 3+1 bdrm. with inlaw setup. bungalow on approx 1 acre w/ beautifully manicured gardens. Newer roof and mostly newer flooring. Oriented to seniors with main floor bedroom and laundry. Wood Fireplace. w/o Basement. Backs on Greenbelt, Separate Dining Rm. Rec Room. Family Room. Detached Workshop. MLS Call Paul direct.
ELMIRA OASIS NEW PRICE NEW PRICE
MOVE TO THE SMALLTOWN OF DRAYTON!Meet “Olivia”, another fabulous home by Verdone.
2216sqft plus fin'd bsmnt. Many quality finishes some incl: Ceramic, Hrdwd, oversized trim & mf crown moulding. MF lndy, spacious LR, Dinette walk out to covered 16.4 x 9.4ft deck. Fabulous must see kit built for convienience, French drs to mf den. Lg master w/crown moulding, 2 walk ins, lg beautiful ens w/free standing tub & oversized glass shower. MLS Call Paul Direct
Located on quiet street, only a 2 min walk to park. This extremely well kept home features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large finished basement and big laundry room. Newer carpet in living room dinette and hall. Handsome newer oak kitchen cupboards. Nice, private 71ft x 122ft yard with wonderful perennial gardens, large vegetable garden and deck. MLS Call Paul Direct
NEW VERDONE HOME
$453,900$453,900
1853sqft luxurious Verdone home. Carpet free MF, Hrdwd & ceramic, mudrm, MF lndy. Bright LR equip’d w/gas fp. Lg kit abundant w/cupboards, under cabinet lights, breakfast bar. Lg master your own private oasis, spacious walk in closet, 2nd closet, fabulous ensuite: lg vanity, 2 sinks, stunning glass dr shower, soaker tubs in both baths. French door walk-out to covered 16x15ft patio. MLS Call Paul direct.$393,500$393,500
NEW VERDONE HOME
Fantastic opportunity for car buff or hobbyist, 3 car garage & detached 4 car garage/workshop. Inlaw suite w/2 bdrms, full kit, bath, & lndry. lg 87x250ft lot steps to golf course. 5200 sq. ft. of fin’d living space. Grand yrd over looking farm land. MLS Call Paul direct.
THIS HOMEHAS IT ALL!
$849,000$849,000$849,000$849,000
Spectacular home larger than it looks. 4bdrms, 2 full baths, updated eat-in kit w/cupboards to spare, den, lg cold room. Hrdwd flr in LR & DR, gas heating stove in FR. Fantastic home for any hobbyist w/craft rm & workshops. Balcony overlooking stunning perennial gardens, vegetable gardens & fruit trees surrounding this tranquil home loc’d on lg .69 acre lot. MLS Call Paul direct.$375,000$375,000
COUNTRY PROPERTY
$269,000$269,000
3bdrm, 2bath home features MF Cathedral ceilings. Loc’d on lg beautiful treed corner lot full of perennials. Potential for pool or double garage. Bright, open kit w/breakfast bar. X-lg slider in DR to 17ftx19ft deck. Airy LR w/hrdwd flrs. Whirlpool bath, RR gas FP, lndy rm walk out, Lg 19x24ft storage rm. MLS Call Paul direct.$284,900$284,900
UNIQUE SIDESPLIT!
SENIORS BUNGALOW
$187,900$187,900
NEW PRICE NEW PRICE NEW PRICE NEW PRICE
Welcome to small town Drayton. A perfect home for that young family. Spacious, neat and tidy semi-detached located close to schools, park, and shopping. Walk-out from dinette to two tiered deck with gazebo and enjoy the privacy of your fenced yard backing onto greenbelt. Lots of updates. MLS Call Alli or Bill direct.
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$284,000$284,000
Open concept renovated home impressive w/ hrdwd flrs. beautiful wdwrk, newer kitchen, 2nd flr. offers 4 bdrms for plenty of sleeping space. Partially fin recrm. in bsmnt. step outside onto the spacious deck and admire your backyard oasis complete with pond and waterfall. apple tree, barberry, mulberry & gooseberry bushes for the fruit of your choice. MLS Call Paul direct.
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$79,000$79,000
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This is a perfect house for any first time buyer or just downsizing. Completely finished, very well kept 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom home. Just move in & enjoy! Relax on those cool nights enjoying your stunning fireplace & custom mantel. Entertain friends & family in the beautifully landscaped yard. MLS Call Paul direct.
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LOCATION EQUALS CONVENIENCE! This 3 Bedroom Ivystone Home is only 5 years old and could not be more conveniently located to recreational and school amenities in the desirable town of Elmira. 63 Sugar King Drive, originally intended as a builder’s model, features premium finishes, “character” maple hardwood in the livingroom and solid maple cabinetry in the well appointed kitchen. The “Lilac”, includes a master with walk-in closet and ensuite bath, in addition to the main bath on the second floor and a powder room on the main level. Approaching the home you will note a full two car garage and lovely landscaping as you ascend the porch to the front entry. Entering the foyer, your eyes lead you into the kitchen where you will discover beautiful maple cabinetry, flowing towards a spacious dinette. The adjacent livingroom room is blessed with maple hardwood and provides enough room for separate dining space! Upstairs, this home includes a generous mas-ter bedroom with a vaulted ceiling, palladium window and a 3 piece ensuite. The sec-ond and third bedrooms are also located on this level and are large enough in size for your children to share. Closet space is excellent in all three bedrooms. This home has been professionally painted and is well decorated throughout. You will find that the yard is fully enclosed and ready for the kids with a substantial deck and an impressive play house. The basement is unfinished but insulated and ready for drywall, including rough-ins for a downstairs bath. When you do bring the drywall in, you’ll be pleased to discover that the basement windows are oversized and will accommodate a full 4x8 sheet! Central air, a high efficiency furnace and rough-in for central vac complete the technical picture. Call Carson or Joanne at (519) 503-1355 to arrange a viewing or watch for open house announcements on this site!
63 Sugar King Drive, Elmira - Property ID# 2525PRICE: $328,800
75 Edward Street, Drayton - Property ID# 2531PRICE: $210,000
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COUNTRY ACREAGE! Great property on the edge of town backing to river offers century home with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, large family room addition, attached single garage, 5 acres of manicured orchard with a mix of fruit trees, 12 acres workable. Three one storey out buildings totaling 10,000 s/f. MLS. Call Bert to View.
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BUNGALOW! Mature trees surround this home featuring 3+1 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, finished basement with fireplace & walk-up, large attached 2 car garage, great deck & patio, backs to green space. Only 10 minutes to Guelph and K-W. MLS. Call Bert to View.
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$259,900, MODERN DETACHED. home with many updates completed! Open concept main floor, laminate flooring in living room / kitchen, stylish white eat in kitchen with organizers and backsplash, 4 piece bathroom completely renovated with ceramics and new vanity, 3 bedrooms, finished basement with wood fireplace, potlights, new carpet, 2 piece bath/laundry room with loads of storage! Walkup to backyard, patio and shed. 90% fenced! Roof/2006, furnace/AC/2008, Please call for a viewing. MLS
BACKS ONTO GREENSPACE!$309,900 ELMIRA. Well maintained two storey with 1.5 car garage, double driveway, open kitchen / dining area to sunken living room w/gas fireplace & walkout to deck & fenced yard, master ensuite, finished basement w/4th bathroom. MLS
END UNIT LINK HOME!$242,900, ELMIRA. Spacious 2 storey, double driveway, neutral décor, walkout from dinette to fenced yd & shed, master ensuite, finished basement, central air, fridge, stove, dishwasher included, great front porch. NEW MLS
CLEAN SEMI!$219,900, ELMIRA. Great opportunity to own in mature area, 150’ deep fenced yard, large main floor living rm., kitchen w/appliances and break-fast bar, washer & dryer incl., finished rec room, 3 bdrms, 2 bathrooms. MLS
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You smartphone is smarter than a fifth graderYou smartphone is smarter than a fifth graderStrangeBut True
Bill & Rich Sones
You smartphone is smarter than a fifth graderYou smartphone is smarter than a fifth graderQ.When I lift my wife for a good
hug, her weight seems vastly different depending on whether she’s limp or rigid,” wrote a “New Scientist” magazine reader. “Is there anything real here or is it my imagination? I noticed the same thing a few years back when I’d carry our kids to bed.”
A. When you lift something (or someone), much of the work is
done by a few major muscles such as the biceps, answered New York physicist Spencer Weart, PhD. But dozens of smaller muscles that help in adjusting how you balance the load are often less well developed and so tire quickly.
“A rigid load is easier to balance but something limp will shift around, putting more strain on the smaller muscles as you readjust. This is why weightlifters pick up dumbbells, not sacks of ball bearings.”
Q. What’s it take to “defy gravity” on an amusement
park roller coaster?
A. Designing a good roller-coaster loop is a balancing act, with the
coaster naturally slowing as it rises against gravity but still needing to move fast enough to clear the crest, says Julie Rehmeyer of Wired magazine.
The curving track creates a “cen-tripetal force,” causing the cars to accelerate toward the center of the loop, while momentum sweeps them forward. This acceleration gives the ride its visceral thrill but puts stress on the fragile human body.
For instance, Coney Island’s Flip-Flap Railway, built in 1895, reached a neck-snapping 12 times the force of gravity at the bottom of its loop, more than enough to induce what pilots call G-LOC, or gravity-induced loss of consciousness. In other words, riders often passed out. So modern designers adapted an upside-down teardrop shape called a clothoid, where the track curves more sharply up top than at the bot-
>> Send STRANGE questions to brothers Bill and Rich at
tom. Now most of the turn happens at the peak, where speed and accel-eration are diminished. “Result: no G-LOC, just screams!
Q. Is your smartphone smarter than a fifth grader?
A. It took half a century to shrink the mainframe from the size of
a living room to that of a suitcase, then another decade to make it smaller than a wallet, says Joshua Romero in IEEE Spectrum maga-zine.
“Today’s smartphones are a mar-vel of engineering,” assimilating functionality from music players, remote controls, gaming consoles, even printed maps and news publi-cations. So those fifth graders have met their match, right along with the rest of us.
Smartphones are becoming as essential as keys or a wallet, and they’ll soon replace those as well. Not only are these highly personal devices always on, they’re always somewhere on us. Users now stay connected to information at any given time or location, so it’s there when you need it, said Qualcomm engineer and editor Dilip Krishnas-
wamy. But the downside here is the addictive effect of always-on con-nectivity, adds Romero. Blackber-ries are rightly nicknamed “Crack-berries” for the way they feed the workaholic’s addiction. And not everyone likes it when others inter-rupt dinner to fact-check the con-versation. Some experts even worry about a new digital divide between those who can afford smartphones and those who can’t, since many smartphones cost more than low-end computers.
Q.What special property do the capital letters H I Z X O
N share, and what other capital would also fit here?
A. To answer, rotate the page 180 degrees in the plane, says “Sci-
enceIllustrated.Com” magazine. In other words, turn the page upside down and you’ll see that all letters still look like themselves. So the missing letter in the look-like-them-selves-upside-down set is S.
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519.669.5313SEPTEMBER 9
>> H.U.G.S. Program – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Come meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: developmental and behavioural milestones birth to 5 years. Christine Tofflemire N.P. and Karen Reitzel R.D. will present. No registration required. Held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Drive, St. Jacobs. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information.
>> Chateau Gardens will hold their annual Food Drive for one month beginning Sept. 7 – Oct. 7 with the theme being “No one should go to bed hungry.” The goal at Chateau Gardens is to collect at least 2,000 pounds of food. For more information please contact Joan Norris, administrator ALC at 519-669-4111 or Helene Richard, Administrator LTC at 519-669-2921. Anyone wishing to assist can drop off their donation at 8 Snyder Ave. N. or 11 Herbert St., Elmira.
SEPTEMBER 10
>> Heidelberg Fun Day 4-10 p.m.; 2915 Lobsinger Line. Games, food, raffle, music. Contact Angela 519-699-5417 for more information or to donate a raffle prize.
>> A Life To Live – Help support and bring hope to those currently struggling with suicide. Presented by Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day; 7-9 p.m. at Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira. Sheila M. Stevenson, life health coach, speaks of promoting hope, preventing suicide. Musical entertainment presented by local musician Nichelle Bauman. Refreshments to follow, free will offering. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the Waterloo Regional Suicide Prevention Council. Everyone welcome. For more information, please contact Cathy Read-Wilson 519-573-4358.
SEPTEMBER 11
>> Calling all former students of S.S. #28 Victoria School for their second reunion to be held at 1 p.m. Please bring any school pictures, memorabilia, stories, favourite potluck dish, refreshments and lawn chairs. This will be held at the home of Danny and Diane Strickler, 467 St. Charles St. E., Maryhill. Let other family and friends know. RSVP to [email protected] or 519-648-2432.
>> Elvis Gospel Tribute 7 p.m. Everyone welcome, no tickets required. Doug McKenzie in tribute to Elvis. Waterloo North Presbyterian Church, 400 Northfield Dr. West. Free-will offering, wheelchair accessible. For more information call 519-888-7870.
>> Hungryman’s Breakfast with the 1st Elmira Venturers. Serving 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Elmira Legion, 11 First St. E.
>> You’re Invited to a Community Corn Roast, 12 p.m. at the Bloomingdale Recreational Centre. Lots of corn, hot dogs, cookies and ice cream. Bring your appetite and a lawn chair. Games for Children. Sponsored by Bloomingdale Mennonite and United Churches.
SEPTEMBER 12
>> Making Baby Food – 1-3 p.m. Join a registered dietitian at Woolwich Community Health Centre and learn about the foods that are good for your baby’s age and stage, how to choose, make and store baby food and ways to avoid “picky eating”. Session will be held at WCHC, 10 Parkside Drive, St. Jacobs. Call 519-664-3794 for more information.
SEPTEMBER 19
>> Elmira & District Horticultural Society presents Andria Braun & Barry Vanderveer of Little Tree Garden Market: “Late Season Perennials;” 7:30 p.m., Trinity United Church.
SEPTEMBER 16
>> Games night 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Elmira Branch Library. Join us for a fun evening of board games. Play or watch Mystery Games such as Clue, MindTrap, CSI: the board game and more! Free event. Chess, checkers and Scrabble will also be available at the desk. For more information call the Region of Waterloo Library, Elmira Branch 519-669-5477.
SEPTEMBER 17
>> St. Mary’s, Linwood and St. Joseph’s, Macton Beef and Pork Dinner. Linwood Rec. Complex. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner at 6. Door prizes and draws. Adults $12 in advance, $14 at the door. Kids 5-12 $6.00 Under 5 are free. Contact Gloria Kittle at 519-698-2577.
>> GALE Presbyterian Church is hosting their third annual gala. This exciting fundraising event takes place in the wonderful atmosphere of The Gardens. Enjoy live music and great food. Limited space available. Call 519-669-2852 for more information.
SEPTEMBER 18
>> Two-hour hike and geocaching on the Lions Lake Trail near Floradale, 2 p.m. Discover geocaching: the adventure that uses GPS to locate hidden “caches” around the world. Join hike leader and geocacher John Robinson for an introduction to this exciting trend. Meet at the main entrance to the conservation area. From Elmira, travel north on Arthur St. to Reid Woods Drive. Turn left or west on Reid Woods Drive. Travel approx. 1 km to municipal address #7224 and enter the conservation area on the north side of the road. Meet in the parking lot near the dam. Trail rating: easy, well maintained trail; includes gravel, earthen and grassed sections. Washroom available. Please contact Paul Miller at 519 664-3643 to confirm meeting times and locations. Maps with meeting locations are posted at www.healthywoolwich.org.
SEPTEMBER 19
>> Boomer Creek Pony Club Showcase; 6:30 p.m., 5325 Ament Line, Linwood. Free. Horse or pony ownership not required to join our Pony Club. Come see what we do, to have fun with horses & join our club. For more information call 519-698-9859 or visit www.canadianponyclub.org.
>> CAYER, Carl Richard – Carl Cayer passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at the age of 68. Prior to retirement, Carl was a teacher at Elmira District Secondary School.
>> MARTIN, Beverly Dawn (1979-2011) – Bev completed her journey here with her husband Ron at her side, after a generous and fulfilling life on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at University Hosptial, London. Bev (Roth) Martin of RR2 Drayton.
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SEPTEMBER 02, 2011AK/DA
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DON_11_1156_KB_CARA_JOU
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CHRYSLER CANADASEPT 2011 DAA ROC RETAIL NEWSP.DAC_11_1156
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D R I V E M O R E
CLE AR ANCE E VENT
Mor
e Po
wer
. Les
s Fu
el. G
reat
Val
ue is
a c
ompa
riso
n be
twee
n th
e en
tire
curr
ent
Chry
sler
Can
ada
lineu
p an
d th
e en
tire
2010
Chr
ysle
r Ca
nada
line
up. W
ise
cust
omer
s re
ad t
he f
ine
prin
t: ❖
, •, *
, ††,
§ T
he D
rive
Mor
e Cl
eara
nce
Even
t offe
rs a
re li
mite
d tim
e of
fers
whi
ch a
pply
to
reta
il de
liver
ies
of s
elec
ted
new
and
unu
sed
mod
els
purc
hase
d fro
m p
artic
ipat
ing
reta
ilers
on
or a
fter
Sept
embe
r 1,
201
1. R
etai
ler
orde
r/tra
de m
ay b
e ne
cess
ary.
Offe
rs s
ubje
ct t
o ch
ange
and
may
be
exte
nded
with
out
notic
e. S
ee p
artic
ipat
ing
reta
ilers
for
com
plet
e de
tails
and
con
ditio
ns.
❖Sa
ve t
he F
reig
ht d
isco
unt
offe
r ap
plie
s to
elig
ible
201
1 G
rand
Car
avan
SXT
, Cr
ew a
nd a
ll To
wn
& Co
untr
y m
odel
s of
fere
d th
roug
h O
ntar
io r
etai
lers
. Ch
rysl
er C
anad
a w
ill w
aive
the
$1,
400
freig
ht c
harg
e. W
hile
sup
plie
s la
st.
See
reta
ilers
for
det
ails
. •$
19,9
95 P
urch
ase
Pric
e ap
plie
s to
201
1 Do
dge
Gra
nd C
arav
an C
anad
a Va
lue
Pack
age
(29E
) on
ly a
nd i
nclu
des
$8,0
00 C
onsu
mer
Cas
h Di
scou
nt.
The
Save
the
Fre
ight
offe
r do
es n
ot a
pply
to
the
2011
Dod
ge G
rand
Car
avan
Can
ada
Valu
e Pa
ckag
e (2
9E).
$19,
995
Purc
hase
Pric
e ap
plie
s to
201
1 Do
dge
Jour
ney
SE C
anad
a Va
lue
Pack
age
(22F
) on
ly a
nd i
nclu
des
$2,0
00 C
onsu
mer
Ca
sh D
isco
unt.
See
part
icip
atin
g re
taile
rs f
or c
ompl
ete
deta
ils.
Pric
ing
incl
udes
fre
ight
($1
,400
), ai
r ta
x (if
app
licab
le),
tire
levy
and
OM
VIC
fee.
Pric
ing
excl
udes
lice
nce,
insu
ranc
e, r
egis
tratio
n, a
ny r
etai
ler
adm
inis
tratio
n fe
es,
othe
r re
taile
r ch
arge
s an
d ot
her
appl
icab
le f
ees
and
taxe
s. R
etai
ler
orde
r/tra
de m
ay b
e ne
cess
ary.
Ret
aile
rs m
ay s
ell f
or le
ss.
*Con
sum
er C
ash
Disc
ount
s ar
e of
fere
d on
sel
ect
2011
ve
hicl
es a
nd a
re m
anuf
actu
rer-
to-r
etai
ler
ince
ntiv
es,
whi
ch a
re d
educ
ted
from
the
neg
otia
ted
pric
e be
fore
tax
es.
Amou
nts
vary
by
vehi
cle.
See
you
r re
taile
r fo
r co
mpl
ete
deta
ils.
††Cu
stom
er C
hoic
e Fi
nanc
ing
for
36-,
48-
and
60-
mon
th t
erm
s on
app
rove
d cr
edit
thro
ugh
TD F
inan
cing
Ser
vice
s an
d Al
ly C
redi
t Ca
nada
is
avai
labl
e at
par
ticip
atin
g de
aler
ship
s to
qua
lifie
d re
tail
cust
omer
s on
sel
ect
new
201
1 Ch
rysl
er,
Jeep
, Do
dge
and
Ram
mod
els.
Tax
es o
n th
e fu
ll ne
gotia
ted
purc
hase
pric
e ar
e pa
yabl
e at
the
beg
inni
ng o
f th
e co
ntra
ct t
erm
res
ultin
g in
hig
her
paym
ents
tha
n pa
ymen
ts t
axed
on
a pe
riodi
c ba
sis
and
are
not
refle
cted
in a
dver
tised
pay
men
ts.
The
follo
win
g te
rms
appl
y to
TD
Fina
ncin
g Se
rvic
es c
ontra
cts.
(Di
ffer
ent
cont
ract
ter
ms
appl
y to
Ally
Cre
dit
Cana
da o
ffer
s. S
ee y
our
reta
iler
for
com
plet
e de
tails
.) Ve
hicl
es a
re f
inan
ced
over
a 3
6-,
48-
or 6
0-m
onth
ter
m w
ith p
aym
ents
am
ortiz
ed o
ver
a te
rm o
f up
to
96 m
onth
s an
d th
e pr
e-de
term
ined
res
idua
l bal
ance
pay
able
at
the
end
of t
he c
ontra
ct.
At c
ontra
ct’s
end
, cu
stom
ers
have
the
cho
ice
of r
etur
ning
the
ir ve
hicl
e th
roug
h a
Chry
sler
, Je
ep,
Dodg
e, R
am d
eale
rshi
p w
ith n
o fu
rthe
r ob
ligat
ions
(ex
cept
pay
men
t of
a $
199
retu
rn
fee
and
exce
ss w
ear
and
tear
, m
ileag
e an
d si
mila
r ch
arge
s),
finan
cing
the
rem
aini
ng b
alan
ce f
or t
he r
est
of t
he a
mor
tizat
ion
perio
d at
the
n-cu
rren
t st
anda
rd r
ates
or
payi
ng t
he r
esid
ual b
alan
ce in
ful
l. So
me
cond
ition
s ap
ply.
Cus
tom
er C
hoic
e Fi
nanc
ing
offe
red
by T
D in
Que
bec
is s
ubje
ct t
o di
ffere
nt t
erm
s an
d co
nditi
ons.
All
adve
rtis
ed C
usto
mer
Cho
ice
Fina
ncin
g of
fers
are
TD
offe
rs.
Exam
ples
: 20
11 D
odge
G
rand
Car
avan
SXT
(29
G)/
2011
Dod
ge J
ourn
ey S
E Ca
nada
Val
ue P
acka
ge (
22F)
with
a P
urch
ase
Pric
e of
$22
,995
/$19
,995
fin
ance
d at
3.9
9%/6
.49%
APR
ove
r 36
/36
mon
ths
with
$4,
899/
$4,8
49 d
own
and
paym
ent
amor
tized
ove
r 11
2/89
mon
ths
equa
ls 7
8 bi
-wee
kly
paym
ents
of
$89/
$99
and
one
final
pay
men
t of
$13
,015
/$9,
880
for
a co
st o
f bo
rrow
ing
of $
1,87
6/$2
,467
and
a t
otal
obl
igat
ion
of $
24,8
71.4
9/$2
2,46
2.09
. Ta
xes,
lic
ence
, in
sura
nce,
reg
istra
tion,
exc
ess
mile
age
and
wea
r an
d te
ar c
harg
es,
any
reta
iler
adm
inis
tratio
n fe
es a
nd o
ther
app
licab
le f
ees
and
char
ges
not
incl
uded
. Re
taile
rs m
ay s
ell f
or l
ess.
See
par
ticip
atin
g re
taile
rs f
or c
ompl
ete
deta
ils.
§201
1 Do
dge
Gra
nd C
arav
an C
rew
sho
wn.
Pric
e in
clud
ing
appl
icab
le C
onsu
mer
Cas
h Di
scou
nt:
$29,
530.
201
1 Do
dge
Jour
ney
SXT
show
n. P
rice
incl
udin
g ap
plic
able
Con
sum
er C
ash
Disc
ount
: $2
4,99
5. P
ricin
g in
clud
es f
reig
ht (
$1,4
00),
air
tax
(if a
pplic
able
), tir
e le
vy a
nd O
MVI
C fe
e. P
ricin
g ex
clud
es li
cenc
e, in
sura
nce,
reg
istra
tion,
any
ret
aile
r ad
min
istra
tion
fees
, ot
her
reta
iler
char
ges
and
othe
r ap
plic
able
fee
s an
d ta
xes.
See
bot
tom
of
the
ad f
or r
ange
of
pote
ntia
l ret
aile
r fe
es.
Reta
iler
orde
r/tra
de m
ay b
e ne
cess
ary.
Ret
aile
rs m
ay s
ell
for
less
. ∞
Loya
lty B
onus
Cas
h is
offe
red
on m
ost
new
201
1 an
d 20
12 C
hrys
ler,
Jeep
, Do
dge
and
Ram
mod
els
(with
the
exc
eptio
n of
201
1/20
12 D
odge
Cal
iber
Can
ada
Valu
e Pa
ckag
e an
d SE
Plu
s, G
rand
Car
avan
Can
ada
Valu
e Pa
ckag
e, G
rand
Car
avan
Car
go V
an,
Jour
ney
Cana
da V
alue
Pac
kage
, Ra
m 1
500
Reg
Cab
[4x2
& 4
x4],
Ram
Cha
ssis
Cab
, Je
ep W
rang
ler
2-do
or S
port
, Pa
triot
Spo
rt [4
x2 &
4x4
] an
d Co
mpa
ss S
port
[4x2
& 4
x4])
and
is d
educ
ted
from
the
neg
otia
ted
pric
e af
ter
taxe
s. E
ligib
le c
usto
mer
s in
clud
e th
ose
that
had
ent
ered
into
a n
ew C
hrys
ler,
Jeep
, Do
dge
or R
am v
ehic
le F
inan
ciaL
inx
Leas
e or
Gol
d Ke
y Le
ase
with
a m
atur
ity d
ate
from
Sep
tem
ber
1st,
2011
and
for
war
d. S
ome
cond
ition
s ap
ply.
See
you
r re
taile
r fo
r co
mpl
ete
deta
ils.
¤Ba
sed
on 2
011
Ener
Guid
e Fu
el C
onsu
mpt
ion
Guid
e ra
tings
pu
blis
hed
by N
atur
al R
esou
rces
Can
ada.
Tra
nspo
rt Ca
nada
tes
t m
etho
ds u
sed.
You
r ac
tual
fue
l con
sum
ptio
n m
ay v
ary.
201
1 Do
dge
Gra
nd C
arav
an C
anad
a Va
lue
Pack
age
– Hw
y: 7
.9L/
100
km a
nd C
ity:
12.2
L/10
0 km
. 20
11 D
odge
Jou
rney
SE
Cana
da V
alue
Pac
kage
& S
E Pl
us –
Hw
y: 7
.5L/
100
km a
nd C
ity:
10.8
L/10
0 km
. 20
11 D
odge
Jou
rney
SXT
– Hw
y: 7
.8L/
100
km a
nd C
ity:
12.6
L/10
0 km
. ■
Base
d on
War
d’s
2011
Sm
all V
an S
egm
enta
tion.
Exc
lude
s ot
her
Chry
sler
Gro
up L
LC d
esig
ned
and/
or m
anuf
actu
red
vehi
cles
. ^
Base
d on
Jan
uary
201
0 th
roug
h Ju
ne 2
011
R. L
. Po
lk s
ales
tot
al r
egis
tratio
ns.
®SI
RIUS
and
the
dog
log
o ar
e re
gist
ered
tra
dem
arks
of
SIRI
US S
atel
lite
Radi
o In
c. ®
Jeep
is a
reg
iste
red
trade
mar
k of
Chr
ysle
r G
roup
LLC
. Cu
stom
er C
hoic
e Fi
nanc
ing
is a
tra
dem
ark
of C
hrys
ler
Gro
up L
LC.
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