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GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT Students from Conestogo Public School lined Sawmill Road May 20 to protest the increasing number of gravel trucks on township roads. Numerous drivers honked support and tapped their brakes as the kids chanted “Slow down, kids in town.”

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esidents’ assault on a proposed gravel pit in West Montrose had all the precision of a military operation.

Given what’s at stake, that kind of effort was expected.

From experts tackling noise studies and hydrogeological data to children

pulling at their heartstrings, Woolwich councillors at Tuesday night’s public meeting heard a slew of reasons to oppose a zone change application from Capital Paving. The Guelph-based company is looking to extract gravel from 115 acres near West Montrose and its historic covered bridge.

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As with a similar meeting earlier this month for a gravel pit near Conestogo, more than 150 people packed council chambers in Elmira. As was the case at that meeting, residents aired concerns about the quality of life in their community should the project go ahead, backing up their concerns with figures

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and expert testimony.

Dr. Kim Cuddington, a professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo, who previously addressed council about the pit’s potential impact on water, focused this time on the repercussions to the woodlot running along the river’s edge.

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The company, she pointed out, is counting on those trees to block noise and dust, as well as to provide a visual screen to hide the pit. But it also intends to cut down some of the trees, which would alter the conditions of existing noise and dust

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Woolwich plans to scale back some facets of I&I work Steve Kannon

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ears of expensive attempts at stemming the flow of surface water into sanitary sewers having proven underwhelming, Woolwich will be opting for lower-cost options in future rehabilitation projects.

Known as inflow and infiltration (I&I) projects, the work has been ongoing in Elmira since 1994 and in St. Jacobs since 1999.

With new data, the township has determined large-scale I&I work is no longer costeffective, director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley told councillors meeting Tuesday night. Instead, small improvements will be undertaken.

That includes manhole repairs, identifying leaking laterals from homes and investigating a sump pump program. In the latter case, the township would

look at installing the pumps at homes where foundation drains are disconnected from the sanitary sewer system.

Woolwich is now convinced that problems with peak flows that overwhelmed wastewater treatment plants in Elmira and St. Jacobs had more to do with inadequacies at the plants than with I&I problems, he said.

On this point, the township is in disagreement with Wa-

terloo Region, which operates the plants and which has paid half the cost of I&I work in the township to date.

The Ministry of the Environment reports that bypasses of raw and partially treated sewage occurred 11 times in Elmira and five in St. Jacobs between 2002 and 2008. It directed the municipalities to fix the problem; additional storage at the treatment plant should alleviate the problem.

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spent millions of dollars that may not have been cost effective.

That said, she noted that the work was undertaken when lack of sewage capacity prevented new homes from being built.

“We were told we’d have to get into this program to have sewage capacity for Elmira to grow.

“I’m not happy with any of this,” she added, saying there’s no reason to continue with major I&I work.

Coun. Mark Bauman, however, pushed for solutions such as the sump pump program.

“Maybe we haven’t got the best bang for our buck,” he said of the past I&I work, but noted the township has to strike a balance between what’s right environmentally and being fiscally responsible.

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Kennaley’s report called for an end to the so-called third pipe option, a technique used in major I&I reconstruction projects – especially in Elmira’s Birdland subdivision – whereby another pipe is installed far deeper than water and sewer lines, diverting excess water.

The cost savings are dramatic. In the next Birdland reconstruction project, simply replacing the watermain and resurfacing the road in the area around Nightingale Crescent will cost $2 million.

With the third pipe, the bill would swell to $10 million, he explained.

“It’s not providing the level of benefits to justify continuing the project.”

Coun. Ruby Weber called Kennaley’s report “troubling,” noting the township has

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hose little posters, usually tacked up high on telephone poles, advertising junk removal or work-fromhome schemes are the clearest targets as Woolwich continues to refine some kind of sign bylaw.

The township has been working on a bylaw for years, reflecting the long-delayed parallel process at the regional level. Now, with Waterloo Region edging closer to its bylaw, the township is trying to get its own document ready for the public input stage. Meeting Tuesday night, councillors had more questions than answers: prohibiting any and all signs on public land, notably road allowances, would be the neatest alternative, but there are legitimate reasons to have signs there.

Which should be allowed and which should be scrapped remains up in the air, however.

With few exceptions, the days seem numbered for portable signs

along road allowances.

And the proliferation of signs attached to utility poles was universally condemned.

“They bother me more than any other sign,” said Coun. Murray Martin of the latter type, suggesting a fine for each sign. A figure of $150 is being considered.

He was joined in his criticism of those signs by Coun. Mark Bauman, who suggested township staff should be proactive about taking them down. As there’s a cost to produce and erect each of those signs, eventually businesses employing such tactics will find it too costly to keep replacing the signs.

Add in hefty fines and the practice could cease, although councillors acknowledged it isn’t always easy to track down those responsible. The phone numbers for junk removal companies, for instance, often lead to an out-of-town head of-

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Take a bow, Elmirans, you’re honest folks

> King/86 joins Elmira BIA The Elmira Business Improvement Area (BIA) group can count on another $10,000 a year now that Woolwich council has officially cleared the way for King/86 Developments to join.

As part of a settlement that saw the BIA drop its opposition to the Walmart-anchored power centre in St. Jacobs, the Elmira organization got a lump-sum payment of $90,000 and an additional $10,000 annually as the developer’s membership dues.

Although some members worried about the developer having too much influence, clerk Christine Broughton noted at this week’s council meeting that the newest member will have only one vote … if a representative shows up at all. The move could have been blocked if one-third of existing members opposed, but in the end only two written objections were received by the township.

EDSS exercise tests the integrity of residents by “losing” wallets

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COMMUNITY PASSES THE TEST The leadership class at EDSS was happy to be reunited with four wallets they ‘lost’ throughout Elmira as an informal test of the community’s honesty.

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magine your four-year-old nephew asks you if Santa Claus is real. You can tell by the way he is asking that he still wants to believe in Santa. Do you say yes? So often, we are told that honesty is always the best policy, but are there times when you can make a bigger mistake by telling the truth than by lying?

These are some of the questions that were posed to the leadership class at Elmira District Secondary School, along with some exercises surrounding honesty. Last week, as part of their exploration of honesty and truth, they put the integrity of Elmira residents to the test.

The class took four wallets

and filled each with a bit of money (around $12 each), photo ID, photos of family, grocery lists, receipts, a contact number and other items to make them seem legitimate and personal to each student.

Then they ‘lost’ the wallets in high-traffic areas around Elmira where people work, travel and play. Two wallets were dropped near the gazebo in Gore Park in Elmira, one was left in the alley beside the Central Tavern on Arthur Street and the last was tossed in the parking lot of a nearby church.

Then they waited. Over the one-week period, the class conducted this admittedly unscientific experiment to challenge the town’s honesty, and the exercise yielded some interesting results.

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All four of the wallets were returned to the students, exactly the way they were left, with no money taken from any of them.

When the class was asked what they thought about the results, the majority said they were not surprised with the outcome. The class first identified that this exercise did more than simply test the integrity of local residents, it also tested their willingness to go above and beyond what was required of them. In order for the wallet to be returned, the finder not only needed to be honest about finding the lost item, but also go out of their way to return it and empathize with someone they have never met.

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Young. “Everyone seems to know everyone. I think nobody would take a wallet from someone they know.”

Following the experiment, their teacher, Dave Conlon, posed the question, “If you were to find a $20 bill on the sidewalk, would you keep it?” to which almost everyone in the class said yes.

When asked if they would take a $20 bill fastened with an engraved money clip, only a quarter of the students raised their hand.

A similar study was conducted by the Toronto Star in April of 2009 and their results were quite similar.

Out of the 20 wallets they left around the city, 17 were returned intact.

“People are more honest than we assume they are,” said Young.

A preponderance of “nefarious activities” being carried out on Martin Grove Road this week prompted Woolwich council to prohibit parking on a portion of the roadway.

Director of recreation and facilities Larry Devitt told councillors neighbouring residents often see cars parked in the area, subsequently finding garbage on the ground related to activities suited to a dark and secluded spot.

The posting of no-parking signs will allow police to respond to residents’ complaints should people continue to park their cars in the area.

> WMC fees stand for cancer event Worrying about setting a precedent, Woolwich council this week turned down a request from EDSS students to waive the rental fees at the Woolwich Memorial Centre during the Relay for Life cancer research fundraiser May 28.

“I have mixed feelings about this,” said Coun. Mark Bauman. “If I approve this request, it opens the door for every other group to come in.”

After much debate, the township opted instead to give a donation of $400, half of the rental fee for the overnight event.

The EDSS group raised $94,000 last time for the Canadian Cancer Society.

This year’s goal is $100,000.

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Police warn against giving out personal info over the phone stolen from an unlocked shed on Bricker School Line near Mallet Road. The machine, valued at $1,200, was stolen sometime the previous night.

MAY 20 >>12:09 PM | A pink bench

was overturned outside the Pampered and Polished Tanning Salon on Arthur Street in Elmira, and bodily fluids were found on the screen door. The damage was done sometime the previous night.

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wo weeks prior to calling local police on Monday morning, an Elmira man was contacted by a man claiming to work for Telus Mobility.

The caller said that Telus would give the man an upgrade to his phone if he answered a series of

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questions, including queries about his driver’s license number and Social Insurance Number.

The call turned out to be a scam. Police are reminding people not to provide this type of information over the phone.

marijuana plants on a plot of Grand River Conservation Authority land in Mapleton Township. The men fled when they were spotted, leaving the

plants behind. The plants were seized and destroyed. The car has been traced to a Kitchener address. Police are continuing to investigate.

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QUICKLY OUT Wellesley firefighters responded to a small brush fire in the cemetery at HessenStrasse Line and Kressler Road near Heidelberg on Tuesday afternoon. There was no significant damage.

Niagara Falls man was driving northbound on Northfield Drive in a red Hyundai Accent when he swerved to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. The car ended up in the ditch, causing moderate damage to the vehicle. The man was uninjured.

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PM | Regional police found two fiberglass motorcycle saddlebags on Line 86. They are now being held at Division 3A to be given back to their rightful owner.

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MAY 21 >>1:48 PM | OPP officers alerted Waterloo Regional Police of a suspicious vehicle coming into the region. Later, Elmira police located two men planting 20

>>3:50 AM | An Elmira resident

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smoking at the corner of First and Arthur streets in Elmira on the hot afternoon of May 20. When they arrived on scene, the smoke had stopped. Nobody was injured in the incident.

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>>2:17 PM | A 62-year-old

Willowdale man driving a Toyota was charged with making a ‘turn not in safety’ after he entered the roundabout at Sawmill Road and Arthur Street and collided with Jeep being driven by a 36-yearold Kitchener man. Neither man was injured, but the Jeep suffered minor damage and the Toyota suffered moderate damage.

>>4:15 PM | A 58-year-old

man driving a pickup truck pulled into the Black Forest Inn parking lot in Conestogo and collided with a police cruiser that was parked there. There was minor damage to the police car. No charges were laid.

>>10:30 PM | A custodian

at Riverside Public School in Elmira called police after finding the remains of a discharged fire extinguisher in one of the school’s portable classrooms. The extinguisher itself was missing, but dust covered the classroom, requiring extensive cleanup.

It appeared as though the person pried open the window to enter the classroom.

Nothing else was stolen or damaged. Police are continuing to investigate.

MAY 24 >>3:20 AM | Police intercepted a group of young people on Lobsinger Line near Martin Creek Road. The group had torn down a nearby ‘Dead End’ road sign and was at the roadside when they were caught. Three people had already left the scene in a cab and the remaining three were waiting for another cab when police arrived and dealt with the situation.

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Nobody was hurt Tuesday morning when a construction crew ruptured a natural gas main on Snyder Avenue in Elmira, close to EDSS. The gas leak filled the air with a foul smell. High school students were told to avoid the area while repairs were underway. Union Gas fixed the damage after noon. The main was ruptured when a construction crew was digging to install a new sewer pipe.

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>>7:00 AM | A 17-year-old Drayton man has been

charged with ‘disobeying speed limit’ after he collided with a car being driven by a 25-year-old Elmira man who was making a left turn from Arthur Street onto Sandy Hills Drive. The Drayton man attempted to pass the slower moving car but did not do so successfully.

Both cars were destroyed and there were minor injuries.

MAY 25 >>7:30 AM | A 20-year-old St. Clements man in a blue Dodge pickup truck rear-ended a 61-year-old St. Clements man driving a red Chevrolet pickup truck who was turning left from Lobsinger Line onto Kressler Road in Heidelberg. The younger driver was charged with ‘careless driving.’

>>10:39 AM | Wellesley firefighters extinguished a

grassfire on Maplewood Road in Wellesley Township without incident. There was no significant damage to surrounding area.

>>5:30 PM | A 51-year-old Elora woman driving a Pontiac

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minivan was charged with ‘careless driving’ after rearending a 39-year-old man driving a Jeep on Middlebrook Road near Line 86 in West Montrose. There were no injuries, but significant damage to both vehicles.

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Public School May 21 faced their largest opponent yet, as they pulled a Woolwich fire truck across the parking lot.

MAY 26 >>5:14 AM | A man was riding a motorcycle with a passenger on Lobsinger Line near Crosshill when he hit a deer. The deer was killed and there was significant damage to the motorcycle, but neither rider nor passenger was injured.

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ore than 20 vehicles in Wellesley and Wilmot townships and at least six vehicles in Woolwich Township were entered over the long weekend. Items stolen from vehicles included GPS devices, iPods, wallets and cell

phones – and all of the victims say they had left their car doors unlocked when the incidents occurred.

“These are crimes of opportunity,” said Sgt. Don Scott of Waterloo Regional Police Division 1A, serving Wilmot and Wellesley. “The people doing the break-

ins are going up and down driveways and trying car doors. When they find one that is unlocked, they take what they can find.”

Many of the victims who reported the crimes told police that they don’t lock their vehicles because they believe that if a criminal wants

to take something from their car, they will break the window to gain entry.

Not true, said Scott.

“Breaking the window of a vehicle is not easy, and it makes a lot of noise,” he explained.

“The people doing the thefts do not want to increase their chances of getting caught. I can

count on one hand the number of times we have seen a vehicle broken into when the car is locked.”

Police indicate that the best way to prevent theft from your vehicle is to always remember to lock your doors, and to refrain from leaving valuable items in plain

view. Your best bet is to remove them from the car entirely, said Scott.

“We can’t be everywhere at once, so we need community members to stay vigilant about keeping their doors locked. If we remove the opportunity for theft, the thefts won’t happen as much.”

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tudents and teachers at Elmira District Secondary School are tackling the growing problem of electronic waste, and raising some money for a good cause at the same time.

EDSS is participating in the Think Recycle program, which gathers old printer cartridges, cell phones and digital cameras from members of the community and exchanges them for money. Greentec, the Cambridge based e-waste company behind Think Recycle, then collects, processes and recycles the items, diverting the waste from local landfill sites.

The money raised goes to a charitable cause.

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THE OTHER THREE Rs Calling out to Woolwich residents for their old cell phones, printer cartridges and other e-waste are EDSS Grade 9 students Jorja Ruppert, Jocelyn Bearinger and Rebecca Wiersma. The school is taking part of the Think Recycle program.

Foundation in order to dation, but you get to lion pounds of waste assist with cleanup fol- directly protect the envi- that can potentially lowing the major oil spill ronment and do a good end up in a landfill. in the Gulf of Mexico. thing,” said Jardim.

The Think Recycle pro“By donating your old More than 300 million gram has been responelectronic waste, you are empty printer cartridg- sible for the diversion not only helping EDSS es are disposed of each of more than a million raise money for the Na- year in North America, cartridges from landtional Wildlife Foun- equaling about 900 mil- fills and has provided

nearly $3 million in funding to its participants. More than 20,000 schools in North America participate in Think Recycle, Greentec president Tony Perrotta said in a release.

“I know I have an old cell phone at home in my desk and I didn’t know what to do with it. When I found out I could recycle it, I thought ‘Why not?’” said Jardim. “I didn’t think about just how much space must be taken up in landfills if every person throws out a cell phone, and just how toxic it is.”

In addition to giving money for these used electronic items, Greentec also donates one tree to either Tree Canada or American Forests for each 24 qualifying cell phone or cartridge that EDSS returns. Since the pro-

gram's inception nationwide, it has paid for the planting of more than 50,000 trees, effectively removing 8,700 tons of carbon from the atmosphere.

“Our usual fundraising initiatives are great, but the Think Recycle program directly protects the environment,” said Barbara Gaudet, who teaches the environmental class at EDSS. “This way we can stop filling up our landfills with electronic waste and fundraise at the same time.”

Anyone can donate their old cell phones, digital cameras or printer cartridges at the EDSS main office, or contact Sandra Jardim at 669-5414, ext.

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Wellesley splash park moving forward; August the target date

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ids in Wellesley might be able to go for a run through the new splash park a bit sooner than expected, maybe even as early as this August. With plans for the splash park approved this week at township council, organizers are eager to begin ordering the parts and getting the site ready for installation.

In 2008, a group of parents and community members approached the Wellesley Lions Club with the idea for a splash park. Without a lot of trees at the park to provide shade from the hot summer sun, parents and community members from Wellesley decided that a splash park would be a great incentive for their kids to spend some time outside and

get some exercise. The splash park committee was formed, made up of club members and interested parents.

Jennifer Kays Sommer, splash park coordinator and a Lions Club member, told councillors meeting Tuesday night the Grand River Conservation Authority has approved the south side of the community centre parking lot as a good location for the park: soil testing has been completed, and water lines have been run from Brown Street to the proposed site.

The splash park committee brought forward a budget that estimates the total cost of the project at $175,000. Currently, the committee has access to nearly $160,000, and fundraising efforts continue. The Township of

Wellesley approved an interest-free loan for the committee of up to $30,000 if needed.

The splash park will include a 40-by-60 foot concrete pad, three or four above-ground features such as dumping buckets and four or five in-ground elements such as water sprayers.

In order to minimize the amount of water wasted, the splash park will make use of re-circulation system.

“We want to make sure we are being environmentally responsible,” said Sommer.

“We are pretty proud of the strides that we’ve made with this project so far.”

Although some of the funds still need to be raised, the committee is hoping to have the splash park open and fully operational before summer’s end.

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• Impacts to the function of the road; Regional Municipality of Waterloo • Number of signs and timing2nd of Floor, placement; and Council Chamber, Administration Building 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener • Sign removal. also proposing an amendment Tourism Essential2nd Services AStaff copyare of the draft by-law is available for reviewtointhe the Region’s Clerk’s Office, Regionand of Waterloo, Floor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener during normalon office hours. roads A copyfor of the by-law is also available on Signing Policy to allow tourism signage Regional agri-toursim activities. the Region of Waterloo website www.region.waterloo.on.ca under the Newsroom/Public Notice tab.

June 17,the 2008, drop incontact 4:00 -Bob 8:00 p.m. Manager, Transportation IfWhen: you have Tuesday, questions concerning by-law, please Henderson, Engineering directly at 519-575-4515.

Place: Regional Administration Headquarters (lobby) 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener

The by-law has been developed in accordance with the Municipal Act, as amended.

This public information centre is being held for the purpose of providing information and

Ifreceiving you wish comments to speak at the Council meeting,A please register as a delegation the Region’s Councilin from the public. copy of the draft By-law iswith available for review and Administrative Services Division before noon on Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 519-575-4420. If you the Clerk’s Office, Region of Waterloo, 2nd floor, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener or on the can’t attend the meeting and wish to make a written submission, please do so before noon on Thursday, Region’s website at: submissions can be emailed to the regionalclerk@region.waterloo.on.ca or June 10, 2010.

Written mailed to the address below.

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

Kris Fletcher If you have questions concerning the By-law, please contact Nancy Button, Director, Council and Administrative Services/Regional Clerk Manager, Transportation 2nd Floor, Administration Building Engineering at 519-575-4520 or by email at bnancy@region.waterloo.on.ca 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener 519-575-4420

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by Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

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Administrative Services office before noon on Thursday, June 10, 2010 All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding this project are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision. Under the Municipal All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding Act, personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be this project are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision. Under the included inAct a ,submission becomes part public record.telephone Questions number, regarding theproperty collection of this Municipal personal information suchofasthename, address, and location information should be referred to the person indicated above. that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the

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Good weather brings out the crowds for Victoria Day festivities in Conestogo

HOLIDAY FUN Taking in the fun and games at the Victoria Day celebrations in Conestogo Monday evening were, from left, Mitchell Heer, James Braendle and Abby O’Neil. Fireworks followed at 9 p.m.

Signs: Policy to regulate signage being developed > CONTINUED FROM PG. 02 fice rather than the local franchisee, which may have contracted out the advertising.

While the bylaw is still in the draft stages, the township is closer to going to the public for comment, said Christine Broughton, director of council and information services.

Most contentious will be the list of prohibited signs, which could include, among others, revolving, flashing and animated signs; inflatable and balloon signs; progressive signs; and most non-accessory signs, signs not on the

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At the regional level, the proposed list of disallowed signs has already come under fire, noted Mayor Bill Strauss.

“There are an awful lot of businesses upset.”

In support of businesses, Woolwich’s sign bylaw should be simple and fair to everyone, said Coun. Ruby Weber, arguing in favour of fewer restrictions.

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9 NEWS

Gravel: Residents appeal to council to protect their quality of life

delivered a message to councillors, calling on them to put safety and the environment ahead a request for a gravel pit near the village.

More than 150 people turned out for Tuesday night's meeting.

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while their siblings are playing soccer. To date, the memorial fund currently holds around $4,200; the cost of the structure is around $13,000. The funds will be paid back to the recreation board following the Don Dietrich Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament, to be held June 25-26 in St. Clements.

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WE'RE HERE TOO Worried about the potential for thousands of gravel trucks to come rumbling past their school each year, Conestogo PS students remind everyone their safety is at stake. homes within one km of the site. He estimated the loss in property taxes at $100,000 each year.

“That’s $1 million after 10 years, $2 million after 20 years and $3 million after 30 years.

“This will be very expensive to the township,” he said of the pit.

That potential shortfall of millions of dollars over the years would have to be made up somehow. Either residents across the township will pay more taxes or services will

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day. There will be no extraction on weekends or at night. Choices such as using conveyors instead of trucks to move materials on the site and paving the internal haul road will help reduce dust and noise, he said.

Enumerating the company’s awards, Harrington argued Capital Paving is a “good corporate citizen,” with numerous studies to back up its position a gravel pit is suitable in West Montrose.

But a lawyer retained by the BridgeKeepers

organization, Rodney Northey, maintained that the company’s efforts fall short.

Capital Paving, he noted, made similar assertions about a pit application in Puslinch, near Guelph. Earlier this year, however, the company lost an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board, which dismissed some of the company’s claims.

With more at risk in West Montrose, Capital has even more to prove.

Tuesday night’s meeting was for information purposes only, part of the zone-change process required under the Planning Act. The company is also moving through a parallel evaluation process under the Aggregate Resources Act, a review handled by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

The township is also looking to determine if the area surrounding the covered bridge should be deemed a cultural heritage landscape. It passed an interim control bylaw halting development pending the outcome of the study, but that measure has been appealed to the OMB by the Murray Group, which plans a gravel pit application of its own on land adjacent to the proposed Capital operation.

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studies.

And while expecting the trees to serve as a buffer zone, Capital Paving has failed to study what impact changes in the groundwater will have on the local environment, including the woodlot, Cuddington noted.

A more personal issue, the safety of neighbourhood children, was on the mind of resident Barbara Dowling. Noting there are already six to 16 gravel trucks on nearby roads every hour, she said Capital Paving’s numbers indicate their pit would add up to 35 more. In conjunction with other pits proposed for the area, that could mean another 115 trucks on the road each hour: two trucks every minute.

Although that’s a worst-case scenario, it’s a frightening prospect for residents, especially those with children, she said.

“That really scares us, and that should scare everyone in this room. We’re afraid for

the safety of our children.

“You are our safety net. We need you to represent us. We need you to protect us and our children,” she told councillors.

Tackling the financial impact of the pit, Ron Hare argued Woolwich stands to lose far more money than it could ever gain from the gravel pit operation.

With an expected yield of 2.6 million tonnes, the pit would pay out less than $200,000 to the township, which gets $0.06 per tonne, and Waterloo Region ($0.015 per tonne). Citing a recent study in Caledon, however, he noted the pit would bring permanent decreases in property values, resulting in lower tax revenues.

Based on the Caledon report, homes within half a kilometre of a pit lost upwards of 25 per cent of their value; homes within one km, 15 to 20 per cent; while those at two km lost almost 15 per cent.

In the case of West Montrose, there are 130

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be cut across the board, he argued.

“This isn’t just a local, West Montrose issue. This stands to impact everyone in the township and the region. We don’t need to waste money; we have to be frugal and careful and wise.”

For its part, Capital Paving expects to be a good neighbour, consultant Glenn Harrington told the audience.

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But now the military disparities are less impressive, and Egypt’s options have narrowed dramatically.

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Column on pg. 11

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Regulating signs proves harder than expected

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fter yet another council debate about drafting a sign bylaw – the discussion has been going on for years – Woolwich’s position this week was as clear as mud.

Councillors certainly seem keen on regulating the growing number of signs littering roadways in the township. The easy answer is to ban them all, save for those put up by the municipality itself. That would do away with the clutter.

But then the “buts” come into play.

As in, “but what about farmers advertising produce for sale?” Well, of course councillors are in favour of that. Then there are businesses with legitimate needs for directional signage – being located off a main street shouldn’t mean they’re penalized, some councillors conclude.

And how can the township not

help out non-profit groups? As Coun. Sandy Shantz pointed out, some of those portable signs on the boulevard between Arthur Street and Industrial Drive in Elmira provide useful information, such as sports registration dates and times.

So even those tacky neon signs have a place on occasion.

In short, there’s a case to be made for almost every kind of sign. Putting the township back at square-one as it tries to make a list of what is prohibited and what is permitted.

Beautiful, or in this case tacky, is in the eye of the beholder. And if a sign is there when you need it, then it has proved useful. In that light, roadside signs are to drivers what junk food is to diners: not particularly good for us, but

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Many of them, such as directional signs or advertisements, are eyesores … until they provide us with information we need or want.

The clutter decried this week at Woolwich council is the byproduct of the fact that someone, somewhere, at some time, will find a particular sign to be of use.

But clutter it remains. Drive along any busy thoroughfare and you’ll be bombarded by countless images and messages – some, such as traffic signs, are completely necessary; others, not so much.

Add in a streetscape filled with hydro and telephone poles, and the resultant spider’s web of wiring, and it’s easy to see how the landscape quickly becomes blighted.

More than just an occasional

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nuisance, signs and signage are a valid point of debate given the much larger issue of aesthetics in our urban environment – with Waterloo Region arguing the key to controlling growth is increasing densities in our cities, issues such as signs go right to the heart of how we perceive our built environment. Cheap, functional and garish sometimes rule the day, and not just with signs unfortunately – our architecture, the most compelling feature of any urban landscape, has fallen into that category.

Of course, this strays into territory not imagined by councillors when they called for a review of the sign bylaw – but it is an appropriate point to keep in the background, with signs being part of the larger stakes.

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Sabre-rattling over the Nile's water A

fter he signed the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty in 1979, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat said: “The only matter that could take Egypt to war again is water.” Well, the world kept turning, and now a potential war over water is creeping onto Egypt’s agenda.

Egypt is the economic and cultural superpower of the Arab world: its 78 million people account for almost a third of the world’s Arabic-speaking population.

But 99 per cent of it is open desert, and if it were not for the Nile river running through that desert, Egypt’s population would not be any bigger than Libya’s (five million). So Cairo takes a dim view of anything that might diminish the flow of that river.

Back in 1929, when the British Empire controlled Egypt, Sudan, and most of the countries further upstream in East Africa, it sponsored an agreement giving Cairo the right to veto any developments upstream that would decrease the amount of water in the Nile. The rationale at the time was that the upstream countries had ample rainfall, whereas Egypt and Sudan (at the time ruled as one country) depended totally on the Nile’s waters.

Thirty years later, in 1959, when Egypt and Sudan were already independent but all of the upstream states except Ethiopia were still colonies, Egypt and Sudan signed another agreement that left only 10 per cent of the Nile’s water to the seven upstream countries, while giving Egypt almost 80 per cent and Sudan the rest. The argument was still the same: the countries further upstream had rainfall, while it hardly ever rains in Egypt or Sudan.

Now the upstream countries that got almost no water in that deal are reject-

International Affairs GWYNNE DYER ing it. Thirteen years ago, they persuaded Egypt and Sudan to start talks on the river, but they have now concluded that the two Arab countries really only joined the talks to prevent any new deal.

So they are now going ahead without them.

Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Ethiopia signed an agreement on May 14 to seek more water from the Nile.

Kenya signed last week, and the Congo and Burundi are expected to do so soon.

Kenya’s minister of water resources, Charity Ngilu, described the 1929 treaty as “obsolete and timeworn,” and said that Egypt and Sudan had “no choice” but to negotiate a reallocation of the Nile’s waters.

The Egyptian government replied that the new agreement “is in no way binding on Egypt from a legal perspective,” and that “Egypt will not join or sign any agreement that affects its share.” It’s an understandable perspective, since Cairo must figure out how to feed not 78 but 95 million Egyptians in only 15 years’ time.

But it is a perspective that gets little sympathy in Addis Ababa, which must feed 91 million Ethiopians now but will have to find food for 140 million 15 years from now. All the countries in East Africa and the Horn of Africa have far higher population growth rates than Egypt, and they are getting worried about how to feed their people. So they want to use some of the Nile’s water for

irrigation projects for their own.

Ethiopia, whose rivers provides 85 per cent of the water that eventually reaches Egypt, is especially militant. As Ethiopian president Meles Zenawi said earlier this year: “The current regime cannot be sustained. It’s being sustained because of the diplomatic clout of Egypt. There will come a time when the people of East Africa and Ethiopia will become too desperate to care about these diplomatic niceties. Then, they are going to act.”

Predictions of “water wars” are commonplace, and yet they hardly ever happen: it’s almost always cheaper to cut a deal and share the water. But the Nile basin contains 400 million people today, and Egypt and Sudan, with only 120 million people, are using almost all of its water.

In 15 years’ time there will be almost 800 million people in the Nile basin, and only 150 million of them will be Egyptians and Sudanese. It is very hard to believe that the latter two countries will still be able to keep 90 per cent of the river’s water for their own use. On the other hand, how do they survive without it?

In the past, Egypt has safeguarded its share by threats of military action.

Since it was in an entirely different military league from the countries to the south, those threats had some substance. But now the military disparities are less impressive, and Egypt’s options have narrowed dramatically.

As Meles Zenawi said recently: “I think it is an open secret that the Egyptians have troops that are specialized in jungle warfare. Egypt is not known

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Gold standard for mining is no shining accomplishment C

ontinued uncertainty in the economy has pushed up gold prices, with demand outstripping supply. The rising prices aren’t good if you’re in the market for jewelry. It’s even worse if you’re concerned about the environment.

Gold is a traditional refuge for those worried about the value of stocks and currencies. Most of the stuff, however, is still used for decorative purposes – that ring on the third finger of your left hand, for instance. But beyond what you had to pay – some $1,200 per ounce earlier this month – there’s a tremendous cost that comes with our penchant for gold.

The full cost, including what economists call externalities (expenses that are covered by a third party outside of the business transaction), must include massive environmental degradation, human rights abuses and the displacement of communities.

That gold ring on your finger generated 20 tons of waste before it reached you. Gold mining is one of the world’s dirtiest industries. Some 80 tons of rock are blasted or dug up for every ounce of the yellow metal. An estimated 0.00001 per cent (that’s one-hundred thousandth of one per cent) of the ore is actually refined into gold. Everything else is waste.

Open pit mines mar the surface all over the planet. Cyanide is used in processing, creating a toxic mess.

On the social side, gold mining sees people displaced from the land – about half of all newly mined gold comes from land occupied by the world’s indigenous peoples – with human rights abuses and murders well documented.

Eighty per cent of the resultant gold is used to make jewelry.

While gold is the poster child for what’s wrong with mining, the story is much the same across all minerals.

Even gravel extraction, which sees

From the Editor Steve Kannon most of the material dug up actually used, causes problems, as Woolwich residents know only too well these days.

In general, mining practices are becoming more problematic as the good quality reserves run low, forcing operations to more remote locations to extract lower-grade materials, which leads to even more waste. This is true of all minerals.

On average, the production of one tonne of copper results in 110 tonnes of waste ore and 200 tonnes of overburden. In the U.S., each year mines generate an amount of solid waste equivalent in weight to nearly nine times the trash produced by all U.S. cities and towns combined.

“The environmental impacts are extremely serious, and becoming increasingly so,” says Catherine Coumans, research coordinator with Ottawa-based Mining Watch Canada.

As the mines become of lesser quality, it leads to bigger holes and the release of yet more contaminants.

“More of what the industry calls overburden – what you and I would call trees and soil and rocks – ends up being dumped into the environment.”

Most blasting. More waste rock piles. More slag. More toxins.

Gold mining is symptomatic of the problem. The chemicals used to extract the gold from the ore are extremely toxic in and of themselves.

But mixed in with the other metals in the rock, and the sulfides that become oxidized, the result is a toxic soup contained in massive tailings ponds,

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although contained isn’t always the case. Dams leak, ponds seep.

“These chemicals leach out and are highly acidic and highly dangerous environmentally,” she says.

The environmental impacts of mining are becoming increasingly pronounced with open-pit mining and the push by the industry to find cheaper solutions, which usually means dumping their waste into rivers, lakes and oceans rather than containing them.

While that’s more common in other countries, it happens here too. Since 2002, Canada has eased some of its restrictions, allowing mine operators to dump waste into water sources.

“That’s just outrageous,” says Coumans, whose group is advocating for an end to the duping of mine waste.

“We’re just drawing the line there.”

At the international level, the group is lobbying for Liberal MP John McKay’s private member’s bill, C-300, an Act Respecting Corporate Accountability for Mining, Oil and Gas Corporations in Developing Countries. The purpose of the act is to ensure that corporations engaged on mining, oil or gas activities and receiving support from the government of Canada act in a manner consistent with international environmental best practices and with Canada’s commitments to international human rights standards.

The bill has passed second read-

Dyer: Water at the heart of unrest > CONTINUED FROM PG. 11 for its jungles. So if these troops are trained in jungle warfare, they are probably trained to fight in the jungles of the East African countries.”

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13 BUSINESS

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Utility prepares for a mix of city and country life Waterloo North Hydro plans to double the size of current facility by relocating to Woolwich Steve Kannon

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gricultural land, industrial use. Rural plumbing, city water.

Moving just up the road into Woolwich Township, Waterloo North Hydro expects to fit into its new surroundings when it builds a new headquarters on Country Squire Road late next year.

The latest step in that move came this week as Woolwich council approved a cross-border servicing agreement with the City of Waterloo to provide municipal water to the site. A connection to the city’s system is available just across the road.

The site will employ a septic system, as municipal sewage services are not available.

The juggling is all in a day’s work now for Rene Gatien, the utility’s president, who notes the idea of moving from the current Northfield Drive site in Waterloo first germinated in 2006.

“The building that we’re in, we’ve kind of outgrown,” he explained. “We’ve grown over time, and we’re at a point where we need

more space.”

The current location, which features a 50,000-square-foot building on a 17-acre site, has been home to WNH for just shy of 30 years. Some 112 employees work out there now. The new location, expected to be occupied by December 2011, will see a 105,000-sq.-ft. facility on 35 acres of land.

To make the move possible, Woolwich had to make an exception for the WNH to use agricultural land, only possible because a provision in the zoning bylaw allows that for public services and utilities. The utility checked out other industrial locations, but in the end the combination of price and the right amount of space made the land at 526 Country Squire Rd. the right choice, said Gatien.

With that hurdle cleared, Waterloo North Hydro is moving along with the design stage. An architect has been selected, tenders taken and a final design, including price tag, should be in place over the next couple of weeks, he added.

WHN will be seeking LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green certification for the building, likely at the silver level. There are four levels: certified, silver, gold and platinum.

In the case of the new building, that certification will mean making use of geothermal heating and cooling and rainwater harvesting, among other environmental measures, he explained.

“The goal is a good LEED building, yet trying to stay within a reasonable budget.”

Conscious of costs, the utility is also mindful of aesthetics, looking for a building that complements its surroundings.

“We want something that looks like it fits in – something nice.”

Currently, that plan is for a two-storey office portion and single-storey service centre, with some of the façade using stone/ bricks sourced locally, another part of the green certification.

When the new building is finally created, there will be an overlap period of a few

PREPARING TO MOVE Waterloo North Hydro president Rene Gatien is looking forward to having more space, including an expanded control room to allow for the use of new equipment. months while the move is completed. Essential functions will be duplicated until the new setup is clearly ready to go it alone.

“We just can’t have glitches,” he said.

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he wait is over. Now, we’ve been officially told: in Ontario, wind turbines are not a health problem.

That’s the word from Dr. Arlene King, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health. Some people living within the vicinity of wind turbines have been reporting dizziness, headaches and sleep disturbance. The complaints prompted King’s office to conduct a review of previously published studies mainly from abroad, and current legislation here.

When she put them together, she concluded Ontario’s nearly 700 wind turbines are not making people sick.

“According to the scientific evidence, there isn’t any direct causal link between wind turbine noise and adverse health effects,” she said.

In a brief 14-page report issued earlier this month, called The Potential Impact of Wind Turbines, King

Food For Thought Owen Roberts explains legislation calls for wind turbines to have a 550-metre setback from residences, designed to keep noise levels at 40 decibels. That’s described as somewhere around a normal conversation and a whisper, a quiet office or a library.

Looking at existing studies, she couldn’t find compelling proof such levels are a problem.

But wind turbine opponents don’t talk as much about volume as they do the constant low-frequency sound, likened to a swish or woof, which results from the turbine blades slicing

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through the air. King said the sound is not dangerous, but noted it “may annoy some people.”

Indeed, those people aren’t likely to give up, and shouldn’t, given a significant but largely ignored aspect of King’s study. In her conclusion, she noted “a key data gap” exists in Ontario – that is, a comparison of sound levels at residential areas around wind turbines versus other rural and urban areas. That could lead to an assessment of the actual ambient noise levels prevalent in Ontario.

King says such knowledge is vital before proceeding with what’s called an epidemiological study, which looks more widely at the many factors affecting the health and illness of populations.

This broad approach is gaining increasing recognition. You may have heard the emergence of what leaders in the field call “One Health.” It acknowledges that the impact of anything on health is not isolated among species, and that something in the environment that affects humans can also affect animals and plants.

In other words, we live in one world, and share one health.

This was once called a holistic approach, and still is in many circles.

But One Health sounds more familiar and it’s starting to stick. And it’s mak-

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ing more sense, as we become increasingly global and as health-related concerns such as H1N1, for example, move quickly around the planet.

This emergence underlines the need for an increased emphasis on communicating about health, science, new technologies and issues that affect people broadly. Wind farms are a prime example. In isolation, they’re a renewable energy source that has the potential to contribute to the greening of Ontario. But what about their aesthetics? And what about their affect on farm animals? Or what about using land to produce energy rather than crops and livestock? That’s a hot button for people everywhere.

Science and society clash when technology is not well understood or presented. Research won’t advance without public support. We need a measuring stick in society, something to guide us in decision making, and science is better than “trust me.” Incorporating science into the decisionmaking process means decisions can be based on something other than emotion.

But it’s important to recognize that while science is a vital part of the process, its value is compromised unless people understand it and accept it.

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» JONI MILTENBURG

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WITH SOME HELP FROM HIS FRIENDSS

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Cliff Voll (right) got plenty of assistance from Dennis Downey after a car accident left him paralized.

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Accident sent St. Clements man’s life in a new direction Cliff Voll preparing to take part in the Wheels in Motion event in Elmira Joni Miltenburg

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few years after the car accident that left him a quadriplegic, Cliff Voll visited his sister Joanne in Sauble Beach.

Determined to be independent, the St. Clements man made a reservation at a new hotel that billed itself as wheelchair accessible. When he arrived, he discovered that his wheelchair accessible room included a step up into the room and another step into the bathroom.

Voll’s sister tried to persuade him to give up the plan and stay with her, but Voll was adamant. The hotel was advertised as wheelchair accessible, and it was going to live up to its billing. He ordered the people at the front desk to get a piece of plywood for a makeshift ramp and make the room wheelchair accessible.

That determination and persistence helped Voll get through the long recovery and life change that follows a spinal cord injury.

“There’s a point when you have this when you decide whether you live or die,” he said.

The accident happened on a wet March night in 1979, at Queen and Westmount streets in Kitchener. Voll was

driving a little too fast when he hit black ice, lost control and struck a hydro pole. The impact of the crash tore the car in half.

Voll notes with wry humour that he broke only one bone in the accident – his neck. He knew almost immediately that he was paralyzed; he remembers his rescuers asking him what hurt, and realizing he couldn’t move his legs.

The severity of a spinal cord injury depends on where the spine is damaged.

People who injure their spines below the neck are paralyzed below the waist but have full use of their arms and hands and varying control over the torso, depending how high the injury is. At the other end of the spectrum, people who damage the cervical cord high up the spine are paralyzed in

There’s a point when you have this when you decide whether you live or die Cliff Voll Voll was fortunate in two ways: the two passengers in the car weren’t hurt, and the accident happened just half a mile from St. Mary’s Hospital.

He spent the next eight months in hospital. A week in intensive care was followed by two months in a circle bed, being rotated every four hours to relieve pressure. Then he went through six months of physiotherapy, working on regaining motor skills in his arms and hands, building strength and learning to get around in a wheelchair.

the arms, legs and torso and can only move their heads a little. The lung muscles are also affected, and they are forced to use a ventilator to breathe.

Voll falls in the middle of the spectrum; he’s classified as a C7, a quadriplegic, but he has almost full use of his arms and hands. That allows him to use a manual wheelchair and live independently. His sister Joanne, a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital at the time of his accident, had him work on moving his hands as soon as he was stable. She gave him a notebook

and told him to date the page and start writing.

“It looks terrible now, but you’ll be able to see your progress by the end of the week,” she said.

It was in rehab that Voll met Dennis Downey. Dennis had gone through rehab after a spinal cord injury a year earlier, and an occupational therapist asked him to show Voll how to get in and out of cars. The two were almost the same age, and became good friends.

Voll moved back home to St. Clements in November of 1979, and the following spring he started wheeling around town. At first, wheeling the block from his house to the church was gruelling. Every day he went a little further, until eventually he could make it all the way around the block.

A few years later, he got into wheelchair sports. He tried wheelchair basketball but didn’t have enough upper body mobility or balance, so he got into racing – first sprints, then 10-kilometre road races.

“I always came in last, but it was a lot of fun,” he said.

“The beauty of it was meeting all the other wheelchair guys.”

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ave you ever found yourself waking up, once, twice or multiple times per night? Well, if so, you’re joining about 90 per cent of North Americans. Most people do not sleep more than six to seven hours in our modern, fast-paced, highly stressful, hectic industrialized nation.

A hundred years ago, it was very common to get at least 10 hours of sleep per night, since there weren’t as many distractions and stimulants circulating around in society.

Some of you may be thinking, as you read this that it’s quite impossible to get that much sleep. I would have to concur.

However, my intention with this short article is to bring to your attention to the importance of sleep to the human body, along with how we are hormonally and neurologically wired to go to bed with the rising and setting of the sun. Think of a world with no artificial lighting, wireless radio and telecommunication waves radiating our bodies. No light pollution, sound pollution or Blackberrys or iPhones. Trust me, I’m not going to suggest that you throw yours out, or eliminate all these very cool advances in technology available to us. I will, however, leave you with my top five tips to increase your ability get a better night’s sleep, allowing you to wake up feeling rested and ready to take on the day.

Being on planet Earth, you can’t escape the pull of solar and lunar influences. As most of you will agree that things can get interesting around a full moon, need I say more about that? What I’d like to submit is that from the time we wake up, stress hormones are natu-

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Trying racking up some lamb this grill season I

n search of the best meat to grill at this time of year, the possibilities really are endless. But when the aroma of perfectly seasoned and grilled Ontario lamb is coming off of the barbeque, we are reminded how truly delicious this meat is for the summer.

Lamb is light tasting, easy to digest and can be accompanied by just about anything local this time of the year – asparagus, new potatoes, spring onions – and lamb is no exception as a great local product. We find that the best lamb comes from Charles Quality Meats, based out of St. Agatha. A familyrun business, they are committed to providing chemical free meat, raised and processed right on their farm. What they feed their animals makes a huge difference in the taste.

We’ve worked with Tony, one of Charles’ sons, and he taught us a couple things about how to cook his lamb. First, keep it simple. A basic salt rub, with some fresh rosemary and garlic, is all that it needs. Finish with a squeeze of lemon and you’re on the way to gourmet.

From The Chef's Table Kirstie Herbstreit & Jody O'Malley Second, eat lamb while it is hot.

The fat on lamb, especially on the coveted rack of lamb, is really tasty if rendered properly and served hot. Just like beef, some cuts are best served medium-rare, whereas tougher cuts like shoulder are best cooked slow-and-low. The classic leg of lamb is ideally served medium-rare to medium.

They also make a variety of lamb sausages, and some fantastic lamb burgers too, which are a good thing to try if lamb is new to you and your family.

This recipe comes from Kirstie’s husband Colby, who slow-roasted a lamb shoulder on our “Big Green Egg” charcoal grill. Even though you only use a few spoonfuls of the salt rub, make all of it and keep it in a jar to rub on just about any other grilled meat.

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In the picture from left to right Nel Viveen, Fran(s)k Viveen, Annet Viveen and Gerda Smith (nee Viveen).

Herb and Salt Rubbed Lamb Shoulder Serves 6 >>1 Ontario lamb shoulder, bone-in, about 4lbs >>1-1/2 cup kosher salt >>6 cloves garlic >>1/2 bunch each thyme and rosemary, stems removed

In a food processor, blend salt, garlic and herbs until almost pastelike; Rub about 5 tablespoons into the lamb, pressing it onto the surface; keep

the remaining rub in a mason jar; Prepare a charcoal grill, or turn on one side of your gas barbeque to high; Place lamb shoulder away from the coals, or on the indirect side of a gas grill, maintaining a temperature of about 375°F; Roast for 2-1/2 to 3 hours, or until meat is tender – a fork should easily slide in and out of the roast. Let meat rest for 20-30 minutes before carving; meat should easily fall off of the bone.

>>Chefs Kirstie Herbstreit and Jody O’Malley are both

Red Seal certified chefs. Together they run the company YouCanCook2, specializing in interactive dinner parties. You can also find them cooking at Entertaining Elements in St. Jacobs, where they hold private dinners for eight people. To contact the chefs, visit their website www.youcancook2.com.

Wheelchair: Helping spinal cord research move forward > CONTINUED FROM PG. 15 Voll hasn’t participated in wheelchair sports for a number of years, but Downey is coaxing him to take part in the Wheels in Motion event in Elmira June 13. This is the 25th anniversary of Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion world tour, and organizers are hoping to top the $26,000 raised by 150 participants at last year’s event.

Sixty per cent of the money raised comes back to Elmira to help individuals with spinal cord injuries. Organizers already have a few projects in mind, including paying for some ice time for the local sledge hockey team and covering the costs for people to use

the pool and accessible exercise equipment at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. Some of the money will go into a fund to help the newly injured.

In the 30 years that Voll has been using a wheelchair, both the treatment of spinal cord injuries and wheelchair accessibility have come a long way, but there is still room for improvement, he noted. Better treatment means that people who might have died of spinal cord injuries 30 or 40 years ago now survive and have to learn a new way of living, like he did. That means the need continues to raise funds and awareness.

“We’re better, but we’re not perfect,” he said.

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was also a caterer. Betty Ann has quite a few of her mom’s baking tools, including this much-used rolling pin and the oversized muffin tins in the sink. Her mom also published two cookbooks that Betty Anne makes regular use of.

3) STORAGE

>>This pantry is stuffed with

baking supplies: pans, bowls measuring cups are all on one side.

The ingredients to make the oodles of tasty treats she’s known for fill the other side.

4) QUILT

>>Another passion Betty Ann

pursues is quilting. This French Braid patterned quilt was made from 20 different fabrics. She’s made six of these; each takes

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about 40 hours to complete. She taught herself the craft, but only last year took a class to find out all her mistakes. She has a special quilting room in the basement.

5) CONTAINERS

>>The used yogurt and

margarine containers stacked here are taken to the Woolwich Seniors’ Centre to send seniors home with the leftovers. Betty Anne has been cooking their monthly meals since January.

Her catering jobs include church functions, weddings, retirement parties and even cheese, sandwich or dessert platters. Her June calendar is already filling up with people wanting a taste of her cooking.

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8) APPLIANCES

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>>An Observer article about her daughter Erin Spink takes its rightful spot on her LG fridge.

The May 8 article detailed Erin’s recent accomplishment as an Action Canada Fellow. Betty Ann is especially proud of her daughter, noting that of the 18 fellows chosen across Canada, Erin is one of only four women to make the list.

10) APRON

>>Another gift from her sister, the

‘shopper.’ She loves this apron with the Westie Dog adorning the front. It was bought at Harrod’s in London -- her sister loves to travel too. Betty Ann has a Westie named Mackie, which was her grandmother’s maiden name. She also has a golden retriever named Chester and a cat named Mojo.

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Fitness: Five tips for a better nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sleep > CONTINUED FROM PG. 15 rally released in our bodies, while growth hormones are naturally decreased to give us the energy balance we need to do whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needed during the day.

Natural energy lows occur in our bodies around 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. As the day moves on, growth hormones start to rise again and the stress hormones â&#x20AC;&#x153;shouldâ&#x20AC;? be reducing. This then takes us to dinnertime, where we should be winding down and relaxing getting ready for bed. Physical repair takes place in the nervous system between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.; psychogenic repair takes place from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. This happens regard-

less if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in bed or not. If you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, then your nervous system canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t properly prepare your body for the following day, nor repair the damage that may have taken place earlier.

To keep things simple, do your best to be in bed between 10 and 11 p.m., and get up between 5 and 6 a.m. If you have lots to do, then go to bed earlier and get up earlier.

Your body will thank you.

Here are my five tips for a better sleep: 1) Avoid sugar and caffeine after 3-4 p.m.; 2) Avoid bright lights before bed (computers, TV or handheld devices); 3) Have a hot bath or shower,

warm tea or warm milk; 4) Write a worry list and then rip it up, or burn it safely to clear your subconscious mind from stressing from the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges; 5) Use the essential oil of lavender and perform 20 deep belly breaths as you retire.

Try these out and take notes of how your sleep is improving. Keep applying what works, using what you most enjoy to help you stay on track.

Consistency with these five simple tips will take you further than any special pill or medication will ever do. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found this to be true with myself and the clients who have applied them. Enjoy.

Sleep well.

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EDSS athlete sets long jump record Number of athletes qualify for OFSAA regionals; winners of that event will advance to provincials Joni Miltenburg

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the Central Western Ontario, Southwestern Ontario and Western Ontario athletic associations.

The top four competitors from each regional meet advance to the provincial championships in London the first weekend in June.

Other EDSS athletes placing in the top four at CWOSSA last week were: Matt Bannon, second in

the midget boys’ 1,500 and 3,000-metre races; Sab Huber, third in the midget boys’ 200m; Chadd Bauman, third in the midget boys’ shot put; Melanie Schwartzentruber, second in the midget girls’ javelin; Jordan Moore, tied for fourth in the junior boys’ high jump; Jasmine Wilson, third in

the junior girls’ javelin; Emeka Agada, first in the senior boys’ 100m and third in the senior boys’ high jump; Cory Giroux, third in the senior boys’ 100m; Madeline Charnuski, second in the senior girls’ 400m and the 400m hurdles and third in the senior girls’ 100m hurdles; Lydia Frey, third in senior girls’ javelin.

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ack in 1970, Paul Majury, a student at Grand River Collegiate Institute, set a new Central Western Ontario record in the senior boys’ long jump with a leap of 6.18 metres.

That record stood for 40 years until last week when Cory Giroux of EDSS smashed it by

jumping 6.36 metres.

Giroux’s teammate Scott Shea was just two centimeters off the old record with a 6.16-metre jump.

Finishing one-two in the event, both qualified for the OFSAA regionals being held Friday and Saturday at the University of Windsor. The West regional meet includes

Lancers post slo-pitch win E

lmira District Secondary School student Andrew Brubacher makes a run for it during the boys' slo-pitch team's 4-3 win against Huron Heights on the afternoon of May 25.

Elmira team will hit the road to support cancer research Katie Edmonds

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ix Elmira residents are slipping on their pink T-shirts and walking laps around the neighbourhood in support of cancer research. Team Scotty and the Pussycats will be taking great strides to aid those affected by cancer by participating in Shoppers Drug Mart Weekend to End Women’s Cancers, benefiting the Campbell Family Institute at The Princess Margaret Hospital.

The team will join thousands of other courageous and committed women and men Sept. 11-12 in a two-day, 60-kilometre walk through Toronto to raise funds for

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S

THEY'RE IN IT TOGETHER Elmira residents Shannon Carbone, Jill Taylor, Scott Willard and Tammy Willms are starting to train for the 60-kilometre walk they will be completing in September to support cancer research. women’s cancers.

The local crew is made up of Scott Willard, the team

captain, Shannon Carbone, who has participated for four years prior to this one,

Tammy Willms, in her third year walking, Jill Taylor, in her second year walking

and newcomers Jill Willard and Megan Hilts.

“Cancer has not only touched our families, but our friends and just about everyone you talk to,” said Tammy Willms. “We walk in order to make a better future for our daughters and other females in the world.”

Thousands of walkers across the country will cover approximately 30 kilometres each day, travelling at their own pace.

Walkers will be supported by hundreds of volunteers and crew members who will provide meals, water and snack stops, gear transport, portable restrooms, safety

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Welcome back, kid, it’s time to go fishing Y

esterday, as the prophecy foretold, the fly rod that was broken was returned, whole and pure once again. And it was good. And there was much rejoicing.

The village elder, a man of great prestige and sound judgment, called for a celebration and burnt offerings – but my wife didn’t want to dance and my daughter didn’t want to cook because of the heat. So I had a quick beer and toasted the company that honoured their guarantee so nobly.

When you get your favourite fly rod back after this sort of extensive reconstructive surgery, you do a few things. First, you inspect the new components. Then you carry them to a lawn that possesses none of the things that has ever been known to break a fly rod.

having fun with an old friend.

On that excursion, I tied on a wet fly that I remember assembling years ago. I couldn’t remember the name, but you know what they say about roses and smell. The panfish loved it.

In fact, over a very short period of time, I caught and released a dozen or so, which is not as impressive as it might sound, especially when you are dealing with hungry rock bass and sunfish. They are pushovers for a fly.

In some areas, smallmouth bass were cruising, getting ready to spawn and there was this reverse angling game I had to play; basically, every time one showed the slightest interest in a fly, I would pick up the line and remove the temptation. It was wholly unnatural but I’m pleased to say I managed to avoid catching a single one, which is as it should be since the season is not even close to being open in these parts. On the plus side, I did pick off rock bass that were hanging around, presumably to harass their nesting efforts.

The point is I shirked a few commitments and had fun with my

Not-So-Great Outdoorsman Steve Galea It is here that you assemble the rod and also make a solemn oath that this time it will be different.

You tell it that you will never trust cars or ATVs around it again. And you test its action and reacquaint yourself with its feel.

Then – and this is important – you drop everything, dismiss important deadlines and go fishing.

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I’m fully aware that all this sounds less important than it actually is, but, frankly, I don’t care. You see, I’m not sure how you measure the health benefits of an afternoon like that. I don’t know if you can accurately quantify the education you receive just by watching fish and their surrounding environment.

And how do you judge the benefits of the lessened stress that this activity brings.

But mostly, moments like these remind you of the magic you felt when you caught that first fish.

These days it’s common to hear well-meaning folk proclaim, “take a kid fishing.” And they, of course, are right. We all should.

But, every now and then, you ought to forget about everything, be purely selfish and go fishing all by yourself too. Aside from the fish, you’ll be rewarded with some time to think about the truly important things like skipping stones, turtles and dragonflies.

Better still, you’ll have taken a kid you haven’t seen in a long while fishing too.

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THAT'S THE WAY YOU DO IT Breanna Martin, Kayla Death and Rachel Martin braved the heat at the Lancers’

slo-pitch game May 26. The EDSS team beat St. Benedicts Catholic Secondary School, 10-4, putting the local school in first place in their division.

Cancer: Sore feet a small price to pay, say participants

St. Teresa students take to the track

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Lady Lancers win convincingly

RUNNING ALL OUT Students at St. Teresa Catholic Elementary School in Elmira took to the track at the Woolwich Memorial Centre May 26 to compete in various events during their track and field day. Shown here are Marc Bertrand (left) and Rebecca Diemert, running the 100-metre dash.

on the streets, comprehensive medical services and an overnight campsite complete with tents and hot showers.

Participants walk through downtown Toronto, directly past St. Margaret’s Hospital, where they give high fives to doctors, nurses and hospital patients who line the street in support.

“It’s a very emotional journey,” said Taylor. “Physically, 60 kilometres is a long walk, but what really got to me was the emotional journey. They really make you feel like even just as one person, you’re changing the world; you’re making a difference in women’s lives. I came home feeling on top of the world.”

Formerly known as The Weekend to End Breast Cancer, the name was changed in 2009 to encompass funds that benefit all women’s cancers; across Canada this year, an estimated 8,200 new cases of gynecologic cancers will be diagnosed, for instance.

While event funds continue to support innovative research, treatments and pre-

vention programs for breast cancer at the Campbell Family Institute, proceeds now also finance discoveries to better treat gynecologic cancers such as ovarian, uterine, cervical, and vulvar cancers.

The team is required to raise $2,000 per person in order to participate, but the group has raised the bar and set their personal fundraising goal at $15,000.

“We are going to try all kinds of things to raise money,” said Carbone. “We had a poker night, we’re going to do a ladies’ night in June, a bottle drive, a pub crawl, and our kids might even set up a lemonade stand or two.”

When the big day arrives, the team will walk in sunny weather or pouring rain; they’re packing clothes for all types of weather.

“It’s just walking," said Taylor. “One foot after another. When you think about why you’re doing it and who you are helping, your sore feet are not such a big deal.”

To help the team reach their fundraising goal, visit www.endcancer.ca to make a donation online or call 416815-WALK.

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Athlete of the Year event held at WMC in Elmira

For the fifth year, EDSS will be hosting the Tinman Triathlon

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Recipient of the award was Waterlooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ron VanKoughnett, a duathlete and two-time nominee. Elmiraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Graham Snyder was also honoured with the Individual Award of Excellence for his work as a volunteer, coach and supporter of minor hockey.

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ore than 375 high school students from throughout Waterloo Region will be taking to the streets of Elmira next Tuesday for the annual Tinman Triathlon, hosted by Elmira District Secondary School.

Around 60 EDSS students have registered for the competition, some of whom have been training for several weeks for the event, and some of whom plan to just â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;show up and run,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; says event organizer Laurie Murray, a teacher at the high school.

The race includes a 375-metre swim at the Woolwich Memorial Complex, followed by a 15-kilometre bike ride (most of which is on the Kissing Bridge Trail) and lastly, a five km run through the streets of Elmira. Students can compete on their own and complete all three segments of the race, or they can break it apart and compete on a team of three. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a challenge,â&#x20AC;? said Murray with a laugh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of students arrive on the day not having tried the race on their own so it can be interesting.â&#x20AC;?

This is the fifth consecutive year that EDSS has hosted the event.

More than 90 staff and students have signed up to help coordinate the event, helping competi-

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Heats will be ongoing until 2:30 p.m.

Following the event, students can log onto the Tinman website and check out their ranking; the comprehensive site will list how long each student took to complete each segment of the race, and where they placed in the rankings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not about winning though,â&#x20AC;? said Murray. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just finishing the race at all is a big accomplishment, regardless of how fast or slowly they go. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy.â&#x20AC;?

Murray has competed in triathlons for a number of years now and strongly encourages students to register and try it out, even if they have not done anything similar before. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really fun event,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something different that a lot of kids have never tried. It gets them thinking about physical fitness, and they even do a bit of personal training. Once students have tried it, they typically are keen to do it the next year and the next.â&#x20AC;?

Awards will be given out to participants following the race at 3:30 p.m. in the EDSS gymnasium.

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GOOD NIGHT & GOOD HUNTING The First Elmira Cub Pack met for their final meeting May 25 at John Mahood P.S. The 24 cubs, six leaders and two Kims spent the past year participating in various events, camps, field trips and had loads of fun and games.

A jungle night themed evening was capped with final awards and badges being served up to the extra hardworkers. Storyteller and Baden leader Sheila Bayne (right) came to tell jungle stories and play jungle games.

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All Woolwich Business Owners are invited to the first annual

SALUTE TO BUSINESS EVENT an event to support and celebrate the importance and success of local businesses Wednesday June 2, 2010, 4pm – 6:30pm, Schoolhouse Theatre, 11 Albert Street, St. Jacobs Registration is limited to 200 Guests, RSVP by June 1

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Local Business Showcase (begins at 4pm): Rent a table to showcase your brand, products and services. Cost per table: $25 (one table per business). Tables must be booked by May 22.

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Keynote Speaker (5:30pm): Alan Quarry, Chairman and CEO, Quarry Integrated Communications. Alan Quarry leads the 100+ person team focused on helping Quarry Integrated Communications clients build their business. Quarry has offices in St. Jacob’s (July 5), Toronto, Raleigh-NC and San Jose, CA. In addition to building the Sun Life, Avis, and Canadian Solar brands, Quarry launched the BlackBerry brand across the USA and Canada in 1998 for Research In Motion. Alan teaches Marketing Communications at WLU, and Marketing Strategy at the University of Windsor. He speaks to approximately 12 groups a year and he recently spoke in Beijing, Raleigh NC, London, ON, Toronto, Prague, Stockholm, and to the Woolwich Kiwanis Club.

Thanks to thousands of Ontarians who pledged in the successful 2009 Count Me In! conservation awareness campaign. Last year Ontarians pledged to undertake over 231,000 acts of conservation!

More than 175 conservation-related community events took place, and 83 communities registered for the 2009 Community Challenge Day.

Local Charity Support: We pride ourselves on investing in our community and supporting community ties. Each year, the Mayor of Woolwich will choose a different local charity for this event to support. The Mayor’s choice for 2010 is Woolwich Community Services. Donations will be collected at the event and given directly to the charity.

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ANIMAL CONTROL BY-LAW 75-2006 The Council of the Township of Woolwich passed an Animal Control By-law on November 14, 2006. The following are key points for dog owners: • Every owner of a dog must license and register such dog with the Township of Woolwich by April 15th or within 21 days of becoming the owner of a dog.

• The tag must be attached to the dog any time that it is off the property of the owner.

• All dogs must have a current rabies vaccination and the appropriate documentation showing proof of vaccination.

• No person may keep more then three (3) dogs on one property without a kennel license.

•The owner of a dog shall not permit such dog to make any clearly audible noise which is likely to disturb the inhabitants of the Township.

The by-law also includes regulations for kennel operations and fines for all offences. Some of the fines and fine amounts are: Allowing a dog to run at large $195.00 Failure to procure a dog license $195.00

• At any time that a dog is off the owners property it must be leashed and under the control of a responsible person.

Failure to remove dog waste $345.00

• The owner of a dog or person in control of a dog except a Guide Dog must remove and dispose of in sanitary manner excrement left by the dog anywhere in the Township.

Please contact Lorna VanderPloeg at (519) 669-6007 or lvanderploeg@woolwich.ca for a copy of the by-law or a complete fine schedule.

Failure to provide evidence of a rabies inoculation $345.00

We hope that you’ll continue your conservation commitment by taking part in this year’s campaign. Not only will you earn AIR MILES® reward miles by taking The Power PledgeOM to save energy, you will also save money and help reduce greenhouse gases!

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

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FIRST TIME BUYERS BEAT THE H.S.T.

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KidsAbility With Every Home I Sell!

3200 SQ FT WOW Large house on large lot with fantastic great room. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. MLS. Call Paul direct.

$429,000

BEAUTIFUL HOME COMPLETELY FINISHED

FEATURED LISTING $219,900

Paul Martin

3 bedooms 2 bathroom, many updates, close to schools and gym. MLS. Call Paul Direct.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

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3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Extra large windows in basement.

MLS. Call Paul direct.

$375,000

519-503-9533

INLAW SET UP

UNIQUE, WELL MAINTAINED HOME

Elmira is my home ... let’s make it yours!

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

$959,000

Independently Owned and Operated

519-888-7110

519-669-3074 www.homeswithpaul.ca

Walk up attic to master bdrm & ensuite, fmly rm and lvng rm, seperate dining rm. Walk out bsmnt and sngl detached grge.

MLS. Call Paul direct.

paul@remaxsolidgold.biz

180 Weber St. S., Waterloo

Coach House Realty Inc. Brokerage

Independently Owned and Operated

519-669-1544 24hrs

17 Church St. W., Elmira www.thefreyteam.com

OFFICE PHONE: 519.343.2124 THE FREY TEAM

Len Frey

Mildred Frey

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

BROKER MANAGER

mildred@thefreyteam.com

CONCESSION 8 48.79 acres on Con. 8 near Moorefield, 3 bedroom Bungalow, finished basement. 14'6" X 24' detached workshop, 4.25 acres zoned future res., 7.5 acres industrial.

Great investment. MLS Call Len Frey.

$699,000

PRICE REDUCED $390,000

$344,900

MOOREFIELD | Almost 5 acres warehouses, lumber yard with retail store. Approx. 1/2 of yard is paved.

Loading dock, repair shop w/ air lines. Great for retail + large storage area required for business. Selling land and building only. MLS Call Len Frey.

30 QUEEN ST., ELMIRA | Well kept, older 2 storey home with huge double garage. Knotty pine eat-in kitchen, all new windows and railings. Wood floors throughout, close to downtown. MLS. Call Mildred Frey.

NEW PRICE $179,000 Great commercial lot 135’X225’ with services on site LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION | allowing for many uses, located across from Grocery Store, Medical Centre and Library. MLS Call Len Frey 519-669-1544

MACTON $259,000

ONLY 1 - 50FT LOT LEFT!

NEW LISTING $284,900

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LR /w gas fireplace & mantel, carpet free, 5 BR, 3 baths. Att. 2 car+ garage - on huge landscaped lot, elegant, character, taste and beauty await you in this totally renovated Victorian home!

Impressive! call Edith mls 1024884 $369,000

Minto Twp.-Looking for a great country property 4 - bedrms, impressive kit., diningrm, finished basemt w/recroom, awesome 32x48 detached garage plus hobby barn w/ fenced paddocks. Call Kathy mls 1024365 $334,500

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Shows AAA++ Excellent location!

Backs onto walking trail, fronts onto open fields. Impressive, 3 bedrms, famrm w/ gas fireplace, formal liv/diningrm, recroom call Edith mls 1024788 $236,900 N

With seperate entrance. 5200 sq ft, 3 kitchens, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 car garage and extra long driveway. MLS. Call Paul direct.

Elegant, grand Victorian home, well cared for on landscaped lot, hardwd floors, french doors, 4 bedrms, famrm, formal din/ livrm, walkout to private deck.

Call Kathy for private viewing mls 1018313 $269,000

Ideal for country store w/ home or gas bar. Hightraffic corner. MLS. Call Mildred Frey

ACT NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. HURON HOMES INC.

Will build to suit.

ELMIRA REAL ESTATE Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage SERVICES SPECIAL THANKS IN SUPPORTING OUR FIRST SHELTER FOUNDATION GARAGE SALE, held Saturday May 15th, at our Real Estate Office go to…

Our Community for their donations, Elmira Foodland, McDonalds, Paul and Adele’s No Frills, Giselle Sanderson, Kiwanis Transit, Kiwanis Club, F & M Meats, Never Enough Thyme, AccuView Inspections, Woolwich Fire Department, Praxaire, Woolwich Community Services Royal LePage Elmira, Realtors, Staff & their family, without your great support we could not have made our first garage sale event a great SUCCESS! We raised $1000.00 which will be donated to Woolwich Community Services Violence Prevention Program, and we also made good use of the remaining items which were donated to The MCC Thrift Store, Woolwich Community Thrift Store and Rural Out Reach.

THANK YOU! ROYAL LEAPGE ELMIRA REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Paul & David Samis Sales Representatives

Brokerage

PHONE...519-745-7000 | DIRECT...519-502-0547

7015 Wellington Rd 10, Moorefield - $525,000

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Picturesque location for a hobby or equestrian farm.

Lovely 2 sty. red brick, completely rennovated. New roof, drilled well, bank barn, drive shed. Property˙s charm enhanced by a branch of the Conestoga.

2550 Northfield - NEW PRICE $381,000 OPEN HOUSE - Sat. MAY 29, 1-3pm

FREE ONLINE CLASSIFIEDS AT

Lovely 3/4 acre country property, easy commute to KW/Guelph, extensive upgrades, hot water/wood heating, 2sty. shop, storage shed, tidy large home for entertaining.

Buyer from Toronto Area looking for a scenic farm property.

Buyer looking for 100 acres +, agricultural purposes.

IN PRINT. ONLINE. IN PICTURES. IN DEPTH. IN PRINT. ONLINE. IN PICTURES. IN DEPTH.

www.paulanddavidrealtors.com

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS ELMIRA REAL ESTATE Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage SERVICES

BROKERAGE

519-669-3192 90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. LEON MARTIN

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

BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record

SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.

DARREN ROMKEY Sales Rep.

LAURIE LANGDON Sales Rep.

DALE KELLER Sales Rep.

OPEN HOUSE SAT. MAY 29, 2-4pm 26 Hawkesville Rd., St. Jacobs

MONIQUE BRUBACHER Sales Rep.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURE PROPERTIES

OPEN HOuSE SUNDAY MAY 30 2PM-4PM 114 BROOKMEAD ST., ELMIRA

$364,900 ELMIRA | Corner spacious lot. 4 level open concept side offers an abundance of living space; formal dining and living rooms. Bright kitchen with dinette, mainfloor family and laundry. 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, unspoiled lower level. MLS $178,000 DRAYTON | Spacious home; open concept; large bedrooms. This is great value for the price. MLS

$275,900 GLEN ALLAN | This home features 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, updated kitchen, patio off family room, newer windows; large insulated shed/garage, all located on a large beautifully treed lot. MLS

ElmIRA COuRT lOCATION

Res: 519-669-1068

STARTING AT $314,900 | KNAPP STREET LOCATION! | Offering 1500 SQ.FT up to 2400+ SQ.FT plans, premium corner lot available, will customize. Model home opening soon! Call today for more information. Exclusive.

COUNTRY LOTS .5 acre don’t miss this chance to enjoy sunrises and sunsets. Within 40 minutes KW, or Guelph. High speed internet is available with fibre optic. Starting at $66,000 MLS

BACKS TO FARMLAND - enjoy the sunsets! Ceramic & hdwd. Main flr. laundry. Five new appl. included!

Bonus rm/3rd bdrm 2.5 baths MLS $399,900

LOTS OF HOUSE - 1883 sq. ft. 3+ bdrms, 3 bths. LR, DR PLUS main flr. family rm. Fenced yard w/shed.

Across from park. MLS $299,900

RARE OPPORTUNITY - near Elmira.

Immaculate bungalow nestled in the trees on 7 acres. Updated from top to bottom! - bathrms, kitchen, hardwood flrs. windows, shingles,Huge fam, rm. w/sunroom add’t. Fin. lower level.

Prof. landscaped. MLS $699,000

ONLY 1 LEFT - A unique condo development backing to open parkland.

1900 sq.ft. of quality constructed living space. Finished rec. room. Precast concrete const. - in-floor heat r.i. Elevator.

Oversized dble. garage. NEW MLS $413,500

Backs to wooded parkland. 3 bdrms. 3 baths Almost 2000 sq.ft. + huge fin. lower level. Lovely master w/gas f.p. Everything you would expect! MLS $489,900

Cozy fam. rm addition w/woodstove.

Updated windows, refaced cabinetry.

Rec. rm. w/gas stove 4th bdrm. Great lot! MLS $289,900

Oversized principal rooms. Lrg. dining area. W/O from fam. rm. to deck & partly fenced yard. Fin. rec. re. & 4th bdrm.

Tastefully decorated MLS $322,900

CHARMING HOME! - Close to downtown. Maple kitchen. Bonus rm in attic. 2 bthrms. main floor laundry.

Hdwd. flrs. Recently painted. MLS $254,900

LOCATION! - Large wooded lot.

Lots of living space in this 2500 sq. ft. plus finished w/o bsmt. Rear addition Potential for in-law suite.

MLS $409,900

CENTURY HOME - Large mature lot

Country Property outside Elmira, 2 bedrm, finished basement. Enjoy sunsets and sunrises. $259,000 MLS

DRAYTON CAPE COD ADDRESS: 4-B

Arthur St. S., ELMIRA • EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net

DIRECT: 519-503-2753

• OFFICE: 519-669-5426

uNIQuE COuNTRY PROPERTY $538,000 MOORFIELD | Open concept, soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, custom maple staircase to loft; custom cupboards, granite top island; room above the garage.

MLS.

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

4B Arthur St. S. Elmira • www.remaxsolidgold.biz OFFICE: 519-669-5426

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz

Elmira@royallepage.ca | www.royallepage.ca/elmira

BERT MARTIN, BROKER

Each Office Independently Owned and Operated

ALLI NORRIS

BILL NORRIS

OFFICE:

SALES REPRESENTATIVE CELL:

SALES REPRESENTATIVE CELL:

FAX:

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HOME FAX:

180 Weber St. S., Waterloo, ON N2J 2B2 519-888-7110 519-888-6117

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allinorris@rogers.com

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MLS. $350,000.

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Recently renovated with new kitchen cabinets, bath room vanity, some windows and flooring and new siding this two bedroom unit backing to green space offers a good opportunity for a single person or retirees.

MLS. $55,000

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519-588-1348 519-669-9885

billnorris@rogers.com

LINWOOD Plenty of living space in this century home located in the downtown core of Linwood.

Close to school, church, ball diamond and the new Community Centre. Presently a four plex. A very unique property with potential development possiblities or easily converted back to a single family dwelling. Rare find!

$265,000.00

TRACEY WILLIAMS Sales Rep. Cell: 519-505-0627

OPEN HOUSE | SUN MAY 30TH 2-4PM 10 SPRiNG WaGON laNE, ElMiRa

Two storey 3 bed and 3 bath room home on a half acre lot, open concept, high speed fibre optic internet available. $317, 900 MLS

NEW HOmES IN ElmIRA

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

JULIE HECKENDORN Broker Res: 519-669-8629

Great property on the edge of town, approx. 21 acres workable, the rest is wooded with a large portion of maple trees, 1.9 acres is inside an industrial designated area. $599,900 MLS

$295,900, ELMIRA | Bright and spacious living and dining room, eat in kitchen with walkout to deck and fenced backyard with boardwalk to gazebo! 3 bedrooms with hardwood flooring, 2 bathrooms, partially finished basement, roof and furnace 2008, 7 appliances included! MLS

$319,000 | Located just outside of town in a small rural subdivision. Spacious home backing to open land and beautiful sunsets.

3 Bedrooms 2 baths, double garage. MLS

MVA Residential

OPEN HOUSE | SUN MAY 30TH 2-4PM 118 MUSCOVEY DR., ElMiRa

Unique property, commercial, residential, hobby farm all in one, on half acre of land minutes from St.Jacobs, Kitchener, Waterloo, Elmira in the Village of Hawkesville.

Commercial building is 30’x36’ (1080sq.ft).

Barn has two box stalls, and lots of storage.

Where your neighbor cares. $425,000 MLS

NEW PRICE!!

519-669-2772

BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record

3 bedroom, 3 bath home on .45 acres in the village of St. Jacobs. It has a country size eat in kitchen, finished basement, and an oversized deck. Wonderful home for your growing family. $355,000 MLS

3 bedroom country bungalow with high speed internet available open concept. Master ensuite, main floor laundry, large 2 car garage, new not built. Hobby shop allowed. $319,900 MLS

COuNTRY PROPERTY

45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

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Newer gas furnace and roof (steel & asphalt). Updated ele. panel (100 amp) Lrge din. room. NEW MLS $189,900

www.thurrealestate.com

VISIT OUR MODEL HOME IN ELMIRA

GREAT STARTER! Property offers three bedrooms, eat-in kitchen with sliders to large deck, french doors separating dining & living rooms, sun room, main floor laundry. MLS 159,900.

Tues, Wed, Thurs 2 - 7pm Saturday 1 - 5pm

Your referrals are appreciated!

Sunday 1 - 4pm Located at 165 First St., just off Barnswallow Rd.

Signs posted Model Home 519-669-4558

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STRANGE BUT TRUE

What’s the effect of reading about effects?

Q.

You Sudoku savants, could every person on Earth be given a different puzzle to work?

Strange But True

A.

There are 5,472,730,538 fundamentally distinct 9x9 Sudoku grids, less than the global population, says computer science professor Jean-Paul Delahaye.

However, from each of these grids a vast number of others can be derived by various elementary operations, such as swapping two rows or columns or systematically replacing each number with some other (1 becomes 2, 2 becomes 7, and so on). The resulting number of different grids approaches 7 sextillion (7 followed by 21 zeros), enough for everyone everywhere to be given more than a trillion (12

Bill & Rich Sones zeros) personal puzzles!

The first Sudoku appeared in the May 1979 edition of “Dell Pencil Puzzles and Word Games,” under the title “Number Place.” The puzzle jumped to a magazine in Japan in 1984, where it was eventually named “Sudoku” (single numbers). By late 2004, the London Times began publishing the puzzles, and from there they spread like wildfire, possibly enveloping you too in the heat.

Q.

No doubt you’re already familiar with the “greenhouse effect” (warming of the Earth), the “butterfly effect” (small input, huge output), and the “Doppler effect” (changing pitch of a moving sound source). But how do these barely scratch the “effect” surface?

A.

Scientists and technologists today have mainstreamed the term for naming all sorts of cultural things, says Paul McFedries in IEEE Spectrum magazine.

Consider, for example, the “poverty effect” (a reduction in consumer spending due to a feeling of relative poverty as RSPs and the like lose value); the “lipstick effect” (con-

sumers’ tendency to purchase small comforting items rather than big luxury ones); the “NASCAR” effect (displaying a large number of garish advertising logos on a Web site, T-shirt, etc.); the “iPod halo effect” (increased sales and perceived prestige of Apple products based on its popular iPod digital music player); and the “Gulliver effect” (a large target succumbing to an assault by numerous small adversaries).

Finally, says McFedries, my favorite is the “revenge effect,” by the author of Why Things Bite Back, for the unintended and unwanted spinoffs of a new or modified technology -- like the “effect effect.”

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

FAMILY ALBUM STAG & DOE

STAG & DOE

STAG & DOE

STAG & DOE

STAG N’ DOE

STAG N’ DOE

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Melissa Klooster & David Ouellette

Laura Hackert & Jedidiah Jacky

Alli & Mike

Shalon Scott & Mark Trimble

Saturday, June 5 , 2010 8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Saturday, June 5 , 2010 8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Saturday, June 12 , 2010 8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Friday, June 4th, 2010 8:00 p.m. - 1:00a.m.

Elmira Lions Hall 40 South Street West

St. Agatha Community Centre

$10/person - Available at the door

$10/person - Tickets available at the door

Elmira Lions Hall (beside Elmira Arena) 40 South Street West Great Music, Food & Friends!!!

Oh Yeah maybe a few beverages

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Early Bird Draw @ 9:00p.m.

- Lawnmower -

BIRTHDAY

BIRTHDAY

Audrey Brown’s

80th Birthday

OPEN HOUSE

SURPRISE OPEN HOUSE

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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT "Little girls are so much fun; we thought we'd have another one!"

Elmira Lions Club $10/Ticket - Available at the door DJ - Lunch - Games - Raffle

MEMORIAM

John H. Price

Jan 10, 1929 - May 27, 2000

For Helen Rook’s

Date: Sunday, June 6th, 2010 Place: Elmira Legion 11 First St. East, Elmira On. Time: 1pm - 5pm

Hosted by:

Jerry Brown and family (Barb, Mark, Grant, Bruce, Nancy, Ev & Bev)

90th Birthday Sunday May 30, 2010 1:00pm - 4:00pm Elmira Community Centre 24 Snyder St., S. Lunch to be served (best wishes only please)

Andrew and Michelle (Clausi) Logan and proud big sister Quinlynn are excited to annouce the arrival of Katherine Lorraine Logan. Kate arrived at 5:28am on January 8, 2010 and weighed 7lbs 4oz. Special thanks to midwives Jennie and Gaby for their amazing care and calm, quick delivery of our beautiful blue-eyed girl. We love you Kate!

I come back here often Just to say hello; I touch the stone where we left you, Can you feel it?

I don’t know.

I tell you all that’s happened before I go.

I tell you we miss you Feeling very sad, I turn around, Take one more look.

And say “I love you, Dad”

Ten Years have gone by & I miss you.

Love Deby & Family

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SERVICE PROS AUTOMOTIVE

AUTOMOTIVE

TIRE

WHERE TIRES

Body Maintenance

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SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE.

RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTOMOTIVE

THOMPSON’S

AUTOMOTIVE

21 Industrial Dr. Elmira

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

Call Us At

519-669-3373

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

35 Howard Ave., Elmira

33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

519-669-3232

(Behind the old Trylon Building)

SERVICE PROS

ONLY FROM CHEM-DRY

Renovating?

Let us do the clean up

SPRING CLEANING

RENOVATION CLEAN UPS! Call for Details

budurl.com/SAVE139

www.completecarpetcare.ca

ROB McNALL

519-669-7607

LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-866-669-7607

GLASS SERVICES

519-669-7652

21 HOWARD AVE., ELMIRA

Worlds Largest & Most Trusted Carpet, Upholstery and Fine Rug Cleaners For Over 30 yrs

• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location • Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off and Pick up Service • Bleached out Carpet Spot Repair • Janitorial • Grout Cleaning • Carpet Repair & Re-Installation • Pet deodorization • Floor Stripping

Accredited Test & Repair Facility

519-669-4400 CARPET CARE

CARPET CARE

Complete Collision Service

AUTO CLINIC

Auto Tech Inc.

CONCRETE

IS FOR RENT

Chem-Dry Acclaim ® 61 Arthur St., N Elmira

519-669-3332

519.669.5790

www.ObserverXtra.com

CONSTRUCTION

Design/ Build Agricultural/ Residential 6672 Ruggles Rd. Floradale RR#2 Wallenstain, N0B 2S0

Driveways • Sidewalks • Curbs • Barn Renovations Finished Floors • Retaining Walls • Short Walls Call for estimate

Willis Martin

DRAYTON, ON

-Framing -Roofing -Renovations -Repairs

519-669-3082

• 14 ton BoomTruck • 35 ton Mobile Crane

519-638-2699

DECORATING

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

519-669-2251 36 Hampton St., Elmira

YOUR

PLUMBING & HEATING SPECIALISTS!

C.J.

BRUBACHER LTD. 19 First St. E., Elmira

519-669-3362

YES... WE DO RESIDENTIAL WORK!

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

For All Your Framing Needs

For all your home decorating needs

ST. JACOBS

24 Hour Service 7 Days A Week

519-669-3658 27 Arthur St. S., Elmira

LAWN MAINTENANCE

> Excavating > Trenching > Backfilling > Fine Grading > Overseeding & Top Dressing > Lawn Seeding

Murray & Daniel Shantz ALMA, ONTARIO

PHONE:

519.846.5427 FAX: 519.846.5134

PLUMBING

TOWING

Steve Co.

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

For all your Plumbing Needs.

24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi

ELMIRA

519-669-3652

519-669-3373

Concrete Foundations Limited

Specializing in Paint & Wallcoverings

519-664-9999

You name it, we frame it!

76 Howard Ave., Elmira 519.669.3456 MESSAGE THERAPY

REGISTERED

LAWN CARE & LANDSCAPING LTD. ORGANIC LAWN CARE PRODUCTS

TEL: 519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104

20 years experience

33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

519.669.8917

ORTLIEB Read’s Decorating CRANE & Equipment Ltd.

1600 King St. N., Bldg A17 St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0

PLUMBING

AFTER HOURS

FAX: 519.669.3210

SINCE 1961

GLASS SYSTEMS INC.

PAINTING

1-800-CARSTAR

Ltd.

CRANE

CONSTRUCTION

ST. JACOBS

FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service

519.669.8330

RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL

Call today to get your business listed!

24 Hour Accident Assistance

WEICKERT& MEIROWSKI

FREE Gift Offer $139 Value Find It Online At...

RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

FREE ESTIMATES

101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2

THIS SPACE

LAWN MAINTENANCE

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

AUTOMOTIVE

► Aerating ► Dethatching & Verti-cutting ► Fertilizing - Granular & Liquid ► Weed & Crabgrass Preventer ► Chinchbug Preventer ► White Grub Control ► Sod Webworm Control ► Cranefly Control ► Tree & Shrub Fertilizing ► Horticulture Vinegar ► Granular Compost ► Soil Testing !

NEW

Environmentally Friendly

WEED CONTROL

LANDSCAPING & OTHER SERVICES

► Landscape Design ► Landscape Build ► Hydro-seeding ► Slit-seeding ► Over-seeding ► Sodding ► Planting ► Interlocking Stone ► Retaining Walls & Steps ► Water Ponds ► Backhoe & Skid Steer Services

Call for your free estimate ELMIRA

519-669-1278

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

MASSAGE THERAPIST IN YOUR HOME Relaxation & Deep Tissue Massage CALL TODAY TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT!

Lisa Stemmler, RMT 519-504-8004 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES Your Source for year round property maintenance

Now Booking For:

TOWING AND RECOVERY

• Spring Clean-up • Top Dressing/Overseeding • Lawn Maintenance/ Landscaping • Mowing Packages Available • Mulch Delivery & Installation Telephone

CASH PAID

FOR YOUR UNWANTED SCRAP VEHICLES CARS, TRUCKS OR VANS WE PAY CASH WITH FREE TOWING PLEASE CALL

519-568-8666

Jeff Basler

519-669-9081 Mobile

>Complete Complete Lawn Maintenance >Flower bed maintenance

>Commercial Commercial & Residential >Booking for Spring Cleanup

519-505-0985

Phone: 519-669-1188 Fax: 519-669-9369

We call Elmira home but we service the surrounding area.

27 Brookemead, St, Elmira kdetweiler@rogers.com

Owner|Operator

ever-green@sympatico.ca

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SERVICE PROFESSIONALS ROOFING

ROOFING

R O O F I N G

TOP QUALITY RESIDENTIAL ROOFING SYSTEMS Locally Owned & Operated Since 19 96

INC

AMOS

Various sizes & rates

• Specializing in residential re-roofs • Repairs • Churches Serving Elmira and Surrounding Area for over 30 years!

Steel Cedar Shingles Fully Insured

CALL SCOTT SEILING FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE. CALL NOW AND BOOK FOR SPRING!

Thousands of satisfied customers!

519.698.2114 In Business since 1971 • Fully Insured

SIGNAGE | VINYL & DIGITAL

SEPTIC

SELF STORAGE

Call or email Mike for your FREE estimate.

519.669.4484 benderroofing@gmail.com

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE

Call

519-669-4964

www.remingtongraphfix.com

Logos & Graphics Large format printing Decals & Safety Stickers

With an expert spring tune up

20

BILL SCHENKEL

$

519-664-1809

parts extra

1600 King St. N., Unit #18

ST.JACOBS

22 Church St. W., Elmira

Tel: 519-669-5537

FAST, FRIENDLY SERVICE AT COMPETITIVE PRICES!

STORE HOURS: M-F: 7-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 12-5

519-648-3004

www.biobobs.com

LOCNEW ATI ON

Triple Mix • Top Dressing Screened Top Soil • Sands Gravels • Natural River Rock NEW N IO LOCAT

or

889 Bridge St. E. Waterloo (Corner of Bridge & McMurray)

Pick-up or Delivery

519-888-1007

•Removal of Trees or Branches of Any Shapes or Sizes in Almost Any location

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•Hedge trimming

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•Stump Grinding

519-669-1836 Thomas Martin

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May 30 Overcoming The Fear of Losing Control Church

SUNDAYS @ 10:30AM 5 First St., Elmira • 519-669-1459 Services at John Mahood www.elmiracommunity.org Public School

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R U B A C H E R , Elmina â&#x20AC;&#x201C; On Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Freeport Health Centre in her 87th year.

> FREY, Henry M. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Of RR1 Wallenstein passed away suddenly at Grand River Hospital on May 20, 2010 in his 61st year.

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> SEIP, Wallace Levi â&#x20AC;&#x201C; With

profound sadness the family announces the passing of Wallace Levi Seip at Lisaard House, Cambridge, in his 77th year.

> Local relatives are his daughter Cheri Lynn Drung and her husband Arnold of West Montrose.

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MAY 29 > K. of C. and C.W.L Fish Fry, two sittings, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Maryhill Heritage Community Centre.

Adults (12+) $14; children (611) $7; pre-school (5 & under) free. For more information, call Doug Zinger 519-648-2939, Mary Campagnaro 519-822-9287, Mike Runstedler 519-648-3394, Marlene Lehman 519-836-8271.

> TWEEC Native Plant Sale. 8

a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; noon, behind the township building, Elmira. Our experts can advise what is best in your garden. Contact Susan Bryant, shbryant@artsmail.uwaterloo.ca

> Lions Foundation of Canada

Purina Walk for Dog Guides hosted by Woolwich Community Lions Club. Kissing Bridge Trail, Arthur St. entrance, 9 a.m. (You may wish to register and start walking at 8 a.m.). All proceeds will fund Dog Guides programs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; canine vision, hearing ear, specials skills, seizure response and autism assistance Dog Guides. Prize table, refreshments. The walk is open to all ages and fitness levels; those with or without a dog are welcome to participate. For more information call 519-669-5084 or www.purinawalkfordogguides. com

> Beef On A Bun Dinner, 5 p.m.

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at Waterloo North Presbyterian Church, 685 Highpoint Ave., Waterloo (Northfield and Westmount). Includes salad, coffee/tea, and dessert and a time of sharing and testimonial with â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Proverbs.â&#x20AC;? Tickets $10 in advance by calling 519-8887870. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Proverbsâ&#x20AC;? in concert at 7 p.m.

> The Lions Club of Elmira

wishes to extend a special invitation to the annual outdoor dedication service of the Elmira Memorial Forest; 1:30 p.m. East side of Homers Lane, accessed from Snyder Ave. N., Elmira.

Light refreshments to follow the service (hosted by the Elmira Lions Club). Casual dress. For further information please call

Lion Art Woods, 519-669-5101 or 519-669-8091. You are welcome to enjoy our trailway adjacent to the forest after the service.

JUNE 4 > The Listowel/Hesson Garden

Party at the Listowel Agricultural Hall, Listowel. A family affair for all ages including quilt draw, penny booth, bingo, garage sale, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games and more. Cold ham supper served from 4-8 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; adults $12.50, 5-10 years $5 and preschoolers free. For more information call 519-2914400, ext.3 or 519-356-2831.

> Floradale

Public School Community BBQ. Everyone welcome to celebrate our new school. Doors open at 5 p.m.

BBQ fundraiser 5:30-7:30 p.m., silent auction â&#x20AC;&#x201C; final bids close at 8 p.m. Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities, school tours, cake walk memory lane and historical display; 35 Florapine Rd. Ph 519-669-5193.

> Kids2Kids Youth Dance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hosted by the St. Jacobs Optimist and Lions service clubs. Tickets $5; food: $1/item, Last one for this year. Woolwich Community Centre (Lions Hall in St. Jacobs) 29 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs.

7-10 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m. Parental reminder: All kids must be dropped off and picked up inside the community centre by an adult. No exceptions. For more information visit www. stjacobslions.org

JUNE 5 > Victorian Tea/ Silent Auction.

1-4 p.m. St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran Church is hosting a Victorian Tea in celebration of its 150th Anniversary. Tea is for everyone: men, women, members and friends. Tickets $10/person or $18/two (children 8 and under $5) and are available through St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s church office 519-6692593. A silent auction will also be held in conjunction with the tea. Proceeds from the tea and auction will be divided between Christian mission projects and 150th anniversary costs and will be matched by a grant from FaithLife Financial.

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