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CHIP WAGONS DO DEPEND ON THE WEATHER VENTURE PAGE 12
COMMENT PAGE 6
GOVERNMENTS NEED TO GET A HANDLE ON SPENDING TAKING IN THE OFFERINGS AT THE MARKET
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ELECTION / WOOLWICH
Woolwich to see election races in just two wards Three newcomers looking for votes when residents go to the polls Oct. 22 FAISAL ALI
Federal government official Arif Virani was at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market July 26 . A parliamentary secretary to the minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, Virani announced a $6.7-million grant for arts and culture in Waterloo Region. [FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER] WELLESLEY TWP / EXPANDING PUBLIC SPACE
Township seeking public input on plans for new park VERONICA REINER A master plan for a new community park in Wellesley is now in the works for the corner of Hutchison and Queen’s Bush roads. To help with the plans, the township is planning a public open house next
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month to collect resident feedback. “The reason for this master plan is to determine the wishes and needs of the residents of the municipality,” said Rik Louwagie, Wellesley’s chief administration officer. “Our consultant has already done interviews
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with focus groups. Basically, the focus groups are stakeholders that would mostly use our recreation facilities. And the staff, and the council. From that information, they are now preparing a concept drawing of things that those focus groups and key stakeholders have
identified. That concept drawing will then be presented on September 19 at a public information session. “So based on that night then, they’re going to take any feedback they hear, and they might do a PARK EXPANSION | 4
There will be a race in Woolwich; two, in fact, as the addition of a final newcomer into upcoming municipal election will see three of the township’s six council seats being contested. Fred Redekop was the final candidate to join the election before the cutoff last Friday. A newcomer to politics, the Elmira resident will be running opposite Eric Schwindt in the township’s Ward 2, which is the area covering the northern half of the township, including the settlements of Floradale, Heidelberg and St. Jacobs, but excluding the populous town of Elmira. Redekop and Schwindt will be seeking to replace the ward’s long-time incumbent Mark Bauman, who announced his retirement earlier this year. “This is an opportunity for me to learn about politics and for me to give
back to the community,” said Redekop of his reasons for entering politics. Formerly a pastor with the Floradale Mennonite Church, Redekop says that he hopes to bring a social perspective with him, if elected to council. “I bring to the table an ability to listen. I was a pastor at the same church for the last 25 years, so I know the art of listening well to people, the art of compromise and the art of working together,” said Redekop. Unlike Schwindt, Redekop is currently living outside the Ward in which he is running. Redekop says he was a resident of Floradale for 24 years, raising his four children there, before moving to Elmira three years ago to downsize his home. In the neighbouring Ward 1, which covers the town of Elmira, there are three candidates running ELECTION | 28
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FAIR
DRAYTON FAIRGROUNDS New Attractions
Diamonds In The Ruff Dog Show Bubble Soccer and Bubble Mania 2 Days Bouncy Castles New Derby Show
th Friday, August 10th 6:00pm 6:00pm Local Local Tractor Tractor && Truck Truck Pull Pull
Admission:
th Saturday, August 11th
FRI - $15 | SAT - $10, after 5pm $15
th Sunday August 12th 12:00pm 12:00pm "Diamonds "Diamonds In In The The Ruff" Ruff"
SUN - $15 | KIDS ages 6-12 – $5 | under 6 FREE (Pay Once! KIDS wristband can be used all weekend)
1:00pm 1:00pm Demolition Demolition Derby Derby
Weekend Pass – Adults $30
6:00pm 6:00pm OTTPA OTTPA Tractor Tractor && Truck Truck
agility agility dog dog show show