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Old Wellesley church razed by fire now deemed suspicious BY VERONICA REINER
A eulogy for a friend Del Gingrich recalls the life of Elmira's Ab Martin, who passed away at 83
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An arson investigation is underway after a church fire in Wellesley Township Saturday morning. Waterloo Regional Police and firefighters from the Wellesley Fire Department’s Linwood station were called to Orthodox Mennonite Church on Moser Young Road near Lawson Line at 5:40 a.m. “When they got there ... there were some walls still standing, but it had collapsed into itself already,” said Wellesley fire chief Paul Redman. “Then we passed it off to the [Office of the Fire Marshal], and agreed with the suspicions ... we’ve left it as an arson fire and turned it over to the regional police with their investigation now.” Damage from the fire was estimated at $75,000. Redman said that the wooden structure had been burning at least 15 or 20 minutes before the call came in. The church had been used occasionally for functions such as funerals, but had seen little regular use for the past 30 years. “A building with no hydro or utilities, just to start on fire ... doesn’t really sit,” said Redman. “It’s not a huge loss, but is still a significant building. It is a church, and symbolic of a community. It’s important that we make sure a proper investigation gets done.”
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BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com
Officials temporarily closed down Moser Young Road and Lawson Line in Wellesley Township on Saturday as they worked to clear the debris from a church fire. Damage was estimated at $75,000. [VERONICA REINER]
From former banking colleagues to the many teammates and lifelong friends, they filled the pews at the Elmira Mennonite Church August 1 to remember the life of Ab Martin, who passed away July 27 after a brief illness at the age of 83. “Everybody had an Ab story to tell,” said Del Gingrich, the man who delivered the eulogy. He had many to share himself, having known Abner Martin since the age of 5. “He was a lifelong resident of Elmira. Our families lived a block apart and we got to know each other – that was more than 75 years ago, now. We knew each other so well.” A local historian and author, Gingrich is perhaps singularly versed in the accomplishments that made Martin a well-loved part of the community. From his volunteer work and excelling at baseball and hockey to the 43 years he spent at Canada Trust, including 27 years at the manager of
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the Elmira branch, Martin “knew so many people in town.” That was evident in the full house for last week’s service, an indication of how many lives Martin touched over the years, from his early involvement in sports to his years at the bank and his outreach efforts as something of a liaison with the Old Order Mennonite community, said Gingrich, who noted Martin having grown up in a very poor Mennonite family shaped his character and drove his accomplishments. “That driving force within Ab was displayed mainly by his excellence as an REMEMBRANCE | 02
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Construction that has closed the interesection of Listowel Road and Arthur Street in Elmira is expected to be wrapped up by the end of the month.
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Summer road-work headaches continue
Woolwich drivers still facing some road-work delays as summer rolls along, though major projects are wrapping up BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com
Summertime, and the livin’ may be easy, but that sentiment doesn’t usually apply to driving, as construction detours make life anything but easy. For drivers in Woolwich, however, two of the biggest impediments to travel – construction work at Listowel Road in Elmira and Sawmill Road west of Conestogo – should be wrapped up by month’s end. That doesn’t mean it’s all smooth sailing, however. The township is still working on some projects at this point, the likes of William Street and Blue Heron Court in Elmira, for instance, with others on the agenda, including new pavement for Floradale Road and the replacement of culverts on Reid Woods Drive, Sandy Hills Drive and Vance Road. The work on Sawmill Road east of the roundabout, a Region of Waterloo project, is winding down. The region is also responsible for Listowel Road, though the township is involved with the underground services, extending lines into the Southwood
subdivision slated for that area of Elmira. The latter, a $1.8-million project, is ahead of schedule, and should be finished by the end of August, says Jared Puppe, Woolwich’s director of infrastructure services. “Those are the big region ones that have been the
biggest traffic challenge,” he said. Once Listowel Road is reopened, the township will move ahead with the resurfacing of Floradale Road, likely in early September. The goal was to stagger the two projects so both roads weren’t closed
at the same time, the better to cope with the Listowel project’s detours, said Puppe. Other resurfacing projects on tap this year include Ruggles Road in Floradale and Eagle Street in Elmira. Maintenance paving is scheduled for Blue
Heron Court, Chickadee Court, Grey Owl Drive and Weigel Avenue in Elmira. In Elmira, the township’s biggest project this summer has been the $2.3-million reconstruction of William Street, which Puppe said is “going quite well” and should be completed
The full reconstruction of William Street is a $2.3-million project being undertaken by the township as it replaces underground services.
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on schedule. The upcoming replacements of three culverts are likely to cause some traffic issues as drivers face detours, but each will be relatively short-lived, with construction lasting four to six weeks, he added. “We fully expect all of them to be completed this year.” The $1.7 million in bridge repairs, as with the other road works, should be finished by mid-October. Holdovers from previous years when bids came in above the township’s budgets, pricing on the culvert projects was more favourable this time around – “the stars aligned this year” – with two coming in under budget and the third just slightly over. That left the township with a surplus, with the money to be applied to the upgrading of guide rails. Also in the works this summer is a the continuation of the township’s sewer-lining project, with a million dollars allocated for the next round. The cure-in-place pipe lining set for late summer and early fall. “It’s been a really cost-effective program for us,” said Puppe.
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athlete from an early age. At high school he was an outstanding competitor in track and field. When he took up organized minor hockey his father gave him five cents if he scored a goal and 10 cents if he had an assist. Eventually Ab led five Elmira minor hockey teams to Ontario championships,” said Gingrich in the eulogy he delivered.
“The fact is that Ab’s competitive spirit took him beyond the hockey rink and the ball diamond. And it seemed that the confidence he gained from sports carried over to his confidence as a bank manager. When you entered Ab’s bank as a customer, the first staff member who usually greeted you was the manager, Ab’s personable manner and his ability to
speak Pennsylvania German helped make Elmira branch one of the most successful ones in the Region of Waterloo.” Martin’s athleticism not only led him to championships in a variety of sports and, eventually, a berth on Kitchener’s junior A hockey team – then the Canucks, now the Rangers – but to many longstanding friendships, said Gingrich.
Some of those former teammates were at last week’s service. “It was a full house with many of Ab’s former colleagues and hockey teammates,” he said. “It was heartening to see them.” Of those longstanding friendships, a group of eight had met for decades for a monthly breakfast, a testament to their Woolwich roots and experiences.
“In November of 2018, our breakfast group of eight changed to seven with the death of our dear friend Carl Bushert. At our next breakfast, only six will attend. Two chairs will remain empty. It will be hard to comprehend,” said Gingrich in his address. Speaking about Martin’s passing, Gingrich is still coming to terms with it. “The suddenness of it
was difficult for everyone. It makes it harder to cope with – I’m still doing that.” Martin is survived by his wife Ann and his children, Debbie Martin of Mississauga, Dawna Martin of Elmira, Jeff and Debbie Martin of Elmira, and Jon and Chris Martin of Waterloo, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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HOME PRICES UP There were 586 residential properties sold through the MLS system of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors in July, a 15.1% increase over last year. The average sale price of all residential properties sold in July increased by 9.3% to $521,101 compared to July 2018. Detached homes sold for an average price of $613,244 (up 5.4%), while apartment-style condominiums went for $339,137 (up 15.9%). Townhomes and semis sold for an average of $414,062 (up 17%) and $434,136 (11.9%) respectively.
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The development outlook got a little brighter in St. Jacobs this week, as the township freed up sewage capacity. With the move, 16 property owners in the south end of the village no longer face the prospect of paying up to $37,000 for hookups to municipal water and sewer systems. Instead, the affected homeowners will remain on private wells and septic systems. From the Aug. 7, 2010 edition of The Observer
SUMMERTIME HARVEST ABOUND DOTTING THE WOOLWICH COUNTRYSIDE
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Wellesley arena to remain open thanks to temporary solution Council approves $250,000 for rubber membrane that will shore up the facility’s roof while a permanent solution is explored BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com
First it’ll get a new roof system, then some ice. After that, the Wellesley arena will be open for the upcoming season, as Wellesley council last week voted reverse course on plans to shutter the facility. The township will spend $250,000 to install a rubber membrane over the roof, extending its lifespan while council makes plan for a replacement arena to be build down the road. There was little discussion but plenty of applause August 1 as councillors met in Crosshill for a special meeting to discuss the temporary measures. Presented with a way to seal the leaky roof that has been deemed a safety hazard, council was quick to
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approve the move, which will save user groups from having to scramble to find alternatives for the fast-approaching season. While the plan was ultimately approved, councillors did have some concerns. Coun. Peter van der Maas, for instance, asked if the rubber membrane would mean additional weight on the roof that would perhaps add to the risk of a collapse. “The concern with the weight is the snow load,” clarified recreation services director Danny Roth. “The additional weight we would get from the snow load and the insulation being saturated within the building. “This rubber membrane is going to seal that roof, so we’re not going to get that additional saturation in the
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insulation on the interior side of the roof.” The work will get underway early September and cost the township approximately $245,512. Funding will come from the municipality’s reserve funds. Toronto-based company Semple Gooder Roofing was selected for the project from among three bidders, submitting the lowest-cost option that also allowed solar panels to remain on the building, as well as having a 10-year manufacturer’s warranty. The project should take three to four weeks to complete depending on the weather, with work expected to wrap up in early October. The reprieve follows a decision earlier in the summer to close the arena after an engineer’s report
revealed that water leaking through the roof had waterlogged insulation such that, combined with a heavy snow load, there was a risk the roof could fall in.
“It puts an insurance plan in place in case funding that we’re actively seeking for in the fall isn’t obtained, it creates an opportunity to create some space, a runway we can work with, so we can design the proper complex that meets the needs of all the user groups.”
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ley arena was built in 1977 and has faced issues with the roof since 2002. A variety of repairs have been carried out over the years since. Other issues cited as the arena floor and lack of insulation. The building will need structural reviews annually. On July 9, council voted to move forward with looking into a new arena, allocating up to $150,000 in federal gas tax revenue to design and engineer a new structure. The location of the new facility has yet to be decided, though there would be more options moving to a new parkland space rather than at the existing site. Along with a location, the township will be looking at securing federal and provincial funding – typ-
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bling for ice time elsewhere. “Recreation opportunities must be available to all. Since the announcement at the end of June that the Wellesley arena would be closed for this winter season, a number of groups have struggled to figure out other options when told they would not have ice availability – this should never happen,” David Dienesch, president of Twin Centre Minor Hockey, told councillors during last week’s special meeting. “Twin Centre Minor Hockey Association supports the direction to repair the Wellesley arena roof to ensure the continued use of the facility for all the user groups and community members.” While it provides a huge relief to user groups, it is a short-term fix. The Welles-
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Tree Check Month: take a look for pests in and around your garden BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com
It’s probably not highlighted on your calendar, but August is “Tree Check Month,” the idea being you should spend a few minutes examining trees and gardens for threats to plant health. That includes signs of insects, disease and fungi, for instance. The emerald ash borer has certainly been a notable example, the invader having claimed thousands of trees in the region. Woolwich, for instance, is currently culling an Elmira woodlot due to an infestation of the insect, first seen in Canada in 2002. Other species of note include the Asian longhorned beetle, hemlock woolly adelgid (an aphidlike insect that attacks and kills hemlock trees, recently found in Ontario) and Oak wilt (a disease caused by a fungal infection, says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which is spearheading Tree Check Month in this country in conjunction with its American counterpart, the United States Department of Agriculture. Having the public involved is key, the agency
With Tree Check Month, officials are encouraging residents to inspect their gardens for any unusual signs.
notes, pointing out that pests such as hemlock woolly adelgid, Asian longhorned beetle and emerald ash borer were first found in new areas by Canadians who reported them to the CFIA. “Keeping invasive pests out is a team effort to protect our natural environment, forestry, agriculture and economy. Canadians play an important role in detecting plant pests and limiting their spread,” said Dr. Bill Anderson, chief plant health officer for Canada and executive director, plant health and
biosecurity at CFIA, in a release. When a pest is found in a new area, CFIA confirms the pest’s identity and works with provincial, municipal and other partners to determine the geographic spread, investigate the source and put in place measures to control and, when appropriate, eradicate the pest. Region of Waterloo forester and planner Albert Hovingh suggests homeowners be aware of any changes involving the trees and plants on their properties, noting when things
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aren’t “normal.” “Signs of abnormal insect activity, plant appearance or bird behaviour should all be triggers that something may be happening. Local garden centres and horticultural societies (or even Google) are good places to check quickly for
collaborating evidence, even if it is just anecdotal,” he said in an email. “This is more or less what we do at the region - I am out and about quite a bit and I try to be aware of anything that strikes me as ‘out of place’ so that can give it a closer look to see
if it is something that requires our attention.” If you spot something that still seems out of place upon investigating, it’s a good idea to pass the information along, Hovingh notes. “It’s also helpful if residents who become aware of something give us a heads up - what starts in someone’s yard might spread out to other areas and some advance notice is always good.” Ann Roberts, Woolwich’s environmental coordinator, says the township, too, looks for anything unusual when it comes to pests. She echoes Hovingh’s advice about sharing information. “Township staff are out regularly in our parks and along trails and take note of any unusual insect activity or disease. We also have our volunteer inventory and pruning crews who make note of insects, etc. as they do their work,” she said.
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Regional Official Plan Review Your input is important! Come and have a say! The Regional Official Plan (ROP) is a legal document, required under the Planning Act, that contains a variety of goals, objectives and policies to guide growth in Waterloo Region over the next 20 years. The Region is reviewing and updating the ROP to explore the many opportunities, as well as address any challenges, that come with a growing community, including new Provincial policy and legislation that affects where and how we grow. Regional Council would like to invite you to come and share your thoughts on and identify any revisions that may be required to the ROP at a special meeting of Regional Council on: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 4 p.m. 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener in Council Chambers This special meeting is for public consultation pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act. No decisions will be made on the ROP at this meeting. If you wish to register as a delegation and speak at the public meeting, please register in advance by calling the Regional Clerk’s Office at 519-575-4400 by noon on Thursday, September 12, 2019. The current ROP is available at: https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regional-government/land-use-planning.aspx Written submissions may be directed to: Alyssa Bridge, MCIP, RPP Supervisor, Regional Official Plan Review regionalofficialplanreview@regionofwaterloo.ca 519-575-4400 ext. 3417
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ically a third each – to go along with its own financing and community fundraising. With a short-term solution in place, there’s less rushing involved in building a new arena. “It provides the Township of Wellesley Recreation Centre Committee
with time to properly work through the plans and development of the new facility,” said committee member Jeff Quint. “It puts an insurance plan in place in case funding that we’re actively seeking for in the fall isn’t obtained, it creates an opportunity to create some space, a runway we
can work with, so we can design the proper complex that meets the needs of all the user groups.” User groups of the arena have had ongoing discussions with Mayor Joe Nowak and Roth, contributing ideas for the new arena, such as a pool, storage space, a seniors’ centre, and youth centre.
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COLLISION BLOCKS INTERSECTION
BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com
Emergency personnel responded to a collision early Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Northfield Drive and Line 86 east of Elmira, where a white pickup truck struck a blue sedan. [VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]
Police stepping up enforcement of Move Over legislation The Ontario Provincial Police is raising concerns about the number of drivers who ignore Ontario’s Move Over law, thus placing police, other emergency personnel and tow truck drivers at risk on the roadside. The OPP laid 1,891 charges last year against drivers who failed to slow down and move over, marking one of the highest number of annual OPP charges for this offence since the law was enacted in 2003, the agency said in
JULY 30 ■■6:00 AM | Members of the Perth County OPP, Perth County Paramedic Services and Perth East Fire Department responded to the scene of a collision involving two vehicles on Perth Road 107. A 32-year-old Stratford man was driving a Ford pickup east on Line 37 and had turned south on to Road 107. The Ford pickup then collided with a Chevrolet pickup being driven by an 19-year-old Eden man travelling north on Road 107. Both drivers were treated at the scene and released. The Stratford man was charged with ‘disobeying a stop sign.’
JULY 31 ■■11:30 AM | A member of the Perth County OPP was on general patrol in Monkton when they observed a vehicle with a dark-tinted licence plate cover. The officer conducted a traffic stop to speak with the driver, at which point it was determined that the driver was suspended from driving. The 32-year-old Perth East
a release. The findings saw the OPP conducting targeted enforcement of Ontario’s Move Over Law during the Civic Day long weekend, as they ramp up their efforts to get drivers to comply with the law. The law requires drivers to slow down and move over if safe to do so for all tow trucks, police, ambulance and fire emergency vehicles with their emergency lights activated. Since 1989, five OPP officers have been killed
after being struck by an approaching vehicle while carrying out their duties on the side of the road. The OPP has laid more than 9,000 Move Over charges in the last five years. “There have been close to 700 incidents in the past five years in which an OPP vehicle was struck by another vehicle while parked or stopped on the roadside. When our officers and emergency partners are assisting people on the roadside, please slow down and move
over if safe to do so, and help them get home safely to their families,” said OPP commissioner Thomas Carrique in a statement. “When you see an emergency vehicle or tow truck helping someone in distress, reduce your speed and move over. This simple action will help first responders do their job safely. Stay alert, avoid driving distractions and always take caution while on the road for everyone’s safety,” added Solicitor General Sylvia Jones.
man was charged with ‘driving while under suspension.’ He’s scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice, Stratford on August 27 to speak to the charge.
was pronounced deceased in hospital. The driver of the tractor, an 18-year old man, was uninjured. The collision is being investigated by the Waterloo Regional Police Traffic Services Unit.
Regional Police responded to a collision involving a Pontiac car and two motorcycles at the intersection of Sandhills Road and Bridge Street in Wilmot Township. The two motorcycles were travelling west on Bridge Street, while the Pontiac car was travelling north on Sandhills Road. A yellow BMW motorcycle struck the right side of the car. The second motorcycle, a red Honda, also made contact with the car. As a result of the collision, the riders of the BMW, two 62-year-olds from Oshawa, were transported to hospital with serious injuries after being thrown from their motorcycle. The female passenger was later transported to Hamilton General Hospital. A 61-year-old Burlington male, the rider of the Honda motorcycle, suffered minor injuries. The driver of the car was transported to hospital as a precaution. As a result of the investigation, the driver of the car, a 17-year-old Baden male, was charged with ‘careless driving causing bodily harm’ and ‘failing to yield to traffic on a highway.’
AUGUST 3 ■■5:44 AM | Waterloo Regional Police and the Linwood firefighers responded to the report of a fire at the Orthodox Mennonite Church on Moser Young Rd, in Wellesley Township. Upon arrival, the structure was fully engulfed in flames and it was completely destroyed. The damage is estimated at $75,000. The fire is under investigation. ■■12:59 PM | Waterloo Regional Police responded to the scene of a fatal collision on Line 86 in West Montrose. A farm tractor and trailer, which had been travelling in a westbound direction on Line 86, made a left turn onto Katherine Street in front of an oncoming motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle, a 56-year old Fordwich man, sustained fatal injuries and
AUGUST 4 ■■2:00 AM | A member of the Perth County OPP observed a vehicle travelling on Line 34 at a rate of speed that exceeded the posted speed limit. After stopping the vehicle and speaking with the male driver, the officer determined that the driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired. The 31-year-old Cambridge man was arrested and charged with ‘operation while impaired – alcohol,’ operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)’ and ‘speeding 1-49 km/h over posted limit.’ He is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford on August 19.
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The start of construction of two rail tunnels under Highways 401 and 409 which will make way for more GO Train service on the Kitchener corridor, says Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris. Work got underway last month on the project, which will accommodate two additional tracks, future signalling and communications infrastructure. The twin tunnels are approximately 175 metres long and are being constructed underneath 21 live lanes of Highways 401 and 409, one of the busiest sections of highway in North America. The project is expected to be completed by late 2021. The value of the contract is approximately $116.9 million. “This is a major step towards furthering that two-way, all-day GO Train service,” said Harris this week. This is a considerable step in completing the infrastructure required to bring more GO Train service to communities, businesses and customers along the Kitchener corridor, he added. An additional tunnel will add more capacity, allowing more trains to run on the corridor, with higher frequencies and in both directions. The project is part of
work already underway to enable delivery of expanded GO rail service, which will transform the GO Transit rail network into a comprehensive, all-day rapid transit network. Expanded service will help build a so-called innovation corridor linking businesses and workers in Waterloo Region with Toronto and the GTA. Proponents such as the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce see the corridor creating some 170,000 and adding an estimated $17 billion to the country’s GDP. “Two way all day GO within the Toronto – Waterloo Innovation corridor would improve our ability to attract and retain top talent and help businesses reach their full potential and compete globally. Today’s announcement is a critical next step, but there’s more work needed to make this a reality. We look forward to working with the government to get it done,” said Ian McLean, chamber president chair of Connect the Corridor, in a release. Along with a business boost, enhanced train service would take people off the roads, freeing up time for commuters, said Harris. “We want people to spend time at home with their families ... and certainly not sitting in gridlock.”
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ot unexpectedly, amid all the anguish that followed the latest in a seemingly endless string of mass shootings in the U.S. – this time 22 dead in El Paso, Texas and nine in Dayton, Ohio – there’s yet another round in the seemingly endless gun-control debate. There’s a renewed call for tougher controls, as is always the case, but advocates will have difficulty making headway on something as simple as background checks, let alone something along the lines of banning assault rifles. Gun-control advocates on this side of the border will have an easier time adding restrictions to what are much, much tighter regulations in this country following a long weekend orgy of gun violence in Toronto that saw 17 people shot during 14 G LO B A L O U T LO O K
bates even more political. In that light, those in favour of gun control, including Democratic politicians, are making a big push for changes. Opponents, including apologists for Trump, are playing up the “too soon for debate” and “don’t politicize tragedy” arguments to shoot down calls for changes, stalling tactics that get rolled out each and every time, the better to avoid increasing public safety. That’s true even when the mass killings involved school kids, as in Parkland or Sandy Hook, for instance. Guns-are-good arguments are commonplace in the U.S., where Second Amendment – the right to keep and bear arms – issues abound. In Canada, the notion seems ridiculous: having more guns at hand increases the risk. It would be far more likely for
someone to see red, snap and use a readily available gun than it would be for someone to be faced with a murderer on a shooting spree. We operate under a different mindset than do those in the States, where politicians must be pro-gun, or at least not come out in favour of gun control. That kind of thinking would not fly here: even the gun registry debate was more about waste and graft than about the guns themselves. Health care, on the other hand, is tightly woven into our national identity. Politicians of all stripes here vie to be healthcare saviours, each pledging to do more than the other. It’s a different story in the U.S., where the health-care-forall mentality we treasure here is eyed with suspicion by many.
Opponents – typically those with much to gain from the status quo – have succeeded in painting universal health care as a tax-and-spend fantasy of the liberals (a word with a much different meaning than we use here). They have successfully linked any such program to the dreaded socialist boogeyman, threatening increased costs and a lack of choice. It’s far easier to get a gun than it is for many to get medical care. The irony that criminal use of guns leads to extra demand for treatment is not lost on critics here. And that, more than anything else, illustrates the divide between our countries – no matter how much we support our American cousins, most of us want to keep those differences in place, believing they make us a better place to live.
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he Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty died last Friday, but there won’t be many mourners at the funeral. There should be. The problem the INF was intended to solve, back when U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signed it in 1987, was ‘warning time.’ Bombers would take many hours to get from Russia to America or vice versa, and even intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) would take 30-35 minutes. That would at least give the commanders of nuclear forces on the side that didn’t launch the surprise attack enough time to order a retaliatory
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strike before they died. Whereas intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) based in Europe could reach the other side’s capitals, command centres, airfields and missile launchers in ten minutes: barely time to tuck your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye, as they used to say. The IRBMs put everything on a hair-trigger. You had maybe five minutes to decide if you trusted the DYER | 07
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Raising the heat on a growing concern about drinking water
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e saw a little bit of rain this week after a largely dry – and very hot – July, a prelude to a warming trend that’s likely to make summer droughts more pronounced over time. In that regard, we’re getting a taste for what elsewhere is a much larger concern. In places such as California, for example, record droughts aren’t just unfortunate for residents: it’s the source of much of our produce, and prices are going to go up sooner or later given the decline in supply. That’s not good – we’ve seen a fairly steady increase in food prices as it is – but importers will find other sources. And Canadian farmers may benefit by filling in some of the gaps, especially on the export side where the falling loonie is an advantage. The bigger picture is more worrisome, however. The droughts that have seen California post some of its driest years on record are part of a trend in the already-water-starved U.S. Southwest. The continued lack of precipitation in recent years has seen groundwater levels fall even as more wells are drilled to meet demand. The U.S. Geological Survey says about 20 per cent of the country’s groundwater pumping occurs in the Central Valley of California, which contributes to eight per cent of the nation’s agricultural output and 25 per cent of its food source. The decrease in available water imperils the food supply in a state where agriculture is worth some $50 billion. (The economic loss from the current drought, for instance, is estimated at as much as $5 billion.) Food prices aside, the issue brings into focus longstanding concerns about freshwater supplies that are global in scale, reaching even these parts. While Canada has an abundance of fresh water, some of the major sources have been dwindling. We’ve long taken our water for granted, wasting far more than we can afford to. A report out this week from the World Resources Institute, Aque-
duct Water Risk Atlas, identifies some Canadian trouble spots in Saskatchewan and Alberta, but the more immediate perils lie in places such as Cape Town, South Africa and São Paolo, Brazil, where what’s known as “Day Zero” – the day when the taps run dry – is a looming threat. These cities are just a few examples of how water stress can impact people, livelihoods and businesses around the globe, says the WRI report. The updated Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas finds that 17 countries, which are home to a quarter of the world’s population, face “extremely high” water stress. The tool ranks water stress, drought risk, and riverine flood risk across 189 countries. In the 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, agriculture, industry, and municipalities are drinking up 80 per cent of available surface and groundwater in an average year. When demand rivals supply, even small dry shocks – which are set to
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increase due to climate change – can produce dire consequences, the institute notes. “Water stress is the biggest crisis no one is talking about. Its consequences are in plain sight in the form of food insecurity, conflict and migration, and financial instability,” said Dr. Andrew Steer, president and CEO of the World Resources Institute. “The newly updated aqueduct tools allow users to better see and understand water risks and make smart decisions to manage them. A new generation of solutions is emerging, but nowhere near fast enough. Failure to act will be massively expensive in human lives and livelihoods.”
For instance, in the Middle East and North Africa region, home to 12 of the 17 countries facing “extremely high” stress, experts have pinpointed water scarcity as a force that can exacerbate conflict and migration. India, ranked 13th on the list of “extremely highly” water stressed countries, has more than three times the population of the other 16 countries in this category combined. Globally, there’s plenty of talk of – and preparations for – economic strife, political unrest and even battles over dwindling water resources. Many experts say we could be in for a grim future precipitated by water shortages, leading to the collapse of the food system, mass migration of refugees and, eventually, territorial wars. Chances are few of thought of that today as we took showers, flushed toilets and run washing machines. Water is plentiful: we just turn on the taps, and out it comes. Of course, given the ever-esca-
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lating cost of that water, we are more mindful of it. The higher cost is supposed to encourage us to conserve, the best way to make the most of our dwindling water supply. I say dwindling, but that’s not really the case. The planet is home to plenty of water, we’re just using it far more quickly than nature can replenish it in the quantities and locations we need. A glance at photos of the Earth taken from space makes the idea of a water shortage seem absurd. The globe is mostly water. However, 97 per cent of that is salt water. Of the remaining three per cent that is fresh water – the kind we need to drink and to grow food – more than two-thirds is contained in glaciers and icecaps. About 30 per cent is groundwater – the kind we depend on here in Waterloo Region – and only 0.3 per cent in available as surface water (lakes and rivers, for instance). In many of the areas currently experiencing water shortages – northern Africa comes to mind, as the report notes – the problem is access to freshwater supplies, which at times as more to do with politics and/or economics than it does Mother Nature. Still, with a growing number of people drawing on freshwater supplies, it’s no surprise we’re running into trouble. That goes double when, as is the case in much of the developing world, the bulk of the growth comes in regions already experiencing shortages. Population shifts on this continent – growth in water-starved California and the U.S. southwest – also contribute to the problem. While we’re still a long way from the worst-case scenarios, we’ll have to move now to mitigate the impacts, or bear the full and much larger costs later when we’re in an emergency situation. That means taking steps to combat climate change, and precautions in those places likely to be hardest hit – rising water levels, droughts and floods will wreak havoc where they occur, no matter what that nation’s government does or does not believe about climate change.
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■■ Lions eager to lend a hand with memorial trees To the Editor,
Re: What was the point of clear-cutting in Elmira? (letters, Observer, July 25/19).
I commend the Bartmann and Smith families for planting a tree in memory of their beloved Oma, as I firmly believe that memorial trees are a wonderful way to remember loved ones who have passed away. That is why 21 years ago we initiated the National Memorial Forest near Breslau where today 3,136 trees have been planted and
identified with a plaque in memory of a deceased family member, friend or loved one. Likewise, the Lions Memorial Forest in Elmira, started some 15 years ago, where 602 trees now stand. Although I may take credit for the idea, it is the hardworking members of the Elmira Lions Club, with help from others, who have and continue to make it happen. Other communities across Canada have copied our idea, and dozens of memorial forests have been developed as a result. It is obviously very important to obtain permission from the landowner before a tree is planted. We believe
also that it is important to identify each tree with the name of the deceased. We do this in our forests, with a memorial plaque placed in front of the tree. As we commend the Bartmann/Smith families for what they have done, we reach out to them to offer our assistance to provide a permanent site for a tree in memory of their Oma. We totally support the Township of Woolwich in its greening initiatives plan launched last May, and the members of the Elmira Lions Club are committed to do their share. Arthur Woods, Chair of the Elmira Lions Memorial Forest & Trails Committee
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data from your radars or your satellite surveillance before you had to decide whether to launch your nuclear counter-strike. Which makes it all the weirder that the Russians took the lead in introducing IRBMs to Europe. They were called SS-20s, and they put all the capitals of NATO’s European members on ten minutes’ notice of extinction. However, Moscow would also have only ten minutes’ warning once the U.S. developed its own IRBMs and based them in Europe
(they were called Pershing IIs). But the United States is not in Europe, and only the Soviet Union’s ICBMs could reach it. No matter what happened with IRBMs in Europe, the U.S. would still have a half-hour-plus warning time. The Russians were exceptionally foolish to start this particular bit of the arms race. By the mid-1980s the Russians were looking for a way out, and Ronald Reagan, who hated nuclear weapons, was happy to help them. He and Gorbachev signed the INF trea-
ty in 1987, banning all landbased ballistic missiles with ‘intermediate range’ (500-5,500 km). They also banned all land-based cruise missiles of similar range, although the relatively slow-moving cruise missiles never posed a ‘warning time’ problem. The INF Treaty was the first major sign that the Cold War was ending: 2,700 missiles were destroyed in the following two years, and everybody lived happily ever after. Sort of. So why have they now just let the INF Treaty die? DYER | 19
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Garrett Rank with the George R. Thorne Trophy he earned for capturing the title last week at the 117th Western Amateur golf tournament in Michigan.
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Garrett Rank claims title at Western Amateur golf tournament The 31-year-old carded six birdies and won seven holes. Wetterich made four birdies and won four holes. “With the experiences I’ve had it was kind of my advantage to be an older player and to have been in those situations before I think were vital for me to play well and ultimately be a champion.” Growing up in Elmira, Rank played hockey and golf, earning scholarships in both sports at the University of Waterloo. He decided to quit hockey and focus on golf in his second year.
In 2012, Rank was the runner-up to Nathan Smith at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship and in the same year won the Canadian University College Championship. “I’m super proud to finally have got it done,” Rank said. “I was playing little three-hole games against myself and that was the recipe to my success – to kind of just stay in the moment and take one shot at a time. “It’s a huge honour – there are some big names on the trophy. It doesn’t really change my future in
golf but it gives me a better ranking and some confidence going into some other tournaments.” After his win at the 117th Western Amateur, one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world, Rank isn’t resting on his laurels, as he will be aiming for another title at the Canadian Mid-Amateur, which runs August 20-23 at The Summit Golf & Country Club in Richmond Hill, Ont. After that, he’ll be gearing up to return to his job as a NHL referee in September
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Elmira’s Garrett Rank became the first Canadian in 42 years to win the Western Amateur tournament, claiming the win at Point O’ Woods Golf and Country Club in Michigan. With much of his time now taken up as a National Hockey League referee, Rank had been chasing his first major amateur title in nearly five years. With a 3 and 2 victory – three holes ahead with two holes to play (the match ended after No. 16) – over Daniel
Wetterich of Cincinnati, Rank earned the George R. Thorne Trophy, a first for a Canadian since Jim Nelford in 1977. Rank is also the first mid-amateur to win since Danny Green in 1997. “I’m super thrilled, really humbled to win a tournament this prestigious late in my career,” Rank said. Rank was 1-down after the fifth hole in the final, but took the lead with a birdie on the 7th and gave no room for Wetterich to catch up. The match ended with a final par from Rank on the 16th.
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he other day I checked online and found out that I had been successful in the deer antlerless tag allocation draw for the upcoming season. In plain English, this means I have a doe tag this year. Many non-hunters wonder why people like me are so happy when we get doe tags. Well, one reason is it means that we can now at least double our chances of filling the freezer because any deer that walks by is fair game. Most times, in fact, we do more than double our chances. There have been seasons where I have seen 10 does to every buck. This is my first doe tag in at least four years so I’m feeling particularly lucky. For a good while I thought someone in the MNRF was doing psychological experiments on me – perhaps a study on how the average hunter reacts to seeing only antlerless deer when he or she does not have an antlerless tag. Luckily, in all those years I did not have a doe tag, I was fortunate enough to harvest bucks. I suspect this made me the wrong guy for the initial study and therefore
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Woolwich swimmers dive forward to finals
It’s been another record-breaking season for members of the Wave, who have another shot in New Hamburg BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com
The Woolwich Wave swim team has had a strong season so far and is now gearing up for their final competition against the rival Fergus Flippers and Kincardine Kippers in the neutral waters of New Hamburg’s Wilmot Recreation Complex this weekend. The Woolwich Wave season began June 22, with practices biweekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays to prepare for four separate South Western Ontario Recreational Swimming Association (SWORSA) swim meets. The team is in good shape to take on the challenge, having six members of their team break decades-old records in their respective divisions. For instance, 12-year-old Isobel Speiran has already broken several records, including the 100-metre individual medley in the girls 11 & 12 with a time of 1.22.27. It was enough to beat the previous time from 15 years ago (2004) of 1.22.72. No stranger to success in the lanes, Speiran said the upcoming competition would be an opportunity to push herself even further, aiming to beat every single time in her division. “At this point, it feels amazing with every single one of them,” said Speiran. “After the two meets of not breaking any records, I’m as motivated as ever to get these final two records. “I’m pretty proud of myself for breaking the ones I’ve broken so far … but it’s always in the back of my mind that I can always go for more and there’s a new goal I need to achieve.” Speiran has been on the Woolwich Wave team for six years, whose previous accomplishments include holding the record for the 11 & 12 50-metre freestyle with a time of 33.06, as well as the 100-metre freestyle in the same division with a time of 01.19.30. “It’s a big commitment for me after six years of being on the swim team, I make sure it’s always my priority; I always show up to practice on time, because you really have to make the most of that two hours you got a week,” said Speiran. “I feel pretty great so far. It’s a pretty big deal on the swim team, breaking a record; everyone congratulates you for it. I’ve broken my fair share of records so far, so not a lot of people
The Woolwich Wave girls’ relay team broke a 28-year record in the 100-metre medley in the girls 9 & 10 division, a course that requires each team member to perform a different type of swim. Leah Eckmier, Angela Levac, Kayla Raben and Emily Arnold make up the winning combination. [VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]
get too surprised anymore,” she added with a laugh. The team has experienced success all-round; the relay team, Leah Eckmier, Angela Levac, Kayla Raben and Emily Arnold, broke the record in the 100-metre medley relay in the girls 9 & 10 division with a time of 01:22:09 – the previous record from 1991 was three seconds
longer. Arnold and Eckmier added that the experience taught them effective breathing techniques. Levac also beat quite a few times on her own individually in her 9 & 10 division: in the 50-metre freestyle, she broke a record from 1990 (35.87) with a final time of 35.87. While it may be an ath-
letic accomplishment, one of the team managers, Erin Schmidt, added that the Woolwich Wave was more of a friendly atmosphere than competitive. “We call ourselves recreationally competitive,” explained Schmidt. “I think one of the things that I really liked seeing out here is that a lot of these kids get to become really good
friends, in many ways. They really enjoy coming out and seeing each other. Even though they’re working on it individually, it is a team environment.” The Woolwich Wave swim team has grown in popularity over the years, reaching membership numbers of nearly 100 kids across all of the divisions. “Enrollment has actually
been going up year over year,” said Schmidt. “We’re actually full, all the time. I feel like it could fit a couple of little kids in the summer – we’re just doing registration for the fall. “We’ve had a waiting list over the past couple years.” Swimmers will put their skills to the test this Saturday (August 10) at the Wilmot Recreation Complex.
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they gave me a doe tag for another study which analyzes what it will be like after a hunter sees the buck of a lifetime after harvesting a doe early in the season. Studies aside, there are other reasons why doe tags are valuable to the hunter. The main one is that having an antlerless tag makes the hunter more desirable to other hunt camps. It works something like this. The hunter with the antlerless tag walks into a place where hunters gather and casually mentions that he has been allocated a doe tag. Suddenly, word gets out. This is the equivalent of a beautiful, single heiress to a massive fortune driving to a party of superficial bachelors in a brand new, fully loaded pickup truck that is towing a top-of-the-line bass boat – complete with the finest rods, full tackle boxes and state of the art electronics. The results are similarly predictable. Suddenly, several hunters from competing camps will be complimentary and buy the hunter with the antlerless tag coffees, donuts, or perhaps even roses. They are not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts, or even as a way of saying congratulations. What they are really trying to communicate is “I do not have a doe tag but, if you agree to party hunt with us, I will place you in a horrible spot and fill your tag for you. And then we can share your doe.” As you can see, the heady allure of this gives the hunter with the antlerless tag many options. The one he or she should choose is to play coy. This could mean indicating that maybe you will hunt with that group if your hunt doesn’t pan out. Or it could mean getting a good lawyer and creating a contract that includes plenty of perks such as nightly pedicures, the best steaks, top stand locations and having coffee and a donut delivered every morning to the deer stand. Needless to say, this only works if doe tags are scarce – or later in the season if you still have your antlerless tag and everyone else has filled theirs. Otherwise, you’ll need to get your own coffee and donuts.
Slo-pitch for fun and fundraising now on deck in Wellesley A fixture in the township, the Don Green Memorial Tournament is set for this weekend at the community centre BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com
The Don Green Memorial slo-pitch tournament has given back to the recreation services in Wellesley for more than three decades. This weekend, the 35th annual outing will see players take the ball diamonds behind the Wellesley Community Centre. The line-up card is full, with 16 teams in four divisions ready to play some baseball, helped along by volunteers and many local residents. “It’s open to the community,” said organizer Blair Cressman of the Wellesley & District Lions Club. “The barbecue will be humming all weekend – come out and grab some food with the family and watch some baseball, and catch up with some neighbours.”
Hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, popcorn, cold beverages in the beer gardens, a home run contest, and a 50/50 raffle are all on offer throughout the weekend. The event raised some $7-8,000 last year and is expected to keep up the momentum once again in 2019. There is prize money up for grabs for winners of the tournament, added Cressman, but it is not the central focus of the event, as the teams typically donate the winnings to the Lions Club. Then, the money goes right back into the village, with the splash pad and accessible playground being two community projects funded by the local Lions Club through these types of events. “There will be different degrees of skill in the tour-
nament, but in general, it’s more about having fun. Most of the teams know the other teams because they’ve played in the tournament for so long,” said Cressman. “Even if you win or lose, you’re usually going up to the beer gardens after and sharing a pint with your friends and neighbours as part of the social aspect of the tournament.” The event is named after the late Don Green, a Wellesley Township resident who was well-known across the agricultural industry in southern Ontario. Green’s family ran the tournament in his honour after Don’s passing in the ’80s. After running the event became a bit too onerous on them, the Wellesley & District Lions Club took the torch and carried it for the
past decade. “The youth sports was close and dear to Don Green,” said Cressman. “He was involved in the community and was very well-known for his involvement in baseball, hockey and youth activities right in Wellesley village. So that was the core function of the Don Green Memorial Fund, organized to be able to spread funds to as many youth activities and youth sports in the community as possible. “It is nice that it’s tied to something recreational like a slo-pitch tournament.” Given the success of the event, organizers need not change much; while it has undergone minor tweaks and changes, the Don Green Memorial Tournament has stayed relatively the same since its inception.
Cressman added that the diamond lights would be fully functional after the Wellesley council voted to replace all three ball diamond lights in the township back in April. “We were a little bit on pins and needles until about two weeks ago was whether the light standards would be up on the lower diamond,” said Cressman. “The township pushed forward and was able to get those operational in the last two weeks. The new LED lights are very well-positioned, and they do light up the field quite well, so hats off to the township.” The Don Green Memorial Tournament takes place August 9-10 at the Wellesley Community Centre beginning at 5 p.m. and rolls late into the evening both nights.
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Jody Jamieson piloted Sports Obsession (top left) to victory in the 22nd annual Battle of Waterloo at Grand River Raceway, while Doug McNair and Karma Seelster captured the prize in the 11th annual Battle of the Belles. Both races were part of Industry Day activities held on holiday Monday. [EMMA ONGMAN / AG PHOTOGRAPHY, VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]
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MORE THAN CREDIT Following a successful one-year pilot project, Do More Agriculture (DMA) Foundation and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) announced they are extending and expanding their partnership to bring mental health awareness and training to rural Canada. Under the pilot project, FCC provided $50,000 in funding to facilitate mental health first aid training for producers and agriculture industry in 12 selected communities across Canada.
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UW researchers looking to find the sweet spot where technology is useful, but without too much loss of privacy BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com
In the age of helicopter parenting and invasive monitoring technology, is there such a thing as information overload for today’s parents? Apparently so, says a new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo looking into human-computer interaction. The study examined the use of technologies such as GPS, fitness trackers and surveillance applications and the best ways these can be used to inform parents while respecting privacy. In looking at ways to design such technologies, the researchers found parents are looking for balance. “In looking at how parents want to be updated about their children in settings like daycares, it’s clear they don’t want a constant stream of information on what is happening minute to minute, even though that’s now possible,” said Anastasia Kuzminykh, a PhD candidate in Waterloo’s David R. Cheriton
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e took the opportunity to recognize Food Day Canada on Saturday, and I hope you did too. Our recognition started with a Twitter post from our back porch, where we enjoyed homemade pancakes for brunch, and ended with a burger-and-sausage BBQ dinner at my daughter and son-in-law’s crop and livestock farm near Thamesville. The holiday weekend weather couldn’t have been better in southwestern Ontario for eating outdoors ... which is exactly why Food Day Canada is celebrated in August rather than during the fall harvest, close to Thanksgiving, when the weather is less favourable and the food associated with Canada’s bountiful
School of Computer Science. “Instead, parents prefer summary information, a recounting of what has happened during the time apart from their children.” Advances in technology have made real-time monitoring possible, but applications aren’t always in tune with actual demand, she suggests. “It’s a matter of what’s needed versus what’s possible.” There are endless streams of data that could be made available to parents, but many are interested in a balance that doesn’t overwhelm them while maintaining privacy concerns. Parents differ widely in what they think is appropriate when it comes to monitoring their children with the use of technology, Kuzminykh notes. “At the end of the day, it’s a personal choice for a parent,” she said of using technology, adding there are pragmatic reasons for such concerns. A live video feed from the home or daycare centre, for instance, would require parents to sit and
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watch it constantly – that’s not really feasible. “Parents do struggle with the need to check in on this
information.” Noting that parents prefer relevant information provided in summary
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form, she said the key is for technology developers to match those needs. Of course, not all parents
are eager to adopt these technologies or to be overly invasive. “There are polarized opinions and attitudes towards this kind of technology,” she said, noting some parents are simply opposed to “spying” on their kids. The researchers undertook a three-phase study that examined the information needs of parents with young children. The first of the three was ‘experience sampling,’ in which participants were prompted three times a day over several weeks through a specialized mobile phone app to systematically self-report about their children. They were asked questions such as: Where is your child right now? Describe your child’s mood the last time you saw them. How worried are you about your child right now? If we could provide you with information about your child right now, what would you like to know? During the second phase, the researchers conducted a series of interviews with UW RESEARCH | 13
Take-home lessons from Food Day Canada summer production is long gone. I’m a huge fan of Food Day Canada, the national food recognition event that started locally in Elora by Canadian food icon and University of Guelph food laureate Anita Stewart, and thanks to her tenacity is now celebrated nationally the first Saturday of August every year. It never fails to impart or reinforce some take home lessons about food production, like these: Food is about more than nutrition. Every year, Stewart makes headway with more municipalities who light up local landmarks in support of Food Day Canada. This year, the CN Tower once again was awash in colour, and Toronto Mayor John Tory proclaimed Food Day Canada in the city.
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That’s smart on municipalities’ behalf. Food has a huge feel-good factor that provides comfort and some measure of social unification during turbulent times – like the ones we’re in now. Municipalities need all the help they can get from initiatives like this to bring people together under a common theme. Farmers need to connect with society. Agriculture has a tendency to take its foot off the gas once recognition events end. Any sec-
tor would do the same. However, every sector doesn’t touch society the way agriculture does. It has multiple – daily, in fact – opportunities to remind consumers of the value it provides. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have near enough financial or human resources available to do so. So it needs the likes of Mayor Tory and federal agriculture and food minister Marie-Claude Bibeau to do some of its bidding. In the minister’s case, it’s vital and admirable that she’s taking important measures like instituting a national food policy. That, she says, will help ensure all Canadians have access to a sufficient amount of safe, nutritious, and culturally diverse food. “Making the food system more transparent to con-
sumers ... will strengthen and build public confidence and instill pride in our Canadian agriculture and food sector,” she says. It’s a measure that must happen daily; Food Day Canada serves as a reminder for that imperative. Agriculture is under the gun. The forces of nature and politics are pushing farmers to the limit. This spring was a disastrous for crop farmers – it was so wet they couldn’t get onto their fields to plant when they needed to. Many crops were planted late, and without a near-perfect, extended end to the growing season, they’ll be in big trouble. Then there are the unanticipated sanctions farmers face from China. It used to be one of our most solid export destinations, but
has kicked back since we tried to help our American neighbours by arresting a Chinese business person wanted in the U.S. For their part, livestock farmers continually face activists who abhor animal agriculture and bestow their version of the truth on confused consumers. Even those on the fence wonder about science, technology and whether we have enough bees to pollinate crops. So thank goodness for Food Day Canada and its role in reminding the country about agriculture’s many contributions – and challenges it faces – every day. And thanks to the event’s organizers for their commitment to Canada’s most important and perhaps least understood sector, agriculture.
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needs. “We as technology designers need to ... design it so that it meets all of those needs, but doesn’t violate privacy, personal space.” There are many types of systems, and they all raise questions about privacy. Parents do differentiate between overt uses of technology – e.g. video cameras around the house or GPS trackers – and covert uses, such as a tracking app on a smartphone. The research indicated parents so have concerns about contributing to a growing surveillance state, for instance. The information collected by monitoring systems ends up in the cloud, so others could gain access to it, be they hackers or the ser-
vice providers and anyone they might be selling information to. “Ethics is a huge part of it,” she said of the development of the technology. With that in mind, feedback from users will help to not only make the systems more usable, but perhaps weed out the most troublesome of the surveillance aspects. The technology is in its infancy, and it will evolve with feedback from the public over time, Kuzminykh suggests. Her latest research involves parents, children and privacy, specifically on how parents’ use of sharing technologies such as blogs and social media impact their children’s privacy, and the footprints such postings leave behind.
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Decades later, Eva Peron’s story still resonates JM Drama’s production of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Evita is now on stage at The Registry Theatre in Kitchener BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com
Scenes from the rehearsal of choreography for the JM Drama production of Evita, which opens tonight (Thursday). [SUBMITTED]
A collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Evita first hit the stage in 1978. Since then it’s been a favourite with audiences worldwide. Although set against the real historical going-ons in Argentina of the 1930s and ’40s, the Cinderella-esque nature of the story – albeit with some decidedly nonfairytale-like turns – explains its enduring appeal. “The appeal is the struggle she had growing up. She didn’t have the easiest life,” said director Mark Panchaud. “In the end, she did a lot for the people of Argentina.
“The public loved her.” Flashback to 1934. A night club in Junin, Eva’s home town. Eva Duarte is just 15. She asks the singer appearing in the club, Agustin Magaldi, with whom she has had a brief affair, to take her to the big city – Buenos Aires. He is reluctant, but she gets her way. Once in Buenos Aires, Eva quickly disposes of Magaldi and works her way through a string of men, each of whom helps her one rung more up the ladder of fame and fortune. She becomes a successful model, broadcaster and
film actress. Now it’s 1943. Colonel Juan Peron is one of several military leaders close to the presidency of Argentina, which in recent years has proved a far-from-secure job for the incumbent. At a charity concert (featuring Eva’s old friend Magaldi) held to raise money for the victims of an Argentine earthquake, Eva and Peron meet. They both realize that each has something the other wants. From now on, Eva hitches her ambitions to political stars. She evicts Peron's mistress from his apartment and moves
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More than 60 years after her death – and more than four decades since her story came to the stage – the saga of Eva Peron still captures our attention. Pretty good for a young woman with few prospects from an obscure corner of the globe. Not that her story is always a happy one. Still, a rags-to-riches tale filled with romance, intrigue, manipulation and Latin American politics is definitely captivating. Throw in upbeat music and choreography, and you’ve got the basis of a popular Broadway musical, one that’s now on stage at The Registry Theatre in Kitchener, the latest production from JM Drama. Winner of seven Tony Awards, Evita is based on the life and times of Eva Peron, the second wife of Argentine dictator General Juan Peron. It chronicles her life as Argentina’s most complex and powerful figure, against a backdrop of political unrest, until her tragic death of cancer in 1952. Born Eva Duarte in 1919 – illegitimate, poor, without privilege – she overcame it all, becoming the First Lady of Argentina at the age of 27 and the most powerful woman her country had ever seen. Blessed with charisma, Eva captivated a nation by championing the working class. A saint to the ordinary people, she was reviled by the aristocracy, and mistrusted by the military.
into Peron's life to such an extent that she excites the extreme wrath of two factions who were to remain her enemy until her death: the army and the aristocracy. Still later, Eva is sick – cancer will eventually take her at the age of 33 – but intent on maintaining her place in the media spotlight. She’ll be the centre of attention until the end – to the strains of “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina.” And it’s the music and dancing that seals the deal in Evita, of course. “Certainly the music pulls them in, the cho-
reography – it’s a lot of moving, a lot of dancing,” Panchaud said of the audience appeal. “I’m convinced that any male that sees this will want to go out and learn the tango,” he added with a laugh. Has was taken with Evita himself from the first time he heard the soundtrack album in high school, when he was performing in another Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. “I fell in love with it. I found a lot of the songs upbeat and fun,” he said, noting the story does take a bit of a turn towards the end. He cites Peron’s Latest Flame – “Eva’s struggle against the aristocracy and the army on the other side” – and Rainbow Tour as the upbeat songs that capture his attention. Given that JM Drama’s announcement it was going to do Evita packed auditions, Panchaud isn’t the only one enamoured with the musical. The group’s production features a cast of 28, leaving plenty for the director to coordinate, especially within the confines of The Registry Theatre. “It is a fairly large cast for such an intimate site,” he admitted. The JM Drama staging of Evita runs August 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, with show time at 7:30 in each case. Tickets are $33 ($29 for seniors and students), available online at kwtickets.evenue.net or by calling 519-579-8564. More information is available at www.registrytheatre.com.
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FRI. AUG 23 AT 6:00 PM - ANNUAL CHARIty auction of new and used donated items; quilts; gift certificates; toys; etc for the Waterloo County Steam Threshers Reunion at 7590 Line 86 MATTRESS AND BOX Wallenstein. Jantzi AucSPRING, NEW, NEVER tions Ltd 519 656 3555 used, still in sealed bag. www.jantziauctions.com Sacrifice $195. Delivery available $35. 519-635- SAT. AUG 24 AT 9:30 8737. AM - FARM PROPERTY auction of an approx AUCTIONS 90 acres farm; tractors; MON. AUG 12TH - machinery; farm miscelONLINE AUCTION laneous items; houseclosing at 7:00 PM: to hold effects; antiques include banks; First Gear; and collectibles; at 1762 CAT; Spec Cast tractor Manser Rd Wellesley for trailers; Auto World cars Gary and Karen Felhaber. and other collectable Jantzi Auctions Ltd 519 cars and much much 656 3555 www.jantziaucmore. www.jantziauc- tions.com tion.hibid.com for more LISTINGS info. Jantzi Auctions Ltd CONTINUE ON 519 656 3555 www.jantPAGE 16 ziauctions.com LAWN FERTILIZER AND LAWN SEED - CALL George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519669-2045.
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Licensed 309A Electrician Required Require Experience Installing rigid conduit. Must be able to read drawings and turn into finished jobs. Require WHIMIS, Fall Arrest Training, and Skyjack / Lift training certification. Experience running small jobs desirable. Travel to Job-Sites required. Benefit plan and company sponsored RRSP after 3 months. Please direct resumés to: Tim Ropp Operations Manager Ziegler Electric Ltd. 101 Bonnie Cres. Elmira, ON N3B 2Z5 FAX: 519-669-1343
Grade Holstein Cows in various stages. Followed by a Dairy Consignment Sale with registered and grade, fresh and springing young Holstein cows and heifers. Open & Bred heifers will start at 11:30 A.M. prior to the Herd & Dairy Sale. Consignments Welcome!
SAT AUGUST 17TH – 11:00 AM – BEEF COW & CALF SALE. Offering cows, breeder
bulls, and cow/calf pairs. Cull cows at 11A.M. followed by Stocker sale. Consignments Accepted!
Looking for individuals to work around livestock, mainly cattle/sheep and lambs. Livestock handling experience is preferred and have some flexibility as to schedule. Reply to: Ontario Livestock Exchange P.O Box 443 Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4A9 or email lwitzel@olex.on.ca mmoser@olex.on.ca
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Murray & Daniel Shantz
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WED. AUGUST 28TH – 11:30 A.M. – DAIRY SALE. Offering registered and grade, fresh
and springing young Holstein cows and heifers. Open & Bred heifers will start at 11:30 A.M. prior to the Dairy Sale. Consignments Welcome!   Â
LISTINGS CONTINUED FROM PG. 15 FARM EQUIPMENT
OAT & PEAS FOR FORAGE COVER CROPS FORAGE HARVESTER - Call George Haffner WAGONS. 7 AVAIL- Trucking, 519-574-4141 able. 1 New Holland #8 or 519-669-2045. $2,500. 3 DION 1016 RENTALS with 12.5L15. 12T gear with rear hitch $6,500/ ELMIRA - 1 BEDROOM, each. 3 DION 1018 steel BOTTOM UNIT IN sides 4 beater rear walk- newer 6-plex, stairs ing tandems on 11.5L15 involved. Ideal for single $10,500/each. All excel- retired or professional. lent condition, always No pets, no smoking. shedded. Call 519-498- Available Oct. 1. $750/ 6870 mth + utilities. 519-6692212. FARM SERVICES TRADES & BAGGED PINE SHAVSERVICES INGS AGRICULTURAL Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; RON'S DRYWALL AND feed grade lime, 25kg. RENOVATIONS. OVER Delivered. Call George 35 years experience. Haffner Trucking, 519- Please call 519-496-7539 574-4141 or 519-669- or email ron.spncr@ 2045. gmail.com
Carson’s Auction Service R.R.#3 Listowel, ON N4W 3G8
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RENTALS
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HELP WANTED
Full-time & Parttime livestock help
•Final grading •Lawn repair & complete seeding well equipped for large stoney areas •Spike Aerator/Overseeding •Natural & Interlocking Stone •Retaining Walls, Walks & Patios •Help for Top Water & Drainage issue
CAMEO COURT APARTMENTS 30 Church St. W., ELMIRA Rare Premium Downtown Elmira, spacious one Bedroom open-layout Apartment becoming AVAILABLE in modern (2012) Apartment Building complete with Elevator, Main floor Common Room, individual Central Heating / Air Conditioning in each Apt., as well as 5 appliances (washer/dryer in each Apt.)
KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter. Minimum 15 ton lots. Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.
CONTACT: (519) 525-2222 or (226) 989-4627 (After 4PM) OR: evans@hurontel.on.ca
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34 BROOKMEAD STREET, ELMIRA Great family home in a child friendly neighbourhood. Open concept mn flr L.R./D.R. with hardwood flooring. Country kitchen & dining area w/walkout to an enclosed deck – 18’ x 24’. Upper family room. 3 bdrms – master w/walk-in closet & 4 pc. ensuite. Finished rec. room & R.I. for another washroom. Double asphalt driveway. 1545 sq. ft. Custom shed w/loft & stone firepit. New MLS
SAT, AUGUST 10 TH • 10AM - 12PM 51 MOCKINGBIRD DRIVE, ELMIRA
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KARATE! RETURNING THIS FALL SCHWEITZER'S MARTIAL ARTS Self-defense, Self-discipline, Self-confidence GROUP CLASSES FOR AGES 4 TO ADULT Taught by Renshi Becky Schweitzer, 4th Degree Black Belt and World Karate Champion Location Heidelberg Community Centre - 2915 Lobsinger Line, Heidelberg. Our Fall 10 week session $90+HST Register at the Heidelberg Community Centre Aug. 26 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call 519-580-1418 or e-mail becky_ schweitzer@hotmail.com
BENEFIT DINNER AND DANCE FOR MURRAY FREY. DO YOU Like Blue Grass? .. and roast beef? - All Are Welcome For a fun filled evening September 7th @ Elmira Lions Hall. Two live bands, roast beef dinner, silent auction, door prizes & cash bar. Blue Grass Band "Maple Sugar Sweethearts" 5-8pm, Roast Beef Dinner 6pm Tickets must be pre-purchased (by August 29) for bluegrass and dinner venue - $50. Local Country Band "Moonshine" 8:30pm. Tickets for Moonshine only - $25. For tickets or to make a donation please contact: Bonnie Brubacher, 519-669-3148, Kim Frey 519501-0628 or Melodie Martin 519807-4570.
66 ANNA STREET, ELMIRA
Welcoming and cozy one bedroom 3 Bathroom, townhouse .. Spacious 1056 square feet, with a finished basement complete with, a recrea�on room, bathroom, den/second bedroom and ample storage … Stop paying Rent and invest in YOUR home … In-suite Laundry .. parking .. a�ached Double garage and your own yard! Book your private showing today MLS# 30728374
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SUMMER KARATE CAMP! AUG UST 19TH 23RD. HEIDELBERG Community Centre 2915 Lobsinger Line SCHWEITZER'S MARTIAL ARTS Self-confidence, Self-defense, Character building, Have fun! BEGINNERS WELCOME! Ages 4 to adult Taught by Renshi Becky Schweitzer, 4th Degree Black
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This stylishly decorated 3 Bedroom home, is located on a half-acre secluded Lot, small town living 15 minutes from KW. This home features an in-ground pool with interlocking pa�o and deck area, ample yard, mature trees, and gorgeous views of open farm land. Main floor consists of Kitchen, dine�e with walk-out to pool area, Formal dining room, and living room with stone fireplace. 2nd floor offers, a large 6 piece bath with je�ed tub, & Cheater-Ensuite, Master bedroom with walk-in closet, and 2 addi�onal Bedrooms. Lower level features a family room with gas fireplace and wet bar, second walk–out to a pergolaed deck and pool, 2/pc bath, laundry/mud room. Finished basement features a 21” x 20” tastefully finished recrea�on room with built in cabinetry … THIS IS A MUST SEE House. MLS#30755306
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Beautifully detailed fully renovated Four Level Side Split on quiet street in great location central to schools and all amenities, offers three bedrooms, three bathrooms, remodeled kitchen with a peninsula,dining room with walkout to the gorgeous multilevel deck, hot tub and pool area. The family room also offers access to the outside living area where you can relax in the sun or shade. This is a beautiful home and needs to be seen to be appreciated. The landscaping and lawns are well manicured. MLS. Call Bert to view.
$669,000 ELMIRA
This very unique century home is an Arts and Craft Design remodeled by the original owners. Built in 1913 this home has been completely updated including all windows, electrical, plumbing, hydro service and roofs. Located on a quiet street close to schools, rec centre and a 10 minute walk to down town. Beautiful landscaping with professionally installed patio, interlocking driveway and private back yard with water feature. A cozy sunroom ideal for your morning coffee. MLS. Call Bert to view. Come see this Beautiful Property.
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F A M I LY A L B U M ANNIVERSARY
Here’s to another year of being great together! Happy 20th Anniversary!
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Thank You family, friends and neighbours for all your kind words, thoughtful deeds and many prayers. I am doing well. Thank you. Shirley Merlihan OBITUARY
Heather Calder and Patrick Merlihan along with their children, Parker and Finn, celebrated their 20th Wedding Anniversary August 7.
Gauthier, Shirley
OBITUARY
Foell, Carl Emanuel Passed away peacefully at Barnswallow Place, Elmira, on Monday, August 5, 2019, at the age of 96 years. Carl Foell was the beloved husband of the late Gwen (Ingram) Foell (2018). Dear father of Doug, Bill and Barb, Brad, and Jeff and Charlotte. Lovingly remembered by his 11 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren. Predeceased by a son Don and daughter-in-law Lois, brothers Stan and Robert and a sister Jean (in infancy). Carl farmed the family farms in Mapleton Township for his entire working life. Along with his passion for farming, Carl had a great love of country music and the Foell Orchestra was an important part of Carl’s life. Family and friends were received on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 11 a.m. at St. James Lutheran Church 60 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A reception will follow. Interment will take place in Glen Allan Cemetery after the reception. As expressions of sympathy donations may be made to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Linwood. A special thank you to the caring staff at Barnswallow Place for the love and compassion shown to Carl.
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Passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 28, 2019, at her residence in Guelph, at the age of 80. Dear mother of Garry Pommer (Margaret Pascetta) of Guelph. Grandma of Ted Pommer and Jake Pommer, and step-grandmother of Jody Bauman, Michael Bauman and Denny (Joanne) Bauman. Shirley was the owner/operator of Town Talk Ladies Wear in Elmira for many years. Predeceased by her parents Noah and Dora (Letson) Frey, her brother Floyd (Gladys) Frey, sister Lila Dobberthein, nephews Rick Dobberthein and Russell Frey, and niece Jackie Bayer. Family interment was held in West Montrose United Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.
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Summer was in full swing for these kids enjoying the accessible Kate's Place playground at Elmira's Gibson Park on Aug. 7. Among those having fun in the sun were (from left) Celeste, 2, Rachel, 4, Layla, 3, Harrison, 7, and Ellie, 3.
Bauman, Almeda Passed away at her home on Sunday, August 4, 2019, at the age of 68 years. Almeda (Weber) Bauman leaves to mourn her husband Josiah Bauman of RR 1, Elmira, children Emma and James Frey of RR 1, Waterloo, Edward and Leona Bauman of RR 2, Mount Forest, Elam and Fern Bauman of RR 1, Holstein, Irene, Anna, and David Bauman, all of RR 1, Elmira, nine grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, five step-great-grandchildren, siblings Saloma and Henry Brubacher, Tilman and Lucinda Weber, Selina (Mrs. Henry) Martin, Adeline and Emmanuel Brubacher, and Owen and Anna Weber. She was predeceased by a daughter Miriam Bauman (2014), her parents Abram and Elvina (Weber) Weber, two stepmothers Anna (Brubacher) Weber (1990) and Emma (Martin) Weber (2013), and a brother-in-law Henry Martin. Visitation was held at the home of Josiah Bauman, 2487 Floradale Road, RR 1, Elmira on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 from 1-4 and 5-8:30 p.m. and Wednesday, August 7, 2019 from 2-6 p.m. A family service will be held at the family home on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 9 a.m. then to North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House, 996 Sandy Hills Drive, RR 1, Elmira for burial and public service. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.
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The Russians have been fiddling around with an existing sea-launched cruise missile that has a range of several thousand kilometres. That’s legal at sea, but then they test-fired the same missile from a landbased mobile launcher. They kept that test below the INF-permitted limit of 500 km for land-based cruise missiles, but the test proved that it would work at any range. Naughty and stupid, but boys will be boys. It’s a cruise missile, so it has no impact on warning time, nor would it give Russia any strategic advantage. Why didn’t Vladimir Putin just stop the nonsense, and maybe apologize? Same goes for the United States: the INF is good value, and the Russian infringement is legally questionable but strategically unimportant. Why haven’t you taken the time to sort this out and keep the treaty alive? The reason is China. All the arms control treaties of
the later 20th century were made in a bipolar world: the United States and the Soviet Union were the only players who counted. Now China counts too, and arms control becomes a ‘threebody problem.’ Those are very hard problems to solve. The sane answer is simply to deal the Chinese in. Beijing doesn’t want to live with ten minutes’ warning time either. It would probably sign up to the INF terms provided that the U.S. and Russia were willing to grant it parity in other weapons. You could even throw in a new ban on ‘hypersonic’ missiles of intermediate range, which will be otherwise be threatening warning times in a few years. But there are people in Washington, and no doubt in Moscow, who would love to have the option of a no-warning disarming strike on Beijing. You have to kill the INF to achieve that, because you would need to put land-based intermediate-range ballis-
tic missiles on the ground in Asia. But those people have won the argument, because nobody else cares enough. Former U.S. secretary of state George Shultz, who negotiated the INF Treaty, told the Voice of America recently: “When something like the INF goes down the drain almost like nothing, it shows you the degree to which people have forgotten the power of these weapons. One day it’ll be too late.” It’s 30 years since the Cold War ended, and the insiders in the American and Russian defence establishments who are letting the INF die are betraying our trust. New weapons, new strategies, new threats are the building blocks of their careers, and they have forgotten to be afraid of nuclear war. So don’t blame Donald Trump or John Bolton or Vladimir Putin, who are only doing their usual belligerent shtick. Blame the careerists, who should know better.
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The only thing better than cruising is more cruising Elmira couple recognized for taking their boat on back-to-back trips through the Great Loop BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com
A local couple recently returned from a trip that took them far beyond their Elmira home: Kurt and Leanne Penfold just finished their second circumnavigation of the ‘Great Loop,’ a challenging adventure that takes boaters on a 6,000-mile journey through the eastern side of North America. This earned them a MasterLOOPerate degree from America’s Great Loop Cruiser’s Associations, given in recognition for finishing the Great Loop more than once – the Penfolds completed the trek back-toback. “We fell in love with staying in 26+ degrees Celsius sunny days because that’s what you do when you travel this loop with the season. The way it works out is, throughout November and December, you’re headed down to Florida and going down the interior of the United States; it’s really hot and sunny all the time,” said Kurt. “So we decided, hey, let’s forget the winters, and do it again.” Starting in the fall of 2017 until summer 2018, and once again through 2018 and 2019, the pair completed the Great Loop aboard their 44’ Regal Express Cruiser powerboat, Festivus. It features a fridge, ice-maker freezer, an electric grill, convection microwave, three televisions, three Blu-ray players, two washrooms and a salon area. Twin diesel 480 horsepower engines power the boat, while a diesel generator operates the heat and air conditioning.
Kurt and Leanne Penfold of Elmira received their MasterLOOPerate degree from America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association (AGLCA) for completing one of the world’s most unique adventures, America’s Great Loop. Boaters doing the Great Loop are on a 6,000-mile journey that circumnavigates the eastern part of the U.S. and Canada. [SUBMITTED]
It was more than enough to keep them comfortable as they took in incredible sights from the distinct vantage point of the water’s edge. Starting in Orillia, they made their way up the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, through the New York State Canals, into the Great Lakes, down the inland river system, across the Gulf of Mexico, and around the southern tip of Florida. Often, they visited marinas during their pit stops. The two explored plenty of unique landmarks along the way, from Civil War exhibits in South Carolina, to “mushroom” houses in Charlevoix, Michigan, to
the sunny islands of Bahamas. “[Ground Zero] in New York City... that would be the place that affected me the most,” said Leanne. “I remember where I was September 11, 2001. Being at a distance, you see it; you look at what happened ... But when you go to this memorial, it really brought it home for me. It’s very well-done. I think it’s an awesome tribute to everybody who was involved that day. From first responders to people in the building.” “The Bahamas was a highlight – we went back there because it was such a pleasant place,” added Kurt.
“We stayed at Green Turtle Cay, that was our home base for a while. We met a lot of local people. They’re really nice.” They kept a log to keep track of how the money they spent compared to their predicted cost and found they often spent a little more than predicted. Fuel was among the biggest overages, along with marina costs and food – but all deemed worth it for this trip of a lifetime. There is meticulous planning that goes into a trip of this scale; the couple joined America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association that provided support, maps,
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meetings, and advice for how to successfully complete their journey. Despite all the planning, the couple added that there could be unforeseen circumstances that make a trip more difficult. “One big factor is the weather. There are plenty of apps for that to check wind, waves, we travel in calm seas; we’re not a sailboat, so we like calm waters,” said Leanne. “These websites were, for the most part, pretty accurate. There was only twice in the two years that we had issues with the weather.” But smooth seas never did make a strong sailor –
the couple said that they were motivated to make the trip after several personal tragedies, and hope their experience inspires others to do the same. “The first year, there were four close friends of ours who passed away unexpectedly,” said Kurt. “That part hit home for me: ‘hey, I’m glad we’re doing this. Because life isn’t forever.’” “Don’t wait to do things too long, because tomorrow is not a given,” added Leanne. The couple plans to continue boating on their vessel in summer 2020, this time around Georgian Bay and Manitoulin Island.
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4. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry. Mix 1/2 cup beaten egg whites into spinach mixture. Pour over remaining egg whites; fold together gently. Pour into greased 15- x 10- x 1-inch jelly roll pan that has been lined with waxed paper and greased again. Bake in 400° F (200° C) oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and set.
1 pkg (10 oz/284 g) spinach 3 Tbsp. butter 1 small onion, finely chopped 3 Tbsp. flour 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 2 chicken bouillon cubes 2-1/2 cups milk 6 eggs, separated 1/4 tsp. grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar 2 Tbsp. butter 2 cups sliced mushrooms 2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
5. Meanwhile, melt 2 Tbsp. butter in medium saucepan. SautĂŠ mushrooms until tender, about 6 minutes. Pour reserved sauce over mushrooms. Heat through. 6. When soufflĂŠ is baked, dust top with 2 Tbsp. cheese. Run knife around edge of pan. Cover with clean towel and turn over. Gently lift off pan and waxed paper. Spread half of mushroom sauce of soufflĂŠ; roll up. Pour remaining sauce over rolled soufflĂŠ. Serves 4-6.
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Ambergis is prized for uses that go beyond its humble origins Q. Fingerprints, DNA â&#x20AC;Ś, a whole body of evidence can be used to identify you, including your gait, your hands, your eyes, even your ears. Explain, please. A. In Beijing and Shanghai, police cameras record and analyze a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walking motion and can identify him or her from up to 165 feet away, reports Sonya Maynard in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smithsonianâ&#x20AC;? magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A fake limp wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dupe the computer.â&#x20AC;? For the hands, a scanner can capture some 90 measurements, including pinkie length and thumb curvature, helping authenticate individuals at prisons, nuclear plants, Disney parks and more. In banks and hospitals in Japan and South Korea, where fingerprinting is unpopular, near-infrared
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light reveals veins in the hand or face, tracking blood flow to prevent fakes. Also, â&#x20AC;&#x153;near-infrared light reveals patterns in the iris, even through eyeglasses and contact lenses,â&#x20AC;? utilized for security and border control at airports. Currently, India is collecting iris data on all 1.3 billion residents.
A. All are ingredients used in perfumes, says Bob Holmes in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. Ambergris acquires a sweet, earthy scent as it ages and acts to stabilize odors over time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been used in perfumes, medicines and aphrodisiacs for centuries.â&#x20AC;? One of the most expensive natural substances, it was originally collected from whale carcasses found washed up on beaches. Skatole (from the Greek word for excrement) is â&#x20AC;&#x153;foul-smelling at high dosesâ&#x20AC;? but â&#x20AC;&#x153;has a flowery aroma at lower levels.â&#x20AC;? Castoreum, produced by beavers as a scent marker, has â&#x20AC;&#x153;musky, fruity notes,â&#x20AC;? and civetone with a strong musky odor
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smells pleasant at low concentrations. All four compounds are now manufactured synthetically. The fragrance industry also includes soap, shampoo, candles and air fresheners, worth $70 billion annually. Yet what makes odors pleasant or disgusting remains poorly understood. Culture, personal history, and genetics are all factors, as is context. Many cheeses contain the same odorous molecule as sweaty socks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody likes the smell when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re told itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheese
theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re smelling. Nobody likes it when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re told itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dirty socks.â&#x20AC;? Q. Your heart is pounding, nerves are on edge, your breathing has quickened, your muscles are tense. You are experiencing a fullblown stress episode, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;distress.â&#x20AC;? But what do you know about â&#x20AC;&#x153;eustressâ&#x20AC;?? A. In the 1970s, endocrinologist Hans Selye introduced the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;distressâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;eustressâ&#x20AC;? to distinguish bad stress from beneficial stress, reports â&#x20AC;&#x153;How It Works: Book of Amazing Science.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;People have known for a long time that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a link between â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;stressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and productivityâ&#x20AC;?: Over a hundred years ago, researchers identified a â&#x20AC;&#x153;sweet spotâ&#x20AC;? where â&#x20AC;&#x153;thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just enough pressure to encourage productivity, but not so
much for the person to handle.â&#x20AC;? This optimal performance constitutes eustress, from the Greek â&#x20AC;&#x153;euâ&#x20AC;? for â&#x20AC;&#x153;good.â&#x20AC;? Interestingly, recent research suggests that if we believe stress is bad, it is more likely to do us harm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Studies in the U.S. have shown that people who are stressed have an increased risk of dying. But â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and this is critical â&#x20AC;&#x201D; only if they believed that stress itself could cause them harm. In fact, people who were stressed but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it was bad for them had a lower risk of dying than those who were barely stressed at all.â&#x20AC;? Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strange But True.â&#x20AC;? Send questions to sbtcolumn@gmail.com
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A decidedly Canadian take on the civil rights struggle My Place is Right Here is the story of Hugh Burnett, a tireless champion for equality; production in Elmira Aug. 10 BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com
An unforgettable performance in Elmira this weekend will not only entertain audiences, but provide unique insight about an African-Canadian civil rights leader who changed the course of history. My Place is Right Here: Hugh Burnett and the Fight for a Better Canada was written by Kitchener’s Aaron Haddad, who was inspired by Burnett, a regular man with extraordinary fire. Burnett, based in rural Dresden, Ontario, was dedicated to creating an atmosphere that promoted equality at a time when discrimination was rampant. “We also have our own Canadian heroes. We want to highlight our
country because this is who we are, and these are our stories. The one from the United States is beautiful, but it’s not our story. This is our story,” explained Lisbeth Haddad, member of the Hymn to Freedom Project and mother of the playwright. The show will be put on by Caribbean Canadian theatre troupe Flex We Talent, and brought to life with a skilful cast of five amateur actors between ages 32 and 72. Following the performance will be an engaging Q&A session between players and members of the audience that provides information not known to many Canadians. Historically, Burnett was a carpenter who was active in the National Unity Association, an anti-discrimination group founded in 1948. At that
Caribbean theatre group Flex We Talent will put on My Place is Right Here: Hugh Burnett and the Fight for a Better Canada. Back row: Aaron Haddad, Kevin White, Lannois Carroll-Woolery. Front row: Lisbeth Haddad, Joan Blackwood, Anandi Carroll-Woolery. [SUBMITTED]
time, blacks were regularly refused service in stores, restaurants, and barbershops. “Sometimes we don’t even recognize that we’re enslaved,” said Haddad. “We don’t even realize it’s been handed down to us. So if we don’t see images that don’t give us a visual and elicit a visual response from us, we just take things for granted, and the status quo re-
mains.” Burnett fought for racial equality and social justice throughout his life, challenging discriminatory practices in Dresden, and stayed the course, even when the journey became dangerous. He made appeals to Ontario Premier Leslie Frost in the early 1950s that resulted in two pieces of legislation outlawing discrimination in the
province: the Fair Employment Practices Act (making discrimination illegal in public-access areas) and Fair Employment Practices Act (outlawing workplace discrimination). Joining the performance will be special guest Jim Walker, a professor of history at the University of Waterloo and a personal friend of Hugh Burnett. Proceeds raised from the play will go towards the Hymn to Freedom Project, a community collaboration to create content to be used by educators across the country to tell the stories and make known the contributions of Black Canadians like Burnett. “There is a lot more to Canadian Black history that is not taught in the schools,” said Lauris
Dacosta, member of the planning committee of the Hymn to Freedom Project. “I think we need to get to the point where people are people - and we shouldn’t have to be explaining our nationality or colour. “The play is really well-written by Aaron Haddad and very well demonstrated. It’s unique and informative. He really did a very good job. His work speaks for itself.” There will be music by Acoustic Steel, and Caribbean refreshments will be available at the performance. The play takes place August 10 starting at 3 p.m. at the Elmira Theatre Company’s venue, 76 Howard Ave. Tickets are $20, available on Eventbrite at https://burnettplay. eventbrite.com or at the door.
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