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Santa Claus was the guest of honor at the Elmira Legion’s Hungry Man Breakfast on Sunday, while the Woolwich Thrashers Sledge Hockey team were on hand to help with the event. Among those visiting the big man himself was Thrasher team member Dustin Hoag. See more photos on p. 9. [FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER]
Hwy. 7 project on hold pending provincial review STEVE KANNON HAVING ALREADY SPENT SOME $120 million on the project, the province is unlikely to halt work on the new Highway 7 between Kitchener and Guelph, say local officials. The Ford government is reviewing its finances, however, meaning there’s currently no timeline for
completing the highway. Discussed for decades, the new route finally saw actual construction work begin in 2015. Earlier this year, however, the province announced it would be taking another look at the project. “We are currently reviewing all projects and spending committed to by the last government, and
taking the necessary steps to make sure we are best positioned to provide quality, safe and efficient transportation options to all Ontarians. One of the projects currently under review is the new Highway 7 from Kitchener to Guelph,” said Ministry of Transportation (MTO) spokesperson Kersondra Hickey in an email. An MTO work-plan
called the Southern Highways Program 2017-2021 lists only “beyond 2021” as the timeline for completing the new four-lane highway. When construction got underway in 2015, the project was expected to take five years to complete at a total cost of about $300 million. To date, the ministry has HWY. 7 | 8
THE COMPANY THAT DROPPED the ball during Woolwich’s first foray into electronic voting offered up an apology, but likely not enough information for the township to decide whether or not to continue down that path. Woolwich, Wellesley and some 50 other municipalities saw online voting systems slow to a crawl late on election day, October 22, prompting the vote to be extended by 24 hours. Appearing before council Tuesday night, Dominion Voting System’s representative Susan Yates attributed the problem to a thirdparty supplier of internet services. Dominion had calculated it would need bandwidth of 100 to 200 megabits per second (mbps). To be sure, they increased that by a factor of five, to 1 gigabit per second, when arrang-
ing for bandwidth from its service provider, which has been under contract since 2010, she explained. The company checked the level of service had been in place, and then verified that again during tests held while advance voting was going on. When the system slowed down about 6 p.m. on voting day, Dominion discovered its service had been dropped down to 100 mbps. It took 90 minutes to restore full service. “They didn’t provide what we had requested, unfortunately,” she said While the system had bogged down, there were no issues with security, Yates stressed. That prompted Coun. Larry Shantz to question the company’s process for ensuring the third-party service was up to snuff. “Is there a way to test VOTING | 7
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this year’s conversion to LED lights in the centre’s other arena. That project, done at a cost of $65,000, came with a $12,000 energy grant and projected annual hydro savings of $16,000, providing a five-year payback on the investment. Councillors meeting Tuesday night gave staff
pre-budget approval to get the process underway. Wagler Electric, which did the work in the Dan Snyder arena, is to replace the 84 existing metal-halide lights with 86 LED fixtures. A report from director of recreation and facilities Ann McArthur suggests the township can expect a
grant of $5,000 to $12,000 from the provincial Save on Energy program. “The final incentive amount will be determined by Waterloo North Hydro after the analysis is completed to illustrate the anticipated energy savings.” The conversion to LED fixtures is the latest round
of lighting upgrades to a facility that has been plagued with deficiencies and escalating operating costs since it opening in 2009. The list of issues includes costly repairs, soaring utility bills and runaway staffing costs. Some of the issues have been dealt with in the intervening years, but up-
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EDSS leadership program students pitch in for WCS Christmas prep FAISAL ALI DOZENS OF BOXES, HUNDREDS of toys, and thousands of pounds of food have all been collected, packed, wrapped, picked up and dropped off in time for the holiday season. To say the Woolwich Community Services’ Christmas program requires the work and dedication of an entire community to keep going, year after year, may be an understatement. The Christmas Goodwill
Program reached its final stages this week as volunteers wrapped Christmas presents, and prepared hampers filled with foodstuffs collected from Kiwanis-led food drive last month. As of December 13, the hampers will begin going out to their appointed families living in the Woolwich and Wellesley townships. It’s a lesson in community service; and, for students at EDSS, a lesson in leadership too.
Rather than leave the school’s participation in the Goodwill Program up to an after-school club to organize, as some schools may do, or to the teachers, the local high school incorporates its community involvement into a course on leadership. “We have a Grade 11 and 12 leadership class here, and our responsibility is to organize events for the school,” explained teacher Sheri Stover. “At this time of the year it’s quite com-
mon to do some things that are in the giving nature at the school. The class breaks students into groups of four, and tasks them with organizing various events at the school. Organization of this year’s fundraising for the Goodwill Program fell to four students: Leeanna Lamb, Devin Gerth, Brett Weber and Lucas Economides, who split the project in two. WCS CHRISTMAS | 4
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“Deven and I, we did the Angel Tree portion of the fundraising,” explained Lamb. “We had it at my elementary school, and that’s where the idea came from. But basically we have a tree up in school and we have angels stuck to the tree that says a specific age, gender and what we’re looking for for them. “It also included gift cards, whether it’s a $10 Timmy’s card, or grocery cards or mittens or gloves. There’s a wide variety of it.”
“We did the toonie drive,” explained Economides of his and Weber’s contribution to the project. “We raised around $400, just within the school from students and staff. All that money went towards giftcards for Woolwich Community Services, and that was just in three days.” The leadership course typically tasks groups with a major event to plan, and a minor event of which the toy drive was considered the latter. Other projects taken on by the students involves running the Battle of the Barns, held every
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Santa to make Conestogo visit A busy man this time of year, Santa has already made a number of stops in this area, with more to come. The last of those visits comes on Christmas Eve, just before Saint Nick heads out for his busiest night of the year. Continuing a long tradition, the Conestogo/Winterbourne Optimist Club welcomes the big man for the annual Santa Cruise December 24. Escorted by a Conestogo fire truck, Santa will make his way through Conestogo, west through east, before heading up Katherine Street through Winterbourne and arriving in West Montrose.
Santa gets underway about 5:30 p.m., and he’ll be visiting with all the neighbourhoods along the way, notes club member Bill Norrish. Getting warmed up for that visit, Santa will be at the Waterloo Park for “The Wonders Of Winter” on December 2 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Council OKs Grandview exemption
Woolwich’s prohibition of trucks on Grandview Drive in Conestogo has left construction vehicles stranded on a farm property there. The township made the move in
response to numerous trucks rolling through the Grandview Drive residential neighbourhood to access a 62-acre property at 506 Katherine St. Meeting this week, councillors approved a one-day exemption to allow the owner to load up construction equipment and remove it from the site without violating the bylaw approved last month. The decision comes with the proviso that the property owner coordinate the effort with the township to ensure a bylaw enforcement officer is present to supervise the limited truck access. The busted-up road, mud and truck traffic prompted public complaints, leading to an investigation in November and a subsequent ban of truck traffic.
“We want to make sure there’s no funny business that might be carried on otherwise,” said director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley of the supervised removal of construction vehicles.
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A total of 483 residential properties were sold in November in KitchenerWaterloo and area through the Multiple Listing System of the KitchenerWaterloo Association of Realtors KWAR). Home sales were up 14.2 per cent compared to the same month last year, and up 19 per cent compared to the previous 10-year November average of
406 sales, making it the second-best November on record, the organization reported this week. November’s sales included 265 detached (up 9.5 per cent compared to November 2017), and 152 condominium units (up 52 per cent). Sales also included 27 semi-detached homes (down 46 per cent) and 31 freehold townhouses (up 14.8 per cent). The average sale price of all residential properties sold in November increased 7.6 per cent to $477,526 compared to the same month a year ago. Detached homes sold for an average price of $580,551 an increase of 12.8 per cent compared to November of last year. During this same period, the average sale
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Police seek help finding potential witness to fatal crash POLICE ARE ASKING FOR the public’s help in identifying a potential witness to a fatal collision near Drayton last month. On November 28 at approximately 4:15 p.m., a two vehicle fatal collision occurred on Wellington Road 8, southeast of Drayton. A pickup and sedan had collided head-on and, as a result, a 20-year-old driver was killed. The OPP is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the driver of a silver or light-coloured
minivan that was travelling southwest on Wellington Road 8 when the collision occurred. The driver is not believed to have caused the crash but may be a witness to it. The cause of the collision is still under investigation and Wellington County OPP would like to speak to any and all witnesses before concluding it. The Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may be able to put them in contact with the driver in question to call 1-888-310-1122.
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4:29 AM | A 19-year-old Wellesley man was driving a black Hyundai west on Gerber Road, Wellesley when he lost control of the vehicle, entered the north side ditch, struck a Bell box and rolled into a field. The driver was not injured, but the vehicle was towed from the scene. He was charged with ‘careless driving.’
2:30 AM | Members of the Wellington County OPP were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Highway 7 between Guelph and Kitchener when the driver of a grey sedan travelling on Highway 7 made a sharp U-turn. Officers stopped the male driver and while speaking with him formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. A roadside screening test was conducted which resulted in a fail. He was arrested and brought to a local OPP operations centre for further testing. As a result, the 37-year-old Guelph man was charged with ‘driving with over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood.’ A 90-day administrative driver’s licence suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment were initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Court on January 8.
12:21 PM | Waterloo Regional Police responded to a collision at the intersection of Line 86 and Floradale Road west of Elmira. A 48-year-old Waterloo man was operating a Honda minivan north on Floradale Road when the vehicle attempted to travel through the intersection at Line 86. A 60-year-old Listowel man was driving a Ram pickup truck east on Line 86 and struck the minivan. As a result of the collision, a 58-year-old female passenger in the pickup truck was taken to an out-of-region hospital.
The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending. Anyone with information is asked to call our Traffic Unit at 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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5:00 PM | Wellington County OPP stopped a vehicle for expired plates on Highway 6, north of Guelph. The driver was also driving with a suspended licence. While speaking with the female driver officers formed the opinion that she was under the influence of alcohol. She was arrested and brought to a local OPP operations centre for further testing. The 30-year-old Belwood woman was charged with ‘failing to provide a sample of breath,’ ‘driving while suspended’ and ‘driving with expired plates.’ A 90-day administrative driver’s licence suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment were enforced. She is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on January 11.
A CONESTOGO MAN WAS amongst 122 people charged on 551 counts by police in a “snapshot” of child sexual exploitation investigations for the month of November. Nathan Morris, a 45-year-old resident of the township, was charged on two counts of possession of child pornography, two counts of accessing child pornography, and the distribution of child pornography. The Ontario Provincial Police announced the results of the blitz at a media conference last week, calling it a snapshot of a month’s worth of work by internet child exploitation investigators under the
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Woolwich looks at surplus land designations Unused road allowances in Winterbourne, Breslau under consideration for being declared surplus STEVE KANNON THE PROSPECT OF EXPANDING their properties have residents of Winterbourne and Breslau looking to Woolwich to make available a pair of unused road allowances. In Winterbourne, two residents of Allan Street would like to buy some property from the township in the form of an unopened roadway, Stock Street. In Breslau, the owner of a property on Woolwich Street North wants some of the extra road allowance adjacent to his land. Receptive to the idea, the township hosted a pair
of public planning meetings in council chambers Tuesday night, getting the process rolling. In order to sell to the residents, the township has to follow a procedure that would see the land declared surplus, a market price determined and then conveyed to the adjacent parcels. The Winterbourne site involves land that was retained by the township for a possible new road – Stock Street – that is no longer in the cards. Altogether, the land is a strip about 18 metres wide and 229 metres in length between Peel Street and Mill Run Lane, abutting several properties in
the village. The process was initiated by the two property owners who abut the stretch north of Allan Street, with township director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley noting some of the neighbours might also be interested if the land became available. Allan Street resident Marg Minister, joined by neighbour Stephanie Hackbart, noted the northern stretch of the road allowance has a very steep grade is unlikely to be ever used as a roadway. They pointed to a similar conveyance done some years ago on nearby Geddes Street as a rationale for selling land to them.
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that the service is being provided ... or do you take the word of the supplier?” The key, he said, is to determine when did they cut the service back and who made the decision. Coun. Patrick Merlihan was more direct in placing blame. “It’s Dominion’s fault,” he maintained. “What was your Plan B if things went awry?” he asked. “It seemed like you weren’t prepared for this situation.” “I agree that we have to take responsibility,” replied Yates, noting customers such as Woolwich contract
for services with Dominion, not with third-party suppliers, meaning the fault lies with Dominion. In response, she said the company would look to gather supporting documents to show council what happened was not deliberate. Shantz said he’d like to see the details and commensurate timelines. Coun. Scott McMillan suggested the company look into its system redundancies – “a backup to your main plan” – to avoid a repeat of the situation. Mayor Sandy Shantz noted the township will eventually need more information and assurances
prior to making a decision on whether to stick with electronic voting in the 2022 election. Preparations for the 2022 election, including a decision on whether to stick with electronic voting or revert to paper ballots, aren’t likely to be on the agenda for a couple of years, however. Not discussed was the issue of compensation for the foul-up, which had direct financial costs, inconvenienced voters and cast something of a pall on electronic voting. The matter is likely to involve legal action, perhaps coordinated among the Ontario municipalities hit by the system slowdown on election day.
In Breslau, the township received a request from Tony Denison, on behalf of AM Denison Holding Ltd., to purchase an 830 square metre portion of Woolwich Street North immediately adjacent to the property at 61 Woolwich St. N. The conveyance of the proposed lands would address the existing encroachment of the Denison gravelled parking area within the existing road allowance, Kennaley noted. The portion of Woolwich Street North that is subject to this request is located between Woolwich Street South and Fountain Street in Breslau. That stretch used to be part of Highway 7, but was turned over to the township when the province realigned the highway many years ago. The road is township property, along with an allowance that is decidedly not uniform, varying from 12 metres to 35 metres
as Woolwich Street runs north towards Fountain Street. Given that a standard road allowance is 23 metres, there are portion of the street that could be sold to neighbours, said Kennaley. “There’s merit to Mr. Denison’s request,” he said of available space along that stretch of Woolwich Street. As with the Winterbourne road allowance, Kennaley said he expects other Woolwich Street residents would jump at the chance to increase the size of their properties. “We’re frankly surprised there haven’t been more inquiries at this point.” To that end, he suggested the township might look at declaring all applicable land as surplus – some might not be suitable if there are underground services to deal with, for instance – in one fell swoop, making the purchase op-
tion available to property owners at a later date. Two other property owners did in fact attend the meeting to express interest. Kennaley noted the purchasers would be responsible for all costs, such as surveys and appraisals, associated with the process. Responding to Coun. Larry Shantz, he noted if the township were to “front-end” the costs, any future purchaser would be assessed a pro-rated share of the expenses. It’s early in the process, however, with this week’s public meetings just the starting point. Depending on feedback from other interested parties, there might be a need for another public session before moving on declaring the land surplus, for instance, Kennaley said. An eventual decision on the fate of the proposals would have to be made by council at a later date.
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geted. In setting the 2018 budget, the township earmarked $2.48 million to operate the facility, expecting revenue of $1.42 million, for a shortfall of just over $1 million. Upgrades and retrofits to the building are ongoing, with much of the lighting, for instance, being
replaced almost from the get-go given the electricity costs. Likewise, heating and cooling have been issues from the start. This week’s decision lets staff get started on a Save on Energy grant to help with the costs. Responding a question from Coun. Larry Shantz, director of finance Richard Petherick noted councillors will still be reviewing
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THE HUMANE THING TO DO IN CONESTOGO
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Students at Conestogo Public School raised more than $900 for the Humane Society last week, as well as two full carloads of supplies for the animal shelter. Pictured are Grade 7 students Keturah Martin, Karly Vrbanac and Niya Garan who organized a cupcake sale, and Humane Society community educator Diane Myers, with Mac the dog in tow. [FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER]
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The Paradise and District Lions Club would like to thank the following businesses and individuals listed below who generously contributed $50.00 or more to our 11th Annual Tree of Light Campaign which was another resounding success! SPECIAL THANKS also to Bill and Gertie Gies, CIBC Staff, St. Clements Branch, Creative Hair Works, Exotic Wings & Pet Things, Father Martin Mikulski, Heart & Home, Heidelberg Parks and Recreation, in Season Home + Garden, Judy Nairn, Kate’s Hair Den, Kristy Blackstock – Starbucks, My Sister’s Kitchen, St. Clements Arena, St. Clements Library – Pauline, St. Clements Recreation Service Board, St. Clements Roman Catholic Church, Serge Mammoliti, Shirley Ann Barth and the Linwood Public School Choir, Styles By Lori and Taylor Kelly for their continuing support.
MAJOR BENEFACTORS THE CHRISTIAN MOTHER’S SOCIETY DTI LOGISTICS CANADA INC. EXOTIC WINGS & PET THINGS (Mark, Lisa and Emma Koenig)
HERRGOTT INDUSTRIES LIMITED KUMPFORT ZONE WAREHOUSING INC.
LORENTZ FARMS LIMITED GEORGE AND LYNDA LORENTZ McARTHUR MECHANICAL LTD. MURRAY and SHARON RUNSTEDLER DR. ERIN WALKER, DENTISTRY
TREE TOP STAR – OVER $50 Douglas F. Bender Developments Ltd. Helen Brick and Family CMT Engineering Inc. Dietrich Plumbing & Pump Ltd. Kailey Esbaugh – K & K Liquidation and Auction Forwell Electric Bill and Mary Haffner Hank’s Auto Wreckers Keith Hehn Heidelberg Recreation Association Ted and Diane Hennebry Donna Herrgott
Greg Lapienes and Emily Jull Murray and Bev Lorentz Murray and Marlene Miles John and Janet Pfaffinger Sandra Reid St. Clements Heart & Home Steed and Evans Limited MaryAnn Stemmler Stemmler Meats and Cheese (Heidelberg) Inc. Paul and Jo-Anne Straus John and Denise Sutherland – J & J Craftsmen Jim and Judy Taziar
$50 STRANDS Anonymous Auto Fleet Services Inc. Wendy Basse and Brenda Bender Mike, Lori, Dustin and Nikki Beam Darlene and Charles Bechthold Belmont Appliance - Janet and Dave Robb Diane Bender and Family Louis and Mary Bender Margaret Blundell/Carol Weidinger/Geraldine Tapper/ Annette Kuhn Tanya Brick C. T. Tooling Inc. Creative Hair Works – Janet and Jeff Holland Brian and Roza Cunningham Curry/Linseman/MacDermott Families Beth and Ross Drayton Empire Facility Management Inc. Firm Foundations – Jane Warner, Chiropodist Paul and Linda Frey The Bill Gies Family Heidelberg Metal Inc. The Olde Heidelberg Restaurant & Tavern Marie Hergott and Family The Hergott Family (Mark) Jones Feed Mills Ltd. Josslin Insurance (New Hamburg)
Denise and Murray Jordan and Family and Deb and Dave Roeder and Family Jackie Kuhn and Jeffrey Kuhn Jim Kuhn and Family Rick and Beth Kumpf Donna Lynne Lamont Joe and Renee Lehmann Anne/Patty/Janet Lienhardt Stephen Menich and Mary Ellen Cullen Kim Moser Ken and Jim Meyer Jake Redpath Richmond Heating & Air Margaret Schuller Carolyn Siopiolosz and Family Carl Smit Dolores Straus Grandchildren Peter and Peggy Swainston and Family Tiger Plumbing Inc. (Ed Van Dam) Tri Con Haid Concrete Finishing Ltd. Butch and Lori Voisin Children and Grandchildren of Carl and Johanna Voisin Voisin Chrysler Ltd. Doug and Barb Wagner The Harold and David Walser Families
the region. Part of the rationale for the experiment was feedback about the lack of accessibility to the GRT bus given its limited number of stops in Elmira. Instead of having the large bus do a larger loop, which would require more buses to maintain an hourly schedule, the small local bus does the around-town trip. “We also have a lot of people in the community that connect with the GRT route 21, so they can get on the bus from two-and-a-half kilometres away from the other side of town,” said Fisher. “And they can hop on that GRT bus and make that connection. So it’s an extension of the conventional service in the community.” The GRT Route 21 can then take passengers to further destinations, including into St. Jacobs, the farmers’ market and the hub at Conestoga Mall in Waterloo. “The holidays will be a busy time for the bus, as currently any school holidays have seen very high numbers of travel,” said Fisher. “Our drivers love meeting new people, and they’re meeting new people all the time. So they’re getting new riders every month and lots of new
Kiwanis Transit’s Cheryl Fisher spearheaded the idea. faces. And the feedback has been amazing.” The future of this service is ambiguous, however, partly depending on how the rest of the project goes. The final decision will be made after the end of the pilot project in March, after all the statistics are collected and analyzed. “I love the fact that we’ve often used that expression ‘use it or lose it’, which is kind of a harsh way of saying things but it’s very true,” said Fisher. “Definitely, people have been using this service. It’s free during this timeframe.
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“I don’t know what is going to change or how things are going to be after the pilot project based on the decisions of the regional council, GRT and the Township of Woolwich.” While the service is currently free – there’s no way to coordinate transfers to the GRT system at this point – if the pilot is extended or adopted as part of the larger transit system, it will likely be subject to standard rates: $3.25 for a one-way trip and $86 for an adult monthly pass. More details are available online at www.k-transit.com.
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spent approximately $70 million on property acquisition, and another $50 million on construction. With such sunk costs, the province is likely to continue at some point, says Woolwich Mayor Sandy Shantz. “There’s so much invested in it – I can’t imagine that it won’t go ahead,” she said. “My understanding is that phase 1 will be completed and then they’ll look at how they’ll go ahead with phase 2. Ken Seiling, the recently retired regional chair, said last week he hoped the project would get back on track in short order, suggesting the review has to do with budgeting as the new government gets a handle on the finances it inherited from the previous regime. Local officials’ talks with Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris have been encouraging, said Shantz, echoing the idea that the province is looking at the books rather than backing
out at this point. “I think it’s about looking at the funding.” The MTO has already done a fair bit of work, largely completing the first phase. Work on the new highway began with the widening of the Guelph Street overpass on Highway 85 (completed in 2015). Four additional construction projects followed: the widening and extension of Shirley Avenue (completed in 2017); municipal utility relocations at Victoria Street (completed in 2017); clearing and fencing of select areas of the new highway corridor between Kitchener and Guelph (completed in 2018); and the ongoing replacement of the Victoria Street overpass on Highway 85, which reopened in October, but is not yet fully completed. “While the majority of work on the replacement of the Victoria Street Bridge on Highway 85 is expected to be completed in December 2018, there is
some weather-dependant work that needs to be completed in spring 2019,” said Hickey. The construction contract for the replacement of the Victoria Street Bridge also includes the rehabilitation of the Metrolinx Rail, Wellington Street and Guelph Street bridges on Highway 85, also slated to be completed next spring. “Alongside this work, the ministry is also undertaking the detailed design of the two new Highway 7 bridges that will cross the Grand River as well as other engineering, property acquisition and environmental work required to complete the entire new Highway 7 project,” Hickey explained. At launch, plans for the controlled-access highway, which will run from Highway 85 in Kitchener to the Hanlon Expressway in Guelph, will have exits at Shirley Avenue, Bridge Street, Ebycrest Road, Shantz Station Road and Wellington Road 86.
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THRASHERS HELP SANTA AT LEGION BREAKFAST
Julia Bingeman with her greeting card design that was selected from among hundreds of applications.
[VERNONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]
‘Tis the season to be ... artsy Breslau PS student’s design one of 12 turned into greeting cards for school board’s region-wide fundraiser VERONICA REINER THIS YULETIDE SEASON IS an extra-special one for Breslau Public School student Julia Bingeman, as her design was one of those selected to be turned into a winter greeting card and offered for sale to the public. The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) and Waterloo Education Foundation Incorporated (WEFI) last week hosted a launch event in Kitchener where the young artists got the chance to show off their skills. The campaign looks to raise money for the registered charitable foundation. “Through events like this, this wonderful fundraising event, we’re able to do a lot of good work
for those students in our system that we support,” said Matthew Gerard, the school board’s superintendent of business services and treasurer. “The proceeds go towards things like reference programs, supporting field trips, supporting technology, all of those things are great items that happen through generous donations through fundraisers like this.” Other initiatives WEFI aims to support include school nutrition programs, multi-lingual and multicultural resources for English Language Learners, and anti-bullying programs. Students submitted their designs through social media including Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #Art4WEFI. After
launching the campaign event, the board received hundreds of applications from students with greeting card designs. The original plan was to choose six cards, but due to the overwhelming interest from the community, that number was increased to 12. One of the winners was Bingeman, a Grade 6 student at Breslau PS. “I was inspired to do this artwork because I love winter scenes,” said Bingeman. “It’s really cool to see what your mind can come up with. I was pretty blown away when I found out I was one of the 12 winners.” Her artwork features two raccoons with a wintery background and uses a mix of watercolour and pastel GREETING CARD | 48
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Province should, and likely will, move on Hwy. 7 RESIDENTS HERE ARE NO strangers to delays and setbacks when it comes to building a new Highway 7: the project was discussed for decades and went through myriad design changes before finally getting the go-ahead. It then took years before actual construction began. Now, set on reviewing its finances in light of years of mismanagement by the previous occupants of Queens’ Park, the new provincial government has essentially put the project on hold. Having already spent some $120 million and seeing ever-increasing traffic volumes on the existing route, the province is likely to go ahead, come what may. At peak times, the highway is carrying heavy volumes, and the number of cars will grow dramatically by the time a new highway is built to the north of the existing route. Of course, it’s been nothing but hurry-up-and-wait for a highway decades in the making. Once a new four-lane highway is completed, the region would have two major routes – one a high-speed expressway with controlled access and the other a more genteel version of the current highway. This would certainly be a boon to some of the businesses there, including the garden centres whose customers would be better served by a more sedate stream of traffic along the existing route. That arrangement will also serve the development of Breslau, where growth is coming in leaps and bounds. That includes a retail centre to the north of Victoria Street on land adjacent to Ebycrest Road. The overburdened existing route will become even more perilous and snarled as the Breslau area starts to boom. As well, underuse of the Breslau bypass route can in part be tied to the unbuilt Hwy. 7. The new highway would lead to the northward extension of Fountain Street, prompting more people to take that route rather than using Woolwich Street through the village core. For travellers coming from the north and west, the Breslau bypass route is not the easiest option to exercise. Fountain Street isn’t the choice of all drivers on a course between Victoria Street and points south of the village. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Basic geometry. And the basis of recurring concerns expressed by residents of Breslau, particularly those living on Woolwich Street. Construction of a bypass route was supposed to take traffic around the village. Instead, drivers were slow to make use of the new route. Even a casual observer would note that trucks and commuters continue to travel through the community as they move back and forth between Hwy. 7 and the industrial areas to the south of the village. A number of solutions have been proposed. The most prevalent suggestion – continuing Fountain Street across Victoria Street to meet Ebycrest Road – would have the desired effect: traffic coming from the north would be funneled directly onto the new route. A new east-west corridor, combined with a more attractive north-south Fountain Street route, would serve to meet the needs of Breslau residents, addressing their safety concerns, as well as those of people travelling on the current Hwy. 7. Right now, Hwy. 7 carries far more traffic than a highway of its ilk is expected to accommodate. Anyone who travels the route regularly knows a new highway is needed. The Ministry of Transportation knows that. Chances are the Ford government does, too, and the work will get done … eventually. The waiting game continues.
A belated realization about the perils of trade with China may make for an “exciting” time with Christmas just weeks away. WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER
Saudi leadership embroiled in its own Game of Thrones WORLD AFFAIRS NOW IS THE MOMENT of maximum danger for Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MbS). He has weathered the immediate storm over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi two months ago. He even went to the G20 summit in Buenos Aires a week ago and persuaded several other national leaders to stand beside him for photographs. But the real threat to his power (and maybe his life) is at home. It’s not the Saudi public he must fear. He’s quite popular with young Saudis, who are a large majority of the population. He’s relatively young himself (33). He has loosened some of the tight social and religious controls (women can drive now, and you can even go to see a movie). And most of them don’t even believe that he is responsible for the killing. MbS’s problem is his family, who know perfectly well that he ordered the
murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and understand what that crime means for the kingdom’s standing in the world. They also realize that his foreign policy has been an unmitigated disaster, from the futile war in Yemen to the blockade of Qatar, and that his economic policy hasn’t been much better. Many prominent Saudis also have personal reasons to hate him. Some were pushed roughly aside in order to facilitate his rapid rise to supreme power. Others were kidnapped, jailed and even tortured in order to extort billions of dollars from them, on the often shaky pretext that their money was the fruit of corruption. If you held a secret ballot among the ten thousand most influential Saudis, MbS would be gone in a flash. It doesn’t work like that, of course. This is still an absolute monarchy, and so long as MbS has the support of his elderly father, King Salman, he has absolute power – in theory. In practice, he must also have at least the grudging
support of the royal family, which sees the Saudi state as a family business in which they all have a stake. It is a remarkable family, if only for its sheer size: an estimated 15,000 members, many of whom are direct descendants of the kingdom’s founder, King AbdulAziz Ibn Saud. When he died in 1953 he left 36 sons, and there are literally hundreds of grandsons. All these men, their spouses and their children and grandchildren are supported (quite lavishly) by the family business, but there are only a few hundred people who really matter. They matter a great deal, however, and by now they would be close to unanimous in seeing Muhammad bin Salman as a wrecker who is endangering their own futures. So how to get rid of him? In the past, the family’s rule has survived the abrupt removal of kings: one king was forced to abdicate in 1964, another was assassinated by his own nephew in 1975. The princes closed ranks, and the dynasty carried on with a new king. In theory, it
should be even easier when you are only trying to remove the crown prince. Why not just work through his father, King Salman? After all, the king has already appointed and then dismissed two other crown princes; maybe he could be persuaded to do it again. The problem with this approach is that MbS zealously controls access to the 82-year-old king, who is believed to be suffering from mild dementia (Alzheimer’s). An alternative would be for the Allegiance Committee, a family-run institution created in 2006 which adjudicates on succession issues, to declare King Salman incompetent because of illness, dismiss the Crown Prince, and appoint someone else as his successor. In the absence of more formal rules, any prince descended from AbdulAziz would be eligible. Plotters hoping to use this device would be risking their lives, of course, for MbS is a ruthless man who would strike first if he got wind of the plan. However, they may be emboldDYER | 12
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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Where will you be spending Christmas this year?
» Suzanne Henrich
» Beth Riley
» Jamie Kellendonk
» Tyler Smith
» Bev Sheppard
“We’ll be up north skiing.”
“I’ll just be in Waterloo, and then I’ll go to London for dinner.”
“At home.”
“With family and friends.”
“At her house, my sister, with my mother.”
“They had money to purchase Christmas spirits but certainly did not have the true spirit of Christmas, which is giving to others.” Annette Kuhn | 12 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON
Physical divide between rural and urban areas leading to more political divisions EDITOR'S NOTES IN HER REMARKS AT last week’s inaugural meeting of Woolwich council, Mayor Sandy Shantz touched on the rural/urban divide that exists in Waterloo Region – the four township mayors bring their perspectives to a regional council dominated by representatives from the three cities. Regional priorities aren’t always seen in the same light in Kitchener and, say, Maryhill. In that regard, Woolwich, too, has both an urban and rural component. Much of the municipal business focuses on Elmira, with activity in Breslau, scene of much development, and St. Jacobs. You don’t have to look too hard to find township council issues that have residents in the smaller settlements making comparisons to the offerings in Elmira. In Wellesley, smaller and with less of an industrial/ commercial tax base, the rural component is an
even bigger issue, both at the regional level and when it comes to the likes of provincial and federal financial support, a longstanding grievance for all municipalities. We see the rural/urban split in Ontario politics, with the larger centres typically opting for Liberal or NDP candidates, while the Tories do better in the outlying areas – the last election saw a surge for the NDP in ridings that wanted to rid themselves of the Liberals, but couldn’t vote for the Conservatives, while Doug Ford drew enough voters fed up with Kathleen Wynne but unwilling to trust the New Democrats. The local situation and even the Queen’s Park results are a microcosm of a split that is becoming a larger political concern on the international stage. The red state/blue state divide in the U.S. is a very obvious case in point in the age of Trump, but it’s also at play in the Brexit debate in the UK and the “yellow vest” protests in France, for instance. Canada is not immune,
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thought and care on the part of Canadian politicians and policy-makers,” they wrote. “Increasingly our economic, political and social dividing lines may be found between Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, and everywhere else. A failure to reconcile the different concerns, interests and aspirations of urban and rural Canadians could reproduce the disconnect shaping present-day American politics.” The U.S. example isn’t one we want to follow, of course. “The growing urban/rural divide in Canada could lead to similar, equally divisive realignments in our politics, too. The oversized cultural and media influence of our major cities undoubtedly exacerbates this possibility.” The American dilemma has been widely discussed since Trump’s unlikely rise to the presidency, which caught many pundits off guard simply because those in the urban areas were unaware and/or dismissive of the concerns and problems found in the rural and even suburban
areas of the country. The anger that arose in the so-called flyover parts of the country, particularly in the rustbelt states, had much to do with poorer economic prospects and feelings of neglect. As the urban areas grow and the economic shifts – many of them the result of poor and corrupt policies – continue to alter the landscape, bridging the gap appears ever-more difficult. Using the recent hysteria over a new Amazon headquarters as an example, economist Paul Krugman noted the company’s options were restricted to large metropolitan areas, which offer both talented employees and serve as a locale to attract people and investment. “Over the past generation, America’s regions have experienced a profound economic divergence. Rich metropolitan areas have gotten even richer, attracting ever more of the nation’s fastest growing industries. Meanwhile, small towns and rural areas have been bypassed, forming a sort of economic rump left
behind by the knowledge economy,” he writes in a recent column. “Amazon’s headquarters criteria perfectly illustrate the forces behind that divergence. Businesses in the new economy want access to large pools of highly educated workers, which can be found only in big, rich metropolitan areas. And the location decisions of companies like Amazon draw even more high-skill workers to those areas. “In other words, there’s a cumulative, self-reinforcing process at work that is, in effect, dividing America into two economies. And this economic division is reflected in political division.” Such situations can make people feel left behind and, in turn, foment anger. When change happens too quickly, there can be a backlash. That’s what’s happening in the States, but also in the shifts to right we’re seeing in the typically more progressive nations of Western Europe. It’s also in evidence in Eastern Europe, where KANNON | 12
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Nearly two-thirds of Canadians don’t trust any organization to see or hold their personal data. Canadians are among the most distrusting in the world with 31% unwilling to share their personal data for anything. Most Canadians (82%) trust a banking provider with their financial data (71% globally), but only 6% (9% globally) would trust retailers with this information.
“[S]pending of public monies did not consistently result in the cost-effective achievement of anticipated program benefits, or the proactive addressing of program risks. The government did not always take all steps necessary to ensure that programs are providing financial assistance only to eligible people; that payments to suppliers are for cost-effective services or work; and that the necessary steps are taken to recover monies when overpayments were made.”
The seasonal wish of goodwill and peace on earth has been lost on one Elmira resident, prompting Woolwich council to amend its noise bylaw. Despite worries it was using a sledgehammer to crush a pesky fly, council voted extend the prohibition against excessive noise to cover a 24-hour period. The move gives Woolwich’s bylaw enforcement officer the means to tackle a non-cooperative resident who has been playing his stereo at extremely loud volumes during the middle of the day.
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ened by the fact that he has now arrested his own chief enforcers in an attempt to shift the blame for Khashoggi’s murder. This betrayal will certainly have shaken the loyalty of their colleagues who still serve the crown prince. But there is one further consideration that is bound to give even the boldest plotters pause. If MbS concludes that he has decisively lost the support of the royal family, he still has a last card to play: war with Iran.
It’s what he wants in the long term anyway, but his preferred option has been to get the United States and Israel to do the actual fighting for him. If he had no other way of heading off a family-backed coup against him, however, he might take Saudi Arabia into such a war unilaterally, counting on the U.S. and/or Israel to bail the country out. In the midst of a war, nobody at home would dare attack him. So on balance, MbS is likely to stay in power, perhaps to the ultimate ruin of the country he rules.
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Paying it forward at Christmas To the Editor, ON MONDAY, I WAS checking out at Dollarama in Elmira. When I went to pay for my purchases, I discovered my wallet was missing from my purse – I was really upset because I didn’t know where I had lost it. I decided to check my car to see if it was there. As I was leaving, the clerk said that this gentleman would pay for them. I was flabbergasted that someone would offer to pay for my purchases. I insisted it was OK, as I could come back when I found my wallet. I went to my car and there was my wallet on the floor, having
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there’s long been a feeling of second-class status, and where the more homogenous societies are reacting poorly to migration crises that have come along with stagnant economies. We’re just starting to see some of that anger and resultant backlash in Canada. Interprovincial tensions over oil and carbon taxes,
concerns about illegal border crossings and runaway housing prices, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver, have rural-urban implications, and put the country on a path that we can see others now following on other parts of the globe. Things are unlikely to get that kind of ugly here in the region, but the divide exists nonetheless.
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Merry Christmas? Bah, humbug! To the Editor, AT CHRISTMAS FOR YEARS, it has been my “thing” to never pass a Salvation Army kettle without making a donation, no matter how small. On Saturday, I was waiting for my husband in the car while he was in the liquor store at the corner of Northfield and King streets in Waterloo. The Salvation
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Army volunteer with her kettle was just inside the door and I was appalled at the number of people who completely ignored the volunteer although they had to walk past her with their carts, bags, and boxes of booze. They had money to purchase Christmas spirits but certainly did not have the true spirit of Christmas, which is giving to others. Shame on you!
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Elmira posts win over Waterloo, while losing for the first time to Brampton before exacting a bit of revenge FAISAL ALI YOU WIN SOME, YOU lose some. Even those where the results were expected to go the other way. Such was the weekend for the Elmira Sugar Kings, who again beat the Waterloo Siskins, but dropped one of their two games against a team they’d had little trouble with, the Brampton Bombers. The sole defeat came as the weekend got underway, a 4-2 loss in Brampton. Elmira returned home to beat the Siskins 3-2 the following night, then exacted a bit of revenge on the Bombers in a 5-4 win at the WMC that needed two overtimes to settle. The mixed-bag came after the Kings learned they’d lost the services of young newcomer Brody Waters, out indefinitely with an injury. Playing 19 games this season, Waters proved a formidable addition to the roster, picking up eight goals and 15 assists. Head coach Trent Brown said he was hoping that Waters might join with the team again in the new year. “It’s kind of indefinite right now. Probably not until the new year, but we’ll see,” he said Friday night in Brampton was nothing like an ordinary night for the vis-
iting Kings, as the Elmira contingent had an uncharacteristically difficult time with what should have been an easy two points. “They’re a hardworking team, and they pushed us and pushed us, and we didn’t have a lot of fight back. We took it to them a little bit early, but they capitalized on their power play and we didn’t,” said Brown. “We had one goal and they had one goal, but we had five opportunities to bury them and we couldn’t. And unfortunately there were just some mental lapses and getting out-worked, and they took it to us there.” The game got off to a lethargic start, with neither side able to score in the first. The second saw a bit more action, though, with each team picking up one before the second intermission. Brampton found the back of the net first, six minutes in, spelling the start of a slow-moving coup against the previously indomitable Kings. At every other one of their previous meetings, the Kings had trounced the Bombers, including by a 9-1 spread in November. But last Friday it looked like Elmira would be heading into third scoreless until, with just a minute left in the period, Jeremey Goodwin knotted things
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NOW THAT CHRISTMAS TIME is rapidly approaching, I’m sure we will hear plenty of songs and TV specials telling us about “the greatest gift of all.” For some, that phrase refers to the birth of the Saviour. For others, it describes the latest Xbox, an SUV or a huge flatscreen TV. It really just depends on your world view, which is why I prefer not to wade into the matter. I’d rather write about the one thing we rarely discuss and would probably all agree upon – the thirdgreatest gift of all. That being beef jerky. I shouldn’t have to remind you of this, but the fact that I do just shows how far from traditional values our society has strayed. Here’s a case in point. I met a person the other day who claimed the third-greatest gift of all was “peace on earth and good will towards man.” That’s when I pointed out that both things could easily be accomplished with the judicious use of beef jerky – the outdoorsman’s most precious gift. In fact, that’s how you know the
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There was plenty to celebrate at Saturday’s home game against the Waterloo Siskins, as the Kings edged out the visitors 3-2. With both teams having played 27 games, the Kings are one point ahead of the Siskins in the standings, holding third place. [FAISAL ALI /THE OBSERVER] up at 1-1 on the power play. Picking up the assists were Kurtis Goodwin and Hunter Dubecki. The final stanza saw Elmira’s fortunes improve, if only briefly. One minute from the drop of the puck, Dubecki (James Valente) potted the Kings’ second,
putting them up 2-1. But it was all downhill from there as Brampton put up another three on the board before the buzzer, including a power play marker and an emptynetter, to hand the visitors a 4-2 loss. Falling to the lowest-
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Applejacks fall to the Mounties in lone game of the week Loss puts Wellesley in four-way tie for third spot in the division, though the team has games in hand VERONICA REINER FALLING TO THE PARIS Mounties 7-3 in their lone game of the week, the Wellesley Applejacks find themselves in a four-way tie for third place in the South Doherty Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The Jacks’ record of 145-1-3 gives them 32 points, the same amount as the Mounties, the Norwich Merchants and Woodstock Navy Vets. Wellesley, however, has games in hand on each of the others,
another goal at 6:03. The home team’s 2-0 lead is where things would stand after 20 minutes. Shots were 11-5 in favour of Paris. The middle frame was something of a déjà vu, as the Mounties scored twice on a dozen shots, while Wellesley put up another goose egg despite doubling the number of pucks they put on net. The Jacks stepped things up in the third period, however, getting on the board just 58 seconds in, courtesy of a goal off the stick of Zach Ribeiro, with
ranging from two over Paris to five in the case of Woodstock. In fact, Wellesley’s 23 games is the fewest in the division, in part due to the recent postponement of a match against the Delhi Travellers. The schedule gets busier for the team this month, however, so they’ll make up some ground. On the ice last weekend, the Jacks got off to a shaky start in Paris, and were never able to recover. The Mounties drew first blood just two minutes in, following that up with
Warren Gorman and Danny Ranson picking up assists. They kept the momentum going with another goal less than a minute later at 1:33 by Zachary Lyons (Daniel Tsiampas, Tyler Schwindt). Paris responded with a goal at 2:53, before Wellesley came back, netting one on a power play. That unassisted goal came from Alex Uttley at 4:01, making it 5-3. Paris wasn’t about to let Wellesley come back that easily, though, potting another one quickly thereafter at 4:35. This would be by far the most
action-packed portion of the game, with five collective goals in under five minutes, and eight total penalties throughout the frame. Down 6-3, Wellesley opted to pull netminder Kailem Chappelle, only to give up an empty-net goal at 18:25. The 17-shot in the third proved somewhat fruitful – final shots were 33-32 for Wellesley – but the Jacks left it too late en route to the 7-3 loss. The visitors were 1-5 with the man advantage, blanking the Mounties in
three PK situations. After a quiet week, the Jacks will have plenty of chances this weekend to move up the standings. They take on the South Doherty Division-leading Braves (21-2-1-1) Friday night in Tavistock, then return home Saturday night to face the Woodstock Navy Vets (15-11-1-1). Game time both nights is 7:30 p.m. Sunday, the team is back on the road, visiting the Norwich Community Centre to battle the Merchants (15-9-0-2) in a 2 p.m. matinee.
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Three Wise Men weren’t outdoorsmen – they only gave frankincense, myrrh and gold. This just shows that precious gifts are not the same in every culture. Some cultures, and mine is one of them, prefer venison jerky. Others love a good moose, caribou, bear, or elk jerky. I have also heard tell of a splinter group who prefer goose jerky and I
Having said that, don’t ever mention vegan jerky in my presence, for it is an abomination. Back to beef jerky. When someone asks, “what do you get the outdoorsman who has everything?” Beef jerky is clearly the answer. I know this is not what those who commercialize Christmas would have you believe, but it is true. No outdoorsman with all, or
have even known some who enjoy a turkey jerky, but I think that’s only because it is a lot of fun to say. Call me a flaming liberal, if you like, but I’m open minded enough to believe all these things as well as actual beef can all be lumped under the allencompassing umbrella of beef jerky. What can I say? I’m all about celebrating diversity.
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only give more than one package of jerky if you are about to offer a distant king your daughter’s hand in marriage to unite two great and vast empires. Conversely, if you want to deliberately start a war, you would offer up three packages of vegan jerky, which is, as I said, an abomination and probably ranking somewhere around 1,274th in terms of greatest gifts.
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And that would be fine except the second part should actually be, “Teach a man to fish and he will immediately tell all his friends about the great spot you took him to.” That’s why it’s just far better to give a person beef jerky: they can’t say anything while chewing it. The big question is how much? Throughout history, the rule has always been you
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Wilfrid Laurier organizers happy to find time at the WMC to run games during the Christmas break FAISAL ALI FROM THE CANADIAN CURLING championship in January to the sledge hockey nationals in February, Woolwich Township seems to have become a popular destination for the country’s winter sports – and now another can be added to the list. This month, the Woolwich Memorial Centre will be the battleground for the 2019 University Challenge Cup (UCC) in ringette, drawing in teams from across the country. While the games will be held at the Elmira arenas, the UCC itself is actually being hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University, which will be icing its own team at the event. The university will be renting out the Woolwich facilities over four days at the standard rate. “It came down to really a couple of factors. One was having the availability of the ice,” explained Brian Breckles, WLU ringette coach and chairperson for the upcoming UCC. “And second was having a really good facility. And the facilities that were available here, in Kitchener and KW, are nowhere close to the facilities that the Woolwich Memorial Centre offers us. “It’s a beautiful facility to host a high-calibre event like this in,” he added.
A total of 60 games are scheduled over three days at the WMC arenas, from December 27 to 30, offering a dizzying amount of kinetic action to watch while the Sugar Kings are away, all open to the public and entirely free to attend. Moreover, the event will include a number of events specifically geared to raising awareness and interest amongst female athletes in the sport. “We’re actually doing what’s called a ‘come try ringette’ event, incorporated into one of the hours on Sunday the 30th, at 4:30 p.m,” said Breckles. “And the whole idea is for us to be giving back to the community. So [we’ve] got a group of trained leaders that will take care of the on ice segments.” Ringette is a fairly young though distinctly Canadian sport, having been invented in 1963 in North Bay. Played with straight sticks and a ring instead of a puck, the sport shares similarities to basketball (incidentally, another sport invented by a Canadian), Breckles notes. “It’s going to sound a little bizarre, [but it’s] somewhat similar to basketball in the way that there is a shot clock,” he said. There’s also a substantial team component, with players required to pass to move the ring up the ice.
The ring, meanwhile, still moves at speeds comparable to a puck in hockey, Beyond promoting the sport, Breckles is hoping to encourage more girls in sports across the board, and to that end has partnered with not-for-profit Fast and Female to host a Power Hour during the cup games. Attendees will be able to participate in leadership-building activities and meet with positive female role models in sports. “The other part that we’re doing, and it’s really unique, and its focused on young female athletes ages 12 to 16,” said Breckles. “It’s a professional development seminar ... and again we incorporated that into being part of the event as an opportunity to give back to female athletes in the community.” The 2019 UCC games will be held between December 27 to December 30, with games starting as early as 7:30 a.m., and running for most of the day. Thirteen universities will be participating, including McMaster, Western in Ontario, as well as several out of province like Dalhousie and Calgary. WLU will also play host again for the 2020 UCC, next year. Whether that means the Cup will be returning to the Woolwich facilities next year, however, remains to be seen.
The EDSS girls’ hockey team dominated in a home match against the visiting Waterloo Collegiate Institute, posting a 5-0 win Monday at the Dan Snyder arena. The shutout was netminder Taya Beacom’s second of the young season. FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER]
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them the edge, but the Kings pulled off a tight 3-2 victory against the visiting team, with the deciding goal coming late in the third. “That was a fun game, I really enjoyed being a part of that game. Waterloo is always a battle; it has been for years and years,” said Brown. Again, the first proved to be scoreless, though this time it was probably for the best. Waterloo outshot the home team 13-5 in the first 20 minutes, with Elmira playing catch-up in the remaining two frames for a final tally of 29-27. The second saw the Siskins put up two goals before the Kings could react. The first came less than 30 seconds in, followed by a power play marker at 6:44. Tyson Hillier (Zack Cameron, Dubecki) responded minutes later, followed by a knotting shot from Anthony Azzano (Tyson Hillier, Isaac Taylor). The score sat at an even 2-2 for the final 20 minutes of play. Elmira was now on the offensive, firing off twice as many shots as they received; and eventually, one of those shots found its mark. Coming off the stick of Ty Biles (Jakson Kirk, Azzano) with five minutes left on the clock, the goal proved to be a winner, settling the match 3-2 in the Kings’ favour. Sunday, the Kings had a shot at redemption as they invited the Bomb-
ers for a matinee game on home ice. But though the Kings ultimately clinched the victory, the Bombers gave them a run for their money. Brampton held the lead over Elmira on three separate occasions, and never once fell behind until the second overtime. The final score was 5-4 for Elmira after an additional eight-and-a-half minutes of play. The visitors were the first to score on Sunday, with Brampton’s Marcus Didiano potting one on a shorthanded play just five minutes in. Brock McKenzie (Luke Israel) knotted things up midway through the frame, but the Kings were again put on notice when Brampton’s Andrew Reynolds put the puck into the net unassisted, just 47 seconds from the buzzer. The shots on net were staggeringly off in this game, with Elmira shooting 16 times in the first and scoring just once, versus Brampton shooting just three times in the frame and scoring twice. Final shots on net were a lopsided 43-18 for Elmira. The Bombers went into the first intermission with a 2-1 advantage, but were quickly matched by Cameron (Dubecki, Hillier) just 17 seconds into the next frame. The jubilation was short-lived, however, as the Kings let another point slip past – this time a shorthanded, unassisted marker from Brampton’s Ivan Brewer at 1:29. The Bombers potted a
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Goals: Sara Forwell, Olivia Straus Assists: Tiana Bender Shutouts: Makenna Kroetsch Tournaments
Atom: B WOOLWICH WILDCATS
Novice: MAJOR A Dec 05 vs Oakville Rangers Blue Home: 5 Visitor: 3 Goals: Ethan Straus (2), Cody Paquet, Owen Porter, Nathan Seller Assists: Nathan Seller (2), Carter Crane
Novice: MAJOR A Dec 08 vs Dundas Blues Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Cody Paquet (3), Nathan Seller, Kolten Noot Assists: Jackson Gillies, Ethan Straus, Arabelle Weiss, Jack Wood Shutouts: Maxwell Rintoul
Novice: MAJOR A Dec 10 vs New Hamburg Huskies Home: 7 Visitor: 2 Goals: Ethan Straus (2), Owen Porter (2), Cody Paquet, Arabelle Weiss, Nathan Seller Assists: Bryce McFadden (2), Kolten Noot, Kitson Bakker, Nathan Seller, Cody Paquet, Jackson Gillies, Carter Crane, Sullivan Shantz, Ethan Straus
Novice: LL2
Home: 17 Visitor: 4 Goals: Sebastian Abate (6), Cohen Clemmer (6), Johnny Petrone (2), Ryder Bauman, Tyler Bauman, Jackson Kellough Assists: Johnny Petrone (5), Max Stains (3), Ryder Bauman (2), Cohen Clemmer (2), Sebastian Abate, Tyler Bauman, Aaron Dolson, Jackson Kellough, Wade Holland, Ezekiel Schwartz
Atom: LL#3 Dec 09 vs Beverly Bandits #1 Home: 1 Visitor: 6 Goals: Cohen Clemmer
Atom: MAJOR A Dec 04 vs Ancaster Avalanche Home: 9 Visitor: 2 Goals: Spencer Hume (3), Mitchell Krasovec (2), Caleb Paquet (2), Carter Weir, Sutton Meier Assists: Carter Weir, Sutton Meier, Mitchell Krasovec, MacIvor Zettel
Atom: MINOR ATOM A Dec 08 vs Milton Winterhawks Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Matthew Kochut (2), Nolan Martin, Cruz Balog, Colton Sinclair Assists: Josh Wraight (2), Mason Gear (2), Cameron Fisher, Rhys Taylor, Zach Wiseman (2)
Dec 02 vs New Hamburg Huskies Novice LL3 Home: 5 Visitor: 5 Goals: Madden Habermehl (3), Braun Draper (2) Assists: Logan Goodfellow, Aiden Basler, Nicholas Shardlow, Maddox Medeiros, Madden Habermehl
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Atom: AE Dec 27 vs Centre Wellington Fusion Home: 6 Visitor: 1 Goals: Cam Dawson, William Krubally, Luke Forbes, Sam Houston, Brody Habermehl, Josh Thompson Assists: Luke Forbes (3), Cam Dawson, William Krubally, Sammy Krushchat, Josh Thompson, Harrison Hartwick
Atom: LL#3 Dec 08 vs Ayr #1
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PeeWee: MINOR AE Dec 09 vs Center Wellington Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Brandon Fishman (2), Owen Weppler, Patrick McCarthy Assists: Austin Roth, Nate Dyck, Gavin Sager
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Dec 08 vs Hespeler Shamrocks Home: 5 Visitor: 1 Goals: Isaiah Shantz (2), Tyson Moran, Owen Weber, Mitch Walker Assists: Cale Waechter (2), Seth Shantz, Kane Kruschat, Isaiah Shantz, Hudson Haycock, Owen Weber
PeeWee: MAJOR A Dec 09 vs Dundas Blues Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Owen Weber (2), Isaiah Shantz, Tyson Moran, Eric Kane Assists: Elijah Weiss, Eric Kane, Josh Gibson Shutouts: Justin Strohoff
PeeWee: MINOR PEEWEE Dec 04 vs Dundas Blues Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Josh Carson (2), Evan Woods, Hunter Bender Assists: Karsten Smith (2), Evan Woods Shutouts: Mitch Roemer
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PeeWee: MINOR PEEWEE A Dec 09 vs Milton Winterhawks White Home: 4 Visitor: 4 Goals: Evan Woods (3), Danny Schaefer Assists: Carson Staken, Danny Schaefer, Hunter Bender, Karsten Smith
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Atom: B Dec 02 vs Twin Centre Hericanes Home: 2 Visitor: 6 Team Generation Martial Arts from Waterloo travelled to Toronto for what was their final Tournament of 2018. The Toronto Tournament of Goals: Brooklyn Pope, Emily Champions, held Nov. 30-Dec. 1, featured both local and international competitors of all ages, abilities and disciplines. There were divisions for Hibbard Weapons, Forms, Sparring, Kata Challenges, and Creative Musical and Extreme martial arts. Team Generation sent competitors from age 9 to adult Assists: Rowan McDowell, Alexa and each of them achieved results that prove their commitment to their training and to the martial arts. [SUBMITTED] Grundy James J (11) – 3rd Sparring, 3rd Dylan B (13) – 1st Musical Matthew M (12) – 1st Kung Fu Sifu Nadine J – Womens 30+ Weapons, 1st Creative Weapons, Bantam: B Creative Forms, 4th Creative Weapons, 1st Open Weight Sparring Grand Champion, Dec 07 vs Ayr Rockets B 1st Sparring, 2nd Traditional Weapons Fighting, 2nd Creative Forms, 1st Sparring, 1st Traditional Weapons, 4th Traditional 2nd King Fu Forms, 2nd Weapons, 2nd Traditional Home: 0 Visitor: 0 Georgia-May J (10) – 1st Forms, 4th Chinese Forms Sparring, 3rd Traditional Forms, Sparring, 1st Creative Forms, Forms, 2nd Team Forms Shutouts: Gwyneth Martin 4th Traditional Weapons Ethan W (9) – 4th Traditional 2nd Creative Weapons Sifu Ryan A – 2nd Team Weapons, 5th Traditional Forms, Bantam: B Kate S (12) – 1st WKF Forms, forms (with Sifu Nadine), Hannah W (12) – 1st Sparring, Dec 07 vs Ancaster Avalanche B 5th Sparring 1st Chinese Forms, 2nd Chinese 1st Creative Forms, 1st 5th Traditional Weapons, 6th Home: 2 Visitor: 0 Weapons, 5th Traditional Kata Traditional Forms In total the Generations Traditional Forms, 1st Creative Goals: Kaitlyn Hyatt, Maggie Challenge, 5th Traditional Forms Weapons, 2nd Traditional Team brought home: 1 grand Sifu Lexi M – 2nd Traditional Championship, 17 Gold Medals, Sabean Weapons, 2nd Open Forms, 2nd Matthew B (15) – 1st Traditional Weapons, 3rd Musical Forms, Assists: Olivia Bloemberg, 12 Silver, 5 bronze 4th Extreme Forms Weapons, 1st Point Sparring, Sparring, 3rd Open Weapons, Marlee Fraser 4th Traditional Forms Shutouts: Gwyneth Martin Thompson, Fraser Allen (3) Goals: Denver Martin, Ryan Brubacher Bantam: B Bantam: LL2 Brubacher, Teagan Cadeau, Assists: Luke Forbes, Sam Assists: Will Lavigne, Eric Dec 08 vs Kitchener Lady Dec 11 vs St. George Generals Houston (2), Sammy Krushchat Emmett Weissenboeck Hutton, Cade Beacom, Drew Rangers Home: 14 Visitor: 2 Assists: Parker Alles, Jordan Birmingham, Ethan Martin, Shutouts: Mills DeVrieze Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Lucas 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VENTURE FOOD SERVICE / CHANGING OF THE GUARD
Stone Crock companies get new owners in sale by Shantz family Fat Sparrow Group ventures out of Waterloo to take over the range of companies under the St. Jacobs banner FAISAL ALI IT’S BEEN A WELL regarded name in St. Jacobs for generations. From the meats and cheese store to the bakery, and the iconic restaurant at the heart of the village, the Stone Crock has been a mainstay of the community for more than 40 years. Headed by the entrepreneurial Shantz family, known for their stewardship of the local farmers’ market through Mercedes Corporation, the legacy of Stone Crock is passing to new hands at the Fat Sparrow Group. The sale of the Stone Crock follows a steady divestment of the Shantz family from business ventures in the township, including the sale of the market late last year to Schlegel Urban Developments. “Our family some time ago decided we wanted to maybe wrap things up, and that’s when the Mercedes sale started at the market as well,” explained Sandra Shantz, who has been overseeing the Stone Crock family business for two decades. “So it’s been two years in the making, really.” Taking over the reins of the local business are Nick and Natalie Benninger of Fat Sparrow Group. Along with their fellow business partners, the husbandand-wife team say they’re
Sandra Shantz (left) will be helping with the transition following the sale of the Stone Crock, founded by Milo and Laura Shantz in 1975. Taking the reins of the St. Jacobs businesses are Fat Sparrow Group founders and co-owners Natalie and Nick Benninger. [FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER] hoping to add to the Stone Crock name without taking away from its unique and venerable character built over the years.
“It’s an amazing business, and it was a really great opportunity for us to expand and grow in a way that makes sense because
of synergies, including a bakery and butcher shop and a commissary kitchen in the basement for our catering,” said co-owner and
chef Nick Benninger. Known for their diverse collection of restaurants in uptown Waterloo, including Nick and Nat’s Uptown
21, which this week celebrates its tenth anniversary, and the Taco Farm, this will be the Fat Sparrow’s first venture beyond the city limits. It’s new but not unfamiliar territory for the Benningers, both of whom worked years earlier at Benjamin’s Restaurant when it was under the Stone Crock banner. Returning to the Stone Crock seemed like a naturally fit for Fat Sparrow, say the couple, who hope to capitalize on the full suite of Stone Crock businesses. Beyond taking ownership of the restaurant, the purchase of the local company includes Jacob’s Grill, Stone Crock Meats and Cheese, and St. Jacobs Catering. “We’ve always tried to make as much as we can in-house,” explains Nick. “We’ve always taken a lot of pride in serving things that we had something to do with, all the way along. That gets harder and harder as the business grows. It also gets harder and harder in an industry where profit margins shrink and shrink. “This move gives us the ability to keep doing that. So now that we have a bakery, a butcher shop and a commissary kitchen, we can really do everything ourselves and keep it all in-house without losing it
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The Stone Crock restaurant in St. Jacobs will join Fat Sparrow’s offerings of uptown Waterloo restaurants, including Marbles and Harmony Lunch. [FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER] FROM | 27
to the budget.” They also point out that the Stone Crock is only a short distance away from their uptown Waterloo locations, most of which lie along King Street, and it’s something they’re hoping to convince more of their neighbours in Waterloo to try. “It is a tourist destination as it is, but I find that with the locals just down the street, they’re like, ‘Oh, I haven’t been to the market in years. Oh, I haven’t been to the restaurant in years.’ So it would be nice to see those people come out,” said Natalie Benninger. “We actually hope we can continue to spread that message to more and more people in Kitchener and Waterloo to get them to be coming here more
often,” said Nick. “Because we know it can seem like a drive sometimes to folks, but it’s really not. It’s quite close. So we’re excited to make that gap a little smaller.” With Nick applying his culinary talents to the kitchen and menu, and Natalie focusing her years of customers service to operating the front end of the business, the duo say they are hoping to add their own flourishes to the Stone Crock suite of businesses without reinventing the wheel. “We don’t intend to change the concept of the businesses at all, just to continue to add strength to them and continue to improve them as the Shantz family has over the years, and just carry on,” said Nick. “As we keep saying, they are very strong
businesses that do very well. There’s no need for a retooling. It’s more of a just continued success, and continuing to build it into a stronger thing.” For Shantz, the Benningers’ past experience with Stone Crock, combined with their strong local success and willingness to carry on the Stone Crock legacy, made Fat Sparrow the ideal candidate to run the business founded in 1975 by Milo and Laura Shantz. “Definitely finding people that are familiar with restaurants, are familiar with our restaurants [which is] even better, and our culture. And that was going to continue operating it. That was a big piece for me,” said Shantz, who will be assisting with the transition to the new ownership.
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There’s Jack. There’s a beanstalk. And a whole bunch more besides The classic fairy tale gets a panto-treatment in the Drayton Entertainment production at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse FAISAL ALI FEE-FI-FO-FUM, GIANTS IN ST. JACOBS are running amok. Playing for an extended run until the first week of January at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, Jack and the Beanstalk: The Panto is amongst the latest family-friendly offerings from Drayton Entertainment this season. Penned by Canadian playwright Caroline Smith, the production puts the classic fairy tale through the quirky lens of pantostyle theatre, introducing a host of new characters and dilemmas, musical numbers and humour far apart from the original tale. “The funny thing is, it’s getting more well known in Canada because there are lots of pantos being done,” says cast-member Jackie Mustakas of the increasing popularity of panto. “But when they were first introduced, people thought that a pantomime is miming and no speaking, when really it is an old form of theatre, a British form of theatre, so it’s been around for years.” The panto, short for pantomime but confusingly unrelated to any invisiblebox shenanigans, rather incorporates elements of musical comedy, improvisation, and crowd participation into plays, with ostentatious villains and charming heroes inviting
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how they felt about that. And it’s been really nice to go on to the good side of the tracks,” she says. “However, I can still say though that there are many children who are booing me, even though I shouldn’t get booed, because I represent vegetables! Can you believe that children dislike their vegetables that much? Whenever I mention that they need to eat their vegetables, I get booed,” she says with a laugh. The story hits plenty of the familiar beats of fairy tale lore, with the titular Jack, played by Jamie McKnight, trading the family cow for a handful of seemingly ordinary beans, much to his mother’s dismay. But
panto rarely follows the well-trodden paths, instead preferring to make liberal use of the source material for dramatic and comedic effect. In this version of the story, Jack is joined by a multiplicity of characters in his adventures. Opposite Jack is Aaron Walpole as the perhaps rather obviously named bad guy, Evilus Maximus. Antonette Rudder plays the role of Princess Buttercup, Tim Porter as Jack’s younger brother Super Simon and Sheldon Davis as the Town Crier. And of course, a panto is not complete without a little gender-bending, and fulfilling the role of the “dame” as Jack’s zany mother is Justin Bott.
“I think for anyone looking for a new family tradition, this is where you want to be,” says Mustakas. “For anyone that’s never experienced theatre before, this is a great way to experience it for the first time. And I think if you just want to go on a roller coaster of laughs from beginning to end, and a great night out at the theatre and a community kind of feel, this is where you need to be.” Jack and the Beanstalk: The Panto is playing at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse until January 6. Tickets may be purchased online at www.draytonentertainment.com, or by calling the box office at (519) 747-7788 or toll free at 1-855-drayton (372-9866).
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8 BUNTING PLACE, ELMIRA Huge 58x220 lot backing to open space! Original owners in this custom built backsplit. 3br + den, 2 bath. Country kitch. walk out to two tier deck, family room walk out on grade to fenced inground pool. Formal LR/DR. Unfinished lower level waiting your design. Shows well! MLS
$719,000 How convenient to have the
$409,000 ELMIRA Bungalow on a fantastic 61' x 135' lot. Very well
maintained with many updates already completed. Walking distance to schools, recreation and downtown. Amazing price for a detached home in Elmira. It may be worth your visit. MLS
opportunity to purchase this 6800 sq ft shop right across the street on its own 1/2 acre lot. 25' and 8' ceiling height, 2nd floor office, fireplace, board & batten exterior and cedar shake roof. 800 sq ft mezzanine, overhead crane and Picture perfect private setting. 4 level backsplit with an abundance of windows, walkouts and inground pool. MLS more. MLS
$749,000 Inviting cottage feeling home with fieldstone
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$569,900
6367 WELLINGTON RD. 11, DORKING Country living on the edge of the village.1/2 acre lot backing to farmland. Custom built all brick bungalow – 1,848 square feet. 3 bedrooms, master with 3 piece ensuite. Combination LR/DR. Eat – in kitchen with oak cabinetry. Main floor den or family room $519,000 with a wood burning FP. Main floor laundry. Finished rec room w/propane stove. Oversize double garage w/stairs to the basement. 80 floor ARTHUR ELMIRA Cistern under the garage as well as aST.S. ‘wood’storage room. Replacement forced air propane furnace in 2017. Don’t miss this well built home! MLS NEW PRICE NEW PRICE
ONLY ONE UNIT REMAINING IN THE FIRST PHASE OF TOWN HOMES! Base price $459,900. Move in Spring/2019. Many extras and upgrades including hardwood, gas fireplace, central air conditioning, ensuite bathroom, main floor master, custom kitchen, ceramic plus much more. Inviting open concept layout with main floor laundry, 2 bdrms, 2 baths. Option to finish the basement & add a 3rd bdrm. EXCLUSIVE SINGLE DETACHED BUNGLAOW - Currently under construction with double car garage, all main floor conveniences, SPRING/2019 closing. EXCLUSIVE
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WED. DECEMBER 19TH – 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. This is the last Dairy sale of 2018. Consignments Welcome!
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HELP WANTED HELP WANTED IN a welding shop ,manufacturing livestock equipment, welding, fitting, and assembling. Welding experience an asset but willing to teach, Farm experience also an asset. Apply in person to E.S.Martin Welding [2016], 5111 Schummer Line R.R.#1 Linwood or call 226 750-7506 for an appointment.
FOR SALE 1 CROSSWALK TREADMILL exerciser. 1 Free Spirit Elliptical trainer. Excellent condition. Fair Price. Call Jim at 519-669-4596.
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410 Conestogo Road, Unit 210, Waterloo, ON N2L 4E2
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Drayton | $419,900
SAT. DECEMBER 29TH – 11:00 A.M. – Beef
Cow & Calf Sale. Offering cows, breeder bulls, and cow/calf pairs. Cull cows at 11A.M. followed by Stocker sale. Consignments Accepted! This is the last Beef sale of 2018.
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SAT., DEC. 15 - 9:30 AM - All Breed Horse &
Nice open concept bungalow on a good sized lot backing onto schoolgrounds . 3+2 bedrooms and 2 full baths for the growing family. Enjoy the gas fireplace in the finished rec room. Lots of storage. MLS Call Dale direct.
D ream G arag e/ W ork Shop This one will not last long
$ 4 60,000
For a free, no obligation, consultation on Buying or Selling, call Dale direct at 519-500-1865. FOR SALE FRESH TURKEYS FROM 20 30 lbs available on Dec. 21. Lloyd Martin 519-669-4753. SINGER SEWING MACHINE in excellent working condition, in cabinet, was serviced. Asking $200.00. Call 519-885-4357.
FOR SALE VINYL FARM HOUSE replacement windows. Energy Star rated and certified. No extra charge for custom sizes. Installation available. 519-698-2059.
FARM SERVICES BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.
FARM SERVICES FERTILIZER AND SEED GRAIN - at competitive pricing. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519574-4141. ICE SALT & ICE MELT - Ice salt comes in 20 & 40kg’s, Ice melt comes in 20kg bags. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519574-4141 or 519-669-2045. CONTINUED ON PG. 38
C oz y 3 b ed room B ung alow in q uiet town of N ewton. This Property offers a large 25’ X 50’ a�ached workshop, pipes already installed for in floor hea�ng. Main floor windows and doors all replaced in last 6 years … Roof only 7 years old. Large lot for Summer BBQ’s … invite all your friends and family …. Overnight parking for ALL!!!!
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“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAST; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.�
Community Information Page NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Township Council Chambers 24 Church Street West, Elmira Take Notice that in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended, the Township of Woolwich has received complete applications for the following proposed Zone Change applications more specifically described below. This notice will summarize the details of the applications and includes location maps. Please be advised that Notice of a Complete Application does not indicate whether the municipality is in support of, or in opposition to the proposal. That determination will be made at a later date. The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Sections 34 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Zone Change applications. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them. ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION 13/2018 - Carl Miller MAP 1 The property is located at 41 Holmwood Street, Winterbourne (see Map 1) and described as Part of Lot 1 and all of Lot 2 Registered Plan 122, Part of Lots SUBJECT 6, 7 and 8, Part of Lanphier Street, Part of Holmwood PROPERTY 41 Holmwood Street Street Registered Plan 598 and Part of Lot 3, Broken Front Concession, Crooks Tract East of the Grand River. The property is designated Rural Land Use Area, Restricted Land Use Area and Urban Area in the Township Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A). The 13.5 hectare property is developed with a single detached dwelling and a barn. / The purpose of the application is to: 1. rezone approximately 2.175 hectares of the lands that are within the Winterbourne Settlement Boundary (Urban Land Use Area) from Agricultural (A) to a site specific Settlement Residential (R-1) zone to permit a reduced lot frontage of approximately 9 metres and to permit a hobby barn for up to five horses. The rezoning application will facilitate the future severance of the proposed R-1 zoned lands to create a new residential lot; and 2. amend the Agricultural (A) zoning to include a site specific provision to permit a reduced lot area of approximately 11.3 hectares and a reduced lot frontage of approximately 9 metres. ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION 14/2018 - William and Leah Bauman The property is located at 1140 Floradale Road, Township of Woolwich (see Map 2) and described as Part Lot 110 German Company Tract. The property is designated Rural Land Use and Restricted Land Use in the Township Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A). The 48 hectare property is developed with a single MAP 2 detached dwelling, livestock barn for cattle and horses, three sheds and a generator power room. SUBJECT PROPERTY 1140 Floradale Road The purpose of the application is to amend the Agricultural zoning with a site specific provision to permit the development of a metal works facility as a dry industrial On-Farm business which is not directly related to agriculture. The applicant is proposing a new 350 square metre metal works facility and a 48 square metre generator power / skid steer room. Please Note: / APPEAL RIGHTS TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Township of Woolwich to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written WO OD
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submissions to the Township of Woolwich before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision. AND TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich before the bylaw is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. NOTIFICATION: If you cannot attend the meeting, you can express your concerns/comments about the proposed change in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before January 1, 2019 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will also be considered. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. This information is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public at the Committee of the Whole and Council meetings. Please note that while the Committee of the Whole and Council may redact some personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers, your submissions will otherwise be made public in their entirety. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 519669-1647 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6005. MORE INFORMATION: The public may view planning documents and background material relating to this application at the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Township website at www.woolwich.ca . Questions or written submissions may be directed to: Township of Woolwich Engineering and Planning Services Department Box 158 24 Church Street West Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6 Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 13th day of December 2018.
PUBLIC NOTICE OF AN ALL WAY STOP SIGN INSTALLATION FOR THE WOOLWICH STREET SOUTH AT ANDOVER DRIVE / ELROY ROAD INTERSECTION IN BRESLAU As directed by the Council of the Township of Woolwich, the intersection of Woolwich Street South at Andover Drive and / Elroy Road will become an All Way Stop control intersection. The All Way Stop control intersection will be installed on or about December 19, 2018. The installation of the All Way Stop Signs at intersection of Woolwich Street South at Andover Drive and Elroy Road is part of the external road improvements for the Empire Communities Development Phase 1. For more information regarding the installation of the All Way Stop Signs at the intersection of Woolwich Street South at Andover Drive and Elroy Road, please contact the following: Randy Miller, Development Engineering Supervisor Engineering & Planning Services 519-669-1647 x 6030 rmiller@woolwich.ca
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FAMILY ALBUM DEATH NOTICES
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LIPPERT, DELBERT FREDERICK - Born on July 21, 1934, Fred passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Twin Oaks of Maryhill .
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A sincere thank you to Grace Maher and Monty Steenson and staff of Dreisinger Funeral Home and Elmira Mennonite Church pastor Fred Lichti and funeral committee for your services concerning the celebration of life for the late Carl Buschert. Your kindness and caring are very much appreciated.
Barb Jantzi and Family CONTINUED FROM PG. 35
FARM SERVICES KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter. Minimum 15 ton lots. Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519669-2045. ORGANIC FERTILIZER FOR sale. Sulfur 90 and Sulfate Potash. Call George Haffner Trucking at 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.
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HORSE LOVERS & Friends! Come and see the model horses & wagons, buggies and farm machinery Gordon Brubacher has collected over the last 25 years. Collection is in Elora, 6454 Wellington Rd. 7, past Dars Country Mart. Available all winter. P.S. A special invitation to all family members of the late Harold Schweitzer, Eli Martin, Harold Bale, Bob Jacobs, Jack Stanners, Jim Bates. Cell phone 519-820-4657. OPEN HOUSE - Craft Sale Clearance. Saturday, December 15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 11 Cedar Waxwing Dr., Elmira. 30% off everything. All season crafts.
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Passed away peacefully on Friday, December 7, 2018 at Lisaard House, Cambridge, at the age of 71 years. Audrey Walter, of Elmira, was the beloved wife of the late Ed Bolender (2017). Loved mother of Dan Walter of Elmira. Dear sister of Eileen (Wayne) Smith of Walkerton, Ronald (Rosemary) Walter of Listowel, and Dorothy (David) Bleay of New Hamburg. Lovingly remembered by her brother-in-law Hugh Neelands of Chatsworth, sister-in-law Betty Knight of Ingersoll, and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Jerome and Violet (Weber) Walter and her sister Rosemary Neelands. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A reception will follow. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or Lisaard House would be appreciated.
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Passed away peacefully on Friday, December 7, 2018 at Hospice Wellington, Guelph, at the age of 85 years. Lorraine (Beggs) Kidd, of Elmira, was the beloved wife of the late Donald Kidd (2006). Loved mother of Blair (Judy) and Paul (Luisa). Loving grandmother of Matthew and Abigail. Dear sister of Joyce (Donald) McDonald. Predeceased by her parents Leslie and Ruby (Cherry) Beggs and brothers Laverne and George. Lorraine was a retired teacher from the Waterloo Region District School Board and enjoyed bowling and playing cards. The family received relatives and friends on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 1 p.m. at Trinity United Church, Elmira, followed by a reception. A private family interment took place in Glen Allan Cemetery prior to the service. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Hospice Wellington or The Kidney Foundation would be appreciated.
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Wellesley family lighting it up yet again for Christmas Griswold-like display has even more going for it this year, with 25,000 bulbs keyed to the music VERONICA REINER YOU MAY HAVE SEEN plenty of Christmas lights strung up around the neighbourhood, but did they flash to a musical beat? The Cook family is continuing their glorious display of Christmas lights in 2018, adding 5,000 more bulbs to last year’s display to enhance the magic outside their Wellesley home. Now, nearly 25,000 bulbs move to the beat of the radio. Spectators are invited to tune in to CKVL 100.1 FM when driving by 54 Ferris Dr. to take in the spectacle. “This year, it took about 20 to 30 hours to set everything up because I added new things that took extra time,” said Ben Cook, the Wellesley resident who led the project. “I’ve always loved Christmas.” The goal of 25,000 is reminiscent of the 1989 Chevy Chase film, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, in which the Griswold family displays the same amount of lights outside their home. In this real-life version, the results are better. “It started with a small show, and then we had people come by and just tell us how much they loved it, and that it added to the Christmas spirit,” said Cook of the tradition’s progression. “I’ve just kept building from there.”
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The Cook family – Ben, Laura, Parker and Paige – have expanded on their Christmas display again this year, with the large collection of lights synchronized to music. Their Wellesley home has become a popular stop, with drivers able to tune their radios to 100.1 FM to get the full effect. [VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER] New additions this year include two sets of arches and a double set of lights surrounding the garage. There is also a set of lit candy canes leading up to the front door, litup windows, and lights wrapping around the trees on the front lawn. “Ben is like a big kid,
there is something about Christmas that is really special for him,” said Laura Cook. “Ben puts in a ton of time and energy to put on this light show. He gets so much joy when he sees a car stopped out front.” She added it’s a wellknown attraction around the neighbourhood. The
family received many inquiries this year as to when the show would begin. The process of setting up the display took about 20-30 hours, including the help of his children, Parker and Paige. Hooking up the lights to the beat of the music is quite a time-consum-
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THE HOLIDAYS SEE MANY of us entertaining guests, either planned or of the drop-in variety. Eggs are one of those versatile items that you can have on hand for any situation, whether it’s breakfast for guests staying over or an impromptu dinner when folks stop by. This frittata works for breakfast, lunch or dinner – eggs are good that way – and can be adjusted depending on taste ... or what you’ve got available. Try it with different peppers or other greens like arugula or kale. As a bonus, you get to have some greens, which can be a bit of a challenge at this treat-heavy time of the year. Best of all, this dish can be put together quickly, about five minutes of prep and 10 minutes of cooking time. Happy cooking, and happy holidays.
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point, however, creating the display is something he’s familiar with, having had plenty of experience dealing with technology. “I’m an audio/video nerd,” said Ben. “I’ve sold loudspeakers for 20 years. Now I sell microphones. So I’ve always been into the techie audio/video stuff. So it all really works together.” He enjoys continuing the light show every time, and always looks for ways to
perfect the display. “It’s one of those things that once you get into it, you can’t help it but you look at it that you go ‘oh it would be cool if I added this over here, or made this a little brighter,’” said Cook. The family encourages the community to donate to their local food bank to get into the generous holiday spirit throughout December. “We were intending of
putting a donation box out there,” he said. “So if people were enjoying the show and they were feeling charitable, a donation to the food bank would be fantastic. It brings some smiles to the neighbourhood.” The show goes on throughout the week from Sunday through Thursday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and then 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. over the weekend at the family’s Ferris Drive home.
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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tis the season for bubbly drinks, which have a long history in our culture WEIRD NOTES
Q. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dear Santa, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been
good mostlyâ&#x20AC;Ś,â&#x20AC;? and the letter, with its wish list duly completed, is put into an envelope, stamped and addressed to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santa Claus, North Pole.â&#x20AC;? Where might the letter end up?
A. Without a zip code, the United States Postal Service would have difficulty completing delivery, since its sorting system begins with the zip code, says Dan Lewis on his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now I Knowâ&#x20AC;? website. But often kids just make up one, and what would be simpler than â&#x20AC;&#x153;12345â&#x20AC;?? In this case, Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letters will go to Schenectady, New
York, to the General Electric office assigned that entire zip code. (The multinational conglomerate got its start there in the spring of 1892.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since 1994, as mail for Santa arrives, some of the roughly 4,000 GE employees who work there have taken it upon themselves to read the notes and, at times, reply.â&#x20AC;? And even though the Schenectady office keeps shrinking since the headquarters moved, the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Santa-helping tradition continues. As recently as 2015, volunteers wrote personal replies to more than 1,000 letters, often with â&#x20AC;&#x153;a tiny PS: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the milk and cookies.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Q. Word lovers, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also passionate about music, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll no doubt know most of
the following drawn from the musical world: â&#x20AC;&#x153;upbeat,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;concert pitch,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;orchestrate,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;trombenikâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;fiddlestick.â&#x20AC;?
A. Are you feeling pretty upbeat (optimistic) here, starting with â&#x20AC;&#x153;upbeat,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;an unaccented beat before the first beat of a measure,â&#x20AC;? as Anu Garg elaborates on his â&#x20AC;&#x153;A.Word.A.Dayâ&#x20AC;? website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Concert pitchâ&#x20AC;? is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a tuning standard for musical instruments in which the note A above middle C is assigned a frequency of 440 cycles per second (audio),â&#x20AC;? so it suggests â&#x20AC;&#x153;a state of being tensely alert or ready.â&#x20AC;? And â&#x20AC;&#x153;orchestrate,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;to arrange elements of a situation to achieve a desired effect,â&#x20AC;? comes from Latin, from Greek, from â&#x20AC;&#x153;orkheisthaiâ&#x20AC;? (to
dance). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trombenikâ&#x20AC;? (TROM-buhnik) draws on the Yiddish word â&#x20AC;&#x153;tromba,â&#x20AC;? for â&#x20AC;&#x153;trumpetâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;horn,â&#x20AC;? and connotes â&#x20AC;&#x153;a lazy or a boastful person,â&#x20AC;? as in â&#x20AC;&#x153;tooting oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own horn.â&#x20AC;? Finally, â&#x20AC;&#x153;fiddlestickâ&#x20AC;? is â&#x20AC;&#x153;the bow with which the fiddle is playedâ&#x20AC;? and means â&#x20AC;&#x153;something insignificant.â&#x20AC;? As Garg explains, it â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś may be related to the fact that the verb fiddle has a contemptuous meaning: to fiddle is to do something frivolous, to do something aimlessly.â&#x20AC;? But how the bow of a violin ended up being a synonym (typically plural) for â&#x20AC;&#x153;nonsenseâ&#x20AC;? is not known. Oh, â&#x20AC;&#x153;fiddlesticksâ&#x20AC;?! Q. When and why were bubbly drinks invented? And why do we like them?
the same pain receptors in the deep brain that are activated by spicy food,â&#x20AC;? note Roberto Zenit and Javier Rodriguez-Rodriguez in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Physics Today.â&#x20AC;? Animals such as mice, dogs and horses refuse to drink carbonated water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But humans appear to enjoy the mildly irritating effects.â&#x20AC;? Water, carbon dioxide and saliva enzymes react to produce carbonic acid, thought to cause the tingly sensation. The presence of bubbles is not required to experience the â&#x20AC;&#x153;carbonation bite,â&#x20AC;? but they do modulate flavor, for unknown reasons. Joseph Priestly, discoverer of oxygen, invented carbonation in 1772 to â&#x20AC;&#x153;maintain potable water for consumption in ships,â&#x20AC;? and its â&#x20AC;&#x153;distinct freshnessâ&#x20AC;? (his
A. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carbonation â&#x20AC;Ś triggers
words) seemed to accomplish this. Carbonation can also occur through fermentation in a closed container. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although beer-making dates back thousands of years, it is unclear how bubbly beer could have been originally â&#x20AC;&#x201C; old ceramic containers were most likely unsealed. Sparkling wine was discovered later â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in the 17th century â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and its carbonation comes from a secondary fermentation inside the bottle.â&#x20AC;? Conclude the authors: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alcoholic or not, bubbly drinks are full of physics!â&#x20AC;?
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mediums. Her teacher let her know about the WEFI campaign, and she completed the project in two days. “My teacher, Ms. White, showed us a bunch of different graphics,” said Bingeman of coming up with a subject matter. “And I looked at the one with the raccoon and was inspired; I thought ‘this is the one for me to do.’ So the raccoons are pastel. The lake is pastel. The sky and snowflakes are watercolour, and the trees are also pastel.” The greeting cards were available for purchase at the WRDSB Education Centre at 51 Ardelt Ave. in Kitchener at a cost of $10
for 12 cards. The fundraiser is a first for the board, with the cards featuring a wide range of representation from students of all ages, from kindergarten to Grade 12. There were designs from students attending schools all across Waterloo Region, including King Edward Public School in Kitchener and Laurelwood Public School in Waterloo. The artwork was winterthemed, with subject matters ranging from snowmen to the northern lights. “We were just looking for a way to support our education foundation,” said Lynsey Slupeiks, communications officer at the WRDSB. “We’ve never done this before; this is our first time.
So we thought this would be a great way to showcase our talented students and the art that they can produce. All of the money will go back into our schools which is also important for us.” Given the success of this years’ event, the school board plans to continue with the campaign in the future. “We were really happy with what we got, and we can’t wait to do it again,” said Slupeiks. “This is a little bit of a litmus test for us to see how it does, but we hope to be able to do it again and hopefully more than once a year.” More information about WEFI can be found online at www.wrdsb.ca/wefi.
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