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Elmira Lions Club taking complaints from Woolwich walking trail users

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

A quiet stroll on the trails in and around Elmira is usually a pleasant activity, but a spike in the number of encounters with trespassing ATV operators is making the experience less idyllic.

Police and the Elmira Lions Club, whose members maintain stretches of the local trails, have fielded several complaints about ATV riders using routes that are prohibited to motorized vehicles.

Lions Club member Art Woods said he has seen an increase in the number of incidents this year, particularly on the Kissing Bridge Trailway, a 45-kilometre rail trail that runs from Guelph to Millbank.

“There’s been occasional misuse over the years; we get the odd complaint. It just seems this spring is worse than it’s ever been,” said Woods. “I received an email from people in Toronto who were up maple syrup festival day and felt they were almost run over

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by an ATV. “Certainly, the drivers of the ATVs were not respecting their right to be on the trail walking at all.

I pursued that one: somebody got me some pictures, but nobody had one that showed a license number, so the police could do nothing.”

The problem area appears to be around Wallenstein. These trails specifically prohibit both motorized vehicles and horses on the trails in order to protect walkers using the path. If someone does get hurt due to these incidents, it is a liability to the Lions Club, the Township of Woolwich, the Region of Waterloo and province of Ontario who all share responsibility for the trail.

Sgt. Kelly Gibson of the Waterloo Regional Police rural division encouraged anyone with information to step forward. While Woods has received several complaints, the department has just received one thus far.

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Capital Paving formalizes bid for gravel pit near Maryhill Proposal for Foerster Road site will be the subject of an open house June 26 in Maryhill

BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com

Kids got the chance to try firefighter gear on for size at the 24th Children's Farm and Home Safety Day in Wellesley on June 1.

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After a flurry of activity around Conestogo, Winterbourne and West Montrose, it’s Maryhill’s turn in the gravel pit spotlight.

Guelph-based Capital Paving wants to develop an extraction operation on a 230-acre property at 1195 Foerster Rd., south of the village.

Following its licence bid with the provincial Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the company last week applied to Woolwich for the zoning and official plan amendments needed to mine what is currently farmland.

Capital Paving is leasing the site, proposing to extract gravel in five phases, with the owner continuing to farm the land before and after each phase. The plan is to rehabilitate the entire site back to prime farmland when the project is completed, says project manager George Lourenco.

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Woolwich’s 22 unionized workers will receive a 1.75% raise this year, 1.85% in 2020 and 1.95% in 2021 under a new contract reached between the township and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1542. As is customary for the township, the same increases will apply to the larger non-union staff.

The deal, ratified by Woolwich councillors last week, is retroactive to Jan. 1.

FROM THE ARCHIVES Deeming parking concerns adequately addressed, Woolwich council this week approved plans for a new retirement facility on Elmira’s Barnswallow Drive. Meeting as a committee of the whole, councillors gave unanimous support to a zoning change necessary to allow the project to go ahead. The Elmira and District Association for Community Living (EDACL) will operate a 20-bed assisted-living centre.

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Cost of building a home in Woolwich to jump again Township plans to hike development charges, levied to offset costs of growth, by an average of 19% on new homes ment charges bylaw was last reviewed in 2014, when the average cost tacked on to a new home hit $6,712 from $4,986 previously, a 36 per cent hike.

Regulated by the province, development charges are established by a formula dividing forecasted capital costs by the projected population growth. Eligible costs include long-term expenses for indoor and outdoor recreation services, administration, road construction, public works, fire protection and water services.

On the non-residential side (industrial, commercial), those constructing new buildings would be assessed a fee of $4.02 per square foot, up from the current rate of $2.74.

Andrew Grunda of Watson & Associates Economists, the firm hired to carry out Woolwich’s development charges study, told councillors meeting June 4 that rates are arrived at by forecasting population and housing gains and then calculating the cost of providing services to accommodate that growth.

By 2031, Woolwich is expected to hit a population of 35,000, up from about 25,800 today, a growth rate of 36 per cent, he said. Over that time, the township predicts it will need $78.3 million in capital spending,

BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com

The privilege of building a new home in Woolwich will cost you an additional $1,800 next month, as the township plans to hike its development charges by 19 per cent.

The fees are intended to cover future municipal expenditures related to growth, with the developers – ultimately the buyers, of course – paying for the cost of each new addition to the building stock.

For fully serviced single-family homes in Woolwich’s urban areas, the new charges considered by councillors Tuesday night would see levies rise to $11,663 from $9,836 (18.5 per cent). In Breslau, due to servicing arrangements with the City of Kitchener, the increase would hit $13,273, up from $11,446 today, a jump of 16 per cent.

In the rural areas, fees for a single-family home would be $9,373, up 17.5 per cent from $7,933.

Those figures represent just the township’s portion of development charges, which amount to less than 30 per cent. With the Region of Waterloo, which takes the largest chunk by far, and school board charges factored in, new home buyers are hit up for some $40,000.

The township’s develop-

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Kate's Kause launches 20:20

Accessible washroom in Elmira's Gibson Park is the group's latest fundraising drive

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

Kate’s Kause charity is aiming to increase equity and promote inclusivity through its latest endeavour, as organizers have partnered with the Township of Woolwich to complete a permanent accessible washroom in Elmira’s Gibson Park by summer 2020.

The Kate’s Kause 20:20 campaign aims to raise $20,000 of the $200,000 cost.

Kelly Meissner, organizer and founder of Kate’s Kause, said the project is a great way to make every family feel like they belong.

“It’s a big project, and to provide this level of accessibility – we’re going above and beyond,” said Meissner. “We really want

to change the game for what this looks like. That’s been our mandate from the get-go: change the game for people living with this disability for them and their families and their friends.”

Families who use the accessible playground at Gibson Park and accessible splash pad at Bolender Park in Elmira are being challenged with the straightforward 20:20 goal: fundraise $20 from 20 people during the park high-season months of June and July.

It may be an ambitious goal, but the charity has a proven track record of completing seemingly massive tasks.

Volunteers and community partners saw their vision come to life when they revitalized Gibson Park in Elmira back in 2012 called

Kate’s Place for Everyone.

It built a community hub and broke down barriers between children living with disabilities as their peers came together to play.

By 2017, they had met another goal: a vibrant, accessible splash pad along with playground at Bolender Park. It gave life to an underused park in the town and drew even more families to Woolwich Township. Meissner said she is amazed by how many people travel far distances to visit these play areas, including acquaintances from Toronto.

“I can’t believe how many people come from out of town,” said Meissner.

“People drive from hours away to have this visit to the park.”

The goal is very personal to Kelly, whose daughter Kate has Angelman’s syndrome, a rare neurogenetic disorder characterized by a severe global developmental delay. Meissner said these accessible spaces had been an enormous benefit.

“The playground and the splash pad have been amazing for Kate’s development,” said Meissner.

“We’re so happy that she has progressed so far physically. She couldn’t walk when we first built the playground; now she walks, runs and jumps – it’s really fun. We’ve loved watching her physical development, but we’ve also, more importantly almost, loved the social development she gets from the playground.”

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Elmira off-leash dog park set for its official opening on June 7

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

The party may not be off the hook, but the dogs will be off the leash at the official launch of a new park in Elmira.

The Elmira off-leash dog park grand “o-paw-ning” is scheduled for tomorrow evening (Friday).

Michelle Hilborn, program coordinator at the Township of Woolwich, said the completion of the project has been a long time coming.

“This park has been in the works for a very long time, so it’s good to see it come to fruition for everybody,” said Hilborn. “It’s something that’s been a labour of love – not just from my end, I’ve been the staff support with this since 2015 – but definitely, there are a couple members of the group that have been trying to get this going for around seven years now. So they’re super excited.”

The space is set up near the 1st Elmira Scouts meeting place at 75 Oriole Pkwy.

E. It is fenced in and just under an acre large; there are trees and shading to

provide a cooler atmosphere during the warmer months.

“It’s close enough to town, but not all the way out in the country. ... It’s still got that nice, quiet sense to it,” said Hilborn of the location.

In addition, there are Sutera dog waste receptacles featured at the location. After a successful pilot project in Waterloo in 2017, these types of containers are more frequently implemented at local dog parks. The unique, easy-touse invention transforms canine waste into renewable energy and fertilizer.

Parking is available at 96 Southfield Dr., so as not to crowd the Scout house.

If all the parking spots are filled up, it is acceptable to park on the road while keeping other drivers in mind, she noted.

For Friday’s event, there are dog-themed grab bags available for the first 50 families that show up.

This is not a new endeavour for the township; two years ago, in July 2017, the “Woofwich” dog park volunteer committee opened up an off-leash dog park

in St. Jacobs at 65 Water St. Hilborn described it as the first step in getting dog parks formalized in Woolwich.

“We were able to open that one first because we didn’t have any funding needs, really, other than signage to go up,” she said.

“Because it was just off the edge of the trail and it was property that the township owned, so it was pretty easy and seamless.

“That park has a naturalized fencing which basically means that there isn’t fencing – it’s all tree line.

We had established that park with the intention that we were going to have another park opening that is fully fenced in Elmira.”

The Elmira location was a little more costly, as there needed to be fences, signage, and potential amenities considered to move forward with the project. However, Elmira Pet Products was willing to provide full funding for the dog park.

The grand opening will take place at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (June 7), with everyone and his/her dog welcome to attend.

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noting the company has returned other decommissioned pits back to farmland.

The firm estimates the site contains three million tonnes of aggregate materials. While the pit application is for 500,000 tonnes per year, Lourenco said he expects Capital would remove about half that much annually, meaning the pit would be in operation for 12 to 15 years.

The location is a good one, he says, as it’s close to Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph markets, with access to a regional road (Shantz Station Road) and Highway 7, itself the site of an upcoming construction project.

“We’ve always been interested in the area,” he said of the location, noting there are two former gravel pits in the vicinity, with testing at the site proving positive.

“There’s a significant quantity of aggregate resources there.”

The proposed project is the company’s first in Woolwich since a 2008 bid for an operation near West Montrose. That application met with much public resistance and, after some legal wrangling and the township’s adoption of a cultural heritage landscape designation for the area, it was eventually dropped.

Woolwich deemed the file closed in 2013.

This time around, Capital Paving has opted for public engagement from the getgo.

“We’ve taken a different approach with this – our

objective is to inform the community as early as possible so they can be involved,” said Lourenco.

Representatives went door to door to adjacent property owners about a year and a half ago, making their intentions known.

The company also kept the mayor and ward councillors in the loop.

To date, there hasn’t been much feedback, positive or negative, he said.

Preparing for a public open house on June 26, part of the application under the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA), the company has posted its studies online (www.shantzstationpit. com) in advance of the event.

“We want people to have a chance to review our reports and studies, and if they have any questions, they can ask them at our open house.”

Lourenco said the MNRF has accepted as complete the company’s application for the pit licence, setting its process in motion.

The township, however, will need time to review the zone change and official plan amendment applications submitted by the company, says Dan Kennaley, Woolwich’s director of engineering and planning.

Those applications were received by the township on May 29, with the first step in the process being to determine if the company has submitted all the necessary studies, including noise, dust and traffic impacts of the proposed operation.

The township will also be

looking at issues related to the site’s proximity to the village.

“That certainly raises some land-use compatibility questions,” said Kennaley, noting there’s also a nearby creek, raising environmental questions.

Kennaley acknowledged there are two former gravel pits in the vicinity, though Capital Paving’s bid is for a larger operation.

“That one’s fairly big.

With a 68-hectare (168-acre) extraction area, it’s fairly large.”

The company was in contact with the township as it was exploring the site, he said, though the process really got going with a pre-application meeting in December.

The township isn’t formally involved in the June 26 meeting, which is part of the provincial requirements under the ARA, but will likely be attending.

Its own public meeting, also a statutory requirement, won’t likely be held until September at the earliest given the summer holiday season ahead, said Kennaley, who is retiring at the end of the month, meaning a new department head will be coming into the process at some point.

Both Ward 3 councillors, Murray Martin and Larry Shantz, said they’d not heard any public feedback, though the applications hadn’t been formalized until now.

The Capital Paving open house is set for June 26, 6:30-9 p.m., at the Maryhill Heritage Community Centre.

The Region of Waterloo intends to amend By-law 19-016 (Establish Fees and Charges). The amendment to the by-law will include changes to Grand River Transit fares.

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The by-law will be considered at the Regional Council Meeting scheduled for:

with development charges covering about 48 per cent of that, some $37 million.

Most of that growth will be in Elmira (49 per cent) and Breslau (43), with six per cent in the urban settlements and two per cent in the rural area.

Though councillors didn’t tweak any of the numbers, they did opt to remove exemptions from development charges previously allowed for private schools and places of worship, and suggesting they’d like to see exemptions added for affordable-housing projects.

Woolwich is alone in the region in exempting private schools from development charges, and Wilmot Township is the only other that currently exempts churches from the fees.

Councillors agreed that

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Regional Municipality of Waterloo Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Administration Building 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener If you wish to speak at the Council meeting, please register as a delegation with the Region's Council and Administrative Services Division at 519-575-4400 by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 24, 2019. If you require accessible services to participate, please contact the Council & Administrative Services at least five days in advance of the meeting.

This notice is in accordance with the “Municipal Act”, 2001. Kris Fletcher, Director, Council and Administrative Services/Regional Clerk All comments and information received from individuals, stakeholder groups and agencies regarding this by-law are being collected to assist the Region of Waterloo in making a decision. Under the “Municipal Act”, personal information such as name, address, telephone number, and property location that may be included in a submission becomes part of the public record. Questions regarding the collection of this information should be referred to Council & Administrative Services.

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eliminating the current exemptions makes sense given that provincial regulations force the township to in essence take money from the general tax levy to compensate for the development charges it foregoes by exempting private schools and churches.

“It think that’s what flipped me,” said Coun.

Scott McMillan. “It doesn’t seem right to me that we’re recouping from the general tax levy to help build a church.”

Fellow Ward 1 councillor Patrick Merlihan favoured that approach, noting pragmatically there isn't a long line to build new churches.

Noting that scratching the pair of exemptions was the thing to do on principle, he added that exemptions to help with affordable-housing projects is also the principled approach.

“That’s just the right thing to do.”

With councillors still looking for details such as whether exemptions would apply to only non-profit projects and what exactly constitutes “affordable,” director of finance Richard Petherick said he would prepare a report prior to the end of the month. He added, however, that council could look at requests to waive development charges on a case-by-case basis rather than adopting a blanket policy.

“I’d be more comfortable with that,” suggested Coun.

Murray Martin.

Although Tuesday’s council session was a mandatory public meeting to air the proposed changes, nobody attended to discuss the issue. Councillors are expected to ratify the changes on June 25.

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TRESPASSING: Police looking for assistance in identifying those responsible as more concerns are aired reported to us third-hand on the Kissing Bridge Trail

by Arthur Street and Floradale [Road],” said Gibson.

“We had an incident in April reported to use from there, but it was third-party info. But I haven’t had any information since then, but I’d like to know this so we can try to identify who it is.”

These incidents violate the Trespass to Property Act penned in 1990 under the province of Ontario, specifically the “limited prohibition” section which states, “Where entry on premises is not prohibited under section 3 or by notice that one or more particular activities are permitted

under subsection (1), and notice is given that a particular activity is prohibited, that activity and entry for the purpose is prohibited and all other activities and entry for the purpose are not prohibited.”

“It’s trespassing,” said Gibson. “It puts people at risk too who are using the trail. The trail is used for hiking, cycling, and if ATVs are on there, they’re going faster, they’re putting people who are lawfully using the trail at risk.”

The Kissing Bridge Trail is pet-friendly and allows for other activities, including hiking, running, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, cycling and snowmobiling

in permitted sections.

In addition to the concern for public safety, there is also the issue of damage to the trailway, as well as setting a precedent that this type of behaviour is permitted. Woods said this problem is challenging to solve, as off-road ATVs do not need to be licensed, making the drivers harder to identify.

“It’s very hard to know what to do. The one kid said ‘Well, we see other ATVs out here. Why can’t we go?’ said Woods.

“So it’s sort of one does it and the other thinks it’s okay. I’m not against ATVs or dirt bikes – I’ve done my thing with them over

These ATV riders trespassing on the Kissing Bridge Trailway were caught in the act by hikers. [SUBMITTED]

the years, but never on a walking trail where people are there with carriages or strollers, and older people like me.”

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the organization is considering if these incidents continue, including the use of a trail camera. Gibson

recommended that anyone who witnesses ATVs on the trails to record a video on their phones and focus on the drivers.

“The only time an ATV needs a license plate is if it’s on the roadway,” said Gibson. “Most people have cell phones if they’re able to take a video, at least we’ll try to identify the ATV and the rider.”

Anyone with information can contact police at 519-570-9777 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Alternatively, tips can be submitted at waterloocrimestoppers.com.

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Police issue warning, advice after a series of bear sightings Police are warning residents to be vigilant after a few bear sightings in Wellington County last week.

The Ontario Provincial Police offered up some tips to help keep bears away from homes and communities.

If you encounter a bear and your personal safety is at risk, call 911 or your local police. You’re advised to remain calm – often the bear is just passing through, and will move on if no food source is found. If a bear is in a tree, leave it alone and remove other people and dogs from the area. Keep away from the bear, and do not block its exit.

MAY 28 ■■8:45 AM | A Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 17, east of Alma when they observed a passenger vehicle travelling at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar in excess

If you have a problem with a bear, call the Bear Wise line toll-free at 1-866514-2327 for advice on how to avoid human-bear encounters during bear season (April 1 to November 30).

If a bear approaches you, slowly back away, watching the bear. If the bear tries to approach you, do not turn and run. Instead, make noise, throw rocks or sticks and make yourself appear as big as possible. Fighting back is the best chance of persuading a bear to stop its attack, so use a large stick, a rock, or anything else that you can to deter the bear.

of 130 km/h, exceeding the posted speed limit by at least 50 km/h. A 53-year-old Peter Kitchener man was stopped and charged with ‘race a motor vehicle’ contrary to the Highway Traffic Act. The driver’s licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Provincial Offences

You can reduce the chances of attracting bears by: • Storing garbage in bear-resistant, airtight containers inside a storage area that is not accessible to bears • Washing garbage containers and dumpsters frequently using a strong disinfectant to reduce odours • Putting out garbage on the morning of garbage collection - not the night before • Keeping pet food indoors • Removing grease and food residue from barbecue grills, including

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Visit ontario.ca/bearwise for more information on bears.

A 56-year-old Millbank man was charged with ‘use plate not authorized for vehicle’ and ‘operate unsafe vehicle.’

A 54-year-old Millbank woman was charged with ‘permit motor vehicle to be operated without insurance.’ Both are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford on July 23 to answer to the charges.

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Aggregate Resources Act Form 1 - Notice of Application for a Licence We, Capital Paving Inc.:

P.O Box 815 Guelph, ON N1H 6L8

Hereby, give notice that an application has been made for a Category 3, Class A Licence to excavate aggregate from a pit (above the water table) of 93.5 hectares, located at: Part of Lots 81 & 82, German Company Tract Geographic Township of Waterloo, Township of Woolwich, Region of Waterloo The application is for a new pit with an Annual Tonnage Condition of 500,000 tonnes.

A detailed site plan and reports for the proposal may be examined at the Township of Woolwich or Region of Waterloo municipal offices, or at the District Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry at Ontario Government Building, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario. A digital copy of the site plan and reports is also available at www.shantzstationpit.com.

Any person(s) wishing to object to this application must send, in writing, their objection with reason(s) to the Applicant and to the Guelph District Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry at the addresses below. Note: E-mail submissions are acceptable however they must contain the objector’s complete postal mailing address where a response can be delivered. E-mail objections which do not contain a postal address will not be considered acceptable.

The Applicant:

Capital Paving Inc. P.O Box 815 Guelph, Ontario N1H 6L8 Attention: George Lourenco or by email: shantzstationpit@capitalpaving.on.ca AND

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EDSS celebrates 15 years of partnering with HRAI

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

A 15-year partnership between EDSS and a trades group was something to celebrate at the Elmira high school.

The occasion was marked with certificates for members of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute (HRAI) of Canada’s Waterloo Wellington chapter and the Waterloo Region District School Board.

The partnership between the organizations began in 2004 when a new gas-fitter lab was installed at Elmira District Secondary School, the WRDSB and the HRAIWW chapter providing a retrofit of the lab. Following the lab’s creation, a Construction Technology – HVAC course was launched at EDSS. “We were involved as a chapter in helping them set up the lab: we provided labour, help, materials, and equipment for the lab,” said Brad Mavin of Conestoga Mechanical. “We’ve been supporting them ever since, so we donate some money to them every year.

“Specifically for their program because we feel that program is quite important to our industry. Our goals are to encourage young people to consider the trades – not just the heating trades but any trade.”

This lab has provided valuable experience for students, giving them real-job learning experiences. HRAI donates some $1,500 to EDSS annually for various endeavours related to the program, such as keeping materials – dampers, actuators and the like – in the lab up-to-date.

Mavin added that it’s

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essential for students to understand that the trades are an option for a future career path, and to get the opportunity to try it out for themselves.

“All of the folks that are involved at the high school level and even primary school level, all of those folks come from academia.

They don’t consider the trades,” said Mavin.

“For the most part, all the people that the young folks are associated with come from academia and they think that’s where everybody should be headed.

The key is to get to them as young as possible to make sure that they’re aware that

the opportunity is there for them.”

EDSS teacher Randy Dyck noted that it is an excellent space for students to learn. For example, much of the preparation for the Skills Canada competition is done in this lab.

“Each of these things that the young people are learning, they’re very industry-standard and very much in line with today’s technology,” said Dyck. “Albeit at a very introductory level, but at least the young people can come away better equipped with what it would take, let’s say to be involved in experiential learning, such as co-op.”

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Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 At the Maryhill Heritage Community Centre 58 St. Charles Street East, Maryhill, N0B 2B0 From 6:30pm to 9:00pm

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sner wants to extend that feeling of equity to all families dealing with a disability or disorder. She knows the struggle of leaving a destination due to a bathroom emergency. With accessible washrooms, that will no longer be an issue.

“It shouldn’t come down to ‘oh I can’t stay because I can’t use this bathroom.’

We’re often having to acknowledge whenever we go any place with Kate, is there an accessible spot that we can use a bathroom? We have to plan that

out.

“Their life is already challenging, and we think we can make it a little easier and help them feel like they’re a typical family participating in their community,” said Meissner, adding these washrooms would also make life easier for the caregiver.

Sponsors have provided a $20 gift card to the first 20 families that complete the 20:20 challenge. Every fundraising family is also entered in a draw to win a $500 Visa gift card.

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dividual 20:20 campaign donation made online through Canada Helps (online fundraising hub) in June and July is also an automatic entry for Kate’s Kause to win a $10,000 Giving Challenge donation, a summer giving initiative of Canada Helps, supporting Canadian charities.

For more information on how to participate in Kate’s Kause 20:20 campaign, visit www.kateskause.com. All interested families can register at www.kateskause. com/fundraising-events.

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TWEEC plan expansion to Elmira tree nursery Group plans to upgrade facility this summer to be able to grow larger, hardier trees in the nursery

BY FAISAL ALI fali@woolwichobserver.com

The Township of Woolwich Environmental Enhancement Committee (TWEEC) will be looking to double the footprint of the Elmira tree nursery with an expansion project planned for this summer. The nursery supplies the local environmental committee with the young saplings which are then planted across the township by the organization and groups of volunteers.

The upgrade to the facility will allow the group to grow larger, hardier trees at the nursery, ensuring they have a better chance of survival once they’re found a new home.

“We are about to launch into an expansion of the nursery,” said John Mathers, nursery project coordinator and member of TWEEC and Trees for Woolwich. “We decided as a group that we want to grow our trees a little bit taller than we have in the past.”

Currently, trees at the nursery are kept until they reach a height of about three to four feet, says Mathers.

“We plant most of our trees in conservation type areas or areas that are not tended by people, so the weeds can be up to four or five feet high. So when you put in a two to three foot plant, it’s quickly dwarfed by all the weeds,” he explained.

“We want to grow them

to whip size, which is five or six feet high. And so that means we need to keep them for up to five years or so, so we need more space.”

The project will see the environmental group draw on the support of volunteers and students for the work, which is expected to begin on June 17, and take approximately two weeks.

“We’re looking at basically doubling the footprint of the nursery, and so we have a project to level out the land that’s right beside the existing nursery,” said Mathers. “We’re going to put down four inches of gravel and landscape fabric, a new shade structure. And then we’re going to be setting up all of our new seedlings under that.”

The nursery expansion will ultimately help towards the township’s overarching goal of raising the tree cover in the municipality. Volunteers in the community are leading the effort, but the township too is getting involved to increase the greenery in Woolwich.

Township council adopted a greening plan for the 2019 budget year, replete with a one-time 0.5 per cent property tax increase to fund the plan. A total of $53,000 is budgeted in 2019 for the plan, which includes replanting trees along boulevards in Elmira and St. Jacobs hit by an emerald ash borer infestation.

The tree nursery carries a number of native species including several variet-

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ies of oak, maple, spruce, pine, cedar and sumac.

Besides providing for the township-wide tree plantings, which are organized throughout the spring and summer, the nursery is also a compelling teaching tool for area school children.

“It’s just an opportunity to teach kids about environmental stewardship and the importance that trees play in the environment,” said Mathers. “So we involve the elementary schools at that level growing the seedlings. We have high school students that come out and help with transplanting so it’s a certainly a large aspect of our program, the value of giving people an opportunity to make a difference in the environment of our township.”

The nursery expansion project is receiving the support of the Trillium Mutual Insurance Company. Members of Trillium joined TWEEC at the nursery to present $2,000 towards the project. Pictured are TWEEC members Nancy Stayzer, chair Susan Bryant, Adrian Miltenburg, Trillium roots committee member Jackie Fraser, Gloria Yeung, John Mathers and Trillium board member Julie Garner. [VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]

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Elmira’s Oriole Parkway West was closed off for several hours between Meadowlark Road and Mockingbird Drive for emergency repairs after a water main broke Tuesday evening. The township responded to the scene after residents noticed water flooding onto the road around 9 p.m., and worked quickly to decrease pressure on the main. The following morning, crews replaced the damaged main section, with service restored by early afternoon. [VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER]

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Plenty of reminders this week about environmental issues

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awareness on climate change issues and on clean air, with citizens encouraged to bike to work, walk to the store or find other ways to reduce their personal emissions), while June 8 is World Oceans Day. Those are a whole bunch of reminders of just how little we’re really doing to protect the most fundamental aspects of life on the planet, particularly clean air and water.

A number of Woolwich Healthy Communities events have highlighted what we can do to help, from roadside cleanups to planting trees, with residents responding accordingly.

Such visible acts align well with this year’s World Environment Day’s theme, Beat Plastic Pollution, as discarded plastics make up a large share of detritus found strewn about. The theme is also in keeping with

hough our focus on the environment may have narrowed down to the unseasonably cold and wet weather – horrible, but not to the extent of flooding and tornadoes seen elsewhere – we are in the midst of Canadian Environment Week. It’s another reminder that we should be more mindful of our surroundings – a chance to celebrate or feel guilty, depending on one’s outlook.

Spanning June 2-8 this year, Canadian Environment Week dates back to 1971. It encourages Canadians to contribute to the conservation and protection of their environment.

Right smack in the middle, June 5 was World Environment Day and Clean Air Day (created to encourage action and raise G LO B A L O U T LO O K

recent discussions about banning plastic drinking straws, for instance.

Reducing plastic use and, thus, waste also jibes well with World Ocean’s Day, as those all-important bodies of water are now laced with harmful manmade materials. Estimates put the amount of plastic in our waterways at more than 150 million tonnes, joined by some eight million more each year, the likes of errant plastic bags or plastic straws winding their way into sewers or large amounts of mismanaged plastic waste streaming from developing economies. The amount of plastic waste making its way into our oceans is the equivalent of a garbage truck load being dumped every minute of every day.

At the current rate, by 2050

there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish, when measured by weight.

Tiny particles of microplastics are found in most beaches around the world. Plastic, mistaken for food, has been found in more than 60 per cent of all seabirds and in 100 per cent of sea turtles species.

While cleanup activities, for instance, highlight the visible and tangible impacts of pollution, they’re only the tip of the environmental iceberg: The real damage comes from the stuff we can’t see, or collectively gather up for proper disposal.

As environmentalists stress, the number-one issue remains climate change. Canada, of course, has a poor track record on this file, promising little and doing less, arguing any targets we set would be a drop in the

bucket if the big players – the U.S., China, India and Russia – refuse to play ball.

Perhaps it’s time to move past the rhetoric and actually start doing something. Even climate change skeptics – those who argue the changes are naturally occurring, not manmade – can’t argue the fact we’re polluting the only home we have.

Measures designed to improve the environment can only improve our own health and quality of life down the road.

One way or another, we’ll have to change the way we live today. Whether we choose how to do that, or the planet makes the decision for us remains to be seen.

The need for each of us to tread more lightly on the earth is the real take-away message this week.

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The People's Republic of Amnesia

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nother of the five-yearly anniversaries has rolled around, and it’s time to write another think-piece about the long-term meaning of the massacre on Beijing’s Tienanmen Square on June 4, 1989. But 30 years later, what is there left to say?

Great changes were already underway in the Communist-ruled parts of Europe in 1989. Mikhail Gorbachev, the reformist Soviet leader, visited Beijing after the students had taken over the square in late April, and he obviously thought that the same process was underway in China. Maybe it was, but it was violently aborted – and it has still not recovered.

That’s not what people

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thought at the time. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of students were killed on the square – the soldiers burned the bodies in a massive pyre right on the square, so there was never an accurate count. Hundreds or thousands more died elsewhere, because similar demonstrations were put down in every major Chinese city. And we all thought: this will never be forgotten.

The students weren’t

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Politicians fail to protect democracy, and they like it that way

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oliticians are long on talk and very short on action when it comes to protecting democracy – featherbedding trumps all else, no matter who’s in power.

Like Stephen Harper before him, Justin Trudeau campaigned on a platform of openness and transparency. Both quickly dropped that idea when elected, maintaining the lip-service, however.

In a pair of reports last week, Democracy Watch gave the Liberals an overall grade of F when it comes to open government, and warned the government hasn’t done enough to protect the democratic process when it comes to election spending and the propagation of fake news on social media, amongst a host of shortcomings.

“The Trudeau Liberals have broken most of their open government promises, made the federal government more secretive, failed to make key changes to protect whistleblowers and stop secret lobbying, and been involved in many scandals marked by excessive secrecy, and that’s why they deserve a failing grade in the area of open government,” says Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch and parttime professor of law and politics at the University of Ottawa. “Given that the federal open government, whistleblower protection and lobbying laws have been reviewed several times in the past 15 years, and that there is a consensus on key changes that must be made, the Liberals have no excuses for failing to make these changes.”

He notes that tens of thousands of voters have sent letters through Democracy Watch’s Open Government Campaign, Protect Whistleblowers Campaign and Government Ethics Campaign calling on the Liberals to make many key changes to stop excessive government secrecy, protect whistleblowers, and stop secret lobbying.

Likewise, some 90,000 Canadians have supported Democracy Watch’s campaign to stop big money in Canadian politics, and more than 17,000 Canadians have either signed the group’s online petition calling for changes to stop secret, false online election ads or signed its online petition calling for political parties to be covered by the federal privacy law, and other key privacy protection changes.

Democracy Watch notes changes made by Bill C-76 and other federal government initiatives don’t do enough to stop fake online election ads or false claims about candidates, or to protect voters’ privacy. Bill C-76 actually weakened the rule on false claims about candidates, Conacher argues.

“Bill C-76 severely weakened the rule that prohibits false claims

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about candidates, more than doubles the spending limit for wealthy interest groups and doesn’t do enough to stop false, online election ads, false election promises or big money donations,” he says. “As a result, the fall 2019 federal election will be more dishonest, unfair and driven by wealthy interest groups, much like the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

“The federal government’s panel set up in January to watch for activities that disrupt the election lacks independence

as it’s made up of five people that the Trudeau Cabinet handpicked,” says Conacher. “The government’s planned education campaign is a charade as it is impossible for any voter to be expert enough in every issue to know that any election ad makes a false claim, and the Liberals keep saying they expect good behaviour from social media companies instead of laws to require good behaviour.”

Ottawa has already acknowledged it expects some outside interference in this fall’s election, in the vein of what’s happening south of the border. The U.S. election financing rules are completely corrupt, making ours look much better by comparison, but many critics have pointed out the deficiencies and the loopholes that exist to bypass the few controls that do exist.

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What we really need here is an outright ban on donations and third-party advertising.

Real democratic reform would also end lobbying, as well as the revolving door between government and corporations/lobbyists.

Such a dream goes well beyond 4K Technicolor.

Surveys consistently show that a large majority of us believe governments are driven by wealthy interest groups, especially corporate donors, and that governments regularly act unethically to help their business friends and are not doing enough to stop corruption. Surveys also show that a large majority of Canadians support placing strict limits on the influence of wealthy interests in politics.

When these interests are bankrolling the political process in secret, it is that much harder for other voices to be heard. Many of citizen groups who lobby for progressive reforms in Canada understand all too well the influence that powerful corporate lobbies can use to halt these reforms.

Few if any of these considerations make their way into legislation protecting the system and citizens.

As long as politicians make the rules, they’ll make rules that favour themselves, their friends and their wealthy benefactors.

No consideration will be given to what’s right, what’s fair and what’s of benefit to the public, let alone protecting our increasingly fragile democracy.

Given that they create a system for themselves and preferred corporate interests – politicians are reluctant to do the right thing – we need to force them to do what Canadians want.

These are principles that apply to every level of government, regardless of political stripe. It’s not about a particular ideology, but about something more fundamental: open, democratic government that reflects the needs of the citizenry.

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counter-revolutionaries.

Their hero, the man whose death they were honouring when they occupied the square, was Hu Yaobang, a lifelong Communist, a veteran of the Long March, who simply believed that it was high time to ease up on the controls four decades after the Communists took power in China.

For that Hu, then General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, had been forced into retirement by the party’s hardliners in 1987. But everybody knew what he wanted, and when he died two years later the students came out to demand it again: government accountability, freedom of the press, freedom of

speech, and free trade unions.

The dominant conservative faction in the Chinese Communist Party responded by killing them, and then set out to erase all popular memory of what had happened. It can’t be done, said all the journalists outside China: they will never be forgiven. The crowds will be back on the streets one of these days, and there will be a great reckoning and radical change.

Well, maybe not. Thirty years later, most Chinese millennials are ignorant of exactly what happened in 1989. The older generation remember, but they dare not mention it in public and they are a dwindling minority. Journalist Louisa

Lim has accurately described contemporary China as the ‘People’s Republic of Amnesia.’

Why did this happen, and has the notion of a freer future really gone down the memory hole in China?

Start with the fact that the Soviet Union was 72 years old in 1989, whereas the Chinese People’s Republic was only 40.

That extra generation meant that there was nobody still in power in Russia who had actually ordered the deaths of thousands of people. Not only the revolutionary generation but also the Stalinist generation were gone, and by the 1980s the career Communists who had climbed the greasy pole of power were mere bureau-

crats.

They thought they were hard men too, but in fact they weren’t anything of the sort. A few of them tried to carry out a coup and restore Communist rule in 1991, but they were actually trembling with fear as they spoke on TV, and they were seen off in a couple of days.

Whereas China’s rulers in 1989 still had lots of handson experience with killing people.

Some of them, like Hu Yaobang and his successor Zhao Ziyang, were genuine idealists who felt that the party’s controls must be loosened now that the revolution was an accomplished fact. Zhao actually went to the square at dawn on May 19 and addressed the stu-

dents, urging them to hold fast to their demands.

“We are already old, we do not matter anymore,” he told them – but Zhao already knew that he had lost the argument, and that the Communist Party leadership had decided to clear the square by force. He had also been stripped of his own position, and would live the last 15 years of his life under house-arrest.

So Communist dictatorship survived in China while it peacefully expired in Russia. It still looks solid today: the current leader, Xi Jinping, has just effectively declared himself president-for-life. But Communist rule in China has now reached the magic age of 70. Is it immortal? Probably

not.

Communist rule in the Soviet Union would probably have survived if the economy had been growing strongly. What brought it down was the insolence of absolute power combined with an abject failure to deliver the goods economically. The Chinese Communist regime is very insolent, but it will probably survive as long as it delivers the goods.

However, China has a market economy now, and market economies have recessions. The official Chinese growth rate is still 6%, but the real rate of growth has already fallen to somewhere between 3% and zero. The next five or ten years should be quite interesting.

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The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour has three Ontario events on tap for June. Starting on June 15 and 16, the MJT makes a stop in Petersburg for the MJT Ontario Series presented by PLYR Golf at Rebel Creek Golf Club. Hosting qualifiers for both the U19 Girls and U19 Boys Junior Spring Classic Championship, Rebel Creek has become one of Ontario’s premier 18-hole championship courses. Players competing there will also have the opportunity to qualify for spots on MJT Team Canada at the Nordic Team Matches in Sweden.

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Crokinole enthusiasts descend on Tavistock

Elmira board builder among those taking part in the 21st World Championships.

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Enthusiasts from across the globe made the trek to Tavistock last weekend for the 21st World Crokinole Championships.

In that endeavour, they were joined by fans from these parts, among them Elmira’s Jeremy Tracey of Tracey Boards, who created dozens of crokinole boards for the tournament, which uses 124 boards to accommodate some 400 players.

“I’m honoured to be the official board builder,” said Tracey. “The gentleman who trained me used to be the official board builder, so I sort of inherited that task.”

Crokinole is a dexterity board game that involves fine motor skills and handeye coordination. In teams of two (singles) or four (doubles), players take turns shooting discs across the board surface, aiming for the highest scoring sections, and knocking away their opponent’s discs in the process. As such, it’s a similar concept to the game marbles.

Tracey said crokinole is popular with people in all different environments, and that it has introduced him to plenty of new friends.

“In April, four of us travelled to a small town in New York state and played in a crokinole tournament. It took place in

Elmira's Jeremy Tracey built dozens of boards for the World Crokinole Championships 2019, and placed first along with Roy Campbell in the consolation doubles division.

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the basement of a Legion building ... so there were all these people down there drinking beer and playing crokinole, enjoying that type of atmosphere,” said Tracey.

“Less than a week later, I was in the Woodside Church in Elmira where they had the youth group

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and the seniors come together and play crokinole.

So it bridges across so many different walks of life. But I like it because of the connection, and it’s a hands-on sport.”

The weekend’s championships really did connect crokinole players from across the world, including

The Grand River Raceway’s 16th race season kicked off this week, starting a string of Wednesday night events. Visitors to Grand River Raceway will notice some changes to the facility as Elements Casino undergoes renovations: the guest care counter, as well as betting windows and TV monitors for viewing the races, have been temporarily relocated to the new 3,200 sq. ft. First Turn Tent, located beside the Lighthouse Restaurant.

Germany, Scotland, Chile, Guernsey and France.

The promotions coordinator for the tournament, Nathan Walsh, noted that interest in the sport has grown recently.

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ot that long ago I listened to two friends have a somewhat heated debate whether they’d rather be bitten by a black fly or a mosquito.

It was like watching a PBS version of an outdoors show.

One of my friends, let’s call him the black fly enthusiast, said he’d rather be bitten by that species because the buzzing sounds of mosquitoes drives him nuts. The other fellow said that he prefers being bitten by mosquitoes because at least mosquitoes don’t get in your eyes, ears, mouth and nostrils. Plus, he said, that buzzing gives you fair warning.

I thought both presented valid points. I also thought it would end with that.

But, alas, the argument went on.

So I listened with more than a little interest, while simultaneously realizing that, in any court of law, this would be considered Exhibit A in support of why meeting new people and seeing the world outside of your county is important.

They had obviously given this subject a lot of thought, however. One maintained that black flies cut and rupture skin, which was far worse, he said, than the surgical precision of a mosquito puncture wound.

Also, he said that he didn’t appreciate that black flies left their saliva all over you, which he found very disrespectful.

The council for the black fly countered by stating they did not transmit as many big name diseases such as malaria, West Nile

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Virus and yellow fever. We all had to concede, this was a real selling point.

And so it went, with neither side giving way.

I think it reached the high point of ridiculous when the defense council for the black fly suggested that they weren’t as heavy as the mosquito so it was easier to bear their weight when you were tired. As you would guess, the mosquito-backer suggested that weight depended on the mosquito’s or black fly’s level of food intake at the time and whether they were born big boned.

When that didn’t gain any traction, he argued that a mosquito, while it might be heavier, distributed its weight far better when it landed on you.

By this time, I was enthralled.

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travel from a far distance, and it would be kind of surprising,” said Walsh. “But lately, the past few years, there’s been a lot of interest.

There are people in Europe who are absolute fanatics who would certainly come every year if it was financially possible to do so.”

Both Walsh and Tracey described the atmosphere as friendly, but generally more competitive in certain divisions, especially as the day goes on. Players are competing for some serious cash prizes, after all, handing out a total of some $6,500. The atmosphere was tense in the singles division, for example, where $1,000 was handed out to the first-place winner, Justin Slater of Toronto.

There were also several awards handed out to draw-winners and other miscellaneous categories such as the youngest entrant (age 5) and oldest (92). Walsh noted that anyone of any age can enjoy – and excel at – a game of crokinole.

“Last year’s world champion was in his 20s, and then the world champion the year before that was in his 80s,” said Walsh. “Literally anybody of any age can be top players in the game.

Crokinole enthusiasts from all across the globe came to Tavistock to participate in the day's activities. Pictured is a team that came from Prince Edward Island, where two members placed second in the consolation doubles: Douglas Neill of Summerside and Cyril Harper of Charlottetown.

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It’s very accessible in that fashion.”

There were a number of local winners in both divisions that walked away from the tournament with some success. In addition to building the boards, Tracey participated, com-

ing in first in the consolations doubles division along with Elmira’s Roy Campbell. Among other local winners in the doubles division were Reid and Nolan Tracey of Elmira, who ranked second in competitive doubles, Den-

nis Brubacher of Elmira along with Listowel’s Dave Brubacher in cue doubles, and Karl Steckley from Wellesley with Milverton’s Lorne Steckley, who ranked fourth in cue doubles.

Local winners in the

singles division include Roy Campbell, who placed third in competitive singles, Wellesley’s Wesley Graham landing in fourth place in intermediate singles, and Jeff Steckley of Wellesley scoring third

place in cue singles. A local award-winner was Aden Brubacher of Elmira as the oldest entrant.

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assumed the role as the group’s voice of reason.

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“Yup,” the other admitted. “We got carried away.

Both insects are bad. We

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EDSS contingent whittled down to three at OFSAA Abbygail Byers, Jamie Crawford and Kieran Stewart advance at provincial track and field championships

BY FAISAL ALI fali@woolwichobserver.com

From well over a dozen runners, jumpers and throwers to come out of Elmira District Secondary School this year, just three remain active. Abbygail Byers, Jamie Crawford and Kieran Stewart are the last three athletes from Elmira still standing, and they’ll be competing over the weekend at the Ontario

Federation of School Athletic Associations track and field provincials at the University of Guelph.

Opposing the trio will be the crème of the crop from every secondary school in the province, as the season has seen the number of contenders drop with every successive track meet. The OFSAA West regionals, held last weekend at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, saw four athletes eliminat-

ed from the EDSS team.

Byers is perhaps the leading lady this year for the Elmira contingent. The Grade 9 student is heading to the provincials having qualified in all three of her events at OFSAA West, two of which she medaled. In the 100-metre midget dash, Byers claimed the gold by just two tenths of a second.

In the women’s 200-m, Byers won bronze, while in the women’s midget long

EDSS’ Abbygail Byers warms up ahead of races at the OFSAA West track meet last week in Cambridge.

jump she fell three centimetres shy of a podium finish.

Field athlete Jamie Crawford qualified in both of his two events. The Grade 9 jumper claimed the silver medal in the midget triple jump with a 12.2-metre finish, a solid 20-cm ahead of the third place contestant, but 11-cm behind the gold-winner. In the long jump, Crawford took home the bronze with

a 5.75-m jump – beating out the fourth place jumper by just a centimetre.

Finally, distance runner Kieran Stewart continued to put some distance between her rivals with a gold finish in the midget 3,000-metre run. With 11:09.45, Stewart came a full 16-seconds ahead of the third place finisher, but found herself locked in a neck-and-neck race with the silver-winner, who

came in under a second behind Stewart at 11:09.73.

Having survived the gauntlet of challenges leading up to the provincials, from the Waterloo County games through the Central Western regionals and past the OFSAA West, the three athletes will be representing EDSS at the OFSAA track and field championships starting today (Thursday) at the University of Guelph.

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Applejacks have much to celebrate at awards ceremony

Uttley, J. Ranson selected as division all-stars, as Pickering picks up first Verna Metcalfe Award fali@woolwichobserver.com

The Applejacks had much to celebrate at its end-ofyear awards banquet last week, as the Wellesley Junior C team looked to close the chapter on a particularly bright season, full of many firsts.

The 2018-19 Provincial Ju-

nior Hockey League season saw the Jacks claim their first division championship in a five-game series against the Tavistock Braves, thus punching their first-ever ticket to the Schmaltz Cup dance.

The Jacks surpassed all their rivals in the local division playoffs, including the Tavistock, New Hamburg

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recalls a much greener and younger Uttley first trying out for the team. “And then he leaves and he's this grown man. I'm getting old I'll tell you, raising all these kids, but I love it.”

Another first for the team was the presentation of the first Verna Metcalfe Benevolence Award. Created in honour of the tireless club booster, who passed away last year, the award went out to the player best exemplifying Metcalfe’s dedication to the team.

Chosen for the very first such award was the team’s assistant captain, Shaun Pickering.

“Shaun, he hit every checkmark in the criteria

there. He made it out to every event that the Jacks are present at. Like, we go out into the community,” said Grebinski. “We go to library, to school, and we go to the parade. The ABC Festival.

So we're out and about a lot in the community. You try and get the players out as much as you can, but Shaun made it out to everything we did this year, so he was very big.

“He was like the face of the Jacks this year. So everywhere the Jacks were, Shaun was definitely there.

And he just loves it, loves the kids,” added Grebinski.

“So he was definitely a great ambassador to the Jacks this year. He just exem-

plified everything tin our program that we try and get out there to the kids. So he was very deserving of that award.”

Alongside Uttley and Ranson, forward Zach Ribeiro earned the Doherty Division Sportsmanship Award.

Claiming the Applejacks Coaches Award were Kailem Chappelle and Warren Gorman, while Gorman was also selected for the the unsung player award.

Most improved went to Koby Selling, most valuable local player was Will Martin.

Most valuable defenseman went to Reade MacInnes, and rookie of the year was Tyler Schwindt.

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and Paris, and made it to the fourth round of the playoffs before falling to the Grimsby Peach Kings. For the team, it was a substantial milestone.

“That was amazing. In the 14 years I've been with the team, the furthest I've ever been personally with the Jacks has been second round. That's been it. I've never been further,” said long-time organization member and equipment manager Rick Grebinski.

“Beginning of the year we started out, we were kind of fighting for fourth place, third place. And then as time went on the team gelled,” he said. “The team as a whole, they really came on. We were ready to roll by the time the playoffs came around.”

The team’s record season was buoyed along by the strength of an exceptionally strong lineup, with star shooter Alex Uttley making a sweep at the awards ceremony.

“I don't know what else you can say about a kid who's your most valuable player,” said Grebinski. “He did everything that was asked of him. On the ice, power play, killing penalties, logging lots of ice time out there.”

A veteran of five years with the Jacks, Uttley broke the division record for points in his final game in the regular season with season total of 45 goals and 53 assists, for a grand total of 98 points.

Uttley was not only recognized by the team for his stellar season, but by the league as well. He was selected for both the Doherty Division Top Scorer Award and labelled the division’s most valuable player. Perhaps not surprisingly, Uttley was chosen for the division all-star award, alongside Wellesley defenseman James Ranson.

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BY FAISAL ALI fali@woolwichobserver.com

The Wellesley Farmers’ Market is returning for another season to the open-air pavilion outside the Wellesley arena. As of Saturday, organizers will once again be bringing the fresh fruits of local labours straight to the heart of the village.

Scheduled to run each week until October 12, this year’s market will see a new twist on the standard formula, as the previously independent market has been brought under the auspices of the Wellesley North Easthope Agricultural Society, the organizers of the Wellesley Fall Fair, amongst other events in the township.

“We’re going into our sixth year, so we’re a fairly young market,” said Pamela Wideman, co-founder and a lead organizer for the Wellesley Farmers’ Market.

“But we’re excited because this year’s a little different in that we recently merged with the Wellesley Agricultural Society.”

The merger will see the local farmers’ market become a fundraiser and booster for the not-forprofit ag. society, with fees collected from vendors now being put towards the group’s initiatives in the township.

For Wideman, joining the market with the ag. society made perfect sense, with the two sharing an overlapping set of goals.

While the market is now being run under a new banner, Wideman will continue to run the day-to-day

Pamela Wideman launched the Wellesley Farmers’ Market six years ago. This year, the market is being run under the banner of the not-for-profit Wellesley North Easthope Agricultural Society, with funds raised from the weekly market

[FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER] now going towards supporting such events as the fall fair.

operations for the small market.

“I’ve always run the market in the past, and I’m still running the market. My husband and I are involved in the Wellesley Fall Fair, we’re on the agricultural society board. But we thought it would be a

really great mix. Our mission statements are very similar, so the vision for both groups is very much bringing urban and rural together.”

Certainly, local rural producers are keen to connect with their more urban counterparts. The

Wellesley Farmers’ Market saw an uptick in producer and vendor participation this year, with about 14 currently signed up over last year’s ten. It’s certainly a much smaller market than the likes of the neighbouring St. Jacobs market, but the smaller size offers

both buyers and vendors distinct advantages.

For Amanda Carney, the Wellesley Farmers’ Market was where she was first able to kick start her career as a professional baker.

“Baking has always been my passion. I was always looking for a way to do more baking. I used to have a retail job and I wasn’t as happy there, so I really just wanted to get into the baking more. So that’s why I started myself,” explained Carney, who now works as a baker for The Garden Stand in New Hamburg.

Carney prepared her baked goods at home in the kitchen. However, farmers’ markets in Ontario often prohibit homemade food from being sold because of tight regulations requiring the food to be prepared in certified kitchens. A farmers’ market can become exempt from this regulation, but only if more than half the vendors at the market produce their own products.

Put another way, the majority of the vendors at a farmers’ market must grow what they are selling for the market to be exempt from the regulation “Our market is a truly local and in-season market,” explained Wideman.

“We do cap our numbers in order to receive an exemption through public health that allows us to have our vendors bring food from uncertified kitchens. So, for instance, if one our Mennonite ladies wanted to bake a pie in her kitchen, she could do that. Whereas most markets you can’t.”

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To begin with, the New York Stock Exchange is the most powerful trading entity in the world. You don’t get to trade shares there unless you have the chops to do so. With a presence in 130-plus countries and net sales of $14 billion last year, Corteva enters the ring as a heavyweight, strong enough to be among the world’s biggest 500 companies.

And with that kind of capital, Corteva can make things happen. It lays claim to what it calls “a robust pipeline of active chemistry and technologies,” which in real terms means it is introducing 21 new products globally in the next five years. Bryce Eger, president of Corteva’s Canada operation, says nine of them will have an impact in our country.

This is welcome news for farmers, who through the years have been frustrated by slow growth in breakthrough products and chemistries across the entire sector, while devel-

opment costs grew and huge changes in corporate structure and ownership occurred.

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That means less waste, less pressure on the environment and greater opportunities for sustainability.

All this adds up to helping farmers keep their part of the cost of food in check.

And as research from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity has shown, the rising cost of food is consumers’ biggest concern.

To me, one of Corteva’s most noteworthy new chapters is its commitment to consumers.

It could easily have shone the corporate spotlight wholly on farmers and given them all its attention, considering they

are its customers.

But the company understands that consumers are the ultimate customers of both it and of Canadian farmers, who’ve reached out to Corteva to ask for help telling the big story about agriculture in this country – a story that is not well understood.

“We are committed to being transparent, to sharing information and knowledge (about agriculture) and dispelling inaccuracies,” says company CEO Jim Collins. In fact, Corteva’s mission statement clearly lays out this imperative, noting it promises to “enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume.”

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For Carney, who always had a love of baking and a talent for whipping up delicious desserts in her kitchen, the Wellesley Farmers’ Market proved to be exactly what she was looking for in an outlet for her creations.

Eventually, Carney’s baked goods stall caught the eye, or perhaps more correctly the taste buds, of chef Adam Brenner, the owner of The Garden Stand. Discovering Carney’s talents as a baker, Brenner hired her for his restaurant – and just like that, Carney was now a professional.

“It was hugely invaluable to me, yes,” said Carney of the Wellesley Farmers’

Market.

“It was a big, big, big thing to me. Without it, I’d still be working my retail job. I probably still would be miserable,” she added with a laugh.

This will be Carney’s fourth year participating in the Wellesley market, where she brings cinnamon rolls, muffins, macaroons, coffee and the like.

Though she’s already landed her baking gig, Carney contends the market is a great place to raise awareness of The Garden Stand, and continue to meet with people and make connections.

“Even now, we still like to spread the word, so that’s the main reason why we go,” she said of her

continued presence, along with Brenner.

The Wellesley Farmers’ Market will be running every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon starting June 8.

Besides Carney’s baked goods, market-goers can expect a variety of in-season fruits and vegetables on sale; honey, maple syrup, meats, and lemonade, courtesy of sibling team of young entrepreneurs behind the When Life Hands You Lemons stand.

To mark the merger with the ag. society, there will be a grand re-opening ceremony at this week’s market at 9:30 a.m., with a ribbon-cutting event and cake to celebrate, along with live music by Stephen Todd.

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It may not feel like summer, but it’s music season THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER

Elmira Theatre Company will be holding auditions for its first show of the upcoming season, A Red Plaid Shirt

by Michael G. Wilmot, on June 10 and June 12 from 7-9 p.m. The group is looking for two males and two females in their late 50s and early 60s. The auditions will be held at 76 Howard Ave. in Elmira. There are also positions for those wishing to remain behind the scenes.

JM Drama Alumni presents 2019’s Playground: Festival of New Work from June 6-9 at The Registry Theatre in Kitchener. The festival solicits original works from Waterloo Region playwrights and theatre creators.

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Jay Carraro brings the music of Neil Young to the Commercial Tavern for a Sunday afternoon performance. [SUBMITTED]

Exploring the country side of Neil Young Jay Carraro brings his tribute show to Maryhill’s Commercial Tavern this Sunday

BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com

Whether it’s a concert of original tunes, some classics at a neighbourhood pub or teaching guitar students a thing or two, Jay Carraro is a visible part of the local music scene. Though The Commercial Tavern isn’t part of the usual circuit, he’ll be making his way to Maryhill Sunday to channel Neil Young, a long-time favourite of his ... and more than a few others.

“We’ll play all the Neil Young hits,” he said, noting the Maryhill show will focus on the folk/country material rather than the electric stuff, in keeping with the venue. There’s also a pragmatic side to that decision, as Young has such an extensive catalogue to

draw on. “You just can’t do everything.”

Albums such as 1972’s seminal Harvest and the later Harvest Moon will figure prominently in the show, Jay Carraro Presents: A Tribute to Neil Young.

Tunes such as Heart of Gold, Old Man, Harvest Moon and Southern Man will be on the menu.

Never one to be pigeonholed, Young has certainly covered a lot of musical ground in his decades-long career that has been nothing if not fruitful: the Canadian legend recently announced a forthcoming album with Crazy Horse, Pink Moon.

For Sunday’s show, Carraro says the first set is likely to include plenty of songs from the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young era. He’ll

ELMIRA

If there’s music in the park, it must be summer ... even if Mother Nature isn’t cooperating.

While we can’t count on the weather, we can count on some great music offered up for free in Elmira’s Gore Park, the Sunday Night Concert Series having returned to the bandstand as of June 2.

As the name implies, the concert series takes place every Sunday night throughout the summer months, running through until August 25. Last weekend’s first show featured a Guelph-based bluegrass band, the Maple Sugar Sweethearts, who drew a large crowd.

“One day this year, I want to actually count the crowd - we’ve always just estimated,” said organizer and musician Lance Russwurm. “I’m guessing we get from 400 to 1,200. If it’s 1,000 to 1,200 ... that’s a lot of people for that little park. It’s always full, even bad weather days.”

The concert series began in 2006 under Lance’s late father, Lynn Russwurm, a local musician whose goal was to provide a venue for traditional country music.

Lynn organized the performances, booking a variety of country and bluegrass bands for weekly shows

for a decade until Lance took over after his father’s death.

“It started out really casually. I think when my dad was first doing it even before it was officially a show, they were having impromptu jam sessions in there. They might get around 10 or 20 people show up,” said Russwurm.

“Now it’s a very popular event, and people are asking well in advance.”

Every band performing is well-known locally among country and bluegrass music lovers, complete with their own fan bases. There is a mix of closer-to-home and faraway performers – for example, Twas Now featuring Mike and Diana Erb hail from New Hamburg, while Wendy Lynn Snyder is a classic country entertainer from St. Catharines.

Several new bands are performing in the 2019 lineup. Russwurm added that there are always more bands interested in playing than organizers have openings for, likely due to the peaceful park setting and gazebo stage, along with the reputation the series has gained over the years.

“There’s a lot of bands that have been pretty regular because they’re very popular locally. I think the quality is very good lately,” said Russwurm. “A lot of

be joined by musicians that have been part of a CSNY tribute, with whom Carraro doing his homage to Young for about three years now.

“He’s always kinda been there in my ear,” Carraro said of the music he grew up with and later incorporated into his own musical path.

“Neil is a great guitarist and a great songwriter ... and original, for sure. He is Neil – he has his own voice.”

It’s that voice Carraro looks to emulate, taking a note-for-note target seriously in recreating Young’s guitar work, for instance.

In doing a tribute, a musician is clearly showing a passion for the material.

That’s the case here, he says, noting he’s very much a product of the music his parents listened to when he was a child, a list that

includes the likes of Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, The Beatles, CCR and The Eagles.

“That’s the music that was playing. That’s what I grew up with.”

Even before he became a musician, Carraro says he was aware of the craftsmanship that went into the music. With CSNY, for instance, there’s a long list of little things that create the group’s signature sound, details that have to be recognized in performing a tribute.

Jay Carraro Presents: A Tribute to Neil Young is set for Sunday (June 9) at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 available at the venue, 1303 Maryhill Rd., or by calling 519-648-3644. For more information, visit www.commercialtavern.ca.

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bands actually get paid better than they do playing at bars and stuff. It’s a very nice crowd to play for because it’s not a bar – they’re paying attention, they listen, they applaud, so it’s very pleasant. On a nice summer night, it’s one of the nicest places you can play at.”

Russwurm is scheduled to perform himself on July 28, lining up around his birthday. Coming from a family of country musicians, Russwurm naturally kept up the tradition and became a talented performer in his own right.

Cancelled events are rare, he noted, at a rate of

about one per year. Occasionally there may be a cancellation if the weather does not cooperate – in which case, organizers will post a status on The Elmira Sunday Night Concert Series (@elmirasundayconcerts) Facebook page by 4 p.m. More in-depth information about each band is also provided online.

The concert series takes place Sunday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. at the corner of Arthur Street and Memorial Avenue at Gore Park.

There is no cost to attend, though if you wish you contribute, there is a donation box available. You are advised to bring a lawn chair.

The 2019 schedule: June 9: Amberley Beatty June16: The New Cumberland Band June 23: Dianne and The Cavaliers June 30: Naomi Bristow with Steve Piticco July 7: Twas Now – Mike and Diana Erb July 14: Doug Dietrich and Sunrise with special guest Randy Satchell July 21: Wendy Lynn Snider July 28: Lance Russwurm Aug 4: Fred Lewis and Ridin’ High Aug 11: The Chaparrals Aug 18: U-Turn Aug 25: Rick Loucks & Southbound

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ELMIRA - Prepare to be impressed with this unique custom built bungalow! Spacious open concept layout with large separate dining room makes this home a pleasure to host your friends and family. Pride of ownership and well thought out details are very evident throughout. The fully finished basement is complete with a bedroom and bathroom, recroom, games area, workshop, lots of storage, and a stair case going from the garage to the basement. The driveway has ample room for parking and the backyard is beautiful and private. All appliances included. You won't want to miss out on this beautiful custom home!

DRAYTON - Just like new!!! Built in 2012, this 1772sq.ft. home is fully finished and ready for you to take possession. With 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, open concept main floor layout, recently finished basement, spacious newer patio and eye catching curb appeal this home is sure to please! The green space in the back allows for much privacy and relaxation.

If you are needing room to park multiple vehicles or an RV, the double car garage and spacious driveway will do the trick. Appliances included, close to amenities and schools and a great family friendly neighbourhood.

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48 Ann St., Elmira: Lovely home in the town of Elmira on a large lot. It is appointed with crown molding and wainscotting and wide trim. Built by the owners husband, Weber Construction Ltd, for their own retirement. The rear yard has well maintained gardens and patio marked around the edge with several columns. Ornamental rod iron fence and more. If interested contact Mildred Frey or Len Frey to view.

Elmira - Here’s your chance to own a bungalow in Elmira! The freshly painted main floor offers 3 bedrooms with hardwood floors and a recently updated 4pc bathroom. The spacious front living room and bright kitchen/dinette features NEW modern laminate flooring, counter tops and appliances. You will be surprised to see how much space the basement holds. Sprawling rec-room with freshly installed carpet, extra bonus room, cold room, storage room and laundry room. The lot size is 70ft x 123ft, is fully fenced and includes a shed, a garden and a play house for the kids. Need space to park your camper, this driveway has the room! Walking distance to down town and all amenities. With nothing left to do but move in and enjoy, make this home your next stop!

$1,389,000.00 3.5 ACRES | MLS #30734525 7392 Wellington Rd. 11: Plan to be impressed. This large Newer Home in the Country has a long lane way giving you privacy, and features a large dining room with window seat benches all around that supply storage. Can be a 5 bedroom home or set up as an in-law. Has a bright basement with a walk out. Has 140 ft drilled well. Hardwood deck with a gazebo. Some controlled wet lands exist. If interested contact us for a viewing.

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95 Sugar King Dr., Elmira: This fabulous home is priced to sell, located in a quiet family neighborhood shows pride of ownership. The home is well appointed and finished from top to bottom. When entering the home gives the feel of a spacious open concept. Floors are finished with quality laminate and ceramic. The kitchen has a walkout to rear fenced yard, deck and patio.

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$349,900 ELMIRA Own this two storey semi detached home on a 137" deep lot!

Some updates include gas furnace & A/C 2013, roof/2012, new tub surround/2019, patio door to the spacious deck, canopy, private backyard perfect for entertaining, 3 bdrms, 1 bathroom, appliances included. NEW MLS

$150,000 SALE OF BUSINESS | MLS #30736450 Elmira: This laundromat has newer equipment . Has several heavy duty washers to accommodate heavy hockey gear. It is the only laundromat in this growing town. The back has a dog grooming section. Could also add a take out dry cleaning. To view contact Mildred Frey or Len Frey or email.

ELMIRA INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

$444,900 ELMIRA SIDESPLIT Affordable price range for many. This home offers 3 levels plus a 3 season sun room. Main floor entry to foyer and spacious country kitchen. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, lower level family and plenty of storage and room to finish additional space. NEW MLS

$459,000 ELMIRA Downtown location, retail and 3 upper 1 bedroom apartments An opportunity for the new or experienced investor. MLS

FOR LEASE 1,821 SQ.FT. $10/SQ.FT. | MLS #30681168

IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT SELLING OR BUYING THIS SPRING/SUMMER, NOW IS THE TIME TO CONNECT WITH US, YOUR LOCAL REALTOR TO KEEP YOU INFORMED ON MARKET CONDITIONS. ELMIRA OFFICE: 519-669-3192 | 90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 4

4-112 Oriole Pkwy, Elmira: Open space will allow for new tenant to make divisions as needed. Entire unit is one large space with centre area open to rear. Half walls marking off the small areas for different activities, makes this a great location for children's activity center. All shelving has since been removed. To view call or email Mildred Frey.

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Information Page For less than $1/ day you can beat the heat with a swim, class or workout in our air conditioned, state of the art fitness facility! $58 Fitness Summer Membership: Includes access to the Fitness Centre, Drop-In Fitness Classes and Drop-In Pool Programs from July 1- August 31, 2019.

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Just Listed. $579,000 Beautiful all brick bungalow in a gorgeous park like setting. Bright spacious 3/4 bedroom with a large open kitchen dining area. Nice shed out back with loft and wired. Mud room and mainfloor laundry. Please note. Adjoining lot available as a package deal or separately. MLS Call Dale Direct.

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Waterloo Rural Women played host Saturday to the Children's Farm and Home Safety Day at Cookridge Farms, where kids went through a series of stations, with games, activities and lessons designed to tackle different hazards on and off the farm.

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F A M I LY A L B U M ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Celebrating Sixty Five Years of Marriage

THANK YOU

Shindig: A Celebration of the Life of Trish Golding

Anne and Ron Thur, married June 5, 1954 in Elmira.

Raise a glass, and come share stories as we celebrate and honour one incredible wife, an amazing mother, caring sister and a best friend to all. Groovy Baby

Mom and Dad, take time to celebrate everything you’ve achieved together since your wedding day.

Saturday June 22nd. 2-5pm The Elmira Legion

With love from your Family.

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

MacDonald, Howard Wesley “Howie�

It is with deep sadness and heartfelt grief that we announce the passing of Howard MacDonald, at the age of 71, on June 2, 2019. Howard passed away at St Joseph’s Hospice in Sarnia after a brave battle with cancer. At his side were his children Jessie and Wesley and their mother Susan, his son Scott, and Howard’s dear friend Penny. He was predeceased by his parents Gordon and Ethel (Richardson) MacDonald.

Howard will be missed by his friends in Kettle Point, Elmira, St. Jacobs and Waterloo. Howard was an avid fast ball pitcher and hockey player in the Elmira and St. Jacobs area. He retired in Kettle Point after a long career in real estate in Kitchener-Waterloo. He enjoyed music and relaxing at his home near Lake Huron. He built his home in Kettle Point, and just completed a huge deck for outdoor living. He was very proud of his children and enjoyed their visits to his home.

His family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses and staff at St. Joseph’s Hospice in Sarnia. Also, thank you to Penny for all she did for him in the past months.

Cremation will take place. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Elmira area at a future date. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

OBITUARY

Thank You! June Heibein and family would like to thank everyone who helped make her 90th birthday party a special one.

Givlin, Francis “Frank� Joseph Peacefully passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019, at Barnswallow Place LTC, Elmira, at the age of 90. Frank Givlin, of Elmira, was the beloved husband for almost 70 years of Elva. Devoted father of Lisa Givlin, and Dan and Jen Givlin.

Amazing grandpa of Sonja Givlin (John Charlebois); Ben, Tori and Darren Givlin; and great-grandpa of Megan Frances Cathcart, Cadence, Keegan, and Caleb Charlebois; and Arielle Givlin. Predeceased by his brother Steve and sisters Cecelia, Evelyn, and Irene. Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the common room of The Cameo Apartments, 30 Church St. W., Elmira.

As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated. A special thank you to everyone at Barnswallow Place for the exceptional care given to Frank and his family. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

OBITUARY

Martin, Elmer

Horst, Nelson

Elmer Martin went peacefully into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Saturday, June 1, 2019, after a brief battle with cancer, at the age of 69. Beloved husband of Vera (Martin) Martin.

Devoted father of Craig and Rhoda. Also survived by his brother Irvin (Jeannette) Martin, brothers-in-law and sisters-inlaw Alvin (Ruth) Martin, Aaron (Loretta) Martin, Naomi (Nevelle) DeRozario, Armand (Ginny) Martin, Elma (Tim) Freed, Jim (Kerri) Fisher, Lynne (Armin Wiebe) Martin, Nora (Steve McInnis) Martin, and Herb (Wanda) Martin.

There are many nieces and nephews who will miss their Uncle Elmer. He was predeceased by his parents Onias G. and Elvina (Martin) Martin, brotherin-law Omar Martin, and sister-in-law Margaret Fisher. Visitation was held on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira. A private family interment was at Hawkesville Cemetery. The memorial service took place on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Wallenstein Bible Chapel, followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Mark Preece Family House in Hamilton, Wallenstein Bible Chapel Building Fund, or Conestoga Bible Camp would be appreciated. Thank you to everyone who supported the family through this very difficult time.

Passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at Derbecker’s Heritage House in St. Jacobs, at the age of 91 years. Beloved husband, for 67 years, of the late Helen Horst (April 2019).

Devoted father of Colleen Ekins, Audrey and David Matthews, Linda and John Cress, Barbara and Stephen Hall, Peter and Bonnie Horst. Dearly loved by his grandchildren Nicholas, Bonnie, Jennifer; Nicole, Ashley, April; Stefanie, Ryan; Matthew and Carly; and by his 11 great-grandchildren.

Lovingly remembered by his sister Lena Nafziger, sister-in-law Reta Horst, and the Gordon and Verna (Eby) Weber family. Predeceased by his parents John and Mary (Frey) Horst, three sisters, and four brothers.

Nelson was the owner/operator of Horsty’s Welding in St. Jacobs for many years. The family received relatives and friends at Calvary United Church, 48 Hawkesville Rd, St. Jacobs on Monday, June 3, 2019 from 1 p.m. until service time at 3 p.m. Interment in the adjoining cemetery, followed by a reception in the church hall. A special thank you to all the staff at Heritage House and Dr. Whitby for the exceptional care given to Nelson. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the MS Society would be appreciated by the family.

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ASHLEY, JEAN ELIZABETH (DINSMORE) - Of Listowel, born in Fordwich, Ontario, on November 17, 1934. Local relatives are her daughter Betty and Earle Boyer of Elmira.

MARTIN, ISABEL M. - Peacefully passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Derbecker's Heritage House, St. Jacobs, at the age of 88 years.

SCHIEL, JUNE - Passed away at Derbecker's Heritage House on Monday, June 3, 2019.

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Calvin Van Eek, head of the family studies department at Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School, is the recipient of a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. He was recognized for his excellence in teaching and support for cross-curricular teaching, bringing science and art into his social science classes, making lessons memorable and more engaging for his students.

TO MARKET, TO MARKET We’re in the midst of Local Food Week (June 3-9), the annual kick-off to the outdoor farmers' market season, when Ontario growers and their just-picked produce return to communities large and small throughout the province. Farmers' markets are immensely important to the estimated 37,000 families in Ontario that are engaged in local agriculture, providing them with needed income and summer jobs for their children.

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Sharing her unique perspective through the lens Bloomingdale’s Natalie Stevanus named finalist in UK Down Syndrome photography competition

BY FAISAL ALI fali@woolwichobserver.com

From the moment Natalie Stevanus picked up a camera, it was clear she had a gift.

It started when she was with her family at a cottage in the dead of winter, and the power went out.

“There was no hydro, the hydro went out, but thank goodness they had a generator,” recalls Stevanus’ mother, Linda. “So we were all sitting around at the fire just chatting because there wasn't much to do. And what did you do?” she asks Natalie.

“Took pictures,” replies Natalie. Camera in hand, Natalie went out to photograph the winter wonderland around her.

When her parents discovered the photos Natalie had taken of the snow white cottage country, they immediately saw Natalie’s potential and suggested she take a course in photography. Natalie agreed, and she soon added photography to her incredible list of talents that have made her a role model for those like her with Down syndrome.

With a bright smile and warm, sunny personality, Natalie Stevanus is a joy to meet. She’s a figure skater, a fashion model and a keen shutterbug, and has a zest and exuberance for life that she’s been able to share with others. Through art, through motion and dance, and through her photography, which has earned her commendations on an international stage.

Natalie Stevanus with her trusty Nikon camera at the family farm in Bloomingdale. A gifted photographer, she’ll be heading to London later this month to attend the award ceremonies for the UK Down’s Syndrome Association photo contest.

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Stevanus was selected as a finalist at an international photography competition, My Perspective, which is organized by the Down’s Syndrome Association in the UK It’s the third year in a row Stevanus has made the cut, and she will be heading to London

later this month to attend the award ceremonies in person.

“Natalie Stevanus, 35, captured the imagination of the judges for her shot entitled ‘Enchanted House’,” said the association in a release. “The ‘My Perspective’ photography

competition is run by the Down’s Syndrome Association in the UK, and is open to people with Down's Syndrome from across the world. This year entries came from as far away as Iran, U.S., Australia, Greece and India.”

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JUNE 6 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; SHOUT SISTER! CHOIR WATERLOO FUNDRAISER Concert. The Waterloo chapter of Shout Sister! Choir is holding a fundraiser concert for the Sexual Assault Support Centre at 226 Woolwich St., Breslau. Show starts at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets available for $10 at door.

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JUNE 8 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; GEOCACHING 101 AT THE ELMIRA LIBRARY, 11 A.M. Learn what you need to know to play this real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game. Get an introduction to geocaching and then try your new skills with a specific set of coordinates to locate nearby geocaches. Bring your own device.

JUNE 12 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; SENIORS' COMMUNITY DINING AT CALVARY UNITED Church, noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for lunch, fellowship and entertainment, $12. Call 519-664-1900 by noon June 10 to sign up.

JUNE 13 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; SENIORS' LUNCH CLUB AT BRESLAU COMMUNITY Centre, noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship, $7. Call 519-6641900 by noon June 10 to sign up.

JUNE 15 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; GEOCACHING 101 AT THE WELLESLEY LIBRARY, 11 a.m. Learn what you need to know to play this real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game. Get an introduction to geocaching and then try your new skills with a specific set of coordinates to locate nearby geocaches. Bring your own device. Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; MARYHILL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 11TH ANNUAL Charity Car Show and Shine. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre. Free admission for both cars and spectators. People's Choice, BBQ, door prizes, raffles, live music and cash bar. for info call Doug 519-648-2939 or Tom 519-589-5769.

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JUNE 17 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; ELMIRA & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY presents Robert Pavlis â&#x20AC;&#x153;Designing Your Fall Garden.â&#x20AC;? Join us at Trinity United Church, Elmira, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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JUNE 18 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; TUESDAY LUNCHEON AT GALE PRESBYTERIAN Church, Elmira. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cold ham, salads, bread, strawberry dessert, beverage, $12.

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It takes so many talented people, including the Never Enough Thyme team, to make our meals, baking and breakfasts so memorable.

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Maple Kissed Farmers Sausage 4 local farmers sausage 2 Tbsp. oil 1 sliced apple 1/4 red onion 3 sprigs of thyme 1/4 cup cider (I use Filsingers) 3 Tbsp. maple syrup 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. Preheat cast iron pan on medium heat.

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Have you ever competed in such a contest?

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Perhaps the American obsession began with the Puritansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; emphasis on â&#x20AC;&#x153;precisely written Biblical phrases,â&#x20AC;? says one-time national spelling bee champ Rebecca Sealfon writing in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smithsonianâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

In a 1750 proposal, Benjamin Franklin recommended spelling competitions in schools, and by the 19th century, recreational spelling challenges had become fashionable for both adults and children. The phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;spelling beeâ&#x20AC;? was introduced in the mid-1870s, and since 1925, the national spelling bee is held annually in Washington, D.C. Among

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Secret #4: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go It Aloneâ&#x20AC;? in the last month of study; #5: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Imagineâ&#x20AC;? the spelling of a new term; #6: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ask for the Originâ&#x20AC;? of the word in question; and, #7 is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hoping for the Worst,â&#x20AC;? when the speller is more likely to get a word right if the previous competitor makes a mistake.

Finally, Secret #8 warns that double Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are a danger and that the most commonly misspelled words of the last 22 years are â&#x20AC;&#x153;metastasize,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;metonymyâ&#x20AC;? and

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A. The ageing space station crawls with bacteria and mold, and astronauts spend several hours a week carrying out the laborious and unpopular task of cleaning, says David Adam in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. But a rescuer may soon be ready: GermRover, â&#x20AC;&#x153;an autonomous drone fitted with sterilizing UV lamps that can fly around and sanitize the modules of the ISS while astronauts sleep.â&#x20AC;?

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Currently, the GermRover company is in talks with NASA to test-trial the â&#x20AC;&#x153;must-have, labor-saving sterilization device for the modern space traveler,â&#x20AC;? as Adam puts it.

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A. All three men had ancestors in the shoe business, Garg explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The surname Shoemaker is obvious. Schuman is, literally, a shoe man (German Schuh + Mann) and so is Chaucer (Middle French chausse: shoe).â&#x20AC;? The above words originate in shoes as well.

For example, the idiom â&#x20AC;&#x153;old shoeâ&#x20AC;? at one time has meant â&#x20AC;&#x153;worthless,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;good luckâ&#x20AC;? (from the superstition of throwing shoes after a person leaving on a trip) and â&#x20AC;&#x153;something or someone comfortably familiar.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roughshodâ&#x20AC;? comes from

â&#x20AC;&#x153;horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slippingâ&#x20AC;?; hence, the word connotes â&#x20AC;&#x153;domineering,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;bullying,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;brutal.â&#x20AC;?

Notice that â&#x20AC;&#x153;sabotageâ&#x20AC;? contains within it â&#x20AC;&#x153;sabotâ&#x20AC;? for â&#x20AC;&#x153;wooden shoesâ&#x20AC;? and means â&#x20AC;&#x153;to disrupt, damage or destroy, especially in an underhanded manner.â&#x20AC;? There is no evidence that disgruntled workers threw their sabots into the machinery to jam it, says Garg, but more likely that the workers typically wore sabots. Finally, â&#x20AC;&#x153;vampâ&#x20AC;? refers to the front upper part of a shoe and suggests something patched up or improvised. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also â&#x20AC;&#x153;a woman who uses her charms to exploit men,â&#x20AC;? short for â&#x20AC;&#x153;vampire.â&#x20AC;?

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Coffee and conversation ... shared with everybody

Rod Martinez parlays his radio experience into the Coffee Matter Podcast from the EcoCafe in St. Jacobs

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A local coffee-themed podcast is offering the chance to connect with your community and get to know your neighbours on a more in-depth level.

The Coffee Matter Podcast, broadcasted live from the EcoCafe in St. Jacobs, is a weekly offering that features interviews and music.

Host Rod Martinez talks to regulars of the EcoCafe about whatever topics interest them.

“People in general live such fast lives,” said Martinez. “I think everybody has an interesting story to tell, whether it be if they own a business, or if they had something interesting happen to them in their lives.

“All kinds of people come into the podcast. It’s been a soccer coach, musicians, people who own businesses – it’s a wide range of people, and they all have a story to tell. And I think it’s cool that we can share it in that format.”

The podcast is relatively new: it has been active since January 2019, with 16 episodes thus far involving

variety of guests from all walks of life.

This is not a new endeavour for Martinez, who previously hosted a weekly segment on CKWR called The Pit Radio Show dedicated to promoting unsigned Canadian metal bands. It started with bands from the Kitchener-Waterloo area, grew to encompass all of Canada, including Yukon, Montreal, and Halifax.

“My whole idea was to help local musicians,” said Martinez. “I felt, and I still feel that there aren’t enough voices there for local musicians.”

Eventually, Martinez found he was getting calls from all across the globe.

He hosted it out of pure enjoyment and was not paid for his efforts. After six years of hosting, he decided to retire last spring ... until, that is, EcoCafe owner Edward Denyer suggested that he start back up again with podcasts, with a different angle this time around. “[Martinez] is very easy to talk to,” said Denyer. “I’ve listened to a bunch of other people, now I know a lot more about our customers I know a lot more about our

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community because it’s people that we do business with, but then I find out wow, they like this or they like that, or they’re involved in that, and I would have never known otherwise.

That’s what has grown organically and naturally here.”

The guest selection is generally, but not always,

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“I don’t work with set questions, I never have,” said Martinez. “The whole idea of it is that let’s say you and I meet to go grab a coffee. You’re not going to go there with a script, and I’m not going to have scripted answers either.

“If you get people talking about what interests them,

then the conversation is a lot easier because it’s something that they’re passionate about. And most people when they’re passionate about something, they’ve got lots to say about it.”

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this month, van Pelt will be joining Stevanus for her trip to London.

“Natalie has a real joy for – how can I say? – for the unique. She sees things, and she appreciates them. She'll look at something and think it's beautiful, very quickly,”

says van Pelt. “She has a discerning eye and she's very interested in nature, and loves to get out and see what's out there. And she thinks everything is beautiful. I love that.”

Besides her photography, Stevanus is also a gifted figure skater. “It's wonderful. I like the dress-

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es, competition,” says Stevanus of her skating.

In 2015, she competed at the Ontario Special Olympics in North Bay, where she skated to the theme from Titanic, Céline Dion’s My Heart Will Go On. “I love that song,” says Stevanus.

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lady came up to me ... and said [Natalie] just made me cry,” recalls Linda. “You did it to Titanic. And you put so much into the music and your feelings that the lady said, ‘She made me cry. She just looked so beautiful on the ice.’”

Photography is now top of mind for Stevanus,

however, as she prepares for the upcoming trip to London. She is especially excited about this year’s competition because of the addition of a new people’s choice award, where people can vote for their favourite submission.

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their choice photo through the online website, www. downs-syndrome.org.uk/ for-people-with-downssyndrome/my-perspective-2019. However, those interested in casting their vote on any of the 25 finalists will have to act quickly as the vote ends tomorrow (Friday).

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The Wellesley community centre took on a Mexican vibe last Saturday for a fun-filled night of tacos provided by Steve Doiron, tequila, live music by Mike Lightheart, and ice cream sandwiches. Funds raised from the Wellesley Lions Club event will go towards the Habitat for Humanity project in the township.

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