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Province signals funding support to rehab Glasgow St. bridge in Conestogo

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

Woolwich Township has nominated its first major infrastructure project under the recent joint municipal-provincial-federal funding: the Glasgow Street bridge in Conestogo.

Back in March, Minister of Infrastructure Monte McNaughton announced a 10-year, $30-billion bilateral funding model, with the first stream of funds going towards road and bridge projects in rural and northern communities.

McNaughton encouraged rural municipalities across the province to nominate projects to qualify for funding.

The Glasgow bridge fits the bill. Ryan Tucker, an engineering project supervisor at the township, noted it’s one of the most wellused bridges in Woolwich.

“This is one of the bridges we’re trying to keep. It’s well-used, it’s kind of a gateway into the Conestogo community, and I think Woolwich is known for this specific bridge,” said Tucker, adding that it’s often a shortcut bridge for drivers looking to avoid taking Northfield Drive into Wa-

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In a review of three old steel truss bridges, the township opted to keep open only the Glasgow Street structure, in part due to the volume of traffic.

Rehabilitation costs were deemed too high for steel bridges on Peel Street in Winterbourne and the Middlebrook Road boundary with Centre Wellington Township, prompting a recommendation to close both permanently.

“Definitely there’s more traffic on this bridge compared to the other two bridges. I would say this is probably double or triple the amount on the other bridges.”

Rehabilitating this bridge is expected to cost $1,225,000. The bill would be split between the municipal, federal and provincial governments.

The work planned for the bridge involves new structural pins, replacing bearings, and new structural aspects such as stringers and beams. The bridge would be closed for approximately three to four months while the work was carried out. While the province has signed on, the BRIDGE | 06

Members of the secondary school teachers’ union gathered outside the office of MPP Mike Harris last Friday after school to protest austerity measures enacted by the Ford government.

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EDSS staff hold rally in Elmira to protest province's planned cuts to education Waterloo Region District School Board holding back pink slips until end of May, says local union member

BY FAISAL ALI

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Fast becoming the norm in Elmira, secondary school teachers and staff were the latest to group to hold demonstrations outside the office of conservative MPP Mike Harris last week.

About 50 protesters, in-

cluding teachers, support staff and retirees, attended to voice opposition to the provincial government’s proposed cuts to education, which union members estimate will see the loss of one-in-five secondary teaching positions in Ontario.

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untarily lose their jobs, the government has insisted, as a result of the new measures which will see average classroom sizes in secondary schools increased to 28 students from 22.

However, school boards in the province have already issued redundancy notifications to teachers, indicating they won’t have permanent positions in the fall, including in Peel Region, which released 369 such notices in April.

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) has yet to follow suit, with a teachers’ union member and candidate vice-president for the local bargaining unit of the OSSTF saying the board is waiting until the end of the month for additional funding information.

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Horticultural society expands its youth offerings through Jr. program offering youth a chance to develop their skills and try out their green thumb, including an at-home option.

“They can choose two different seeds to plant in their own garden, in their own home,” said Christine Webb, president of the Elmira District Horticultural Society. “They can choose to grow vegetables or flowers. They’ve got vegetable seeds, they’ve got flower seed, like zinnias, for ex-

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The Elmira and District Horticultural Society has a few tweaks in store for this year’s iteration of its junior gardeners program.

There is no cost to attend next week’s junior gardeners drop-in. The joint initiative between the Region of Waterloo’s Elmira Branch Library and the horticultural society is

ample – zinnias grow really easily.”

Youth attending will have the option to sign up for planting a potato garden on the junior gardeners’ plot, located adjacent to the skate park on First Street in Elmira. Specifically, participants will be planting gem russets, a medium- to late-maturing, medium- to high-yielding variety, with long tuber type and medium brown

skin.

Julia Swijters at Home Hardware in St. Jacobs dropped off the gem russet seed potatoes since she had extra. Pat Carder at the township also offered to help tend the junior gardeners’ plot.

“It’s like a massive community involvement, so this is really neat,” said Webb.

Unlike previous years, there is no membership fee

to attend this event. It is also available to a more extensive age range – instead of very young children, it is open to students from grades 1-12. The change in age grouping is something the horticultural society had considered for years and finally put into practice.

“In previous years, they had to sign up, they had to pay a youth membership, and with that, they would

have weekly meetings at the garden club, and we had a cap – we could only take 12-13 kids,” explained Webb. “We don’t have a coordinator this year for the junior gardening – as president, I have to make sure that youth are still involved, in some capacity, so that’s why we started this all up.”

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The 100 Woolwich Women Who Care raised $10,900 for the Woolwich Counselling Centre at their second ever meeting on May 7. A total of 109 women members each agreed to donate $100 at the meeting, and then voted on the Woolwich charity to receive the funds.

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Wellesley council approves phase one of Queen's Bush Rd. park go-ahead on Tuesday, approving the first phase of development.

Phase one will see the creation of a 1.6-km trail system in the west end of the 40-acre property, as well as an unpaved parking lot, and a driveway entrance off Queen’s Bush Road just west of the Wellesley fire station.

The work is estimated to ring in at $124,000, but the

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The township will be moving ahead in the development of a new park in Wellesley village at the corner of Queen’s Bush and Hutchison roads.

A project long in the works since the township first identified the need for more parkland in 2014, councillors gave it the

amount is being offset significantly by a $20,000 donation from the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival, which pledged to support the project.

Construction is expected to begin in June or July, with township public works staff proposed to take on the majority of construction of the driveway access and parking lot in an effort to keep costs down, said

township director of recreation Danny Roth in his report to council. Logging and trail work are expected to follow shortly thereafter in early August.

The township will also be seeking additional funding for the parkland development through grants, added Roth.

The trail system will cut through a woodlot on the property, but circles

around wetlands identified by the township. “There are wetlands identified in the woodlot that will remain undisturbed in the trail development,” noted Roth in his report.

The majority of the trail (1.2 km) will consist of woodchips and other natural bases, while 0.4 km of the trail will be made of a stone dust that is “fully accessible.”

The development of the

parkland marks a significant milestone for the township, which purchased the land in 2016 to the tune of $905,000. Thirty-two acres were purchased by the township outright from the previous owner, while the remaining eight acres were donated.

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Hwy. 6 the subject of a police enforcement blitz The “Safe on 6” traffic safety campaign hit the road this week in an effort to focus on enforcement and raise road safety awareness, as the OPP works to reduce the number of serious crashes on Highway 6.

The 480-kilometre long highway stretches from Port Dover (Norfolk County) and Hamilton in the south, through Wellington and Grey Counties, and winding through Bruce Peninsula before ending at Highway 17 in the north. Highway 6 is a major artery for commuters and commercial traffic alike.

It’s likely to be especially busy on a long weekend.

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“Highway 6 is a busy corridor and it’s only going to get busier as summer approaches, with an increase in vacationers and commer-

cial traffic. The OPP, along with our public safety partners, is urging motorists to follow the rules of the road to ensure everyone gets to their destination safely,” said Inspector Shawn Johnson, OPP West Region traffic and marine manager, in a release.

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Waterloo Region’s lottery ticket came up empty this week, the $50 million Smart Cities Challenge prize it had wagered on going to Montreal instead. The region proposed the creation of a web and mobile application that supports children’s wellbeing.

The City of Guelph and County of Wellington, however, found themselves $10 million richer thanks to new federal funding under the program. The communities submitted a joint application to create Canada’s first circular food economy.

MAY 9 ■ 6:14 PM | A 29-year-old Waterloo man was driving a blue Chevrolet pickup on Sawmill Road in Woolwich Township when he lost control of his vehicle, left the roadway and rolled into the ditch, striking a gas line. The driver could smell natural gas and moved to a safe location while waiting for emergency services to arrive. Firefighters assisted with managing the scene until the Union Gas attended, with utility crews eventually containing the leak. The police investigation is ongoing. No injuries were reported, and the vehicle was towed from the scene.

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Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris and Woolwich Mayor Sandy Shantz met Friday at the structure to discuss the funding.

“This is terrific news for Woolwich Township and the entire region,” said Harris in a release. “Quickly after the election, I sat down with Mayor Shantz to receive Woolwich’s top infrastructure priorities and the Glasgow bridge was front and centre; therefore I am glad working together we got this vital link between Woolwich and Waterloo nominated.”

“I was excited and relieved to hear the news that the Glasgow Street bridge in Conestogo was nominated to receive much-needed funding to rehabilitate this crucial conduit,” added Shantz. “When we heard that the Ontario government was prioritizing rural and Northern infrastructure, our staff moved quickly to submit a proposal that will keep this bridge functional for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.”

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its current location in 1928 over the Conestogo River and has stayed there ever since. But the structure has been closed and repaired on numerous occasions in the past decade or so, prompting the current environmental assessment process underway to help determine its fate.

It has a five-tonne weight limit, which would remain the same during and after the construction. It is one of three steel truss bridges in the township undergoing an environmental assessment. Tucker added that this assessment also

encompasses the Country Squire Road intersection near the bridge.

“Part of the environmental assessment is also looking at the intersection at Glasgow and Millenium Boulevard,” said Tucker.

“The staff right now are working on that as part of the environmental assessment. No decision’s been made on that as of yet.

“That’ll be brought forth as part of the recommendation – the bridge and the intersection will be one report altogether. Hopefully, in the summer we’ll be able to take that to council.”

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special education learning services, who joined last Friday’s protests. “All over the province, it’s already happened in other areas.

We’ve got a good relationship with our union and the board, so they’ve agreed to wait to see what comes out in May, what additional funding. We’re hoping there’s additional funding.”

WRDSB spokesperson Alana Russell said layoffs were being planned until the province released more information on funding.

The board had agreed with the union to extend timelines for surplus notices until afterwards.

Teachers warn that the larger classroom sizes mandated by the province will put pressure on school boards to cut lower-ratio classes. At risk, they say, are the optional courses offered by secondary schools, typically in arts and technology, and lower-ratio classrooms kept for students with special-needs and learning disabilities.

“So the government is saying, we’re just going to add six extra kids to every classroom,” said Henderson. “And that means that there’s fewer courses that are going to run in schools and principals are going to have to make decisions around which courses run.

Perhaps some of the problem-solving will be missing optional courses like music, dance, drama, tech, some of the special needs lower ratio classes.”

Protesters also took aim at other measures being enacted by the government in education, including making e-learning mandatory for all grades in high school. Secondary school students will be required to take one online class each year in high school, which teachers lambasted as being universally inapplicable to all high school students in the province.

“As seasoned teachers here, I’ve got to tell you: you almost dance on your head to hold their attention in class,” said Richard Clausi, president of the Active Retired Members (ARM) of the OSSTF, an educator for some 40 years and former head of the EDSS math department.

“Just because it’s on a computer does not mean they’re going to read it and understand it,” he added “And then you lose all the extra help we gave to kids, that human touch.”

Noticeably absent from the protest outside MPP Harris’ office was the Kitchener-Conestoga MPP

The local Custodial and Maintenance Association (CAMA) representative of the OSSTF John Gilbert was amongst those at last week’s rally. [FAISAL ALI]

himself, who provided an emailed statement to the Observer.

“I celebrate our country’s commitment to freedom of expression, which was seen outside my office in Elmira by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) union on Friday,” said Harris. “Since then, my office has received multiple calls and emails from constituents supporting our education reforms, as restoring Ontario’s fiscal sanity was the mandate I received from voters.”

Protesters, however, voiced frustration at the inability to get a meeting with the MPP, who had been in town earlier in the day on Friday for the opening ceremonies of the 2019 Canadian Sledge Hockey Championships.

“I’ve been trying to get a hold of Mike Harris Junior since March 28,” said Henderson. “I can’t even have a conversation. I’m a constituent. I’m a Kitchener-Conestoga constituent.

I work in the local high school. I’m the head of special education ... and I want to talk to my elected official about how these things are going to affect my kids.”

The government has announced an attrition protection fund of $1.6 billion to protect against job losses, but have also said they will be changing funding to schools based on the revised classroom sizes.

“To be clear, total education funding is planned to increase by $1 billion over the next three years. This is despite our commitment to restore Ontario’s fiscal books to balance by 2022/23 and increase spending on

priority areas including health care, child care, and programs for seniors,” said Harris.

Currently, funding for teachers’ and other staff salaries is doled out by the province on a per student basis. The amount given per student is calculated based on the assumption that every classroom has on average 22 students to a teacher. Moving to larger classrooms in the fall, however, will mean less money is required per-student to fund classrooms.

The direct result is that schools will see less funding given out by the province to pay for salaries, which the OSSTF says could mean losses to more than just teaching positions.

“The clear message is no one voted for this,” said John Gilbert, vice-president of the local Custodial and Maintenance Association (CAMA), which represents custodial workers and other such support staff under the OSSTF. “Cost savings are important to everybody. Who doesn’t like saving money?

But it needs to be done with consultation. It can’t be rushed, and that can’t be overstated. So everyone needs to come to the table and say what are your ideas? What do we have to get to, what targets must be met and how do we achieve them without humans losing jobs. Taxpayers losing jobs,” said Gilbert.

“It’s simply slash and burn. It’s not an education issue. It’s a special-ed issue, it’s library services, it’s municipal services, it’s all services. It’s everyone’s issue,” he added.

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Summer jobs, and what they pay, aren’t created equal Girl Guides survey finds that even today girls tend to be paid less than boys when taking on seasonal work

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The summer job season on the horizon, boys and girls alike will be searching for employment. Unlike each other, however, will be what they take to the bank, with the girls continuing to lag behind their male counterparts.

A national survey by Girl Guides of Canada polled boys and girls ages 12-18 on their work experiences during the summer of 2018.

The results found that girls earn approximately $3 less per hour – $15.26, compared to $18.01 for boys. For informal work, done for family, friends or neighbours, the gap is significantly larger: $14.98 for boys, versus $8.67 for girls.

That said, Kris McGee, administrative community leader for Girl Guides in Kitchener-Waterloo, noted she does not see that reflected in the local job market.

“I do think that locally our employers do an excellent job of paying males and females the same, for the same job,” said McGee. “We do run into the fact

that we do have females that are taking lower-paid jobs – they may be taking babysitting jobs for example. There are more girls babysitting, as opposed to the boys, for example, working at the hockey rink.

Which is a stereotypical example, and it’s less and less to this day, but I don’t think that I can give a really good example of how that difference has impacted girls locally.”

Some of the survey’s findings aligned with McGee’s example. It found an over-representation in particular sectors, depending on gender.

Girls are over-represented in “caring” jobs, such as babysitting, eldercare or working at a daycare, with girls at 28 per cent, versus boys at 17 per cent.

On the other hand, boys were over-represented in maintenance, gardening or groundskeeping – 23 per cent compared to girls at 9 per cent. Manufacturing or construction was another male-dominated sector at nine per cent, versus girls at three per cent.

McGee said that girls are paid the same amount

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“One thing I could highlight as a positive – both my daughters, they’re now young adult women – one continues to work for the UPI in St. Jacobs,” added McGee. “Both of them were hired by the UPI in St Jacobs as female employees and are treated incredibly well. Well-respected and paid certainly as well as any of the male employees.”

The survey brought up another notable statistic: 79 per cent of girls said that they could not negotiate compensation.

“We actually found that the numbers were fairly similar for boys and girls.

And it’s not a surprise because even for adults, it’s difficult for them to negotiate a salary,” said Jill Zelmanovits, CEO for Girl Guides of Canada.

As a result of these findings, Zelmanovits said Girl Guides of Ontario is introducing a new program coming out in the fall.

“One of our program streams is called Gender Power. Where we look at equipping girls with what they need to get what they want. As a result of this study, we’re developing special activities around

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negotiating your salary,” explained Zelmanovits.

“You have to not necessarily take the salary that’s first offered but have the chance to negotiate back and forth.”

The most unnerving part of the study found summer jobs can pose a risk for assault or harassment, with 13 per cent of girls and 11 per cent of boys reporting an incident during their summer job in 2018.

For low-income families (making $40,000 or less annually) that risk nearly doubles: 23 per cent of reported sexual harassment or abuse on the job.

“That number should be zero,” said Zelmanovits. “In 2019 ... that number should be zero.”

The report encourages ways for employers and parents to make the workplace safer for girls, including “consider how jokes or nicknames might feel particularly harmful or uncomfortable to someone in their first job” and encouraging girls, if they’re interested, to sign up for traditionally male-dominated jobs.

It’s also best to instil this kind of confidence in girls from a young age, adds Zelmanovitz, so that it can translate well into adulthood.

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U.S. posturing over Iran proves no lessons learned in the Gulf

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icans won’t be taken in – fool me once ... – but things don’t always go that way. Allied countries, however, are likely to be much more skeptical this time around – the coalition of the willing ain’t what it used to be.

Iran isn’t Iraq. It’s much bigger and controls a strategic waterway through which as much as a third of the world’s oil flows. It’s in many ways worse than Iraq in terms of its policies and affronts to human standards, but that alone isn’t enough to justify, say, a massive bombing campaign (the U.S. won’t be eager to put boots on the ground).

From crackdowns and killing of protesters, to the seizure of hostages and the murder of foreign nationals, Iran’s militant rulers have won themselves few friends in the world. That’s made it easy to international support for sanc-

urrent U.S. saber-rattling over Iran evokes a very strong sense of déjà vu: a weak but tough-talking president in need of a distraction, a military buildup in the Persian Gulf and officials travelling abroad to find allies in a bid to censure a Middle Eastern country.

There are more than a few shades of the 2003 invasion of Iraq in current hyperbole about Iran.

That a similar scenario is playing out despite the fiasco that was Iraq speaks volumes about the Trump administration. The occupation of Iraq cost hundreds of thousands of lives and fleeced U.S. taxpayers out of more than $2 trillion despite a failing effort that was eventually shown to be unjustified and built on a foundation of lies.

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tions, especially those related to controlling Iran’s bid for nuclear weapons, but there’s no appetite for the death and destruction that would come with the war. Even for hawks, the interests of the oil industry may trump the desire to impose U.S. will on yet another reluctant state.

Therein lies the issue that arises in any discussion about the region: oil. We might not care for the people we get it from, but we want it nonetheless.

So far, concerns about Iran’s nuclear ambitions and very real support for Islamic militants play second fiddle to the flow of oil, particularly to China and Russia, both of which have veto power at the UN Security Council.

The U.S., too, has much at stake in the region. While chastising Tehran, their hold on the moral high ground is precarious.

Having invaded Iraq under dubious pretexts, the U.S. position was steadily undermined by revelations that the reasons for war were unfounded.

Iran may indeed be a major threat to the region – there are plenty of experts who make a case for that stance. But the Americans, having been exposed as liars in Iraq, cannot now count on support for action against Iran, if only increased sanctions led by the United Nations.

Ironically, the case against Iran is much stronger than it was in Iraq. Iran’s previous nuclear posturing and fundamentalist bent are far larger threats. Still, that country is only of interest because of its natural gas and oil reserves, and for its strategic location. If Iraq is any model, those factors will play the largest role in whether the war expands to Iran.

There are many real reasons to censure Iran, but none of them have to do with protecting human rights and ridding the world of an evil dictator. Those making noises about Iran are guilty to some degree of supporting dozens of vile regimes led by dictators who terrorized their own people. The United States, which supported Saddam Hussein for years, has a long record of backing, arming and aiding those who practiced atrocities. The list of repressive, often genocidal regimes is long (see Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Chile, Kosovo, Rwanda,etc.); examples of righteous indignation leading to action and justice are much harder to find.

Right or wrong, the current war posturing must be judged against this larger picture. No one can rightly claim moral superiority.

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Another war in the Gulf over Iran?

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onald Trump is well known for his desire to cut American military commitments overseas. Indeed, it is one of his most attractive characteristics. But his attention span is short, he plays a lot of golf, and he does not have the knack of choosing good advisers.

His main domestic advisers on the Middle East are Vice-President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton, all hawks on Iran.

His closest allies in the region itself are Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, both of whom can wrap him around their little fingers. And they both

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want the United States to attack Iran for them.

Donald Trump doesn’t want a war with Iran. He has an extra-strength version of the usual Washington obsession with Iran, as irrational and ineradicable as the parallel obsession with Cuba – the United States will forgive and forget anything except humiliation – but he imagines Iran can be bullied and bluffed into submission.

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ome of its members on strike against Canadian Niagara Hotels, the Ontario Federation of Labour has called for a boycott of the chain.

The workers at the Rainforest Café, represented by Workers United Canada Council Local 2347 have been on strike since April 7. The union has been seeking its first collective agreement for more than a year.

“During this boycott, no labour organization will engage in any new business with or buy products or services from Canadian Niagara Hotels or its subsidiaries, until the company sits down to bargain a fair collective agreement with its workers,” says Chris Buckley, president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, which represents 54 unions and one million workers in the province. “The strength of our movement comes from our solidarity. Together we are sending the message that this employer must end its continued mistreatment of workers, anti-union behaviour, and refusal to bargain in good faith with their unionized employees.”

The official OFL boycott includes five hotels in Niagara Falls owned or operated by Canadian Niagara Hotels: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Skyline Hotel & Perkins, Sheraton on the Falls Hotel, Clifton Victoria Inn and Marriott Fallsview. The company also operates several associated restaurants, retail stores, and commercial enterprises in the vicinity of their hotels, including the Rainforest Café and Hard Rock Café.

The hotel industry is no stranger to union boycotts.

A combination of low wages, poor working conditions and anti-union tactics have landed many North American operations on no-stay lists. Boycotts haven’t prevented employers in the hospitality industry, nor indeed many other sectors, from attacking unions and undermining workers’ rights, driving down wages and worsening workers’ lots in the process.

It’s no secret unionization rates have plummeted, particularly in the U.S. It’s much less

evident how dark money, manipulation and outright criminality by a handful of wealthy oligarchs have backed the assault on those in the working and middle classes. (It’s no surprise Koch Industries, the root of a multi-tentacled attack on workers, the environment, democracy and every other facet of general well-being, is on every right-minded boycott list. From oil and pipelines through Dixie cups, Stainmaster carpet and lycra, the family’s holdings are hard to avoid, and perhaps tough to ignore.)

Unions and labour laws have been a decades-long target of resurgent right-wing groups, building on the much older direct violence directed at workers by corporations and governments dating back to the start of union drives. The efforts have paid off, with unionization numbers dropping and weakened labour laws. That’s particularly true in the U.S., but Canada too has been afflicted by the efforts, fall-

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ing behind the more progressive European countries, themselves under assault by some of the same global forces.

Of course, some of the decline in union membership can be attributed to a shift in the economy: the factory, mining and other blue collar jobs that used to be bastions of unionized work have been automated, downsized and off-shored to a large extent.

Today’s union growth is in the public sector. From 1999 to 2014, public sector unionization rates grew from 70.4 per cent to 71.3 per cent. Private sector rates fell from 18.1 per cent to 15.2 per cent over the same years, Statistics

Canada reports. Overall unionization rates fell to about 28 per cent from 38 per cent, with declines most pronounced in the 1980s and 1990s as the neoliberal gutting of the postwar boom policies became the predominant ethos of politicians bought off by the growing power of the oligarchs.

The situation was worse in the U.S., where union membership fell from 26 per cent in 1978 to 10.7 per cent 40 years later, much of it driven by political tampering that undermined labour laws. It’s no coincidence that workers wages and working conditions worsened as policies stripped away protections and a concerted push to enact right-towork legislation gutted unions.

(There have been attempts to do the same here – recall the policies of former Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak – though they’ve not gained as much traction ... yet.)

Right-to-work rules are indicative of what’s transpired with anti-union legislation in the U.S.,

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where such measures have been in use since the 1940s and ’50s, predominantly in the Southern states, as a way to deter unionism.

Under such provisions, workers aren’t obliged to pay dues even in union shops, essentially creating free riders and strangling the unions economically. Often, those locales also employ measures making it difficult to unionize in the first place.

In Canada, supporters of such measures would do away with the Rand formula, the result of a 1946 ruling by Supreme Court of Canada Justice Ivan Rand that was designed to ensure an employee could not opt out of a union simply to avoid paying dues while continuing to enjoy the benefits negotiated by the union.

Proponents of anti-union measures argue they would create an environment for more jobs and growth. The data say otherwise.

Labour experts will argue there’s no indication unionization has any negative impact on employment. They affect how the pie is divvied up, rather than the size of the pie.

From an economic perspective, the malaise has almost nothing to do with unions, particularly in the private sector.

Instead, globalization and trade agreements, the hollowing out of the manufacturing sector and high Canadian dollar, and the ascension of low-paying, parttime service sector jobs have all done far more damage to our economy.

While we can’t call it causation, it’s not surprising that the postwar middleclass boom came as unionized jobs, principally in manufacturing, were at their zenith. Equally, falling union participation rates came during the neoliberal attack on the middleclass that we’ve seen over the last three decades in particular.

The backlash against a Trumpian world has given a boost to progressive causes. It remains to see if unions, which have caught on even in the youth-centric tech industry, make a rebound, boycotts or no boycotts.

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naive.

This is not to say that Pence, Pompeo or even Bolton prefers war to any other outcome of the current confrontation. They would rather see the sanctions they have imposed on Iran, which are strangling the economy and causing great hardship, lead to a popular uprising and regime change. Fat chance.

It’s the ever-popular moral mistake. We would never yield to such blackmail, because our cause is just and our will is strong.

They will crumble before the same threats because

they are weak and they must secretly know they are in the wrong.

But if the Iranians perversely refuse to overthrow their government, then PP&B would accept war as the next-best outcome.

Bolton might actually welcome it, and may already be involved in manipulating the intelligence to justify such a war in the same way he did in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. (He called a rather peculiar early-morning meeting at CIA headquarters last week.)

Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, some players

in Iran now appear to be pushing back against the American pressure. They are probably hard-liners associated with the not-soloyal opposition to President Hassan Rouhani’s ‘moderate’ government (moderate in the sense that he doesn’t want nukes and does want trade with the West), and they may just have given the American warhawks something to work with.

If push came to shove, Iran’s one available counterweight to overwhelming U.S. military strength would be to threaten the tanker traffic that carries

20 per cent of the world’s crude oil and LNG out of the Gulf. The ‘choke point’ is the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran’s south coast and the United Arab Emirates, where the navigation channels narrow to three nautical miles wide in each direction.

On Sunday, there was a ‘sabotage attack’ on four merchant ships at anchor off the UAE port of Fujairah, just outside the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers often wait to be refuelled. Two at least were Saudi tankers.

So far, everybody is being very coy about what

kind of sabotage was involved, but the instant suspicion was that some Iranian group is reminding everybody that Iran can close down the Strait if it is attacked. Or at least that it could do enough damage to drive insurance rates on cargoes transiting the Strait into the stratosphere.

But it might not be an Iranian group at all. It could be an American or Israeli or Saudi intelligence operation seeking to create a pretext for a U.S. attack on Iran (like the ‘Gulf of Tonkin incident’ created a pretext for the U.S. to start bombing North Vietnam

in 1964). You have to keep an open mind on these things, unless you believe that intelligence agencies never lie.

At any rate, an actual war against Iran now seems much closer than it did last week. The long-planned transfer of another American aircraft carrier into the Gulf is now being reframed as an emergency response to a new (but unspecified) Iranian threat.

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Team Alberta claims sledge hockey gold Ontario takes silver as Woolwich Memorial Centre plays host to national championships in Elmira Team Ontario, followed by bronze-medalists Quebec.

Another winner to come out of the tournament was the township itself, with organizers and sledge teams alike noting a smoothly run, well-received tournament.

“It went well. It went very well,” said Sandy Metzger, one of the leading organizers for the event. She, together with her husband Keith, jointly founded the local sledge hockey team, the Woolwich Thrashers, and have championed the para-sport in the region.

“Our goal was to run the event on a breakeven, and I think we've done that and we're very pleased with that,” said Metzger. An estimated 600 people turned up for the championship finals on Sunday, said Metzger, noting no exact count was taken because the games were free to attend.

“Which surpassed expectation. So we're very pleased with how the community supported it. We weren't sure how it would be supported that way, but it's been awesome,” she said. “The

community came out and checked us out, and now we have a lot of new sledge hockey fans now.”

The weekend championship opened bright an early on Friday with a game between Quebec and B.C. Immediately off the hop, the Quebecers put the B.C. contingent in their place with a 7-0 shutout.

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The 2019 Canadian Sledge Hockey Championships came to a close on Sunday after an electrifying three-day tournament that saw some of the top teams in the country compete on Elmira ice. Team Ontario, Team Alberta, Team Quebec and Team B.C. were all in the township over the weekend to take part in the tournament, which this year was hosted at the Woolwich Memorial Centre.

Taking home the gold

and defending their championship title for their fourth straight season were Team Alberta, who defeated the runner-ups Team Ontario in the championship finals on Sunday.

“It's our fourth in a row, so we're 20-0, which is a testament to the guys on the team,” said Team Alberta head coach Steve Arsenault shortly after Sunday’s showdown. “We still have a lot work to do for getting prepped for next season, but it should be good.”

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People want to understand why you, a veteran of the turkey woods, has not yet killed a bird – and too much sleeping in, too much work, too much fishing or too much rain, will not suffice as good answers. In cases like this, you need to get creative.

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EDSS soccer teams advance to WCSSAA playoffs Girls take down HHSS 4-2 in first round of playoffs; boys to play in quarter-finals today

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Though several teams saw delays and rainouts thanks to the week’s downpours, the high school soccer season was still going strong with the start of the Waterloo County Secondary School Athletics Association (WCSSAA) playoffs this week.

The Elmira District Secondary School girls’ team made a solid start to the

series with a 4-2 victory over Huron Heights Secondary School in an away game on Tuesday in the qualifying round of the WCSSAA playoffs.

The win should come as no surprise, as the Lancers entered the playoffs seeded third in the eight-team ‘White’ pool, with four wins, two losses and a tie, and took on the sixth-placed seed in the ‘Blue’ pool, Huron Heights Secondary School. Besting HHSS, the

girls are moving up to the WCSSAA quarter-finals today (Thursday).

The boys’ team meanwhile is getting a straight shot to the WCSSAA quarter-finals, which are being held today at Woodside park in Kitchener. The Lancers head into the match seeded fifth out of 16 teams, with a record of 10 wins and four losses.

“Yes, we've had a strong season. We've got a pretty senior team,” said Sarah Hamilton, head coach for

the boys’ team. “We've got nine of our guys in Grade 12, so they'll be graduating next year. So it's a pretty strong senior team in terms of representation. But it's been a strong season, strong goaltending.”

Netminding was a strong point for Elmira this year, with Elmira’s goalie, Ryan Parrott, earning six shutouts over the regular season.

Opposing the Lancers’ at the quarter-final match

today will either be Grand River or Huron Heights, which are tied in third and fourth place in the standings. Both teams have forced the EDSS team to keep on their toes in their previous meetings, with Huron Heights only narrowly falling by a 1-0 margin in April, and Grand River beating them by a 1-0 match early in the season.

“I think we have a strong chance to win our quarter-final game,” said

Hamilton. “Still to be determined who we're going to be playing against. We won against Huron earlier, and the Grand River game was a close one with 1-0, and it was a penalty kick that was scored. So we have a chance against either of those teams in terms of matchups.”

The playoffs continue over the week, with the boys WCSSAA championships set for next Thursday at Woodside park in Kitchener.

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That’s when I tell them about the one-legged gobbler that hopped past me last deer season. And then I will confess to them that this has become my avian version of Moby Dick.

“I’m not sure how it lost that leg,” I’ll say in almost a whisper, as I look off into the distance, “but it seems to do just fine without it.”

At this point most people will ask why anyone would want to shoot a one-legged gobbler?

That’s when I look them straight in the eye and say, quite dramatically, “Because I really like drum sticks.”

“But it only has one?” they’ll generally point out.

“Yes, but it is huge,” I answer.

“Is it harder to hunt than a regular bird?” they’ll ask. “Is it warier?”

“Well,” I’ll reply, “you can certainly hear it coming because it has only half as many footsteps as a normal turkey. Unless it

is running in which case it sounds the same as a normal turkey walking…”

I will then tell them how its one weakness is that it is attracted to decoys because they are balanced on a single pole, so they also appear to have only one leg.

“The bird seems to take some comfort in that,” I’ll say.

“Really?” some will reply. “So it must be much easier to hunt than normal gobblers.”

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spond. “It also has a few natural advantages. For instance it is twice as hard to track since it only leaves half the prints.”

“What else?” they’ll ask.

“Well, it has this unnerving habit of scratching its head,” I’ll explain.

“Every time it does that it falls to the ground. I missed it twice earlier in the season because it got bird lice.”

“So it’s unpredictable huh?”

“Yes, it trips a lot too,” I’ll add. “I’m really hoping

he hops into a groundhog hole so I can get a still shot.”

By the time that conversation is finished, the person I am speaking to will realize they should probably never ask me anything about how my turkey hunt is going again. In fact, they will probably tell their friends never to ask me about how my turkey hunt is going again either.

All this, of course, assumes that they realize my story doesn’t have a leg to stand on.

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dren were bussed from all over to watch Team Ontario take on Alberta in the following game.

About 1,200 elementary students from seven local schools came out, ensuring the teams would get a thunderous welcome to the Woolwich tournament.

Playing to a full house, Ontario and Alberta squared off in their first meeting of the weekend.

It would be an early preview of the championship’s gold medal game later on Sunday, and a reminder of what Team Ontario was up against.

Alberta proved to be the dominant team in this championship, going on to trounce Ontario 5-1, and then Quebec later that day 5-0.

Team Ontario would recover from the loss with a 7-1 win against B.C. Two more games would be played on Saturday before the playoffs, Alberta v. B.C. (8-0) and then Ontario v. Quebec (2-1), setting the lines up for the semi-final matches later that evening.

Leading the pack in this tournament was Alberta with three wins and no losses, followed by Ontario in second at 2-1, Quebec at 1-2 and then B.C. at 0-3.

The Quebec and Ontario match proved to be incredibly close, with Ontario clinching the victory in a shootout.

“It was a really tough fought game by both sides,” said Keith Metzger.

“They did a five-minute overtime, and then it went into a shootout, and Ontario won that one in a shoot out. So it was a really exciting game.”

Taking their win by a hair’s breadth, Ontario would have to recreate the victory against Quebec just hours later in the semi-finals, to have a shot for gold.

Ultimately, Team Ontario did just that with another 2-1 win against Quebec, giving the province’s team a berth to the championship finals the following day on Sunday.

Meeting them on the other side of the blue line would be Alberta, which handily defeated B.C. in the semi-finals by a 9-1 spread.

Pitting Ontario and Alberta for a second and final showdown on Sunday, Ontario knew it was up for a challenge. The Albertan contenders had proved to shrug off all the competition this weekend, starting with their 5-1 takedown of Ontario earlier in the weekend.

Team Ontario would pull out all the stops in this game, putting up two points on the board while fighting back the fierce Albertan attack. It was not enough to stop Team Alberta from putting up four markers of their own and taking the championship gold. But Ontario has the distinction of putting up the strongest opposition to Alberta all weekend; though they didn’t win, they came the closest with

a 4-2 decision.

Tellingly, when Alberta had to chose the player on Team Ontario most deserving of MVP, they chose goalie Jessie Gregory for the honour, who said she was surprised, but felt pretty good about the recognition.

“I'm a little surprised, because I let in a couple, but I guess I stopped a lot,” said Gregory after the match. “[It was an] excellent game. I think that was our best game of the tournament for sure. We came together as a team – a couple of bad bounces, but overall it was a great game.”

While Ontario didn’t pick up the championship win, the event proved to be a real winner with all those that attended.

“It was a fantastic event,” said Team Ontario head coach Rob Hogg, right after the closing ceremonies. “We came up a little short, but the team all played extremely well.

There was a lot of heart.”

This is not the Ontario sledge hockey team’s first time in Elmira, as the Woolwich arena has become a popular destination for the team’s training camps. Team Ontario held a camp most recently just last month, and plans to be back in Elmira for more sledge hockey.

“We love the township.

We had a camp here a couple weeks ago, and the one a year ago, and we're coming back next year,” said Hogg.

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When life hands you lemons, what are you supposed to do? Make a lemonade business, of course.

That may not be the traditional expression, but that’s exactly what three siblings from Wellesley village decided to do. Tenyear-old Ben Kittel, eightyear-old Ella and six-yearold Grace are the young entrepreneurs behind the aptly-named lemonade, candy and treat business.

“We’ve been in business for three years. We sell popsicles, cool-aid, pop, jumbo-freezies, lemonade, and sometimes cookies and cupcakes,” said Ben of the joint venture.

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“It was really busy,” said Ella.

“About five times, there were people lining up at our stand,” said Ben. To run the stand effectively over the four-hour market, Ben and Ella had to rely on the skills they’d picked up throughout their experience with the business. The youth used quick mental math to tally the orders of customers, employed their salesmanship to keep the customers coming, and practiced their business pitches, which was part of their preparation for the festival.

“When people walk by, you have say ‘Hi’, and you have to try and get them to come to your stand,” said Ella, of one of the lessons learned in business.

“And we also learned how to have awesome customer service as well,” added Ben. “You have to be nice to

them,” chimed in Grace, the youngest of the entrepreneurial team.

The siblings’ father, Cory Kittel, himself an entrepreneur and owner of Inntertainment Inc. in Kitchener, says running the lemonade stand offers a valuable, if often neglected, education in entrepreneurship and commerce.

“It’s something that you can start at any age. These are life skills,” he said.

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LEMONADE: A good response for the first young entrepreneurs' children's business fair FROM 14

tion, especially for younger kids. But when you look around the world that we live in, the products and services come from someone. From an entrepreneur.”

Believing in the value of child-run business ventures, Kittel decided to volunteer his time as a mentor for the other groups participating in the Children’s Business Fair.

At a launch event held two weeks before the market, Kittel helped the kids develop their pitches and marketing.

“There was an exercise where the kids basically had to, they were given this random object, and they had to basically brand it, come up with some marketing materials on-thespot, put a pitch together,” said Kittel. “The group then had to present their ideas in this new product that they came up with to the rest of the audience. “[It was] just another perfect opportunity to expose our kids to the idea of entrepreneurship and the lessons it brings them,” he added.

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already seem to have a keen sense for business, however, as the fair attracted a large interest amongst the region’s youth. A total of 75 child-led business took part in the inaugural fair, but several more had to be turned down, notes lead organizer Azra Usanovic.

“I stopped keeping a waiting list after a few just because I wasn’t going to be able to let them in,” said Usanovic, who along with her sister Dina Bajiric, organized the fair. “We were shocked, because most

of these fairs start with about 12 to 15 businesses.

Some of them up to about 25 or 30, so that’s what we were expecting, especially when we booked the venue space.”

With the significant success of this year’s fair, Usanovic is hoping to see the event become an annual occurrence in the region, and is planning on a larger venue to accommodate even more young entrepreneurs.

“Why are we doing this?

It’s to inspire and prepare the next generation of doers and dreamers, job creators, community builders and world changers,” she said.

World changers indeed, but the crew at When Life Hands You Lemons are keeping things simple for now. The kids have savings accounts that they started filling, are learning how to keep their business going and growing (including with the addition of new products to their stand).

Asked what they enjoy most running a business, and little Grace offers a compelling answer: “I enjoy seeing people happy and eating our treats.”

ROBERTS: Abattoir operators dealing DYER: This with hides will have to learn to adjust to may not be what Trump wants ... or shifting demands for leather goods FROM 14 said he wanted, at oping new markets in pet food, energy and pharmaNaccarato says landfills the very least have accepted a few hide shipments, but they’re reluctant to get involved on a long-term, high-volume basis. And given the numbers, in most cases onsite composting is not practical or sustainable.

He says that if abattoirs are unable to deal with the hides, producers may be required to take them back and come up with their own disposal solutions.

The immediate solution he’s pursuing is compiling a list of municipalities, private sites and companies that offer waste and composting disposal services.

“Right now the list is not very long, so we hope to find more options for operators,” he says.

Naccarato is also working with abattoirs to create a more sustainable, longterm model. He believes regional, dedicated composting facilities are the best approach.

“It will shed abattoirs dependence on hide processors,” he says.

However, that could take years to develop; devel-

ceuticals, which Naccarato says have potential use for hides, could take even longer.

The prospect of piling-up hides is new to Ontario agriculture. Up until a few months ago, hides were a profit centre for abattoirs, an important part of the business model, a money-making use of so-called waste products like offal and blood.

However, the bottom has fallen out of the world market for leather, as it has for offal and blood, shrinking margins for abattoirs. Alternatives to leather have become popular with consumers – they’re gravitating towards synthetic materials instead, owing to the growing popularity of running shoes that don’t use leather, and consumers’ interest in products not made from animals.

In the face of all this, Naccarato is trying to remain optimistic. “Abattoirs are resilient. Working together I believe we will see our way through this situation.”

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If the United States does attack, nobody will help Iran, even though every other signatory to the nonukes treaty that Trump trashed knows (and says) that Iran has complied with its terms. And the U.S. would only bomb Iran, not invade it on the ground, so the only people who got hurt in the initial round would be Iranians.

But then it would spread: mines in the Strait of Hormuz, missile attacks on Israel by Hezbollah, maybe an uprising by the Shia minority in Saudi Arabia. Lots of death and destruction, and no possibility of a happy outcome.

I really don’t think this is what Donald Trump wants. Maybe somebody should tell him.

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It’s a tradition going back generations in the community, an art form passed down from mother to daughter, rooted in the townships and evolved and adapted in the modern era in a variety of inventive ways. Quilting, in all its variations, continues to be a popular and identifiable part of the local heritage.

The village of St. Jacobs will be recognizing and celebrating the humble quilt and all things sewn at the annual Quilt and Fibre Art Festival, which starts Tuesday.

Organized by the St. Jacobs Quilt Board with the support of local artists and hobbyists, the festival brings the art form to the fore through a variety of events over the weeklong festival. Laymen and quilt-enthusiasts alike are sure to find something to take in at the festival, with colourful exhibits, guest speakers and, new this year, a fashion show all on offer.

“We used to have fashion shows years ago, and then we quit doing them,” explains Eleanor Petrie, a member of the quilt board.

The fashion show is being reintroduced to the festival this year after more than a decade-long hiatus. “So this is coming back as new, and the host [Pix Martin]

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“The Schoolhouse in St. Jacobs is a beautiful venue for quilts. With the old tin ceiling and the wood floor, and those big windows.

And then having the tea room in the basement of it makes it a special ending for your little tour around,” says Petrie.

Tea is served at the end of the tour to complete the experience.

While traditional quilting will get its due coverage, contemporary fibre art is also getting a spot in the lime light at this year’s festival, with an exhibit at the Village Silos running throughout the week for free. The Silos will feature the fibre designs of Sonja Fijn, with an eclectic mix including a 3D spike dress, felted coat and copper

wire dinosaur. Your grandmother’s quilt this isn’t.

The festival also features a number of quilters and fibre artists who will be discussing their works at a quilting seminar and demo, offering needle-workers the opportunity to learn new methods and techniques, and gain new inspiration. The seminar was started last year and proved to be a hit, so they decided to bring the event back.

“It's going it be held at the Calvary United Church,” says Petrie. “And in one hour, four people will talk about their work.

Each person will have approximately 12 minutes.”

“Ruth Hilderley is going to do needlepunch, and she does beautiful work.

Now these are smaller pieces, it's all hand done, and in the end they likely will be framed,” says

Petrie. “The other one is Cathy Jacobs. And Cathy Jacobs is going to be making a mat for the floor out of jelly roll, which is a way people can buy fabric.”

Audrey Vrooman, meanwhile, will be giving tips on mastering the machine in a demo entitled Thread Magic, while Judy Martin will be looking at creating ‘theme’ quilts.

Those looking to delve deeper into the world of stitches and threads can attend the festival’s trunk show. This year’s show will feature guest artist Robin Bogaert who will talking about her ‘quilting journey’, and the evolution of her artwork, which focuses on a form of free-motion quilting.

A former quilt store owner in Windsor, Bogaert now teaches the art to others while producing her own works as well. She offers custom made long arm quilting services, workshops and more in the area through her website, www. quiltingintheloft.com.

“I specialize currently in thread painting, free motion quilting and ruler work, so I've kind of narrowed my focus, and that's why I do kind of more painterly-like works now, although I have traditional roots,” she says, adding that she hopes her techniques can rub off on those that attend her trunk show.

“You always get ideas no matter what quilt event you go to, you get lots of great ideas. Hopefully I could inspire them to use some more modern techniques,” says Bogaert.

The Quilt and Fibre Art Festival runs May 21 through the 25 in St. Jacobs. The exhibits are hosted daily at the St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre, while the trunk show and seminars are on May 23 at the Calvary United Church. The fashion shows, meanwhile, run on May 21 at 7 p.m., and twice more on May 22 at 1:30 and 7. A full list of events can be found at www.stjacobs. com.

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Notice Public Meeting Proposed Community Improvement Plan TAKE NOTICE that the Elmira BIA and the Township of Woolwich will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Township of Woolwich Council Chambers, 2nd Floor (Township Office at 24 Church Street West, Elmira, ON) to consider a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) pursuant to the provisions of the Ontario Planning Act. The proposed CIP will assist to maintain and rehabilitate the downtown Community Improvement Area for the Elmira Community. Maps showing the exact location of the Community Improvement Area are available at the Township of Woolwich’s Office.

The proposed CIP allows for eight (8) financial assistance programs to registered owners, tenants of land and buildings within the Community Improvement Area that will assist with building façade & signage improvements, building improvements and efficiency, landscape improvements, and design & environmental studies.

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed CIP. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of Woolwich before the proposed CIP is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of Woolwich to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of Woolwich before the proposed CIP is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed CIP, you must make a written request to Micheal Marini, the Economic Development and Tourism Officer for The Township of Woolwich and such request must include the name and address to which such notice should be sent.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed CIP is available for inspection, during office hours 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Township of Woolwich, 24 Church Street West, Elmira, ON, N3B 2Z6. Telephone: 519-669-1647.

M & G Millwrights has designed, manufactured and installed custom process & material handling equipment for the food, animal feed, aggregate and automotive industries since 1967.

Dedicated to providing exceptional service and support to our employees and clients; we are currently seeking one individual to join our growing team.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER/DRAFTER Responsibilities

• Production of detail drawing and bills of material for fabricated equipment • Liaise with in-house estimating, technical and shop staff • Assist fabricators and installers in solving problems

Requirements

• Must have throrough knowledge of drafting principles • Must have the ability to use 3D modeling software • Experience with Solidworks an asset • Successful applicant will posses strong organizational • skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications:

• Graduate drafting apprentice/technologist or equivalent with related experience • Experience in a millwrighting and metal fabrication environment an asset Please forward resume to:

M&G MILLWRIGHTS LIMITED P.O. Box 247 Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 Attention: Human Resources or Fax: 519-669-1450 or Email: bob@mgmill.com

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those considered will be contacted.

WED. MAY 29 AT 9:45 AM - CLEARING AUCtion sale of furniture; antiques; tools; household effects; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacobs community centre 29 Parkside Dr. St. Jacobs.

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com SAT. JUNE 1 AT 9:30 AM - ANNUAL CONsignment auction of horse drawn equipment; woodworking equipment; lawn and garden equipment; new items; and wagon loads of miscellaneous items held the Baxter Transport Yard 4881 William Hastings Line, Crosshill.

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com HORSES

WATERLOO COUNTY HORSE SALE TO BE held at OLEX Sat. May 25. To consign or for more info call 519-5953307.

FARM SERVICES

BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS AGRICULTURAL Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

KILN DRIED CORN & CORN SCREENING Delivered by Einwechter.

Minimum 15 ton lots.

Call George Haffner Trucking 519-574-4141 or 519-669-2045.

ORGANIC FERTILIZER FOR SALE. SULFUR 90 and Sulfate Potash. Call George Haffner Trucking at 519-574-4141 or 519669-2045.

CONT. PG.24

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

THOMPSON’S

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

519-669-4400 30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA www.thompsonsauto.ca

GENERAL SERVICES

CALL TO BOOK! TODAY.

TIRE

WHERE TIRES

THIS SPACE IS FOR RENT

ARE A

SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE. VAN AND MINIBUS TRANSPORTATION “Specializing in small group charters”

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

5196695557 Visit our website! countrymilebl.com Elmira, ON

35 Howard Ave., Elmira

519-669-3232

Various sizes & rates

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call

519-669-4964

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA

GENERAL SERVICES

MarCrest Backhoe

BIKE SALES & REPAIRS

2512 Kressler Road RR1 St. Clements, ON N0B 2M0

SEE US FOR

Window & Screen

REPAIRS 22 Church St. W., Elmira

519-669-5537

Tel. 519-699-0507

FLORADALE SELF STORAGE

Commercial & Residential Solutions

PROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF

Septic Installations · Tile Repairs Small Footings · Silo Footings

Maynard Martin

SANDTONE

CONTRACTING SERVICES

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

General Installations & Repairs Concept / Design Interior / Exterior Painting Decks & Fencing

1551 FLORADALE ROAD ELMIRA, ON. N3B 2Z1

Fully Insured/WSIB

CLIMATE

Free Estimates

CONTROLLED

Call or Text: 519.500.6710 sand-tone@hotmail.com

226-266-5525

@sandtonecontracting

E-Mail: floradaleselfstorage@gmail.com

Todd Sharp

www.floradaleselfstorage.com

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

ST. JACOBS

GLASS SYSTEMS INC. 1553 King St. N., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0

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

519-664-1202 / 519-778-6104 FAX: 519 664-2759 • 24 Hour Emergency Service

Furnaces • Air Conditioners Water Heaters • Fireplaces

We service all makes and models Maintenance Starting at $99 CALL TIM OR SCOTT TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

Call 519-206-0336 www.koebelhcm.com

RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL

Driveways • Sidewalks • Curbs • Patios Finished Floors • Retaining Walls • Steps Decorative/Stamped and Coloured Concrete www.marwilconcrete.ca

519-577-0370

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

AMOS INC

R O O F I N G

- Design and build -

AGRICULTURAL | RESIDENTIAL FRAMING • ROOFING RENOVATIONS • EAVESTROUGHS

Wayne Martin | 519-504-2016 darwayconstruction@icloud.com | Alma, ON

• Specializing in residential re-roofs • Repairs • Churches A Family owned and operated business serving KW, Elmira and surrounding area for over 35 years.

DESIGN CENTRE

John Schaefer Painting FREE ESTIMATES

KITCHEN, BATH & WINDOW FASHIONS

Blinds, shades, drapery & more • Custom cabinetry made in Canada Free In-home consultations • Our experienced designer will help you work within your personal taste and budget

Interior/exterior Painting, Wallpapering & Plaster | drywall Repairs

Call someone you can trust - your local Home Hardware Popular Brands Available

BLANCO, MAAX, MIROLAN, STEEL QUEEN

WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED

CALL JAYME FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE.

519-503-6033 (CELL)

22 Church St. W., Elmira

519.501.2405 | 519.698.2114

519-669-2251

Tel: 519-669-5537 or 1-844-866-5537 STORE HOURS: M-F: 8-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 10-5

In Business since 1973 • Fully Insured

36 Hampton St., Elmira

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES “25 years in Business”

Visit our website

www.biobobs.com or call today!

519-648-3004

or

800-232-6396

CONSTRUCTION INC. info@trappconstruction.ca www.trappconstruction.ca

(519) 569-0772 • Commercial & Industrial General Contracting • Specializing in Concrete Work & Excavation • Retaining Walls

• • • •

Stamped Coloured Concrete Demolition Bin Service Machine Bases

Concrete Breaking & Removal

Steve Co.

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

For all your Plumbing Needs.

24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi

ELMIRA

519-669-3652

The Right Window Treatment Can

Save you

Blinds

by Elite or Mera

In home consultations Wide selection of styles & fabrics 1011 Industrial Crescent St. Clements | 519-699-5411 www.LetUsFloorYou.ca

FREE

INSTALLATION When you buy 3 or more

Hours: M-F 8:30 - 5:30 Sat 9:00 - 3:00

Evenings By Appointment

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OUTDOOR SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

ADVERTISE

Since 1998

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial Randy Weber

ECRA/ESA Licence # 7000605

www.rwelectricltd.com 18 Kingfisher Dr., Elmira | 519.669.1462

THIS SPACE IS FOR RENT

•Final grading •Lawn repair & complete seeding well equipped for large stoney areas •Spike Aerator/Overseeding •Natural & Interlocking Stone •Retaining Walls, Walks & Patios •Help for Top Water & Drainage issue

Murray & Daniel Shantz

ALMA, ONTARIO | PHONE: 519.846.5427

519-669-1278

www.groprolawncare.com

CLASSIFIED LISTINGS CONTINUED FROM PG. 22 WANTED

RON'S DRYWALL AND RENOVATIONS. OVER 35 years experience.

Please call 519496-7539 or email ron.spncr@gmail.com

ROLEX, OMEGA, TUDOR, BREITING ETC. Silver & gold coins, jewellery, diamonds, sterling cutlery or R & R records.

GARAGE SALES Honest prices. Call Terry @ 519-242-6900 or A COMMUNITY gallamore@golden.net GARAGE SALE WILL BE held at Elmira Produce TRADES & Auction on June 6. Doors SERVICES open at 10:00.

MARK'S SMALL PICK UP TRUCKING. 5LBS CONTINUED HUGE to 2000lbs, all Ontario, DRIVEWAY & GARAGE Quebec and cross bor- Sale starting May 14th der. Trailer and boat tow- May 20th. Time: 9 - 5 ing. Reasonable rates. p.m. 240 Hill St., West Call 519-577-2518.

Montrose. (Still adding)

Computer, corner computer desk, children's play house, furniture and much more! Come check us out, we aim to please.

GARAGE SALES - FRI. MAY 17 - MON MAY. 20. 8 - ? 203 St. Charles St. W., between Maryhill and Bloomingdale.

Something for everybody - men, women and children.

WOMEN'S CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES Sale, Saturday May 25, 8am-2pm, St. Paul's Lutheran, 27 Mill, Elmira. Also, a "corner café" will offer coffee/tea and sweet for $1.

ELMIRA BLOOD DONOR CLINIC

Give Blood … to save lives.

The Next Elmira Clinic: at Lion’s Hall, Elmira Friday, May 24th, 2019 from 2:30 - 7:30 pm • Fabrics • Men's Wear • Ladies Coats • China • Glass Ware

22 Church St. W Elmira

519-669-5353

Breakfast • Coffee • Soups • Sandwiches • Donuts • Muffins • Bread • Pies • Cookies

OPEN 7am to Midnight | 7 DAYS A WEEK

Hours: Mon to Sat 6am to 5:30pm | Closed Sundays & Holidays

315 Arthur St. S., Elmira • 519-669-5403

The Quality You Demand, the Service You Deserve.

Farm - Auto - Truck - Industrial and we have On-the-farm service

35 Howard Ave. • 519-669-3232

Steed and Evans Ltd. Engineers and Contractors 3000 Ament Line, Heidelberg • 519-699-4646

Mon. Closed · Tues.-Fri. 8-6 · Sat. 8-5

DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE Call for Details

• Quality Drainage Systems • Backhoe Service A family tradition since 1921

Arthur, ON • 519-848-3113 • 877-669-1440 www.martindrainage.com

2192 Floradale Rd. ~ Floradale, On.

1.800.265.6126 |

(519) 669-1381

CLM

MODULAR BUILDINGS MOVING & LEASING

Bus: 519-698-9930 Res: 519-698-2213

2170 FLORADALE RD., FLORADALE • 519-669-2183

RR #2 Wallenstein, Ontario

Various sizes & rates

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE

One Kilometre south of Winterbourne on Waterloo Regional Rd. 23

100 South Field Dr. • 519-669-4964

Regional Rd. 23 | 519-664-3701

This Elmira Blood Donor Clinic announcement is brought to you by these community-minded businesses

CALL 1 888 2 DONATE for more information or to book an appointment. Visit www.blood.ca

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OPEN HOUSE

SUE

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

Saturday, May 18th, 1 pm- 3 pm

ALLI

Independently Owned and Operated

Sue From SALES REPRESENTATIVE

226-750-9332 suefrom17@gmail.com

Alli Bauman

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

519-577-6248 allibauman17@gmail.com

42 Hampton St., Elmira

3 Arthur St. S., Elmira | 519-669-5426

HAPPY VIC TORIA DAY! Bonnie

SELLING? CALL US FOR A FREE MARKET EVALUATION.

Brubacher

BROKER

$499,000 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!

®

519-669-3192

Shanna Rozema

BROKER

REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

519.500.1865 (Direct) 519.747.0231 (Office)

Monique

A portion of each sale commission is donated to The Woolwich Community Services.

Roes

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

519-747-2040

HELPING YOU IS WHAT WE DO…

OPEN HOUSE | SATURDAY, MAY 18

TH

BACKS ONTO GREEN SPACE

10 AM  12 PM • 94 BROOKMEAD STREET, ELMIRA

$699,900 DRAYTON Stunning home with views of the Conestogo River right from your living room window!

Quality built home finished top to bottom. Entertain in the beautiful maple kitchen with large island/breakfast bar, appliances included, walk-in pantry, butler area with wine fridge, walkout to upper deck, 4+ bedrooms, 4 bathrooms including master ensuite, finished walkout basement.

A MUST SEE. NEW MLS

$544,900 ELMIRA Well maintained two storey with backyard oasis offering an inground pool, concrete patio, 10'x16' shed, fully fenced yard & lovely landscaping. Open concept main floor layout, bright living room, kitchen and dining area with walkout. Bonus upper level media/great room, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms including master ensuite, finished basement. NEW MLS

Dale R. Keller Sales Representative

410 Conestogo Road, Unit 210, Waterloo, ON N2L 4E2

www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com | dale@kellersellsrealestate.com

Just Listed. $163,000 Wallaceville

SOLD

Country church with loads of potential. Original woodwork, beautiful rose stained glass window. Good ceiling height in basement and 20' height in the main sanctuary. MLS Call Dale

For a free, no obligation, consultation on Buying or Selling, call Dale direct at 519-500-1865.

SMALL ADS, BIG IMPACT. THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIED ADS

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 | www.YourFamilyTeam.ca | 90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 4 BROKERAGE

HAVING SOME FUN IN BLOOMINGDALE

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. Office:

519-669-2772 45 Arthur St. S., Elmira www.thurrealestate.com

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

BRAD MARTIN Broker of Record, MVA Residential Res: 519.669.1068

JULIE HECKENDORN Broker

Cell: 519.588.7562

LET OUR 60+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU! 21 BUR OAK DRIVE, ELMIRA

$750,000 Beau�fully updated 2800 sq �, 3 Bedroom country home, in the small community of Amulree. This is a must see to appreciate the charm and unique characteris�cs of this home. Extra-large shower in updated bathroom, Stone fireplaces in both family room and master Bedroom, wood beams and stone accents in dining room, Large Sunroom, front porch, 3 car garage, the list goes on! This home shows pride of ownership, inside and out and is ready to go – book now and enjoy August BBQs, in the your quiet country back yard with friends and family. MLS #3073240

$509,900

212 PARK AVE. W., ELMIRA

ADDRESS: 3 Arthur St. S., ELMIRA | DIRECT: 519-503-2753 EMAIL: leonmartin@remax.net

$619,900

Buying or selling?

W A NE FIND The Mixed Nuts took on the Herald Haus Ducks from Stratford during a friendly game of slo-pitch Saturday in Bloomingdale. [FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER]

This spacious home is great for a young family! Open concept great room (gas F.P. &hdwd. floor) to a large D.A. w/walkout to deck & fenced yard. Lots of cupboards, granite countertops. Main floor laundry & 2pc. bath. Oversized master bdrm., ensuite&walkin closet. Fin. rec. room (gas fireplace), games area/4th bdrm., office & 3 pc. bath. Updated windows throughout.

Shingles replaced in 2018. MLS

44 PINTAIL DR., ELMIRA

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Choose your finishes in this TWO bedroom open concept townhome with everything on one level! 9’ ceilings. Lots of custom cabinetry incl. island & granite countertops. Gas fireplace & w/o from liv. room. Spacious master w/walkin closet &ensuite. Open staircase w/wood stairs.

14’ wide garage (w/10’door). 2 units avail. (model avail. to view). EXCL.

$819,900

Sought after area…You’ll love your backyard backing to acres of wooded parkland, nestled in the trees. Custom built, 4 bdrm. home with huge master bdrm, ensuite& two closets.

Open wood staircase. Maple kitchen w/ island open to family room with high ceiling & gas fireplace. Large D.A. Formal L.R. & D.R. Stairs from garage lead to the fin. basement.

Rec.rm w/oversized windows & gas fireplace, bdrm./office & bathroom. MLS

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F A M I LY A L B U M IN MEMORIAM

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

Karen Isabelle Dietrich

August 23, 1945 – May 15, 2018

Little did we know that morning God was going to call your name.

In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone.

For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide.

And though we cannot see you, you are always by our side.

Lovingly remembered.

Tom, Andrea, Trevor, Tim, Terry & Families

OBITUARY

Brydon, William “Bill�

Bill passed away after a short illness at Strathcona LTC, Mount Forest on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in his 85th year.

Lovingly remembered by his devoted wife Linda of Elmira. Dear brother-inlaw of Ron Brown and his partner Bill of Toronto, and Doreen Brydon of New Hamburg. Special ‘grandpa’ to Emily and Evan Palmer. Will be missed by his goddaughter Heidi (Steve) Palmer, his nieces and nephews, and friends Cathy and Chuck Roosenboom. Predeceased by his parents, and brothers Donald and Robert. Bill was a longtime employee at Carling’s/Labatt’s Brewery, an avid card player at the Elmira Senior Centre, a lifelong golfer, and a connoisseur of single malt scotch. Bill is now watching over his beloved Chicago Cubs and New York Rangers. Cremation has taken place. There will be no funeral home visitation. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at a later date. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Community Care Concepts would be appreciated, and may be made through the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

Dettwiler, Mahlon

Drury, Allan John “Porrky�

Weston, Cathay Marie

Passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at St. Mary’s General Hospital, Kitchener, on Monday, May 13, 2019, at the age of 90. Mahlon was the beloved husband of the late Erma (Cressman) Dettwiler (2007). Loving and devoted father of Wesley (Janet) Dettwiler, Charlene (Tom) Bruce, Debra (Art) Dettweiler, and Andrea (Dennis) Freund. Loved grandfather of Benjamin and Deeanna Dettwiler; Kyle (Jackie) Hudson; Christopher and Brent Dettweiler; Autumn (Josh Hunter), Hannah (James Ball), and Carter Freund.

Proud great-grandfather of Easton and Beau Hudson. Dear brother of Carl (Ellen) Dettwiler, and brother-in-law of Rebecca Cressman and Diane Cressman.

Predeceased by his parents Enos and Lucinda (Bowman) Dettwiler, sister Pauline Baer, and brothers-in-law Curtis Baer, Curtis Cressman, and Mervin Cressman. Mahlon was a longtime, faithful member of Elmira Mennonite Church and was employed at the KW Record (now Waterloo Region Record) for almost 25 years. The family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday, May 16, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. Interment will take place on Friday, May 17, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, 2035 Three Bridges Rd., RR 1, St. Jacobs. A memorial service will follow at 10:30 a.m. at Elmira Mennonite Church, 58 Church St. W., Elmira. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Parkinson Society Canada Southwestern Ontario or Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada would be appreciated by the family.

Passed away peacefully with his family by his side, after complications following surgery, at North York General Hospital, Toronto, on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the age of 76. Al Drury of Hope Bay, formerly of Elmira, was the beloved husband of Donna (Young) Drury. Loving father of Steven and his wife Sherry of Elmira, Karen and her husband Peter Kron of Maryhill, and Lori and her husband Brent Shannon of Elmira. Loved “Porrky� of Tara Drury, Derek Drury; Brian (Jeannette) Kron, Brent (Kristin) Kron, Brittany Kron; Keelie Shannon, and Kennedy Shannon. Proud “Dingaling� of Paige Kron and Lucas Kron. Dear brother of Bill (Ruthena) Drury of Arthur, Ken Drury of Hope Bay, and Len (Kelly) Drury of Kitchener. He will also be greatly missed by his fur baby Frankie. Al began his career with his father at Drury Construction where he developed a passion for working with heavy machinery. He worked as a crane operator at Dunker Construction, Sonny’s Crane, Lackie Bros., and retired from Process Crane Services in 2003. When he retired, Al and Donna decided they had enough of the cold and found a winter home and new family in Largo, Florida. Visitation was held on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira. Cremation followed. A private family service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre or Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation (MRI) would be appreciated by the family.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

Peacefully, surrounded by family, Cathay Marie Weston left our lives from the incredible care of Lisaard House.

She leaves her cherished husband, John Davidson, her beloved sons Greg Weston (Michelle), and Mark Weston, John’s children Ryan Davidson (Jamie) and Erin Davidson, (Dean Cooper) and proud grandmother of granddaughter Winn and grandsons Arthur and Dixon.

Sorely missed by her sister Dawn Vetter (Charlotte) and her sister Susan Connolly (Tom). As well she leaves nieces, Erin Rothfischer (Tom), Shannon Daniel (Jeremy), and Kate Connolly, grandnieces Lauren, and Julia and grandnephews Paul, Jacob and Max. She was predeceased by her parents, Bernice and Donald Vetter as well as Greg and Mark’s father David.

Over her life she nurtured eight Labrador Retriever’s, Zack, Zeke, Vicki, Crockett, Winter, Jake, Shifty, and Kong, many of them rescued from abandonment late in life. She also made a home for eight cats.

Cathay was a wonderful person, very caring, and giving, who unselfishly offered help and support to others, often going beyond necessity.

She strove to ensure that every guest in her home was made as welcome and comfortable as possible. In fact, making people comfortable was one of her goals in life, whether in her home, in her cottage or wherever people gathered.

Most of all she was a friend who you could count on to offer assistance whenever needed.

She loved her home on Butternut Farm, the land it was situated on, and the progress that has been made in turning it into a sanctuary. Similarly, Lake House in Muskoka opened her eyes again to the wonderful beauty of that region.

She was a master chef, eager to try new things, as her many cookbooks would attest; a tenacious gardener with a war on weeds so that her precious vegetables could grow to their full potential; and an organic food promoter.

Cathay loved to swim, read and was an expert bowman in a canoe.

She travelled the world extensively, visiting over 55 countries, some more than once. Her favourite trip was the trip to Antarctica with its untouched beauty, and myriad of wildlife, especially penguins.

We will miss her enormously and cherish our memories in our hearts.

There will be a celebration of Cathay’s life at Westmount Golf and Country Club, 50 Inverness Drive, Kitchener on June 23rd from 2:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon.

As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to Lisaard House, Canadian Cancer Society, Pet Trust at the University of Guelph, Lab Rescue, or the Alzheimer’s Society and can be arranged by calling the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street S., Waterloo ON, www.erbgood. com or by calling 519-745-8445.

DEATH NOTICES

BRIDGE, ELWYN - Passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Hospice Wellington, Guelph, at the age of 83 years.

CLIFFORD, DONALD BRUCE - It is with profound sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Don Clifford, on May 8, 2019 at Georgian Bay General Hospital in Midland at the age of 74, formerly of Elmira.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com OBITUARY

Viewing took place at her home. Funeral service and burial took place on Saturday May 11th at North Howick Mennonite meeting house.

www.riversidefuneralhome.ca

WEPPLER, MADELINE MARIE - Marie passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in her 94th year, at Chartwell Elmira Long Term Care Residence.

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS

Catherine (Martin) Bowman Died peacefully on May 9th, 2019 at her home, 44212 Salem Road, age 83.

Wife of the Late Henry M Bowman (2018). Sister of Lovina Martin, Lydia Martin, Elias (Ina) Martin all of RR#1 Woxeter and Ephraim (Lydiann) Martin of Linwood. Predeceased by her parents William & Lydia Martin, 3 brothers Emanuel Martin, Elam Martin and Samuel (in infancy) and 2 sisters Salinda and Rebecca.

HOHL, HILDA LEAH (SEYLER) - Passed away peacefully surrounded by family at St. Mary's Hospital on May 13, 2019 at the age of 95. Hilda was born on May 30, 1923 in Philipsburg, ON.

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On May 25, The Beer Store and its affiliated union – United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 12R24 – are inviting Ontarians to join in the fight against blood cancers by donating their empty beer, wine and liquor containers to any Beer Store location during the 14th annual Returns for Leukemia Bottle Drive. All proceeds benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) in their mission to end blood cancers.

The Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation will host a townhall meeting May 29, 4-6 p.m., at the Tannery Event Centre in Kitchener to share the highlight of the Waterloo Region Community Wellbeing Survey.

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New book digs into Mennonite funeral rites Marion Roes set to launch her latest publication, Mennonite Funeral and Burial Traditions

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

Marion Roes sets out to highlight little-known traditions of the Mennonite community in her new book.

Written mostly from interviews and personal stories, Mennonite Funeral and Burial Traditions explores the generally private world of funeral customs in seven Mennonite groups across Waterloo Region.

“Many people in the community see the Mennonites – who are dressed differently, and they see them at different places; they know that they might be at the market – but they don’t really know that much about them,” said Roes, of her inspiration for writing the book.

“There’s nothing wrong with that: they don’t have to, but I think it’s nice to understand a little bit more about the people in our community.”

It also explores the Mennonite traditions beyond Waterloo Region, delving into Oxford, Perth and Wellington counties.

It examines a variety of Mennonite denominations including Old Order, Markham-Waterloo, David Martin, Amish, Old Order Amish, Russian and Old Colony.

“A lot of groups have visitations in the home,” said Roes, on significant differences between non-Mennonite and Mennonite burial traditions.

“The funeral home staff are not involved then – once they take the body

Marion Roes' new book explores the various ways different Mennonite groups handle funerals and burials. A launch event is planned for May 23.

back to the home for the visitation, then the funeral home staff does not help with visitation, they don’t help with the services or the burials, or anything like that.”

The Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, through the J. Winfield Fretz Publication Fund in Ontario Mennonite Studies, gave Roes a grant to help with the cost of the

book. It contains some 80 pictures, including photos from as far back as the 1920s. The book illustrates the various customs of each group.

“Some of the groups do their own digging of the graves. I’ve talked to seven different groups – there are some similarities among them, and differences among them; you can’t generalize,” said

Roes. “Some of them make their own caskets, some get caskets through the funeral home, some of them use burial shrouds.”

Roes is no stranger to funerals, being related to the family behind the Dreisinger Funeral Home in Elmira. Her sister, Grace, works as a funeral director at the home, and she is the great-granddaughter of an undertaker.

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The familial connection made it easier for Roes to find contacts to interview.

She has experience writing and is currently working on a book about the history of undertakers and funeral businesses in Waterloo Region. Other works include From a Horse-Drawn Hearse to Studebakers, Packards, and Cadillac: Designer Funeral Vehicles and articles

for the Waterloo Historical Society.

The official book launch is scheduled for May 23 at Erb Street Mennonite Church, 131 Erb St. W. in Waterloo from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The book is available at Living Waters in Elmira, Schnurr’s General Store in Linwood, Wallenstein General Store, Anna Mae’s in Millbank, and Words Worth Books in Waterloo.

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MAY 18 ELMIRA LEGION PIGTAIL DINNER, 6 P.M. AT THE ELMIRA Legion Hall. $15/person. Pigtails, potatoes, vegetables and bread.

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MAY 21 TUESDAY LUNCHEON AT GALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Elmira from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Russian chicken with noodles, hot vegetable, bread, salad, rhubarb dessert with ice cream, beverage; $12.

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MAY 22 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT LINWOOD COMMUNITY Centre at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for lunch, fellowship and entertainment. $12. Please call 519-664-1900 by noon, May 17 to sign up.

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MAY 29 EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW Canada's Food Guide. Join us from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre, St. Jacobs.

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MAY 27 SENIORS LUNCH CLUB AT WOOLWICH MEMORIAL Centre, Elmira at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship, $7. Please call 519-664-1900 by noon, May 23, to sign up.

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JUNE 15 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.

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JUNE 17 ELMIRA & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PRESENTS Robert Pavlis “Designing Your Fall Garden.” Join us at Trinity United Church, Elmira, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Members free; non-members $2.

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Lip-smacking BBQ Drumsticks 1 tsp. canola oil 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme 2 tsp. chili powder 1/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper 2 cups tomato passata 3/4 cup chopped pitted Medjool dates 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. hot pepper sauce 10 skinless chicken drumsticks (about 1 kg/2 lbs) 1. In a saucepan, heat oil over medium heat and cook onion, garlic, thyme, chili powder and pepper for 3 minutes or until softened. Stir in tomato passata, dates, vinegar, Worcestershire and hot pepper sauce and bring to a simmer for 5 minutes.

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The Wellesley Home & Garden Show was held April 24-26 at the Wellesley Community Centre, well ahead of actual spring weather settling in. Among the exhibitors was Steve Pond of Elmira Vacuum & Electrical (above left), Rob Albrecht of John's Nursery (top left), representatives from the Wellesley North Easthope Agricultural Society, and Maria and Beth from the Region of Waterloo Library.

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In one case, the boyfriend of a murdered woman was cleared of the crime, based on the contents of her stomach. Although he had eaten lunch with her earlier in the day at a fast food restaurant, her stomach contained cells of kidney beans and cabbage. The coroner concluded that the victim had eaten again later in the day, when the boyfriend had an alibi.

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researchers, who have developed a â&#x20AC;&#x153;private human addressingâ&#x20AC;? system that utilizes surveillance and other public cameras to send an alert directly to a smartphone. As Purdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s computer scientist Hu Wang explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Surveillance cameras are widely deployed today and human and AI systems can retrieve numerous bits of information from the video feeds of these cameras,â&#x20AC;? including an approaching car, theft, tailing, or an uncovered well. Pedestrians would receive an almost instant message on their phone reading, for example, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Danger! Oncoming vehicle.â&#x20AC;?

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Start warming up your voice, as Wellesley Idol set to begin again

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

It’s that time of year again: youth living in, or attending school in Wellesley, Woolwich and surrounding townships are invited to take a stab at becoming a Wellesley Idol.

A local tradition for more than a decade, Wellesley Idol is a talent competition that allows local youth ages 10-18 to share their singing voice with a live audience. Their performance will be evaluated by a panel of judges, with the winner walking away with $500.

“The Wellesley Idol judges are very supportive and love to encourage all of the contestants,” said Wendy Smith, a member of the organizing committee. “We have an enormous amount of young talent in our area, and this event allows our youth to showcase that talent. If you love music and want to support the youth in our community, please come and cheer on the contestants.”

John “Beetle” Bailey, Tim Louis, JP Sunga, Amy Rola, and Allister Bradley is the panel evaluating prospective singers this year – all were judges in the 2018 competition. Vocal quality, facial and body expression, engagement with the audience, song choice, personality, and technical strengths (for example stage presence and microphone technique) are factors the judges take into account when considering the overall ranking of

performance.

“Ideally, we’re looking for somebody who can entertain,” said Bradley. “So that when they sing ... other people want to sing along with them. It’s not exclusively for people who want to become professional singers. Anyone who enjoys singing will be welcome, and hopefully, have a lot of fun.”

They also act as mentors throughout the program, helping each performer celebrate their strengths, identifying areas for improvements, and tips for how to prepare for the big competition dates.

“We are a terribly friendly bunch,” added Bradley. “All of our mentors are incredibly friendly and helpful and we genuinely just want to help people understand how they could better entertain a crowd.”

Those interested should act fast, as the application deadline closes May 19. The first 20 applicants will be accepted, on a first-come, first-served basis. Tryouts begin May 26 at the Wellesley Community Centre, with a small admittance charge of $5 per adult, $2 for youth or $10 for the family.

The funds stay within the Idol program.

“Come prepared with one a capella approximately two minutes and one accompanied approximately three minutes long – but most importantly, have fun,” said Smith, on tips for that first round tryout.

After these initial tryouts, the semi-final round will

take place at the Wellesley North Easthope Fall Fair on September 10. The final round is scheduled for the Apple Butter and Cheese Festival on September 28.

A first-, second- and third-place winner is decided in the final round, along with a people’s choice award. The first-place winner gets $500, along with Second-place winner receives $300, while the thirdplace wins $200.

The winner is expected to put on additional performances, including participating in the Wellesley Christmas Tyme parade and lead the singing at the Tree of Light ceremony and perform at the 2020 Wellesley Fall Fair and ABC Festival. Previous winners have opted to further pursue musical career opportunities with the judges, in everything from lyric writing to song recording.

A new addition for the 2019 competition is an entirely new organizing committee consisting of Smith, Marla Schultz, Holley Cressman, and Bradley. The program has a new website up and running at www. wellesleyidol.org.

Anyone who lives or goes to school in Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot and Perth East townships, between ages 10-18 (must be at least 10 by June 1 and no older than 18 by September 28) is eligible to sign up for the competition. Those interested can do so by emailing info@wellesleyidol.org or calling Bradley at 519241-1603.

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