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Getting set to RIP it up for Halloween in Wellesley

A local family has put together a night of terror this Saturday with the creation of their own Freaky Forest in Wellesley. The event will take participants of all ages for a five-minute tour through the frightening forest to test the mettle of even the bravest. Pictured are some of the Freaky Forest’s creators: Molly Musselman (standing), 9, her 10-year-old sister Kate, their cousins Jacob Richardson-Cruz, 11, brandishing the chainsaw, and his younger sister Jenna, 10. They’ll be hosting visitors Saturday from 5:30-9 p.m. at 1061 Lisbon Rd., Wellesley, weather permitting. [FAISAL ALI / THE OBSERVER]

Wellesley to look at sidewalk snow-clearing as part of 2018 budget talks

FAISAL ALI WELLESLEY TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS MAY be relieved of sidewalkshovelling duty, as council is looking at providing the service as part of its 2018 budget deliberations.

The township is crunching the numbers involved in either offering the service in-house or contracting out. Those options were

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A staff report estimated the cost of clearing all 23 kilometres of municipal sidewalks, plus two kilometres of trails at about $105,000 a year, based on an average winter’s snowfall if a private contractor did the work.

The cost would be about double if the township had to buy specialized equipment and hire additional staff to carry out the work.

The report was drafted following a discussion in August when Wellesley resident Nancy Kennedy approached council with a petition to maintain sidewalks during the winter months. At the time, Mayor Joe Nowak raised the question of funding for the service, with council deferring any decision until staff could look into the logistics and costs.

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The improvements proposed by the trails committee range from the minor and affordable to larger projects that the committee noted in their report to council, “may require additional funding beyond the annual budgeted amounts.”

Smaller projects that the township will prioritize include installing a rest area along Kissing Bridge Trail (KBT) at the intersection of Posey Line, for instance.

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It’s an infrequently travelled spot, the committee noted, but given that the KBT forms a section of the 127-kilometre Guelph to Goderich Rail Trail, proper rest spots were needed at regular intervals. That could mean installing a simple bench, but alternatives could include a wall or a large flat boulder.

“The first thing that could be done is to install that rest area at Posey Line,” said Coun. Peter van der Maas.

Township staff agreed, noting there were still funds in the 2017 budget available to make the improvement.

Council also decided to work with developers in the township to add to the trail infrastructure in the area.

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Climate change roundtable at KPL next month Elmira organizers line up a series of speakers to get the discussion going STEVE KANNON SAVING A DOOMED PLANET may be too much to ask of a local environmental roundtable, but there’s a certain sense of urgency, says organizer Michael Purves-Smith.

We may have past the point where reducing emissions – the subject of much talk and a little action – is enough, with mitigation required. Those efforts will be the focus at the event, scheduled for November 23 at the Kitchener Public Library.

Among the speakers will be Maren Oelbermann of the University of Waterloo School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, who’ll discuss the use of remediation methods such as using soil to sequester carbon. Lloyd Helferty of Biochar Consulting will speak about climate-smart food, and Jodi Koberinski, a 2015 Oak Human Rights Fellow and leading disciple of Vandana Shiva, will take a new look at the transition to a zero carbon economy.

Purves-Smith, his wife Shannon and fellow Elmira environmentalist Susan Bryant will also speak, along with Martin Tamlyn of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Guelph (restoring nature) and Niara van Gaalen, a 16-year-old student in the baccalaureate program at Cameron Heights (transforming taxation).

“The basic message is simple: we now have no option except to find ways to drawdown carbon from the atmosphere and sequester it outside the biogenetic carbon cycle,” said PurvesSmith. “There are ways to do this naturally; the technology involved is infinite-

ly less complex than the technology that we used to permit the escape of fossil carbon; and our sheer numbers could be an asset in this case, because this sequestration may, in part, be accomplished through a vast number of small projects.”

Current efforts, such as they are, to deal with emissions may be too late at this point, he suggests.

“There’s already so much carbon that’s been released. If you can’t take it out of the air, why bother?”

He said sequestration projects are “a different way of looking at the problem” that may provide some reason for optimism.

There are no quick fixes, however, notes Oelbermann, who’ll be discussing her research into biochar, a fine-grained, highly porous charcoal that helps soils retain nutrients and water, sometimes touted as carbonnegative. Research on its uses stems from the Amazonian terra preta, a technique that dates back some two thousand years whereby organic material is burned at relatively low heat in an oxygen-starved environment.

The resultant charcoal can improve soil’s ability to retain water and nutrients.

It’s also considered a way to capture the carbon and return it to the soil, where it remains inert. Sequestration ensues if the amount of carbon stored in the soil is more than the input.

While there is research being done, it’s too early to know for sure what the benefits might be, said Oelbermann. That’s especially true here in Canada, where the soil and climate differs

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Jaron Bowman will be leading the local CANS initiative this Halloween, that will see some 50-60 youth from the community collecting non-perishable items for the food bank.

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Door-to-door effort shifts focus to food bank donations ALI WILSON HAVING GROWN PAST TRICK-OR-TREATING, successive groups of Elmira young people have spent Halloween night gathering non-perishable food for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region.

Starting from humble beginnings, Citizens Always Need Supper, or CANS as most know it, is now in its 15th year.

The initiative began in 2003 when a couple of 12-year-old Woodside Bible Fellowship attendees decided to do something a little different with their Halloween evening, opting to go door-to-door collecting food bank donations rather than candy.

Since that time, CANS has collected more than 30,000 lbs of food during

its one-night drives.

Jaron Bowman, member of Woodside, is the current leader of CANS. “It has been such a success. It is a lot of fun to get people together,” he said. “Everybody who volunteers has a blast.

They go around with their friends and it’s kind of like remembering old times, trick-or-treating, going around from house to house and just doing something good for the community. It is just a great way to get people together and the community.”

The Grade 12 student from Elmira District Secondary School has been with CANS for four years now.

“When I was in Grade 9, a Grade 12 named Will Allen passed to me how to

run it, and now next year I will train someone else how to,” he explained of his involvement with the group. “Somebody will run it until they get to their Grade 12 year and then the next year they will train a Grade 9 and help him learn how to run it. Then they will carry it on for another four years, and so on.”

Bowman explained that although it is facilitated at Woodside, they encourage anyone who would like to help to come out.

“It has just grown. It’s run by people from Woodside, but it is open to any youth in and around the area to come and help out,” he said. “There is no sign-up required or anything. On Tuesday night, Halloween, they just have to show up at Woodside Bible Fellowship at around

6 p.m. We have a little pep rally and costume party happening beforehand, and then we will get groups out into the streets around 6:30 p.m.”

After 15 years, the group has the process down into a well-oiled machine.

“We get routes for different groups to complete so that we can cover every house in Elmira,” he said.

“In the past few years we have collected around 3,500 to 4,000 lbs of food.”

Bowman says they will take anything canned or non-perishable. Currently the Food Bank of Waterloo Region’s most needed items are canned meat and fish, canned pasta, canned soup, tomato sauces, canned stews and chili, canned fruit, dried beans, beans in sauce, rice, hot cereals and baby formula.

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Irene Dickau’s Elmira home was the fifth stop on the 15th annual Kissing Bridge Trail Studio tour last weekend that showcased the workshops of 13 local artists.

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Escaped gas during maintenance at Safety-Kleen plant prompts multiple odour complaints in Breslau STEVE KANNON A STRONG PETROLEUM ODOUR that spread out across Breslau Monday morning was traced back to cleaning and maintenance work being done at the Safety-Kleen refinery.

Woolwich firefighters responding 9-1-1 calls – prompted by a “very strong” odour of natural gas or sulphur – couldn’t immediately pinpoint the source, as the plant reported it was shut down for maintenance, said township fire chief Dale Martin.

Eventually, the investigation “all led back to SafetyKleen ... the cleaning process led to some venting that caused the odour.”

Officials notified the Ministry of the Environment and Waterloo Region Public Health. Firefighters also advised Breslau Public School to shut off any ventilation intake, close all doors and windows and keep children inside for recess as a precaution.

There was no chemical release nor any public

A gas escape as cleaning and maintenance work was being carried out at the Safety-Kleen plant is being blamed for a strong odour in Breslau Monday.

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Safety-Kleen stopped the maintenance work, which reduced the problem. The odour was already dissipating when, a little while later, there was a rainfall that washed away the last traces, he added.

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“Staff at the Safety-Kleen facility were performing routine cleaning and maintenance that included transferring spent oil. The transfer caused some oil to let off a gas compound that

led to the odour. The cleaning is now complete and the odours have dissipated,” said Amy Shaw, district manager at the ministry’s Guelph office, in an email Tuesday afternoon.

“Safety-Kleen has provided the ministry with a report setting out the corrective steps they will take

and preventative measures that they will put in place to prevent a similar issue from occurring again.”

She noted the MOE would be monitoring maintenance scheduled for the rest of the week.

“For maintenance done last night, they used an enzyme application to suppress odours in the tank and will continue to use this process for future maintenance of tanks.”

The company has indicated to the ministry that it will no longer use the vacuum truck in operation during Monday morning’s transfer of oil. Likewise, it will put in place a system to monitor odour in the community during future maintenance work.

“Prior to any future maintenance, the ministry is requiring Safety-Kleen to notify Kitchener Utilities, the local fire department and the Spills Action Centre of the MOECC,” said Shaw.

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The staff report noted the expense could be covered by a special levy assessed to benefitting property owners in the settlement areas such as St. Clements, Wellesley, Hawkesville and Heidelberg. That’s the model used in Woolwich Township, where sidewalk snow-clearing services are provided in Elmira, at an average cost of about $35 a year. The township budgets $70,000 for sidewalk snowclearing, but the actual bill is determined by the weather – the more snowy days, the higher the bill.

Some years are mild, meaning the next year’s billing goes down. Other years it’s the opposite.

Woolwich has debated the merits of the program, usually based on the quality of service – contractors are selected every three years. Past complaints about tardy service, quality of the job and ripped up lawns have all been addressed without cancelling the program, which has been favourably received for the most part.

Council approved the addition to its budget planning without discussion at Tuesday’s meeting. While that means a sidewalk snow-clearing option will be considered in deliberations for the 2018 budget, the decision does not commit the township to the service just yet.

For now, Wellesley’s current bylaw applies, meaning residents will have to keep the shovels ready for when the snow arrives.

There can be a hefty penalty for failing to clear the sidewalk as required, with a fine of up to $2,000. Owners can also be charged the cost of removing the snow if they don’t comply.

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Maplewood Road speed dropped Wellesley Township will be imposing new speed limits along Maplewood Road in the area that curves around Paradise Lake. Amidst safety concerns that drivers were approaching the narrow, curving section of road too fast, township council decided Tuesday to lengthen the 40km/h speed limit zone already in place farther back from the curve.

The 40km/h zone is being extended another 218 metres north of Paradise Lake, as well as 177m south, while a 30km/h limit is being imposed along the curving section of road itself. The total length of this reduced speed-limit

zone will now be about one kilometre in all, said Kevin Beggs, director of public works, in an email.

The concerns were brought to township by residents in the Paradise Lake area. The road has is often used by pedestrians, the township noted, while a count taken in August 2016 showed an average of 625 cars per day travelling around the Paradise Lake bend.

Initially, township staff had considered extending the 40km/h zone 368m north of the curving section of road, and without a 30km/h area, but councillors objected to the proposal.

The revised plan was approved by council Tuesday night without discussion The estimated cost for the new signage and chevrons along the curve is estimated at $750 to the township,

plus an installation fee.

The township also said they would look into the possibility of installing streetlights for the area in 2018.

Raceway keeps paying out The Township of Centre Wellington is $586,624 richer thanks to a secondquarter (July to September) non-tax gaming revenue payment from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, received for hosting OLG Slots at Grand River Raceway.

Centre Wellington has received more than $27.9 million to fill its coffers since the facility first opened in 2003.

These payments are made under a formula in the Municipality Contribu-

tion Agreement that determines the fee municipalities receive for hosting an OLG gaming facility and are based on an escalating scale of slot machine revenue that is consistent across all sites in Ontario. Under the agreement, municipalities receive: 5.25% on the first $65 million of slot revenue; 3% on the next $135 million of slot revenue; 2.5% on the next $300 million of slot revenue; 0.5% on slot revenue above $500 million; and, the new element, 4% on table game revenue.

At approximately $2 billion annually, OLG provides the Ontario government with its largest source of non-tax revenue. Some $115 million has been allocated this year for distribution through the Ontario

Trillium Foundation.

Wellesley extends heritage curator Wellesley council unanimously voted this Tuesday to renew its contract with the curator of the township’s historical society, Nancy Maitland, until the end of 2018, adding glowing commendations as they did.

Maitland, the curator and chair for the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society (WTHHS), was warmly complimented for her work with WTHHS, especially while drawing a salary for only 15 hours of work a month.

Amongst Maitland’s duties as

curator involve cataloguing and preserving the relics of Wellesley’s history, including photographs, documents and memorabilia that are all irreplaceable pieces of the township. Beyond that, the job of curator tasks Maitland with maintaining the Historical Room displays and equipment, community outreach and communication. She has also been working to digitize the society’s collection to make it easily accessible to the public.

Those interested in taking trip through the township’s history were encouraged by councillors to take a few minutes – or a few hours, suggested Maitland – through the society’s website at www. wellesleyhistory.com.

POLICE BLOTTER

Drivers urged to pay attention to crossing guards, kids’ safety MOTORISTS FAILING TO OBEY the directions of crossing guards have generated complaints to the police about the safety of school kids.

Drivers making right turns while the crossing guard is trying to cross children through an intersection have been a specific issue, the Ontario Provincial Police report.

The role of crossing guards is to direct and supervise the movement of persons across a roadway by creating necessary gaps in vehicular traffic allowing pedestrians and especially children to cross roads safely.

The Highway Traffic Act states that when a school crossing sign is displayed the driver of any vehicle approaching the stop sign shall stop before reaching the crossing and shall remain stopped until all persons, including the school crossing guard have cleared the roadway upon which the vehicle is

travelling and it is safe to proceed. Only when pedestrians and school crossing guards have crossed and are safely on the sidewalk can drivers and cyclists proceed.

Drivers become complacent around crossing guards and school crossings. Vehicle operators need to slow down and pay extra attention around school zones and crossing guards at all times, say police.

OCTOBER 19

5:58 PM | Waterloo Regional Police responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Ament Line. A 43-year-old Guelph man was travelling southbound on Ament Line with a group of motorcyclists when he lost control of his motorcycle, leaving the roadway and entering a nearby

field. The driver received minor injuries and did not require medical attention. The motorcycle was removed from the scene by a tow truck. No charges laid as a result of the investigation.

9:10 PM | A Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on County Road 109 in the Township of Mapleton. The officer observed a male driving a 2008 Pontiac at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted speed limit. The vehicle was locked on radar at 137 km/h in a 80 km/h zone. The 17-year-old driver from Wellington North was charged with ‘race a motor vehicle’ and will appear in Guelph Provincial Court on December 6. His driver’s licence and vehicle were seized for a period of seven days as per statute.

OCTOBER 20

2:30 AM | Members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) Check on Highway 7 at Woolwich/Guelph Townline when the driver of a 2007 Lexus entered the checkpoint. While speaking with the male driver, officers formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol.

Police are asking motorists to be more mindful of crossing gaurds.

A roadside screening test was conducted, resulting in a fail. He was arrested and brought to a local OPP operations centre for further testing. As a result, a 32-year-old London man was charged with ‘driving with over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood’ and ‘novice driver with blood-alcohol above zero.’ A 90-day driver’s licence and seven-day vehicle impoundment were enacted. He is scheduled to attend Guelph Provincial Court on November 28.

OCTOBER 22

12:52 PM | Sometime between the evening of October 20 and noon on October 22, an unknown suspect caused damage to a school bus by breaking a window as it was parked in the lot of St. Theresa Church at 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira. The investigation is ongoing and Waterloo Regional Police are asking anyone with information about this act of vandalism to contact the rural detachment at 519-570-9777, ext.

4320 or Crimestoppers at 1-800222-TIPS(8477).

OCTOBER 23

5:25 PM | Wellington County OPP received a report of a theft of a tan-coloured 2008 GMC Sierra pickup truck from Sideroad 14 in

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ing west off Herrgott Road along the partially constructed Temperance Road, straight to the edge of Conestogo River. A development project being proposed in the area would already require the developers to make improvement to Temperance Rd., giving the township the opportunity to work with the developer to create the trail.

Two other developments in Wellesley village can be leveraged to make improvements to the area’s trails, noted the commit-

tee report. A project for 17 new homes on Gerber Road can also let the township create a new trail linking Lawrence Street to Nafziger Road. Construction at the intersection of Greenwood Hill Road and Ferris Drive can likewise provide the opportunity to add to the Greenwood Hill Road Trail from Queens Bush Road to Gerber Meadows Drive.

Some of the larger, more costly priorities are to repair Bridge No. 6 on Chalmers-Forest Road to open it up to pedestrians and cyclists. The area around the bridge itself is

scenic, says the committee, while the path could then be included in a larger, 19-km route extending out of Wellesley around Perth Line and back along Deborah Glaister Line.

Finally, the committee has advised that trails be included along the 40-acre plot of land purchased by the township at the corner of Hutchinson and Queens Bush in Wellesley village.

The site was bought by the township with the intention of eventually converting it into parkland. The township has yet to commit to a formal plan for the

lot, but a conceptual drawing produced by students at the Fanshawe College in London shows extensive woodlots that could be used for future trails.

“These lands, and particularly the woodlot on site, are an ideal location for recreational trails. The committee is recommending that trails be located within the woodlot as soon as possible,” reads the report.

Mayor Joe Nowak was supportive of the recommendations, but added that he was also keen to see that people get to know

about these trails and make use of them.

“I’m hoping at some point that the committee will come up with some ideas on how they can promote some of these [trails],” he said.

Though the projects have been identified as priorities, there is no timeline for when they might be completed. The trail committee said that some projects would cost more than the $20,000 budgeted for trails the past two years, and would require additional funds to be implemented.

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Morneau’s update skirts around fiscal realities PUTTING ASIDE MONEY FOR a rainy day is a concept we’re all familiar with, even if not all of us follow that advice. For governments, that philosophy should extend to cutting spending and socking away cash when the economy is good, then switching over to draw on those reserves when times get tough, as they inevitably do.

That’s rarely the case, however.

Instead, what we have is governments spending like the proverbial sailors gifted with shore leave pretty much at all times, often still running deficits in the good times, then really overheating the credit card when some pump-priming is called for.

It’s that philosophy that’s guiding the Trudeau Liberals, as Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s economic update sees a government already mired in debt using a windfall of unexpected revenue as an excuse to ramp up wasteful spending.

We’re familiar with the tales of profligacy, incompetence and outright corruption from both levels of senior government. The provincial gang is intent on stealing from Ontarians and giving to their supporters and contributors, particularly in the public sector unions. The group in Ottawa has never met an expense it doesn’t like, particularly when it’s of benefit to friends and supporters.

After a good start, the Liberals at Queen’s Park sank to vote-buying and corruption on a grand scale. Today, they find themselves mired in scandal after scandal, with cases for tampering with candidates in a byelection and the gas plant fiasco making their way through the courts just now. Deficit spending, much of it on useless pet projects and staffing costs, is the norm. So too is disrespect for accountability and the intelligence of Ontarians, itself in question at times.

Federally, Trudeau has avoided scandals thus far – it’s early – but gave only lip service to fiscal responsibility, quickly reneging on even his tepid promises at good governance. In that way, he’s much like his predecessor, Stephen Harper, who was even more exuberant in preaching deficit control while doing just the opposite.

Reports show the country was headed for a deficit, possibly structural, even before the Great Recession of 2008, all thanks to a government that drove spending and the size of government to historic levels while posting the largest deficit in Canadian history.

Hit with a downturn in the manufacturing heartland of Ontario – fuelled most recently by Kathleen Wynne’s policies – and a collapse in commodity prices, specifically oil, the economy’s ups and downs have not figured into the spending habits in Ottawa or Toronto.

Both governments have dismissed concerns about deficits, arguing more spending and more debt will actually result in lower debt due to the economic growth generated by infrastructure investment. It’s the same trickle-down rationale being touted in Washington again just now.

In each case, budget pipedreams overestimate the upside while downplaying the negatives, particularly deficits that leave little room to manoeuvre in the face of future downturns or unexpected expenditures for the likes of disasters that seem to be increasingly prevalent.

Both Ottawa and, particularly, Queen’s Park are spending more money than they have. Spending more than the economy can keep up with. Spending more than even the inflation argument can attempt to justify. Spending more than we can afford to pay, if not today, then tomorrow.

Some ghost stories have been with us for years, while others will certainly be haunting us all into the future.

WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

WHO and the baffling appointment of Count Dracula WORLD AFFAIRS IT WAS A BIT like appointing Count Dracula as the goodwill ambassador for the blood donor service.

Truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be plausible. Reality is under no such constraint, and regularly produces events that would never be credible in a novel. Like the decision last week to appoint Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe as the World Health Organisation’s goodwill ambassador.

The newly elected head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he hoped that the Zimbabwean president would “influence his peers in the region” to devote more effort to health care, but Mugabe doesn’t really have much by way of peers.

Mugabe, in power since 1980, is effectively president-for-life, whereas all the neighbouring countries except Angola are more or less functional democracies. All of them, again except Angola, provide better

healthcare to their citizens than Zimbabwe. Not good, but significantly better.

In Zimbabwe, heath care improved significantly in the first 20 years of Mugabe’s rule, as did the economy in general. He built clinics, hospitals and schools, and Zimbabweans became one of the healthiest, best educated, and most prosperous populations in Africa. But then it all went wrong.

After a referendum in 2000 rejected a new constitution designed to strengthen Mugabe’s grip on power, he became increasingly paranoid and authoritarian.

The sole purpose of government became hanging on to power at any cost (to others), so favoured cronies in the ruling party and the military were allowed to loot the economy – which duly collapsed.

By now, in fact, there is hardly any Zimbabwean economy left beyond subsistence agriculture. Unemployment has soared to 75 per cent or higher, and the schools and hospitals have fallen apart. Adult life expectancy has plunged from 61 years to 45, and staterun hospitals and clinics

frequently run out of even basic medicines like painkillers and antibiotics.

Mugabe has presided over this catastrophe for 17 years now, insisting all the while that all is well. At the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban last May, he claimed that “Zimbabwe is one of the most highly developed countries in Africa.”

He is planning to run for re-election as president next year at the age of 94, and nobody dares to defy him.

He will win, of course, after the usual number of opposition activists have been beaten up, jailed or murdered – if he lasts that long, but he is beginning to show serious signs of wear. In fact, Mugabe has made three “medical visits” to Singapore for treatment this year.

Why Singapore? The presidential spokesperson, George Charamba, says that it’s a problem with Mugabe’s eyes, which would helpfully explain away the fact that he frequently appears to fall asleep at public meetings. (He’s just resting his eyes, really.) He needs a foreign specialist for that, but for everything else, Charamba claims, Mugabe goes to a Zimbabwean doc-

tor – who is, he assures everybody, a “very, very, very black physician.”

There are very good Zimbabwean doctors, of course, but most of them, frustrated at the lack of medical supplies, have long since left the country for greener pastures. And it does seem unlikely that it’s an eye problem that has caused Mugabe to make three “medical visits” to Singapore this year. It’s probably something more serious, and Mugabe just doesn’t trust his own health service to deal with it.

How did the new head of WHO hit upon the idea of making this man, of all people, the organization’s “goodwill ambassador” for Africa? He and his advisers must have discussed it in various meetings for weeks before announcing it. Did nobody ever bother to point out that it would be a public relations disaster? “Special ambassadors” don’t have to do very much, but their choice does shine a light on the judgement and integrity of those who choose them.

In the event, the public outcry about the choice of DYER | 8

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What are you going to be for Halloween?

» Mikhalla Dykstra

» Alexis Ruppert

» Jordan Williard

» Troy Dittenhoffer

» Hayden George

“An M&M.”

“A Bunny.”

“Winnie the Pooh.”

“Chuck in Angry Birds.”

“My english teacher”

“It would be so nice if somebody took the bull by the horns and made some new and decent places for people to live.” Jocelyn Schaefer | 8 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

Inaction on climate change likely to cost us much more down the road EDITOR'S NOTES CATASTROPHIC SCENARIOS OF ECOLOGICAL and social collapse are part of the climate change narrative.

However it plays out – and we’re all along for the ride, some of us longer than others – it won’t be painless.

Those advocating measures to mitigate climate change today paint a payme-now-or-pay-me-later picture: either we spend time and money combating rising global temperatures, or we spend what’s likely to be a whole lot more down the road dealing with more severe weather-related disasters and applying technological fixes, if we come up with any.

While we’re cautioned against extrapolating today’s weather with climate issues, it’s easy to see the recent spate of hurricanes and the resultant toll, human and financial, as a harbinger of things to come.

Just this week, in fact, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported the

federal government spent more than $350 billion over the last decade on disaster assistance programs and losses from flood and crop insurance. That number does not include this year’s major hurricanes – Harvey, Irma and Maria – for which more than $50 billion has already been allocated, nor a series of wildfires.

Future weather events are expected to cost more than $35 billion a year over the next decade. The intensity is getting worse, leaving large swathes vulnerable to flooding and surges (northeast and southeast coasts), droughts and wildfires (West) and crop-related issues (Midwest).

As well, the World Health Organization estimates that 12.6 million people die globally each year due to pollution, extreme weather and climate-related disease.

Climate change between 2030 and 2050 is expected to cause 250,000 additional global deaths.

The worst-case scenarios of such changes are the focus of the film Two Degrees: The Point of No Return, which I recently caught on the History Channel (like

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who’s organizing a public roundtable discussion about what can be done to avoid the tipping point.

There’s plenty to be worried about, but no easy answer to bringing more people on board, he admits.

There’s some irony in models that show widespread epidemics – perhaps the result of rising temperatures allowing tropical diseases and pests into new, unprepared areas – as one possible undoing of humanity. Such was the premise of Purves-Smith’s novel Rocky Mountain Locust, though the story was actually an optimistic view of recovery in a post-technology world.

In that vein, he remains optimistic we can find some way to avoid the worst-case scenarios of some climate change predictions.

Flooding, soaring temperatures and forest fires abound. We tend to take such stories in isolation, however, failing to connect the dots to form a (big) picture of trouble on a planetary scale. Well, even more than failing, we’re determined not to connect to those dots. And those content with the status

quo – largely those profiting thereby – have absolutely no interest in drawing the perils to our attention.

The disregard for the consequences of the changes – consciously ignored in order to focus on unsustainable consumption – is problematic whether or not you believe what man does is having any impact on the climate. Extreme weather, flooding, landslides and forest fires will wreak havoc nonetheless. The same principle applies to all forms of pollution, loss of fresh water, habitat destruction, degradation of arable land and a host of other someday-catastrophic ills that we’d rather not dwell on just now.

The fact is, however, that we’d be well advised to take steps to combat climate change, and ramp up the precautionary measures in those places likely to be hardest hit – rising water levels, droughts and violent weather seem like certitudes, so some planning would be in order.

Does going on and on about climate change help or hinder the cause?

I think people have tuned

out. Our attention spans being what they are, we’ve moved on. Oh, we occasionally take passing note of some conference or summit, where politicians make nice speeches about the fate of our planet and what needs to be done. As with many other issues, we suppose that all the talk leads to action, assuming the inevitable decline in news coverage means the problem has gone away.

And, as is always the case, short-term thinking will dominate. Politicians worried about re-election won’t do anything that seems expensive or puts national interests at an apparent disadvantage.

Canadians have grown tired of the debate, and will not support one dime travelling out of the country on some ill-fated cap-andtrade, carbon offsets or environmental reparations scheme cooked up by an unaccountable international group.

We simply do not believe politicians and bureaucrats capable of creating a system that isn’t corrupt, ineffective KANNON | 8

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other would-be educational channels, long largely bereft of educational material in favour of very bad reality TV, as an aside). In this case, the message was one of impending doom should global temperatures reach two degrees above the preindustrial average, a course that may be irreversible at this point. We’re on a pace for that somewhere around mid-century.

It’s a rather apocalyptic view, suggesting we might be on the road to our own demise in relatively short order due to floods, famine and disease that follow in the wake of a climate change tipping point.

The dire consequences we experience over the next century are likely overblown, but mesh somewhat with the much more limited crises we’ve seen already.

And the film lends to a sense of urgency that some advocates for change would like to see from more of us, particularly those making the decisions.

“How do we develop the necessary sense of urgency?” asks Michael Purves-Smith, an Elmira environmental activist

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

According to the 2016 Census, there were 7,540,830 foreign-born individuals who came to Canada through the immigration process, representing 21.9% of Canada’s total population. This proportion is close to the 22.3% recorded during the 1921 Census, the highest level since Confederation. In 2016, 7,674,580 individuals were identified as belonging to a visible minority group. They represented more than one-fifth (22.3%) of Canada’s population; 3 in 10 were born in Canada.

“To be credible, the Liberals on the House committee must agree to key open government changes to Bill C-58 that many groups, and past committees and reports, have called for over the past 15 years.Given that the federal Access to Information Act and open government system have been reviewed several times in the past 15 years, and that there is a consensus on key changes that must be made, there is no justifiable reason for any further delay in making the changes.”

Woolwich council has a whole new complexion, with only one incumbent set to return. With residents voting for change Oct. 25, newcomer Todd Cowan will be a mayor presiding over a council of first-timers. Ward 2’s Mark Bauman, who’s served since 2000, will be the only voice of experience. Ward 1 selected newcomers Allan Poffenroth and Julie-Anne Herteis, while the incumbent fell in Ward 3, to be represented by Bonnie Bryant.

» Statistics Canada

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» From the Oct. 30, 2010 edition of The Observer

and politics at the University of Ottawa, calls on the Liberals to keep their promise to make government more open

DYER: Bizarre Mugabe post

NATIONAL VIEW

little more than politics as usual

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Mugabe was so instant and widespread that within three days his appointment was cancelled. Mugabe had been the head of the African union when the organization endorsed Tedros as the sole African candidate for the WHO job, and no doubt Tedros felt

some obligation to return the favour, but the organization’s financial support comes from elsewhere.

So it’s just politics as usual. The WHO’s reputation will eventually recover, but health care in Zimbabwe won’t as long as Mugabe is alive. And the world will continue to rotate in an easterly direction.

KANNON: Status quo it is FROM | 7

and likely to waste money.

History has shown us such agreements are rarely to the benefit of average citizens.

That’s not to say we shouldn’t be making our own efforts to combat climate change. Canada contributes about two per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions despite having less than half of one per cent of the world’s population.

Clearly we can do better.

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apparent to us that we’d have to leave Elmira. As much as we wanted to stay, there was nothing available for us. We didn’t want to buy another home, so we’re now very happy and content in Kitchener, with no plans of returning to Elmira.

I’ve heard that the empty property across from Gale Presbyterian Church at the corner of Barnswallow Drive and Church Street West will at some point soon become the home of yet another strip mall (which, may I add, is the last thing Elmira needs another of). It’s a real shame that more affordable and accessible housing for any budget is not available. Instead, we have big homes on tiny lots that cost anywhere from $200,000$600,000, which some people simply can’t afford or have no interest in buying.

There are so many properties in town not being

kind of emission reductions deemed necessary to offset the worst of climate change run into the hundreds of billions. Coupled to the lifestyle changes and potential economic upheaval, the costs seem too onerous.

If the worst does happen, we’re going to be spending far more to deal with the damage and mitigation factors … but that’s something that may happen in the future. And the future is always tomorrow, not today’s concern. used that have so much potential for apartments or small homes. The old Foodland building downtown, the former Riverside Public School (apparently the board’s refusing to sell it and is currently using it for storage). Why not sell it and use some of the money to buy the new school new playground equipment instead of making the school’s parent council raise money for it? I can’t imagine that the equipment is cheap and apparently the equipment at the old school no longer meets safety standards.

There’s also the old apple orchard on Union Street, or corner of Union and Arthur streets kitty-corner to Crossroads Restaurant, just to name a few.

It would be so nice if somebody took the bull by the horns and made some new and decent places for people to live.

JOCELYN SCHAEFER | KITCHENER

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SPORTS HOCKEY / JUNIOR C

Jacks’ Hartman at prospects day Young player shows some offensive flair to scouts at event ALI WILSON WELLESLEY APPLEJACK LIAM HARTMAN put on a good show for scouts during his game at the firstever PJHL Prospects Day held last Saturday at the Wilmot Recreation Complex.

Elite level coaches and scouts from across Ontario came out to watch some 160 of the top 16- and 17-year-old players from the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

Hosted by PJHL and the Ontario Hockey Association, the day saw four fulllength games between the eight teams.

“We are quite excited about it,” said Mark Ellis, executive director of the OHA who helped with the event. “It is probably the biggest prospects event that we have put together, essentially being the first one for the PJHL. There are quite a few teams involved, so it is quite exciting.”

Given that the PJHL is just in its second season, the prospects day created an opportunity for the players to put their skills on display to teams in the ranks above junior C. “Really it’s about giving our young players within our PJHL league an opportunity to showcase themselves and hopefully help them be recognized by elite-level scouts,” said Ellis, noting the PJHL is a development league for

players, and if they aren’t picked up this season, it could be next. “The kids, being 16, 17 years old, they have three or four years of eligibility left within junior hockey. So the PJHL for many of these players will be a stepping stone to their next phase of their hockey career.”

As for Hartman, heading into the game he said it was nice to see past teammates on the roster.

“I know a bunch of the guys from when I was younger, so I am looking forward to playing with them,” he said going into the weekend. “I am hoping to just have fun – it’ll be nice playing with those guys again. I’ve been playing against them for most of this year.”

Hartman was sent to play as the only 17-yearold from the Jacks, however he had some familiar faces with him during the game, as Jacks head coach Brad Gerber and assistant coach/GM Brock Gerber coached the opposing team.

Although the three are usually on the same side of the bench, Gerber said it was great to see the success Hartman had during the day.

“Liam had a good game.

He had a goal and an assist there, so I would say he had a pretty good game,” said Brock Gerber.

Usually a

defenseman, Hartman moved up to forward where he had his hand in two of the four goals for the team, one off his stick and the other a pass he made to Mitch McKay in the third.

Gerber said they are hoping to try him out upfront a little bit more.

As for his success in the new roll, Hartman went on later that day to get goal for the Jacks in their 12-0 romp over Burford.

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Wellesley Applejack Liam Hartman played in the first-ever PJHL Prospects Day last Saturday at the Wilmot Recreation Complex, where the 17-year-old scored a goal and picked up an assist.

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Coaches Takuya Shibayama, Sydney Jones, and Logan Cressman led the U16 boys’ team of Adam Chittick, Kieran Chittick, Danny Douglas, Aron Dyck, Owen Fenton, Jackson Hale, Owen Harnock, Benjamin Hayden, Owen Hill-Ring, Peter Holmes, Seth Morrison, Ian Naisbym, Devin Noble, Ryan Parrott, Christian Sider, Brett Springer to a SWRSA District League Championship. [SUBMITTED]

Coaches Aldo Krajcar, Colin Ridge, Jully Kim and John Tsilogianis led the U16 girls’ team of Calysta Azzarello, Jessalynn Hill, Victoria Jensen, Rebecca Kim, Livia Krajcar, Zoe Locis, Emily Marques, Madison McGregor, Hannah Petrosino, Charlie Ridge, Ashlyn Riehl, Alliyahh Rowe, Emiily Schnittke, Logan Todtz, Georgia Triantafilou and Tyanna Ventura to a WRSL League Championship and Ontario Soccer Ontario Cup Championship.

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Successful season has Woolwich Youth Soccer teams already pining for the year ahead ALI WILSON WOOLWICH YOUTH SOCCER CLUB’S teams wrapped up the season on a high note, to say the least.

The successes included league cup tournament wins from both the U16 boys and U15 girls, and a provincial win by the U16 girls in the Ontario Cup Tournament.

“For a small club like us to have three teams come down as champions and one a provincial champion, that is huge,” said Brendan Lowther, technical director and chair of the club’s rec. committee.

The provincial win for the U16 girls was their third in the past four years.

“The big one is the U16 girls who won the provincial championship, the Ontario Cup. That is the province-wide cup that they play throughout the summer against all teams that register for it. They played against the best competition in the province; this will be their third win as a team in the last four years. Last year, they

went to the national championships. They don’t have a national championships at U16 but they do at U17,” he said. “So next year the hope is that they will go on to be the Ontario Cup Champions again and get to the national championships. That’s their goal.”

As for this year the team had a clean sweep in all facets of play. In addition to the Ontario Cup win, they also finished first in their league.

“The U16 girls also won the Interleague Cup,” he said. “That tournament is a three-game tournament with a points system and they had won the tournament after two games, so pretty impressive.”

Although the teams finished up in September, tryouts for next year’s roster have already come and passed.

“All the teams will have moved up, so we will have U9s, U11s, and then U13s all the way up to U17s,” he said.

Part of the tryouts was their food drive in support of Woolwich Community

Coaches Gerard Douglas, Lisa Douglas, Ike Husain and Mark Israel led the U15 girls’ team of Megan Bartley, Kambel Beacom, Hannah Carr, Grace Ciuman, Delaney Douglas, Olivia Gregory, Alexandra Harnock, Maeghan Hazelwood, Abbey Israel, Olivia Macmillan, Darci Moher, Rachel Patterson, Christina Ross, Tori Sherlock, Brooke Stevanus, Lydia Wilson, Sydney Winnett and Frances Wolkensperg to a SWRSA District League Championship. [SUBMITTED] school gyms, and the U13 to us in terms of being able Services, a tradition unique clubs,” he explained. “We and U16 girls both play in to support our teams.” recognize that as a club we to the organization. indoor leagues to keep the This year, in response don’t necessarily need the Instead of having a fee to levels up, but that’s depentry out for the rep. teams like money ... we don’t think it’s to their efforts, they were able to drop off 500 pounds dant on the availability most other clubs, the organi- right. We think we can do of the players because of of food and a donation of a better job by just saying, zation asks for donations to hockey and other sports, more than $150. ‘hey, if people can donate the food bank at WCS. which we encourage them After such a successful to the food bank and put it “The club just wanted to to play throughout the year, Lowther is ready to do something different and towards a worthy cause in winter,” he explained. “And get everyone back out to the community, then that not be tied down to having then come the spring time play for next season. is what we would rather do players pay a fee because “Most teams will practice we will get them outside as and give back to the comoften we will have playsoon as we can.” starting in January in local munity that has given a lot ers trying out at different

TAKING THE BALL AND RUNNING WITH IT DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BARNS

Out on the gridiron, the EDSS Lancers won this year’s Battle of the Barns Oct. 19 against the visitors from Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School. Being Waterloo Region’s two rural district high schools, they have a natural rivalry when going head-to-head.

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GALEA: Floating the idea of a duck boat can be trickier than trying to get the duck boat to float FROM | 9

half.

The disadvantage is that there are few people who make them, so unless you want to pay big money for a small, specialized boat, you will probably have to find a set of plans and build it yourself.

And therein lies the problem. Ever since Noah’s big project, people have viewed homemade-boat builders in a very suspi-

cious way.

Tell someone you are building a boat and they immediately wonder if that has anything to do with why you are growing a white beard and wearing a housecoat. For me, it’s even worse, since I already have two dogs and two cats.

Even more problematic is once people find out you are going to build a specialized boat designed for duck hunting, they start asking

the kind of questions that shouldn’t be asked in front of your spouse.

The big one is “Why do you need a duck boat when your canoe or tin boat has done the trick for all this time?”

When someone points out two people haven’t spoken to each other for years, this is very likely the reason.

The answer, aside from “Mind your own business!” is you don’t need a duck

boat. No one needs a duck boat. You want a duck boat.

Plus, building a boat is a lot of fun – which, getting back to Noah, is probably why it was so easy for God to coax him into the whole project.

Yet, if building a new boat is fun, launching it is nerve-wracking – especially if people who know you built it are watching.

I have built two boats that served me well but that’s still not enough to

remove all doubt. That happens only after a few voyages and no Gilligan’s Island. From that point on, you can and will hold court among your friends and throw around terms like “clean-swept chines” and “tiller.” Build enough boats and you’ll soon be able to speculate the design changes that should have been incorporated into the Titanic.

In any case, I believe I will start building my duck

boat in spring and hopefully complete it by summer. I’ll do this because a) I’d like to work out all the bugs regarding motor, oars, performance and use of interior space by next hunting season and b) the water is much warmer in the summer, should I have missed sealing a spot below the waterline.

Mostly, however, this is because I haven’t built enough boats yet and there are no ice bergs in July.

HOCKEY / JUNIOR B

Kings split a pair over the weekend, winning in Brampton before falling to Stratford at home

Team seems to like it on the road, as six of their eight victories have come at away games; Elmira in Brantford tonight ALI WILSON THE KINGS SPLIT A pair of games last week, finding the road more hospitable than home ice. A 3-0 win that saw the team provide full value in Brampton was followed by a 5-2 loss to the visiting Stratford Warriors on Sunday.

Despite traffic congestion on the road to Brampton last Thursday night, the Sugar Kings were able to hit their stride with a solid 60-minute effort to give them their sixth win on the road.

“We persevered as a team, overcoming a bad accident on the highway that made us an hour and a half later than what we wanted,” said head coach Trent Brown. “We used our speed and supported the puck, it is a small ice surface in Brampton and sometimes you just have to simplify things in order to maximize efficiency.”

Jeremey Goodwin got the Kings on the scoreboard, assisted by Matt Murray and Jonah Burley, with less than a minute left in the first period.

“Goodwin’s was a breakaway – great outlet pass from Jonah Burley. It started with calm presence of mind behind the net, making a good first pass and then a great stretch pass from Burley to Jeremey

finding his ice and using his speed to take the puck to the net,” the coach said.

Elmira kept things rolling after the break, with captain Jeff Jordan scoring on a power play from Zack Cameron and Ryan Takamatsu just 30 seconds into the second.

That was followed by a goal from Ty Biles (Ethan Wiseman, Mason McMahon) at 17:40 to wrap up the game.

“Biles beat the goalie short side above his blocker from a really bad angle,” Brown explained. “It was a great shot.”

Goalie Rhett Kimmel stopped all 32 Brampton shots for his first shutout of the season.

“He kept us in there when we were in a lull and Brampton was taking it to us. He was there for us and made a couple of key saves early,” said Brown. “Pucks were sticking to him, he had great rebound control yesterday as well.”

And with that the Kings left Brampton with a 3-0 win, their eighth of the season.

After a day off, the Kings were on home ice to face off against the Stratford Warriors.

Both teams went scoreless during the first, however, the Kings’ leading goal scorer, Skinner, was ejected

one assist. “We had times where we were really playing our systems and then we kind of lost track of focus in the third period.”

Three of the Warriors’ five goals came on the power play.

“They won the special teams battle. They outplayed us. They outworked us on both sides of the puck and on both sides of the situations, man-up and man-down. There were times I thought where we controlled the play, used our speed and used our size down low but there are times as well where we just Sugar Kings defenseman Harrison Toms clears the crease in front of goalie Tyler Mazzocato during a tough battle against the Stratford Warriors weren’t mentally sharp and Sunday night at the WMC. The visitors won 5-2.

[ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] they took advantage of it every time,” said Brown.

Takamatsu (Goodwin, from Jacob Code and Matt 9 minutes into the frame.

Despite the tough loss, Harrison Toms) at 13:04 to MacKay. “He is a very impactful the current points leader is make it 2-1 Elmira.

Code, a call-up from player for us. He contribStratford scored with less staying positive.

Waterloo major midget, utes on both sides of the “Any team in this league proved to be an exceptional than a minute left in the puck, defensively, offencan beat any team on any second, tying up the game addition to the roster Sunsively, power play, penalty given day. Whenever we heading into intermission. day night. kill – he is one of the best play a full 60 minutes, I Following the half, “Code has exceeded explayers in the league. I will think we can compete with Stratford scored a goal on put him up against anybody pectations for us when we anybody,” said Goodwin. the power play at 1:55 and have used him. He contribin the league and when he The team is heading to again just after 17 minutes. uted offensively, didn’t hurt is on his game and pushing play the last-place BrantAt the buzzer, Stratford’s us defensively and he has a the pace and playing the ford 99ers Thursday eveKaleb Pearson potted an lot of heart,” Brown said of way that he can it elevates ning. The Kings are back empty netter, unassisted, the Elmira native. “He goes everyone around him,” exat the WMC Sunday night to make the final score 5-2 to places and works where plained Brown of Skinner’s to take on the Kitchener in favour of the visitors. guys of similar size might impact on the team. “He is Dutchmen. The puck drops “It was a good game toshy away, especially as a that important to our team at 7 p.m. night. We didn’t perform 16-year-old, but Jake does it that it hurts when he is “We need to bring our A for a full 60 tonight, but we with vigour.” gone after playing ten mingame every shift, we need had times where we played Stratford answered back utes of this game.” to be there every time and on the power play, followed really well and that was The second saw Elmira’s show up like the Elmira Sugnice to see,” said Goodwin,

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Annual Applejacks fundraiser to support cancer centre FAISAL ALI IT’S TIME TO DUST off your cowboy boots and perhaps pick out an appropriate hat as the Wellesley Applejacks saddle up for their second annual Jacks’n Spurs event on Saturday night.

Such is the advice from Jacks fundraising director Heather Fraser, as the team prepares a party for a good cause. There will be plenty of dancing, says Fraser, who’s one of event’s main organizers, to the country tunes of the band 8 Second Ride.

“They’re amazing!” said Fraser of the band. “And the only reason I say that

is because I’ve hired them three times. And they’re locals, which is also important to me.”

There will be games, a silent auction for such prizes as Toronto Maple Leafs tickets and an autographed Kitchener Rangers jersey, amongst others.

The Wellesley Meats and Cheese cart will be on the scene while the Jacks have set up a bar meaning there will be plenty of food and drink available for all attendees. It also means that this party is restricted to those 19 and over.

“Meet your neighbours that you don’t know.

Catch up with old friends

that you do know. Share a laugh. There’s always a new person to meet and that’s a big deal in our community,” she said.

The Jacks’n Spurs will be held at the Wellesley Community Centre Saturday night, instead of the arena.

Another change from last year will see proceeds from Saturday’s event split between the Wellesley Apple Jacks hockey club and the HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre in Waterloo.

Fraser said the Jacks players are keen to support HopeSpring.

“The boys just kind of said, ‘we’ve all been home with parents and fam-

ily members with cancer and this is a foundation that needs help,’” she explained.

For the HopeSpring Centre, these third-party fundraisers on behalf of the organization are very important, says the centre’s director of operations, Linda Maxwell.

The centre, which is run without government funding and almost entirely on volunteer efforts, depends a lot on the community’s support to continue providing their services.

“We’ve got no government funding at all, so we’re 100 per cent based on community donations,”

said Maxwell.

The cancer centre focuses on providing support to people impacted by cancer, whether that’s directly, for those diagnosed with the illness, survivors of cancer and even those experiencing it through their families and friends. The services on offer are completely free, and run from counselling and support groups to nutrition programs, yoga, and even pottery classes.

When HopeSpring announced earlier this year that it would have to close down due to a lack of funding after more than a decade of providing support, the community rallied to

keep the place going.

“The cancer patients in this region see this as an essential service for themselves, just as important as their medical treatment,” said Maxwell.

While half of the proceeds from the Jacks’n Spurs will be going towards the HopeSpring, the other half is being put towards the Jacks organization, helping keep the junior team on ice.

Anyone interested in donning their spurs this weekend can call Fraser for tickets at 519-591-3806. The event will be at the Wellesley Community Centre on October 28, starting at 8 p.m.

THE SCORE

WOOLWICH WILDCATS

Novice: TYKE MD Oct 21 vs. Burlington Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Kitson Bakker, Owen Porter Assists: Hudson Lehtonen

Novice LL #1 Oct 22 vs. Ayr Flames #3 Home: 11 Visitor: 3 Goals: Tyler Bauman, Oliver Horn (2), William Krubally (2) Josh Wraight (6) Assists: Tyler Bauman (1), James Ferguson (1), William Krubally (1)

Novice LL #1 Oct 21 vs. Twin Centre Stars 1 Home: 7 Visitor: 13 Goals: Tyler Bauman, William Krubally (2), Josh Wraight (4) Assists: Ryder Bauman (2), Ronan Doherty, James Ferguson (2), Ethan Leveck (2), Nicolas ShantzSchlegel, Jade Stemmler

Alex Veitch, Logan Cluthe, Declan Martin, Lucas Benham

Major Atom AE Oct 21 vs. Milton Winterhawks White Home: 1 Visitor: 9 Goals: Gavin Sager Assists: Carter Snider

Major Atom AE Oct 17 vs. Orangeville Flyers Home: 4 Visitor: 6 Goals: Carter Snider x (2), Haiden Wagner, Nate Dyck Assists: Hayden Weber, Gavin Sager, Bryson Rozema, Carter Snider

Major Atom AE Oct 14 vs. Orangeville Flyers Home: 1 Visitor: 4 Goals: Wesley Aitken

(2), Tanner Armstrong, Gabriel Hicknell, Daniel Kochut Assists: Daniel Kochut

Peewee LL#2 Oct 23 vs. Woolwich Wildcats LL#1 Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Matthew Ramage, Owen Tettman, Preston Hackert Assists: Myles Hunter, Nathan Whittom

Peewee B Oct 18 vs. Wilmot Home: 1 Visitor: 2 Goals: Olivia Bloemberg Assists: Reese Talbot, Tia Zettel

Major Peewee AE

Oct 22 vs. Waterloo Wolves Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Mitchell Krasovec

Oct 21 vs. Centre Wellington Home: 7 Visitor: 2 Goals: Eric Kane(4), Ian Leech, Owen Weber, Nathan Martin Assists: Ian Leech(3), Elijah Wiess, Liam Wood, Seth Shantz, Mitchell Walker

Oct 20 vs. Hespeler Home: 11 Visitor: 0 Goals: Emmett Weissenboeck (3), Teagan Cadeau (2), Nathan Lipp (2), Evan Lucier, Ben Wilkie, David Taylor, Sam Hacock Assists: Sam Hacock (3), Evan Lucier (3), Owen Brown (2), Jonathan Enns (2), Ben Wilkie (2), Teagan Cadeau, Emmett Weisenboeck, Riley Snider, Ben Moyer, Evan Gruhl, David Taylor, Nathan Lipp

Major Novice

Minor Peewee A

Bantom A

Novice xxxxxxxx

Oct 28 vs. Ancaster Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Cruz Balog, Zack Forwell(2), Evan Hall, Nolan Martin Assists: Zack Forwell, Liam Straus(2), Cohen Patterson, Lucas Frey, Cameron Fisher, Cruz Balog, Max Krasovec

Major Novice Oct 27 vs. Milton Home: 6 Visitor: 1 Goals: Liam Straus, Evan Hall(2), Zack Forwell, Nolan Martin, Lucas Frey Assists: Nolan Martin, Zack Forwell, Reese Martin, Evan Hall, Colton Brito, Lucas Frey

Minor Atom A Oct 23 vs. Milton Home: 4 Visitor: 0 Goals: Spencer Hume, Caleb Paquet(2), Luke Wood Assists: Mitchell Krasovec,

Minor A PeeWee

Oct 22 vs. Burlington Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Owen Weber(2), Seth Shantz, Liam Wood, Mitchell Walker Assists: Ian Leech, Eric Kane(2), Mitchell Walker

Peewee LL1 Oct 21 vs. New Hamburg Huskies Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Jake Patterson (2) Assists: Hayden George, Nathan Whittom

PeeWee LL#2 Oct 23 vs. PeeWee LL#1 Home: 2 Visitor: 3 Goals: Daniel Kochut, Gabriel Hicknell Assists: Tanner Armstrong

Pee Wee LL#2 Oct 21 vs. Hespler Home: 5 Visitor: 3 Goals: Tucker Armstrong

Oct 22 vs. Brampton 45’s Home: 2 Visitor: 1 Goals: Tyler Martin, Cameron Leonard Assists: Alex Hutton, Eric Lacey, Kyler Austin, Owen Lee

Major Bantam A Oct 18 vs. Guelph Gryphons Home: 4 Visitor: 2 Goals: Owen Lee, Kyler Austin, Tyler Martin, Austin Becker Assists: Nate Snyder, Kolin Weigel, Kyler Austin, Owen Lee, Cameron Leonard, Alex Hutton, AJ Mitchell

Major Bantom A Oct 21 vs. Burlington Eagles Home: 1 Visitor: 3 Goals: Cameron Leonard Assists: Owen Lee, AJ Mitchell

OKTOBERFEST PRIZE IS THEIRS

Midget LL#2 Oct 22 vs. Hespeler Shamrocks 2 Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Andy Kieswetter (2), Brendan Gilles, Emmett Bartley Assists: Emmett Bartley, Nathan Taylor, Mac Willms, Hunter Weigel, Brendan Knipfel

Atom AE Oct 21 vs. Ingersoll Express Home: 3 Visitor: 4 Goals: Hunter Bender, Keenan Wilker, Peyton Ohlhausen Assists: Waiden Nicholls, Tegan Egli

Atom AE

Jr. Sugar Kings Oct 18 vs. Halton Hills Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Nolan Hislop, Austin Cousineau, Griffen Rollins Assists: Evan Gowing, Lukas Shantz, Owen Harnock, Griffin Hergott, Austin Cousineau TOURNAMENT

Atom Major A Oct 21 vs. Sabrina Sting Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Danny Schaefer, Connor Goebel, Evan Woods, Brandon Fishman, Ethan Burkholder Assists: Ethan Burkholder (2), Evan Woods, Danny Schaefer, Josh Carson (2), Brandon Fishman

The Woolwich Minor Atom A team won the Oktoberfest tournament on Oct. 22, defeating Waterloo 1-0 in the finals. Front row: Reed Snyder, Carson Waechter. Second row: Adam Bloch, Logan Cluthe, Mitchell Krasovec, Luke Wood, Carter Weir, Alex Veitch, Declan Martin. Third row: Sutton Meier, Spencer Hume, Bryce Brubacher, Avery Collingwood, Lucas Benham, Mac Zettel, Caleb Paquet. Back row: Jeff Benham, Chad Collingwood, Jake Snyder, Dan Weir, Jason Meier, Chris Paquet.

PEEWEES CLAIM SILVER IN ST. CATHARINES

Major Atom Oct 22 vs. Oakville Ranger Blue Home: 0 Visitor: 1

Major Atom Oct 21 vs.Amherstburg Stars Home: 6 Visitor: 2 Goals: Ethan Burkholder

WOOLWICH WILD

Novice LL2 Oct 21 vs. Grand River Mustangs Home: 3 Visitor: 1 Goals: Addison Gunn, Evie Klaehn, Emily Brubacher Assists: Evie Klaehn, Elle Schwindt, Leah Hunter Oct 22 vs. Huron Heat Home: 1 Visitor: 3 Goals: Emma McCoubrey

Oct 20 vs. Richmond Hill Home: 4 Visitor: 1 Goals: Karsten Smith, Josh Carson (2), Brandon Fishman Assists: Jakob Noot, Karsten Smith (3), Evan Woods, Ethan Burkholder Oct 20 vs. Brantford 99ers Home: 5 Visitor: 4 Goals: Brandon Fishman, Danny Schaefer (3), Josh Carson Assists: Evan Woods, Carter Snider, Keaten Kidd, Jakob Noot

Oct 18 vs. Simcoe Home: 6 Visitor: 0 Goals: Blake Frede (2), Hunter Bender (2), Keenan Wilker, Hayden Doerbecker Assists: Keenan Wilker (2), Hayden Doerbecker (2), Nathan Mawhinney (2), Blake Powell (2), Waiden Nicholls

Novice B

Atom Major A

Atom Major A

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Atom B

The Woolwich Wildcats Major Peewee AE team won the silver medal in St. Catharines last Sunday after losing in the championship game.

[SUBMITTED] (2), Brandon Fishman, Evan Woods, Connor Goebel, Jakob Noot Assists: Danny Schaefer, Josh Carson (2), Ethan Burkholder, Jakob Noot, Brandon Fishman (2), Riley Dettweiler

Major Peewee AE Oct 15 vs. Woodstock Home: 2 Visitor: 5 Goals: Owen Brown (2) Assists: Evan Gruhl, Sam Hacock, Evan Lucier

Major Peewee AE Oct 15 vs. Woodstock Home: 2 Visitor: 2 Goals: Emmett Weissenboeck, Teagan Cadeau Assists: Owen Brown, Jett Renon

Major Peewee AE Oct 14 vs. St. Catharines Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Owen Brown Assists: Emmett Weissenboeck, Riley Snider

Major Peewee AE Oct 13 vs. North London Home: 5 Visitor: 2 Goals: Sam Hacock (2), Teagan Cadeau, Owen Brown (2) Assists: Evan Gruhl, Sam Hacock, Emmett Weisenboeck (3), Jett Renon, Riley Sinder

Major Peewee AE Oct 14 vs. Hamilton Home: 5 Visitor: 0 Goals: Nathan Lipp, Evan Lucier, Riley Snider, Ben Wilkie, Sam Hacock

Assists: Evan Gruhl (2), Evan Lucier (3), Ben Moyer (2), Ben Wilkie, Jett Renon Tillsonberg

Atom AE Oct 22 vs. Twin Centre Stars Home: 1 Visitor: 5 Goals: Peyton Ohlhausen (2), Waiden Nicholls, Blake Frede, Hunter Bender Assists: Waiden Nicholls (2), Hunter Bender (2), Keenan Wilker, Reid Gerber, Brooklyn Butler

Oct 22 vs. Mitchell Home: 1 Visitor: 5 Goals: Ella Hicks Assists: Brookelynn Kroetsch

Atom B Oct 22 vs. St Thomas Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Ella Hicks, Kayleigh Futher, Brooklyn Kroetsch Assists: Grace Gow

Atom B Oct 21 vs. West Oxford Home: 1 Visitor: 0 Goals: Brookelynn Kroetsch Assists: Addison Fitzgerald

Atom B Oct 20 vs. Woodstock Home: 3 Visitor: 0 Goals: Brooklyn Pope,

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HOCKEY / JUNIOR C

Jacks pick up first home win in 12-0 romp over Burford Victory followed previous night’s loss to Paris, with Wellesley’s offense finally opening the floodgates again ALI WILSON THE JACKS PUT ON a show Saturday night, racking up their first win on home ice.

After a tough 5-3 loss Friday against Paris, the team persevered to an overwhelming 12-0 win over Burford the following night.

Heading into last Friday’s home game with a record of 4-5, Wellesley had secured all of its wins on the road. That streak continued when the Paris Mounties came calling, despite the Jacks having their opportunities to turn things around.

“I thought we played well enough to win again.

We are getting our chances and just not scoring – it’s frustrating, but we got to stick with it,” said head coach Brad Gerber said afterwards. “Keep the game simple and getting pucks to the net.”

The loss was not a simple one Friday, with the bounces going in the Mounties’ favour.

Trent Lamarche opened up the night with a goal at 12:53, assisted by Nick Mercier and Reade MacInnis.

It was the only scoring play of the first period.

“It felt good to get the first one, get the guys going. We haven’t got a lot of scoring, so it felt good to get that. I feel we just need to keep putting the puck in the net and we will win,” said Lamarche, who came

away from the weekend with an additional three points.

“I thought he had a really good game. He was one of our better forwards,” said Gerber of the 18 yearold Waterloo native. “He is a young guy, but he is coming along and we are very pleased with his play.”

The second period saw Paris take a 2-1 on the strength of being the team to capitalize on some exciting back-and-forth play.

In the third, Alex Uttley scored shorthanded from Brady Gerber 9:12 in to tie up the game. Meanwhile, Noah Fisher spent two in the box for tripping and the Mounties answered back within 25 seconds to pull forward again on the power play.

The final goal of the night for the Jacks came at full strength from Wellesley’s Pickering, from Uttley and Schouppe at 11:19.

Before the scorer headed to the box for a debatable goalie interference call, the Mounties scored with the extra skater. The visitors finished the night with an empty-net goal to make it a 5-3 final.

“We played well, but the bounces aren’t going our way right now. We are on a bit of a losing streak, but like the coaches are saying we are going to turn it around eventually. Once you play hard consistently, then the bounces start going your way and you start

Applejack Trent Lamarche, who scored the first goal of the game, keeps his eye on the puck in enemy territory during the match Friday night in Wellesley, a 5-3 loss to Paris.

[ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER] the net, and I guess Saturkeep working hard, keep to get some wins,” said day night everything was the game simple – just stay Pickering after the game. kind of working out for us.” with the basics and good Although the loss was Pickering scored Wellesthings will happen.” the Jacks’ third straight on ley’s first goal of what And that was in fact the home ice, Gerber says the would be a six goal period case, as the Jacks put 63 season is still young. for the home team from shots on net, 25 of those “The thing right now is Lamarche and Uttley at within the first period, the season is early, we gotjust 3:48. He popped off yielding a 12-0 win over ta stay positive, we gotta another, again from Uttley Burford. keep moving forward. It is and Lamarche at 6:39.

“It was a good first win not like we aren’t working Uttley scored a goal on at home. We have been hard and it’s not like we the power play from Pickplaying hard just haven’t aren’t getting our chancering and call up Martin got the results yet and it es,” he said. “If we just Kelbe as Burford’s Pius finally paid off there Satstay focused and keep our Gristy sat in the box for urday night,” said Brock heads up, good things are goalie interference. going to happen eventually Gerber, assistant coach Wellesley’s Reade Maand general manager of – it’s a long season.” cInnis scored unassisted the team. “The previous Heading into the Saturat 10:51, and shortly after, two weekends, I thought day night game the head Pickering got his third of coach explained their goals we outplayed most of our the game from Uttley and opponents, but we just were simple: “Get pucks to Mercier. couldn’t find the back of the net, score some goals,

Uttley then got his second of the game from Pickering, Lamarche to finish off scoring in the first.

Brady Gerber from Mercier, Seasmus Mooney got his first of the game at 5 min into the second, followed by a goal from Restoule, Schlupp at 10:08 and another by the lefty forward unassisted at 12:54.

Alex Uttley finished off the period with his third of the game, the second hat trick from the roster, from MacInnis, Pickering with under a minute left before the half.

Liam Hartman started the third from Gerber, MacInnis at just a minute in and Kyle Soper, (Shaun Pickering, Alex Uttley) got his first, and what would be the teams 12th and final goal of the game at 5:58.

Porter held off the team for the remainder of the game to secure his second shutout of the season.

The antagonized Bulldogs finished the game with 70 minutes on 19 infractions, which including three abuse of an official calls and a total of four game misconducts.

This weekend, the Jacks (5-6) welcome the Delhi Travellers (0-12) on Friday night – the team looking for a repeat of the 12-0 win in the second match of the season – and then the New Hamburg Firebirds (4-5-12) on Saturday. Game time both nights is 7:30 p.m.

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RURAL CONNECTIONS RESEARCH / MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE SOIL IMPROVEMENT / HANDS-ON APPROACH

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Kaiser farmed conventionally until the mid1980s, which meant regularly working the soil, but became an early Ontario adopter of no-till production to reduce erosion risk and maintain soil health – seeding his crops directly into the stubble of last year’s plants without plowing the soil.

He has also experimented with many differ-

AN ESTIMATED 2.5 MILLION Canadians report an allergy to at least one food, according to Food Allergy Canada. Peanut allergies alone affect the lives of approximately two in every 100 Canadian children.

As the list of food allergens continues to grow, there is a genuine need for a quick and accurate allergen test whether you are scrutinizing every snack for your child, or conducting randomized testing on a food production line. Current allergen testing can take hours, when minutes can make all the difference.

A new technology developed at the University of Guelph successfully shaves valuable hours off accurate testing, and will soon be widely available in Canada.

Prof. Suresh Neethirajan has developed a new test that accurately pinpoints and quantifies the presence of food allergens.

Designed to deliver results in a matter of minutes, the test can be used by consumers, restaurants and food manufacturers for on-site testing in a userfriendly format.

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Lifetime of work on his property earns farmer the 2017 Soil Champion Award

Eric Kaiser earned an Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association award for his decades of sustainability work at his 1,300-acre Kaiser Lake Farms on the shores of the Bay of Quinte.

ERIC KAISER HAS SPENT a lifetime transforming 14 former Loyalist settlement properties into a large, productive egg and field crop farm business – and always with a singular focus on the environment and innovative, sustainable soil conservation practices.

His efforts have earned him the 2017 Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) Soil Champion Award, which is handed out annually to recognize leaders in sus-

tainable soil management.

“There is no one practice that defines conservation farming, it’s a management system and every component has a part to play,” says Kaiser, who has a civil engineering degree from the Royal Military College.

“Sustainability has many components, but the preservation of top soil must be the final result.”

Kaiser bought his first 300 acres in 1969; today, the now-1,300-acre Kaiser Lake Farms is owned by

his youngest son Max. It’s on the shores of the Bay of Quinte and Hay Bay recreational area that is also the drinking water source for the Kaisers and their nonfarming neighbours.

The farm’s heavy soils don’t drain water well naturally, so Kaiser has spent decades minimizing soil erosion by installing diversion berms, dams and surface inlets to control surface water and direct it into the underground tile system. Using a map he

keeps track of all the agronomic information he’s gathered on the farm since 1986, including soil tests, and pH, organic matter and phosphorous levels.

“We’re egg farmers so we have manure to spread, which comes with big soil compaction concerns if we travel on fields with heavy equipment,” Kaiser says, adding that’s why he built laneways and grass waterways throughout the farm long before this became a recommended best man-

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The goal, according to agricultural business development manager Jeff Martel, is for farmers using no-till (planting without tilling the soil) to cut cleanly through heavy residues and cover crops using water – either on its own or potentially supplemented with inputs like lime or fertilizer, for example.

Leading development of the technology has been the South Australia NoTill Farmers Association (SANTFA) – and a connection between SANTFA and Martel brought the idea to Canada, where Martel’s employer I-Cubed Industry Innovators is now launching A-Cubed to move the technology forward.

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ent cover crop varieties for more than 30 years, ultimately settling on a few that do well on their land, like barley, sorghum, tillage radish, oats, peas and

A-Cubed is experimenting with a no-till method that uses high-pressure jets of fluid for seeding.

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Constant change, too, is part of Kaiser’s approach to farming; for example, there’s not a single piece of equipment on the farm that hasn’t been modified and improved somehow to be better suited to the unique needs of their land.

“We never do the same thing every year, but we do the things we think are important for this farm,” says Kaiser. “We hope to keep this place sustainable in the

monitor and measure?”

According to Martel, the planter and pump are available to Ontario farmers or researchers interested in working with A-Cubed to investigate some of these questions, and he’s been reaching out to North American agronomists to

showcase some of their early results and seek advice.

Research on the technology is underway in Australia and in China, too.

The company’s immediate goal is to develop a small liquid jet no-till system designed for research purposes that could “open the door in a thousand directions for research.” He also envisions a retrofit kit for farmers to use on existing equipment, as well as a commercially available planter equipped with water jets.

The technology could be most beneficial in moderate to high rainfall areas where the ground underneath the cover is softer and it’s harder to cut through residue.

“This doesn’t care whether it’s wet or dry. You don’t have to wait for dew to dry off, you can plant around the clock,” Popper said, adding that because the technology is cutting so cleanly into the ground, another benefit could be a reduction in tractor horsepower needed.

By Lilian Schaer for AgInnovation Ontario, a project of the Agri-Technology Commercialization Centre (ATCC). future; we need to be more productive so we need to be more sustainable.”

“I didn’t set out to win an award 40 years ago – I just didn’t like erosion and seeing my soil go into the bay,” he adds.

Kaiser is a frequent speaker and participant at agricultural conferences and events across North America.

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The new biosensor provides a one-step assay to test for the presence of food allergens and is intended for anyone who wants to avoid certain food ingredients.

“We have successfully tested the technology to measure food allergens including shrimp, egg and peanuts, and are working to expand to other food allergens,” says Neethirajan.

Using nanotechnology, the biosensor can pinpoint an exact allergen using just a miniscule amount of a food sample. Plate-side at a restaurant, consumer would simply put a small food sample in a tiny vial or cartridge, shake it for a few seconds then place in a reader to analyze the sample and provide results within minutes.

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“I’m always nervous for a couple days going into Halloween because I think I have tons left. It’s amazing when you come in in the morning and it’s gone because so many people are last-minute on it. It’s unbelievable,” said Pagett with a laugh.

That’s a good thing too

IT’S SAID CANADA IS one of the world’s great melting pots when it comes to ethnicity. That’s always been true in our neck of the woods, and now there’s new evidence the rest of the country is likewise diversifying.

Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that in 2016, nearly 22 per cent of Canadians report being or having been an immigrant or permanent resident.

That nearly matches the high of 22.3 per cent in 1921, and shows a rise from 19.8 per cent in 2006.

Those numbers represent a world of new taste preferences.

Look how immigration has fashioned local cuisine over the years, and put an indelible, clearly identifiable stamp on it. In time, expect that to happen with increasingly regularity, right across the country.

This has particular relevance in Ontario. Here, the food and beverage industry is one of the largest in North America. It’s also the province’s leading employer in the manufacturing sector.

Food processors keep an eye on population trends and see how they match culinary trends. Farmers take

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Nothing spooky about the business opportunities October brings a big spike in candy sales, second only to Christmas, and it’s prime time for pumpkin growers FAISAL ALI ALL HALLOWS’ EVE MEANS costumes, candy and jack o’ lanterns. And also a booming business for those supplying us with all our Halloween requirements Indeed, when it comes to one of the mainstays of the season, confectionaries, October is one of Canada’s most lucrative and demanding months of the year for businesses, second only to Christmas, which takes the cake.

According to a Statistics Canada survey of the country’s large retailers, there is a predicable October spike in candy, confectionery and snack food sales each year – and that demand has only become greater over the years. In 1997, the survey showed sales of $147,000 in October

for those sugary goods; in 2016, those sales hit $392,000 in unadjusted dollars.

Still, at the Elmira Foodland, co-owner Doug Pagett notes that candies are not quite as coveted as they once were.

“It’s slowed somewhat because there are fewer kids,” he said. “We live out here and we don’t get nearly the amount of kids we got ten years ago, that’s for sure.”

Looking at the census data available, while the number of children in that prime trick-or-treating age bracket, between 5 to 14 years old, has grown in Elmira, it has not been by much. In 2011, there were 1,265 children in that age range; in 2016, that number was 1,325 – only a 4.5 per cent change. Compare that with growth in children

Woolwich Township as a whole. From 2011 to 2016, the number of kids in this same age bracket grew 12.5 per cent to reach 3,545 last year.

Besides that, trends in consumer culture have changed, suggests Pagett.

“People are just more cautious about letting their kids go out too, for use.

And there are more places, you know, more churches having Halloween parties and that kind of stuff instead of letting their kids go out,” he said.

Parents, moreover, are being more mindful of the amount of sugar in their children’s’ diets, and vendors are reacting to that change.

“The trends are changing on what they’re producing and making too – little packs of Goldfish crackers instead of candy and that

kind of stuff. So the vendors are changing what they’re putting together for it too, so that part of the business has changed a bit, but the old standard stuff goes pretty good,” he said. “[Halloween has] slowed somewhat but it’s still a big chunk of the business, there is no doubt about that.”

But while candy is good just about any time of the year, the same can’t be said for the classic pumpkin, which sees its moment in the spotlight during the October harvest, and then dives back into relative obscurity for the rest of the year.

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cues from consumers, and from processors who buy raw commodities and turn them into consumable goods.

And at the University of Guelph, which bills itself as Canada’s food university, students from across disciplines are doing their part by immersing themselves in new product development.

Over the next five months, students from food science, marketing, nutrition and engineering will work in teams to turn ideas into prototypes, as part of what’s

called a “capstone” or wrapup course. It all culminates in a final competition in March.

The strategy of having the students collaborate gives them a taste of what product development is like. It’s meticulous, exciting and challenging, all at the same time.

Food science Prof. Lisa Duizer says the interdisciplinary nature of the project demonstrates the diverse and interesting career opportunities that exist in food processing. And it helps fill the employment gap in the sector, underscored by

earlier University of Guelph research that shows there are four jobs waiting for every graduate in agriculture and food.

Here’s how the product development course works.

Each student team is responsible for developing a product that fits into a food category experiencing significant industry growth and interest.

In this case, that means vegan, vegetable proteins, convenient indulgences, breakfast, beverages and snacks. Some of these cat-

egories are consistent with the changes in our population dynamics. Others reflect changing work and life patterns, as we fly out the door to work and grab breakfast on the way, or once we get there.

Organizers have beefed up the competition and made it even more realistic and pertinent to the food sector by adding six mentors from southwestern Ontario who are food industry experts.

They include Christina Marsigliese, product developer at the Guelph Food Innovation

Centre and Tyler Zemlak, technology transfer officer at the University of Guelph.

Earlier this month the students presented the concepts they’ll be working on. They cover a wide span, and include a vegan ravioli, high-protein muffin mix, ice cream macarons, avocado spread for toast and a powdered probiotic beverage.

One that I found to be the most exotic is what’s called a “spooflé” featuring maitake mushrooms, and something dubbed “Cognisip,” a beverage the student developers

say “will provide an excellent source of nootropic ingredients to aid in cognitive enhancement.” Nootropics, by the way, are sometimes called smart drugs, designed to help with memory and other such brain functions.

The students are starting to test these concepts in kitchens now, hoping they have saddled up to a trend with some staying power, one that is more than a fad.

In March, they’ll begin finding out. Product development is a long road, but this is a fine start.

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because after Halloween the demand for the perishable product drops to nil, as Hugh Nauman, coowner of Nauman’s Fresh from the Farm Produce in St. Clements, points out.

“Now we’re just into Halloween and once that’s over you are stuck with whatever you have left,” said Nauman.

The demand hits in two waves, he notes: in the lead-up to Thanksgiving and then Halloween, and then it immediately dips afterwards.

Year-to-year, the demand has remained fairly consistent, though he adds that because they sell outdoors, business is very much dependant on the weather.

Pagett concurs: “You sell a ton [of pumpkins] before

Thanksgiving [with] people decorating, and then you get another good run of them like Halloween week when people are buying them to carve.”

But afterwards? “Oh they’re not worth a nickel the day after Halloween.

You might as well throw them out in the field and let them rot the day after Halloween, that’s for sure.”

That’s why businesses will try to sell out before the Halloween day cut-off, he noted.

On the production side of business, pumpkin yield in the country has grown sizably in the last ten years.

In 2007, numbers from Statistics Canada show that total production of pumpkins in the country has doubled from 40,000 tonnes in 2007 to 81,000 in 2016.

In Ontario however, which accounts for more than half of all pumpkin production in the country, the numbers have actually tripled. In 2016, the province produced 44,000 tonnes of pumpkins, compared with 17,000 in 2007, even as the acreage devoted to pumpkin growing has remained more or less unchanged over the same period of time.

Locally, Nauman, who grows the pumpkins that he sells, says that the number of pumpkins per acre dropped because of the lack of heat this season.

The pumpkins themselves, however, have swelled in size because of the rain.

So all and all, Halloween is an excellent, if nervewracking, time to be in the candy and squash business.

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Doug Pagett of the Foodland supermarket in Elmira has seen a shift in demand for Halloween-related treats.

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Postdated cheques for the due dates are accepted.

Office Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday Tax Payments may also be mailed to: Township of Wellesley 4639 Lobsinger Line R. R. #1 St. Clements, ON N0B 2M0 NOTE: Persons who have acquired properties and have not received a tax bill should contact Fiona at the Municipal Office 519-699-3943. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve a taxpayer from responsibility for payment of taxes, nor from penalty for late payment.

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A suspenseful case of boy meets girl, boy tries to have girl bumped off There are plenty of twists in Dial “M” for Murder, the latest production from the Elmira Theatre Company STEVE KANNON

Dave Humphrey, Steve Robinson, Doug McDonald and Matthias Schonlau in rehearsal this week for the ETC production of Dial “M” for Murder, which opens November 3. season in America one summer. Margot stays behind in London, where she meets writer Max and the two share instant chemistry and fall in love. Margot decides to end the affair, but not before Tony sees them together having dinner at Max’s flat.

There is no way that Tony is going to lose all the money, so now she has to go, in the very final sense. He hatches a plan and plays the long game.

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the precise moment he has a perfect alibi, being in the company of Margot’s lover.

Things go off the rails when Margot kills the attacker in self-defence, but that’s just a hiccup for quick-thinking Tony, who sees an opportunity to frame her for premeditated murder, for which she’ll hang. Mission accomplished. But is it?

The story is a “gold-digger theme in reverse, with the husband being the one marrying for money,” said Smith.

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When she goes on trial for murder, he’s got another avenue to get rid of her, but will plan B work out?

That question can only be answered by following along the twists and turns of Dial “M” for Murder, the Elmira Theatre Company production that opens next week.

The Frederick Knott play that spawned the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly was just the kind of gripping material for an ETC staging, says the production’s director.

“I brought the play to the selection committee,” said Thom Smith, describing it as a classic that fits into ETC’s traditional wheelhouse. “I felt it had lasting appeal – it’s like Arsenic and Old Lace or The Mousetrap.”

While a classic murder mystery in many ways, it’s not a whodunit – we know in short order who dies and why – but rather a matter of finding out if the man responsible for everything will get away with it.

Tony Wendice, a former professional tennis player, has married Margot for her money. They seemed happy enough until Tony goes to play the grass court

cumstance to his favour,” added Smith’s wife, Mic Michenfelder-Smith, who is producing the play.

Will the manipulator get away with it? Well, that will depend on the lover (Max) and the Scotland Yard detective (Chief Inspector Hubbard), who’s got more than a passing interest in the case.

Deception, betrayal, passion and greed drive the story along.

The ETC production maintains the early 1950s London setting of the original play.

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Smith has been with the six-person cast to get the period right, including avoiding mannerisms and quirks that aren’t in keeping with the 1950s.

Manners are also a big consideration, as it was still a time where gentlemen and ladies behaved in a much more traditional way, he noted.

While set in London, not all of the characters have an English accent. Where the original story has Max (Dave Humphrey) as an American, Margot (Kimberley Young) too is cast that

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way. Two of the other principals – Tony (Steve Robinson) and Hubbard (Doug McDonald) – adopt English accents, with would-be murderer Captain Lesgate (Matthias Schonlau) a German. The cast is rounded out by an English copper, Thompson (Mark Dakin).

The Elmira Theatre Company production of Dial “M” for Murder runs Thursdays through Sundays, November 3-18. Tickets are available through the ETC website, www.elmiratheatre.com, or by calling KW Tickets at 519-578-1570.

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HELP WANTED WEEKLY HOUSE CLEANER Needed for family home in Heidelberg. Strong preference for Tuesdays or could be split into two shorter days, Tues/Thurs. Must be okay with dogs. $15/hour cash. Please call 519-5897141 and leave message.

WORK WANTED MAN, TRUCK AND Trailer - clean ups, odd jobs, firewood delivery, yard work - can help. Call David 226868-0245.

KARATE!!! SESSION 2 BEGINS NOV. 15TH AT SCHWEITZER’S MARTIAL ARTS Learn Selfdefense, Self-discipline, Self-confidence GROUP CLASSES FOR AGES 4 TO ADULT Seminars, March Break and Summer Karate Camps Classes taught by Sensei Becky Schweitzer, 3rd Degree Black Belt and World Karate Champion Location at the Hawkesville Mennonite Church. 15 Martha Street, Hawkesville (approximately 5 minutes from St. Clements, Heidelberg, Linwood & Wallenstein) Ask about our 10 week sessions. Call 519-580-1418 or e-mail becky_schweitzer@ hotmail.com PIANO LESSONS for all ages, at Robbinsnest Studio in Elmira.

For information send email to: robbinsnest80@gmail.com

HEALTH CARE BOWEN THERAPY YOUR choice for effective treatment of specific health conditions or wellness maintenance. KEVIN BARTLEY, Professional Bowenwork Practitioner, Clock Tower Wellness Centre, 69 Arthur St. S., Elmira. 519-669-0112. Every Body is Better with Bowen!

FRESH OR FROZEN oven ready roasters. Mervin and Louisa Gingrich 519-669-2043.

VINYL FARM HOUSE replacement windows. Energy Star rated and certified. No extra charge for custom sizes. Installation available. 519-698-2059.

MATTRESS AND BOX Spring, new, never used, still in sealed bag. Sacrifice $195. Delivery available. Newly refurbished dehumidifiers, 90 day warranty, $95. 519-635-8737.

AUCTIONS ANNUAL CHARITY AUCTION Of Quilts, new donated items, solid wood furniture, and miscellaneous items (donated articles), to be held 7400 Reid Woods Dr. (north of Elmira), for The Elmira & District Association for Community Living, on Saturday, October 28th @ 9:00 a.m.

AUCTION SALE OF Antiques, household goods, and miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, on Saturday, October 28th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138.

SAT. OCT 28 at 10:00 AM Clearing auction sale of household effects; furniture; antiques; collectables; and miscellaneous items to be held at 566 Killbear Court in Waterloo for Bill and Jean Goertz. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com SAT. OCT 28 at 9:00 AM Annual charity auction of quilts; gift certificates; new donated items; solid wood furniture etc. to be held at the Elmira Produce Auction Cooperative Inc. 7400 Reid Woods Drive north of Elmira for the Elmira and District association for Community Living. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

FOR SALE 12 TON FEED Bin. Freshly painted steel. $1,200. Please call 519-664-3365.

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24 Church St. W. Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6

COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING Pursuant to the Planning Act and Ontario Regulations 197/96 and 200/96 On November 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. the Committee will meet to consider the following applications.

All persons interested in the applications may attend and may contact Nancy Thompson regarding meeting details or visit the Township Webpage – Township Services – Mayor and Council – Agendas Phone: 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820 and519-669-1647 Minutes and orselect the applicable meeting date.After Hours Emergency: 519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca The Committee will also consider submissions for or against the applications if submitted to the Township of Woolwich no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 7, 2017 (Note that this date is before the meeting). Submissions can be forwarded to Jeremy Vink at the address noted at the top of this page, by email jvink@woolwich.ca or by fax 519-669-4669. Any submissions received will be included in a comment package and presented at the meeting. Any submissions received will be included in a comment package and presented at the meeting. This information is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public at the Committee of Adjustment hearing. Please note that while the Committee may redact some personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers, your submissions will otherwise be made public in their entirety.

Minor Variance Application A 23/2017 – Zoran Matkovic, 138 Woolwich Street South, Breslau Zone/Use: Settlement Residential (R-1) / vacant residential land The applicant is requesting relief from Section 8.3.2 of the Settlement Residential Zone to recognize the existing lot width of approximately 27 metres whereas 30 metres is required, in order to permit residential uses. The applicant is proposing to construct demolish the existing dwelling and construct a new single detached dwelling on the property.

NOTICE OF THE DECISION: Within 10 days of the meeting, a copy of each decision will be sent to owners, agents, those who submit written comments, and people who sign the register at the meeting. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Committee of Adjustment in respect to an application, you must submit a written request (to the Secretary-Treasurer – Nancy Thompson ext.

6040) or sign the register at the meeting. This will also entitle you to be advised of a possible Ontario Municipal Board Hearing.

APPEAL OF MINOR VARIANCE AND CONSENT APPLICATIONS: Anyone in opposition to a decision may appeal the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. The Board may dismiss an appeal without holding a hearing if the appellant did not make oral or written submissions to the Committee of Adjustment before a decision was given, or does not provide a reasonable explanation for having failed to make a submission to the Committee.

TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH LEAF DISPOSAL Please do not rake your leaves onto the road. This practice has been prohibited by bylaw in the Township of Woolwich since 1994. There is a fine of $125 for depositing any debris or refuse, which includes leaves, on Township Roads.

These piles of leaves are a safety hazard as they encourage children to play on the road. They can also result in flooding issues when the leaves block storm drains.

LEAF DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES NATURAL CHOICES Mulching and composting are the most economical and environmentally beneficial ways to deal with your leaves.

• Instead of disposing of your leaves, save them, mulch them with your lawnmower and gradually add them to your home composter. They will break down into a useful organic material that can be added to flower and vegetable gardens.

• Rather than raking your leaves, why not mulch them on your lawn or into your garden?

When the leaves are dry, mow your lawn more frequently. The mulched leaves will soon disappear into your lawn or garden as fertilizer.

“PROUDLY REMEMBERING OUR PAS T; CONFIDENTLY EMBRACING OUR FUTURE.”

CURBSIDE LEAF COLLECTION PROGRAM

Bagged Leaf Collection P.O. Box 158 • Bag leaves using only paper yard waste bags or returnable containers marked24with a St. W. Church Elmira, Ontario Region of Waterloo Yard Waste sticker.

N3B 2Z6 • Place out with yard waste materials on yard waste collection days separately from your garbage containers.

• For more information call the Region of Waterloo at 519-883-5100.

Tip: Mulching your leaves with a lawn mower or other mulching device prior to bagging can reduce leaf volumes. (10 bags of loose leaves = 1 bag of mulched leaves) If you have too many leaves for your composter to handle, you may bring your leaves to the Regional Landfill Site (see location information below).

Regional Landfill Site Gate 2, 925 Erb Street West, Waterloo Monday to Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/aboutTheEnvironment/Landfill_Operations.asp

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Phone: 519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax: 519-669-1820 After Hours Emergency:

519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca

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AUCTION of the Luke Dobben Estate from Drayton and John Seifert Landscaping estate from Elmira.

Lawn and garden equipment, furniture, antiques, glassware, collectibles etc.

Sale to be held at #7213 Line 86 Wallenstein approx. 6 km west of Elmira on

SATURDAY, NOV. 4TH, 10 A.M. Lawn and Garden (Estate Equipment) - J.D. STX38 tractor, J.D. LX188 tractor, 2 x LT166 tractors, Ariens, Cub-Cadet, J.D. push and self propelled mowers, TroyBilt and MTD rear tine tillers, string trimmer on wheels, back pack blower, lawn rollers, large Cub-Cadet walk behind snow blower, fertilizer spreader, electric log splitter, Troy-Bilt walk behind snow blower and more.

Appliances - Maytag extra large capacity Sud Saver washer, whirlpool and Fridgidaire washers, microwave.

Miscellaneous - Airtight wood stove, gas fireplace, 2 farm wagon loads of new hardware, you name it we’ve got it. Tables full of good glassware. Far too much to list. New toilet, dog cage, fiberglass truck tool box, e-bike, the building is packed. Collection of gingerbread and mantle clocks.

Furniture - Queen size bookcase, bedroom set. Waterfall, double size, bookcase, bedroom set (light colour), 3 swing mirror dresser. Full size, solid oak, roll top desk (very nice). (New) leather sofas, (New) dressers and night stands. (New TV stands. 4 pc Solid oak bedroom set (no bed) (very nice). 4 door oak china cabinet w/ leaf. 2 pc Wall unit. Sewing cabinets. Brown patterned sofa. Wood frame futon. Fold up power treadmill. Blanket box. Coffee tables. Kids stacking chairs.

Gerald Bowman Auctions & Appraisal Ltd.

WED. NOV 1 at 10:00 AM Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; collectables; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacobs Community Centre in St. Jacobs for an area estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com SAT. NOV 4 at 9:00 AM Annual charity auction of approx 100 quilts; new donated items; gift certificates; baking and much more to be held at the Stratford Rotary Complex 353 McCarthy Rd in Stratford for the Gospel Echoes Ontario Team. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com FRI. NOV 10 at 5:00 PM Toy auction of die cast cars; farm toys; American Muscle; metal signs; memorabilia; banks; precision Franklin Mint and much more to be held at the St. Jacobs Community Centre in St. Jacobs for are collectors. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com SAT. NOV 11 at 9:30 AM Clearing auction sale of forklifts; woodworking equipment; machines; tools; restaurant equipment etc. to be held at 173 Rogers St. in Waterloo for the JJ Group. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

AUCTIONS WED. NOV 15 at 10:00 AM Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; collectables; household effects; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacobs Community Centre in St. Jacobs for area collectors.

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

FARM SERVICES BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS Agricultural Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-5744141 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.

FIREWOOD GERBER’S FIREWOOD SERVING you for over 10 years. Your #1 source of quality slabwood and bodywood. Delivery available.

519-656-2057.

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AUCTIONS

Office: 519-638-5708 For full listing & photos visit our website: www.bowmanauctions.ca

AUCTION SALE To be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for an area estate with additions from Mr and Mrs Mervin Bauman of Floradale

WED. NOVEMBER 1 AT 10:00 AM

AUCTIONS

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND antiques:

Woodworking, Masonry & Shop Equipment - Trailers

Closeout - Estate

AUCTION to be held at

Breslau Airport Road Auction Complex

5100 Fountain St., North, Breslau (Kitchener)

Sat Oct 28th 9:30 am Masonry & Construction - Hammer Drill * Recip Saw * Scaffolding & Planks * Wet Tile Saw * Trench Tamper * Chainsaws * 1” Torque Wrench * Torches * Trailer Tires & axles * Pressure Washers * Sheet Metal Brake * Wheel Barrows * Cement & Mortor Mixers * HD Hyd Power Pak * Floor Jacks * Mechanics Tool Box Sets * Batter Charger Weed Trimmers *Snowblower * Mowers * Woodworking - 3 - 10”/12” Tablesaws * 3 - 36” Wood Lathes * Lthe Chisel Sets * 2 - Wood Bandsaws * 2 - 12” Thickness Planers * Belt/ Disc Sander * 4 - Air Compressors * 2 - 6” Jointers * Scroll Saw * Elec Hand Planer * Drill Presses * 10+ Air Nailers * Power Mitre Saws * Woodworkers Bench * KREG Jigs * Clamps * Routers * Lee Valley Tools - Sanders, Grinders, Power Saws, Drills, Blowers, RotoZip * etc.

2010 Atlas 7x16 TA Enclosed Trailer Quad SUP/Canoe/Kayak SA Trailer 2-48” Highway Van Storage Trailers Marathon Asphalt Hot Box Trailer

PARTIAL LIST ONLY!!!!!!

Check Website for Up to Date Lists!!!!!

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VIEWING: Friday Oct 27th, 2017, 1pm to 5pm TERMS: $500.00 on Each Major Item, Balance in 48 Hours or as announced

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ceramic top stove; solid wood Kraemer made dining room suite (table, 4 chairs , one leaf, 3 door china cabinet) – excellent; maple rocker; Duncan Pyhfe pedestal table; newer single bed; coffee and end table; sewing machine; air purifier; Filter Queen vacuum cleaner; dark brown leather sectional; leather loveseat; 2 lamp tables; L shaped desk; modern sectional newer; maple desk; sideboard; matching chest of drawers; dresser; 2 night tables; 3 door wood file cabinet; maple hutch; treadmill; rocking chair; couch and chair; wardrobe; single beds; 4 pc bedroom suite; half moon table; hall table; variety of occasional tables; lawn chairs; dining room suite; toaster oven; small appliances; 1972 Summit series poster; Beatles LP records; Beatles collector cards; large lighter collection; tin collection; vintage Skidoo snowmobile suits; honey pail; oil cans; Asprin and medicine tins; oil lamps; crocks; jugs; dolls and accessories; vintage Christmas decoration; large stuffed Santa; old party noise makers; vintage buttons and fabric remnants; vintage bed and bath linens; Glamgirl case; quantity of good glass and china, including, depression, pinwheel, bavaria etc

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: Mastercraft

tablesaw; mastercraft 12 ½ inch planer, mastercraft tool chest on wheels; Champion propane powered generater - brand new;; variety of hand; power; and lawn and garden tools.

TERMS: 10% buyers premium. Cash, debit, visa, Mastercard, and cheque accepted.

AUCTIONEER:

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. Wellesley | 519-656-3555 www.JantziAuctions.com

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CLASSIFIED ADS CONTINUED FROM PG. 22 FIREWOOD SEASONED HARDWOOD FIREWOOD for sale. $65 picked up, delivery available. Call 519-656-3342.

Closed Sundays.

HORSES WATERLOO COUNTY HORSE Auction to be held at OLEX Saturday, October 28, 10 a.m. To Consign or more info call 519-595-3307.

WILL BUY OLD and used horses and ponies to go direct to plant in Quebec.

Will buy all types, drug form required but will buy either way. TOP PRICES PAID. Contact Calvin Kuepfer for prices at Horizon Trail Equine at 519-272-3290.

WANTED BUYING ROLEX, OMEGA, Zenith etc, pocket watches, vintage clocks, all gold & silver, coins, scrap costume jewellery, musical instruments, rock & roll; jazz records, military items, toys, sports. Email gallamore@ golden.net or 519-242-6900, fair honest prices.

RENTALS AVAILABLE JAN 1, Elmira 2 bedroom basement unit, quiet neighbourhood, in suite laundry, updated, utilities included, no smoking, no pets, Call or text 519-5746105 to view 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT in Elmira. Quiet building, newly renovated, close to downtown. Call 519-669-5798.

RENTALS 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT in Elmira. Quiet building, newly renovated, close to downtown. Call 519-6695798.

AVAILABLE DEC 1, Elmira 3 bedroom main floor bungalow, quiet neighbourhood, on site shared laundry, updated, utilities included, no smoking, no pets. Call or text 519-574-6105 to view.

MODERN 3 BEDROOM apartment - close to downtown, within walking distance to all amenities. Appliances included, including laundry, gas fireplace. Secured entrance. Call Hugh 519-6695533 after 6 p.m. or daytime 519-746-5111 ext. 295

RENTALS R E TA I L / P R O F E S S I O N A L SERVICES SPACE for rent in Linwood. 1200 sq. ft, $850 + utilities. Available now. Call Don 519-698-1018.

TRADES & SERVICES RON’S DRYWALL AND Renovations. Over 35 years experience. Please call 519-496-7539 or email ron. soncr@gmail.com

FREE BLACK WALNUT TREE - Free to cut down and keep for lumber. 43” circumference (30 yrs old.) Call Diane 519669-8217.

It was a disappointing end to an electrifying season, as the EDSS girls’ field hockey team made the playoffs but fell 2-1 to Sir John A. MacDonald Secondary in the CWOSSA qualifiers Oct. 19 at Woodside Park in Kitchener.

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Please Note: MAP 1 FLORADALE APPEALS: If a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of a decision of the Council of the Township of Woolwich in respect of the proposed zoning by-law does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Township of Woolwich before the by-law is passed: a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Township of Woolwich to the Ontario Municipal Board; and SUBJECT b) the person or public body may not be added as PROPERTY a party to the hearing of an appeal before the 2065 FLORADALE ROAD Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

NOTIFICATION: If you cannot attend the meeting, you can express your concerns/comments about the proposed change in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before November 14, 2017 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting. Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will also be considered.

The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. This information is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public at the Committee of the Whole and Council meetings. Please note that while the Committee of the Whole and Council may redact some personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers, your submissions will otherwise be made public in their entirety. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 519-669-1647 or 1-877-969-0094 ext. 6005.

MORE INFORMATION: The public may view planning documents and background material relating to this application at the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Township website at www.woolwich.ca.

Questions or written submissions may be directed to: Township of Woolwich Engineering and Planning Services Department Box 158 24 Church Street West Elmira, Ontario N3B 2Z6 Dated at the Township of Woolwich this 26th day of October 2017.

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Take Notice that in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended, the Township of Woolwich has received a complete application for a proposed Zone Change application more specifically described below. This notice will summarize the details of this application and includes a location map.

Please be advised that Notice of a Complete Application does not indicate whether the municipality is in support of, or in opposition to the proposal. That determination will be made at a later date.

The Township of Woolwich will hold a Public Meeting, under Sections 34 of the Planning Act, to consider the following Zone Change application. No decisions will be made at this meeting; its purpose is to provide additional information to the public and agencies and to receive comments and information from them.

The property is located at 2065 Floradale Road, in the Township of Woolwich (see Map 1) and described as German Company Tract Part Lot 101, Plan 58R10426 Part of Part 1 and Part 2. The property is designated Rural Land Use Area in the Township’s Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A) with site specific provisions in Section 26.1.220 to permit a custom meat processing operation with accessory retail sales.

The 1.3 ha property is currently developed with a 180 square metre processing facility, a single detached dwelling a barn for Mr. Martin’s transportation horses and an accessory building for the buggy and other property maintenance equipment.

The applicant is proposing to amend the site specific provisions, to expand the meat processing operation by means of constructing a new stand-alone meat processing facility on another part of the property, and subject to the following: • Limit the size of the new building to 600 square metres; • Limit the retail component in the new building to 92 square metres; • Allow the existing 180 square metre meat processing facility building to remain as part of the operation for dry storage (i.e. wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, herbs and spices used in the smoking process, etc.); and • Establish an area of operation which will include the new meat processing facility, associated parking, storm water management, fire reservoir and septic areas, along with the existing 180 square metre building for dry storage.

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FAMILY ALBUM ANNIVERSARY

IN MEMORIAM

BIRTHDAY

DEATH NOTICES

Mayer, Robert Christian

Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary!

ELG, KEN | Unexpectedly

February 18, 1946 - October 23, 2016

Samuel & Mary Ann Lichty

at home, on Thursday, October 19, 2017, Kenneth August Elg of Listowel, in his 84th year. Local relatives are his son Bill and Sherry Elg of Elmira.

Married on November 2, 1957

RELLINGER, JOHN (JACK)

The Lichty family invites friends and relatives to an open house to share in the celebration on Sunday, November 5, 2017, 2:00-4:30 pm at Faith Mennonite Church, 1533 Chalmers Forrest Road, Wellesley, ON N0B 2T0.

Best Wishes Only, please.

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of Robert / Dad / Grandpa who passed away 1 year ago. Not a day goes by where we’re not touched by his memory in some way, shape or form. We’re doing OK...we check our oil, the tires are fine, salt is in softener and the prop is up on the boat...but we miss him.

Don’t take for granted the love this life gives you, always stay humble and kind.

Happy 90th Birthday Beebumpa Bock, October 25th From your great grand children, grand children, and your kids!

OBITUARY

| February 28, 1946 October 19, 2017 Jack passed away after a short illness on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the age of 71. Jack lived for many years at the farm in Bloomingdale before moving to Toronto.

Love Bernadene, Jeff, Tammy, Quentin and Natalie

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DECHERT, Shawn Del Jan. 30, 1965 – Oct. 26, 2009 We miss EVERYTHING about you.

Mom, Dad, Pamela & Paul

IN MEMORIAM

In Memory of

Cal Cressman

Passed away on Monday, October 23, 2017, at St. Mary’s General Hospital, at the age of 67 years. Husband of the late Amy Martin (2010). Father of Nora, at home, Irene and Steven Eby of RR 1 Atwood, Elvin of RR 1 Dobbinton, Jason of RR 2 Chesley, and Fern of RR 1 Dobbinton. Grandfather of Carolyn Eby. Brother of Lloyd and Vera of RR 1 Elora, Aden and Susie of RR 2 Clifford, Wilma of Elmira, Fern and Melvin Weber of RR 1 Linwood, and Erma and Mervin Weber of RR 1 Palmerston.

Predeceased by his parents Cleason and Mary Ann (Snyder) Martin, stillborn sister Erla, brother-in-law Tilman Martin, and sister-in-law Lydia Ann Martin. Friends called at his home, 7173 Blind Line, RR 4, Elmira, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. and on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 from 1-6 p.m., where family service was held on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 9 a.m., then to Elmira Mennonite Meeting House for burial and further service. Arrangements entrusted to Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

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May 16, 1940 – October 31, 2016 God looked around His garden and found an empty place.

He then looked down upon the earth and saw your tired face.

He put His arms around you and lifted you to rest.

God’s garden must be beautiful, He always takes the best.

He knew thatXxxxxxx you werexxxxxxxxx suffering.

He knew that you were in pain.

He knew that you would never get well on earth again.

IN MEMORIAM

Donald Alexander and John Donald Klein We miss you.

Debbie, Krista, Kurt, Alex, Blake & Doris of course

Remembered and Loved by Janice and family

Payson, Gregory Arthur Passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at the age of 51 years.

Loving partner of Bobby Charlton and her children Brian, Brad, and Jessica, and grandson Liam. Devoted son of AnnaBelle Payson. Loving brother of Debbie Payson, Tony Payson, and Liann Payson.

Lovingly remembered by his nephew Tyler, brother-in-law Bert and Linda Chilton and their children Katy and Kristen, and sister-in-law Jackie Payson and Albert Skraba and Jackie’s children Tabitha and Neaca. Also lovingly remembered by many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Predeceased by his father Ray Payson and step-father Alex Payson. Greg was a lover of all things Harley-Davidson, and an avid hunter. The family will received relatives and friends on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel, followed by a reception. As expressions of sympathy, donations to a charity of your choice would be appreciated.

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LIVING HERE HALLOWEEN / IT’S A BIG DEAL

A tradition of scaring up a good time on All Hallows’ Eve DJ Carroll’s Elmira home to play host to annual haunted house, this time with a magical theme for visitors ALI WILSON MONSTERS, MAGIC, MUGGLES AND mayhem. No, this isn’t a story about the release of a spooky new Harry Potter, rather it’s the inspiration behind DJ Carroll’s Halloween Haunted House.

For the 18th year, the Elmira District Secondary School drama teacher will be transforming his Elmira home into a spooky, magical, interactive Halloween experience for all ages.

“I am a firm believer that Halloween should be about more than just going through a door and saying trick or treat. There should be a lot of fun involved,” he said.

Mad scientist, house of horrors and twisted fairytales are among past themes, but this year arguably one of the largest magical phenomenon’s of the generation, the Harry Potter fantasy novels, inspired the teacher to get creative.

“This year our theme is going to be ‘Monsters, Magic, Muggles and Mayhem’,” he said. “So there is a little bit of Harry Potter, just because we love Harry Potter, but part of the interactive part is that there will be magicians performing magic tricks for kids, so they can actually see a little magic show.”

In addition to the magic shows outside, Carroll says returning guests will be excited to know that there

will be more of a focus on the interactive portion of the event where kids get to compete in challenges for candy.

“We have a fun version and we have a little bit more serious version. And they don’t have to go in at all – they can just interact with the characters outside on the driveway and go get candy, so it’s all levels,” he said.

“This year, we are going to do something a little different. If they enter into the haunted house, there’s going to be three challenges that they have to pass in order to get out. Depending what version they take, the challenge is going to be a little bit more scary and then they come out and get their candy – this year is going to be very, very interactive.”

Halloween less than a week away, Carroll’s creative process began to ramp up, with passersby noticing a spooky graveyard and props of the ghoulish kind. Although he may be the host, Carroll says it’s his students who really put on the show.

“I have anywhere from ten to 20 high school students who come to help.

Mostly it’s my drama kids, but any student that wants to be a part of it come and help out. They are at the age where they can’t do much [at Halloween], so it gives them a chance to HAUNTED | 31

CHEF’S TABLE/ DONNA GINGRICH

Beans are a good addition to many dishes RECIPE NOTES ISN’T IT INTERESTING HOW our tastes change from childhood to adulthood? Cooked cabbage, beans and anything made with milk were high on my dislike list. It’s beans I want to talk about today, because I love them! Let me just say they are good for you – I won’t bore you with the nutritional details, but they are an excellent source of fibre and protein.

I like to add black beans to dips, salad and soup recipes that don’t call for them. If you are making a cooked dish, add them at the very end of the cooking time or they will turn to mush. Also be sure to rinse them very well with cold water before using to get rid of the starch they are swimming in inside the can.

These Corn, Bean and Chicken Burritos are a nice change of pace from the humdrum. The original recipe did not include chicken, but I like the addition. You can make this mixture in advance and keep it in your fridge for a handy meal- just heat as many portions as you need.

Halloween is EDSS drama teacher DJ Carroll’s favourite time of year, and it shows in the effort he makes transforming his Elmira home into a haunted house experience for visitors. [ALI WILSON / THE OBSERVER]

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Halloween Food Drive

At Leroy’s Auto Care community is very important to us. This Halloween be involved in the local organization CANS (citizens always need supper). Along with the sweets, make sure to have non-perishable food items available to handout in support of the food drive.

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FISH Fry at St. Teresa of Avila church hall. Continuous seating from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Adults & takeout $16, children (12 & under) $8.

Advanced tickets available until Oct. 25 at the church office or call 519-669-3387.

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for lunch, fellowship and entertainment, $11. Call 519-664-1900 by noon Nov. 6 to sign up.

CALMING THE ANXIOUS MIND. Anxiety is a common mental challenge, particularly troubling when our children struggle with it. Explore how anxiety is often a family affair, discuss strategies to help manage anxiety. Join us from 7-9 p.m. at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, St. Jacobs.

ELMIRA LEGION’S NEW YEARS Preview, 7:30-11 p.m. at the Legion hall. Everyone welcome. Goodwill offering. Band: The Trailers.

NOVEMBER 3 EATING STRATEGIES FOR A Healthy Weight and Strong Bones. Presented by Tiffany Krahn, registered dietitian. Join us from 10:15-11:15 a.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre, St. Jacobs.

NOVEMBER 4 REMEMBRANCE DAY TEA & Bake Sale at the Royal Canadian Legion, Elmira from 1-3 p.m. Baking, deli table, tearoom, raffle table and penny table.

FAITH & CANADIAN VALUES, 37th World Religions Conference is celebrating Canada 150. Scholars from different faiths will explore how Canadian values relate to their respective teachings. At Humanities Theatre, University of Waterloo. Open to all and free of charge. Visit worldreligionsconference.org for more information.

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SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT Linwood Community Centre at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for lunch, fellowship and entertainment, $11. Call 519-664-1900 by noon Nov. 20 to sign up.

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT Breslau Community Centre at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship, $6. Call 519664-1900 by noon Nov. 6 to sign up.

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT Woolwich Memorial Centre, Elmira at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship, $6. Call 519-664-1900 by noon Nov. 23 to sign up.

NEW HORIZONS A GROUP for boomers, zoomers and seniors. Join us at 10 a.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre. Dr. Barb Leblanc, retired surgeon and member of Doctors Without Borders. Topic: In Times of Conflict.

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NOVEMBER 22

WOODSIDE EVERGREEN – 10:30 a.m. Woodside Bible Fellowship, 200 Barnswallow Dr, Elmira. “Birds of Prey Demonstration” – Sandra Davey, Mountsberg Raptor Centre. Devotional Speaker: Henk Wichers.

Suggested donation $7 includes hot lunch. For information call 519-669-8752.

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WOODSIDE EVERGREEN - 10:30 am, Woodside Bible Fellowship 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira. Christmas Music: Singing, yodeling, Swiss Alpine Bells - Deb Meisner Jones. Devotional Speaker: Randy Hoffman.

For information call 519-669-8752.

NOVEMBER 15 SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT Schmidtsville Banquet Room, Wellesley at noon. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch and fellowship, $6. Call 519-664-1900 by noon Nov. 13 to sign up.

NEW HORIZONS A GROUP for boomers, zoomers and seniors. Join us at 10 a.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre. Greg Gerber, farmer and auctioneer. Topic Going, Going, Gone!

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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.

A whole lot of bunkum has roots in geography, as do other colourful verbs WEIRD NOTES

Q. Imagine a hand poised over a book page, with one finger fitted with a tiny camera.

What might come next?

A. With HandSight, a blind person could actually read more easily, says Aviva Rutkin in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

Developed by University of Marylandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jon Froehlich and team, this tiny camera â&#x20AC;&#x201D; originally used for endoscopies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fits on the tip of the finger, and as the wearer follows a line of text, a computer reads it out loud. Audio

or kinesthetic cues gently nudge the finger into the right position. Eventually, Froehlich envisions â&#x20AC;&#x153;a smartphone-like device that blind people could use to discern other visual characteristics, like colors and patterns,â&#x20AC;? helping give them a sense of the nontactile world around them.

Q. At the age of 7, Olava had feelings of rage and discomfort hearing other people eating.

Over time, other triggers developed until she finally sought medical help, only to be laughed at. Was this truly a laughing matter?

A. Not if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one of the small number of people suffering from misophonia, perhaps caused by altered patterns of brain activity,

says Tiffany Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Callaghan in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. As neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran remarked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Misophonia seems so odd that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to appreciate how disabling it can be.â&#x20AC;?

Though the affliction is little studied thus far, Sukhbinder Kumar and his team at UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Newcastle University conducted a series of tests on those with and without severe misophonia and found that both groups had similar reactions to neutral and unpleasant sounds. However, sufferers, upon hearing trigger sounds, showed signs of the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fight-and-flight response, including increased heart rates. Brain scans of activated areas suggest that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the systems that normally influence what we pay at-

destination for these ships, Shanghai came to mean â&#x20AC;&#x153;to recruit forcibly.â&#x20AC;? In a similar vein, Barbados, formerly a British colony, became the verb â&#x20AC;&#x153;barbados,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;to forcibly ship someone to another place to work.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Between 1640 and 1660, thousands of Irish people were sent by the British as indentured servants to work in Barbados and elsewhere in the Caribbean.â&#x20AC;?

Soloi gives us â&#x20AC;&#x153;solecize,â&#x20AC;? named after the ancient Athenian colony in Cilicia whose dialect the Athenians considered substandard, hence its meaning â&#x20AC;&#x153;to make an error in language, etiquette, etc.â&#x20AC;?

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always room for improvement when billboards announce â&#x20AC;&#x153;Open fo Beakfartâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Affable Rates

tention to, and respond to emotionally, are disrupted in people with misophonia.â&#x20AC;?

Until new treatments or coping strategies are developed, Olava and others like her might utilize earplugs or try to mask the offending sounds.

Q. Shanghai (China), Barbados (Caribbean), Soloi (Athenian colony, Cilicia), Buncombe County (North Carolina): All are colorful, distinctive places lending their names to verbs. Can you name and define any of them?

A. The verb â&#x20AC;&#x153;shanghaiâ&#x20AC;? suggests the meaning, to kidnap men to work on ships, says Anu Garg on his â&#x20AC;&#x153;A.Word.A.Dayâ&#x20AC;? website.

Since China was often the

with a Mirco Fridge.â&#x20AC;?

Finally, consider the story behind Buncombeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s association with the noun â&#x20AC;&#x153;bunkâ&#x20AC;? and the verb â&#x20AC;&#x153;to debunk.â&#x20AC;? In 1820, Rep. Felix Walker of Buncombe County made a pointless speech in the U.S. Congress, and though his colleagues urged him to stop, he persisted, claiming that the speech was â&#x20AC;&#x153;for Buncombe.â&#x20AC;? Eventually, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buncombeâ&#x20AC;? became â&#x20AC;&#x153;bunkumâ&#x20AC;? became â&#x20AC;&#x153;bunk,â&#x20AC;? a synonym for â&#x20AC;&#x153;meaningless speech.â&#x20AC;?

Hence, â&#x20AC;&#x153;to debunkâ&#x20AC;? is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to expose the falseness of a claim, myth, belief, etc.â&#x20AC;?

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16. One-dimensional 17. 4:1, e.g.

18. Carbamide 19. Sacred places 20. Flash 21. Coat 22. Perpendicular 23. Electricity 24. Provides 25. Capitol Hill V.I.P.: Abbr.

26. Woodwind 27. Sun circler 28. Campus bigwig 30. Silk Road 35. Sheepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cry 37. Prison camp 39. Wizened 43. Jewish month 44. The old you 47. Resembling a dystopia 49. Enlightening

51. Flees 52. Turkish title 54. Animate 55. Seals 57. Poetic dusk 58. Civic group 62. Bug-eyed 65. Certain signs 66. Rein in 67. Fled 69. Express 70. Flinch, say 73. Ammonia derivative 75. Press 76. Left-hand page 77. Numbskull 78. Beam intensely 79. Departure 80. Rang out 81. Rich Little, e.g.

82. Navigational aid 83. Holdings DOWN 1. Gives a hand 2. Formed

3. Render out of pitch 4. Enlarge, as a hole 5. Black diamond 6. Mins. and mins.

7. Debaters 8. African land 9. Auditory 10. Prime-time hour 11. Caught 12. News office 13. Familiarize 14. Letter getter 15. Verb with thou 23. Bit 24. Thrash 27. Nutty confection 29. Encourages 31. Dined 32. Chipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner 33. Avoid 34. Befuddle 36. Nannies 38. Musical notation 40. Swedish rug 41. Belief system

42. Totâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toe 44. Drawing 45. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dallas Buyers Clubâ&#x20AC;? topic 46. Toronto-to-Ottawa dir.

48. Ă&#x20AC; la mode 50. Inconveniences 53. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ___!â&#x20AC;?

55. Ad headline 56. Consolation 58. Stone wall 59. Good-for-nothing 60. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Full Houseâ&#x20AC;? surname 61. Except 63. Yankee rival 64. Remote, say 65. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And there you are!â&#x20AC;?

68. Demands 70. Completely fix 71. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ go bragh!â&#x20AC;?

72. Fishing, perhaps 74. Flightless birds 76. ___ deferens 77. Masseurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workplace, maybe

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Corn, Bean and Chicken Burritos

go out and get dressed up.

Some of them get really into their makeup and costumes,” he explained. “It is a very, very fun experience because you get as young as, like, little two-yearsolds coming out and then you get all of the grownups in the neighbourhood coming out as well – we get to scare them so it makes it fun for the teenagers.”

And while trick-or-treating is mostly for the kids, he hasn’t forgotten about the parents.

“We have a little bit of a heater source out there so Mom and Dad can sit and get warm, because usually the kids will end up going

1-1/3 cups fresh or frozen corn 1 medium onion, chopped 1 medium green pepper 1 Tbsp. oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 Tbsp. chili powder 1 tsp. cumin 2 tsp. chicken soup base 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 cup cooked, seasoned, diced chicken 1 – 15oz. black beans, rinsed and drained 2 cups cooked brown rice 8 flour tortillas

Toppings: Shredded cheddar cheese Sour cream Salsa

Sauté corn, onion and green pepper in oil until softened.

Add garlic, spices, chicken, beans and rice.

Heat, stirring frequently, until all ingredients are heated through.

Warm flour tortillas.

Fill tortillas with corn and bean mixture.

Top with toppings and roll up tortillas.

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Serves 8.

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through two or three times, and just have some fun and enjoy the day.”

In the past Carroll has had anywhere from 30 attendees up through to 200 enjoy his Halloween events. Although he knows attendance is dependent on the weather, he encourages people to come by rain or shine.

“Even if it is not nice weather, you can still jump out of the car, run up, go in, have a fun little experience get some candy and then go home.”

While the Christmas season is the most festive of the year for some, for Carroll it’s Halloween that takes the cake.

“Halloween is my season,” he said. “Not only do you get a chance to dress up, I think it’s a chance that you get to play – and it doesn’t matter how old you are. It is one night a year that people say, ‘you know what? Just have fun.’ Nobody is going to question you, nobody is going to get angry, upset with you – just get up there and play and have fun.”

The haunted house will be set up at Carroll’s home at 14 Limera Ave. in Elmira, with the early trick-ortreaters coming by just after 5 p.m. and wrapping up around 8:30-9 p.m. Out front, there will be a box for food bank donations.

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from the tropical origins of biochar.

“It’s not going to be the saviour of all of our problems,” she said, noting there are varying schools of thought about biochar’s potential. “I don’t think it should be dismissed, but I don’t think it’s a cure-all.”

There are many variables to consider in doing research, and long-term study is needed to get a true picture of such carbon sequestration methods. With soil carbon, measurable differences takes a long time to appear.

“It takes decades to be

able to observe those kinds of changes.”

That’s at odds with our impatient, quick-fix natures.

“Our whole society is fixed on rapid solutions. You have a headache, you go to the doctor and you take a pill.

We want it now,” she said.

Echoing Purves-Smith’s point, Oelbermann says each person making small changes can have an impact on both future emissions and mitigation of current levels.

“We all need to do something to make a change. It can’t be business as usual.”

At the personal level, with food for instance, you

can eat local and organic, grow your own food, and perhaps experiment with biochar, though it’s not easy to source, nor is it cheap.

“I think the take-home message is everybody needs to do something. Everybody needs to do the best they can, and that will be different for each person.”

People can do things at home, beyond investing in solar panels and electric cars, notes Purves-Smith.

The roundtable discussion is scheduled for 7 p.m. on November 23 at the KPL branch in downtown Kitchener.

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