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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 WO O LW I C H C O U N C I L

Maryhill gravel pit proposal meets with widespread pushback

BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com

Elmira Home Hardware owner Krista McBay was not impressed with the extensive graffiti spray painted on the walls of her business Friday night.

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Police investigate graffiti spree

A number of Elmira spots tagged with various messages; video evidence points to a pair of suspects

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

A spate of graffiti over the weekend in Elmira has police investigating four counts of vandalism.

Some of the spree was caught on high-definition surveillance cameras outside the Home Hardware store on Church Street, making identification of the suspects that

much easier.

The security footage posted to Facebook and viewed more than 3,000 times shows a man and a woman walking across the parking lot into the light, looking right up at the camera while the female suspect shakes a spray can. The incident occurred around 10:20 p.m. on September 6.

At locations in the town, the pair left a combination of hate-motivated, incomprehensible and random writing plastered on various surfaces using red-coloured Premier Spray Paint purchased at Canadian Tire.

Krista McBay, the owner of the Elmira Home Hardware, said many people took a personal interest in the vandalism and re-

leased video coverage.

“It seems like everyone is insulted by what they wrote on the wall and the fact that they did this in our community,” said McBay. “It just makes me laugh because it’s such a tight-knit community, and everybody knows everybody. For this to happen, it’s even more insulting.”

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Not if residents have anything to say about.

They in fact had plenty to say, giving Woolwich councillors an earful during a public meeting Tuesday night, the packed gallery sending a resounding “no” to Capital Paving’s bid for a sprawling operation south of the village.

The company is looking for official plan and zoning changes to a combined 230 acres of land spread across four properties at 1226 Maryhill Rd., 1175 Foerster Rd., 1195 Foerster Rd and 1472 Village View Rd. Actual extraction would take place on some 168 acres, which contains an estimated three million metric tonnes of aggregate material.

While the pit application is for 500,000 tonnes per year, the company suggests it would remove about half that much annually, meaning the pit would be in operation for 12 to 15 years.

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Home sales were down but prices were up last month, when 459 residential properties sold through the MLS system of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors, a decrease of 9.1% compared to the same month last year. The average sale price of all residential properties sold in August increased by 6.4% to $524,482 compared to August 2018. The median price of all residential properties increased 8.1% to $495,000, with detached homes up by 2.8% to $560,000.

Some Woolwich residents will be a little less flush next year under a plan to hike significantly the bimonthly fee for municipal wastewater services. A new fee schedule discussed this week would see a 10-per-cent jump in rates for 2006. New rules mean Woolwich must begin collecting enough through its fees to pay for future upgrades and repairs to the water and sewer infrastructure in the township.

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Region extends Elmira bus pilot project one year

BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com

A localized bus service that circulates around Elmira will remain free to riders and under the auspices of Kiwanis Transit in a plan approved Tuesday by regional council’s planning and works committee.

The decision altered course from a staff report that called for Grand River Transit to take over the service and issue a request for proposal (RFP) for others to bid on the contract.

Instead, the pilot project that’s already been in place for a year will run through 2020 in much the same

way it has always operated.

“I’m so happy for the riders,” said Kiwanis Transit manager Cheryl Fisher in welcoming the news Tuesday afternoon.

She said the pilot has been “a very successful program,” diverting riders from the traditional, more costly specialized transpor-

tation Kiwanis Transit is primarily known for.

“There’s a large number of Kiwanis Transit riders getting around town ... on the circulator bus.”

The service has been seeing some 1,280 riders per month, said Fisher, averaging out to about 9 riders per hour when the bus is in

Leah Sebben named new ambassador T H AT T I M E O F Y E A R

Wellesley-North Easthope Fair names and crowns Linwood 19-year-old

BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI arebiszewski@woolwichobserver.com

Linwood’s Leah Sebben is the new ambassador of Wellesley-North Easthope Fair, winning the crown during Tuesday night’s opening of the fair.

The 19-year-old was the oldest of the three hopefuls vying for the title, winning a tight race to edge out Mya Leggo, 16, and Caitlin Livingston, 17.

All the contestants came well prepared for an evening of speeches they prepared, followed by an impromptu question that was assigned by judges Vanessa Ridel, Gwen Good and Gary West.

Sebben focused on the importance of family in her speech. “Whether they’re physically here or not I always feel their encouragement. But the best part about family is that sometimes they’re not even family.”

“Family is also my community,” she added.

Aside from the speeches

the night of the fair, each of the contenders had individual interviews with a panel of judges the week prior to the event.

When it came to the impromptu question, Sebben was put on the spot by last year’s fair ambassador, Amanda Lebold who asked, “What is one benefit you have experienced while being a volunteer?” With no hesitation, the contestant shared that hearing people’s stories and learning other’s opinions is what she’s benefited from during her time as a volunteer.

There will be plenty of opportunities for the new ambassador to put these volunteer skills into work, starting with the rest of the fall fair.

Sebben will take the skills she has learned through the design program at Conestoga College with her during her time as the ambassador. She says she looks forward to working with the Wellesley-North Easthope AgriAMBASSADOR | 06

operation.

In recommending the service be taken over by the region, a staff report expected ridership to drop by a third if fares were introduced. Planners also expected the budget to more than double to $173,000 once the service was in the hands of the region.

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Down to the final three contestants in annual Wellesley Idol contest

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Currently, Woolwich households are assessed a special-area rate raising $80,000 to cover the cost of the bus, said Peter Zinck, the region’s director of transit services.

Fisher noted the service has a gross operating cost of $93,000 a year, with cor-

Aside from family fun, this week’s Wellesley fair narrowed down to three the remaining contestants in the Wellesley Idol musical competition, a contest that will be decided later this month at the Apple Butter and Cheese Festival.

The Wellesley arena was packed and filled with energy, fans eager to watch the top-six contestants compete in the Idol competition following the opening ceremony at the 166th Wellesley-North Easthope Fall Fair on Tuesday night.

While the styles were wide-ranging, one thing all six semi-finalists had in common, besides talent, was confidence.

After a long deliberation by the group of judges – Allister Bradley, Amy Rola, Tim Louis, J.P. Sunga and John Beetle Bailey – the crowd silenced to hear the results. Hadley Mustakas, Jordan Vogt and Jorja Smith were the lucky three chosen to move forward to

the finals.

The decision wasn’t easy, according to Bradley and the rest of the panel: it came down to a really tough choice on who goes through to the next round.

The finalists ranged in age and brought something unique in each performance that set them apart from their fellow competitors, with Mustakas, performing My Church by Maren Morris. “Wow, you are a star, you have that star quality and you can tell,” said Rola, the 2014 Idol winner.

Vogt joined the stage shortly after to perform Still Rolling Stones by Lauren Daigle that was accompanied by her acoustic guitar. Her voice echoed through out the arena and brought the whole crowd together in clapping their hands along with the performance.

The youngest of them all was 12-year-old Smith, who performed Kelly Clarkson’s song Piece by Piece. The room filled with emotions IDOL | 06

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letters of opposition prior to this week’s public meeting.

“An industrial operation doesn’t belong in a residential community,” argued Maryhill Road resident Silvana Gobbi, noting the project brings with a host of problems, from increased truck traffic to dust and noise issues.

Moreover, there’s a risk property values would drop 10 to 40 per cent. An appraisal of her own home indicated a 30 per cent drop in value due to the prospect of a gravel pit, she said.

“How will homeowners be compensated for that?”

Bonnie Bryant, a Maryhill resident and former Ward 3 councillor, said the negative impacts on surrounding residences, farms and businesses are enough to quash the application.

“This proposed pit is not a compatible land use.”

That’s a sentiment shared by residents and nearby business, including the Merry-Hill Golf Club, Ontario Aerobics Centre, Grootendorst Farms and St. John’s-Kilmarnock school (SJK).

Brandon Peister, representing the golf club, noted none of the studies submitted by the applicant mentions the impact on the golf operation despite the close proximity and prospect of problems arising.

“That’s going to have a big impact on our business,” he said of the proposed gravel pit, which he argued was at odds with the surrounding uses.

Ian Watt, deputy head of school at SJK, said the school was likewise left out of Capital Paving’s assessment in what he called a “gross and egregious oversight.”

As with the golf club, the school faces the prospect of dust, noise and traffic problems, with perhaps hundreds of trucks passing through the school safety zone each day.

“Do we really put gravel ahead of children?” he asked.

John Schaman, the doctor who runs a cardiac clinic at the corner of Shantz Station Road and Hopewell Creek Road, said the pit threatens the tranquility and serenity that is the hallmark of the treatment centre. Engaging councillors, he said the proposal would have massive impact on what has taken decades to build.

“This would be clearly

devastating.”

His own calculations predicted truck traffic of 35 to 60 per hour.

Challenged by Capital Paving, he did more investigating, eventually concluding he was on the low side.

The company stuck with its own estimates of five to nine trucks per hour, a daily average of 59.

Representing Capital paving, Brian Zeman, president of MHBC Planning, said the extra trucks would represent a three-per-cent increase in traffic on Shantz Station Road, which the company predicts will see the bulk of traffic leaving southbound from the proposed site.

The company downplays suggestions trucks will be heading through the village, noting the markets for gravel are principally to the south, west and east.

“There is also incorrect information that is being spread in the community that this pit will represent 300-500 trucks each day.

This is wildly inaccurate,” he said.

But resident Don Schwartzentruber, who runs Spectralis Haulage & Excavation Inc., said his own experience moving gravel tells him the applicant is downplaying the noise impacts and the truck traffic.

“I take issue with the numbers – I think they’re low,” he said, predicting he’s looking at the prospect of a truck passing his home every three minutes. “I think the reality is going to be higher.”

He, like others speaking out against the project, challenged the numbers supplied by Capital Paving, arguing the averages the company use look to equalize traffic over the course of the year, even though demand falls way off in the winter months, for instance.

Given much to think about Tuesday night, councillors won’t be making any decisions on the gravel pit application for months yet. This week’s meeting for essentially the start of the process, with planning staff continuing to take public input, review the information submitted by Capital Paving, and having some of the company’s reports reviewed by third-party experts.

An eventual recommendation report from staff is likely several months away, suggested township planner Jeremy Vink.

Brian Zeman of MHBC Planning makes the case for Capital Paving's bid for a gravel pit near Maryhill during a public meeting Tuesday night in Woolwich council chambers, where concerned residents packed the room in opposition to the proposal.

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$5 will get your $50 in Trees for Woolwich event to promote greening initiative

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

A Woolwich environmental group with the lofty goal of increasing overall tree cover in Elmira to 30 per cent – almost double the current coverage – has a new program to help with that task.

Trees for Woolwich, which sees new plantings as beneficial on many fronts, not least of all climate-change mitigation, is offering homeowners a way to get involved directly.

To that end, 70 vouchers funded by Elmira’s Toyota Boshoku, worth $50 towards the purchase of a native tree, will be given out, in exchange for a $5 donation to the charitable organization.

The vouchers can be redeemed at John’s Nursery in St. Jacobs and Grobe Nursery in Breslau.

It’s an easy, cost-effective way for everyone to go green in the comfort of their own backyard, says the chair of Trees for Woolwich.

“The people in both those nurseries are very knowledgeable,” explained Inga Rinne. “If you go and say ‘here’s my space’ and you know a little bit about what kind of soil you’re putting them in, [nursery staff] will give good advice on the best trees to put in that spot.

Woolwich Healthy Communities committee members Inga Rinne (left) and Nancy Stayzer demonstrate tree planting, plenty of which will be done at the [VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER] upcoming community event in St. Jacobs.

“It’s whatever suits your particular location. Some people have lots of room and can put up a big tree that’ll be a giant oak someday, and other people are on small lots and need a much more compact tree – maybe a serviceberry.”

The vouchers will be up for grabs at an upcoming event taking place on National Tree Day (September 25) at ValleyView Park in

St. Jacobs. All are welcome to attend. Visitors will get the opportunity to plant trees, obtain a voucher, enjoy an assortment of wraps catered by Kitchen Kuttings, and meet the neighbours. It has a similar layout to the previous greening initiative event that took place May at Bolender Park in Elmira, added Rinne.

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some of the tree vouchers for the fall, because a lot of people don’t realize fall is a great time to plant things,” she noted.

Fall is a prime time to plant trees because they have the chance to get established and soak up the autumn rains before the stress of the drought-ridden summers. Any trees planted during this season have a higher chance of survival and will help Trees for Woolwich to get closer to its goal.

“The tree cover is at 16.4 per cent in Elmira right now. To say 16.4 per cent may be an overestimate at this point because these numbers were done based on 2016 air photos... and we have lost a huge number of ash trees due to the emerald ash borer,” explained Rinne.

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Wellesley firefighters responded Monday evening to a report of a fire at a St. Clements-area farm. The incident turned out to be minor.

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Crews respond en masse to fire on St. Clements farm Emergency crews were called out to a St. Clements-area farm Monday after a fire broke out at the scene. Eventually all three Wellesley Township fire stations responded to what turned out to be a rather minor incident.

St. Clements, Linwood and Wellesley firefighters got the call to a property on Herrgott Road just before 5 p.m. on Sept. 9. Crews had the situation in hand in a matter of minutes.

“It’s all under control; it was contained to a

dust collector bin. We’ve disconnected it from the building and are just in the midst of cleaning it out right now. We’re in good shape,” said Brad Dietrich, district chief at the St. Clements station, while on scene.

There were no injuries reported and minor damage. Dietrich couldn’t say exactly what started the fire, but suggested that even a small spark could set off the combustible environment of a dust collector.

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The vehicle was locked on radar in excess of 140 km/h.

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Barricades will remain on both ends of the bridge to keep out vehicular traffic and there are fenced off areas within the bridge that will funnel pedestrians along one side.

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The top three finalists of the Wellesley Idol competition are Jorja Smith, 12, Jordan Vogt, 15, and Hadley Mustakas, 16, who will be performing in the finals at the ABC Festival on Sept. 28. [ANETA REBISZEWSKI]

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as she sang, “You presented the story like it was your own, it was superbly authentic,” Bradley said.

Announcing who goes onto the next stage is the hardest part, said Louis, but what the judges did enjoy was the mentoring portion that they got to take part in with each contestant.

“Everyone was already talented coming in, and just to watch the level of entertainment just go up is extremely rewarding,” he added.

All participants were applauded for their efforts and didn’t leave empty-handed, as gifts were given to those who competed in the semi-finals.

The top three finalists

will move forward to compete at the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival on September 28. Rewards will be handed out at the finale with the first-place winner receiving a $500 prize, second place $300, third place $200 and finally a People’s Favourite winner, who was voted on Tuesday evening at the fair will take home $125.

Thousands of people made it out to the Waterloo Rod and Gun Club in St. Jacobs over the weekend to take in the 50th annual KW Flying Dutchmen Scale Model Air Show.

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porate donations covering about $14,000 worth of costs.

The new budget figures – and the report that outlined them – failed to impress Coun. Patrick Merlihan.

Discussing the region’s moves Tuesday night, councillors welcomed the continuation of the pilot project, though they seemed less than impressed with the regional staff report.

“The numbers don’t justify it,” said Merlihan of the budget figures presented in

the regional report outlining changes to the service.

‘I really don’t like the report the region wrote,” he added, pointing to the dearth of information in the document, let alone rationale for having the region run the system. “We can’t depend on them to do the right thing.”

Especially troubling, said Merlihan, was the buses’ failure to boost ridership on GRT’s route 21 bus linking Elmira and St. Jacobs to the transit hub at Conestoga Mall.

“We know by the num-

bers that this Elmira bus does not improve route 21.”

At the region, Zinck indicated there’s been some uptick in the numbers, and a hope extending the pilot project will see ridership grow.

“Certainly we always like to have increased ridership on our routes.”

With Kiwanis Transit continuing on as it has been doing, he said he expects operating costs for 2020 to be much along the lines of what we seen this year.

Fisher said she expects

the status quo to remain in effect through 2020, though Kiwanis Transit was prepared to take part in the region’s RFP process. The organization is well-positioned to bid on the job, she added.

“We can do it very well, with very minimal disruption,” she said.

“We certainly have a lower per-hour cost,” she added of keeping the budget in check.

Switching to a permanent service under the GRT banner would necessitate adding fares into the mix, a prospect that might deter some riders, said Fisher.

In soliciting feedback from users about introducing fares, Kiwanis Transit noted some people said they’re willing to continue, while others suggested they would reduce their usage, perhaps walking on nicer days.

The no-fare structure has been a boon for those who stand to benefit most from the bus, she added.

Moms with small children are prime users.

“It allows them to get around much easier,” said Fisher, pointing to grocery shopping and other errands.

Seniors are also a grow-

ing demographic. Some are less comfortable driving, especially in K-W given the LRT disruptions, she noted.

“If you’re not comfortable behind the wheel, you’ve got a good option in the community now.”

Kiwanis Transit has been savings some $30,000 a year by diverting people to the circulator bus from the traditional door-to-door service, she added.

The recommendations from the planning and works committee are scheduled to come before regional council on the whole next Wednesday.

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cultural Society as a member and also helping put on the fair next year. As well, the Linwood resident is excited to get more involved in her community now that she gets to represent it.

Before passing the torch, Lebold shared her sentiments of her journey as a fair ambassador with the crowd and how the experience has helped her grow over the course of the last year.

“A year that I will definitely not forget. I’ll be

honest, when signing up for the ambassador program I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I was extremely honored this past year to represent my hometown Wellesley at various events.

I have gained new skills, new friends, and a whole new appreciation for our community,” Lebold said in her final speech.

Lebold gave up her crown and sash to Sebben along with an angel pin with her birthstone that

has been a longstanding tradition of the fair ambassadors since 1996. This represents the bond between the previous ambassador and the current, to show that Lebold will always be watching over Sebben through her journey as the new fall fair ambassador.

“Amanda you’ve been a great leader, and I’m very thankful that I had a great role model to look up to and to my family for being here tonight,” Sebben said ending off the night.

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McBay added that she “does not think” the suspects are under 18; therefore, they may be named after charges are laid. She noted that multiple people had come forward to identify the female suspect after she posted the security footage, but could not say who it is.

“So many people have identified her,” said McBay. “She looked right at the camera. Everybody kind of knows who that is. I’ve got different names for the guy.”

There will be criminal charges laid once the suspects are correctly identified. They face multiple counts of ‘mischief.’

The Home Hardware store was particularly hard hit. While much of the graffiti had been cleaned from the exterior walls, there are small sections of the murals that were hit, including a Remembrance Day-themed mural, that will take more time to fix with a special solvent.

Other locations sprayed include hate-motivated comments at Victoria Glen Street, equipment and property at William Street (former Riverside PS building) and hate-motivated

Nonsensical tagging made it difficult to identify suspects.

comments at Riverside Drive West and Victoria Glen Street, according to Waterloo Regional Police reports.

Multiple construction surfaces on Maple Street, including “Hockey” on an orange road-closed sign and “Do you have a porta-potty?” on a mobile unit were also vandalized.

“Usually, the property owner of that property would take care of repainting or whatever needs to be done – repainting or disguise the graffiti,” said Cst. Ashley Dietrich, spokesperson for the Waterloo Regional Police. “Sometimes people leave it, and shortly thereafter it gets painted again. We do see that on

some occasions.”

The writings did not follow any consistent pattern, she suggested, making it difficult to identify the suspects off the spray paint alone.

“They basically used nonsensical tags, so I don’t know if anybody is even able to make out,” said Dietrich. “Sometimes people go around using their tag, and sometimes we’re able to identify the tag based off of other intelligence that’s been gathered at different locations and then identify them.”

McBay added that there might be more individuals in on it than the video initially suggested.

“As I was watching the video ... after these two left, about an hour and a half later ... a pack of 8-10 young teenagers wearing backpacks came walking around the building to ... kind of check out what had been done,” said McBay. “To me, it almost seemed like they knew what had happened, and they were coming to check it out.”

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact police at 519-5709777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Council needs to do the math on Elmira bus experiment vour of another year of the status quo. Still, the township must be clear local taxpayers will not be saddled with the costs.

The project started with good intentions, with Kiwanis Transit looking to reduce its own growing costs – also taxpayer funded – by facilitating more ridership on Grand River Transit’s route 21. While it didn’t work out, the idea was worth a shot given the much higher cost of door-todoor speciality transportation offered by Kiwanis Transit in comparison to the regular bus service. Both are heavily subsidized, but the latter less so.

The plan was to boost ridership on the lightly used Waterloo-to-Elmira bus by running a pickup service in Elmira that feeds into the GRT system.

Initially, Kiwanis Transit paid most of the costs, determining

oolwich residents temporarily dodged a bullet, at least in part, with the region’s decision to continue the Elmira bus pilot project rather than making it a permanent part of the Grand River Transit system.

Offered for free, the service is lightly used as it stands. Introduce fares and ridership will drop off, making the service even less defensible. But defend it the region has, issuing a report that provides little justification for continuing the circulator route given the cost to taxpayers.

Woolwich council, which gave rise to the experiment in the first place, was not consulted prior to this week’s decision by the region’s planning and works committee, which put aside staff’s recommendations in faG LO B A L O U T LO O K

it was a less-expensive option for some of the users of its traditional services. The pilot project was then picked up by Grand River Transit, with the region now looking to make it a part of the system.

With a year under its belt, the service, which operates about seven hours per day, has nine boardings per hour. With the introduction of full GRT fares ($3.25), planners expect ridership to drop by a third.

That’s probably optimistic, as most of the rides are in-town trips rather than connections to route 21, where the fare would net a transfer to the wider transit system. People who use the current service because it’s free aren’t likely to pay for the small convenience it brings to getting around Elmira.

Despite all of that, region

planners think it a good idea to make the pilot project a permanent fixture, though with a price tag that more than doubles the Kiwanis Transit layout. Planners expect the service, to be operated by a contractor as is the case with GRT’s other BusPLUS routes, to cost $173,000 a year. The tax hit for this year under Kiwanis Transit was about $80,000.

It can be argued that’s far too much money to provide a service to far too few people.

The tax hit isn’t warranted, especially as forecast under GRT. That’s true whether it’s an area-rate applied only to Elmira households, which increases the cost per capita, or the current hit spread out across the entire township, which isn’t conscionable given that the service is only of theoretical value to

Elmira.

Of course, the current half-amillion-dollar price tag for the seldom-used route 21 is being borne by every household in the township despite serving only a limited number of people in the corridor between St. Jacobs and Elmira.

If the region is unable to do the right thing, it’s incumbent on township council to do the cost-benefit analysis, looking at the high costs for the route versus the very few riders.

Though purportedly a trial run, once introduced, it was very unlikely to be discontinued despite the math not making sense. And once it’s taken over by the region, the math is going to become much worse, though that would be ignored as is almost always the case with bureaucracies.

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he Ottoman Empire, like many of its Middle Eastern predecessors, had the bad habit of moving entire peoples around if they were causing trouble. And sometimes, as happened to the Armenians during the First World War, what started as deportation ended up as genocide.

The empire collapsed a century ago, but old habits die hard. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (whose admirers often call him ‘the Sultan’) has a new plan: he’s going to move a million Kurds away from Turkey’s southern frontier with Syria, and replace them with a million Arabs.

And if his Western allies don’t like that, he’ll dump

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another million or so Arabs in Europe. “Either this happens (in Syria),” he said last week, “or we will have to open the gates (to Europe).” This is a blackmail threat with teeth: it was the sudden arrival of a million Syrian refugees in Europe in 2016 that energized extreme right-wing populists from England to Hungary.

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As a rule, we're not enjoying the fruits of our labour

abour Day has come and gone, September has established itself in earnest and summer feels like it’s fading away. Add in the failing daylight hours and you’re primed to start questioning the daily grind and where it takes you.

Most of us aren’t following our bliss as we trudge off to work each day, and with summer vacation and the mood-enhancing weather behind us, well, some soul-searching wouldn’t be a stretch.

Leaving aside the increasingly dehumanizing and predatory nature of capitalism – i.e. the goal of neoliberalism – we’re simply not finding job satisfaction. In fact, more of us hate our jobs.

That’s been shown in a number of surveys in recent years, a trend that’s only growing with demographic transitions in the workplace. Younger workers, in particular, are less inclined to stay put when the job isn’t working for them, and the degradation of work means that’s the norm, not the exception.

A series of Gallup surveys, for instance, shows less than a third of employees feel engaged at work. A Neilsen poll for the human resources firm Ceredian showed similar numbers: just 27 per cent of Canadian workers are satisfied with their current employer, with the rest actively seeking or open to a new job.

“If your workplace culture is lacking and your leadership isn’t transparent, authentic, and people-centric, then employee engagement will naturally be low,” noted Lisa Sterling, chief people and culture officer with Ceridian.

“Our data show the real reason a person becomes a flight risk is because employers fail to focus on addressing career growth and development – which are required to retain key people. This often results in alienating top employees and makes it a struggle to attract new ones.”

Younger workers are less likely to remain patient, and more likely to reject traditional patterns of paying your dues to achieve advancement in the workplace.

They’re less inclined to work long hours and to stay under the thumb of hierarchical organizations.

“The expectations are different than even 10 years ago,” said Sterling. “Raised by baby boomers, many of whom clocked long hours on the job, millennials don’t want to wait decades for work they find fulfilling.

“Millennials have a desire to do work that is interesting to them. Things that give them joy and satisfaction. I think they're more willing to walk away than the generations that came before them.”

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tion, chance are slim we’ll see any real changes by fiddling at the margins. The real culprit is our live-to-work mentality, under which we define ourselves by what we do, period.

Meeting someone for the first time, we immediately transition from “How are you?” and “Nice to meet you” to “What do you do?” By that, we mean to determine what the other person’s job is, and how to classify them in our social hierarchy.

We define others by the work they do. Worse still, we define ourselves that way. Many of us were raised to believe that what we accomplished defines us and gives us our self-worth – early in life we are already being identified by what we did and in our minds our self-worth often came from our accomplishments.

The way work has evolved essentially detaches us from our other roles in society, not the least of which is our ability to function as engaged citizens.

That’s certainly not by accident, as it’s important to some that the bulk of us remain cogs in the machine: debt-laden consumers who fear work ever-harder – often with unpaid overtime – for fear of losing our jobs.

Work, in many respects, defines our relationships because,

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apart from family, it is where we spend most of our time and where we interact with other people. For many people their closest relationships are formed at work. Work provides meaning and purpose in a work-dominated society. Work dominates every aspect of who we are, what we are and why we are here, she says. “In a work-dominated society happiness has to be earned through work and we tolerate the trials and tribulations of work in order to become happy. It’s supposed to be the pathway to happiness.”

We’ve bought into the myth of the work ethic to such an extent that not only do we sacrifice time, relationships and our health, but even our principles: we’ll do things we may not be comfortable with in order to keep our jobs or to get ahead – it’s all about status, after all. In the bigger picture, the job-creation argument is often trotted out in support of projects with environmental or social downsides – jobs trump all.

That’s true even today with the rise in the number of low-income workers who increasingly find themselves in go-nowhere jobs, often part-time, with low pay, no benefits and no prospects of improvement. While some of these jobs may be adequate stepping stones for students, as was the case in the past, the ranks are more often filled with other workers, from those a few years out of school through to those past retirement age who still struggle to make ends meet.

It’s hard not to conclude that the stress and exhaustion created by the pace of our lives, largely related to work, ends up driving us to distractions – TV, videogames and the internet, to name the electronic surrogates for life. We’re losing the time to think, losing perspective. The outcome is unlikely to be good, no matter how much we acquire through working.

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o many communities and businesses know how important it is to attract and retain youth to be successful, yet so few convert their intentions into action. The result is that youth go elsewhere, find another home, and don’t come back. That is impacting our businesses’ ability to compete and our communities’ chances of surviving. Make no mistake, that will negatively impact the prosperity of our nation.

The next generations-the millennials and the iGeneration-are not used to, and don’t appreciate working in hierarchical organizational models. They have learned to work in flat online en-

Youth are the future of your community vironments where there are no titles or roles, and respect is garnered through valuable contributions. As a result, younger generations are not interested in climbing the corporate ladder to gain authority before their value is recognized.

They want to contribute now, so they feel more at home in a community work setting where they work as, and within, real teams of peers.

As a result, they are being drawn to small and micro-sized enterprises where they feel they can be most creative, contribute in a true team setting, and where they can also be in control of their own lives.

Yes, they want to be in con-

trol of their own lives. They value quality of life over working 80 hours a week.

They watched their parents work tirelessly, gain weight, ruin their marriages, and lose relationships with their kids and friends, all so they could be put out to pasture with a meager pension, not knowing what to do with the rest of their lives. They don’t want that.

They live more in the moment. It’s not that they don’t think about the future, it’s just that they don’t plan everything around retirement. They don’t want to wait until retirement to begin living, they want to do it now: they enjoy each meal, they spend time working out, they

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travel more and work fewer weekends, and they like to live simply, while employing technology with the purpose of living a better life. That also makes them more community focused and prepared for the future than the generations that preceded them.

Before any older folks get angry at this, think about it. Every generation thinks the one that comes

after it is not as good as theirs. They think younger generations are too lazy, have it too easy, and don’t understand what it takes to be successful. Yet the world has changed dramatically since your formative years.

These new grads don’t have jobs right out of school, or they need much more education than you did to get started, or in many cases the education they need isn’t matching up with the new demands of the new job market. So, they are being forced to re-evaluate their lives and think about their future differently.

That doesn’t make them wrong, but it does make them different. And that isn’t as awful as you may

think, either. The world is changing more rapidly than it ever has before.

Businesses and communities must navigate those changes successfully to succeed. Who is going to help you navigate them, but the same generations that are causing the changes and adapting the technologies that will impact your community and your business? That means the coming generations are not just THE future, but are YOUR future.

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ry – the great majority of them were given shelter in Germany – but their arrival gave nationalists and racists all over Europe a stick to beat their opponents with. Erdoğan, who is an accomplished nationalist rabble-rouser himself, knows exactly what he is doing, and he may well succeed.

All this is happening because Erdoğan is obsessed about the Kurds – or at least he knows that a lot of other Turks are obsessed about the Kurds, and he’s in political trouble at home so he needs to feed their fantasies. You can never tell with the ‘Sultan’, who has a Trump-like ability to genuinely believe whatever he happens to be saying at the moment.

To be fair, the Kurds are a real problem for the Turks. They are about a

fifth of the country’s population, concentrated mostly in the southeast, and they have been mistreated and their very identity denied by the Turkish state for so long that many of them would rather be independent.

Some of them have even taken up arms against Turkey in an organization called the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party), which is now mostly based across the border in Kurdish-speaking northern Iraq.

There was a ceasefire and peace talks early in this decade, but Erdoğan started bombing the PKK again in 2015 when he had a tricky election to win and needed to appeal to Turkish nationalists.

Now he’s in trouble again: his party lost control of all Turkey’s big cities in the last election. Time to whack the Kurds again, and

this time it’s going to be the Syrian Kurds, another fragment of the Kurdish people that lives in northern Syria, just across the border from Turkey’s Kurds. But not for much longer, if Erdoğan has his way.

The Turkish strongman says that the Syrian Kurds are really ‘terrorists’ allied to the PKK, although there have been absolutely no attacks on Turkey from Syria during the entire eight-year Syrian civil war.

What the Syrian Kurds were actually doing was defeating the real terrorists of ‘Islamic State’ in Syria, with strong air support and some ground support from the United States.

However, there is no gratitude in politics. Erdoğan now wants to evict the Syrian Kurds from their homes and drive them south, away from the Turkish border. And to make sure they don’t come back later, he wants to settle a million Arabs there permanently instead.

There are four and a half million Syrian Arab refugees in Turkey. They’d like to go home, of course, but most of them are afraid of living under the control of Bashar al-Assad, the cruel dictator who has won the Syrian civil war. And here’s that nice Mr. Erdoğan, offering them homes in a ‘safe zone’ in northern

Syria.

That’s not where their real homes are, but maybe they’ll be happy there once Erdoğann has driven the Kurds out. As he said recently in Ankara, “we can build towns there in lieu of the tent cities here.” The only hitch in the plan is that the United States may feel queasy about betraying the Syrian Kurds who fought alongside American troops to destroy Islamic State.

To solve that problem, Erdoğan is threatening to send a million or so Arab refugees west into Europe.

The Europeans will panic and make the Americans go along with his plan, or

so he believes. He’s probably right.

The European Union promised Turkey 6 billion euros to keep the Arab refugees in Turkey in 2016, but Erdoğanclaims that half of it was never paid (which, if true, was very stupid of the Europeans).

He doesn’t owe the EU any favours, and it truly will panic if he opens the gates and sends the Arabs west.

Donald Trump wants U.S. troops out of Syria before next year’s election, so he’ll probably give in to Erdoğan (and the Europeans). But the Syrian Kurds will probably fight to protect their homes.

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for very few people. If you want to bring them back, you need to offer them up chances for autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

They want the chance to succeed, to learn from failure, and to succeed again.

They want the chance to contribute and own the results. They want the chance to become masters and experts in their fields.

They also want to be driven by a sense of purpose and meaning, not titles, roles, and paperwork. We all want that. You may have forgotten it, but when you

were young, you wanted that too.

If you want your business or community to survive, grow, and prosper you need those next generations to get you there. Yes, youth are the future, but they are also YOUR future.

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Network empowers women in agriculture When asked about the importance of empowering women in agriculture, Pam Bailey’s response is simple: “Empowering women is always beneficial in every community, so why should agriculture be any different?”

While strides have been made over the years to improve inclusivity in agriculture, it’s important to build on that momentum. Building women up in agriculture can lead to improved health and safety measures and enhanced decision-making across the industry.

And that’s just what Ag Women Manitoba hopes to contribute to, says Pam, chair and co-founder of the group.

The idea for the group started when Pam participated in a mentorship program for women in agriculture facilitated by the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. Realizing the benefits of having someone to talk to who has gone through similar experiences, Pam and her mentorship partner worked to launch Ag Women Manitoba, which will mark its first anniversary as a non-profit in March.

With around 40 members already, Pam notes that the supportive response to Ag Women Manitoba is “evidence that people are eager

to be involved and be part of something like this.”

“Ag Women Manitoba is not farmer specific, and it’s not sector specific. It’s just about women in agriculture and how we can navigate our careers or whatever successes we are aiming for,” explains Pam, who farms with her husband and inlaws in Dacotah, Manitoba and is also a director with Manitoba Canola Growers.

“Empowering women helps them make their own choices for work, for business, and for their families.”

Having an outlet to talk with like-minded individuals can also be beneficial for mental wellness, an issue that has become an increasing concern in agriculture in recent years.

After polling members about topics to focus on, Pam says they heard a lot about burnout, loneliness, and isolation, leading the group to make mental health a key priority.

“Mental health is something that really impacts women in agriculture, whether it be low self-esteem… or isolation if they’re on the farm with three kids and no access to daycare.

[Mental health] ranges in a lot of ways for different people,” says Pam, noting that mental health and other farm safety topics will continue to be incorporated

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into the group’s areas of focus in the future.

Part of the self-care equation is finding balance. However, that can be a difficult feat for women in agriculture who fulfil multiple roles, which often includes being responsible for the well-being and safety of all family members on the farm.

“It can be hard to do all these different jobs and figure out how to make it work,” Pam explains.

“Sometimes just having the opportunity to talk… and say ‘I’m struggling’ or ‘I’m not sure I’m doing this right’ can make such a difference.

Because you’re not the only one who feels that way.”

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overnight, but judging by the phenomenal response that the group has received in its first year, it seems safe to say that Ag Women Manitoba is already having a positive impact for its members and the broader agriculture community.

“We have a wonderful diverse agriculture industry… there is a place for everyone.”

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Literacy program helps build up seasonal farm workers One of the first essential steps for opening doors to more opportunities and experiences is to build confidence and knowledge.

And for seasonal migrant farm workers in southwestern Ontario, Frontier College is helping to do just that to ensure that they have safe and positive experiences while working on local farms.

As Canada’s original literacy organization, Frontier College offers numerous literacy programs across the country, with some 2,500 trained volunteers working with 32,000 children, youth, and adults every year. Among the organization’s various offerings is the Literacy Outreach Program.

Through classes on literacy and other skills, this unique program supports seasonal migrant agricultural workers in Southwestern Ontario to make stronger contributions to their workplace, as well as deeper connections to the communities they live in.

“Seasonal agricultural workers are important to Canada’s food and agricultural system,” explains Janine Wass, Frontier College’s Regional Coor-

dinator of Southwestern Ontario. “While in Canada, they may face barriers to learning, such as isolation from their families and difficulties with communication with their employers, co-workers, and other community members.

“Our Literacy Outreach Program is designed to remove some of these barriers by bringing language and literacy classes to seasonal agricultural workers in their workplaces, including farms, greenhouses, and libraries.”

Using Frontier College’s “All Welcome” philosophy, the program offers weekend and evening classes throughout the growing and harvest season at a limited number of locations in Leamington and Norfolk County. Not only do the classes provide instruction on literacy, language, numeracy, and other essential skills, they also help workers improve their self-confidence—all of which, explains Janine, are crucial for success in the workplace and community.

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“Both Frontier College and employers recognize the importance of literacy skills in creating a safe and healthy work environment,” says Janine, adding that area farmers have been very supportive of the program by allocating space on their property for classes, with some even offering printing and program supplies or providing free lunches to participating workers.

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To provide more seasonal farm workers with essential skills, Frontier College is hoping to expand the Literacy Outreach Program by raising funds through its Plant a Seed – Grow a Program fundraiser, which runs until June 7.

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It was a middling sort of weekend for the Wellesley Applejacks, who wrapped up their final two games of the preseason with a win and a loss.

The Jacks fell 5-2 to the Mount Forest Patriots on Saturday before taking out their frustration the following day against the Dorchester Dolphins, emerging victorious by a final score of 5-3.

The Patriots drew first blood during Saturday’s game, taking advantage of a power play at 9:09. While there was no more scoring during the first period, there were plenty of penalties doled out on both sides.

Wellesley needed just eight seconds to make it a 1-1 game as play resumed in the second period, with the goal going to Austin Cousineau, assisted by Connor Bradley and Ian Wark. The tie didn’t last long, however, as Mount Forest restored the lead at 1:12. The Jacks were quick with a reply of their own, as Cousineau (Gianfranco Commisso, Kailem Chappelle) scored on a power play at 4:59.

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slowed down a bit. It was Mount Forest that would break the deadlock, taking advantage of a power play to pot one at 10:17 and heading into the second intermission with a 3-2 lead.

It was all Mount Forest after that, with the Patriots scoring another goal at the exact timestamp as the last goal at 10:17 and then scoring shorthanded at 13:19 to seal a 5-2 win.

With the Jacks eager to redeem themselves, Sunday’s game against the Dolphin’s saw Wellesley’s Zac Lyons get his team on the board just 56 seconds in.

The assists went to Carson Wickie and Zach Ribeiro.

The Dolphins responded late at 17:35, evening things out at one apiece.

It was all Wellesley in the second period, however, with James Ranson (Lyons,

Ribeiro) setting the tone at 0:51, followed by Shaun Pickering at 5:49, Ranson and Cousineau picking up assists. Ribeiro (Lyons, Wickie) potted another at 15:42, and Lyons (Ranson, Ribeiro) wrapped up the scoring frenzy by taking advantage of a power play at 17:32. It was 5-1 after 40 minutes.

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ith grouse season just around the corner, I have been paying a lot more attention to these great game birds and their behaviour.

I figure watching them and learning how they handle different situations might give me the edge once hunting season rolls around.

The fact that I am doing this should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me. I have always believed a hunter should study the strengths and weaknesses of his or her quarry.

My most recent experience at analyzing grouse behaviour happened yesterday when Jenn and I went on a 10-kilometre hike. Near the end of our walk, as we were coming out of the woods, we noticed a blackberry patch that was filled with thumbnailed sized berries, so naturally we stopped to pick some.

While doing so, I could hear the sounds of grouse and soon realized there was a family group hiding deep inside the prickly thicket.

You could hear them quietly calling and moving back and forth. I suspected they were waiting for just the right time to escape.

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later it happened. A big bird, presumably momma, rocketed out of the thicket with the strong and steady flight of a “partridge” that has escaped dozens of similar encounters. Then over the next few minutes as we picked berries, three more birds took off. These were her youngsters as evidenced by their size and more bumblebee-like flight.

To some observers, this would have been cute.

To me, however, it was a front row seat to a psychological test – one that gave me a chance to know the birds I might be hunting later this season.

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The first bird – the big mature hen – was smart enough to know that no blackberry is worth getting injured over. This is something I have never actually figured out. Therefore, my assessment is that this is a bird I will probably never outsmart.

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Their 2019-20 regular season getting underway at the league’s Showcase series held over the weekend, the Elmira Sugar Kings split a pair of games down in Niagara Region.

On the road to start the new Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) season, the Kings fell to the Hamilton Kilty B’s 4-3 on Saturday before rebounding to post a 5-2 win over the St. Thomas Stars.

In Saturday’s match, Elmira’s Hunter Dubecki swooped in to take advantage of the first power play of the game and potted a goal at 10:48 of the opening frame with the assistance of Mason McMahon and Harrison Toms.

The Kilty B’s retaliated with two goals in the second period, but that didn’t discourage Kurtis Goodwin (Dubecki, McMahon) who tied the game at 2-2 before the period ended.

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the game in the attacking zone, though that wasn’t enough to secure a win, head coach Rob Collins noted.

Hamilton took advantage of the power play giving them a lead in the final stanza. Brody Waters responded 3:57 to put the Kings back on even ground, but the team lost focus and didn’t capitalize on all chances before the buzzer went to punctuation a 4-3 loss for Elmira.

With the same game plan in effect, the Sugar Kings were eager to redeem themselves against the St. Thomas Stars on Sunday.

St. Thomas was first on the board in the opening period before Dubecki was able to tie things up for the Kings at 11:46.

After the intermission, the Kings looked to grab the momentum, finally going down the road with a pair of quick goals. Jeremey Goodwin (Niki Molson, Jakson Kirk) scored at 6:09 and then Kurtis Goodwin went coast to coast to score at just 11 seconds later to make it

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St. Thomas retaliated with a goal at 6:38, but the momentum allowed the Kings to maintain their lead, capped with a final goal in the second stanza at 9:45 by Carter Lennon, assisted by Jeremey Goodwin and Kirk.

“They took advantage of having the momentum and they went down the ice and scored the goal, so it happened pretty quick but it was very mature of them,” said Collins of the Kings’ effort in the second period.

The Sugar Kings unleashed in the frame and finished off strong with a goal by McMahon (Lennon, Dubecki) that sealed the deal in a 5-2 victory.

Though just two games into the new season, the Sugar Kings are moving in the right direction, says Collins. Moving forward the team will focus on hard work and competing.

“We're a group of 22, we always have each other’s back and we play hard. We hold each other accountable to that,” he said.

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The Elmira Terry Fox run will be keeping up the momentum again this year, celebrating its third decade raising money to support cancer research.

“This is the legacy year for us because it’s our 30th year of having the Terry Fox Run in Elmira, which is awesome; we’re looking forward to having more people coming out,” said local organizer Kathy Bowman.

The course runs through the core of Elmira, kicking off at Program Insurance Brokers. Participants have the option to run, walk or bike 2.5, 5, or 10 kilometres.

A free barbecue, raffle and water stations will be available. The route is stroller, rollerblade, wheelchair accessible and pet friendly.

This lighthearted event goes deeper than a fun, active day with friends or family, as all of the funds go towards cancer research, a very personal cause for Bowman.

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The second bird that followed is a tough call.

It emulated its mother and therefore was in some ways smarter than its siblings. On the other hand, in a hunting situation, the flush of its mother (even if it caught the hunter completely off guard) would have put that same hunter on high alert for the next flush.

In other words, this one would have flown out just

as the hunter was ready to shoot. Not the safest move.

The third bird that flushed was definitely a smart one too. After all, it probably looked to the second bird and said, “Let’s both fly out on the count of three.”

And then it didn’t.

This is a bird that will probably make it to old age – although its friends won’t.

The fourth bird is the

smartest of all, however.

First, it is the one that ate the most blackberries.

This means that it will most likely be the one who never starves. But that’s not the most intelligent thing about this bird.

What is? Well, it demonstrated a working knowledge of math.

It knew the fourth bird out has a definite advantage, especially when you are dealing with a hunter

who has a three-shot grouse gun. That’s the kind of intelligence that will win every time.

This might seem silly to some. But even Jenn, who has no interest in hunting, understood the value of this mental exercise.

As I explained it, she looked at me, tapped her temple and muttered, “You’re totally birdbrained.”

I blushed a little and then ate another berry.

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“It’s important to me because not one of my family members hasn’t been affected by cancer – on both sides of our family,” said Bowman. “Everybody I talk to, cancer has affected them in some way, shape or form. We can do more. If every dollar we earned goes to research, I feel like we’re accomplishing something.”

The Elmira event had been successful each year in looking to make a difference – participants have collectively raised $300,000 over the past 30 years, she noted.

The grand total for the local group, including the proceeds from school runs, was $24,025.21 last year.

The event brings out runners and cyclists from all across the area, including St. Jacobs, St. Clements, Heidelberg and Wallenstein, said Bowman, noting she has seen firsthand how the funds raised make a difference.

“We’ve come so far with treatments for cancers that we couldn’t cure 30, 40

years ago,” said Bowman.

“We’ve come up with life-altering treatments – people live a lot longer and have a better quality of life.”

The event commemorates Terry Fox, who, having lost his leg to cancer, set out to raise awareness for cancer research with his Marathon of Hope run.

“People know who he is,” said Bowman. “My husband will put on his Terry Fox shirt – he’s probably got 30 years’ worth – and people will say ‘Oh I know who that was! Are you Canadian?’ It’s pretty cool.”

Terry Fox Runs are held in more than 9,000 communities. Since its inception in the 1980s, the effort has raised in excess of $750 million for cancer research.

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something of a comeback in the third, scoring twice to pull within two, but the effort fell short. It was a ‘W’ for the Jacks.

With the preseason now behind them, the Applejacks will now begin their official Provincial Junior Hockey League season this weekend, when the scores start to count.

As usual, the team is on the road to start off with, awaiting the start of the ice season in the hometown barn.

“We always have to wait for Apple Butter and Cheese Festival to finish before home games start,” explained club president Terry Brick. “So the season starts, the first 5-10 games are away.”

The season-opener isn’t too far afield, as the Jacks are in Tavistock Saturday to face the Braves before travelling to Burford on Sunday to take on the Bulldogs. Their first home game will be October 5 against the New Hamburg Firebirds.

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in a safe or environmentally friendly way,” said McDonnell.

It was a big turnout for the province last time around –12,000 kilograms of livestock and equine medication and 126,000 kg of unwanted pesticides were collected at the previous CleanFarms event in 2016.

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Area farmers who find themselves with potentially hazardous waste – the likes of unused pesticides and expired livestock medications – have a chance later this month to dispose of the materials safely, and at no cost.

The CleanFarms recycling program will be in effect September 25 at the FS Partners location in Drayton.

“Because this is on a rotating basis every three years, it’s important that farmers catch their day in their region this year,” said Barbara McDonnell, spokesperson for CleanFarms. “Otherwise they will need to hold on to the materials for another three years, so it’s a really good opportunity.”

CleanFarms, a non-profit environmental stewardship organization, holds its collection event annually across Canada, rotating locations each year.

There are 30 collection spots scheduled throughout Ontario in 2019.

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ticides and nearly 20,000 kg of livestock and equine medications were handed in at all 79 locations throughout Peace Region of British Columbia and Alberta, Northern Alberta, Manitoba, and Newfoundland in 2016.

Once collected, the materials are transported across Canada to be properly disposed of.

“The waste company that looks after the product is specialized in hazardous waste. It’s really

safe; we follow all health and safety directives. Once the product is collected, it is sent to an incinerator,” explained Christine Lajeunesse, eastern business manager at CleanFarms.

“There’s only one incinerator that can take hazardous waste in Canada, Swan Hills Treatment Centre in Alberta.”

The materials accepted in the program include old or unwanted agricultural pesticides, commercial pesticides for golf courses, and industrial/commercial pest control products, livestock/equine medications used for rearing animals in an agricultural context (identified with a DIN or serial number). Accepted materials are identified with a pest control product number on the label.

The program will decline any fertilizer, diluted solution, large quantities of unopened product, treated seed, needles/ sharps, medicated feed, aerosol containers, premises disinfectants/sanitizers, veterinary clinic waste and medications, ear tags, and aerosols. Any other household hazardous waste will not be accepted.

“The most common error, I would say, is fertilizers and micronutrients,” explained Lajeunesse.

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f you’re struggling to understand what constitutes new versions of old favourites such as meat, milk and burgers, you’re not alone.

New research out of the U.S. by an organization called the Center for Food Integrity shows consumers there are starting to get their backs up about corporations marketing “healthy” alternatives to even their own traditional products. I suspect it’s the same here.

The corporations claim they’re offering plantbased menu items and ingredients because they want consumers to have choices.

But, according to the centre, that’s not the way consumers see it – rather, they consider it as a money-grab by big business to confuse them, scare them and take their money.

They say meat companies offering plant-based alternatives send mixed messages about their traditional products.

The big question is this: Are those products somehow being called into question because they’re not plant based?

Of course not.

But what are people supposed to believe? When new products are touted as being healthy (but not necessarily “healthier”), there’s an immediate assumption that they’re healthier than the traditional products. It gets even more confusing when the old products are still being marketed by the same companies that are pushing the new products.

I like some of the pushback coming from commodity groups and traditional product manufacturers who have not lost sight of what consumers have long said they want: fresh, wholesome, simple food.

They point out the contradictions between some new plant-based products and the drive towards basic food. Consumers voice

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their disdain for ultra-processed food, and consumer groups urge shoppers to check labels for simplicity.

But the plant patty that manufacturers try so hard to dress up to taste like and look like a meat patty ends up being heaped with flavour, colour and other ingredients.

They ask what you’d rather have: a meat burger with one ingredient – 100 per cent Canadian beef, for example – or a plant-based burger with at least a dozen ingredients?

That’s not to say those ingredients are unhealthy.

But they certainly don’t point to simplicity. And the center says that’s making people wonder if indeed new plant-based products are indeed better for themselves and for the planet, which is often the claim.

Manufacturers may help sort out this dilemma. But making sense of the marketplace will always revert to consumers … and increasingly, to retailers.

Retailers respond to consumers’ demands by stocking their shelves with new products. But in an era of increasing responsibility, retailers also need to respond to consumer confusion.

I’ve seen this happening in some stores and with some grocery chains who have nutritionists and trained dietitians from reputable programs, such as the University of Guelph’s nutritional sciences program, on hand to answer consumer questions.

To me, these professionals have more of a role than ever – now, and in the future – to help sort out implicit or explicit claims.

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Sometimes we get ear tags that are not accepted also.

We also get some far out things like paint, paint thinner, waste oil, but it is for just pesticides.”

More information about what is and isn’t accepted can be found by calling 877-622-4460. This program is funded by the crop protection industry and the Canadian Animal Health Institute.

In most cases, collection days are scheduled at local agricultural retailers’ sites, and events are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The local collection site is FS Partners, 44 Main St. W. in Drayton.

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A tribute to the best of Gospel music, with a country twist, takes to the stage at the St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre this week. Drayton Entertainment’s Good Ol’ Country Gospel: How Sweet The Sounds runs through Dec. 22. The uplifting celebration shines a new light on all your sacred favourites including "Amazing Grace," "I’ll Fly Away," "Peace in the Valley," "How Great Thou Art," "When The Saints Go Marching In," "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," "I Saw the Light," and many more.

Andrea Martin is being celebrated by the Stratford Festival as the 2019 Legacy Award recipient, at a gala to be held on September 23 at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel. The Stratford Festival launched its Legacy Award to honour important figures from its history. The first award was presented to Christopher Plummer in 2011. Since then it has gone to Dame Maggie Smith, William Shatner, Martha Henry, Colm Feore, Eric McCormack, Gordon Pinsent and Megan Follows.

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Happy Days star to take the stage in Drayton Entertainment’s upcoming production of the hit play ‘Art’

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Much has changed in the past year for Elmira native Adam Bowman. Between turning 40, being nominated for Juno Awards and becoming a father to his first daughter, the professional drummer has become aware of how he wants to spend his time.

Although the groove slowed down it didn’t come to a full stop as the musician prepares to go on a North American tour this fall to play in a unique project alongside a group of talented artists.

Part poetry, part concert, part storytelling, is only partially the combination of what the performance told by Stephen Jenkinson will look like with the accompaniment of fellow musician Gregory Hoskins. Together they join forces on this tour with keyboardist and vocalist Lisa Hodgson, bassist and vocalist Colleen Hodgson, and Bowman to present A Night of Grief and Mystery.

Earlier in spring of this year, Bowman was approached by the group who were seeking a drummer to go on tour for two weeks in the United Kingdom.

This was the first chance for the professional to get his feet wet in the project.

“I’m still truthfully trying to figure my way through it and figure out what it’s about and what it means to me. It’s very different from just standing on stage and just playing a song and people clap,” Bowman explains. With great success in Europe, Bowman decided to come back and join the band for the North American dates.

This opportunity is new and challenging for the drummer who now lives in Guelph, and has been a touring artist for nearly two decades. With years of experience in various projects this is unlike the others and will drift away from the conventional structure of a concert and instead will use Bowman’s drumming

Making the Most of their Art work

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

Elmira native Adam Bowman is part of A Night of Grief and Mystery on stage Thursday night at The Registry Theatre in Kitchener. [ALISHA TOWNSEND]

to support stories told by Jenkinson.

Throughout the performance, the drumming will focus on adding texture to the dynamics of the overall experience. “That’s kind of the neat challenge to find ways to be supportive and be present but not to steal focus,” says Bowman on his technique for this kind of performance.

For those who haven’t seen the show, Bowman describes it as an arch from beginning to end where the subject matter is often heavy and dark but Jenkinson navigates it with care and perspective but there’s also humor to it—a lot of the stories circle around grief and endings of all kinds.

It’s one of those things that you have to experience to understand it. Bowman

recalls in one of the promotional videos released for the tour that it is described as “an experience that people don’t know that they’re yearning for. That was really powerful, and after doing two weeks of the show overseas I sought it to be true,” the drummer adds.

Unless it is festival season, Bowman is usually performing some place out of region and even out of province, which makes the first show of the tour extra special. Tonight (Thursday) the tour starts close to home at The Registry Theatre in Kitchener. The unusual circumstance of playing a local gig gets Bowman more excited to perform.

“It’s a chance for your community to come and see this thing that sometimes takes you away for a

big chunk of time. That’s the difference, really: familiar faces in the audience. That’s a fun thing to have to not just look up and see a sea of strangers but to see faces you recognize,” the musician adds with a laugh.

The tour will have three parts to it; starting in Canada and then going through the east coast of America and back up the west coast all in a duration until the end of November when the final show will be wrapped up in Toronto at the Harbourfront Centre.

When Bowman isn’t on tour he’s at home practicing his music, while his 16-month-old daughter, Frankie, plays on the floor and does her own thing.

Now with a baby in his life things have gotten more efficient.

“My wife and I joke around about what we can get done. If we have 45 minutes, that is the most efficient 45 minutes of the day,” says Bowman.

Beyond his duties as a dad and a musician, Bowman plays music for modern dance classes that his wife teaches in Guelph.

With several intermittent periods during the tour he will be able to go home and focus on his personal life.

But for now it’s all systems go for the drummer as the tour commences tonight and will be ongoing for the next few months.

More information on A Night of Grief and Mystery or to purchase tickets for the concert can be found online at orphanwisdom. com/event/2019-nights-ofgrief-mystery-tour-kitchener-on.

These are indeed Happy Days at Drayton Entertainment, which has recruited Don Most to star in the upcoming production at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.

Most, best known for his role as jokester Ralph Malph on the classic sitcom Happy Days, has been in the theatre company’s production of ‘Art’.

“Not all actors on film and TV and stage go from one to the other – Don does. He’s a very versatile guy,” said director Max Reimer of Most’s casting.

“You have to find that special celebrity that’s just as comfortable onstage, and that he is.

“It was recommendations of other celebrities that we’ve known and looking at his versatility and his interest … so we reached out and asked if he’d be interested in coming and doing this with us.”

Happy Days was a popular sitcom that aired from 1974 to 1984, spanning 11 seasons. Its popularity resulted in several spinoff series, eight books, a musical and variety of merchandise, along with ongoing syndication.

The hit show chronicled the escapades of Milwaukee teenagers in the 1950s, including the lovable wise-cracking Ralph Malph (Most). He started out as a guest star and was upgraded to a series regular in the second season, as a testament to his acting ability.

Now, Most will play Serge in ‘Art’.

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AUCTION SALE OF 40 FOR SALE GUNS, 4 WHEELER, CEDAR TREES, HEDGES hunting related items, INSTALLED AND GUAR- wildlife prints, and other anteed. See us at St. interesting items, to be Jacobs Farmers' Market. held at the K.W. Khaki Carsten's Tree Service. club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, 519-323-2145. for Richard Stein, Woodstock, on Saturday, SepFRONT MOUNT 4 FT tember 14th @ 9:30 a.m.

BERCO SNOW BLOWER Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519with harness & hardware, 699-4451 or 698-0138 electric lift, off Cub Cadet.

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AM - AUCTION SALE OF property; household LAWN FERTILIZER AND effects; furniture; and LAWN SEED - CALL miscellaneous items to George Haffner Trucking, be held at 16 Gay Cres in 519-574-4141 or 519-669- Kitchener. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.

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AUCTION SALE OF MAJOR APPLIANCES, antiques, household goods & miscellaneous items, to be held at 64 Kensington Ave. Kitchener (Fredrick St., east on River Rd., right on Krug, south on Kensington), for Jeanette & Donald Lasso, on Wednesday, September, 18th @ 1:00 p.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138 FRI. SEPT 20 AT 5:00 PM - HIGH END TOY AUCtion of approx 400 pieces of precision; First Gear; CAT construction; Auto World; and much much more at the St. Jacob's Community Centre 29 Parkside Dr St. Jacobs. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com AUCTION SALE OF NEW TOOLS, ANTIQUES, COLlectibles, household goods and miscellaneous items, to be held at the Linwood Community Centre, 5279 Ament Line (west off Manser Rd.), in Linwood, for Brian Gohl and additions, on Saturday, September 21st @ 9:30 a.m. Gerber auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 519698-0138

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Protrans is actively seeking a 310T mechanic for local tank truck carrier Bridgeland Terminals Limited. Full time, day position. Good wage & benefit package. For further details; Call Jim Taglietti at 519-622-6901 or toll free at 888-213-3375 or email Taglietti.jim@protrans.ca.

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PART TIME INDUSTRIAL CLEANING POSItion. 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. daily.

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Must be reliable and have attention to detail. Call 519-532-0622.

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1010 Hutchison Rd, Wellesley

for Gerald and Bernadette Jantzi on:

SATURDAY SEPT. 21 AT 10:00 AM

TRACTOR; MACHINERY; MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: MF 2085 tractor with 3pth; good

rubber; 3pth corn scuffler; 3pth snow blower; 5ft 3pth finishing mower; homemade trailer with new decks and rims; Simoniz pressure washer; hand post hole digger; 3pth scraper blade; Stihl MS 290 chain saw; screwdrivers; wrenches; socket; bikes; lawnchairs; waterhoses; bottle jack; floor jack; sump pump; lawn and garden; patio set; 14 foot fibre glass boat as is; metal with combination safe; metal workshop shelf; Echo leaf blower; acetylene torches with new tanks owned; Air Boss 5hp air compressor; Lincoln 225 welder; welding helmet; table; and accessories; 30 ton press; Westword drill press and stand; cant hook with handle; heavy duty vise; Poulan electric chain saw; pipe clamps; LCD multimeter; Makita grinder; Makita jig saw; Simoniz pressure washer; 220v generator; vise grip welding clamps; battery charger; grinder; microfurnace; battery load tester; tool chest on wheels; pipe bender; forced air heater; compression tester; Magnedo’s and magnedo stand; draw bars; comealong; pipe wrenches; die; grinders; variety of motors; chain binder; quantity of chains; grease guns; winch; flood lights; floor jacks; step ladders; large quantity of Makita and Dewalt power tools; impacts; air tools; air hoses; gauges; verniers; wheel barrel; wheels; fishing poles; Coleman camping stoves; gas cans; bikes; lawn chairs; hydraulic jack; sump pumps; tarps; variety of plumbing and electrical supplies and fitting; quantity of hand; and lawn and garden tools.

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS: 5 piece bedroom

suite (queen bed; dresser with bookshelf mirror; chest of drawers; 2 night tables); fridge; file cabinet; antique Coca Cola cooler; couch; single bed; oak coffee and end tables; bookshelf; maple table and 6 chairs; curio cabinet; Mechanix Illustrator books; couch; love seat; and many other household goods.

NOTE: an exceptional well kept clean

auction, Gerald was in the automotive electrical repair business for many years; property is sold. Cash, cheque, and debit.

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Jantzi Auctions Ltd. Wellesley | 519-656-3555 www.JantziAuctions.com CLASSIFIED LISTINGS FROM PG. 18

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

Of New tools, antiques, collectibles, household goods and miscellaneous items, to be held at the Linwood Community Centre, 5279 Ament Line (west off Manser Rd.), in Linwood, for Brian Gohl and additions, on

SATURDAY, SEPT. 21ST @ 9:30 A.M.

TOOLS: Skids full of new tools include lots

of cordless, electric, socket & wrench sets, hammer drills, hand tools, etc. (Dewalt, Ridgid, Mastercraft, Makita, Bosch, Porter Cable, Milwaukee, etc).

ANTIQUES/COLLECTIBLES:

Mahogany dining ext. table and 6 balloon back chairs, nice. Cherry bonnet chest with bird’s eye maple. 2 door wardrobe with drawer. Tea wagon. Parlour tables. Blatchford Feeds large tin sign. Crocks & jugs. Large Robert Bateman print (eagle). Artwork. Folk art.

Milk cans. “O” gauge train set. Lanterns.

Tinware. Tobacco tins. Few die cast coin banks. Graniteware. Local calendars. Local promotional items. Signs. Shell handy oiler.

Oil tins. Milk bottle collection (see web for details). China & glass, etc.

HOUSEHOLD: Apt. size freezer. Dryer. 2

matching oak corner china cabinets, nice.

3pc. single white bedroom suite. Double box spring & mattress. Roxton maple curio cabinet, hall bench, corner cupboard, etc., all excellent. Bladez R300 ll recumbent exercise bike. Sewing machines plus the usual household goods.

MISC. ITEMS: Honda HS622 track type

snow blower, like new. White self-propelled 5.5 hp mower. Pull type lawn roller. Lincoln AC/DC welder. Bench model drill press.

Heavy duty battery charger. Cast iron butcher kettle & stand. Hardware, etc. See www.gerberauctions.net for complete list & photos. Terms – Cash or cheque with I.D. No plastic. 10% buyer’s premium. 2 ring auction starting at 9:30am.

AUCTIONEERS:

Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138

2827 Hutchison Rd., RR#1 Millbank (Crosshill) AUCTIONS

Morning Auction Sale Of

JD. Rider Mower, WB.Snowblower, Tools, Household items, 24 Pane Flatback Cupbrd., Some Antiques For Duff & Rowena Bond 519-993-7243 Located at: 48 Graham St. West in Village of Alma. Go North of Fergus on HWY #6, to Cty.Rd.17 turn left to Alma, turn right, (North) at main lights, go to 1st corner Graham St., turn left.

ANTIQUES, COLLECTibles, household goods, tools and miscellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley, on Saturday, September 28th @ 9:30 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-6994451 or 519-698-7126.

MON. SEPT 23 AT 7:00 PM - ONLINE ONLY AUCtion closing to include Dale Earnhardt memorabilia including: BBQ; 1/24 cars; Dale Sr guitar; and much much more. www.jantziauctions.hibid. com Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555

BAGGED PINE SHAVINGS AGRICULTURAL AUCTIONEERS: JOHN D. & DAVID MCPHEE Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; Mount Forest (519) 323-4058 feed grade lime, 25kg.

Delivered. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519-574- Trucking, 519-574-4141 or ling, zenith, Longines all 519-669-2045. pocket watches, silver 4141 or 519-669-2045. & gold coins, old paper KILN DRIED CORN & money, jewellery, R&R FARM EQUIPMENT CORN SCREENING records, fountain pens.

Delivered by Einwechter.

Cash paid. Call Terry 519Minimum 15 ton lots. Call 610 RISSLER MIXER 242-6900 Elmira or gallaGeorge Haffner Trucking ELECTRIC SCALE. 519- more@golden.net 519-574-4141 or 519-669- 501-4206.

2045.

TRADES & WANTED SERVICES SEED WHEAT AND FERTILIZER COMPETITIVE WANTED - STANDING RON'S DRYWALL AND pricing. Rye seed, winter ALFALFA IN FIELD. RENOVATIONS. OVER barley. Hard red wheats, Call 519-575-0143 or 519- 35 years experience.

Gallus and Sampson. Soft 577-2889.

Please call 519-496red wheats CM614, Drew, 7539 or email ron.

Marker, Emperor and ROLEX, spncr@gmail.com more. Call George Haffner WANTED: OMEGA, TUDOR BREIT-

WED. SEPT 25 AT 10:30 AM - LIQUIDATION AUCtion of plastic injection moulding business including: 2002 GMC 7500 refrigerated straight truck; arbug machine and much more held at 140 Norpark Ave in Mount Forest. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com AUCTION

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On Tuesday September 17 at 11:00 am

TERMS. Cash sale day, cheques with ID only. A good clean useful offering,home is sold. “NO BUYERS PREMIUM.” Owners or Auctioneers not responsible for accidents, injury, deletions or loss of property sale day.

Verbal announcements take precedence over written material.

Check www.theauctionadvertiser.com/DMcPhee for full list & photos.

P.O. Box 158

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

NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Township Council Chambers 24 Church Street West, Elmira Phone: 877-969-0094 519-669-1820 After Hours www.woolwich.ca Take519-669-1647 Notice thator in accordanceFax:with the Planning Act,Emergency: R.S.O.,519-575-4400 1990, as amended, the

Township of Woolwich has received a complete application for the following proposed Zone Change application more specifically described below. This notice will summarize the details of the 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.

Zone Change Application 11/2019 - Joel and Sharon Martin, 1041 Sawmill Road The property is located at 1041 Sawmill Road (see Map 1) and described as GCT Part Lot 68 in the Township of Woolwich. The property is designated Rural Land Use and Restricted Land Use in the Township’s Official Plan and is zoned Agricultural (A) with site specific provisions permitting a mobile home as a Temporary Use until November 8, 2019.

The purpose of the application is to extend the Temporary Use By-law for an additional three-year period to allow the mobile home to remain on the property. The mobile home is currently occupied by the Mrs. Martin’s parents.

Please Note: APPEAL RIGHTS TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Township of Woolwich to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

AND TAKE NOTICE that if a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of Woolwich before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

NOTIFICATION: If you cannot attend the meeting, you can express your concerns/comments about the proposed change in writing to the Township of Woolwich. Any comments received on or before September 24, 2019 (Note that this date is before the public meeting) will be included in a report prepared by Engineering and Planning Services and presented at the Public Meeting.

Any comments received after the Public Meeting, but prior to Council making a decision on the applications, will also be considered.

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

SUBJECT PROPERTY MAP 1 MORE INFORMATION: The public may view planning 1041 Sawmill Road documents and background material relating to this application at the Township of Woolwich, Engineering and Planning Services Department between 9 am and 5 pm, 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 BLOOMINGDALE Sa wmill Rd

SAT. SEPT 21 AT 10:00 AM - CLEARING AUCtion sale of Massey Ferguson 2085 tractor; small farm machinery; shop equipment; lawn and garden; and much much more held at 1010 Hutchison Rd Wellesley for Gerald and Bernadette Jantzi. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519 656 3555 www.jantziauctions.com

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„„ART: Most becomes the latest sitcom star to take to the stage in a Drayton Entertainment production FROM 17

and Cindy Williams from sitcom Laverne and Shirley appeared in the play Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Drayton Entertainment’s artistic director, Alex Mustakas, expects Most’s appearance will spark similar interest. “Donny Most remains one of Hollywood’s most cherished television actors.

In addition to his memorable role as funny-guy Ralph Malph on Happy Days, he’s appeared as a guest star on countless other TV shows, and built an equally impressive career as a stage performer,� he said a release. “Based on the incredible response when George Wendt was in St. Jacobs in 2017, I recommend that patrons buy tickets as soon as possible.� ‘Art’ runs from October 2 to October 20 at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.

Tickets are $48 for adults and $29 for youth under 20 years of age, available at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, online at www. draytonentertainment.com or by calling the box office at (519) 747-7788 or toll free at 1-855-drayton (372-9866).

Unfortunately, Wetsch had to step down due to a knee injury, from which he is expected to recover but not in the timeframe. The new cast member will be announced soon. “The fun of the show is we hear the men talk like men do. That’s the thing about the play: it’s raw. We hear the guys say out loud things that guys actually say out loud.

That’s the refreshing part of it,â€? said Reimer. “This is how guys talk, and this is what they talk about. At times there’s no filter‌ they just say what they think.â€?

Originally written in French by playwright Yasmina Reza, the play premiered in 1994. The production caught the eye of Micheline Roquebrune, the wife of Hollywood icon Sean Connery. The James Bond star quickly snapped up the rights, became a leader producer and facilitated its translation into English.

Most is not the first major casting featuring television stars that Drayton Entertainment has pulled off. George Wendt of the sitcom Cheers starred in their 2017 production, Death of a Salesman,

and Yvan – who find their solid, longstanding friendship on shaky ground after Serge buys a large, expensive painting. It is an abstract piece depicting a white canvas with fine diagonal white streaks – essentially what Reimer describes as a “blank canvas.�

Marc, played by Broadway performer Lee MacDougall, aggressively questions this decision, which ignites a fierce debate about the value of art and tests the boundaries of three friendships. “It feels like a situational comedy. The art is just a trigger for this relationship.

It messes up these guys impressions of each other.

It brings out conversations about “What is art?â€? said Reimer. “It’s wry humour, there’s physical comedy in it ‌ these guys get into it; they actually end up in a fight at one point.â€?

Accomplished actor Jeffrey Wetsch was originally set to play Yvan, the level-headed friend that often gets caught in the middle of these heated disputes.

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F A M I LY A L B U M ANNIVERSARY

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Happy 25th Anniversary

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Terri & Jamie Kieswetter

OBITUARY

In Loving Memory Of Dennis Lackner who passed away seven years ago September 10, 2012 We cannot lose the one we love For even when they’re gone We feel their gentle presence In the hush of every dawn We see them in the sunlight That makes the day so bright In the flowers of springtime And in the stars at night.

We cannot lose the ones we love for they will always stay In all that’s bright and beautiful Around us every day.

on 25 years of marriage!

Love Nick, Andy and Nicole

Forever loved and missed Marilyn and Family

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Reist, Susanna W. Passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019, at Grand River Hospital, in her 79th year. Leaves to mourn, her mother Salome Reist of Wallenstein, siblings Paul and LydiaAnn, and Peter and Leona, all of Elmira, and Esther and Orvie Sauder of Wallenstein. Also remembered by many nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by her father Emanuel Reist (2001). Visitation was held at the home of Paul and LydiaAnn Reist, 6681 Line 86, Elmira, on Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 2-5 p.m., and on Sunday, September 8, 2019 from 2-6 p.m. A family service was held on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 9 a.m., then to Elmira Mennonite Meeting House for burial and public service. Arrangements entrusted to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

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MARTIN, EDWIN L. - Passed away peacefully at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, on Monday, September 9, 2019, at the age of 76.

60th Wedding Anniversary Earl & Dorothy Lee

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MENSCH, HELGA (KUHNLE) - Passed away peacefully at St. Marys General Hospital, Kitchener on Sunday, September 8, 2019. Local relatives are her son Hans and Bonnie of Wellesley.

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Brydon, William ‘Bill’ Passed away after a short illness on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held on Sunday, September 22, 2019 from 2-4 p.m. at the Woolwich Seniors Association Room of the Woolwich Memorial Centre, 24 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira.

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Taking a trip back in time to founding of Mennonite links Bus tour of Pennsylvania marks the 200th anniversary of Peter Martin’s family settling in Canada

BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI arebiszewski@woolwichobserver.com

The historical roots of Mennonite immigration to this area will be traced in a history-laden tour of Pennsylvania scheduled for later next month. Under the auspices of the Swiss Pioneer Preservation Associates, it will focus on the links forged with Woolwich Township by the relocation here of the Peter Martin family in 1819.

The October 24 bus tour will mark the 200th anniversary of the Martin family settlement in Canada by exploring a variety of landmarks that are related to the family and how they grew up in Weaverland Valley, PA. “The main thrust of it is that so many of us are descendants of him and that's considered to be interesting to see where they started,” says Ronald Martin, one of the organizers of the event.

Canadian historian Clair Frey will share the podium with Lloyd Weiler of Manheim to lead a special lecture on the Friday evening before the tour that will cover three parts of history. The first segment will focus on the immigration to Weaverland Valley in Northern Lancaster County by the Martins, then the lecture will flip its focus to Peter Martin’s new life in Pennsylvania, and the lecture will end off with a discussion about the family moving to Canada in 1819.

Starting early in the morning, the tour will commence at 8 a.m. on the Big Spring Farm and will

Meeting house of the Weaverland Conference Mennonites in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

stop at some 10 points of interests throughout the day that relate to the way the Martins lived in Weaverland. There will be a chance to see where Peter was born and will even include the birthplace of his wife, Anna Zimmerman.

Followed by a stop to the log cabin that Peter and Anna moved into when they first married.

“Now it’s just a historic site, it’s been restored and rebuilt. They'll show the newer house that the family built when they started

to feel crowded,” explained Martin.

Frey and Weiler will be leading the tour, organized by the Swiss Pioneer Preservation Associates, to provide historical background about all the locations. Given an itinerary filled with so much to see, the tour is an opportunity to really dig back into history and learn about the roots of the Mennonite community in Waterloo County, he notes.

After a full day of fun, the following day on Sun-

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day will be dedicated to personal exploration and visitors will be allowed to do whatever they would like in their free time before returning back home on Monday.

Peter Martin was one of the main stalwarts for the Woolwich segments of the Mennonite migration, said Martin, noting the large family itself used up much of the land along the Woolwich-Waterloo line. Peter and Anna had 17 children – two of his daughters got married and stayed back

in Pennsylvania, while the rest immigrated to Canada starting a new life. With the hopes of a fresh start, their decision to leave was also based on “wanting a place to keep their religion and the faith alive without being persecuted for it,” said Martin.

Set for an October 24 departure and an October 28 return, the tour’s transportation costs have been set at $200. Lodging will be an additional cost, one Martin is still in the process of figuring out,

since Lancaster County in Pennsylvania has a historical Mennonite background and there will be some families that will be opening their doors to accommodate any visitors.

More information about lodging can be determined through Martin.

Registration is open from now until October 1. Those interested in exploring more about the settlement of the Martin family can call Ronald Martin at 519-7467666, who’ll also be taking registrations for the tour.

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2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley or chives 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 baby bok choy, cut in half lengthwise 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 2 tsp. canola oil 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme leaves 1/4 tsp. fresh ground pepper 4 salmon fillets, skinned (about 125 g/4 oz each) 1. Cut asparagus stalks in half crosswise and place in large bowl. Add red pepper, zucchini, basil, parsley and garlic. Toss together to combine.

hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been some autumn in the air, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still plenty of time to fire up the grill. This recipe not only makes use of the barbecue, but you put to use any herbs you may have growing outdoors.

For convenience, you can prep these Fish and Fresh Herb Veggie Packets the night before or in the morning before going to work. That way, they're ready to place on the grill when you come home.

While salmon is used here, you can switch up the fish depending on preference and availability. Look for firm fleshed fish such as halibut, tilapia, trout or snapper to substitute for the salmon.

Rather than using the barbecue, you can try this oven variation, just place packets on large baking sheet and bake in preheated 220°C (425°F) oven for about 15 minutes.

2. Lay out four large pieces of foil and divide bok choy among them. Top with asparagus mixture; set aside.

3. In small bowl, whisk together mustard, oil, thyme and pepper.

Add salmon and turn to coat evenly. Place one piece of salmon on top of the bok choyasparagus mixture. Fold foil to seal or place another piece of foil on top to seal and form packets.

Fish and Fresh Herb Veggie Packets

4. Place packets on greased grill over medium heat and cook for about 10 minutes (use a digital food thermometer to check that salmon has reached an internal temperature of 70°C (158°F).

1 bunch of fresh asparagus, trimmed 2 red bell pepper, sliced 2 small yellow zucchini (summer squash), sliced 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

Serves 4

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The naked ape developed an evolutionary advantage Q. In a primate lineup, humans stand out as the only naked (hairless) ones. Why did this change occur?

A. Most scientists believe that fur loss was for â&#x20AC;&#x153;survival of the sweatiest,â&#x20AC;? since â&#x20AC;&#x153;reduced body hair enhanced the cooling capacity of sweat, a crucial adaptation in our ancestorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hot, savanna-like environment,â&#x20AC;? says anthropologist Bridget Alex in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discoverâ&#x20AC;? magazine. While other mammals overheat when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re chased, humans donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Also, humans are the most perspiring primate: â&#x20AC;&#x153;On a hot day, an average Joe can sweat 2 liters; maximum rates for humans are four times that of chimpanzees.â&#x20AC;?

Head hair, however, may have been retained as humans became bipedal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fur usually shields mammals from damaging solar ra-

diation. But bipeds could forgo this protection because only their scalps are exposed to direct rays.â&#x20AC;?

More mysterious is why hair sprouts at puberty, covering underarms, genitals and faces. Perhaps itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s due to sexual selection, with facial hair, for example, attracting members of the opposite sex by signaling that an individual was mature enough to reproduce.

Or it could have conveyed status and strength. In either case, culture plays a role as well. When clean shaves were in vogue, men derived status from social approval. During beard times, manliness was about natural, physical strength.

Q. These edible insects can be used to make biofuel, plastics and cosmetics and perhaps even help address the food waste crisis. Can you name

them?

A. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re black soldier flies, bigger than the average housefly but far more sluggish, without mouths or digestive systems because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat anything, and without mouths, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bite either, says David Adam in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pests and they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carry disease.â&#x20AC;? And their â&#x20AC;&#x153;kidsâ&#x20AC;? are even more amazing: The larvae can be dried and fed to pets, swapped for soya in animal feed, replace fishmeal in the diets of farmed fish and baked into bread and biscuits and mixed into ice cream, tasting a little like peanuts.

In a specialized lab in London, Keiran Whitaker and his company Entocycle are farming the flies, intending to ship them around the world as food.

Because the adult flies

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donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat, the larvae need to consume food continuously; after about two weeks, each larva has grown to 2.5 centimeters and weighs more than 200 milligrams.

Almost a third of that is fat and more than 40% is protein â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just the commodity needed for the soaring global demand for protein. Already insect-based snacks are appearing on supermarket shelves.

To be sustainable, however, insect farming on a

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massive scale requires a massive food supply. Enter food waste. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By some estimates, if it were a country, food waste would be the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third-largest carbon emitterâ&#x20AC;Ś.â&#x20AC;? According to a recent assessment, â&#x20AC;&#x153;when disposing of organic matter, black soldier flies produce greenhouse gas emissions 47 times lower than composting does.â&#x20AC;?

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heavy metals, such as lead, cadmium and mercury,â&#x20AC;? says David Adam in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. For biofuel, the energy-rich fat from maggots can be squeezed out, chemically modified and blended with standard diesel, improving performance and reducing emissions. In cosmetics, after stripping away the larvaeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s protein and fat, what remains is chitin, a polysaccharide with stabilizing properties already obtained from crab shells and used in toothpaste, shampoo and expensive anti-aging cream.

The flies can provide more of this ingredient.

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