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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

WO O LW I C H C O U N C I L

Councillors declare climate emergency in Woolwich Introduction of a carbon budget accompanies call for local action

BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com

Climate change is not only real, emergency measures are warranted to help stave off the worst of its impacts, say Woolwich “It is a climate councillors. emergency. This is Meeting what we’re facing Tuesday night, – call it what it is.” they declared a KAI REIMER-WATTS

climate emergency, joining several hundred other jurisdictions on the planet that have takElmira joined in on the Global Climate Strike last Friday that started at EDSS and proceeded to the Woolwich Township Hall led by event organizer Justin Hachman (right), along with local residents Jared Redekop and Monika Pieper Landoni. [ANETA REBISZEWSKI / THE OBSERVER] en the same stance in response to a warming world.

“Climate change is affecting all of us, even here. We have to do something now,” said Coun. Patrick Merlihan in calling for mean- Small contingent of climate-change protesters make march to township admin building in Elmira ingful changes in the township “Seeing other places opened rather than just a statement.

There are different reasons as march that started at EDSS.

BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI arebiszewski@woolwichobserver.com up my eyes. Going out west and To that end, he’s looking to Still, Elmira did its part with an to why people came to join in on seeing the beauty of the old forinstitute a carbon budget into the this protest, but for Hachman event organized by local resident ests where you can see the stars mix when the township begins this was something he’s been Justin Hachman.

The global climate-strike move– it’s more visual there.” putting together its traditional advocating for years after gradu“I think in history we’re going to ment that’s seen youth-led proFor others, simply creating financial budget. tests, including student walkouts, look back at this time where we did ating from high school and havawareness was the main reason The concept of a carbon buding the chance to travel around nothing, and be, like, ‘we could’ve around the world found some for coming out to the event. Jared get mirrors financial budgeting the world. Spending some time done something.’ And I don’t want traction in Elmira last week. The Redekop flew in from Winnipeg in that it treats emissions as if on the West Coast, home to virto know that I didn’t do someFriday launch of climate strike to see family, but stopped by Elthey were a limited resource, gin rainforests and clear-cut thing,” Hachman said of what week (September 20-27) coinmira District Secondary School, explained Kai Reimer-Watts, a mountainsides, was a particular prompted him to organize the procided with a PD day, however, eye-opener, he said. somewhat muting the impact of a test in the town he grew up in.

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where the protest march began, to join in on the action.

An Elmira native, Redekop said taking part in the local protest was a way to his part for the cause, pointing to the inspiration of Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist who has become the face of the youth movement.

“We needed a fire starter and Greta Thunberg has really been that. Anything to bring about awareness is what I want to be a part of,” he said.

The turnout was small

due to coinciding with a PD day that prevented many high school students from joining in on the strike. Despite the small numbers, Hachman picked up his climate strike signs and walked down the main street to the Woolwich Township administrative building, where the protest would take place for the remainder of the day.

Monika Pieper Landoni, who called herself an aging hippy, came out on September 20 to show her support for the environment in the community where she lives in.

“Everybody’s way too

comfortable,” she said, noting actual change is going to take more than just a strike. “We need a radical shift – most of us are going to go kicking and screaming when were forced to.

We still have the mentality ‘it’s not quite in our backyard.’”

The strikes were started last year by Thunberg in response to her fear of climate change’s impact if no action is taken. This led to the student strikes that now take place in communities all over the world, including all across Canada. Every Friday, students from different schools have

People stopped by the Woolwich Township hall throughout the day to engage in the climate strike that was happening globally on Sept. 20. [ANETA REBISZEWSKI / THE OBSERVER]

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“We can’t do it alone. Elmira is not going to change the world but we all need to do a piece and together we’ll make a change,” said Shantz.

The September 20 strikes such as the one in Elmira helped launch a global week of activities.

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Watch for more growth on Elmira’s west side next summer as Woolwich council this week approved plans for new residential development on 15.3 acres of land at the southeast corner of Church Street West and Barnswallow Drive. Woolwich Holdings will build 92 residential units – 60 single-family homes and 30 townhouses – as well as a neighbourhood commercial plaza, potentially housing such businesses as a convenience store, video rental outlet or pizzeria.

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Repaired Glasgow Space Chickens brainstorm St. bridge to be for Kate's Kause project a one-way route Young Lego enthusiasts pitch their ideas for new accessible washroom installation

Woolwich approves $1.3-million plan to extend life of old structure in Conestogo

BY STEVE KANNON skannon@woolwichobserver.com

The Glasgow Street bridge will carry traffic in just one direction – south – when it’s rehabilitated, a solution that this week got formal approval from Woolwich council.

Getting a big boost in the form of federal and provincial funding, the township plans to spend some $1.3 million in hopes of expanding the bridge’s lifespan by a few more decades.

When the old steel bridge eventually requires another big overhaul, the structure will be closed to all traffic, but maintained for its historic value.

The plan also called for the removal of turning restrictions at the intersection of Glasgow Street and Millennium Boulevard, a boundary road with the City of Waterloo.

After reviewing a range of options in an environmental assessment process launched a couple of years ago, the township and its engineering consultant recommended the approach councillors ultimately adopted.

The federal government will provide about $700,000 for the project, while the province kicks in $470,000. The remaining $235,000 will be covered from township coffers.

Built in 1886, the pratt

truss structure is unique in the region. But the structure has been closed and repaired on numerous occasions in the past decade or so, prompting the environmental assessment process that looked at options ranging from demolition to replacement with a new bridge.

“The bridge was never intended to last this long,” he said of the 133-year-old structure, noting the average lifespan of a bridge is about 70 years.

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The recommendation to rehabilitate the bridge would maintain the current five-tonne load limit and keep traffic flowing in recognition of the current volumes – about 1,000 cars per day – not found at two other steel bridges earmarked for permanent closure and removal. Rehabilitation costs alone were enough to recommend mothballing steel bridges on Peel Street in Winterbourne and the Middlebrook Road boundary with Centre Wellington Township.

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The FIRST Lego League Elmira Space Chickens presented their ideas for a new accessible washroom facility in Gibson Park to a panel of experts before turning their attention to their robot game. From left: Lily Hopper, Grace Passmore, Emily Tettman, Hayley Brown, Jamie Meissner and Jarod Wight. [VERONICA REINER]

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

A group of talented young tinkerers is back at it again this year, putting their heads together to support a local cause.

The FIRST Lego League Elmira Space Chickens team brainstormed ideas for an upcoming project in the community: an accessible washroom, scheduled to be installed by next summer at Gibson Park (Kate’s Place for Everyone).

Aimed at promoting inclusivity, the project is the latest endeavour of Elmira charity Kate’s Kause.

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It painted a clearer picture for all involved as to what the finished product might look like. As the kids listed off ideas, the experts helped determine which plans were realistic, and what might not be.

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“Our experience with Kate is that we’re often in a regular, even an accessible stall, and I’m crouched in front of the toilet supporting her. I can’t sit in a squat for 20 minutes for the rest of my life, so we need to make sure that we’re taking care of the caregiver,” said Meissner.

“One simple thing we noticed instantly in the Costco family washroom is that they just put a chair there.

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“It could be very manual and very simple: just a bench that comes down and is secured to the wall.

If you’re using the chair, you can operate whatever mechanism is holding it. ... That’s a great idea,” said Passmore.

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spearheading the bridge studies, told councillors meeting Tuesday night.

For starters the location is “not great” given ongoing erosion and flooding problems. While the bridge was moved to its current spot in 1928, moving it isn’t an option now.

Along with traffic counts, the historic value of the bridge was a key part of discussions to keep it open for as long as possible, he added. But the age of structure presents challenges.

“The bridge was never intended to last this long,” he said of the 133-year-old structure, noting the average lifespan of a bridge is about 70 years.

Converting the single-lane bridge into a simply a southbound crossing over Conestogo River “solves many of the

issues,” noted Jack Turner of the engineering firm GM BluePlan.

Along with reducing traffic volumes and encouraging commuters to find alternative routes, a one-way option eliminates waiting as vehicles jockey on the south and north sides to cross the single-lane span. Instead southbound traffic will flow smoothly, with drivers perhaps more inclined to follow the onevehicle-at-a-time rule if there’s less waiting, he suggested.

But Coun. Murray Martin, who lives in Conestogo, expressed scepticism about the one-way option, noting drivers already disobey current bylaws such as one-at-a-time and the speed limit, not to mention the weight restrictions.

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The Glasgow Street bridge is to be rehabilitated at a cost of $1.3 million, with hopes of extending its lifespan by two or three decades. The plan approved Tuesday night also calls for the removal of turning restrictions at the intersection of Glasgow Street and Millennium Boulevard.

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ourselves,” he said.

He also questioned a Region of Waterloo report suggesting rerouting traffic away from the bridge would have a minimal impact on Northfield Drive traffic, noting the intersection at Sawmill Road is already a problem during the evening rush

hour.

Tucker, however, said the region sees the current intersection as adequate for another 20 years before it would need a substantial upgrade to handle traffic volumes.

Of more pressing concern will be enforcing rules designed to protect the

bridge from heavy loads.

The township is already aware of violations, and the one-way rule would be another thing to monitor, he added.

In that vein, Coun. Patrick Merlihan asked if there were any technical measures, such as traffic spikes, that could prevent cars

from travelling against the one-way flow. The township has in the past also discussed installing cameras to record violations.

Turner noted the current process looks at planning issues, with detailed engineering that could include such measures to be discussed at a later date.

Wellesley debates potential controversy in use of Biblical verse on trail sign

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

The potential for controversy over religious wording had Wellesley councillors debating the finer points of a trailside plaque.

Meeting Tuesday night, council discussed a bronze plaque set to mark an eightacre stretch of land that’s to be part of a new trail system in Wellesley village. The inclusion of a passage from the Bible was the topic of a discussion that stemmed from last month’s decision to honour the Erb family’s request the trail be name

“Erbhaven Trails.”

The Erb family also requested the plaque to commemorate their father include the following text: “The land for this trail was donated in loving memory of Earl E. Erb. 1940 – 2015 / May he be remembered through the beauty of this trail. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

The religious component of the wording raised a red flag for Ward 1 Coun. Shelley Wagner.

“We may, not intention-

ally, but we may offend someone in the near future that will use the trail who does not have the same beliefs,” said Wagner.

She suggested that staff get a second opinion on the potential controversy.

Mayor Joe Nowak recommended that a multi-denominational ministry organization could be asked for input.

He also noted that in a previous instance, it was generally not the religious groups that took offence: Wellesley council reluctantly cut out a long-time tradition of opening coun-

cil meetings with a prayer back in 2015 following a Supreme Court ruling involving a Quebec case.

“I remember when we were dealing with the prayer before council, I don’t think it was the religious groups that were concerned. As a matter of fact, most of them are very supportive of some form of acknowledgement,” said Nowak.

“It was the agnostic, the non-believers, that were up in arms at the time. They were the ones that lobbied to not have any sort of display of religious senti-

ments.”

Ward 3 Coun. Peter van der Maas also brought up that the term “Lord” mentioned in the text is broad; therefore, could be interpreted many ways across different denominations. He added it was best to consider the wishes of the donors.

“I think we’re being a little overly sensitive in this case,” said van der Maas.

“It’s a private donation of land for public use, acknowledging the donor in a way which the donor would like to be acknowledged. I don’t think it goes any further than that. I can’t see

any serious challenges by any rational person levied against us.”

After much deliberation, Wagner suggested that the text be specifically altered to indicate that the plaque was donated by the Erb family. The Township of Wellesley will also provide a trailhead sign outside the trail that will come in at or under $7,500.

Council approved the decision to accept the wording provided, as well as Wagner’s suggestion.

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The Woolwich Community Lions are looking for donations of hygiene products and winter clothes for their ‘WeCare Kits’ that will help homeless youth in the upcoming winter season. The kits will be distributed to youth through the Kitchener organization oneRoof. Lions Jennifer DeCosta and Karen MacDonald welcomed [ANETA REBISZEWSKI / THE OBSERVER] Bonnie Kropf of oneRoof to kick off the project.

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BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI arebiszewski@woolwichobserver.com

The change of season and accompanying shift in the temperatures indicate it’s the time of year for warming clothing, though not everyone is prepared to bundle up. With that in mind, the Woolwich Community Lions Club are starting an initiative to collect ‘WeCare Kits’ that will provide hygiene toiletries along with winter items to support homeless youth in the region.

Throughout the month of October, the Lions will be collecting donations of hygiene products and warm clothing from the public that will support the oneRoof youth services and homelessness organization in Kitchener.

“When you see a need and you have the ability, it’s time to serve, it’s time to share what you have,”

said Freda Walker, membership chairperson of the Woolwich club.

The organization is looking for people in the community to donate items such as shampoo, toothpaste, tampons, deodorants, soap and anything that can help youth stay clean during the upcoming season. Additionally this year the Lions are focusing on collecting items for babies who need items such as diapers, hats, socks and wipes.

“Some of these young adults have children of their own, so they need more than just socks,” Walker noted.

All items and donations will be packed into plastic bags and then will be handed off to oneRoof so that they can give out the bags to any youth that drop-by, she added.

Last year, the Lions club ran a project called ‘Toasty Toes’ that collected socks for

the homeless youth, but this year oneRoof saw a greater need for items beyond socks. With that in mind, the Lions are looking for more help from the community this time around.

“It’s a matter of getting the community involved, with many people putting it together we can be really resourceful,” said Karen MacDonald, the service committee chairperson for the Woolwich Community Lions Club.

The WeCare Kits are an idea that sprang from a visit MacDonald and Walker made to a Lions convention last year in Las Vegas.

They were introduced to the concept of putting hygiene products into Ziploc baggies and distributing them to homeless people in the area.

“We brought it back to our community. We learned about it and we helped do it,” recalled

Walker.

The donations will go towards oneRoof, an organization with a focus on supporting homeless and at-risk youth in the Waterloo Region, typically between the ages of 12 and 25. They also offer clothing at their drop-in location, as well as meals, showers, and laundry facilities to those in need.

With the program in its first year, the Lions hope the community will come together to support those in need by helping them stay safe and warm this season. There are two drop-off locations in Elmira, one at Guys and Dolls Salon at 112 Oriole Pkwy. W., and the other at T.W. Thur Real Estate at 45 Arthur St. S. Donations will be accepted until October 31, and the Lions hope to distribute the kits to oneRoof by mid-November.

“Climate change is real,” Mayor Sandy Shantz acknowledged, noting Woolwich hasn’t been inactive in the battle, pointing to the township’s involvement with Sustainable Waterloo Region, its greening initiative, energy-saving efforts such a converting to LED lighting.

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Emissions of greenhouse gases need to be cut in half within the next 10 to 12 years to avoid the climate change tipping point some experts are predicting, he said.

In Waterloo Region, we’re already seeing warmer, wetter and more extreme weather that’s expected to get worse in the coming decades.

Fellow delegate Andres Fuentes, an international climate communications consultant, noted the planet has already surpassed a one-degree temperature increase and is well on the way to 1.5 degrees, edging closer to the two-degree problem area that’s the target of international agreements such as the Paris accord.

There’s a very limited window to avoid the two-degree change, said Fuentes.

“We have to respond now and urgently.”

Action now is needed to provide a better future for today’s children, added Reimer-Watts.

“If we’re not looking out for the next generation, what are we doing?” he

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said, noting that changes today will buy us time.

“Intervention now will pay in spades going down the road.”

In declaring a climate emergency, Woolwich joins Kitchener and Wilmot Township in the region, along with the likes of the federal government.

“It’s a growing movement in Canada,” noted Fuentes.

Current greenhouse gas emission targets call for an 80 per cent reduction by 2050. It’s going to take action rather than just words to get there, said Reimer-Watts, who acknowledged the declaration is the first step.

“It is a climate emergency. This is what we’re facing – call it what it is.”

“Climate change is real,” Mayor Sandy Shantz acknowledged, noting Woolwich hasn’t been inactive in the battle, pointing to the township’s involvement with Sustainable Waterloo Region, its greening initiative, energy-saving efforts such a converting to LED lighting.

Adopting a climate budget will mean paying even more attention to the details of the township’s emissions, she added.

The timing of Woolwich’s declaration, and those of other municipalities, along with climate strikes this week – including one scheduled for Waterloo Square Friday – helps give the issue some profile in the midst of a federal election campaign, said Reimer-Watts, noting the global climate strikes are grassroots initiatives carried out by concerned citizens, often young people.

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Heidelberg's Stemmler Meats develop new beer-infused sausage Limited edition sausage developed with Waterloo Brewing and Bingemans puts the taste of local in Oktoberfest celebrations

BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI arebiszewski@woolwichobserver.com

While Thanksgiving and Halloween will be celebrated everywhere, the impeding flip of the calendar in this area brings with it another bit of fun: Oktoberfest.

The annual celebration of all things Bavarian, running October 11-19 this year, has been looking to boost both the authentic German quotient and local content, particularly when it comes to beer and food. To that end, Heidelberg-based Stemmler Meats & Cheese has partnered with Waterloo Brewing to develop a beer-infused sausage that will be exclusively available during the Oktoberfest season.

Along with the Stemmler’s location and Waterloo Brewing, the Waterloo Beer Bratwurst will be available only at Bingemans.

The special bratwurst produced by Stemmler’s is

infused with the Waterloo Craft Lager, which makes up 17 per cent of the sausage.

“One sausage and the one beer for this year, that’s where we're starting, we kind of want to see how this is going to go and if there’s excitement, who knows what we do next year,” Kevin Stemmler “We chose a beer that would appeal to the most people. If you’re not a beer person or beer drinking person you’re still going to really enjoy this,” says Kevin Stemmler, CEO at Stemmler Meats.

The idea first came about when Bingemans wanted to create something more local for this year’s Oktoberfest. Bringing the three companies together allowed for the product to not only be local but to create a food-centric focus on Oktoberfest this year.

“One of the most prevalent experiences during the Oktoberfest season is pairing delicious seasonal food with great beer,” says George Croft, president and CEO of Waterloo Brewing, in a release.

To incorporate beer in the sausage, Stemmler’s used beer for the moisture that is usually needed in meat to avoid it feeling like leather. This particular bratwurst has been tested to ensure its smooth finish from the lager that is used, said Stemmler.

With this being the first year that the sausage will be available, all the partners of this initiative are hoping that the success will allow the bratwurst to make a comeback next season.

“One sausage and the one beer for this year, that’s where were starting we kind of want to see how this is going to go and if there’s excitement, who knows what we do next year,” Stemmler said.

The beer bratwurst is

Terry Stemmler of Stemmler’s Meats presents the new beer-infused bratwurst sausage that was created in collaboration with Waterloo Brewing, exclusively for the Bingemans Oktoberfest celebrations this year.

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now available until the last Saturday of the Oktoberfest season at any of the Bingemans Oktoberfest events, including the Koolhaus, at the Waterloo Brewing retail store and at the Stemmler Meats & Cheese store.

Those who do not go out for Oktoberfest have the opportunity to go buy the sausage at any of the locations and still take part in the experience from home.

A limited quantity will

be available for only a short period of time at select locations. “If you want some in your freezer for a later date you better make sure you get some before the end of Oktoberfest,” Stemmler advised.

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The panel of experts consisted of Luke Passmore of Frey Building Contractors, Woolwich deputy clerk Jeff Smith and Kelly Meissner, founder of Kate's Kause. The group helped the kids determine which ideas were realistic. [VERONICA REINER]

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the stall in case of an emergency; it consists of audio and visual signal devices and is mandatory for these types of washrooms under the Ontario Building Code.

Other ideas brought up included an automatic toilet paper dispenser, an automatic door lock, motion sensor lights, playground power, security camera, art competition, handlebars, and a bidet.

“You could just have a genderless washroom,” suggested Space Chickens member Lily Hopper, noting that it can be awkward for opposite gender childand-parent heading into the same washroom.

That idea also got a nod, along with the idea that high privacy stalls could be an option. Based on the feedback received, the kids will further research and refine their ideas, then meet again with the contractor in the coming months.

The collaboration of the Lego League and Kate’s Kause was a natural one: Kelly’s son, Jaime, is a member of the Space Chickens team.

The project to raise money for this project has been ongoing; Kate’s Kause launched a 20:20 campaign in June to raise funds for the $200,000 cost of an accessible washroom.

Now, the dream is becoming a reality. The 20:20 campaign raised some $18,000, and other sources have committed funding to the project, including at least $11,000 from the Raymond Dietrich Memorial Barbecue, Wallenstein Feeds, and Wilfrid Laurier University’s CPAC grant.

“We have $45,000, and we’re waiting on Trillium grant,” said Meissner. “The nice thing is that the township has this in their budget, so this is happening.

“We’ve done really well because this idea came spur of the moment in May, and here we are $45,000 in.”

Dozens of people came out in teams on Saturday to participate in the third annual Plunger Plop competition organized by the Elmira and St. Jacobs Optimist Clubs. The winners (top) were Carolyn McCullough, Barb Foell, Janet Willfang and [VERONICA REINER / THE OBSERVER] Laura Parsons.

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Dearth of leaders doesn't bode well given the way we vote speeches – think of former U.S. president Barack Obama, for instance, who was brilliant at that, but he was a poor leader because he and his party betrayed the grassroots movement that first got him elected, though the period looks much better by comparison to the current occupant of the White house. No, proper governance means looking out for the public good rather than the interests of the a few, whether that’s the donors, the lobbyists or the self-serving politicians and bureaucrats themselves.

Trudeau hasn’t managed to turn his initial popularity into anything more than photo ops, platitudes, an endless string of apologies and spending designed to buy votes from a gullible populace. And that without the obstructionist political system in the U.S.

uch of the bloom is off the rose where Justin Trudeau is concerned.

Much of that is of his own doing, issues that go beyond the muchado-about-nothing blackface mock scandal. There are far more serious concerns about reversing course on electoral reform, rampant spending and business-as-usual corruption such as the SNC Lavalin affair, which is an actual scandal.

Luckily for Trudeau – but not the Canadian electorate – none of the other parties and leaders is exciting the imagination of voters.

We suffer from a dearth of good leaders. Even passable ones.

That’s true from the federal government right on down to the local level.

This is not about charisma or the ability to give rousing G LO B A L O U T LO O K

He, like all the other party leaders, is busy flinging poop, hoping for something, anything to stick. Unfortunately, instead of dismissing all of it as useless vote-buying nonsense, we give credence to the endless stream of promises, half-truths and blatant lies.

The result? We end up with much less than we deserve, in part because we like to think we make intellectual choices, using our brains, but invariably default to our guts and our hearts.

That’s not to say our impressions aren’t important. We want politicians with real messages that resonate with us. Then there’s the beer test: who could we see ourselves sitting down and having an enjoyable conversation with?

That also presents something of a conflict, in that we want our

purported leaders to be better than us on some level, but not act as though they are. When politicians routinely act like they know better than us, that really gets our collective goat. Worse still, they start to believe that they are better than those they govern.

It’s an imperious attitude – and actions that show flagrant disregard for the public good, as we’re seeing now from most governments – that has historically led us to be perfectly fine with watching leaders get what they deserve, often with extreme prejudice.

A revolutionary spirit – the willingness to do away with those who have lost any moral claim to power, despite attempt to hold it by force (see the rise of today’s police state here and in other countries) – that defines our modern democracy. Only that kind of grassroots movement is

likely to affect any real change.

Sure, things are much worse elsewhere, including in the United States, but we’re not immune to the unresponsive governance that shows callous disregard for the public good and consistently poor decisions federally, provincially and regionally.

It’s important to remember that democracy is not the default situation – it was hard fought, and we’re very much guilty of letting it slip away.

The current campaign hasn’t generated much interest, but there’s no reason to be complacent. The candidates may not want to talk about real issues – and they definitely don’t want to talk about their own shortcomings and lack of ideas – but that’s no reason not to get informed.

Nor to vote on something more than the party line.

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New perils emerge in airpower shifts

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ig shifts in the military balance happen quietly over many years, and then leap suddenly into focus when the shooting starts.

It happened to classic blitzkrieg tactics in the Arab-Israeli war of 1973, when both sides lost half their tanks, mostly to cheap, infantry-fired anti-tank missiles, in just three weeks.

And it happened to ‘air superiority’, in the sense that it has been understood for the past 75 years, in Saudi Arabia last week.

Tanks ruled the battlefield from the German blitzkrieg of 1940 until 1973. Only more or better tanks could stop them.

Tanks have got a lot more sophisticated since 1973, but so have the anti-tank

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weapons, which are a lot cheaper and therefore a lot more plentiful. There is no longer a single, simple equation for battlefield success.

Air superiority, the other main component of blitzkrieg, had a much longer run of success. The powers that could afford to design and build the most advanced combat aircraft controlled not only the sky but the land beneath it, and could batter weakSEE DYER | 10

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Action on climate change is pre-empted by a campaign of inaction

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he sparsely attended climate strike in Elmira that kicked off Global Climate Week (September 20-28) may not have expressed the goal of the movement, but there’s more on the go this week, including another strike in Waterloo tomorrow (Friday).

The Elmira event September 20, rather oddly scheduled to start at the high school despite the PD day, was not packed with large numbers of students eager to cut class for a good cause.

Instead, a handful of people made their way from EDSS to the Woolwich Township hall. It was perhaps indicative of the public’s acceptance that a warming planet has become a veritable crisis. A combination of “the unthinkable can’t happen,” “they’ll look after it” and concerted propaganda effort by corporate vultures has helped to downplay any sense of urgency.

Catastrophic scenarios of ecological and social collapse are part of the climate change narrative. The message hasn’t sunk in, though we have seen municipalities such as Woolwich declare climate emergencies.

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

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

The worst-case scenarios talk of impending doom should global temperatures reach two degrees above the pre-industrial average, a course that may be irreversible at this point. We’re on a pace for that somewhere around mid-century.

It’s a rather apocalyptic view, suggesting we might be on the COMMUNITY BUILDING

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try to get out into the woods at least once a year for a few days to regroup and get grounded.

I take nothing with me but a backpack of essential supplies and a few layers of clothes. I spend much of the few days too cold or too hot, and too hungry.

The idea is to get back to basics and remember what is important in life, and to connect with nature while also realizing just how fragile and small we humans are as individuals.

You don’t have to be an avid outdoorsman to

road to our own demise in relatively short order due to floods, famine and disease that follow in the wake of a climate change tipping point. And that doesn’t include the wars likely to come over water and other resources, not to mention violently dealing with migrants.

The dire consequences we may experience over the next century are an extension of the much more limited crises we’ve seen already.

Flooding, soaring temperatures and forest fires abound. We tend to take such stories in isolation, however, failing to connect the dots to form a (big) picture of trouble on a planetary scale.

Well, even more than failing, we’re determined not to connect to those dots. And those content with the status quo – largely those profiting thereby – have absolutely no interest in drawing the perils to our attention.

The disregard for the consequences of the changes – con-

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sciously ignored in order to focus on unsustainable consumption – is problematic whether or not you believe what man does is having any impact on the climate. Extreme weather, flooding, landslides and forest fires will wreak havoc nonetheless.

The same principle applies to all forms of pollution, loss of fresh water, habitat destruction, degradation of arable land and a host of other someday-catastrophic ills that we’d rather not dwell on just now.

And the powers that be – including politicians paying nothing but lip-service to the issues – are quite happy to do nothing,

keeping the public distracted and divided. Those calling the shots won’t do anything different until the public forces them to – and protests aren’t likely going to change a thing, suggest writer Chris Hedges, who advocates revolutionary action, though non-violent in keeping with his own outlook.

“Voting, lobbying, petitioning and protesting to induce the ruling elites to respond rationally to the climate catastrophe have proved no more effective than scrofula victims’ appeals to Henry VIII to cure them with a royal touch. The familiar tactics employed over the past few decades by environmentalists have been spectacular failures,” he writes this week, noting the ruling elites and the corporations they serve are the principal obstacles to change.

“The ruling elites, trained in business schools and managerial programs, are not equipped to confront the existential problems caused by climate

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catastrophe. They are trained to maintain, no matter the cost, the systems of global capitalism.

They are systems managers.

They lack the intellectual capacity and imagination to search for solutions outside the narrow parameters of global capitalism.”

For now, we’ve got nothing but talk. But does going on and on about climate change help or hinder the cause?

I think people have tuned out. Our attention spans being what they are, we’ve moved on.

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

And, as is always the case, short-term thinking will dominate. Politicians worried about re-election won’t do anything that seems expensive or puts national interests at an apparent disadvantage. We simply do not believe politicians and bureaucrats capable of creating a system that isn’t corrupt, ineffective and likely to waste money. History has shown us such agreements are rarely to the benefit of average citizens.

That’s not to say we shouldn’t be making our own efforts to combat climate change. By our very lifestyles, we’re complicit in the downward spiral.

Perhaps the largest barrier to any major change, however, is human nature: we’re quite content with our lives today, and see no need to change that for some potential long-term benefit, one that’s unlikely to materialize in our lifetimes.

Cost estimates tied to the kind of emission reductions deemed necessary to offset the worst of climate change run into the hundreds of billions. Coupled to the lifestyle changes and potential economic upheaval, the costs seem too onerous. If the worst does happen, we’re going KANNON | 10

Your community housing issue know that priorities in such situations are shelter, water, and fire if you want to survive. Some people will argue finding food is critical, but in reality, the average person can live for about three weeks without food. However, the average person will hardly survive without water for more than a few days. And if the weather or climate is poor, a person may not even survive the night without appropriate shelter for the conditions.

Typically, our instinct tells us to get a fire going

as soon as possible. But a fire doesn’t protect you from the elements, and indeed, if it is raining or snowing on you all night, a fire won’t do much to really keep you warm or dry.

A good shelter will help you trap your own body heat for warmth, or shelter you from the heat, and will insulate you from the elements, which makes it a priority over fire in most survival situations. So, the priorities are to build an appropriate shelter, close to water if possible, and get a fire going when needed.

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Housing is just as important in our daily lives as it is in a survival situation.

Without housing, normal daily routines become complicated, dangerous, and sometimes impossible. Every community has a housing issue, whether

they are aware of it or not.

For some, the issue may be housing for seniors, which can involve affordable housing, healthcare integrated housing, or simply seniors-appropriate housing. For other communities, it may be housing for lower incomes, transitional housing for those re-entering society, or perhaps emergency housing for those experiencing a temporary crisis.

I believe housing issues stem from our tendency to over-compartmentalize housing initiatives. I have

seen communities try to address the issue of affordable housing, or homelessness, or seniors housing, or crisis housing, but few communities integrate their strategies together or integrate them into the greater goal of building community. This results in housing that fits the need now, or addresses an immediate issue, but does not assure a long-term housing strategy that meets the needs of an evolving community. For that you need an Appropriate Housing GRIFFITHS | 10

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er states into submission (NATO against Serbia, the U.S. twice against Iraq, NATO again in Libya, etc.) with few casualties of their own.

Fast forward to September 2019 in Saudi Arabia.

The oil-rich kingdom should be among the privileged, invulnerable few, for it has a very high-tech air force and the best air defences money can buy.

It can also call on the immense power of the United

States, which maintains military bases in a number of Gulf states and has promised to protect it.

What could possibly go wrong?

What went wrong was a swarm of cheap drones and cruise missiles that the Saudis didn’t even see coming. According to the Houthi rebels in Yemenis, who claim to have launched them, there were at least ten Samad 3 drones (the Saudis say 18 drones hit the Abqaiq oil process-

ing site) and an undisclosed number of Qasif K-2 cruise missiles (the Saudis say four cruise missiles struck the Khurais facility).

The Saudis didn’t see them because they flew so low they were hidden from Saudi radars. They were launched from three different sites, but timed to reach their targets simultaneously from three different angles. They took out half the oil-processing capability of the world’s second-biggest producer

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Strategy.

For instance, demographic shifts will mean that in a few short years almost every community will be in short supply of housing that matches the needs of seniors. There are a lot of communities that are working on building “seniors’ housing” to meet the expected need, or at least they think they are.

Their notion of seniors’ housing is usually a type of group facility that has both healthcare and subsidized rates of accommodation.

However, seniors are more fit than they have ever been. Most are not ready to go to a “home.” They want condominium style housing that reduces the amount of maintenance and upkeep, but they certainly don’t need on-call medical care, or want to live in a group setting. So, without the appropriate housing to address the population, they leave for a loca-

tion where they can get it.

Another common example is a community with not enough smaller and more affordable housing. Without apartments, family style condos, small houses, or rentals in a community, it makes it very difficult for young people and young families to live in your community. In fact, the largest challenge millennials face is how they have little opportunity to own housing given the way we build it now. There are communities that don’t want any affordable housing in their community, but they are finding that businesses have a tough time staying open because they often can’t attract employees when those employees can’t afford to live in town. The issue, however, is not about building “affordable” housing, a moniker that often makes people think of poor quality projects. The issue is about having appropriate

housing that matches the communities’ needs.

Communities need an appropriate housing strategy, one that integrates housing issues and stresses into a model focused on building a successful community. After all, building a successful community is not just about economics, it is about building a community that meets the needs of its citizens. Housing is one of those most basic and important needs. It can be a daunting task, and there is no simple formula that tells you the right mix of housing, or who is going to build it, but you have to start somewhere.

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for at least some weeks – and the whole swarm of them only cost one or two million dollars.

That’s assuming they were built in low-wage Yemen. They’d cost twice that to build in Iran, and at least ten times as much in the United States. But that’s still pretty cheap when you consider that a single F-35 fighter costs $122 million.

You get a very capable airplane for your money, and a couple of them could do equal damage to those oil processing facilities – but they wouldn’t do a much better job.

They could also get shot down, which would be a very large amount of money (plus maybe the pilots’ lives) down the drain. The drones and cruise missiles can also be shot down, of course, but they’re cheap, they have no pilots, and if there are enough of them, some are likely to get through. If they don’t get through today, send more tomorrow.

The Saudis made it extra-easy for the Houthis (or

the Iranians, if you believe the Saudi-American version of the story) by not having any short-range air defences for their most important economic assets, or at least none facing in the right direction. But this is because Saudi Arabia doesn’t plan to do its own fighting in any confrontation with Iran.

Saudi Arabia’s defence budget ($67.6 billion last year) goes mostly on buying very expensive military equipment from the United States, but what it is really buying is American military support. In return for all that money, the Kingdom expects Americans to do the actual fighting for it, just as it hires Sudanese and Pakistanis to do the ground combat in its war in Yemen.

The Saudis shouldn’t count on that. Donald Trump knows nothing about foreign affairs or military strategy, but this is the sort of deal he has spent a lifetime imposing on others. He’ll make the sales, but he won’t deliver

the services.

The big question that is finally going to be asked, in countries rich and poor, is why the air forces insist on buying ultra-expensive manned aircraft instead of flocks, swarms and fleets of small, cheap, disposable unmanned vehicles. The truth is that air forces are run by pilots, and they like to fly planes, but what happened in Saudi Arabia last week will finally give the civilian authorities arguments that the aviators cannot resist or ignore.

So the shift to primary reliance on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for offensive action will get underway at last, and the result will be the democratization of air power. Only rich countries with a mastery of high technology can own F-35s. Even the smallest, poorest country (and some non-state actors too) can afford to build or buy a few thousand drones and a couple of hundred basic cruise missiles.

Democratization is a double-edged sword.

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to be spending far more to deal with the damage and mitigation factors … but that’s something that may happen in the future.

Left to its own devices, the planet will deal with the changes – manmade or otherwise. Over time, plants and animals adapt to the new environment.

That has sometimes meant mass species die-offs, but

that doesn’t mean we want to be one of those. Change starts with a realistic take on the problem.

“We have to let go of our relentless positivism, our absurd mania for hope, our naive belief that with grit and determination we can solve all problems. We have to face the bleakness before us,” writes Hedges.

“We must embrace a new radicalism. We must

carry out sustained civil disobedience to disrupt the machinery of exploitation, even as we prepare for the inevitable dislocations and catastrophes ahead.

We must alter our lifestyles and consumption to cut our personal carbon footprints. And we must organize to replace existing structures of power with ones capable of coping with the crisis before us.”

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Neither of the favourites in Monday night’s two-yearold trotting colt Gold Series divisions enjoyed their trip around Grand River Raceway, but Major Bay and Threefiftytwo thoroughly enjoyed all of the Elora oval’s amenities, including the winner’s circle.

Following up on last week’s 56-13 win over Preston, the EDSS junior girls’ basketball romped to a 59-7 decision over Forest Heights on Tuesday in Elmira.

The senior girls were a little more hospitable to their FHCI opponents, winning by a score of 39-32.

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Pair of wins extends Kings’ streak to four games Elmira plays unwelcoming host in besting Waterloo 5-2 and Brampton by a score of 5-1 over the weekend

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After dropping the first game of the season, the Elmira Sugar Kings have won four in a row, including taking both matches at the WMC last weekend. Skating to a 5-2 victory against the Waterloo Siskins on Saturday, the team followed that with a 5-1 decision over the Brampton Bombers the next night.

Each game had its own challenges, but resulted in a rewarding weekend for the Kings. Team captain Mason McMahon led the team with three goals and an assist.

“He did what he does and what we expect him to do and that was lead by example and was rewarded through hard effort and hard work,” head coach Rob Collins noted of McMahon’s efforts.

In Saturday’s game, just 3:40 of the opening stanza against the Siskins, McMahon swept in with a goal assisted by Hunter

Dubecki. Waterloo retaliated five minutes later to tie things up at 1-1, which is where things would stand for another 10 minutes before McMahon (Carter Lennon) broke the deadlock before the period ended.

The Kings would never look back.

Elmira took control in the second, scoring three times – including twice with the man advantage – and tightening up the defence, giving the Siskins just three shots on goal.

Harrison Toms led with the first goal of the period, scoring on the power play at 8:34 to make the score 3-1.

The crowd was excited and this prolonged the momentum the Kings needed to continue their lead.

Two minutes later, Jeremey Goodwin (McMahon, Dubecki) gave the already excited crowd more to cheer about when he made it 4-1 with a power-play marker of his own.

The Kings continued to turn up the heat when Cooper Way (Kurtis Goodwin, Matt Tolton) scored at 16:04 to extend the lead to 5-1.

Following the intermission, a relatively quiet third frame ensued, at least where hockey action was concerned. The two teams combined for just seven

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shots on net, but eight infractions to double the number of penalties called in the game. Waterloo capitalized on one of the power plays to provide the period’s only goal, making it 5-2 at 18:04. That’s how the game would end.

Shots overall were 22-15 in favour of Elmira.

The following day the Sugar Kings welcomed the Brampton Bombers to the Woolwich Memorial Centre.

The game didn’t get off

to a good start, as Kurtis Goodwin – an engine for the team, Collins says – was ejected just 41 seconds in after drawing a checking-from-behind penalty.

Ten minutes later, the same fate befell Brett Allen. In between, however, McMahon would open the scoring with a power play goal at 9:39, assisted by J. Goodwin and Toms.

The Bombers evened the game out less than a minute later to go into the room

tied 1-1, but that would be as good as it got for the visitors.

With two players off the ice for the whole game, leaving the Kings with 10 forwards, Collins had to alter his game plan on the fly. It worked.

The close game and bad blood from the first period increased tensions in the second. The play got rough, but the pace belonged to the Kings, who got a goal from Dubecki (J. Goodwin,

Toms) during a power play at 11:23. The tone set, Way (Niki Molson, J. Goodwin) potted another goal at 18:09, and 20 seconds later got their fourth goal of the game courtesy of a shorthanded effort from Brody Waters (Lennon, J. Goodwin).

Having outshot Brampton 16-3 in the middle frame, the Kings continue that pressure in the third.

Though scoring just once – Waters with his second at 16:20 on the power play, assisted by Molson and J. Goodwin – the home team continued to control the puck and the play en route to the 5-1 victory.

Elmira had the Bombers on their heels and chasing the puck for much of the match, Collins noted.

The Kings will look to extend their streak when they face the Cambridge Redhawks on Saturday at the Galt Arena at 7 p.m. For its part, the home side will be seeking revenge for their loss against the Kings on September 15.

The Kings (4-1) returns home to Elmira the following night for a match against the only squad ahead of them in the GOJHL’s Midwestern Conference, the Listowel Cyclones (4-1-0-1).

Game time is 7 p.m.

Jacks win a pair of weekend games to stay atop the division Plenty of offense on display as Wellesley outguns Norwich in 8-6 win, then posts 7-2 decision over Delhi

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

A pair of wins last weekend helped the Wellesley Applejacks solidify their early-season spot atop the South Doherty Division standings in the Provincial Junior Hockey League. They took down the Norwich Merchants 8-6 on Saturday before topping the Delhi Travellers 7-2 the following night.

“We had a great weekend, and now we’re first place overall,” said club president Terry Brick.

In Saturday’s game, the Jacks took an early lead and would never trail for the rest of the night

despite plenty of backand-forth scoring. Owen Lane got the visitors on the board at 4:15, with Zach Ribeiro and Zachary Lyons picked up assists.

Warren Gorman (Danny Ranson, Shaun Pickering) followed up quickly, taking advantage of a power play at 6:05. The Merchants responded on a power play of their own at 7:55 before Lane (Ribeiro, Lyons) retaliated at 18:19.

The Jacks went into the first intermission up 3-1.

Norwich upped their game in the second stanza, scoring early on at 1:13. Ribeiro (Lyons) responded just eleven seconds later at 1:24.

The rapid scoring frenzy

carried on with the Merchants potting another at 2:14; then Carson Wickie (Curtis Jackson) at 2:42.

Norwich managed to keep up the heat with two more at 3:23 and 9:11, which briefly tied the game at 5-5. It was all Wellesley after that.

Noah Benjamin (Nathan Thibodeau, Brendan Baker) retaliated at 9:33; then Lane completed a hat trick with another Wellesley goal at 13:37 – assists went to Lyons and Ribeiro. Thibodeau (Benjamin, Baker) wrapped up the final goal of this action-packed frame at 18:10. It was 8-5 after 40 minutes.

The third period was

a completely different story, with just one goal tallied: Norwich took advantage of a power play, scoring with less than six minutes to go. Play was chippier, however, with six of the game’s 10 penalties doled out as tempers flared later in the game.

When the final buzzer went off, the Merchants had actually outshot the Jacks 36-32, but the Jacks were ahead where it most counted, taking an 8-6 win.

“It was little unexpected,” said Brick, of the close game. “Norwich has been a good team for several years now ... right in the middle of the standings usually.”

The Jacks kept up the momentum and then some on Sunday when they hit the road to Delhi to take on the Travellers.

After an opening period in which the two teams traded late goals – Wellesley’s Gianfranco Commisso scored unassisted at 17:04, followed by a Delhi reply at 19:41 – the Jacks picked up the pace to cruise to victory.

D. Ranson (Wickie, Connor Bradley) got things going in the second, potting one at 3:01, while Pickering (Austin Cousineau, Lyons) followed up at 3:43. Delhi retaliated at 4:42, taking advantage of a power play before Pickering responded on

a power play of his own at 11:37. Lyons and Koby Seiling picked up assists.

The score stood at 4-2 for the visitors with a period to go.

It was all Wellesley in the third frame. Keegan Saunders kicked things off unassisted at 6:34, then James Ranson (Saunders, Thibodeau) potted one at 14:09. Benjamin (Cousineau, Commisso) scored the final goal at 18:34, resulting in a 7-2 win for Wellesley.

The Jacks look to continue the winning streak tonight (Thursday) when they take on the Ayr Centennials tonight.

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St. Jacobs’ woman joins ringette junior national team

BY ANETA REBISZEWSKI arebiszewski@woolwichobserver.com

Speed, skill and dedication are few of the requirements it takes to be a great ringette player. Maddie MacLean of St. Jacobs exhibits all of those plus more which has landed her a spot on the Canadian Junior National Team that will represent the country at the world championships at the end of November.

“It’s a pretty big accomplishment just because when you’re younger, you look up to this position and this team and you see all the girls who have played on it before and you think 'wow now I’m playing,'” said MacLean of making the national team.

Leading up to the championships, MacLean is looking forward to getting to know her new teammates and playing alongside each other on the ice.

“I’m getting to play with these amazing athletes, literally the best in the country,” she exclaimed. One of

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her favourite things about the sport is the feeling of being a part of a community, where she has met lifelong friends from all across Canada.

Dedication is one piece of the puzzle when it comes to being a good ringette player, says MacLean, but it also takes great athleticism and mental stability to be able to represent a whole country. Throughout the season ringette players take part in fitness testing and also mental training that helps the players be in a state where they can focus on the team and be a good athlete in a way that their head is fully in the game – “it’s not just all physical. It definitely

takes a lot to compete at this level.”

Making the team has been a long process but worthwhile, where many of the players are scouted throughout the Canada Winter Games and even years prior during various tournaments. Recruiters start looking at players during their earlier years and keep notes on how they play during provincials and even nationals, according to MacLean.

Since the age of five, MacLean has taken interest in the sport when she first saw her cousin and a friend play ringette, and ever since she’s been involved herself. Now 15 years of dedication have paid off to land her a spot on the junior national team.

“It’s pretty cool to look back and see all the work I’ve put in and now I’m here and it's definitely exciting,” she added.

While she’s not on the ice, the 20-year-old is at the University of Waterloo in the health studies program.

Balancing between school

and ringette isn’t always easy for the athlete, but after years of experience getting the timing right now comes a little easier.

“You kind of have to get used to the idea that you’re always going to have to be doing something; whether it's training, or doing homework, or going to bed because you know you need to get up early the next day to do those things,” she said.

Along with making the team, comes the responsibility of each player paying their fees to be able to attend the championships.

MacLean and her family have started selling hats and t-shirts to raise funds for her trip. A big part of the process is ensuring each athlete has the funds to participate in the event.

The 2019 World Ringette Championships will be held in Burnaby, BC from November 25 to December 1. To follow along with the games during the championship or for more information on the team, visit www. ringette.ca.

Woolwich girls' hockey team mixes it up with the pros

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

A local girls’ hockey team went on the trip of a lifetime to the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) “Dream Gap” tour in Toronto last weekend.

The Woolwich Wild Atom A hockey team had the chance to participate in the opening ceremonies, meet professional hockey players, and emerge victorious from their Oakville tournament on Sunday.

Head coach Pat McCoubrey said the that the schedule worked out: the Oakville tournament planned months ago was taking place just a 30-kilometre distance away from Toronto, where the professional hockey event was taking place.

“The PWHPA announced the Dream Gap tour around the same time that we were talking about role models – it was perfect timing,” said McCoubrey.

“We were in Oakville for a hockey tournament the same weekend that the event was held. We reached out to the PWHPA, and they allowed us to participate actively in the event.”

The PWHPA Dream Gap is a travelling tour that showcases the talents of top female hockey players from around the world.

The purpose of the journey is to create a better, more sustainable future for the next generation of girls in

The Wild Atom A Team at the Dream Gap event .

the sport.

“The [PWHPA] want little girls to be able to look at professional hockey as being a viable option for them,” said McCoubrey.

There are many examples of well-known male athletes in the sport, giving young boys plenty of role models to look up to. However, there is no realistic equivalent for aspiring female hockey players to imagine their futures.

The tour is the first step to close that ‘dream gap,’ so that young girls and boys can share the dream of one day making a living as a professional hockey player.

The inaugural event in Toronto featured youth clinics and a four-team exhibition tournament last Saturday and Sunday.

The 9- and 10-year-olds of the Atom A team had the opportunity to see the cast of Hockey Night in Canada – Don Cherry, Ron MacLean, Tara Slone and Brian Burke – in person.

The Woolwich Wild roster also got to meet many professional women’s hockey players. Laura Fortino, a two-time Olympic medalist

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for Team Canada and a professional ice hockey player for the Markham Thunder, approached the Woolwich Wild team during intermission to provide advice.

Nine-year-old Waterloo goaltender and newcomer to the Woolwich Wild, Emma Heron, said it was a highlight of the weekend.

“She came and signed autographs and she gave us some really cool tips: treat every game as important as the next one and to stay calm,” said Heron. “It was a fun treat.”

“The whole experience really inspired the team because they went on to win the Oakville Atom A tournament,” added McCoubrey.

The Woolwich Wild truly took this advice to heart and treated every game like it counted throughout the weekend, he said, noting the Oakville Harvest Classic is an elite preseason tournament which includes 16 Atom A teams throughout Ontario and the U.S. The Woolwich Wild won every single matchup. First, the girls faced off against the Burlington Barracudas and came out on top 3-2 on

Friday. The same day, they won 3-1 against the Toronto Leaside Wildcats.

On Saturday, Woolwich Wild beat out the Perinton Blades 7-3, then dominated the Etobicoke Dolphins 5-2 later that afternoon.

They kept up the heat on Sunday, winning against the Gloucester Cumberland Stars 4-3 before one final victory taking on the North Simcoe Capitals with a final score of 3-2.

“Right after the team got that advice, they played their semi-final game, which ended in a shootout,” explained Emma’s mother, Amy. “Emma’s goalie partner, Elle, was in the shootout; it was seven rounds, and they won the finals Sunday afternoon.”

“They won every single game: six games in three days ... it was pretty amazing.”

The girls walked away with more than sweet victory, as Heron said the experience provided her with role models to look up to in the future.

“I value their leadership and look up to their hard work and their kindness.

They were having so much fun out there. They weren’t playing just to win; they were playing to have fun and do what they love,” said Heron. “It was showing this generation of girls that we can do anything.”

The Dream Gap tour continues on in New Hampshire and Chicago in October.

NOT-SO-GREAT-OUTDOORSMAN

Duck season means it’s now crunch time

I

have just realized I made a horrible mistake.

That’s because I have just about finished building my duck boat, a double-ended, 14-foot kayak that rides low and draws a couple of inches of water.

I know, it sounds awesome. After all, this is a boat expressly built for duck hunting.

The problem is this.

The boat’s design is such that you lay down in it while waiting for ducks and geese to come into range.

On the surface this seems great. After all it combines my two favourite activities, duck hunting and reclining. Even now I am envisioning bright sunny early autumn afternoon naps in the marsh, being cradled by the bobbing of my duck boat.

But there is a horrible side of this too. And this is what I never considered prior to building it.

If I am to shoot a duck the design of this boat requires me to do something I swore off long ago: a sit-up.

That’s right, a sit-up.

Yes, to get into shooting position, you need to do a sit-up.

And not at a comfortable pace either, which is once every decade for me.

No, it means doing a situp whenever ducks show up. This literally puts me at the mercy of ducks, which have been my sworn enemy ever since they first started demonstrating to me and others what a horrible shot I am.

It’s not so bad right now, but once the ducks realize that every shot means making me do a sit-up, I bet the flocks will break up and start coming in singly at two-second intervals.

What was I thinking?

Duck hunting is supposed to be a leisure activity.

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I suppose there is a bright side to this. That upside being that, if I have a good season with lots of shooting, I will walk away from it with a six pack. And, if I have a bad hunt where I miss everything, I might just do the same.

The thing is adversity like this often brings out the best in a person. Now that I know that I must earn my shots with exercise, I will actually focus more on my shooting and try to get three birds with three shots to minimize my exercise.

Failing that I will only shoot at high overhead shots that do not require me to move at all. Or just have a good nap.

Another plus, I suppose, is that my hunting buddies will soon pick up on the fact that every shot I take means that I have done a sit-up. Knowing them, this will mean they will flare ducks my way just to giggle at the thought.

Also, not one of them will ever borrow it unless they just want a nap in the marsh. For, like me, the last time any of these guys did a sit-up was 1979.

Do I regret making this boat? Not really.

It will very likely be just the ticket in the places I hunt, and there is a great feeling of accomplishment in creating a boat out of fibreglass.

And who knows? Maybe I’ll actually get some benefits out of doing sit-ups.

All things considered it’s not that bad. It’s not the first time I never thought things through.

But this is the first time my exercising poor judgment will be literal.

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the third-place teams, alongside Norwich and Tavistock, Brick said he’s not too worried about his team’s prospects.

“They really dropped off last year ... I assume it’ll be the same this year,” said Brick of the Centen-

nials. “They lost their star team pretty much there through age limits.”

The following match will see the Jacks face off against the Woodstock Navy Vets on Friday night. Their home opener is set for October 5 at the St. Clements arena.

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THE SCORE WOOLWICH WILD Atom: Major Atom A

Sep 20 vs New Hamburg Huskies HOME: 6 VISITOR: 1 GOALS: Nolan Martin (2), Mason Gear (2), Grant Rintoul, Colton Sinclair

ASSISTS: Reese Martin (3),

Atom: A

Matthew Kochut (2), Colton Sinclair (2), Grant Rintoul, William Krubally, Nolan Martin, Cameron Fisher, Cruz Balog, Colton Brito, Levi Adams

Sep 22 vs North Simcoe Capitals HOME: 3 VISITOR: 2 GOALS: Emma McCoubrey (2), Maya Slot ASSISTS: Elle Schwindt (2), Sophia Metzger (2), Katelyn Snider (2)

Shutouts: Cohen Hamburger

ASSISTS: Mason Gear, Matthew

Atom: Major Atom A

Kochut (2), Colton Brito, William Krubally, Josh Wraight, Jordan Martin, Nolan Martin

Sep 14 vs Game 3 HOME: 1 VISITOR: 0 GOALS: Mason Gear ASSISTS: Matthew Kochut Shutouts: Cohen Patterson

Atom: Major Atom A

Sep 22 vs Erin-Hillsburgh Devils HOME: 7 VISITOR: 2 GOALS: William Krubally (2), Mason Gear (3), Josh Wraight, Colton Sinclair ASSISTS: Grant Rintoul, Josh

Wraight, Colton Brito, Matthew Kochut (3), Mason Gear

Atom: Major Atom A

Sep 14 vs Game 4 HOME: 1 VISITOR: 0 GOALS: Jordan Martin ASSISTS: Colton Brito, Reese Martin Shutouts: Cohen Hamburger

PeeWee: Major PeeWee A

Atom: Major Atom A

Sep 16 vs Oakville Rangers Blue HOME: 1 VISITOR: 1 GOALS: Joshua Carson ASSISTS: Riley Dettweiler

Sep 15 vs Semi-Final Game HOME: 4 VISITOR: 2 GOALS: Matthew Kochut, Colton Brito, Grant Rintoul, Reese Martin ASSISTS: Grant Rintoul, William

PeeWee: Major PeeWee A

Sep 20 vs Brampton 45's HOME: 2 VISITOR: 0 GOALS: Danny Schaefer , Brandon Fishman ASSISTS: Evan Woods, Brandon Fishman, Alex Veitch Shutouts: Mitchell Roemer

Krubally (2), Colton Brito, Matthew Kochut, Mason Gear

ASSISTS: Parker Alles, Drew

Birmingham, Ryan Brubacher (2), Keenan Martin (2), Joey Martin, Tucker Armstrong, Teagan Cadeau Shutouts: Ian Darroch Atom: A

Sep 22 vs Gloucester Cumberland Stars HOME: 4 VISITOR: 3 GOALS: Maya Slot (2), Emma McCoubrey, Ellie Schwindt ASSISTS: Calista Wagner (2), Emily Hibbard, Elle Schwindt (2) Atom: Major Atom A

Sep 13 vs Game 1 HOME: 6 VISITOR: 0 GOALS: Grant Rintoul (3), Colton Sinclair (2), William Krubally ASSISTS: Colton Brito (2),

Cameron Fisher, Cruz Balog (2), Jordan Martin, Nolan Martin, William Krubally Shutouts: Cohen Patterson Atom: Major Atom A

Sep 13 vs Game 2 HOME: 8 VISITOR: 0 GOALS: Colton Brito (2), Mason Gear (3), Jordan Martin, Colton Sinclair, Grant Rintoul

PeeWee: Woolwich Wild PeeWee A

Sep 21 vs Buffalo HOME: 7 VISITOR: 1 GOALS: Sara Forwell (2), Brie Brezynskie (2), Kendra Hill, Brooke Kroetsch, Claire Catton ASSISTS: Kayla Sargent (3), Brie

Brezynskie (2), Kendra Hill (2), Olivia Straus, Kaeley Parker, Sara Forwell, Kara MacPherson, Brooke Kroetsch PeeWee: Woolwich Wild PeeWee A

Sep 15 vs Championship Game HOME: 3 VISITOR: 1 GOALS: Colton Sinclair, Cameron Fisher, Josh Wraight ASSISTS: Colton Brito (2)

Sep 22 vs Waterloo HOME: 5 VISITOR: 0 GOALS: Olivia Straus, Kara MacPherson, Olivia Weiss, Claire Catton, Sara Forwell ASSISTS: Kylie Rayfield (2),

PeeWee: Woolwich Wild PeeWee A

Sep 20 vs Lakeshore HOME: 3 VISITOR: 3 GOALS: Kendra Hill (2), Claire Catton ASSISTS: Kara MacPherson

Bantam: Major A

Sep 22 vs Brampton HOME: 7 VISITOR: 0 GOALS: Parker Alles (2), Ryan Brubacher, Jordan Chang, Keenan Martin (2), Joey Martin

Sep 21 vs Ancaster HOME: 2 VISITOR: 1 GOALS: Brie Brezynskie, Emma Braun ASSISTS: Kendra Hill, Olivia Straus

Atom: Major Atom A

Bantam: Major A

Sep 17 vs Centre Wellington HOME: 2 VISITOR: 2 GOALS: Parker Alles, Cade Beacom ASSISTS: Jacob Potter, Joey Martin

PeeWee: Woolwich Wild PeeWee A

WOOLWICH WILD Atom: A

Sep 20 vs Burlington Barracudas HOME: 3 VISITOR: 2 GOALS: Elle Schwindt, Emma McCoubrey, Maya Slot ASSISTS: Katelyn Snider, Sophia Metzger (2), Calista Wagner Atom: A

Sep 20 vs Toronto Leaside Wildcats HOME: 3 VISITOR: 1 GOALS: Emma McCoubrey (2), Maya Slot ASSISTS: Emily Hibbard, Ellie Clemmer Atom: A

Sep 21 vs Perinton Blades HOME: 7 VISITOR: 3 GOALS: Emma McCoubrey (3), Maya Slot (3), Katelyn Snider ASSISTS: Ellie Clemmer (2), Emily Metzger (2), Sophia Metzger (2), Calista Wagner (2), Emma McCoubrey, Emily Hibbard Atom: A

Sep 21 vs Etobicoke Dolphins HOME: 2 VISITOR: 0 GOALS: Emily Hibbard, Emma McCoubrey ASSISTS: Maya Slot, Ellie Clemmer, Sophia Metzger Shutouts: Emma Heron

Brooke Kroetsch, Claire Catton, Kara MacPherson, Charlotte McMillian, Brie Brezynskie Shutouts: Grace Breen PeeWee: Woolwich Wild PeeWee A

Sep 22 vs Lakeshore HOME: 2 VISITOR: 3 GOALS: Olivia Straus, Sara Forwell ASSISTS: Olivia Weiss, Charlotte McMillian

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The federal government has committed $1.3 million to new research to improve dairy herd health. The funding includes $1.2 million to measure antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in relation to animal health in support of a Canadian Dairy Network of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance to help guide farmers in best practices, and $148,000 for research to extend cow life on dairy farms by improving calf management practices in the first year of life.

Ontario’s berry growers will receive support from the federal and provincial governments to help them increase sustainability, implement new technologies and increase awareness of their products. The latest funding, announced this month, sees $134,000 provided to the Berry Growers of Ontario to access markets, monitor soil health and expand their knowledge of crop production.

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Federal and provincial governments support projects using precision agriculture technologies Looking to improve soil health, the federal and provincial governments are kicking in funds to help find ways to reduce the amount of phosphorous entering waterways.

The joint effort will see some $240,000 spent to enhance soil protection and support precision agriculture technology research under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP).

One project will see the Grain Farmers of Ontario receive over $60,000 to evaluate soil type, elevation, treatment and frost damage on cover cropping.

This project will help grain growers increase their knowledge of innovative technologies and improve the adoption of cover crop management to help reduce phosphorous entering the Lake Erie watershed, and prove a concept of using precision agriculture technologies to facilitate field research.

“We are happy to partner with the provincial and federal governments through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to fund important soil health research,” added Markus Haerle, chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario. “We are pleased to see the emphasis and investment in soil health.”

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New funding will help develop technological aids to improve soil protections, including finding ways to reduce the amount of phosphorous running off farm fields.

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“Our government is committed to advancing animal health and making the livestock sector more productive,” said Ernie Hardeman, Ontario’s minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, in a release.

“This investment will provide farmers with the latest knowledge and tools they need to keep farm animals and food safe while continuing to be global leaders in the agriculture sector.”

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Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is ending its unfunded liability charge, leading to a $607 million reduction in costs to business, the province says. Last week’s announcement follows 2018’s plan to decrease premiums by almost 30% this year. More than 300,000 employers in Ontario are registered with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to receive coverage for some five million employees.

Back-to-back accolades for Wellesley company S O M E T H I N G TO C E L E B R AT E

T&T Power Group is one of this year’s recipients of the Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

A Wellesley company is now a two-time winner of a business excellence award.

T&T Power Group is one of this year’s recipients of the Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses, awarded by Excellence Canada.

Company president Tyler Van Dyke said that winning the award was somewhat to be expected.

“We won last year. So I figured since we won last year, we’d probably have a pretty good chance,” said Van Dyke. “I assumed the criteria was the same.”

T&T is an electrical infrastructure and power generation company that was initially situated in West Montrose. There are several other branches of the organization across Canada.

Eventually, the opportunity arose to purchase a property in Wellesley village that better suited the company’s needs; it’s been located on Hutchison Road for the past six years. The organization has received several recognitions over

Staff at T&T Power Group attended the Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Companies ceremony last week in Toronto. From left: Tyler Van Dyke, Tilo McAlister, Pat Favron, Wayne Turner, Jessiah Hallman, Lewis Martin, Chris Kiers, Dave Prince, Jon Ross and Kyle Dezort. [SUBMITTED]

this time, including two environmental management certifications (ISO 14001 and ISO 9001).

This Excellence Canada award evaluates critical performance areas include delighted customers, engaged employees, and innovation. To properly review this information

about a prospective company, Excellence Canada reviews surveys filled out by employees and customers, as well as financial results.

There were more than 50 applicants this year, with 32 private companies receiving this award. ISU Corp in the Kitchener was

also a recipient.

“One of the most important things we consider … is if the organization is always trying to improve,” explained Russ Gahan, vice-president of operations at Excellence Canada.

“It’s not a competition; they’re not ranked – they

need to be measured against the requirements and scored by our committee. If they exceed the required scores, then they are recipients.”

He also explained that the company needs to be balanced: it can’t be failing in one category, while excelling in the other two.

The awards were presented last week at a ceremony at Steam Whistle Brewing’s Locomotive Hall in Toronto.

Van Dyke noted that there was a location change; the 2018 event was hosted at the Globe and Mail Centre in Toronto.

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articipation in this year’s Taste Real – Fall Rural Romp shows how farm visits are gaining momentum with an authenticity-starved public.

Saturday’s 13th annual self-guided tour, which covers southern Guelph-Wellington county, offers a record 22 destinations.

That’s four more than last year … and many of the new participants have some kind of direct-to-consumer retail operation.

They’re among 15 locations this year offering breakfast, lunch or product samples.

Taste Real coordinator and Rural Romp organizer Christina Mann says authenticity is a key draw for the estimated 2,000 people

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expected to travel throughout the southern part of the county to visit local food

providers (a separate event featuring northern Wellington County food businesses takes place in the spring).

“On-farm visits allow producers to actually show what they do on their farm,” she says. “At a farmers’ market, you can tell people what you do and get their interest. When they come to your farm, you can show them, and put on

your many hats – farmer, marketer, educator, tour guide and sales person, among them. Farmers are very aware of this unique opportunity.”

For example, new this year to the romp is a Texas longhorn beef ranch.

Longhorn cattle are a sight to behold; processed beef in the display case doesn’t do them justice. Seeing

them or any other livestock or crops on the farm gives rural rompers an insider’s view of the operation.

“Once farmers get people on the farm they can educate them and perhaps turn them into customers,” she says. “People are craving that connection with those who produce their food.

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Other than that, the layout was fairly similar.

The program featured networking and cocktails, a fireside chat with Manjit Minhas, co-founder of Minhas Breweries & Distilleries, and stars as a dragon on CBC’s hit show Dragon’s Den. “What Manjit said was really interesting; she comes from a family of petroleum engineers and her father worked in the oil sands in Alberta. He got laid off during one of the big downturns in the economy in Alberta,” said Van Dyke, of event highlights. “So he opened a

Enjoying the festivities in Toronto Sept. 19. [SUBMITTED]

small liquor store – that’s really where her and her brother got started in that business. Now they own a handful of breweries and distilleries. That was an interesting story.”

Following this, there will be a presentation of the 2019-2020 awards and a closing address by John Wilson, founder of the

CEO Global Network.

“This helps to give people an idea of the fact that we have some success and do win awards. People want to be a part of winning teams. I think it’s the most valuable for hiring purposes,” said Van Dyke.

T&T Power Group will aim to win the award once again in 2020.

Optimist Club of St. Jacobs members Rob Perry, Winn Faries and Bob Wilbur last week make a donation of teddy bears to the Grand River Hospital Foundation. Bears are collected during the annual Home Hardware car show, where the club also runs a fundraiser and uses the proceeds toward the purchase of additional teddy bears. The bears are provided as a comfort to children who come to the hospital for treatment. Joining the club members were foundation representatives Jesse Borden and Stephanie Makrydakis. [SUBMITTED]

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ROBERTS: Local food tour on tap for Saturday FROM 16

tion out there, and so many opinions about what’s good and what’s not … a farm visit helps you judge for yourself. That’s where the rural romp comes in.”

Another addition this year is the Wellington Terrace Long-Term Care Home in Fergus, where residents have developed a community garden. Besides serving their harvest on their own tables, they’re also offering it for sale to the public.

Mann says these and

other stops on the tour – which for beverage aficionados includes a winery, distillery, brewery and cidery – shows how momentum for fresh, wholesome local food continues to grow.

“Local food is a trendy term, but people are defining it for themselves and we are helping facilitate their understanding of it through the rural romp, learning about all the great places that produce local food right in their own backyard.”

Participating businesses will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rompers are encouraged to share their adventures on social media using the hashtags #RuralRomp and #tastereal.

For Fall Rural Romp locations, to download a map, or for more information visit www.tastereal.ca.

Romp maps are also available at all participating locations.

There is no admission charge to participate in the self-guided tour. Access to each location is free.

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Waterloo’s Jazz Room is the scene tonight (Thursday) for Jazz For Hope, a benefit for HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre featuring the Tom Nagy Band in their first non-holiday gig. The lineup includes Derek Hines, vox; Jason White, piano; Rob Gellner, trumpet/ flugelhorn; Tom Nagy, bass; Don McDougall, drums.

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Drayton Entertainment already making plans Organization announces a wide assortment of 2020 shows at its seven theatre locations across Ontario

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

As summer comes to an end, Drayton Entertainment is wasting no time preparing for the upcoming 2020 season.

The group last week released the future performance schedule at all seven of its theatres. It’s a list packed with an array of charming comedies, iconic dramas, as well as classic and contemporary Broadway hits.

“I’ve got a great, eclectic mix of shows to celebrate it.

We’re opening with a show called Return to Grace – it’s a tribute to the King of Rock n’ Roll, as they say,” said Alex Mustakas, artistic director of Drayton Entertainment. “I think it’s going to be a very popular show because Steve Michaels is starring in it and he is probably the best Elvis I’ve ever seen.”

Return to Grace is a heartfelt homage to music icon Elvis Presley, featuring well-known jukebox standards of “Love Me Tender,” “Hound Dog,” “Suspicious Minds,” and “Heartbreak Hotel.” This opening show kicks off on May 13.

Other shows scheduled for the Drayton Festival Theatre include “The Dixie Swim Club,” a heartwarming comedy about the reunion of five lifelong friends, “Buying the Farm,”

Steve Michaels and Company in Return to Grace, one of the shows announced for Drayton Entertainment's new season. [SUBMITTED]

a rural romantic comedy about the charms and challenges of maintaining a family farm.

“It’s about this sales real estate guy who shows up on this farm wanting to buy the property so they can develop. It’s about what’s going on right now – development companies wanting to buy land, we’re losing some farm land, and that sort of thing. It’s also very much about relationships as well,” said Mustakas.

Next, “A Close Walk with Patsy Cline,” tells an in-depth story of the leg-

endary performer and her colourful life and career.

Mustakas noted that deciding the lineup is one of the most challenging aspects of his job.

“Part of our model is to transfer shows from theatre to theatre ... so knowing what fits where and what your demographics are,” he explained.

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There is also consideration given to what shows can be considered for which theatre. For instance, whether or not the theatre has a fly system that can accommodate flying elements.

As well, the award-winning, not-for-profit festival theatre is celebrating 30 years in the industry,

growing from a grassroots theatre in 1991 and growing into one of the most successful theatre companies in the country. Mustakas is the founding and current artistic director.

“We could call it the mothership – we operate seven theatres now across the province, but it all began in the little village of Drayton. It’s hard to believe that it’s 30 years later,” said Mustakas.

Several local locations will also see some Drayton Entertainment. The St. Jacobs Country Playhouse

will play host to “A Few Good Men,” a powerful courtroom drama inspired by actual events. The show will start on March 4.

Following this will be “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” a musical comedy that follows a penniless clerk down a murderous path, “Rock of Ages,” a musical comedy that will appeal to fans of the 80s era, with hits including “We Built This City,” “The Final Countdown,” “Wanted Dead or Alive,” and “Here I Go Again.”

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Last but not least, the St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre is set two shows: “Billy Bishop Goes to War” on April 8, a high-flying Canadian classic that tells the story of the WWI flying ace.

“We’ll Meet Again” which serenades the audience with morale-boosting melodies and lovelorn ballad to high-energy swing tunes.

The full list of shows and locations can be found online at www.draytonentertainment.com.

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Conestogo Agri Systems Inc. retails goods and services to the local Ontario agricultural industry. The industry is solid, progressive, diverse and growing.

We offer our employees career opportunities that include data driven process control, robotic and general equipment automation and animal care solutions.

If you enjoy the agricultural atmosphere and culture, Conestogo Agri Systems Inc. has career opportunities for you.

If you are interested in joining a dynamic, progressive, detail oriented team who are dedicated to Customer Service and quality workmanship please e-mail your resume to:

info@conestogoagri.ca

Terms: : 10% buyer’s premium. Cash and/or Debit. Cheque with

proper ID. Any announcements day of sale take precedence over ads.

Auctioneer, Auction company or proprietors not responsible for accidents, injury, damage or loss of property on sale day.

Kurtz Auctions Inc. / Auctioneer:

Brian S Kurt (519)836-0342 | Email: brian@kurtzauctionsinc.com See www.kurtzauctionsinc.ca and https://facebook.com/brian.kurtz3950 for photos and update on new items.

AUCTIONS

LIQUIDATION AUCTION to be held ON SITE at

Truck Body Manufacturer 224B South Service Rd., Stoney Creek

Is your collection collecting dust?

Sat Oct 5th 10am Welding & Fabricating Equipment 10’ Hyd Shear *8’ Hyd Brake Press Band Cutoff Saw* 4 - Mig Welders Cordless Power Punch * Plasma Cutter Air Compressors * HD Welding Tables Mig Welding Wire * Air & Hand Tools Abr Cutoff /Mitre Saws * Torches R/ A & Table Saws* Dump Carts * Vises Drills & Grinders * Drill Press *Supplies Propane Forklifts* Pallet Cart *Office

AUCTION SALE At 49 First St. W. in Elmira for Ewald Trautein on:

SATURDAY OCT 5 AT 10:00 AM

DATE: Sat. Oct.5, @ 10:00 am

HELP WANTED

AUCTIONS

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Featherlite construction step ladder; Ryobi electric lawnmower; shop vac; quantity of precision tool and die tools including: micrometers; levels; squares; precision tooling; and other tool and die tools. radial arm saw; drill press; vise; electric chain saw; lathe tooling; dremels; large quantity of lawn and garden tools; B&D workbench; lawn mower; extension cords; pressure washer; wheel barrow; creeper; pole saws; rakes; shovels; etc. quantity of sewing and knitting machines; Brother knitting machine; sergers; Pfaff sewing machine; Passap electronic knitting machine; Janome sewing machine; large quantity of yarn; thread and sewing supplies; sewing books and patterns hall tree; lawn chairs; folding table; Eastlake chest; Teak table and chairs; Kenwood mixer; Oster blender; games; large quantity of household goods and the list goes on and on.

AUCTIONEERS:

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

AUCTION SALE At the St. Jacobs Community Centre, 29 Parkside Dr. in St. Jacobs

WEDNESDAY OCT. 2 AT 9:45 AM

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND antiques: 4

piece solid oak bedroom suite (queen bed, dresser with wing mirror, armoire, night table); upright freezer; fridge; kitchen table and chairs; coffee and end tables; French Provincial chest of drawers and matching dresser; wing back chair; 4 piece waterfall bedroom suite (double bed, chest of drawers; dresser, night table); coffee and end tables; lazy boy; maple table and chairs; oak chair; side table; hall table; what not shelf; antique hall stand with mirror and umbrella stand; pine drop leaf table; 6ft dentist 8 drawer chest with mini drawers – unique; organ stool; pine blanket box; wash stand; dresser; wicker table; parlour table; Eastlake dresser; pine chairs; salesman sample copy of dressing table unique; Teak table; Deco china cabinet; bridge lamps; Kist 2ft pushbar; washstand with towel bar; Eastlake chest of drawers; small dresser; desk; table with small drawer; commode; cast iron pot; brassware; sewing box; wooden bowls; butter boxes; wood boxes; pottery; jugs; crocks; oil lamps; variety of old tinware; enamelware; granite ware; wicker chair; wicker furniture; flat screen tvs; Eastlake furniture; wheel chair; dehumidifier; old kitchenware; variety of pine furniture; older glass and china; dinner sets; bedding; linens; cookware; kitchenware; variety of power tools; hand and lawn and garden tools; ladders; and the list goes on and on.

AUCTIONEERS:

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. Wellesley | 519-656-3555 www.JantziAuctions.com NS ECTIO CONN ABLE VALU E K A M

No Buyer’s Premium! Pictures on Website!

VIEWING: Friday Oct 4th, 2019, 1 to 3pm TERMS: $500.00 Cash Deposit on Each Major Item, or as announced

M.R. Jutzi & Co

Find another collector to buy your treasures.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OUTDOOR SERVICES Since 1998

Division 658347 Ontario Inc.

www.mrjutzi.ca

519-648-2111

WELCOME TO THE HOME FOR AREA-WIDE AUCTIONS. GET THE LATEST SALE DATES EVERY WEEK.

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

Murray & Daniel Shantz

ALMA, ONTARIO | PHONE: 519.846.5427

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

THOMPSON’S

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

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

GENERAL SERVICES

CALL TO BOOK! TODAY.

TIRE

WHERE TIRES

Various sizes & rates

VAN, MINIBUS & WHEELCHAIR LIFT BUS TRANSPORTATION “Specializing in small group charters”

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

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35 Howard Ave., Elmira

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CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call

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100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA

GENERAL SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENT

SLJ Electric Ltd.

Residential / Agricultural / Commercial / Industrial / Pole Lines

Steve Snyder

3141 Hemlock Hill Dr., Elmira sljsnyder@gmail.com Office: 519-664-2000 Cell: 519-575-3141

THIS SPACE IS FOR RENT

ARE A

SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE.

MarCrest Backhoe

BIKE SALES & REPAIRS

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial

Septic Installations · Tile Repairs Small Footings · Silo Footings

Randy Weber

ECRA/ESA Licence # 7000605

Maynard Martin

www.rwelectricltd.com

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

18 Kingfisher Dr., Elmira | 519.669.1462

Tel. 519-699-0507

PROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF SEE US FOR

Window & Screen

REPAIRS 22 Church St. W., Elmira

519-669-5537

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

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

ST. JACOBS

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

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

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

www.marwilconcrete.ca

519-577-0370

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

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

AMOS INC

R O O F I N G

- Design and build -

AGRICULTURAL | RESIDENTIAL FRAMING • ROOFING RENOVATIONS • EAVESTROUGHS

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

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

DESIGN CENTRE

John Schaefer Painting FREE ESTIMATES

KITCHEN, BATH & WINDOW FASHIONS

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

Interior/exterior Painting, Wallpapering & Plaster | drywall Repairs

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

BLANCO, MAAX, MIROLAN, STEEL QUEEN

WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED

CALL JAYME FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE.

519-503-6033 (CELL)

22 Church St. W., Elmira

519.501.2405 | 519.698.2114

519-669-2251

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

In Business since 1973 • Fully Insured

36 Hampton St., Elmira

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES “25 years in Business”

Visit our website

www.biobobs.com or call today!

519-648-3004

or

800-232-6396

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

info@trappconstruction.ca www.trappconstruction.ca

• • • •

Stamped Coloured Concrete Demolition Bin Service Machine Bases

Concrete Breaking & Removal

Steve Co.

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

For all your Plumbing Needs.

24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi

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

Community Information Page

P.O. Box 158

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

CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT BRESLAU EAST CONNECTOR ROAD NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION CENTRE

Ryan Tucker, P. Eng. Engineering Project Supervisor Township of Woolwich 24 Church Street West, P.O. Box 158, Elmira, ON N3B 2Z6 Tel: 519-669-6048 E-mail: rtucker@woolwich.ca

Mr. Duane Lindner, P.Eng. Sr. Project Manager Associated Engineering (Ont.) Ltd. Suite 302, 508 Riverbend Drive Kitchener, ON N2K 3S2 Phone: 226-214-3238 Email: lindnerd@ae.ca

Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, please note all comments will become part of the public record.

This Notice first issued September 12, 2019. https://www.woolwich.ca/en/township-services/engineering-public-notices.aspx

FUNERAL, BURIAL, AND CREMATION SERVICE ACT, 2002 NOTICE OF DECISION The Corporation of the Township of Woolwich TAKE NOTICE that on February 26, 2019 Council for The Corporation of the Township of Woolwich approved the establishment of a church (meeting house) and cemetery associated with the horse and buggy community to be located at 1580 Tilman Road to permit a church (meeting house) and cemetery on a 1.14 ha portion of the property identified as 1775 Arthur Street North.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the applicant, Registrar or any person with an interest therein may, within 15 days after publication of this notice refer the decision to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal for a hearing.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Nancy Thompson, Administrative Coordinator / Planning Assistant at 519-669-1647 or toll free 1-877-969-0094 ext 6040 or by email nthompson@woolwich.ca.

Dated at The Corporation of the Township of Woolwich this 26th day of September, 2019

R E A L E STAT E S E RV I C E S

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED 2 TO 3 FULL DAYS PER WEEK at The Corner Store, Linwood. Job includes kitchen and retail duties.

Call 519-897-2600.

Bert Martin Re/max Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., BROKER

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 3 Arthur St. S. Elmira OFFICE: 519-669-5426

Thinking of Selling?

Call for your FREE Property Evaluation

$498,000

ELMIRA Great family home located close to schools, Rec Centre, near down town, Public Transit. Featuring beautiful landscaping, a large private rear yard, attached double garage, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, hardwood on main floors. Pride of ownership is evident. MLS

$659,000 ELMIRA

This very unique century home is an historic craftsman house. This home has many updates including all windows, electrical, plumbing, hydro service and roofs. Located on a quiet street close to schools and new recreation centre and a 10 minute walk down town. Beautiful landscaping with professionally installed patio and interlocking driveway. Private rear yard with water feature and cozy sunroom ideal for your morning coffee. Come see this beautiful property.

Serving the community for 27 years!

Your referrals are appreciated!

AUCTION SALE OF 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. 519-699LAWN FERTILIZER AND 4451 or 519-698-7126.

LAWN SEED - CALL George Haffner Trucking, SAT. SEPT 28 AT 10:00 519-574-4141 or 519- A.M. PROPERTY AUC669-2045. tion of a 3 bedroom home with finished LOOKING FOR A PRI- basement; single car VATE INDIVIDUAL detached garage; houseinterested in purchasing hold effects and misa collection of Grace cellaneous items at 97 Livingston Hill novels Eton Drive in Kitchener. (older). 1-519-658-5256. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com TRADEMASTER ELECTRIC LOG SPLITTER, 4 FARM AUCTION. 100 ton $125. Two Poulan ACRES, TO BE HELD AT chain saws 260 Pro (18") 3418 Carmel Koch Rd, $70; 2150 (16") $35. Call Wilmot Twp. approx 2 519-699-5748. miles SW of Wellesley (west off Nafziger Rd.) VINYL FARM HOUSE for Bruce and Wendy REPLACEMENT WIN- Richardson , on Sat. Oct. dows. No extra charge 5 at 11 a.m. Gerber Aucfor custom sizes. Instal- tions Ltd. 519-699-4551 lation available. 519-698- or 519-698-0138.

2059.

AUCTIONS

www.remaxsolidgold.biz

EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz

FOR SALE

10TH ANNIVERSARY SALE! TUESDAY, OCTOber 1 at Hillcrest Home Baking, Floradale. Free eclairs, coffee and hot chocolate. 519-669-1381. white, brown and oatmeal bread, $1.75 (limit of 6, in store only.) 50% off selected fabrics, including some fleece. 20% off printed polyesters and knits on shelves (not in boxes.)

15% off all cottons, tropical breezes, flannel and the rest of fleece. 20% off lace, elastics, embroidery thread and Mettler thread.

15% off zippers (except invisible.) 10% off the rest of sewing notions.

15% off sweaters. 50% off all bed spreads. 30% off all towels, dishclothes and tea towels. 5% off groceries (excluding dairy products.) 20% off books. 25% off all clocks and toys. 10% off dishes, housewares and baby supplies. All sales are while quantities last. We will have a 1/2 price table.

Cash sales only. This is a one day sale! Our regular fall sale is Oct 15-26.

Brokerage

Independently Owned and Operated

!

EW E N RIC P

The Township of Woolwich is hosting a Public Consultation Centre (PCC) to review and discuss a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) study for the Breslau East Connector Road. The study area is generally located south and east of the existing Breslau Phone: 519-669-1647 or 877-969-0094 Fax:the 519-669-1820 After HoursHomes Emergency: 519-575-4400 www.woolwich.ca community, immediately south of new Thomasfield mixed use/residential development and the CN Rail corridor, and north of Menno Street.

Building on the recommendations from the approved 2017 Breslau Settlement Plan, this Municipal Class EA will investigate and evaluate alternative solutions for the transportation infrastructure that is required to provide connectivity between the existing and new areas of the Breslau community, as well as provide improved access to the proposed Breslau GO Transit station and the proposed employment land adjacent to Greenhouse Road.

The study is being undertaken in accordance with a “Schedule C” Municipal Class EA which requires public and stakeholder consultation, evaluation of alternatives, an assessment of the potential impacts of the proposed alternatives and identification of measures to mitigate any adverse impacts.

The PCC will be an open house drop-in format with staff from the Township of Woolwich and Associated Engineering available to provide information related to the project and address any questions or concerns that you may have. Display boards of the Municipal Class EA information, along with information packages and comment forms, will be available for your review.

Place: Empire Room, Breslau Community Centre, 100 Andover Drive, Breslau Date: Thursday September 26, 2019 Time: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm If you have any questions or comments about this study, or would like to be contacted about future public events associated with this study, please contact:

CLASSIFIED LISTINGS

SAT. OCT 5 AT 10 A.M. CLEARING AUCTION sale of shop tools; lawnmower; household effects; and much much more held at 49 First St. W. in Elmira. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

WED. OCT 2 AT 9:45 A.M. CLEARING AUCtion sale of furniture; antiques; tools; household effects; and miscellaneous items held at the St. Jacobs community Centre in St. Jacobs 29 CLOSING OCT 15 AT Parkside Dr. Jantzi Auc7PM - ONLINE ONLY tions Ltd. 519-656-3555 auction of military www.jantziauctions.com uniforms; canteen; memorabilia and much much more. www.jantziauctions.hibid.com.

Jantzi Auctions Ltd.

519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

WANTED

WANTED - STANDING ALFALFA IN FIELD. BAGGED PINE SHAV- Call 519-575-0143 or INGS AGRICULTURAL 519-577-2889.

Spray Lime, 22.5kg. bag; feed grade lime, 25kg. WANTED: ROLEX, Delivered. Call George OMEGA, TUDOR BREITHaffner Trucking, 519- ling, zenith, Longines all 574-4141 or 519-669- pocket watches, silver 2045. & gold coins, old paper money, jewellery, R&R KILN DRIED CORN & records, fountain pens.

CORN SCREENING Cash paid. Call Terry Delivered by Einwechter. 519-242-6900 Elmira or Minimum 15 ton lots. gallamore@golden.net FARM SERVICES

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

SEED WHEAT AND FERTILIZER COMPETITIVE pricing. Rye seed, winter barley. Hard red wheats, Gallus and Sampson.

Soft red wheats CM614, Drew, Marker, Emperor and more. Call George Haffner Trucking, 519574-4141 or 519-6692045.

TRADES & SERVICES

CUSTOM APPLE JUICE PRESSING AND JUICE sales by appointment only. Also apple cider vinegar. Cedar Ridge Pressing, Wesley Martin, 3175 Northfield Dr., Elmira. 519-669-3541.

NEED YOUR LEAVES OR FLOWERBEDS cleaned up this fall?

Phone Elmira Lawn Care PETS at 519-570-6808 or 519PUPPIES FOR SALE. 210-2001.

BORN JULY 23, MOM IS German Shepherd Collie RON'S DRYWALL AND cross, dad is Husky. Nice RENOVATIONS. OVER markings, first shots, 35 years experience. dewormed.

519-638- Please call 519-496-7539 2656. or email ron.spncr@ gmail.com HORSES GARAGE SALES DUTCH HARNESS AND SPECIAL DRIVING Horse Sale. To be held at OLEX Sat., Sept 28.

Horses sell at 9 a.m. To consign or for more info call 519-595-3307.

GARAGE AND BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER Saturday, September 28th at 197 First Street West, Elmira. 9:30am until Noon. Free Coffee Available!

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Alli Bauman

Sue From

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

226-750-9332

519-577-6248

suefrom17@gmail.com

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

allibauman17@gmail.com

BROKERAGE

Independently Owned and Operated

ELMIRA - Bright & modern, this 1990 square foot home is situated in a family friendly Elmira neighbourhood & conveniently located across from a park with green space. The main floor features a living room with cathedral ceiling, an eat-in kitchen overlooking the fully fenced backyard, space for an office and a 2 pc bathrm. The second floor includes 3 bedrms, large main bath, upper floor laundry room, spacious master bedrm with a 5 pc en-suite including a corner jacuzzi tub. The finished basement offers a finished rec-room, exercise room with built in Murphy bed, 2 pc bathrm and a cold room. Updates consist of, newer furnace (2019), newer air-conditioning unit (2019), owned hot water tank (2018), freshly painted, professionally landscaped and a widened double driveway. All appliances included! A great price for a fabulous home, call today!

$514,900

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

ELMIRA - This sweet little bungalow is perfect for a first time buyer or the empty nester. Enjoy the open concept with loads of counter space and storage in the kitchen. The main bathroom boasts a jet tub for a spa like experience. The basement has a large rec $439,900 room as well as an office/den space with a 3 piece bathroom and separate laundry room. There is plenty of parking for all of your guests who will enjoy your back yard with giant deck, all surrounded by green space. Use the attached garage for parking your vehicle or extra storage. Roof and solar panels done in 2018. With all appliances included, and all of the big updates done, you can just move in and enjoy!

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. Office:

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

SELLING? CALL US FOR A FREE MARKET EVALUATION.

29 BONNIEWOOD DRIVE, DRAYTON

$584,900 ELMIRA Unique home with upper loft! This spacious 2037 square foot home is

located on a quiet street backing on to green space. Open concept main floor kitchen, dinette, & family room. Modern kitchen with island, ceramic flooring, quartz countertops, and backsplash. Patio doors leading to upper deck overlooking fenced backyard. Nice sized mudroom and 2 piece bathroom just off the 1.5 car garage. Hardwood stairs leading to second floor with 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms including ensuite. Beautiful loft area with many windows, hardwood flooring, and built in cabinets. Partially finished basement waiting your personal touch! Walkout to lower deck that’s perfect for entertaining! Newer concrete driveway and roof. MLS BEAUTIFUL

Roes

Well maintained, all brick raised bungalow backing to present farmland. 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Newer oak eat-in kitchen (2008), w/walk-out to deck. Hardwood in L.R. & D.R. Gas FP in L.R. New laminate in master bdrm. Finished rec room. MLS

Brubacher

$454,900

CALL FOR YOUR

FREE MARKET EVALUATION

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IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT SELLING OR BUYING THIS FALL, NOW IS THE TIME TO CONNECT WITH US, YOUR LOCAL REALTOR TO KEEP YOU INFORMED ON MARKET CONDITIONS.

Bonnie

Broker

Cell: 519.588.7562

Unique opportunity to run your business from this totally renovated and architecturally pleasing building. Sitting areas w/gas fireplace & water feature.

Full kitchen w/built in oven, range & dishwasher. Upper loft areas. Outdoor storage w/additional washroom. Numerous perennial gardens & creek offer a peaceful outdoor setting. MLS

HELPING YOU IS WHAT WE DO…

519-747-2040

JULIE HECKENDORN

11 DUNKE STREET N., ELMIRA

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

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Broker of Record, MVA Residential Res: 519.669.1068

LET OUR 60+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU!

$649,900

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BRAD MARTIN

REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

519.500.1865 (Direct) 519.747.0231 (Office)

BROKER

519-669-3192

Dale R. Keller Sales Representative

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

www.KellerSellsRealEstate.com | dale@kellersellsrealestate.com

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• With or without UV gloss (1 side) • Single sided • Full Colour • 12 pt C1S stock • Print ready file

• We have an In-house Graphics team to help with the perfect design, or supply your own print-ready file

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• These banners are excellent for trade shows and presentations • They are affordable, lightweight, durable and easy to setup or take down • Includes padded carry bag • Full colour, single sided

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Indoor & Outdoor Signage Huge assortment of materials to print on Laminating, sewing, wind slits, grometting available Hardware included • Installation available

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JUST LISTED – $2,600,000 Farm 3rd Concession. Quality land only 15 months from organic certification.

Farm is fully fenced. 2 Weather All outbuildings. 17 acres bush. Beautiful custom built home (ICF) construction, open concept. finished basement, 3+1 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Numerous features. MLS Call Dale Direct

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Call Today to Get Started!

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• Family History Books • Cookbooks Inquire about our • Manuals • Catalogues Publishing Packages • Children’s Books and free Author’s Guide

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Large 3 bedroom , all stone bungalow on a quiet crescent just north of Drayton.

Walk out basement, large landscaped yard with bonus garden, upper deck and lower patio , vaulted ceiling in LR are just some of the features you adore. MLS Call Dale Direct.

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

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LINWOOD BLOOD DONOR CLINIC

Give Blood ... to save lives.

Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 From 4pm - 8pm

Stratford

500 Wright Blvd 519-271-2111 or 1-877-699-0601

at Linwood Community Centre 5279 Ament Line, Linwood, ON

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515 Maitland Ave. S 519-291-3276

Visit southwestvets.ca

Grandpa: Emergency blood transfusion. Sunday 11:00am

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F A M I LY A L B U M ANNIVERSARY

Happy 60th Anniversary

BIRTHDAY

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

Family and friends just want to say...

Happy 80th Birthday Elmer Clifford September 29th

E Excellent!

I Impressive!

G Great!

H Hurray!

Congratulations and God’s Blessings Delton & Lena Horst

T Treasured!

Love always, Keith, Brian, Wayne, Karen, Kevin, Colleen, Gloria & Families.

ANNIVERSARY

Happy 60th Anniversary

Vera & Sylvan Martin

Y You made it!

ANNIVERSARY

Congratulations on 40 years of marriage Roger & Darlene Weber!

Asmussen, Jean (Delion)

Rau, Elinor (Fulcher)

Peacefully passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Groves Memorial Hospital, Fergus at the age of 90 years.

Beloved wife of the late Del Asmussen (2010). Dear mother of Harold (Tessie) and Jim (Kathy). Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Harold (Rachel), Heather (Justin), Jay (Alexandria), Shane (Katrina), Jason (Kim), Mark (Ashlee), Trevor, Sharon, Berlin, Apryll, 22 great-grandchildren, and her best “furry� friend Benji. Predeceased by her sister Shirley Gerth. At Jean’s request, cremation has taken place. There will be no funeral home visitation or funeral service. A family gathering will be held at a later date. In Jean’s memory, donations to Community Care Concepts would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy, and may be obtained by calling Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, 519-669-2207.

Passed away peacefully at Groves Memorial Community Hospital, Fergus, on September 21, 2019, after a brief illness, at the age of 84 years.

Elinor Christine Rau of Elmira was the beloved mother of Linda (Mark) Schlueter, Paul (Dawn) Fulcher, Peter (Donna) Fulcher, Keith (Donna) Fulcher and Kenny (Tricia) Fulcher. Loved grandmother of twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She will be missed by her four-legged friend Rocco. Predeceased by her husband Leonard Fulcher (1971), husband Vincent Rau (1991), and brother Robert (1962). Elinor was born to the late Nelson and Florence (Humphries) Shelley of Conestogo on January 15, 1935. She was a faithful member of Gale Presbyterian Church, and served in many volunteer capacities, including Elder and Women of Gale. Elinor was an avid volunteer and her contribution to the community was recognized when she was honoured as Citizen of the Year in 1997 by the Elmira and Woolwich Chamber of Commerce. She received the 25 year award from the Waterloo Historical Society where her passion for local history and genealogy excelled.

Elinor was also awarded Lifetime Membership from the Federated Women’s Institute of Ontario. She was a gifted seamstress and made beautiful quilts which are treasured by her family.

Elinor worked at Uniroyal Chemical and Pumps Plus until her retirement.

The family received relatives and friends on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Gale Presbyterian Church, 10 Barnswallow Drive, Elmira. Interment in Elmira Union Cemetery at a later date. The family wishes to express their appreciation to Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Fergus for their excellent care of Elinor during her illness. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Gale Presbyterian Church or Woolwich Community Services would be appreciated.

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Death is nothing at all.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.

Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Laugh as we always laughed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.

Let my name be the household word that it always was.

Let it be spoken without effort.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same as it ever was; there is absolutely unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of your mind because I am out of your sight?

I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near just around the corner.

All is well. Nothing is past; nothing is lost.

One brief moment and all will be as it was before - only better, infinitely happier and forever.

We will all be one together.

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MARTIN, LLOYD M. - Peacefully passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at his residence, in his 70th year.

METZGER, BERNICE MARTHA (HAHN) Peacefully passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Grand River Hospital, Kitchener, one month short of her 89th birthday.

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Regional council last week voted to become an official “bee region,” agreeing to engage and inspire the community to protect pollinators. Through a bee ambassador program created by Bee City Canada, participants would learn about creating bee habitat, educating the public on things like pollinator gardens, native bees, soil health, beneficial insects and climate change.

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A retirement gift befitting a tireless volunteer Support for The Woolwich Community Fund’s endowment is just the thing for Elmira’s Ted Brough

BY VERONICA REINER vreiner@woolwichobserver.com

When Elmira’s Ted Brough opted to retire, he had no idea that the decision would create a legacy fund that would benefit the township he has been deeply involved in for decades.

Brough has worn many hats over the past couple years, from volunteering with the Elmira Sugar Kings to board member of the Woolwich Community Fund (WCF). Among his roles, he has been a dedicated family man and raised four kids.

“We have 11 grandkids and one more on the way in January it’ll be an even dozen. It’s amazing how that number has grown over the years they just keep adding up,” said Brough with a laugh.

He has worked in the investment industry for more than half a century, beginning at Mu-Cana Investment Counselling, a subsidiary of Mutual Life.

He served as president at the company for over a decade before transferring over to The RaeLipskie Partnership based in Waterloo.

He worked there for 22 years before retiring in the spring, prompting the firm to recognize his contribution to both the company and the community. They found the perfect combination through a donation to the Woolwich Community Fund, $1,000 for every year he worked for them.

“We wanted to commemorate Ted who had been an integral part

Elmira’s Ted Brough’s retirement turned out to be a bonus for the Woolwich Community Fund, as well. His employer provided a donation to the cause supported by the avid volunteer. A presentation included Brough, chair of Trees for Woolwich Inga Rinne, Brian Lipskie and Ken Rae of RaeLipskie Partnership. [SUBMITTED]

of our company for the past 22 years,” said Brian Lipskie of RaeLipskie Partnership. “I know he’s not the type of person who really felt that he needed a retirement gift or anything like that, so we thought to honour him that way by giving a donation to the Woolwich Community Fund would be appropriate.”

An umbrella group that

uses its endowment fund to provide funding to community organizations, WCF supports a variety of causes that rely on volunteers such as Brough.

“This donation on behalf of Ted is a wonderful boost to us, a very generous donation, and certainly is appreciated,” said Grace Sudden of the Woolwich Community Fund. “Ted has been a very committed

and long involved in the board and decisions, taking a keen interest in the organizations in the community. It’s a very fitting and generous thing for them to do.”

The Woolwich Community Fund works in partnership with the KW Community Foundation to maximize financial returns and streamline grant applications. Since its in-

ception in 2000, the fund has granted $92,000 to some 30 organizations. Every year, the group reviews its priorities to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the community.

Money is allocated on an application basis.

“We have a focus on youth, and we put that message out. Anybody can apply, but we tell them that the focus is on youth,”

said Sudden.

WCF distributes its grants each spring, most recently $11,200 went to programs and projects submitted by Woolwich Community Services, Woolwich Healthy Communities, Strong Start, Crane Lake Discovery Camp to allow Woolwich kids to attend, and the SHORE Centre’s progam at Breslau Public School.

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uck may not be the staple that chicken is, nor have the upcoming holiday run enjoyed by turkey, but it is something that can be a bit more available at this time of year, particularly for anyone who knows an avid outdoorsman. Of course, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re available the more traditional â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or new traditional â&#x20AC;&#x201C; way: at the market.

While some people may be intimidated by making duck, this elegant dinner recipe features minimal prep, and cooking time is fast. It finds the duck served with mashed or roast potatoes and sautĂŠed spinach or asparagus.

A little break from the usual doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a big fuss. As a bonus, it does call for you to open a bottle of wine. Have fun with a bit of experimenting, and enjoy the fruits of your labour.

Duck Breast with Ginger, Apple & Red Wine Reduction 2 duck breasts, about 8 oz (250 g) each Salt and pepper 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 3 slices gingerroot 1 clove garlic, minced 3/4 cup red wine 1 small unpeeled apple, cut into 1/2-inch slices 3 Tbsp. liquid honey

2. Place breasts, skin side down, in large skillet. (Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use nonstick or add additional fat.)

Cook over medium-low heat, draining off fat occasionally, until duck skin is crispy and deep golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Flip breast and sear other side, about 2 minutes. Place, skinside up, on small baking sheet; roast in 425°F (220°C) oven until meat thermometer reaches 155°F (68°C), 5 to 7 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, leave 1 Tbsp. fat in skillet. Add onion, ginger and garlic; cook over low heat just until softened, 2 minutes. Add wine, stirring to scrape up any brown bits from bottom of pan.

Add apple, honey and thyme; simmer until apple is tender and sauce is reduced and syrupy, 3 to 5 minutes. Discard ginger; add salt and pepper to taste.

To serve, thinly slice duck and spoon sauce over top.

4. For a fancy presentation, serve duck breast on top of mashed potatoes angled slightly. Spoon a little sauce on top, but also drizzled around outside of potatoes; garnish with a sprig of fresh thyme.

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Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; PAWS TRIVIA FUNDRAISER, 7 P.M. AT BLOCK 3 BREWERY in St. Jacobs. Come along for a fun-filled fundraising evening of trivia, prizes and more, all in support of Progressive Animal Welfare Services (pawscanada.net) and our local community; pawskwtrivia@gmail.com.

OCTOBER 2 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; YOUNG AT HEART SOCIAL CLUB. WE INVITE YOU TO "Bring A Friend To Cards." There will be a gift for both you and your guest! 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Clements Community Centre, upstairs. Wheelchair accessible.

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Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; FITNESS FOR THE AGING BRAIN. DISCOVER WHAT NEW neuroscience has to say about your aging brain and how to best maintain cognitive health throughout a lifetime.

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Reserve on eventbrite.ca. Everyone welcome. Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; THE GREAT BRAIN WORKOUT: FITNESS FOR THE AGING Brain. Learn what science teaches about maintaining cognitive health for a lifetime, and take part in some fun, brain-stretching exercises, 6:30-8 p.m. at Woolwich Community Health Centre, St. Jacobs.

OCTOBER 6 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; FALL COLOUR HIKE ON THE LIONS LAKE TRAIL NEAR Floradale, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Enter the conservation area at 7224 Reid Woods Drive and meet Ann at the parking lot near the dam. Contact Ann at 519-465-8199 or aroberts@ woolwich.ca to confirm meeting time and location.

OCTOBER 8 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; TUESDAY LUNCHEON AT GALE PRESBYTERIAN, 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 p.m., Cost $12. Harvest roast, mashed potatoes with gravy, bread, roasted vegetables, coleslaw, pumpkin dessert, beverage.

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SEPTEMBER 28 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; FISH FRY AT MARYHILL HERITAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE, noon to 7 p.m. Eat in or takeout. No reservations: service in order of arrival; 1 pc. dinner $14 or 2 pc. $16, 12 yrs and under $8 (dine in only). Hot dogs, dessert and refreshments available. Cash only.

OCTOBER 5 Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING. FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON, join Trees for Woolwich to plant trees to replace dead ash in an Elmira woodlot. Meet at the trail entrance at 25 Whippoorwill (at Grey Owl). Bring a shovel and gloves.

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Doing some research into the truth about cats and dogs Q. Are you among the more than half of Americans who own a dog or cat? So, do you think there really are â&#x20AC;&#x153;dog peopleâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;cat peopleâ&#x20AC;??

interest in others, and were more adventurous and unconventional â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "something you might not expect of more neurotic, introverted types,â&#x20AC;? Searle adds.

A. This idea certainly pervades popular culture, and a new breed of researchers has begun to look at human-pet interactions, says Ruth Searle in â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. Using an online platform, Sam Gosling and colleagues at the University of Texas recruited some 4,500 self-identified cat or dog persons and rated them on five key dimensions of personality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Compared to cat people, dog people tend to be more extroverted, agreeable, conscientious, less neurotic and open.â&#x20AC;? Self-confessed cat people are more likely to say they disliked structure and agendas, took less

It may be that we construct stereotypes about certain animals and then choose a pet that matches how we see ourselves.

Cats are often associated with femininity, dogs with masculinity, and, in fact, â&#x20AC;&#x153;research reveals that women are more likely to be cat lovers while men are more likely to favor dogs.â&#x20AC;?

have social smarts, understanding when you point at things and even following your gaze. They also recognize emotion in your face and will respond to their names. But what about cats?

A. Not much research has been done on cats, since theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re difficult to work with, notes David Grimm in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scienceâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

Cats simply refuse to cooperate with research protocols, losing interest and struggling to escape. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you want results on one cat,â&#x20AC;? says cognitive ethologist Ă dĂĄm MiklĂłsi, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you have to test three.â&#x20AC;?

As Gosling puts it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Given the tight psychological connections between people and their pets, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely that dogs and cats are suited to different human personalities.â&#x20AC;?

Yet with patience and resourcefulness, progress has been made on understanding feline social cognition. Some cats perform as well as dogs at following peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point-

Q. Dogs undoubtedly

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companions,â&#x20AC;? says Grimm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So researchers thought cats couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t possibly share our brain waves the way dogs do.â&#x20AC;? Yet scientific confirmation of cat smarts probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surprise cat owners.

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ing and gaze and many recognize their names; some can even distinguish their ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; voices from those of strangers. Cats generally prefer interacting with people rather than with food and toys and spend more time with people who pay attention to them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you take a well-socialized, calm cat, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to perform similarly to a dog,â&#x20AC;? says MiklĂłsi.

Unlike dogs, â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś cats descend from anti-social ancestors, and humans have spent far less time aggressively molding them into

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Q. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s matter and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anti-matter, and something similar works with words too,â&#x20AC;? says wordsmith Anu Garg. Do you know the meanings of these less common antonyms: â&#x20AC;&#x153;dysphemism,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;eustress,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;noceboâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;excarnationâ&#x20AC;??

A. The opposite of â&#x20AC;&#x153;euphemismâ&#x20AC;? is â&#x20AC;&#x153;dysphemismâ&#x20AC;? (from Greek â&#x20AC;&#x153;dysâ&#x20AC;? for â&#x20AC;&#x153;badâ&#x20AC;?), that is, substituting a harsher, offensive term for a more neutral one, such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;death taxâ&#x20AC;? for â&#x20AC;&#x153;estate tax,â&#x20AC;? says Garg on his â&#x20AC;&#x153;A.Word.A.Dayâ&#x20AC;? website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eustressâ&#x20AC;? (â&#x20AC;&#x153;dis-

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Notes Garg, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Parsi (Zoroastrian) community in India is concerned about the lack of vultures needed for excarnation.â&#x20AC;?

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